I Will Be The Crowned King

Chapter 33 I disagree!

"The entire Storm Division is dispatched - immediately block the Beluga Port, and prepare the fleet parked in the port to fire at the city at any time!"

This was the first reaction in An Sen's mind when he heard the little secretary's report.

And then... he threw the utterly absurd idea into the wastebasket.

The problem now is that the army in charge of patrolling is attacked. Once he really blockaded the city with great fanfare, and even let the fleet bombard the port, he spent a lot of effort to do all the preliminary work, and it was all in vain.

Correspondingly, if you are indifferent to the army's attack... Regardless of whether the morale of the Storm Division will be affected, at least in the eyes of the enemy, this is definitely a sign of weakness, and the Storm Division's deterrent to Beluga Harbor and even the entire colony will be greatly reduced.

In order to arrive at Beluga Harbor before the new year, the Storm Division's logistical preparations can be said to be quite inadequate; although the weapons are barely sufficient, the guns and ammunition basically have only one base, and they can last up to two quick battles with low intensity.

If the entire army is to be devoted to maintaining stability in Beluga Port, or even suppressing the insurgents, one month is enough to exhaust the entire army.

Considering that there are still preparations to open up the frontiers and fight against indigenous harassment and imperial invasions, before getting the first support from the mainland in March, the Storm Division can only organize one large-scale battle, let alone put logistical reserves into it. to meaningless internal friction.

Even if Moby Dick wasn't very loyal - of course to the mainland, not to Anson himself - he had to avoid a head-on conflict between the Storm Division and the colony as much as possible, which would affect the delivery of resources to the mainland.

This is the bottom line.

After thinking about these questions, An Sen, who forced himself to be calm, took a deep breath and looked at Fabian: "What is the army doing now?"

"The outpost is being built to prepare for the future land reclamation and road repair." The head of the grenadier responded decisively, and his expression became extremely solemn:

"All the troops can be assembled in an hour at the latest; as for Admiral William Cecil...he himself is in the barracks now."

When the voice fell, Fabian didn't say more, but the meaning was already coming out.

"Assemble the troops immediately and let everyone return to the barracks - prepare for battle, but don't leave until you get an order." An Sen said solemnly:

"As for Colonel William Cecil... At least until the matter is settled, including the Aboriginal suicide, try not to let him find out."

Fabian's expression changed slightly when he heard the words, but he quickly regained his composure: "Understood."

"Alan!" After arranging the army, Anson turned to look at the little secretary who was still lying on the ground, retching:

"Go and tell Miss Talia that I'm going to the Beluga Harbor Council immediately, and tell her not to wait for me tonight--and go and get Lisa, and let her take the guard company with me! "

The most important thing now is to calm down the situation as soon as possible, find the cause of the incident, and at the same time not be too radical, to avoid the situation from escalating while maintaining the deterrent force of the Storm Division on Beluga Harbor.

If it was in Hantu, this situation could have ordered warships to bombard the city, but this is a colony... If you want Beluga Harbor to truly become your basic base, you must be as restrained as possible.

After discussing the decision, the three did not continue to waste time, and immediately began to split up.

On the carriage going to the Beluga Harbor Council, the little clerk who came along with him briefed Anson on the general situation of the matter.

The cause of the incident is very simple: four soldiers on patrol entered a relatively remote community, and they clashed with the indigenous people living there because of some spats; during the dispute between the two sides, an indigenous people suddenly pulled out. weapons, so the soldiers immediately pulled the trigger...

The original dispute turned into a riot. The nearby church and the soldiers who were patrolling rushed to reinforcements and reported the situation to Carl Bain, who was at the Beluga Harbor Council; the first officer to arrive at the scene immediately tried to block the scene, but Beluga The houses in Hong Kong are crowded and the roads are narrow, and the new storm division could not completely block it.

So the officers only found the bodies of those four soldiers and a dozen civilians in Beluga Harbor... both natives and colonists.

"The cash, boots, and some more valuable luxury goods on them have all disappeared... But the weapons and military uniforms are still there." The uneasy little secretary hadn't fully recovered from the previous shock, and said with lingering fears :

"Not only them, but also the belongings of other corpses on the ground, boots, belts and gloves, all disappeared."

"Robbery?" An Sen asked subconsciously.

"The officer in charge of the blockade also reported the same, believing that one of the purposes of the other party's attack on the patrol is likely to be their belongings."

The little secretary nodded dazedly: "You know, apart from the obvious things like military uniforms and thermal clothing, the soldiers of the Storm Division also looked very...rich when they were patrolling outside."

The two looked at each other, showing a little helpless expression in a very tacit understanding.

After the end of a vast war, the entire Storm Division made a lot of money; although the small secretary used various means to turn the biggest cake into the army's public property and Anson's personal property, scattered in the zero and zero Scattered in more than a dozen bank accounts... but the rest of the officers and soldiers still reaped a lot.

In addition, because the stationed place changed from Clovis City to Beluga Port, in order to "guarantee morale", Anson did not stop paying their army even for two months at sea.

But the problem is that there is nothing to spend at sea... The direct consequence is that the soldiers are now in a state of not bad money at all, saving and adding head-to-toe attire and jingling pockets, and fifty percent Compared with immigrants, they are absolute "winners in life".

It is conceivable how many people's attention and attention they will attract when they come in and out of "consumption places" such as pubs and markets.

"But in addition to this, the officer also mentioned a particularly strange situation." The little secretary raised his head, with a familiar fear in his eyes:

"The four soldiers...and all the remaining corpses...their heads were all smashed to pieces!"

Broken?

Anson's pupils shrank suddenly.

If only one or two of them have this situation, it can also be interpreted as an accident in the riot; but all are broken...it can only be interpreted as someone doing it on purpose.

The question is why does it have to be smashed to pieces? Is it to avoid discovering their true identities, to cover up other wounds, because of a certain ritual or belief, or is it really because of some very unlikely accident?

The first thing Ansen thought of was the beast slave who smashed his head into pieces.

There are spellcasters, heretics and even heretics in the new world... These are not news, but well-known facts; Anson also learned "shocked" information from Talia's mouth - the so-called "land of rest" The new world is still the tomb of the three old gods.

So it would be perfectly normal if there was some heretical belief that "the soul and life are in the head".

This is actually not unreasonable... Under the belief system of the old gods, the most important organ of a spellcaster's body is his heart, followed by his brain; for followers of the king of black magic, the importance of the brain is even To be better.

If it was really made by indigenous people or pagans, would it have something to do with this?

With a slight vibration, the carriage slowly stopped outside the gate of the Beluga Harbor Council.

An Sen looked out the window subconsciously. Twenty heavily armed line infantrymen were guarding the gate of the parliament with guns and live ammunition. There were even cables to refuse horses and block the streets. It was completely like an enemy.

Entering the hall, the dim light makes the atmosphere extremely dull, and the members of the assembly who have gathered temporarily are sitting in the hall scattered; , farther away from the gate.

Anson glanced around and found that the people who came were basically members of the "timber supply and demand committee", as well as a small number of ocean-going merchants and fishermen.

Ignoring the gazes of others, An Sen walked directly to his loyal chief of staff and patted him on the shoulder: "How is the situation?"

"The situation has been brought under control." Carl Bain sighed and rubbed aside:

"Lieutenant Colonel Alexei led two infantry battalions to block off the entire community. The rest of the troops are still patrolling the city, trying not to affect the security of the port... Of course, it can only be done as much as possible."

Beluga Port is a port city with only 40,000 people. In this kind of place, there is a gun battle. It is impossible to not leak the news at all. You don’t need to think about it. The news of the attack on the soldiers of the Storm Division must have spread. The whole city.

At this time, in addition to expecting the people in the city to exert a little subjective enthusiasm, wanting to rely on an infantry regiment of 600 people to maintain law and order in the city... that is purely a dream.

Anson nodded slightly, sat down beside Carl and asked casually, "The criminal has been caught?"

"No! I can't even figure out who the murderer is now!" After many days of exhaustion and unexpected events, the chief of staff looked a little irritable:

"The only thing I know now is that not all the people who died at the scene were murderers; one mercenary who joined the Faithful Alliance told us that he saw at least three **** guys run away."

"There are 14 communities in the entire Beluga Port, and there are 12 other than this parliament and the port, of which 8 are mixed with natives and colonists. To catch the murderer, you have to investigate one by one. Unless you bring the entire Storm Division into the city, it's impossible - but then you might as well just let the fleet bombard the city!"

Anson nodded slightly, and Carl's thoughts were exactly the same as his own: "What about the person who reported the letter, where is he now?"

"In the bishop's church, with other witnesses at the scene." Carl sighed, reached into his jacket pocket, and found nothing but a shriveled cigarette case.

Anson took out his pipe and handed him a pack of cigarettes and matches: "You didn't bring them to the council?"

"No, it's too obvious to do that - staying in the church can also be interpreted as a religious activity, it's too obvious to bring it to the parliament, and it's easy for them to be nervous, not to mention that we don't have so many people to look after it now."

The fire flashed across Carl's hand, and a faint smoke slowly drifted between the two.

"And I have a guess that this should not be a gang committing a crime, it is closer to a temporary intention, and the residents of that community probably have little to do with the prisoners."

"What evidence do you have?" Anson took a puff of his pipe.

"Because all the witnesses at the crime scene answered exactly the same - they all called the killer a 'blooded' guy."

Carl Bain was smoking a cigarette and frowned slightly: "No physical features, no complexion, no mention of the clothes he was wearing, all the witnesses noticed was the fact that he was covered in blood."

"I think this shows one thing, that they were not so impressed with the murderer that they didn't notice such a guy near their house when the incident broke out, and it's even possible that he was at the point in time when the incident broke out. , just appeared there."

"Otherwise, even if you plan to hide it for your own people, you should deliberately lie a few times. They all say the same thing in unison~www.wuxiaspot.com~ At first glance, it's quite suspicious." Carl explained.

Makes sense!

An Sen's eyes lit up: "I didn't expect...my loyal chief of staff to be so good at reasoning!"

"Yes, he's also good at taking the blame for others and getting a salary to do the work of several people!" Carl rolled his eyes:

"When did you find someone to take charge of the security of Beluga Port? I am now the commander-in-chief of the Guards during the day, the new recruit's chief instructor in the afternoon, and continue to be your chief of staff at night—the donkey in the farm, there is no So called!"

"Just hold on for a few more days... Uh, a month at most! After a month, I will send someone to take charge of the security of Beluga Port." An Sen smiled comfortingly, and did not forget to add:

"Also... Now Clovis City is not responsible for the security work anymore. It's called the police, also called Whitehall Street-our Lieutenant Colonel Fabien is unemployed because of this."

"I don't care what he is called, it doesn't matter if he is called the Whitehall Guards!" Karl said hysterically:

"In short, the Storm Division can't be allowed to enter the city now, only 600 soldiers in the city and your guard company can be used to investigate each community one by one; let Bishop Ripper and the people of the Faithful Alliance be responsible for assistance, and try to minimize the impact. ."

"They were covered in blood, and they must have been seen by many people when they escaped. It is impossible not to leave any clues - find the whereabouts first, and then block the city gate after dark, and then it will be easy."

Anson nodded slightly, silently agreeing.

Just as the two got up and prepared to act, a powerful voice suddenly sounded from outside the gate:

"No, I don't agree!"

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