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    The fighting here in Quebec has reached a fever pitch.

    Because the gunpowder and lead bullets have been exhausted, the French are still relying on the walls of the fortress to resist the Iroquois attack.

    ??The Iroquois have left more than 30,000 corpses under the Quebec Fortress.

    It can be said to be a heavy loss.

    It is precisely because of this relationship that the Iroquois have simply given up the idea of ????retreating and leaving, and are focused on breaking through the Quebec Fortress and rushing in to slaughter all the French.

    One side is fighting hard to survive, while the other side is attacking crazily for revenge and venting.

    Although the Iroquois were several times more numerous than the French, the French had a fortress with strong defenses and high walls.

    So now both sides are competing for endurance.

    Now they are just trying to see which side can't stand it first and is seized by their opponents.

    The Iroquois have learned a lot of tactics through long-term attacks.

    For example, you can cut down trees in the surrounding area and make a simple ladder for climbing into the city.

    Another example is organizing a death squad to attack the fortress gate.

    Each time, the Iroquois would cause a lot of losses to the French.

    Of course, the Iroquois losses were much greater.

    "We have no food, and people are eating people in the fort. If the Iroquois continue to be surrounded like this, I guess we will all starve to death here."

    Two soldiers on duty were chatting on the wall of the Quebec Fortress.

    Their eyes were filled with numbness and despair.

    At this time, in the Quebec Fortress, the officials in charge of defense had been locked up for three times.

    Leon was beaten to death by civilians who poured into the fortress a month ago, and his body was thrown outside the fortress.

    To say that Leon¡¯s death was not unjust at all, there was not much food at that time and everyone was limited.  But this guy spends a lot of time every day, so how could other people have no objections?

    ¡°And this guy would snatch girls from civilians every day and bring them back to sleep with him, and he would kill the girls the next day.

    Because of his atrocities, it aroused public anger and resistance from the soldiers.

    When Leon died, there was no possibility of peace talks with the Iroquois, so everyone elected temporary officials.

    But these officials all died in the fierce battle.

    Therefore, everyone had to elect officials again and again to lead everyone in the war.

    In fact, the French really don¡¯t want to fight at this time.

    This kind of war is so brutal and bloody that it is completely unimaginable in Europe.

    You must know that the European war style of this era is still somewhat medieval.

    ??In other words, he is relatively gentlemanly.

    Basically, in every war in Europe, not many people died.

    When the casualties exceed about 10%, the war will be over.

    The losing party will surrender with a white flag, while the winning party will also allow the loser to evacuate in a dignified way, because this is a very gentlemanly way in their opinion.

    But this method is completely unacceptable on the American continent.

    First of all, the Iroquois did not do this at all.

    The Indians believe in tooth for tooth and blood for blood.

    As for the bullshit gentlemanly behavior, I¡¯m sorry, they don¡¯t know or understand it at all.

    The heads of dozens of envoys in Quebec are proof.

    The French were forced to fight by the Iroquois because the Iroquois refused to negotiate with them and wanted their lives.

    It is precisely for this reason that the French gave up the idea of ????peace talks with the other party and honestly fought for their own lives.

    Now, no matter who wants to negotiate peace with the Iroquois, everyone will definitely take him to the wall of the fort, and then point to a big tree with a human head hanging on it in the Iroquois camp outside the fort.  He should think it over carefully before speaking.

    ? And that¡¯s not the worst.

    As the two soldiers chatting at the head of the fortress said, there is no food in the Quebec Fortress.

    And now there is a phenomenon of eating corpses.

    This made many people feel horrified and shocked.

    Fortunately, corpses are still eaten nowadays. Many people are worried that if all the corpses are eaten, will it be their turn to eat living people?

      This is not impossible.

    Although everyone thinks so, no one says it.

    Therefore, a very strange and gloomy atmosphere enveloped the fortress of Quebec.

    Like ordinary people and soldiers, the officials who were re-elected also began to worry about this.

    In the office of the former officials of the fortress, several men in slovenly and dirty clothes were talking loudly about something.

    "We are isolated and helpless here. If you ask me, we should break out rather than sit here and wait to die. It is unlikely that domestic troops will be sent here. Even if domestic troops are sent to help us, it will take a long time."

    One of them was blind in one eye, a rugged man with a golden beard and unable to see clearly his age, said loudly to the people around him.

    "That damn Leon has sent people to Manhattan a long time ago. He plans to send people back to France from Manhattan to ask for help. Two months have passed so far. I think we have a lot of hope if we wait a little longer.  .¡±

    A young man with a curly beard expressed his different views.

    However, his opinion immediately aroused everyone¡¯s ridicule.

    "We are still waiting for the local reinforcements to come to rescue us. When they come, I guess we will either be eaten or starve to death. Don't look at our situation now. You can't move while you are talking.  Brain?"

    "That's right, that's right, this guy doesn't use his brain when he speaks. He just says whatever comes to his mind. Now we have no food, and many people outside have begun to eat corpses. Do you think that in such a situation,  Can we wait for local reinforcements?"

    "Let me calculate it for you." Some people even calculated the schedule for this guy directly.  "If we count from today, it will take fifty days for local reinforcements to arrive. I don't think we can survive fifty days based on our current situation."

    "Besides, this is just your wishful thinking. You and I both know the local affairs, and those nobles don't care about our life or death at all. Even if they want to send reinforcements to Quebec, they will probably continue to argue and discuss now.  It hasn¡¯t been implemented yet.¡±

    "Besides, they still have to gather the legion and then the sea ships. These all take time, and it takes a very long time."

    The guy who suggested waiting for local reinforcements was completely speechless when you said nothing.

    What everyone said is correct, they are indeed encountering such a situation now.  And the things they said may really happen in the mainland, and they may even be worse.

    "Then what do you think we should do! Now, who of you has a better way!"

    Being made angry by what everyone said, he asked loudly.

    ¡°Well, well, we have to think about this carefully.

    ¡°Ahem, we have to discuss it, after all, this is no small matter.

    ¡°Everyone was very enthusiastic when they refuted him just now, but when he was asked back, they started to dodge their words.

    ¡°Obviously, there is nothing they can do now.

    Among these people, only the one-eyed man of unknown age from the earliest days was still so calm.

    "Let me tell you, there are only two ways we can go now."

    As soon as he spoke, everyone fell silent.

    "Bartoni, what good idea have you come up with? Tell me quickly, don't let us guess. Now you are the leader of us, everyone trusts you."

    When he said that now they had two ways to go, everyone was attracted by it.

    And one of the meanings in the words of the guy who asked him was revealed, that is, this bearded and one-eyed guy is now the leader of these people.

    At the same time, he is also the top military governor of Quebec.

    When asked this way, Bartoni did not hesitate. He said: "The first way is that we must break out. Rather than being surrounded by the Iroquois waiting to die, we should fight for a way to survive. You must know that we  If we don't break through, there is only one way to die. Either starve to death, or wait for the enemy to enter the fortress and be torn into pieces by them."

    What Bartoni said was not to scare them, because they have all lived in the American continent for some years.

    Therefore, they are very familiar with the methods of the Indians.

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    If the fortress is breached, this will definitely be the fate waiting for them.

    By that time, wanting to die a happy death may be a luxury.

    And there is no food in the fortress, so just as Bartoni said, they will starve to death in a few days.

    Unless you are willing to eat human flesh, the question is how many days can you eat human flesh?

    "There is a great chance that we can survive if we fight out, but if we continue to stay here, we will definitely die. Now it depends on whether you have the courage. Which of you wants to fight out with me?"

    After speaking, Bartoni¡¯s eyes swept across everyone¡¯s faces one by one, waiting for everyone¡¯s reaction.

    Unfortunately, what disappointed him was that the faces of these people were not only numb but also filled with fear.  There wasn't the reaction he wanted at all, which really disappointed him.

    "Don't any of you want to give it a try? You are a bunch of cowards!"

    Bartoni stood up and punched the table in front of him so hard that the cups fell to the ground.

    "Even if we can break out, where can we go?"

    At this time, someone asked.  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to become a registered member of Piaotian Literature to recommend this work. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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