Eagle’s Glory

At this time, Aigron, of course, did not know the series of events that took place in Vienna. His whole body and mind had already been placed on the affairs he was currently focusing on.

After a series of battles surrounding Nafpaktos, he was pleased to find that he had gained a firm foothold in this chaotic place, and even had the initiative.

Moreover, he can clearly see that the whole trend is moving in his favor, and he is now free to decide his next move.

So, the real question arises - where to go next?

In his letter to Teresa, he has already initially stated his plan - that is to march westward, lay the fortress of Methorongi, and then control a large area of ​​western Greece as his own territory, and then consider further action.

However, it is difficult to formulate a practical strategy, and it is even more difficult to implement this strategy.

Aigron knew where the difficulties he faced.

First of all, Mesolonghi is a key station of the Turkish army. Although he defeated all the enemy troops who came to attack him from there, they retained the main force and retreated after all, which means that the defenders there at least have There are thousands of people, and it is definitely not a soft persimmon that can be easily solved.

Secondly, Mesolonghi itself is also a fortress that is easy to defend and difficult to attack - in fact, in the previous war, the soldiers of the independent army relied on this fortress and stubbornly resisted the Turkish army for more than two years; and now the fortress After falling into the hands of the Turks, it will certainly not be easy for Aegron's army to capture it.

Finally, and most importantly, Aegron knew that his power had also weakened.

Although in the just-concluded battle, he led the army to win more with less, defeated the enemy several times, and won a beautiful victory, but in this series of battles, he also had to suffer huge losses.

After careful counting, the total number of casualties and missing persons in his army was in the hundreds, almost more than one-seventh of his total strength of 4,000.

Compared to enemy troops and fortresses, this last question was the one that bothered Aegron the most. He knew that he had to restore his army as soon as possible, otherwise his army would fall apart with a few more victories like this.

The only good news is that the members of the Knights who served him as officers did not lose much. On the contrary, after the **** slaughter, they had experience on the battlefield, and their commanding ability and combat experience have been improved, and after several running-in After that, the entire chain of command has become quite smooth.

That is, it is turning into a real army.

As for the casualties of ordinary soldiers, whether they were Greeks who came to him or recruited from other places, in his view, they were just cannon fodder, a loss that could be tolerated, or even necessary to temper his sword. fuel.

And he needs more fuel now.

Because of this, after the war, he did not immediately take the next step, but let the whole army rest, and he urgently needed to replenish his army.

He asked Teresa, who stayed behind, to continue recruiting local Greeks for him, and he took in those volunteers who came from all over Europe, and then sent them to him to enrich his team.

Because Aegron did not attack for a while, and his enemies were unable to continue to attack him, the Nafpaktos seaport fell into peace for a while,

The whole army was scrambling, receiving supplementary personnel and stepping up training, but he personally was idle.

After he was busy with his own affairs, he led the guards around the picturesque harbour, enjoying the cheers and salutes of the soldiers.

Today, Aigron held a small welcome ceremony to welcome the new volunteers - General Treville in France, who sent him another group of Bonaparte supporters.

Because they are politically reliable and French, this group of people naturally received preferential treatment from Aiglon, who warmly welcomed them; and these people were his followers, and they all saw Aiglon along the way. Prestige and victory, so when I saw this young man, I was full of reverence, so the atmosphere at the ceremony was very warm, and there were endless cheers.

The peak of the atmosphere was when Aegron temporarily conferred some people as members of the Knights of Fontainebleau.

The last time he was on Monte Cristo, he made all his followers on the island as knights, but this time he didn't do that, only a few volunteers with military experience and deep experience in the Empire. .

Last time it was a last resort. He had no one in his hands, so he could only try his best to win over everyone; but now, he is an unshakable leader, and a member of the knights has become a precious honor, he has Qualifications began to be selected.

Now he wants to make it clear to his subordinates that no treatment is easy to get.

He wants to establish a threshold among his followers, giving those within the threshold a sense of superiority; and giving those outside the threshold the motivation to forge ahead.

During the ceremony, Aigron also received a personal message-Mrs. Alice, the daughter-in-law of General Treville, gave birth to a daughter, and the mother and daughter were safe.

The Marquis of Treville also wrote a letter entrusting one of the volunteers

Hearing this news, Aigron was also happy for Alice.

He still remembered when Alice asked him to name her unborn child on the shores of Lake Constance, and he said that the man was called Charle and the girl was Charle—that is to say, that daughter was Charle de Trey Miss Will.

So, after the ceremony, Agron specially invited Edgar and Agnes to have dinner at the place where he lived to celebrate the good news together.

Of course, although it was dinner, it was a wartime state, and there was no spare time to make it too rich. In addition to roast chicken, vegetables, shortbread and olive oil, there were only some poor-tasting wines.

Because he lived next to him, Agnes quickly attended, and Edgar rushed over immediately after hearing the invitation.

It was getting late at this time, and the dining table was covered with a white tablecloth with candlesticks on it. The dim light and shadow added to the atmosphere of a family dinner.

"Your Majesty, good evening." Edgar saluted Aegron first, then sat down to express his excitement. "Thank you so much for giving me this honor."

"Don't be restrained, today is just a dinner between our friends." Agron replied, and then laughed again, "Actually, Edgar, Agnes, I have good news to tell you."

The two immediately looked at Aegron.

"I received a group of volunteers from France just now, and they brought me news about your home." Aigron didn't give in and told Edgar directly, "Mrs. Alice gave birth to a healthy girl. Baby, mother and baby are safe now."

Edgar and Agnes glanced at each other, and both of them showed a reassuring smile.

"Great!" Then, Agnes cheered a little.

She came here for her sister, and now she is very relieved to hear that her sister, mother and daughter are safe.

"Thank God and Alice for making me a father." Edgar also sighed, and then looked at Aegron again, "Your Majesty, Xia Lu will be your most loyal follower in the future."

Compared with the Marquis of Treville, who is looking forward to having a grandson to "rehearse" again, he doesn't care about the gender of his children. Even if it is a daughter, he will pour the same love - of course, his favorite is himself.

"Well, congratulations, Edgar, from now on, you are a father." Aigron said with a smile, "Also, Xia Lu will definitely be a very beautiful and lovely girl in the future. To have such a daughter, Your luck."

Aegron's words were not polite words, but what he said in his heart.

After all, Alice herself is very beautiful, and Edgar's personality aside, her appearance is really good. With parents like this, Xia Lu will be very beautiful when she grows up.

"I will make her the loveliest and most elegant woman in all of France." Edgar raised his head without any modesty, "The Treville family will be proud of her."

"But I also hope that you can make her proud of you in the future," Aegron replied.

This sentence made Edgar blush slightly.

Will Xia Lu really be proud of a father like her in the future?

Others don't know, of course he knows what he has done - when he left Paris, Princess Cadillac was also pregnant with their illegitimate child, although it was a little later than Xia Lu, but she was about to be born at this moment. Bar……

In other words, he may already be the father of two children.

Now Alice may not know, but can she really hide everything?

Not only the matter of the illegitimate child, but also his other rambunctious behaviors, as well as his cowardice who is irresponsible and unwilling to risk his family's life and death, can't make his children proud?

I'm a failed father who can never be a role model...he sighed inwardly.

But so what? It is no longer easy to live in this world, why do you have to consider who to set an example for, and for whom you are born and died?

The limited time is too late to have fun, how can there be time to pay attention to other people's thoughts? Others can think what they want. The daughter's life is left to her to decide, and she doesn't need to think so much.

So, in a short period of time, this prodigal son, who was used to having fun, quickly forgot the little bit of guilt in his heart.

"Your Majesty, as a mediocre person, I have always been considered difficult to bear the honor of the Treville surname, so I have a hard time expecting that my children will be proud of me in the future." Edgar raised his head, calmly Looking at Aigron, "But it doesn't matter, in my opinion, I have Xia Lu's daughter, and Xia Lu has my father, it is a chance in fate, I can only do my best to take care of her, let Xia Lu have my father. She goes to realize her own dream, as for the rest, it can only be left to fate - in my opinion, only a dazzling person like you can be a father destined to make his children proud."

Now it was Aigron's turn to be embarrassed.

Edgar's pat on the horse just happened to hit his sore spot.

——Because at this moment, he is also a father.

Even if he has not yet adapted to this identity psychologically, the objective fact is that there is no way to avoid it.

The newly born Kiristher is in a situation that is definitely not ideal. She is controlled by the Austrian government, and for the sake of the royal family's reputation, it is absolutely impossible to have an ordinary and normal life.

So, it's also an unmistakable fact that he is now a failed father.

Although he didn't know what he said wrong, seeing Aegron's face suddenly darkened, Edgar secretly thought that he was not good.

He hurriedly opened his mouth to make up for it again, "Your Majesty, this is just a feeling, please don't mind."

Aegron was not angry, and he quickly returned to normal from the moment of sadness. "No, I don't mind, I just think that a father can't completely entrust the future of his children to a mysterious and unpredictable destiny. Since he brought his children to the world, he should at least take his due responsibilities. Well... ...we may have gone a little off topic, let's toast Alice and Shalu!"

After speaking, he picked up the glass.

Edgar was also relieved, and quickly picked up the wine glass, "Cheers to Alice and Xia Lu!"

After taking a sip of wine, his whole body and mind were relieved.

During this period of time, he had been marching with Aegron for so long, and he could only eat dry food most of the time outside of his exile. When he had been enjoying a luxurious life in Paris since he was a child, when did he endure so much hardship?

It's just that even though he was complaining in his heart, he could only grit his teeth and endure it because of his father's instructions. Now he can finally relax a little, even those inferior wines that were originally dismissed in his mouth tasted like fine wines of Qiong Yao at this moment.

Just as the two of them had a drink to each other, Agnes, who had been silent for a while, suddenly spoke up.

"Agron." She looked at the young man and called out.

"Miss Agnes, what's the matter?" Agron put down the glass and asked her.

"To tell you the truth, before I came here, I didn't quite understand why my sister respected you so much that she had to spend so much effort to flatter you." Agnes whispered to the young man. He said, "However, I have followed you for a while, and seeing your every move has made me understand a little... Since meeting in Switzerland, my sister is convinced that you will achieve great things, and she thinks that you are the one who can give She has high hopes for you, someone who brings a new vibe to the now dead France."

When she said this, Aegron was surprised and a little embarrassed. "If she thinks so, then I'm honored."

"Now, her child has been honorably born in Paris with your name." Agnes picked up the glass and shook it gently at him with a smile, "I salute you for her!"

Agron was stunned.

After a while he couldn't help laughing, "So you can do this too... Well, cheers!"