Chapter 25 The War in the Royal Capital (I)
"Looking at the military history of mankind, we can clearly see that in the age of cold weapons, an army composed entirely of yeoman farmers would be more effective than a feudal army composed of serfs, or even a professional mercenary. Unfortunately www.biquge.info and unfortunately, the land annexation of feudal society will eventually make such a combat-ready army disappear into the dust of history. βQuoted from Robin Sword's Military Chronicles.
And now the army of the kingdom of Phalensi fits perfectly into the situation of an army of yeoman farmers. The way the army was formed since ancient times remained unchanged, disbanding in the spring to help the farmers and gathering in the summer. To be a warrior is the duty and honor of the Fallensi.
On 1 July, the sergeants from all over the country rushed to the assembly area, Kaunescu. The road to the royal capital was full of pedestrians, chariots and horses, and everything came alive in the early summer of Farency.
The huge flow of people brought life to Caiunescu, but at the same time caused endless problems for the Praetorian Guard, who acted as a gendarme. Encouraging soldiers to provoke each other appropriately is one way to maintain the fighting power of the army, but if the location is confined to the barracks, it is believed that Sauer will raise his hands in favor.
The number of people imprisoned was the largest in the Third Legion, and most of the reason was that the other legions were numbered and Sogrand was heard by them, and they started to act at the slightest disagreement. Every time, the officers were asked to go to the confinement to receive people, and although Huo Lin and the others thought it was humiliating, they secretly praised themselves after hearing that their opponents were not locked up because they were all in the hospital.
In any case, the Third Army was the first to complete the reorganization of the troops, thanks to the efforts of Tees. After the reorganization was completed, Horlin immediately drove his troops to Gresden as instructed, after all, the king did not want to see the silver wolf flag on a black background dangling under his nose all day long.
The reorganization of the First Regiment was subsequently completed, thanks to the king's dispatch of Farsberg to Oyfi, and Farsberg's administrative talent was fully revealed. On July 4, the main force of the 1st Army Corps, under the leadership of the commander of the 1st Division, Bai Ohufu, marched to the west. Oyfi and Farsberg remained in the royal capital with the 10th Hussar Regiment for the time being.
On the night of July 5, the Prime Minister's mansion was still singing and dancing. Piero entertained the four captains as usual, and after three rounds of drinking, the prime minister began to send his men away: "Stand down, all of you." Eugaris, you go back first. β
Hearing this, Baili Bird reluctantly let go of the lovely child in his arms, and Eucaris threw a wink and left with a smile.
The prime minister extinguished most of the candles in the living room, and gathered the rest on the table in the center of the living room. Everyone gathered around the table, and the prime minister spread a large piece of parchment on the table, which turned out to be a map of the royal capital.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the First and Third Legions have now been deployed. The opportunity to achieve great things is now, and we will act tomorrow night. Admiral Bird's Seventh Army attacked from the south gate with two divisions, and another division went to guard the bridge outside the city. The Sixth Army was flanked from the east and the Fourth Army from the west. And the Fifth Legion went directly from the north gate to seize the palace. How's that, Admiral Gran? β
"No problem, good plan, but a bit of a rush." Douglas was somewhat absent-minded.
"It's just hasty, do we still have to explain it to the soldiers one by one? Especially your Fifth Legion, if the soldiers knew what we were going to do, it would cause a mutiny. The prime minister noted.
The fourth, sixth, and seventh legions were mostly Nasibis, who had no absolute loyalty to a country that had only been established for 50 years. And half of the Fifth Legion were Falencians, and if they knew the truth, the consequences would not be something Piero could afford. And Douglas wasn't their comrade from the beginning, and if it weren't for the fact that he was superior to the others, the Prime Minister wouldn't have risked joining him at all. So far, though, Douglas has been loyal to the cause as a whole.
"Well, I don't have any more problems."
"Very well, so let's discuss the specific arrangements now......
When I came out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, it was already full of stars, and it was the middle of the night. Douglas lazily rode the old horse, letting the horse go, anyway, the old horse knew the way, and would always carry him home. Taking advantage of this time on the road, he had to think about it.
Why did you join this rebellion? Douglas couldn't tell if he wasn't a man who coveted riches and glory. At the age of 35, he became a corps commander, and for the next seven years, he experienced storms that were difficult for others to encounter. In the entire French military department, excluding the two veterans of the second generation of "French Double Blades", he has the highest qualifications and military achievements. After Sharpell's death, no one doubted that Douglas would sooner or later sit on the throne of commander-in-chief, but Douglas was not unusual.
Do you want the king to expose this? Forget it, if Falunsi can't avoid this catastrophe, then there is no need for this country to exist. Without Sharpeur, who could have saved Farensi, who had been unknowingly pushed to the edge of a cliff?
Shappel, you must be laughing at me in the underworld. It seems that I can't escape the fate of the "double blade", maybe I was born to shine in your glory, just like Barranque Gresden and Xanan Langcados, Vifliz and Hannibal Henry. Happel, look at the results of my slicing open of the cancer called Sanadine Piero. Will the patient "Farensi" be bled to death, or will he be reborn after bleeding all the pus?
Before I knew it, the homesick old horse had already carried Douglas to the door. At this time, China happened to come out of the house.
"Good evening, Uncle Gran." China greeted politely.
"Oh, it's Ginna." Douglas has always treated his old friend's daughter as if it were his own, "It's so late, you still have to go out?" β
"Today is the second half of the night on my duty, and I will be whining again when I go late." China replied.
"What about tomorrow? Tomorrow is also the second half of the night? Douglas asked eagerly.
"Oh no, I'm going to be the first half of the night tomorrow. What's the matter, Uncle Gran? China felt a little strange.
"Nothing. I just want to. You've been living at home for so long, and I haven't cared for you well. Douglas looked at China with fatherly eyes.
"Uncle Gran was so gracious, and everyone was very nice to me. Anyway, I'm going to be late. Cena didn't forget to give Douglas a daughterly kiss when she left.
Douglas stroked the kissed cheek and looked at Chinna's distant riding shadow, "Sharpeur, I will definitely protect Chinna." β
Late the next night, Gina finished her day's work and dragged her exhausted body home. After taking a bath, the originally sore body was even more lazy and couldn't lift up a little energy. Even so, the sweltering heat of the day kept her awake sleeping. After a dazed sleep for a while, she found the activity of armed men at the door of her bedroom, instinctively as a warrior.
She drove away her sleepiness, crept to the door, put her ear to the door, and heard two strangers talking.
"Don't be so nervous, we just need to keep an eye on this door tonight. It's not peaceful elsewhere tonight. β
"Do you think this uprising will be successful?"
"Rest assured, we have an absolute advantage in numbers and will not lose."
"What if Miss Lanfonte inside wants to break out, she's very strong."
"Then we'll let her out, anyway, the house is full of our people. Rest assured, after tonight, the Prime Minister will reward us well. β
China was shocked to hear this, there would be a rebellion today, and the palace must be notified immediately. She calmly touched it back, and quietly put on her clothes and weapons. He made a rope by connecting the sheets and curtains, and climbed out of the bedroom on the second floor quietly by this rope.
China did not dare to go to the stable, where there must have been more than a dozen guards. So, she went straight to the backyard, where the wall was the shortest. After evading a patrol of soldiers, China managed to reach the wall of the backyard. The wall is only one and a half fats (2.25 m) high. Gina leaped forward and put her hands on the wall. He bowed his body, swung a little, kicked the wall hard, climbed over the low wall beautifully, and landed steadily. In the current gymnastics competition, this is definitely a high-scoring action of 9.5 or more.
The rest of the journey will depend entirely on her legs. Cenna ran in a hurry, but soon her fire-burning lungs didn't allow her to run like that. Ginna dragged her almost paralyzed legs towards the palace, and just as she was about to give up hope, three horsemen appeared.
"Ah, it's Miss Lamfonte, it's so late, and you're still outside." This is Oiffi's voice.
China looked up and saw that one of the two was Farsberg. "If someone starts a rebellion, all four legions outside the city will participate. Take me to the palace! β
"Fars was checked, and went back to assemble the Tenth Regiment; Captain Landier, you go and inform the Commander-in-Chief of the news. After sending two of his men away, Oiffi graciously extended his hand to Chenna, "Come up, Miss Lanfonte." β
Gina didn't hesitate and jumped lightly on the horse's back. Oyifi rode his horse down and went straight to the palace.
They almost stormed the gates of the palace. Before Oyifi could rein in his horse, China jumped off her horse, grabbed one of the Janissaries, and asked, "What about Admiral Sauer?" Get him for me. β
When Chyna was in a state of confusion like a headless fly, Yeft heard the soldier's report and rushed over, "General Lanfonte, what's wrong?" β
"It's Yeft, there's finally someone who can take care of things. Emergency gathering, this is not a drill. Pass my orders down and assemble urgently. I'll tell you when the troops are assembled, there's no time, go quickly! β
In a daze, Yeft went to assemble the Janissaries. Cena was not idle, and immediately went straight to the princess's bed, dragging Margaret, who was still sleepy, out of bed. Since Margaret was not awake at all, it was up to China to comb her hair and get dressed.
Oyifi also called out to the king and his wife in time, and everyone unknowingly followed and prepared everything. At this time, Farsberg also brought the 10th Regiment with him, and the Praetorian Guard was urgently assembled, and Landil reported back to the Commander-in-Chief to begin to gather his own cavalry.
Just as Sauer was about to ask China if she was messing around, Pegasus, the guard guarding the city gates, entered the palace. All four gates were attacked, and four legions outside the city mutinied at the same time. This news immediately caused the entire palace to fall into a situation of chickens flying and dogs jumping after a short period of silence.