In order to prove my "sincerity", I took the businessman to visit the dock that Deere used to smuggle early in the morning.
When they saw the goods with "contraband" signs in the warehouse and the "impounded" ships on the dock, they were all in high spirits and rushed to tell each other.
Dill's smuggling activities have always been a big problem in their hearts. It can be said that they have been living under the huge shadow of Dill... Now, my dear Dill is no longer in Wanpu, and they also think that smuggling has been completely suppressed by me.
.Naturally, the donations and supplies they promised filled my warehouse as quickly as possible.
As for the "small businessman", he sent me a letter of guarantee written in blood on the morning of the second day of the dance. In order to prove that it was written in his own blood, he also showed me the wound on his finger. I didn't want to see it at first.
Losing his donation; secondly! I have other plans...
He was pushed forward and contradicted me. After the accident, not only did no one help him excuse himself, but no one was willing to sign his guarantee letter. With the small-mindedness of a "small business", he must have hated these people in his heart.
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I need such a person, and I need him to continue to stay in Wanpu's shopping mall. The "small business" will not miss any opportunity to retaliate against others - besides, this also shows that this governor is magnanimous, doesn't it?
So I patted his head and said some comforting words to forgive him.
In the next day, except for official business, I stayed with Lucy. We went shopping and sightseeing, and we were so intimate that everyone in Wanpu City was fooled into thinking she had become my concubine.
On the second night after I arrived in Wamp, I held a dance at the city lord's mansion as usual. However, I only showed up before the dance, and then got into a carriage through the back door, leaving all the rest to Corte.
The carriage drove smoothly and left the city gate in a short while. I calmly put on all the equipment and took a nap. When I woke up, the carriage had stopped dozens of miles away from Wanpu City.
In a wilderness.
"Sir, we're here." Rock came up and opened the door for me: "We need to change horses."
After jumping off the carriage, a regiment of guards I brought with me was already waiting in marching formation on both sides of the road. Under the dark night, the soldiers were in neat armor and were comforting their mounts.
"You are in good spirits!" I walked towards my horse and gestured for the front team to start.
When we go to war, it will be great to have the support of businessmen! After wrapping cloth on the horses' hooves, the team of more than 2,000 people marched without making much noise.
The soldiers in the Guards are not rookies, and there are logistics personnel disguised as caravans to provide us with supplies along the way, so I can lead them forward non-stop, like the monsoon blowing across the wilderness, fast and unstoppable.
Heading all the way to that idiot's fiefdom of Ha Lick...
Harrick's fiefdom is Du Feng Province, which is only half the size of Dark Moon Province and is mainly based on farming. There are not many cities. The capital of the province is Maple Leaf City, a medium-sized city with hundreds of years of history.
Du Feng Province is also a province where the noble families of the Sibia Empire are concentrated. It is known as the "infant of the nobles", and the land of this province is full of ancestral properties and country villas of various noble families.
It is not unreasonable to choose Harik as my first target. First, as long as I gain an advantage in Du Feng Province, I can attack the two enemy forces that invade Dark Moon Province from behind. Second,
With so many aristocratic families, you can always grab a few girls to go back and work with them, right?
According to previous intelligence, Du Feng Province only has 20,000 to 30,000 defenders, of which 15,000 are Maple Leaf City defenders. Because there are many nobles in Maple Leaf City and are delicate, the number of this army is unbeatable.
Even during the war between gods and demons, they were not mobilized by the empire. In addition, there are less than 15,000 troops stationed in various parts of the province. These scattered troops will be the first to be attacked by us.
The marching speed of the troops under my command has been deduced many times by the staff department. Because most of the infantry regiments are still in the training ground, some training has not ended, and some are not fully staffed, so the first batch of troops I brought was not very large, only eight.
Each Guards regiment has about 20,000 people, so the timing of each regiment's attack and mutual cooperation are very important.
The ten Guards regiments in the First Legion are the elite troops of my Dark Province army. I took out eight of them this time. If anything goes wrong... what am I thinking? There will definitely be no problem.
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Two days later, the Guards regiment I led had arrived near the entrance of the desert. The other seven Guards regiments had already contacted my unit. They arrived first, so field command, reconnaissance, etc. were all completed.
The troops dispersed and rested in the fortifications built by the sand soldiers. I went directly to the staff headquarters and waited for the latest information to be transmitted back. Soon after, Mafa rushed back in a dusty state.
He rushed into the staff headquarters, shaking off the dust from his body and shouting loudly: "I'm back."
"I saw it." I motioned to the guard next to me to pour him water: "My chief liaison officer, you are about to become a civil servant, please pay attention to your appearance, okay?"
Mafa almost choked on a mouthful of water and asked me while coughing: "Huh? A civil servant? Am I not an officer?"
"This is your Majesty's wish, but I haven't agreed yet." I said with a smile, "If you want to continue to be an officer, just pray that your intelligence system will not malfunction."
"Absolutely not." Mafa put down the water glass and walked to me, patted her chest and said, "Don't worry."
"Stop talking nonsense." I pushed the map to him.
Mafa pressed the map with one hand and picked up a pen from the side: "I was just about to explain that the situation has changed a little."
As soon as I waved my hand, all the heads of the staff immediately gathered around the table.
"The two enemy armies attacking Dark Moon Province are moving slowly. According to the original plan, we have enough time to catch their tail. In addition, the defenders of Du Feng Province have not changed much." Mafa pointed to the map.
, use a pen to mark the latest number of defenders at the relevant location: "But the trouble is, most of the nobles who were hiding from the war in the countryside have packed up their things and ran to Maple Leaf City. Sir, the plan you expected to kidnap the girl is not going to work.
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I touched my chin: "It is indeed troublesome. Maple Leaf City is not small even if it is small, and a strong attack will cause great losses."
"And the trouble is, we don't have time to delay in Du Feng Province now." A staff officer said: "Our plan is to open the channel as quickly as possible and directly threaten the enemies who invade Dark Moon Province."
"Yes...it is precisely because of time constraints that the Guards were dispatched." My fingers slid along the original march route: "But once His Majesty's selection of concubines is successful, the impact on the enemy will be huge.
Their camp will become suspicious and even split and collapse. Doing both at the same time is much better than us working alone on the battlefield."
We face a dilemma.
First of all, we don't have enough troops. We won't have time to capture the noble lady after attacking the enemy in Dark Moon, and the positive impact of the latter will be far greater than a single battle. It's not easy to take care of all aspects!
Both goals must be completed, but there is not much time. Since there is not much time, we have to move dangerously... However, there is an infantry training camp not far from here. Maybe Carlos can bring some people to support him.
one time.
"Okay, let's attack as usual." I made up my mind and pointed to the map and said: "The eight Guards regiments are divided into three groups. I will command the two regiments in the middle, and there are three regiments on the left and right. We will attack at the same time, aiming directly at Maple Leaf City.
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"Why fight like this?"
"Why?" I raised the corner of my mouth slightly: "Aren't the nobles running towards Maple Leaf City? We will make a posture of surrounding Maple Leaf City and force them out... At the same time, we will not waste a lot of time. We will make a lot of damage along the way.
The momentum is best to be able to directly surround Maple Leaf City."
"Surround Maple Leaf City?" A staff officer beside him exclaimed: "We only have more than 20,000 people!"
"Yes, there are only 20,000 of us. Although my goal is not Maple Leaf City, I want to make Harrick lose his mind and scare him into crawling under the bed!" I slapped the map hard: "That's it! After the order, immediately
Mobilize six infantry regiments to follow us and reinforce our attack on Maple Leaf City!"
"yes!"
"Are the troops ready to go?"
"Ready and can be dispatched at any time."
"Operation Dark!"
The night in the desert was cold, and the strong wind howled around me, carrying flying sand and blowing away the blouses outside the soldiers' armor. It also picked up my cloak and messed up my hair.
In front of more than 5,000 soldiers lined up neatly, I looked up at the moon, staring at the first quarter moon that emitted faint light for a long time. In front of me, more than 5,000 pairs of eyes were staring at me.
"Tonight's moon, everything..." I suddenly shouted loudly: "They all belong to us!"
The soldiers responded to me with the same loud voice: "They all belong to us!"
"Bring death..." In the wind, I tried my best to condense my voice into one voice: "Bring it to the enemy!"
"We survive!"
"I will lead you, glorious Guardsmen..." I raised my right fist high: "Fight for Your Majesty!"
"Fight for Your Majesty!"
"Set off!"
I immediately put on my mask, turned my horse's head, and rushed out at the lead, followed by five thousand burning souls and five thousand fiery hearts.
This route is familiar. It was in this desert that I learned the first lesson of my military career.
Carrying fifteen days of rations, two soldiers from the Guards followed me across the border. Two hours later, we had left the desert and set foot on the land of Du Feng Province.
Before that, my order was very clear. No one in Du Feng's province wearing military uniforms would be spared, and no one not wearing military uniforms would be spared. All the residences and residences of officials at all levels would be razed to the ground, but the private property of nobles would not be spared.
Can't touch!
The team of 5,000 people gradually divided into two armies, the front and rear. I led the staff in the middle, and Rock also faithfully performed his duties... leading a group of guards to surround me.
Before the battle, Du Feng Province was full of my intelligence personnel, some of whom were Mafa's men, and some of whom were Amaterasu's men. There were people guiding us along the way, and the latest developments of the enemy's forces would be reported as soon as possible.
Pass back. These people are really important. I know almost everything in the territory of Du Feng Province.
A white war horse came to my side after many inspections. A man dressed as a businessman on the horse shouted to me: "Big boss, there is an enemy camp five miles ahead, with 800 defenders!"
I turned my head and made a gesture to the messenger on the side.
The front team sped up, and the wild shouts of "For Your Majesty - Kill!" came with the wind. Countless rockets were shot out, dragging their orange tails, lighting up the dark night sky, and igniting the flame of revenge in the eyes of the soldiers.
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When the wolf-like Guards put away their horses and bows and prepared to rush into the enemy camp, most of the enemy soldiers woke up from their dreams and had no time to set up their formations. They could only come forward in twos and threes... to meet their death.
This kind of poorly trained garrison infantry, with messy armor and frivolous steps, is not worth mentioning in my opinion.
The front line passed through the enemy camp like a wind and the remaining clouds, leaving dead bodies everywhere... At this time, the magician accompanying the army chanted loudly, and the sky flashed with colorful lights, first a chain of lightning, then an exploding fireball, and silver-white lightning in the air.
Jumping, violent flames devoured everything, and the camp was torn to pieces by magical power!
Amidst the shrill screams, the stench of burning flesh, and the black ash floating in the sky, scattered enemy troops were scurrying around. They just wanted to avoid this series of blows, so how could they still have the will to fight?
Finally, the ravage of magic finally passed. Before the surviving enemy troops had time to thank the gods, the rear team, which was more densely packed than the front team, had already rushed towards them on war horses... All the troops who did not belong to the Dark Province army
All their lives were turned into blood mist under the impact of the rear team!
"No stopping..." I was shouting: "Keep going!"
Seven hours later, we had rushed a hundred miles away, and it was already morning - the second enemy camp was right in front of us!
The rear team accelerated to catch up and took over the position of the front team, while the enemy camp was buzzing with sirens, and 500 enemy troops were already in position with long rifles in hand. Unfortunately, before our troops could approach, they were shot to pieces by a burst of arrows.
Under heavy casualties, someone shouted, and the remaining enemy soldiers abandoned the bodies of their comrades and all retreated to the camp.
To the strong horses, the thin fence of the camp was as fragile as rotten paper. To the guards wielding swords, the frightened enemy soldiers under the horses were almost idiots... Some enemy soldiers were pierced by spears.
The screams lasted for a long time; those who were decapitated by swords sprayed out high pillars of blood.
With the advantages of training and equipment, as well as the differences in service types and numbers, how can these hundreds of enemy troops be able to resist?
"Trample the enemy's humble body under the horse's hooves, take away their lives, and let them accept a shameful defeat!" I waved the black iron knife in my hand and still shouted: "Move towards our goal - Maple Leaf City!
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The progress of the other two routes was also quite smooth, always maintaining the same speed as the middle route. By noon that day, the three routes of cavalry had broken into Du Feng's province two hundred miles away, and the distance between them was maintained within one hundred miles.
This is the army that has defeated the Demon Alliance. This is an unstoppable force. This rolling iron stream is rushing and roaring, carrying the desire to avenge His Majesty, rushing into the hinterland of Du Feng Province.
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The Du Feng Province is located in the hinterland of Sibia. It rarely uses troops once in a hundred years. It can be imagined that the defense is usually lax. After becoming a frontline province, although Harlick intended to strengthen the military strength, the laziness accumulated over time in the army
How could habits be changed at the drop of a hat? Not to mention that in order to get the troops to rebel with him, Harlick spent a lot of gold coins, and every soldier under his command became richer than ever before...
The border troops slowly changed their positions. They did not enter the fortress when they were attacked and were still in temporary camps. The troops in the key cities were still living and drinking and having fun. And Luman allocated the food and grass supplies to them.
, because of the protection of the inside line, it is all in my hands!
Villages were occupied one after another, and the royal flag representing the Shamai family was planted in small towns. Wherever our army passed, Halik's administrative system was completely destroyed. The local officials loyal to Halik, together with their families, were all
He was punished as a national crime and his body was hung under the tallest building in the town... There is nothing to say. Think about what happened to His Majesty Creamer and Aunt Nasher. My soldiers faithfully carried out all this.
The civilians were not harmed. They are also our subjects of the Sibia Empire. This despicable rebellion has nothing to do with them. I ordered notices to be posted in every town to appease the people... As for public security, all activities in the Sibia Empire
Province, Amaterasu's men have already become the biggest gangsters. If I want, I can know everything about every gangster in every village and town, so I never have to worry about security.
However, it is more troublesome to deal with the affairs of nobles, because in order to achieve the purpose of dividing the enemy, there must be a clear difference in treatment.
If there are women in the family who are suitable for marriage, but do not explicitly support the rebellion and declare allegiance to the royal family, all property will be protected; if there are women in the family who are suitable for marriage, but support the rebellion, the family property will be temporarily confiscated, and family members and servants will not be allowed to go out;
If there were no women suitable for marriage in the family and they supported the rebellion, all their property would be temporarily confiscated and the family members would be put under guard. Once the news of Fichet's selection of a concubine spreads, their lives would be over.
The left and right armies made a big detour, and the troops divided into three groups reunited on the third day, and marched to the capital of Du Feng Province - Maple Leaf City the next day. On the route we passed, all Halik's forces
All the garrison troops were wiped out, more than 9,000 people...
And the more than 20,000 of us are just the vanguard. If the plan I made in advance is executed, the main force behind us will have already begun to take action. (To be continued)