The Genoa Civil Defense Force has a total strength of two regiments.
Contains 16 infantry companies, 2 artillery companies, 2 baggage companies, and a small number of reconnaissance troops and auxiliary personnel. Now they are all infantry and are receiving the same basic formation training. Some will stand out and become non-commissioned officers and junior officers.
officer.
But asking these young people, who were farmers not long ago, to distinguish left and right and listen to orders clearly is a great test of the instructor's patience. Needless to say, there will be more complex line tactics training in the future, not to mention higher requirements for soldiers.
artillery battery.
Of the twenty instructors, each one was basically in charge of a company. Among them, Herbert Wells was the most senior. He had been the company commander for seven years, and Sean appointed him as the chief instructor.
Wells did a pretty good job. At least when 2,300 people stood in front of Sean, they finally looked like they were soldiers.
There is a need for a sense of ritual in life, especially in the military.
The solemn ceremony can subtly inspire, educate and inspire the participants, and is also conducive to the development of honor and team concepts.
Today was a gun giving ceremony, and Sean personally handed each rifle, still stained with gun oil, into the hands of each soldier.
Although this is a boring and time-consuming process, Sean always keeps his body upright and his face is serious and sacred.
Sean's serious attitude seemed to be infectious to everyone present.
Everything seemed to be going well. Although the Genoa Civil Defense Force had just been established, Sean was given too little time and Sean had done his best.
This can be proved by the high degree of satisfaction shown by Viscount Brandon when he came to inspect "his" army a few days later.
Viscount Brandon's only contribution during this period was to personally design a military flag - a red texture embroidered with a golden shield and crossed straight swords, and trimmed with golden tassels.
However, to Sean's surprise, Viscount Brandon, who had become addicted to generals after the military parade, vaguely expressed his intention to persuade Sean to put down his work as a border guard and rest for a while.
Sean thought that the viscount was afraid that he would have too much influence on the Civil Defense Force and threaten his authority, but when he really left his job in the Civil Defense Force and was busy with the tea leaves that he had been neglecting recently,
When doing business, no one from the Civil Defense Force came to see me.
It wasn't until Chief Instructor Wells sent someone to ask if Sean had resigned from the Civil Defense Force that Sean suddenly woke up.
At this time, Governor Byrne invited Sean to go to the Governor's Mansion. Present were Sieyes, the permanent director of the Level 3 Conference and chairman of the Military Supplies Review Committee, Percy Robinson, the vice chairman, Viscount Bibb Lincoln, and other members of the committee.
, and there is also Daly, the chief of the secret police.
Viscount Brandon once wrote a letter of protest to the Holy City and wanted to get Daley away. The reason was that Daley failed to arrest the True God Party, which caused the chaos to run rampant.
However, the secret police leader received no other punishment except a reprimand. This also reflects the increasing concentration of power in the Holy City.
Viscount Brandon once told Sean that this was a shame for the southern aristocracy, and he attributed it to the bullying of the Yankees.
But today's meeting made Sean feel like he had been fooled. Sean was accused of several things:
First, it seems inappropriate to place private individuals in the Civil Defense Force;
Second, he took advantage of his authority to directly purchase arms from arms dealers without public bidding, which is suspected of giving and receiving privately.
The above are just groundless accusations, and Sean can refute them one by one.
But what shocked Sean the most was that when Daley was arresting a rebel, he found 20 rifles in his house. Based on the serial numbers on the barrels of the rifles, he traced them to the Civil Defense Army's ordnance warehouse and arrested him.
Three soldiers.
However, Sean knew nothing about the situation of the missing rifle. The Civil Defense Force was only in its start-up stage, and internal control was not in place. Sean's energy was also very limited, and it was impossible to cover everything.
It is not impossible for some soldiers to resist the temptation and resell arms.
But there was such a serious loophole, and Sean could not defend himself because the evidence was conclusive that the three soldiers were also members of the True God Party.
Sean thought of a lot in that moment.
At the last three-level meeting, Sean had just been hired as a military adviser to the Civil Defense Force during the day and was attacked at night. This is by no means a coincidence.
Only the rebels least wanted Genoa to establish its own armed forces. It was logical to assassinate Sean, including the assassination of Viscount Brandon. However, the rebels failed to succeed and had the opposite effect.
When the rebellious parties were unable to prevent the establishment of the Civil Defense Force, they regarded themselves as a thorn in the side and made themselves lose their say in the Civil Defense Force, which was also a kind of revenge.
Daley looked at the ceiling, his face expressionless, he didn't know what he was thinking, as if he had nothing to do with this place.
"Viscount Connelly, given that you are no longer suitable to hold a position in the Civil Defense Force, and for the sake of your dignity, we hope that you will voluntarily withdraw."
Byrne spoke carefully at this time.
"Decent, I was expelled by you, what dignity do I have? In the past two months, I have invested more energy and time in the Civil Defense Force than in my property." Sean said angrily, "Indeed,
I admit that I do not manage the Civil Defense Force properly, but what have you been doing in the past two months? I even have to personally ask what size shoes the soldiers need to wear!"
Being scolded by Sean in person, everyone looked unhappy.
"You accuse me of arranging private individuals. Who are my private individuals? Those disaster victims? Or those instructors? They are just employees who signed a one-year contract. As for purchasing arms, I dare to swear that at the same price, you can
Can you buy a rifle that is better than the Bass 1830 rifled gun?" Sean continued to scold.
Sean's tone was extremely unhappy, Sieyes said:
"Lord Viscount, this is not what we are accusing you of. The first two items are just listed in the anonymous letter we received. Although there is no substantial evidence, it is best for you to avoid suspicion. As for the case of missing arms, the evidence is conclusive. I really dare not
Imagine how much trouble this batch of rifles would cause if they fell into the hands of the rebels and were actually used? You can't deny this, right?"
"Fuck you, I'm quitting!" Sean didn't want to be entangled anymore and slammed the door and walked out.
This kind of behavior of throwing dirty water is extremely annoying. Even if it can be proven that the splashing was wrong in the end, it will cause a lot of trouble for no reason and may never be cleansed.
Percy Robinson chased behind.
"Sean, wait for me!"
"Percy, are you here to see my joke? To see me cry, or to see me repent? Stop dreaming, go to the next life!" Sean turned around and said angrily.
"Sean, calm down. I'm not in the mood to make fun of you." Percy pulled the reins of Sean's mount.
"Are you here to express sympathy? Please put away your cheap sympathy." Sean was still angry.
Percy said helplessly: "Sean, you have been going too smoothly recently. Once you encounter some setbacks, you start to complain, thinking that all Genoese people are your enemies."
"Isn't it?" Sean asked.
"No, at least I'm still willing to be your friend." Percy shook his head and said, "Sean, you have successfully inspired others' jealousy."
"What do you mean?" Sean calmed down a little.
"You are too pushy. When disaster strikes, others only care about their own family property. Only you stand up to help the victims, instead of taking the opportunity to occupy the victims' land. This makes them appear incompetent and greedy.
And in fact, you rule Poitou West and occupy the interests of Poitou West for the next twenty years or more. By the way, there is also tea, which has recently become popular throughout the empire. I heard that these originally inconspicuous leaves have been transformed by you.
It was sold at a sky-high price, and countless gold coins flowed into your money chest every day. Oh my god, it’s really enviable.”
Percy's teasing, even with a gloating tone, quickly calmed Sean down.
Percy is sometimes very unpleasant, cynical, and mean-tongued, but he often sees human nature very clearly and hits the nail on the head.
"So who's jealous of me? Daley?" Sean asked.
"Everyone, but not a specific person." Percy said, "You can call him or them a 'stubborn'. Sean, you are an outlier among the nobles, especially in our south, they are stubborn
They think the world will always be like this, and whenever they find someone trying to change the status quo, they will instinctively stop it."
"Who will take my place in the Civil Defense Force?" Sean asked.
"That playboy." Percy replied contemptuously.
"Viscount Lincoln?" Sean asked doubtfully.
Viscount Bibb-Lincoln was by no means a playboy. On the contrary, he had a very good reputation among the Poitou people and was very popular. But Percy had a natural difficulty with him, and privately he always called Viscount Lincoln a playboy.
Percy wondered:
"You don't suspect that he is jealous of you, right? Although I don't like him, he is still very measured."
"That's not true, it's just a bit strange. Bieber has a good personal relationship with me. Logically speaking, he should avoid suspicion. Did he take the initiative?" Sean shook his head.
"No, it was Daley who suggested it. At present, only this playboy is qualified to take your place. The others are nothing more than businessmen and landowners. If they are allowed to manage the Civil Defense Force, they will probably do everything possible to get money out of their own pockets.
, so even Governor Byrne looks down upon him." Percy said, "I heard that Daley had a problem with you. It was because you were attacked during the last three-level meeting, right? Viscount Brandon threatened to get rid of him.
And you are adding fuel to the fire behind the scenes?”
Sean did not deny that if he could get Daley away, to be honest, he was optimistic about success. This bridge was forged.
But Sean doesn't think Daley will have trouble with him because of this. He doesn't have the energy to make most of the committee oppose him.
On the contrary, the "stubborn ones" that Percy calls are more suspicious.
Sean's existence does hinder the interests of many people.
For example, the Poitou people who lost their lives in the disaster had a total landholding of up to one million acres, which was originally regarded as their own.
Just like a vulture standing aside, indifferently watching the dying man struggling in the end, waiting for a feast to begin, unexpectedly, an alien like Sean appeared, making the feast come to nothing.
This stubbornness not only refers to conceptual stubbornness, but also refers to the stubborn hierarchy of the weak and the strong.
Sean obviously broke the rules. Those stubborn people endured it for a long time and finally used the case of missing firearms to teach Sean a small lesson.
However, it is hard to say who will benefit in the end.