Those who were talking about Simonyi were a group of old men with the rank of general on their shoulders. They were talking about General Simonyi, who had just been summoned, at the home of General Saraguet, Minister of War.
In the bright room, there are several sofas, and several white-haired but still energetic old people, wearing neat military uniforms, are chatting and spanking with each other. Just one look at the generals on their shoulders will make you dazzled.
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“I don’t know what’s going on when Saragate calls us all together this time?”
A thin old man with the rank of general sat on the sofa, wiped his glasses slowly, and asked his doubts.
"Cadorna, you don't know either?"
Opposite him, a capable old man also wearing a general's uniform spoke and answered his questions.
Yes, that gentleman-looking old man wearing glasses is General Raffaele Cadorna, Chief of Staff of the Italian Army.
The person who answered him was General Parker Tapea, Director of Equipment of the Army Department. In addition to the two of them, there were also General Leo Moreira, Director of Army Education, and General Pedro Arias, Director of Logistics.
Sitting aside and smoking a cigarette. Together with the Minister of War, General Saraguet, these five people are currently the main controllers of the army.
Admiral Cardorna, who did not get an answer from Admiral Tapea, turned his attention to the other two.
"Don't look at me, I don't know either."
"How can I know something that you all don't know first?"
Seeing that none of the three people knew the purpose of convening everyone for this meeting, Admiral Cardorna had no choice but to give up the plan of asking.
It was rare to get together at this time, so they started chatting. Since it was chatting, Lieutenant General Simeone, who has become popular recently, must also be the subject of their conversation.
"I don't know how Simone could be favored by His Majesty."
General Moreira, who is the Director of Education, casually mentioned Lieutenant General Simeone.
"What the hell, it's just that this kid is lucky."
Another big boss, Logistics Director General Arias, expressed his opinion with disdain.
However, the other three people did not pay attention to his words, because they knew that the logistics director had a deep prejudice against Simeone. The reason was that Simeone rejected him. The Army originally recommended the commander of the expeditionary force, Commander Bacchus of the Sixth Army.
The position of Lieutenant General.
Lieutenant General Baxter was the second-in-command in General Arias's force. In order to prepare for him to take over smoothly when he was not in good health, Arias reached a series of deals with them and paid a lot of money.
I finally got it, but I didn't expect it to be cut off by Simeone.
Well, Simeone, who is nearly fifty years old, can indeed only be considered a junior to these generals in their seventies and eighties.
Their conversation gave Admiral Cardorna inspiration, and he said, "Do you think Saragate summoned us because of this kid?"
Facing Cardorna's words, several other admirals immediately began to think deeply. After a while, the Director of Education, Admiral Moreira, spoke.
"It's possible, but it's probably unlikely."
Moreira's words immediately attracted the approval of the other two generals.
"Yes, I also think this possibility is unlikely. Simeone is just a bit unsociable. He is not an idiot and will not let himself become an isolated target. I think he will adopt a neutral attitude, both
It will not offend us, and it will not offend His Majesty."
"Besides, even if Simone falls to His Majesty, it's not a big deal. Our strength can still suppress His Majesty's outstretched hand."
The words of several other generals also exposed their powerful influence within the army. It is obvious that they all believe that what General Cardorna is worried about is simply not true. Even if it is true, there will be no fundamental changes.
Power shifts.
And their words also made Cardona, as the chief of general staff, feel that he was being overly concerned.
Although the matter has come to an end, several generals are becoming more and more curious as to what the purpose of Minister of War Saraguet is in convening everyone this time. Although everyone is in Rome, they are leaders of various army factions and represent their respective
faction, so everyone is very busy. What kind of big event is it, let this person call everyone together.
They were not kept waiting for long. After a while, General Saraget, who was the Minister of War, opened the door and came in with a dusty look on his face.
"I'm sorry for keeping you all waiting."
As soon as he entered the door, General Saraget apologized to everyone present.
"It doesn't matter. We are just idle. We should wait for you, the head of the army."
The person who made the strange remarks was the equipment director, Admiral Tapea, who was a little unhappy because he had been waiting for so long.
Facing General Tapea's words, General Saraguet ignored them and continued to speak. "I summoned everyone this time because there is a very important matter. This matter is related to the army."
’s future.”
Saraget's words made everyone present sit upright immediately. Although everyone disliked each other, after all, they had worked together for so many years, and their respective temperaments were thoroughly understood.
For people like Saraguet, as long as he says that something big has happened, then it must have happened.
"What is it?"
The inquiry from General Cadorna made everyone pay closer attention to the Secretary of War.
Faced with everyone's gaze, Saraget continued, "The news I just received is that the Navy, with the support of His Majesty, is preparing to form a marine force at the division and brigade level."
"What!"
The voice was made by General Tapea, but his words did not make General Saraguet stop, and he continued. "And most of the officers who form this force will be selected from the Guards.
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Admiral Saraget's words made all the generals present look extremely ugly. They could all read a lot of useful content from this news. More importantly, they were not aware of this at all.
That embarrasses them the most.
You must know that His Majesty had previously promised that the Guards would not exceed 10,000 people. Unexpectedly, His Majesty would actually change things. On the surface, he did not increase the strength of the Guards, but he was redeploying Guards officers.
, is undergoing expansion in the name of the Marine Corps.
There is no way he looks like a monarch, he is simply more shameless than them.
No, Admiral Tapea, who had the most grumpy temper, stood up immediately and roared angrily. "Damn the Navy, what do they want to do? Is Gorek out of his mind? Could he have promised it before?
Ours.”
Luckily for the furious Admiral Tapea, he still had some sense in his mind and did not scold Carlo too.
But although he didn't scold him, everyone knew that His Majesty was the mastermind. Otherwise, if he had lent some courage to Gorek, he wouldn't have dared to provoke the Army like this. You must know that the power of the Army is compared to the Navy, which can only show off its ruthlessness at sea.
, but much stronger.
"Is the news confirmed?"
Although I believe Saragate's words, there are still some people who are not willing to give in and want to ask.
"I have personally confirmed the news and it is true. Grovey is currently selecting officers from the Guards."
Saraget's words made several generals give up.
"We underestimated your Majesty."
At this time, Cardorna, who was the chief of staff, suddenly sighed.
"What's the use of talking about this now? What we need is a way to deal with it."
Cardorna's words aroused dissatisfaction from others. If he mentioned this at this time, he could not have done it on purpose.
"I'm just saying, how can I think of a solution so quickly?"
"Then don't say it."
Seeing that the scene was about to start a dispute, Saragate patted the table, and then he said to everyone. "Okay, everyone, stop arguing. I believe everyone is very aware of the situation we are facing now.
What consequences will come? We must unite at this time to let the king see our strength clearly."
Everyone understands Saraguet's speech, which is about uniting and speaking to the outside world.
"Saraget, everyone has no objection to your words, but just by uniting us, we cannot make His Majesty give up expanding his Guards. If this problem is not solved, it will be very detrimental to us."
It was Logistics Director General Arias who spoke, and his words also aroused the agreement of others.
"Arias is right, we cannot allow the Navy to expand the size of its Marine Corps. This is not good for all of us."
"Yes, that's right, I think so too."
Facing everyone, Saragate waved his hand to calm everyone down. "This is not just what you think, I think so too."
"But it is not an easy task to prevent the king from using the navy to expand the praetorian guard under his control."
The admirals present certainly know that it is very difficult to prevent the navy from joining forces with His Majesty. Because they cannot reach out to the Navy, and His Majesty is also in charge of the government's financial allocations. It is like a mouse pulling a tortoise, and there is nothing to say.
feeling.
Wait, government financial allocation?
This might be able to do something.
There was more than one person who had the same idea, and among them, Saraguet, as the Minister of War, had a practical solution. He continued, "But we are not without solutions. First of all, the strength of our army is recognized by everyone.
, Secondly, the king will not take over power for long after all, so we can look for allies."
Saraget's words immediately opened up the minds of other generals. Yes, it's not like his family was targeted by the king. Why not unite those who have been targeted and suppressed to put pressure together?
So the topic of finding allies was immediately brought up.
Many people were mentioned, including Prime Minister Despretis, and even the former Prime Minister and current Governor of Lanfang, Cairoli was mentioned. It seems that Carlo has suppressed many people without knowing it.
Facing the potential allies proposed by the generals, Saragate thought for a while and said. "We need to choose these people who are a little more reliable, so that we don't end up not finding allies but causing trouble in the city."
Subsequently, several admirals decided to target the Prime Minister and several other ministers. In addition, they also came up with some methods regarding the Navy's expansion of the Marine Corps. Although they could not stop it, they could still make the Navy take some detours.
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After everything was almost busy, several generals left here.
As the Army Chief of Staff, Cardorna was also sitting in his carriage contemplating what had just happened. He spoke very little at today's rally. Except for asking about the purpose of convening everyone at the beginning, he was basically very quiet at other times.
Talk less. Because he doesn’t want to get too involved, because he feels those people’s ideas are unreliable.
Yes, it's just unreliable.
As an army, facing the King's pressure in a different way, these people actually want to find allies. Is this still an army? At this time, it is more necessary to show their strength and let His Majesty retreat in the face of difficulties.
Of course, this degree is difficult to grasp, because too little won’t work, and too much will cause the Army’s image in the hearts of the people to plummet.
In his opinion, even this dangerous method is much better than the bullshit idea of finding allies. It can be said that those people's thinking is still stuck on twenty years ago. How can this compare with others? A group of soldiers used politics
Means, isn't it a short attack that lasts a long time?
However, considering that everyone is over 70 years old, and even the youngest himself is in his 60s, this may be one of the reasons why everyone is unwilling to use radical methods. With a big family, who would want to
Use radical methods to make the family take the blame.
In fact, there is another way, that is, they bow their heads to His Majesty and admit their mistakes. However, this method can only cure the symptoms but not the root cause. If these factions are not subdued, the young Majesty will not give up.
This is also the most difficult choice, because part of the power obtained must be divided, and there are multiple mothers-in-law taking care of it. Who is willing to do this?
This is why he still didn't object even though he knew it would lead to a bad attitude towards the army. Not even he was willing, let alone others.
So he was also confused about what to do next. Maybe His Majesty was patient and waited until all these old bones were exhausted before picking up the pieces. This was what he wanted to see most.
Some people are destined to have trouble falling asleep tonight, because too many things are mixed together, making the city of Rome tonight full of a sense of anxiety.
No matter what happens tonight, a new day will come. But on this new day, the generals will start to get busy. They are all testing the attitude of the selected target.
Let’s skip the effect of the test first. In a secret room in the palace, Carlo was listening to a report from a person.
"Your Majesty, because the other party is heavily guarded, we didn't hear anything. But last night, several generals from the army went to General Saraguet's home. We think they must be discussing something."
"Understood, continue to send people to pay close attention, and raise the attention of these generals to A-level."
