Tanna Island, military camp on the outskirts of Moro City.
Two battalions of the National Defense Forces are stationed here.
Tonight, the military camp seemed not much different from usual. The soldiers had already fallen asleep in the barracks.
However, it was an unusual night for the officers.
All officers above the company level were notified at twelve o'clock. As the succession ceremony was approaching, Colonel Marcus, the commander in charge of the military defense of the capital city of Moro, sent an order to the officers, requiring them to return to the camp immediately for a meeting.
, study the deployment work in two days.
There has been no war in the country of Comoro for many years. In addition, the people of the entire archipelago are simple and simple. The army has already lost a lot of its vigor and vigor in the peaceful peace.
Even after receiving the order, at one o'clock, the officers rushed to the military camp one after another.
Due to the recent personnel transfer within the army, Colonel Marcus was appointed as the commander of the 1st Battalion and temporarily acted as the commander of the 2nd Battalion.
The appointment of such a strange person will naturally cause some behind-the-scenes discussions among the officers.
But everyone seemed to smell something unusual.
That is, the two battalions around the capital city of Moro used to be controlled by former Defense Minister Lausanne's confidant. After Prince Gary's inheritance was deposed, he was also removed from the important position of deputy commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces, and Lausanne was also removed as his uncle.
I lost my job as Minister of Defense and was reassigned to a sinecure position, and I have been idle ever since.
There are rumors that the old king Ino IX did this because he was afraid that Prince Gary would be unhappy and would be unfavorable to the new king Hassan after his death, so he took advantage of Gary first.
Of course, many people also know that it is not easy to isolate Gary and Lausanne.
Not to mention anything else, Prince Lausanne's clan is so powerful in Comoros that one person is less than ten thousand people. When Ino IX came to power, the Lausanne family also made great contributions. It was because of this that Lausanne was able to be
Grant the title of prince.
The post of Minister of Defense has always been held by members of the Lausanne family and has never been left aside.
How can the energy and connections he has accumulated over the years in the military, as well as the old friends of his promoted disciples, be taken away by abolishing his position as Minister of Defense?
Of course, not everyone in the military obeys Lausanne's command.
For example, a group of newly promoted non-aristocratic young officers headed by Marcus have always been disdainful of Lausanne's actions of only promoting his own people and suppressing officers who were not in his circle.
Although Marcus is considered a formal child in the Comoros military and has been trained in military academies. He once studied at the Military Academy of Saint-Cyr in France, and he is considered a rare graduate in the Comoros army.
However, because he did not get along with the likes of Prince Lausanne, he was still excluded from the core of power in the army. Before Crown Prince Hassan appointed Marcus, he was just a major and was sent to the warehouse to manage logistics. He had nothing to do with a warehouse manager.
What a difference.
After deposing Prince Gary as heir, Inno IX promoted Prince Hassan to the position of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of National Defense and Minister of Defense. Hassan also began to promote people in his own circle.
This included the frustrated Lieutenant Colonel Marcus, who was directly promoted to colonel, in charge of two battalions of soldiers, and was also transferred to Morrow City to be responsible for the security of the capital.
In addition to soldiers such as the Royal Guards who personally protect the royal family members, Marcus' position is equivalent to that of the Royal Guards.
Several officers walked into the conference room sleepily, yawning and rubbing their eyes.
Marcus sat behind the chair at the front of the conference room, looking at his subordinates who were as sluggish as if they had smoked cigarettes, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.
For a soldier who had studied in a European military academy, Marcus was already very dissatisfied with the current situation of the Wehrmacht.
**, low combat effectiveness, etc., Marcus blamed all of this on Lausanne.
He was ambitious to carry out reforms within the army, at least using the methods he learned in Europe to rectify the entire Comoros army.
Marcus, who was originally sitting on the bench in the military, was already so disheartened that he almost didn't submit his retirement application. It was Hassan's rise to the throne that gave him hope. He saw the dawn of reform in the new crown prince.
He firmly believes that as long as Hassan comes to power, his dream can be realized.
"Cheer up! There's a meeting coming!" He slammed the table several times with his fist.
The briefing room finally fell silent.
Nearly twenty company-level officers and battalion-level deputies returned to their desks, arranged their seats according to military rank and position, and sat down.
"Where's Mosar?" Marcus scanned the room and found that someone was missing.
Mosal, this is the confidant of Prince Lausanne and the deputy commander of the first battalion.
Marcus disliked this person very much and had long wanted to transfer him. However, he had just taken office and the troops had just been transferred to Morrow City. If he drastically adjusted his duties, he might cause some unnecessary suspicion.
Crown Prince Hassan and he agreed that the blood exchange must be kept low-key and without any trace.
Everyone stretched their necks and looked around.
"It seems he hasn't arrived yet." Someone spoke for Mosal. "He lives far away. Maybe he will need some time on the road."
"The notice was sent out at 12 o'clock. It's already ten past one, one hour and ten minutes. If you didn't know better, you would have thought that our country in Comoros is larger than France."
There was a low chuckle in the briefing room.
It was once a French colony, and a nearby island that originally belonged to Comoros is still under French control. The locals like to refer to France as a country in jokes.
"Well, since he is late, we won't wait for him." Marcus thought to himself, since Mosal is Lausanne's confidant, maybe it would be better if he didn't come tonight, so let him go.
.
"Before the meeting, please hand over your mobile phone and all communication tools. I will take care of it temporarily. You can take it back after the work is completed."
After that, he waved towards the door.
Two armed soldiers appeared in the briefing room, each holding a plastic basket.
"Please put all communication tools and mobile phones in."
Everyone was deeply surprised by this situation.
At the same time, keen people have realized that tonight is definitely not as simple as arranging security work for the succession ceremony.
Of course, although they are lazy, these people still know that they are soldiers, and obeying orders is the bounden duty of soldiers, and Marcus is a stern guy. The two soldiers with live ammunition have obviously been arranged long ago. Who knows how many people are outside the door?
Such a soldier?
The first person puts the phone into the basket.
Although many of them were close friends of Lausanne, due to the herd effect, everyone still took out their mobile phones and put them in the basket.
Marcus was secretly happy.
When he received tonight's mission, he was a little worried.
After all, among the officers of the two battalions, there are still many from Luosang's old army. Now let them hand over their mobile phones first, and then let people control all Luosang's confidants. The rest of the neutral faction and the officers who were originally from their own faction will definitely
Follow your advice.
At that time, after all the people in Lausanne are imprisoned, he can lead the remaining officers to initiate an emergency gathering and mobilize the army to Malo Island to round up Gary.
Once Gary is arrested, the overall situation is basically decided, and it will be easy to deal with Lausanne by then.
"Why don't you wait for me in the meeting!?"
Outside the door, Mosal's voice suddenly came.
A chubby, dark-skinned officer appeared at the door, his small snake-like eyes narrowed into slits, staring at Colonel Marcus on the stage.