I Will Be The Crowned King

"I have met many special opponents, but I have to admit that you...probably the most special one."

Inside the Changhu Town Barracks Headquarters, Fabian sat on the sofa in front of the fireplace with a cup of hot coffee, enjoying his afternoon tea while looking at the self-proclaimed "Changhu Town Militia Commander" with a puzzled face. the Mr.

He was wearing a brown trench coat and a slightly larger three-cornered hat. He humbly curled up on a chair that was slightly "mini" compared to him, with a look of ingratitude written on his face under the brim of the hat.

In general, more like street vendors than colonial militia commanders.

However, this is not surprising to the former Guards officer. In the huge "identity information database" in his mind, it is the most basic common sense to be invisible.

After all, who would have thought that a third-rate novelist who was too poor to pay the rent would be the main culprit in detonating the riot in Clovis City; and that a young officer who was a suspected accomplice and lived in a cheap apartment turned out to be his future boss?

But in any case, the reality is to talk about some reason and logic: if an animal looks like a pigeon, sounds like a pigeon, its movements are completely pigeons, and its physiological structure also conforms to the structure of pigeons...

Well, then it is a pigeon.

So when this pigeon suddenly tells you that it's actually a lawyer, has a quarter of aristocratic blood, has a deep understanding of international politics and steam flour mills, is proficient in sociology and finance, and has five degrees... People are confused.

Fabian is in such a state now.

Because he was in charge of a feint attack, Fabian was not in a hurry at first, and he had to bring thousands of faithful warriors who were enthusiastic but had no concept of war. Getting lost and staying behind, nothing else is guaranteed.

Considering that this troop was not expected to enter the battle, and the preparation was in a hurry, after finally crossing the border between Beluga Harbor and Long Lake Town, they discovered a very fatal problem.

That's what this army... is out of food.

Of course, this is not accurate, because even if there is no preparation, each unit still follows the standard attendance system. Each company carries seven days of supplies, which is enough to deal with a short-term battle... So the one who really "runs out of ammunition and food" is that More than a thousand enthusiastic keepers.

Even worse, when Fabien discovered the problem, the group had been hungry for a day; they didn't realize that it would take thousands of people to walk from Beluga Harbor to Long Lake Town, more than a few people in a donkey cart. It was much slower. Before crossing the border, I ate up the dry food I carried and marched on an empty stomach for most of the day.

This result is very embarrassing: if half of the supplies of the Storm Division are given to them, it will not be said whether the remaining amount will be enough for the return trip, but it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the soldiers.

But if it is not given, most of this "feinting army" will probably collapse immediately, and the plan can be declared a failure without seeing the enemy... It is equivalent to selling the commander-in-chief Anson Bach who is preparing to "surprise attack" on Long Lake Town.

Just when Fabien was entangled in whether to gamble on a fortress on the outskirts of the city to attract enemy firepower for the main force of the Storm Division, or to force the distribution of supplies, a guy who claimed to be "the representative of the Militia of Changhu Town" came to the door.

The other party said that he had a large number of supplies on hand, which could immediately relieve the urgent needs of the storm division; the price was that Fabien had to give a "reasonable" price, and at the same time, if the Beluga Port was victorious after the war, it was necessary to ensure a batch of Changhu Town. The lives of powerful and militia officers.

Although I don't know how this "military secret" was leaked, Fabian had to agree to make the plan go smoothly.

So that afternoon, his barracks received enough supplies to supply the entire army for four to five days, and each supply box was affixed with a seal of "Changhu Town Militia Supplies".

This is not over yet, after the representative found out that Fabian's army was only half armed and the remaining half (the faithful) had only uniforms and rifles, and asked Fabian if he wanted to add a little more armament?

Fabien cautiously asked what kind of armament the other party could get, and the representative gave him a price list very directly, everything from rifle propellants to infantry artillery... Of course, the price is not cheap, but IOUs and credits are accepted.

In the early morning of the next day, the heavily armed "main force of the Storm Division" had more than 1,000 rifles, 20,000 rounds of ammunition, 500 shells and three brand-new Imperial 8-pounder infantry guns, which could still be seen on the shiny barrels. Inscription at the time of the factory.

So far, things are still within Fabian's understanding - each faction has different voices, and it is not uncommon for "moderates" who want to compromise with the enemy to appear.

But what happened next is more difficult for ordinary people to understand.

An army of more than 2,000 people, including cavalry, artillery, and a group of "armed fanatics", crossed the border and entered the territory of Changhu Town without being discovered; the best result at this time is that the opponent can be deterred by force. Providing supplies, guides, and camps for rest, it's not enough for both parties to pretend they can't see each other.

But there was no need to deter him at all, and he offered to provide all the necessities during the march, and it was the first time Fabian saw the "invaded" who warmly seemed to be entertaining distinguished guests.

The direct consequence of this "accident" is that the entire "fake attacking army" from top to bottom mistakenly thought that they were not invading, but really came to "liberate" the people of Changhu Town. In particular, the mad believers seem to really regard Changhu Town as a family.

The strange state continued until they arrived at the barracks fortress. The "Changhu Town Militia Representative" reappeared and expressed his willingness to "transfer" the general camp to the Storm Division, performing a "Storm Division raided the military camp, and the Changhu Town army was defeated." "The big play.

The specific process is that the two sides agree on a time point, the storm division "fires" on the barracks, an hour later, the militiamen of Changhu Town will shoot back, and then...

Then there will be no more. The Storm Division can come directly to receive the barracks, and all the officers and soldiers of Changhu Town will take the initiative to disarm and surrender.

Fabian, who didn't understand what the other party wanted to do at all, chose to accept the other party's conditions after carefully considering that his tasks were "feint" and "attract attention".

So the next morning, artillery fire roared over the barracks fortress, and the gunshots were loud; more than 1,000 faithful soldiers took the rifles sponsored by Changhu Town, and fired round after round of platoons of guns at the barracks across two kilometers, three eight-pound guns. Infantry artillery aimed at the woods on both sides of the fortress and roared... and poured out round after round of ammunition for no money.

This "offensive" lasted for a full two hours. More than a thousand soldiers of the Faithful lit up the ammunition they got from Longhu Town. They were in a happy mood like a child who had been on a roller coaster before the outing was over.

An hour later, the direction of the barracks started a "counterattack" as scheduled; in order to avoid any misunderstanding, they simply did not even load the lead bullets, and blew their guns directly into the sky.

This fierce counterattack lasted for half an hour, and the entire military camp was shrouded in gunpowder smoke. From a distance, it seemed as if it had experienced a fierce battle that was so bloody.

After another half an hour, Fabian, who was confused, led the same confused cavalry company and grenadier regiment. Under the cover of the artillery company, they successfully "captured" the Changhu Town barracks, and disarmed and surrendered to Changhu Town. The militiamen gathered for a meal.

"His Excellency the militia commander, I may trouble you to answer a few questions."

Sighing to himself, the former Guards officer lowered his voice and said, "First, does Beluga Harbor have your eyeliner?"

"Of course there is!" The flattering militia leader resolutely admitted:

"If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't have been able to know such important information about the lack of your troops' supplies, and provide them in time... You said yes?"

"Second..." Fabian pressed his somewhat bulging temple:

"Did you already know our strategic plan?"

"Uh... I can't tell you all about this—you guys are still moving very fast, so I can only make a rough guess." The militia commander said with a smile:

"But I guessed that you will attack from the sea. The land direction is just an assist or a feint. You will try to attract the main force but try to avoid fighting. Otherwise, I would not dare to negotiate with you like this, because you are sure..."

"etc!"

Fabian, who had a headache expression, raised his hand to interrupt him, took a deep breath before saying anything, and looked at this guy quite tangled:

"Let me sort it out...you guessed the Beluga Harbor battle plan, but you deliberately followed the tactics we wanted you to implement, and even provided a series of help to ensure our plan was successful, and you did The purpose is to... surrender to our army?"

"That's right." The militia commander nodded again and again:

"You are absolutely right!"

"Then can I ask why? Judging from your own answer, you have every chance to sabotage our plan and organize an army to block our raid." Fabian raised his brows.

"Of course we can, because we are sure to lose!" The militia commander said unabashedly:

"You have five thousand well-trained and experienced soldiers, professional artillery and cavalry, a fleet—you even have a battleship!"

"I am the militia commander of Long Lake Town, and I know better than anyone what its army is like; no training, no experience, not even like the militia of other colonies who have fought rioting beast slaves, the only thing they can do It's all about listening to the cannon blasting forward, charging, firing... it's gone!"

"If you really want to stop, I can probably block you for three to five days, maybe a week if you're lucky; then what? After a week, the imperial reinforcements will definitely not arrive in time, and 5,000 well-trained soldiers will be irritated. I know all too well what it's like to be with a confident general!"

"In order to avoid that kind of end, I think it's better not to fight, and to reduce the grievances of both sides... What do you think?"

The militia commander raised his head and asked sincerely.

The former Guards officer rubbed his temples where the pain was slightly relieved, and asked himself a second question:

"If that's the case, why don't you just surrender?"

"Well, it's easier-because I'm not the governor of Long Lake Town, I'm just an officer hired by the city council."

The leader of the militia shrugged: "I know Long Lake Town can't win, but I don't care about fighting or not, it's up to the council to say it; I have to let the gents in the council think they hired me. It's worth it, but I won't bring a bunch of stunned greens to deliberately court death!"

"That's why you took the initiative to attack Red Hand Bay, and also counterattacked in the past?" Fabian was startled.

"That's right! Because the army in Red Hand Bay is as bad as Changhu Town, smashing them can prove the worth of me and the entire Longhu Town Militia." The militia leader replied:

"The most important thing is to take the initiative to attack Red Hand Bay, and try to avoid colliding with your main force as much as possible. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone."

Fabian was silent.

Such a remark sounded extremely absurd, but when he thought about it carefully, it was quite reasonable, and he really didn't know what to say.

More importantly, as a former Guards officer, he was very capable of "surrendering without a fight", but he used all his abilities to cooperate with the enemy's performance... In fact, he could understand it very well.

Fabian will also use the same method in the face of some unreasonable demands of the boss and Party A that are obviously beyond the scope of reality - I tried my best, I act according to the rules, I am completely in accordance with your ideas, but it is a pity Notify you that something was screwed up.

As for why? No one knows, everyone has worked hard but it just failed, maybe this is life.

With a hint of inexplicable goodwill, Fabien took the initiative to pour a cup of coffee for the other party:

"Anyway... Nice to meet you. I'm the commander of the Grenadier Regiment of the Storm Division. You can call me Lieutenant Colonel Fabian."

"Nice to meet you~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Dear Lieutenant Colonel Fabian." The militia commander quickly stretched out his hands and took the coffee cup he handed:

"I'm the commander of the Long Lake Town Militia. I don't have a rank. I used to be an accountant of a mercenary regiment before accepting this position - oh, probably the accountant in your Clovis army, you can call me Joseph. !"

Joseph... Fabien was stunned when he heard the name, but soon returned to normal:

"Dear Captain Joseph, regarding our previous transactions...I may not be able to guarantee that every one of them will be fulfilled, but I will definitely ensure the safety of you and the entire militia, as for the people of the city council - if they can Surviving the siege battle and still alive, I will try my best to convince the commander-in-chief not to cause harm to their personal safety."

"That's enough! The Ring of Order testifies that the entire Changhu Town Militia Group owes you a huge favor!"

Joseph said gratefully, and the body curled up on the small chair began to tremble slightly: "In order to express our agreement, I don't know if there is anything I can help?"

help?

Fabien thought about it for a minute, then raised his eyebrows calmly: "It seems that there really is--Your Excellency Joseph, did you know that there is one in Long Lake Town..."

"Secret gold mine?"

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