Fox of France

Speaking of it, the Canadians actually don't have a special understanding of the current war situation. At that time, except for the French, no one had radios, so the British fleet actually had no way of contacting the British forces in Canada. Of course, the actions of the British had already been reported in the Louisiana newspapers. (Needless to say, the French portrayed the British as if they were Mongols)

But the problem is that newspapers in Louisiana are only available in several larger cities such as New Orleans. And those places where Louisiana meets the United States and Canada are basically small towns with some farmers. These small towns are actually just the size of villages. In many small towns, there is not even a sheriff riding a horse and carrying a large-caliber shotgun, let alone a newspaper office.

Of course, in order to guard against Canadians, Americans, Indians, and Frenchmen (whether they speak German or French) who want to go astray, or to put it more clearly, in case residents of this town are not familiar with All Homo sapiens I believe, in every small town, there will be a telephone. They are usually placed in the town hall. The only purpose of this phone is to call for help in case of siege, or to call the militia to rescue when other small towns are under siege. In addition, the damn Louisiana telephone company not only charges the landline fee, but also charges according to the time of the call, and the cost is quite high. In this way, even if they want to communicate with the outside world, everyone is more willing to write letters. Although the postman in the city only came once more than half a month.

So the "French" in these places are also blocked in terms of news. Generally speaking, even if someone is willing to read newspapers, it usually takes more than half a month to come. What to say, only those heretics who believe in "revolutionary theology" and what kind of "collective farms" are there are more well-informed, because they have to communicate with the outside world frequently, so they have a special post office, and postmen come to receive letters every day send a letter. In addition, if something major happens, their comrades in well-informed areas will be willing to use the phone to inform them of the news.

Therefore, it is also unlikely that the Canadians will learn about the changes in the war situation from the "French" in their bordering areas. Because those guys either don't know anything like they do, or they're evil heretics, and God knows what they're saying is true?

In addition, in the previous battles, the British also captured some American soldiers, and from them they also got news that British reinforcements had arrived and attacked the southern United States. But General Isaac Brock doubted whether the news was true. He was worried that the Americans would use such fake news to deceive him because they could not chew on his fortifications and suffered too many casualties during the attack, so as to lure him to take the initiative to attack, and then use ambushes to defeat himself.

"My friends, in previous engagements--I mean the series of battles in Cleveland after we left Washington--in which we took advantage of the advantages brought about by the defense, and the inexperience of the Americans, A very good exchange ratio has been obtained. We can be sure that even in the end, the Americans can take back Cleveland by virtue of their overwhelming numbers. They will not be able to make us elsewhere because they have shed too much blood here. trouble.

If the news today is true, the Americans will retreat soon. If we can seize the opportunity and go after them, maybe we can win a big victory. However, we cannot but consider the possibility that our enemies have lost confidence in our defenses. So they use this kind of news to deceive us, or to encourage us. Let us leave the strong fortifications and strike. In this way, they will have a chance to find a chance to defeat us in the field.

Let us now consider the actions we take and the possible gains.

If the news is true. Let's think about it, our fleet should be heading north along the coastline now. Considering the speed of the march, they are retreating at this time, and they want to reinforce the coast, and the time is very tight. So if they retreat, they must move quickly. And this kind of retreat, the most taboo is that there are pursuers behind. If the news is true, we will benefit greatly from chasing them. Even if we cannot defeat them, as long as we hold them back, it will be the greatest support for our fleet.

If the enemy wants to overshadow us. They will definitely set up an ambush on the way to retreat. They even tried to hide an army secretly, trying to cut off our retreat.

Now, we have two options.

First, we can ignore them and continue to stay in the city. This approach is the safest. We now have the clear upper hand. Take a more prudent approach, firmly occupy the upper hand, and don't give the Yankees a chance to come back. In theory, this is also a good choice. But we all know that it would be a pity to let go of such an opportunity. In addition, it is hard to say how long our fleet can stay in North America. Who knows if those Frenchmen will make any trouble for us.

Second, we can chase after the Americans who may retreat. If we fight well, we may achieve great success again. But if we are fooled, the news we get is false, it is a trap, then we may suffer huge losses, and once we suffer huge losses, the US army will take advantage of the situation and invade Canada, then our situation, The advantages we have built up these days will be gone. And the whole of Canada would be in danger. This risk is very high.

So, everyone, what do you think, what should we do next? "General Isaac Brock said to his officers.

"General, I think we don't need to worry about them, just hold Cleveland. If the fleet really comes, even if we don't attack, our advantage is already very obvious. Even if the French are causing any trouble behind, At least, the situation will not be too bad for a while. The fleet’s attack on the United States and the supplies we received after the fleet’s arrival are enough to stabilize the situation and maintain an advantage. Even if the fleet leaves because of the French , we will be able to maintain our advantage for quite a long time. The national power of the United States is also limited, and they cannot continue to stalemate with us for a long time. At that time, they will admit defeat. Therefore, I don’t think we need to take risks at all.” Another One commander, Major General Sheldon, replied.

Other British officers also generally supported this approach. This is also easy to understand. First of all, the British Army has always been conservative. Moreover, these officers have already won a lot of honors in the war, and if they continue to take risks, the cost performance is not high enough for them.

Therefore, "If he is strong, let him be strong, I am like a breeze blowing over a hill; if he is arbitrary, I am like a bright moon shining on a river" has become everyone's common choice.