Chapter 62 Letter of Surrender
Johnny Depp nervously walked into the military green tent. Outside the tent, there were all his men from far and near.
This made him a little sad. He was once the deputy commander who led 220,000 troops.
But now, half of his troops have gone to the enemy's side.
The remaining half of the people were preparing to surrender with him.
The Mediterranean sea breeze kept pouring into the tent, making the tent's canvas rustle.
In addition to the salty smell of sea water, the sea breeze also brought the cheerful singing of the black soldiers.
The soldiers are already celebrating!
Johnny Depp's mood was even lower. Even the simple-minded black soldiers knew the outcome of this negotiation, so this negotiation had no practical significance.
On the other side of the negotiation table, a Ming army general sat.
On the soft epaulets of his camouflage uniform, there is a gold star embroidered to represent his status as a general.
"Johnny Depp, deputy commander of the Corsican garrison!" Although he came to surrender, Johnny Depp still tried hard to maintain his military posture.
Stand at attention in front of that Ming general! Salute!
"The Ming Dynasty Marine Corps, frontline commander Shang Zhixin." Shang Zhixin stood up and returned a military salute to Johnny Depp.
"This is the surrender document, sign it!" Shang Zhixin threw over a pen.
This is the latest good thing made by Ming Dynasty. It can be used for a long time after absorbing a full sac of ink.
What is written with a fine nib is somewhat similar to the quill pen used by Europeans. But it is slimmer than the quill pen!
Compared with brushes and quills, fountain pens are undoubtedly more convenient to carry.
Seeing the pen, Johnny Depp sighed helplessly.
Such gadgets made of steel cannot be produced in France.
Ever since I was little, I have seen those giant warships moored on the sea in the distance. There were some slender pens on the table!
All of them represent the terrible productivity of Ming Dynasty!
It is also a 120mm howitzer. The Ming Dynasty's howitzer can hit farther than the French one, and it is also more accurate than the French one.
Bullets produced in arsenals always have duds.
The core competitiveness of a country is manufacturing.
Just like whether soldiers can win a battle depends entirely on whether the country can build aircraft, cannons, tanks and warships as tall as mountains.
It's a pity that these things were all made by the Ming Dynasty.
France, or even the whole of Europe, cannot even build tractors.
The surrender letter is very simple, it is unconditional surrender.
The French army must unconditionally lay down their weapons and promise not to attack the Ming army.
As for the right to surrender to the French army, it was not written in the surrender document, and I guess the Ming Dynasty people didn't care much about it.
"What will happen to me and my army?" Johnny Depp asked, holding the surrender document.
"This is not your army anymore, but Ming's army.
you!
It's just the person designated by Ming Dynasty to lead this army!
You will be sent to the Middle East, and the land north of Basra and south of Baghdad will be allocated to you.
It’s all fertile land by the Euphrates River. Isn’t it written in your Bible? It’s a land flowing with milk and honey!
How about it!
Daming is pretty good to you, right?"
Shang Zhixin's face was filled with arrogance.
"That's the place of the Arabs, that's the land of the pagans." Johnny Depp felt a little cold.
Johnny Depp's heart sank suddenly!
Others don't know what kind of chaos Christians will cause when they go to places where Arabs live. He knows all too well.
Because when he was a child, he had traveled to the Middle East with his father, and he knew what kind of place it was.
Their beliefs are as deep-rooted as their own, but they stubbornly reject outsiders.
If he leads 200,000 soldiers there, it will definitely cause a bloody conflict.
Those lands were not ownerless land. Ming Dynasty said it was given to him, but in fact it was... that he allowed himself to take these 200,000 people to grab it with all his might.
"There are Kurds stationed there now, and when you get there, you are going to fight the Kurds.
You must use the seizures in exchange for military supplies for the Ming Dynasty.
At that time, the military supply chain will give you a list.
In other words, you can get everything you want from the Kurds.
Money, glory, women...! Everything you can think of."
Shang Zhixin smiled like a wolf grandma who was trying to lure Little Red Riding Hood.
"A lot of people will die that way, my brothers...!" Johnny Depp's face was a little pale, it was like leaving the wolf's den and entering the tiger's mouth again.
"Sign!" Shang Zhixin said impatiently.
"us……!"
"No one is forcing you to sign. If you don't want to sign, you can go back immediately.
The commander is merciful and has given you a break.
You actually returned this and that, who do you think you are?
Remember it!
The qualifications to impose conditions must be earned on the battlefield.
Who are you?
A group of bastards who didn't even fire a gun but were greedy for life and fearful of death and came to surrender.
Look outside, there are those old black guys who enjoy themselves all day long.
Is this the soldier you brought out?
Bah!
Don't be ashamed!
We give Haig respect because he is a soldier with integrity.
What are you!
Either sign or get out!"
Shang Zhixin pointed at Johnny Depp's nose and cursed with a pale face.
I originally looked down on these French people, but they all surrendered and returned this and that.
What rights do you still claim?
What's going on?
If you surrender, I still have to imprison you, right?
Damn it, I don’t need a father.
Johnny Depp's face turned red with anger. He wanted to take out his gun and blow the head of this rude Ming general.
But when he reached his waist, he found nothing.
Before entering the tent, he had handed over his gun.
Now, the only weapon on my body is probably the belt around my waist.
insult!
A solid insult!
But what can he do?
Just walk out of this tent and tell others that you did not sign the surrender agreement.
It doesn't take anyone else, just those guys jumping up and down on the beach, to tear themselves to pieces.
Everyone is eagerly waiting to surrender, and they cannot afford this public outrage.
Johnny Depp bent down and signed the surrender document.
The people of Ming Dynasty didn’t give him a seat at all!
After signing, Johnny Depp saluted Shang Zhixin.
"How's it going?" A group of officers gathered around.
"Signed!" Johnny Depp said in despair.
"Signed! Commander signed!"
"Really, signed! The commander signed the surrender document."
"You can have a full stomach."
"I can have my own land."
"Long live the Commander!"
"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"
A large group of people were shouting and shouting in various languages.
Chapter completed!