This short and tragic battle in the north of Saratoga naturally alarmed Horatio Gates in the south.

　　

　　 Although I don’t want to see Arnold very much, there are still three thousand Continental Army soldiers under Arnold. For Gates, this is a force that cannot be easily abandoned.

　　

　　 So Gates quickly led the main force to get here, and the horrible situation in front of him almost made Gates faint when his eyes went dark.

　　

　　 There were almost no three thousand soldiers in the Arnold department. At a glance, the huge battlefield was full of dead bodies and wounded wounded.

　　

　　Because there were not enough people to help the wounded, these wounded could only lay helplessly on the ground and wailing.

　　

Even Philip Skyler was almost stupid when he saw this scene, especially when he saw Arnold with four arrows stuck in his body and three bullet holes that were not bleeding anymore. Almost fainted.

　　

　　 Unlike Gates, Philip Skyler still has a good impression of Arnold. The fort of Tecondroga where Skyler was stationed before was defeated by Arnold, and if it weren’t for Arnold’s desperately building battleships on Lake Champlain last year to resist Caledon, the fort of Tecondroga would have been given by Caledon. Hit it down.

　　

　　 It's just that now even Philip Skyler has to obey Horatio Gates, and Skyler under the pressure of the strong Gates can't breathe.

　　

　　 Seeing Arnold's body now, Skyler suddenly felt a sense of sorrow in his heart.

　　

　　 Seeing Horatio Gates thunderously over there, Skyler suddenly found it ridiculous.

　　

When blocking Burgoin's ministry a few days ago, Arnold repeatedly emphasized that to deal with a ruthless man like Burgoin, he must be defeated with a tougher offensive. Therefore, don't use a method of encirclement and exhaustion to deal with Burgoin. Because of this, it was necessary to strike hard, relying on the Continental Army's numerical superiority and firepower to completely defeat Burgoin.

　　

　　 As a result, Arnold’s proposal was rejected by Gates without hesitation, and Arnold was reprimanded by Gates for this.

　　

　　 Skyler certainly knew why Gates rejected Arnold and reprimanded him. Gates was jealous of Arnold’s prestige in the army and among the local Indians. And Skyler knew very well that Gates, who was born in the UK and had served in the British army before, looked down on Arnold, who was born in poverty.

　　

　　 Even several times in private conversations, Gates always referred to Arnold as "indigenous"...

　　

　　 Arnold had been fighting under General Watsonton before, and he was the general that General Watsonton relied on most. In order to cooperate with Gates, the newly appointed Continental Army Northern Commander, General Watsonton even sent Arnold to support Gates.

　　

　　 It turned out that Gates’ attitude towards Arnold was like this...

　　

　　 Now that Arnold died in battle, and the three thousand Continental Army was almost maimed, Gates, as the highest commander, should have a headache.

　　

　　Schuyler even had a faint thought of happiness in his heart.

　　

　　 This is not Skyler gloating, but since Gates became the commander of the North, what he has done is really disgusting.

　　

　　 In fact, what Skyler didn't know was that if history hadn't changed, Horatio Gates would really not be a good person.

　　

　　In the original historical time and space, during this period of time, some people in the Continental Army were dissatisfied with the leadership of General Watsonton, and repeatedly tried to let Gates replace Watsonton to command the whole army. Although the General Gates did not openly participate in the usurpation of power by these people, he did nothing to them.

　　

　　 Obviously, this Gates is not as magnificent and upright as others seem to him-this guy is actually a guy with a small belly, and he can't tolerate anyone stronger than himself.

　　

　　 And the final facts also proved that Horatio Gates's character made him not far away.

　　

In the summer of 1780 in the original historical time and space, this Horatio Gates encountered Waterloo in his life. The fiasco of the Battle of Camden made him lose his military position. Until his death, Camden was defeated. The stains accompany him.

　　

　　 Of course, those things happened in the original historical time and space.

　　

　　Here, in this time and space, Horatio Gates is already in utter discomfort.

　　

　　 The 3,000 Continental Army, although there are only 800 regular troops, the remaining 2,200 people are militias and guerrillas, but this is 3,000 after all.

　　

　　 There are only so few people left in a 3,000-man troop. Anyway, this is an unexplainable and unshirkable defeat.

　　

　　 Arnold died in the battle, anyway, Arnold has already paid the price of his life for this defeat, and no one can accuse him of anything.

　　

　　As the supreme commander of this battle, Gates is absolutely inescapable of leading responsibility.

　　

　　 Unless...unless you can find the **** Burgoin and defeat him in one go, so that you can find a way to save this defeat.

　　

　　 Horatio Gates, who has served in the British army since his youth, still has a certain degree of military literacy, so he quickly found a way.

　　

　　 A large number of scouts were sent out by Horatio Gates, focusing on the forested areas to the west.

　　

　　Except for some other Continental Army soldiers who take care and rescue the wounded, the remaining soldiers are ready to attack at any time.

　　

　　 In the early morning hours, the Burgoin Department, which completed a perfect raid, had already withdrawn westward into a valley in the western mountains.

　　

　　 There is a small lake in this valley. A clear stream flows in from the west of the small lake and flows out from the south of the small lake.

　　

　　 Burgoin’s troops chose to camp here temporarily.

　　

　　 It is about seven or eight kilometers away from the battlefield where Arnold died in a straight line.

　　

　　 It's not that Burgoin didn't want to continue to flee west, but the more he went west, the harder it was. Moreover, the Burgoin Department was not without casualties in the raid in the early hours of this morning.

　　

　　 Without the absolute superiority of heavy machine guns and artillery, ~lightnovelpub.net~, even a smooth raid would result in battle damage of 1,000 kills and 400 losses.

　　

　　 Don't look at the early morning raid Burgoin crippled Arnold, but Burgoin was also uncomfortable. Less than two hundred of his men died, but more than eight hundred were injured. Originally there were only a little more than ten thousand fighters, but now there are about nine thousand fighters capable of fighting.

　　

This number is roughly the same as Horatio Gates’ remaining soldiers, but Burgoin’s supplies are far inferior to the Continental Army, which has a geographical advantage, so Burgoin must temporarily stop and repair the wounded. opportunity. When the wounds on the wounded are almost treated, the troops should find a safe enough place to take a good rest. If they can find a way to get some supplies, it would be even better.

　　

　　 It’s just that although Burgoin’s abacus was good, he underestimated the anger in Horatio Gates, who was irritated and about to go crazy.

　　

　　 Then, when Burgoin was about to set off to find a place to repair the next morning, Horatio Gates, who had already got Burgoin's repair site, brought all his soldiers and killed him aggressively...