Chapter 2331 run away

It was a forest of fig trees, almond trees, and almond trees, and in the shade were clusters of wine grapes. Taking care of grapes requires plenty of sunshine, but the sun here is too harsh, and the land is so dry, if there is no shade, the tender green vines are likely to be dried by the sun.

Not far away was a quietly flowing river. The water was clear at first, and there were water birds looking for food in the mud, but they seemed to have sensed something and flew away with flapping wings.

She also felt it, and wanted to leave this beautiful and peaceful place before everything turned bad.

Immediately after she opened her eyes, she found that she was still on the same bed she lay down before going to bed, and the scenery of Belgium was still outside the window.

Margaret was sleeping beside her bed, and Georgiana tiptoed past her, picked up the cloak that was hanging at one side, and went out in her dressing gown.

She went to the stables, found a horse, and rode it to the lake where Bonaparte had brought her the previous morning. The lake was still covered with mist. After dismounting from the horse, she walked to the place where she entered the water yesterday, and jumped into the water without taking off her clothes.

The ice-cold water of the lake was so clear that it "cooled" her from the dry, scorching place in her dream.

Regardless of how the French newspapers banned it, the British "revealed" everything that happened in Acre. No one can deny that it was one of the cruelest things that Bonaparte did in his life.

However, most of the soldiers present supported the execution of the Turkish prisoners because they killed the envoy to the peace talks. For them, the blood of a soldier on their own side was more important than "thousands of enemy lives". What's more, the Aboukir naval battle had already been fought at that time, and the connection between the Egyptian expeditionary force and France had been cut off, and they did not have enough food to feed so many people.

Hobbes once said that the way to gain power is to use war to make the other party obey his will, and on this condition pardon their lives.

In 1792, the French academicians had a debate on fortress resistance and surrender, which originated from the theory of Emmerich de Valelle, which was widely circulated in the 18th century. Essentially, a nation waging a "just" war can use any means to disarm its enemies, but kill them only while fighting, not when they "have laid down their arms."

The debate was continued later in the Legislative Assembly, which included Carnot's brothers, but on a slightly different topic than the debate at the Academie de France.

Legislators may not have heard of the oriental maxim of "surrender without fighting". There was an order of eleven killings in the ancient Roman legions, which collectively punished rebellion, mutiny, large-scale desertion or defeat. This method was adopted by the French Republic. Being a deserter is not only shameful, but also shot.

But the fortress is also a refuge for civilians. When the war starts, people living in the village will go to the fortress. Whenever the fortress is captured, sometimes the residents will fight with the defenders to ensure that "the defense line will not collapse." .

If, as the legislators said at the beginning, surrender "before the collapse of the defense line", and all offenders will be executed, then the residents and defenders will be put to death together. In this way, there is no discussion of Vatel's theory "law is necessary in war", anyway, the result is the same as the bandit army led by the tyrant.

Then the legislators added a special case: Do people have the right to execute prisoners of war when there are too many prisoners for the army to keep, or to keep them? Or must they send them back to increase the enemy's strength at the risk of being counterattacked by them in other battlefields? Today, this problem is no longer difficult. These prisoners of war are sworn not to take up arms for a period of time or until the end of the war, after which they can be released.

After capturing Arish, Bonaparte still "obeyed the law" and let the prisoners swear not to return to Damascus through Jaffa or Acre. However, on the day of capturing Jaffa, hundreds of defenders were recognized as Out came the man Arish swore.

Many things that were considered "reasonable" in the European battlefield did not apply in the "East", and Bonaparte's apologists believed that Acre's enemies did not apply the laws of war.

In addition, there is another situation considered by Vallett as a "special case", that is, when the enemy's crimes have exceeded the law of peoples, especially when they also violated the law of war, they will also be executed if they surrender.

When people are eager for revenge, they will not hesitate to act. When they calm down, it will be difficult to strike.

The colonel assigned to this "task" refused to carry out the order, and in the end it was Belétti's own intervention that a regiment accepted the "job".

And after learning of the surrender, they will also be executed. In a sense, a cruel "paradigm" has also been formed. The Turks would rather die in battle than surrender.

There are a lot of people who can never go back to normal life after what they've been through, and those who stayed behind, away from the war, didn't understand what they went through. Killing is illegal, but it is legal to kill on the battlefield. Although many people in this era think that Jaffa and Acre are "terrible and necessary actions", many people still cannot pass this level.

Georgiana surfaced when she felt suffocated.

No matter how well considered the law is, there will eventually be problems in practical application, not to mention some people will take advantage of loopholes.

She swam to the shore before freezing, and was drying her clothes with her wand, and just as she was about to dry her hair, she heard footsteps.

She followed the voice and found a tall and well-mannered man coming out of the forest leading a horse. When he saw Georgiana, he bowed to her from a distance.

"Who are you?" Georgiana asked.

"My name is Rutger Jan Simmelpennink, madam, and I am a member of the Batavian Republic." The man paused and then said, "I used to be a member of the 'Patriot'."

Georgiana frowned.

A patriot in Batavia, isn't that a supporter of the "United States of Batavia"? There are also Pishgru, the Batavian Legion...

She raised her wand and aimed it at him.

"What do you want?" Georgiana demanded.

Rutger didn't understand what the small wooden stick in her hand represented, but he still maintained a polite attitude and said, "I see that you are dangerous alone..."

"One person is not dangerous, she will only feel lonely, two people represent danger, leave!" Georgiana threatened.

"I'm not hostile." Rutger raised his hand. "I also like to ride in the morning, and I happened to pass by."

Georgiana still didn't put down her wand.

"I'm the lord of Ninhuis, and joining the Patriots is just an 'investment'." Rutger said, "Just like now, I want to know you."

"Do you know who I am?"

"No one can forget you after seeing you. I also attended the party yesterday."

Georgiana looked at him suspiciously.

"Did you like Girl with the Pearl Earring?" Rutger asked again.

"What?"

"I think it was given to you by General Augereau," said Rutger.

"He 'given' it to the Louvre," Georgiana corrected.

"In fact, I gave it to you, and I bought it from a friend."

"I don't think you can buy that painting." Georgiana smiled sarcastically. "It's a national treasure."

"Have you ever been to the National Gallery of Art in the Netherlands? As long as you look at the collection there, you will understand that "Girl with a Pearl Earring" is just an ordinary oil painting."

She's getting a little angry.

"I heard that you once dressed up as a girl in an oil painting, but I think you don't have to. Your current appearance is a masterpiece." Rutger said glibly, "and it's a moving masterpiece."

Georgiana wanted to see him, how he would react when Hogwarts was littered with moving paintings, but she didn't want to talk to him anymore.

She got on the horse, looked back at him, and found that he was still standing on the ground, and then went back to the city on the same road without looking back.