"You...! What do you want to do! Put the knife down!"
Colonel Geno's tone became panicked, and those who didn't know thought he was being surrounded by Lawrence's men.
Lawrence did not reply, but turned back and ordered Lieutenant Seth: "Bring those prisoners to the front and proceed according to the previous arrangement."
Later, more than a hundred Yangjiaowan garrison were seen being tied up and brought to the forefront.
What made Colonel Keno break out in cold sweat on his forehead was that Lawrence directly ordered the soldiers to put their guns on the backs of the heads of these prisoners of war. It seemed that in the next second Colonel Keno would watch more than a hundred corpses flowing into rivers of blood.
"You damn lunatic! Didn't your commander teach you war etiquette?!"
Colonel Geno pointed at Lawrence and shouted tremblingly. Although he cursed, he couldn't help ordering the soldiers to retreat further, lest it really lead to a tragic situation where corpses were scattered all over the field.
If the more than one hundred prisoners of war did not make Colonel Keno so panicked, then General Berriand, who was now being held hostage by Lawrence, made Colonel Keno not dare to act rashly at all.
"War etiquette?" Lawrence chuckled and said:
"The standard of behavior of the victor is war etiquette. Now, would you like to consider the deal I mentioned?"
"What...what deal are you doing?" Colonel Geno wiped away cold sweat and asked in a deep voice.
"Let us go, and I will let your people go, too."
"this..."
Colonel Geno gritted his teeth and began to struggle. No matter which side he went to, he couldn't make a choice.
"Sir, we can't let these people go. There are things in Sheephorn Bay..." Seeing Colonel Geno's hesitation, a Genoese major quickly stepped forward and whispered in his ear.
However, before the major could finish speaking, Colonel Geno angrily slapped him in the face and shouted angrily:
"You pig! General Belrain is in the opponent's hands!"
After venting his anger, Colonel Keno took a deep breath, managed to calm down, and shouted to Lawrence:
"I promise to let you leave safely, and accordingly, I need to see your sincerity."
Lawrence nodded and ordered to Lieutenant Seth: "Lieutenant, release half of the prisoners."
He was not worried that Colonel Geno would betray him immediately after accepting half of the prisoners. Both of them knew very well that the more than 100 prisoners of war present were not as important as General Belrain alone.
Seeing the released prisoners rushing towards their own ranks in relief, Colonel Geno's expression turned even gloomier, and he squeezed out a sentence from the root of his teeth:
"Your Excellency, you can leave, but we will always keep a distance of three hundred meters from you until you release all Genoese soldiers."
Lawrence nodded in understanding, and while holding General Belrain hostage, he walked straight forward in a swagger. The Genoese soldiers in front gritted their teeth and looked at Lawrence, but they had to obediently make way for a passage and watched Lawrence walk straight in front of him.
The soldiers of the fourth battalion looked at each other in confusion and hurriedly followed Lawrence. It was the first time in their lives that they walked straight through the enemy's siege so arrogantly.
Even with a sharp knife held to his neck, General Belrain remained expressionless. It was not until Lawrence led the soldiers of the 4th Battalion through the siege of Genoese soldiers that he sighed and said:
"Laurence Bonaparte, I have to say, you are despicable, but very wise."
Lawrence smiled and put the dagger back on his waist, let General Belrain walk beside him, and responded with a smile:
"That's great. I heard that only people like this can have the last laugh."
General Berriand glanced at Laurence and whispered:
"That's true."
...
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the two troops had marched to the junction of the actual control areas of Corsica and Genoa.
Upon seeing this, Lawrence directly released General Belrain and the remaining prisoners of war. He also knew that if he tried to take General Belrain back to Bastia, Colonel Geno would launch an attack no matter what.
Even if he had to kill General Belrain, Colonel Geno would not allow such a top commander who knew a large amount of confidential information to fall into the enemy's base camp.
Before leaving, General Belrain glanced at Lawrence with a deep look, opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and then said:
"I have a hunch that maybe in the second half of my short life, I will often hear the name Laurence Bonaparte."
"I trust your hunch." Lawrence smiled and waved goodbye to General Belrain.
After releasing the prisoners, Lawrence also ordered everyone to conduct a rapid march to prevent the enemy from pursuing the prisoners after receiving them.
However, Major Cui Farley became confused and went to Lawrence and asked:
"Major Bonaparte, aren't we trying to attract the enemy to attack Bastia? Why do we have to get rid of their pursuit now?"
Lawrence looked back at General Belrain's back, licked his dry lips and said:
"Playing hard to get is still risky, and even without us as bait, General Belrain will definitely take the initiative to attack Bastia."
After hearing this, Major Cui Farley still didn't understand. He opened his mouth to ask something else, but looked at Lawrence's firm and confident expression and gave up. He chose to believe and obey the commander's order.
At the same time, in the Genoese army, Colonel Geno saluted General Belrain with a horrified face and said carefully:
"General, it's great to see you back safely."
General Belrain did not speak, but simply nodded in return.
Seeing General Berriand's somewhat displeased expression, Colonel Geno quickly suggested as if to be courteous:
"General, should we pursue the enemy immediately? If the garrison in Bastiari doesn't respond in time, we have a chance to annihilate these people..."
"No need." General Beleran waved his hand and suddenly asked about what happened in Ximu Fortress:
"How long will the fortress have enough supplies now?"
Colonel Keno was stunned for a moment, not knowing why the general suddenly asked this, but when he thought of the black smoke that was still lingering in the direction of Sheephorn Bay, he understood what General Belrain meant.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "This... General, the fortress only has enough supplies for a week, and most of the supplies are stored in Sheephorn Bay... General, could it be said.
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Colonel Geno swallowed and looked at General Belrain uneasily.
The supplies in Sheephorn Bay only arrived at the beginning of this month, which means that the Genoese army on Corsica did not have additional supplies throughout February. Even if an additional supply was urgently urged to the mainland, it would not be able to be deployed in a week.
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General Belrain ignored him, but looked at the backs of the soldiers of the fourth battalion who were escaping faster, and murmured absently:
"So that's it...Laurence Bonaparte, he deliberately revealed the information about Bastia to me, and also directly burned the supplies in Sheephorn Bay, so that there was only one way left for me..."
"What...what do you mean?" General Geno asked in confusion.
"Send my order." General Belrain ordered calmly:
"Send a reconnaissance squad to inquire about the situation in Bastia. In addition, notify the battalion commanders of all six battalions to prepare to attack Bastia within today."
After issuing the order, General Belrain felt a sense of palpitations in his heart, and he couldn't help but think of the unpredictable smile of the young Corsican major.
This is a complete conspiracy. General Belrain has realized that every step he takes seems to be under Lawrence's control, but judging from the current situation, these orders are the best choice at the moment.
"Attack Bastia to obtain supplies. Is this the move you want me to make..."
Obviously the opponent was just a small major, but General Belrain unconsciously put Lawrence on an equal footing with himself: