General Arthur Wellesley began to withdraw his troops from New York. Withdrawal is always the most complex operation, especially when you have an army with the intent to pursue right in front of you, it becos even more troubleso. General Andrew Jackson, who took over the defense command in New York, although not as experienced as General Arthur Wellesley, was not soone to be taken lightly. Once he confird the British were withdrawing, he began to harass the British forces relentlessly, slowing down their retreat.
The Aricans had a purpose in doing this. Although their ability to play tricks on the battlefield wasn’t top-notch, their skills off the battlefield were not to be underestimated. So, as soon as General Arthur Wellesley began his retreat, the Aricans imdiately understood his intentions and what he was worried about. Therefore, the Aricans did their best to hold him back, while starting to spread rumors that the French in Quebec were contacting the Aricans, planning to encircle and annihilate General Arthur Wellesley’s British forces in a pincer movent.
The organization and mobilization of Quebec's National Guard required more ti, so the Arican forces had to hold General Arthur Wellesley back, buying ti for their allies.
The thod of spreading this rumor was interesting too; it was directly propagated through General Andrew Jackson's speech to his troops.
General Andrew Jackson, in motivating his troops, told them: “We must continuously attack, hold them back, bite into them like a vicious dog, biting and never letting go. Because as long as we hold onto the British, they are dood. Behind them, our allies are preparing; they are packing their muskets with bullets—this takes ti. The British wild boars in front of us are trying to use this ti to escape back into the woods. Now, what we must do is firmly bite into their retreat, not letting them escape. Once our companions have loaded their bullets, with a 'bang', we will have our feast…”
Naturally, after hearing this, the troops were greatly motivated, and they caught up and engaged in battle with the British forces. Then, inevitably, so soldiers were captured by the British during the fight.
Although the Arican soldiers were generally patriotic, they were also not particularly trained in resisting interrogation, so they quickly revealed the big secret General Andrew Jackson and his plans under British interrogation.
General Arthur Wellesley naturally knew this was all Arican trickery. However, the issue was, those "French-speaking Englishn" in Quebec now seed genuinely to be stirring.
Honestly, initially, due to fear of the "Revolution", those "French-speaking Englishn" in Quebec were sowhat afraid of becoming French again. But as France beca increasingly strong and stable, the idea of becoming French again started to appeal more to Quebec's "French-speaking Englishn". Especially after learning about Louisiana's tax policies and economic developnt conditions, post-revolutionary France beca increasingly attractive.
Moreover, in these years, by leveraging their French-speaking advantage, so businessn in Quebec also made a considerable amount of money from dealings with Louisiana. (Although they would jealously mock those “French overseas citizens” in Louisiana as “German-speaking Frenchn” and indeed, those people did often use German or a mix of German and French in daily life, in Louisiana’s official and dia circles, only one language was used—French, so eventually, a unique Louisiana French could erge.) Many of them were also infiltrated by the "Ministry of Truth", becoming spokespersons for France in the Quebec area.
After the outbreak of the Anglo-Arican War, Quebec's "French-speaking Englishn" were very proactive; they organized self-defense forces and actively participated in the war. Religious reasons indeed played a significant role, but using this opportunity to strengthen themselves in preparation for future changes was also an important consideration.
Because the French used cruisers as temporary interdiaries to establish wireless communication between the Atlantic and the European continent, those in Quebec serving the "Ministry of Truth" even knew about France's declaration of war on Britain and the total defeat of the British fleet in the North Atlantic before the Governor General of Canada.
Upon receiving this news, those in Quebec who desired to transform from "French-speaking Englishn" back to "French-speaking French" imdiately sprung into action. Under the guise of supporting the war, they trained more troops and also engaged in extensive construction in Quebec, building nurous defensive fortifications—of course, ostensibly these were to defend against those English-speaking... um, English-speaking Aricans.
Now, with allied forces retreating, Quebec's "French-speaking Englishn" went directly into the defensive fortifications, readying themselves for defense.
This posture could naturally be interpreted as preparing to defend against a potential Arican attack, or it could be seen as preparing to defend against an attack by General Arthur Wellesley’s purely English-speaking British forces, or even as preparing to join forces with the English-speaking Aricans to encircle the English-speaking British.
Upon seeing the actions of those "French-speaking Englishn"
in the rear, the genuine British imdiately beca tense. General Arthur Wellesley imdiately dispatched a cavalry unit to inquire what those "Quebec Volunteer Corps" intended to do.
However, the Quebec Volunteer Corps, without any hesitation, opened fire on the British cavalry. A barrage of cannon and rifle fire killed half of the cavalry unit, and the rest naturally fled back on their four legs to report that the people of Quebec had revolted.
However, not long after, a few of the English cavalryn previously captured by the "Quebec people" returned. Accompanying them was a mber of the "Quebec Volunteer Corps" who explained to General Arthur Wellesley: "This was all a misunderstanding. Our n thought they were Aricans, you know, they all speak English! And their accent was a bit off! You must understand, Aricans often wear our uniforms to attack us. So we got nervous…”
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