Chapter 656 "Script"
Two groups of black soldiers instantly rushed out of the dense forests on both sides of Nassau, shouting and killing the French army that was attacking the city.
At the same time, bursts of artillery fire were heard in Nassau, and the French infantry's advance immediately slowed down.
Gardner looked at the black soldiers loading cannons in the telescope in shock and said in disbelief:
"They, how come they have cannons?"
Galissonier issued a series of transfer orders to his staff, turned back, and said with a pale face:
"The most important thing is, they can actually fire!"
His acting skills are so great that the British can't see any flaws in him. In fact, it was the artillery officer under his command who secretly came to the Bahamas a few months ago and taught the black soldiers step by step how to use the artillery.
Nowadays, although there is no hope for the accuracy of these Bahamian artillerymen, they can at least operate the cannon skillfully and their momentum is extremely bluffing.
Not long after, a cavalryman covered in blood galloped over and reported in a panic:
"Lord Lieutenant Colonel, our right wing was attacked by niggas and suffered heavy casualties..."
Gardner hurriedly raised his telescope and looked, and saw the French army fleeing in panic under the bursts of gunpowder smoke, with countless blacks chasing after them.
The black soldiers hardly had many flintlock guns, and most of them wielded machetes for cutting sugar cane.
He cursed secretly and took back all his previous words about "the French army's strong combat power". But he soon remembered that his General Brand had also been defeated by these niggas, and he felt relieved.
Lieutenant Colonel Galissonnier soon received news of the army's defeat, and finally gritted his teeth and ordered to leave an infantry battalion behind, and the others immediately retreated south.
At dusk, Gardner followed the French army and retreated to a beach. The black troops finally retreated slowly.
After several officers solemnly reported the losses of the troops to Galissonier, Gardner suddenly felt nervous - the French army had lost nearly 1,000 soldiers, and almost all its artillery and horses.
Later, a staff officer walked into the tent, pointed at the map and said to Galissonier:
"Sir, here, here and here have been occupied by rebels. I have asked soldiers to start building defensive positions. There are at least five to six thousand black people around us."
In fact, the French army had no real casualties at all. Most of the 1,000 soldiers lost were "captured" and were having dinner in Nassau. The food is quite rich.
There were only about 3,000 Bahamian soldiers around, and they had received strict orders from Louverture not to fight the French army without authorization.
Everything is a script that has already been drawn up.
However, Galissonnier acted as if he was frightened and sent three groups of people to Santo Domingo for help. Then he grabbed Gardner and said anxiously:
"I'm here to help you put down the rebellion, you must not ignore death!
"Please write to the Governor of Jamaica and ask him to send troops here, for God's sake!"
Listening to the painful groans of the wounded soldiers outside, Gardner was afraid that he would also be killed by the black slaves, so he hurriedly wrote a letter asking for help and gave it to the messenger.
The staff officer next to him said: "By the way, we can also ask the Spaniards on Juan Island for help."
The lights were on all night long in Galissonnier's tent. Early the next morning, there was no response to the call for help. Instead, Santo Domingo sent someone to ask for help.
Galissonnier looked at the visitor with wide eyes and said in shock: "You mean, the Magua Fortress was breached by the rebels?!"
"Yes, sir. After you led the army to leave, the rebels launched a fierce attack on the fortress. They broke into the outskirts of the fortress at noon yesterday! The Marquis of La Valletri asked you to go back immediately, otherwise the expeditionary force will be driven into the sea! ”
Galissonier was stunned for a few seconds, pointed at Gardner and shouted:
"It's all you! If it weren't for helping you deal with the Bahamian rebels, nothing would happen to Magua. Let Brand come to reinforce Santo Domingo immediately, quickly!" Soon, the entire Caribbean army was worried about Santo Domingo. Mingo's French army fell and moved at the same time.
The Governor of Jamaica, Lord Cumberland, sent 800 troops to assist the Bahamas.
The Spanish on Juan Island dispatched nearly 1,000 soldiers to Santo Domingo - the Bahamas island belongs to the British, and is more worthy of saving than the French island.
After Brand received the letter, he had to order the British Expeditionary Force, which had just breathed a sigh of relief, to board the transport ship and go to Saint-Domingue to reinforce the French.
In his view, the interests of the three countries of Britain, France and Spain are completely consistent at present, so they must try to keep Saint-Domingue and get back the previous one hundred thousand pounds.
However, when the British fleet was only half a day away from Port-au-Prince, shocking news came from Magua - nearly 4,000 soldiers of the French Expeditionary Force surrendered to Auger!
On the British Expeditionary Force flagship "Black Mountain", Brand was slapping the table and shouting angrily:
"The French are trash! They surrendered to those niggas! Aren't they ashamed?"
A whistle came from the mast, which meant that a battleship was approaching.
Not long after, an officer walked into the cabin and said to Brand: "General, this is Count Mabuli, the governor of Santo Domingo. He wants to see you."
"He escaped?"
"Yes, General, it seems the Spaniards saved him."
"Bring him in. Forget it, I'll go there myself."
On the deck of the "Black Mountains", Count Mably said to Brand with a dark face:
"If you hadn't separated Magua's garrison, those niggas wouldn't have been able to break the fortress!"
The Spanish officer on the side also looked gloomy:
"I believe that you have an obligation to rescue thousands of French troops in the Bahamas. Later, we will join forces to suppress the rebellion in Saint-Domingue."
Brand nodded immediately: "We are rushing to the Bahamas now!"
Three days later.
A total of 3,700 soldiers from the British and Spanish Allied Forces successfully landed on the Bahamas Island, dispersed the black rebels surrounding the French, and established contact with the French army.
When Lieutenant Colonel Galissonier saw Brand, he immediately anxiously asked him to go with him to recover Saint-Domingue Island. The latter proposed that the rebels in Nassau City should be defeated first, and then go to Santo Domingo, so that the Bahamas can be used as a logistics supply base.
The French were finally convinced - in fact, according to the "script", even if Brand didn't say that he wanted to attack Nassau first, he himself would say that in order to thank the British army for saving him, he should recapture Nassau first.
The Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms made little preparation - a force of 7,000 could not easily win against the Negroes with inferior strength - so they rushed towards the city of Nassau.
It seems that the last defeat caused a psychological shadow on Lieutenant Colonel Galissonier. This time he strongly requested that the British army attack from the front and he was responsible for the two wings and rear.
Seeing his timid look, Brand agreed without much thought.
The next day, the city of Nassau was once again surrounded by thousands of troops from three directions.
(End of chapter)