On the Moore River, the Genoese gathered captured ships and blocked the river to prevent the rebels in the city from escaping through the waterway.
The remaining three sides, except for an opening in the north, were surrounded. The Civil Defense Forces set up a posture outside the city, while the remaining rebels inside the city were in panic all day long.
That night, a group of rebels took advantage of the darkness to escape from the north. In the darkness, the Civil Defense Forces only fired a few rows of guns before giving up the chase.
At daybreak, the Civil Defense Force soldiers saw civilians poking their heads above the city, and all the few rebels left in the city had fled.
Because the city gate was tightly blocked with bricks and stones by the rebels, the rebels had to use ropes to escape last night. Therefore, it took the Civil Defense Force more than an hour to open the city gate and enter the city.
This city is only a medium-sized city, but it has strong city walls. If the number of rebels is large enough and they stick to the city, Sean really doesn't want to bite this hard nut.
Under the protection of Nelson and others, Sean mingled with the cavalry company. If there was still a rebel gunman hiding in the city, he did not want to become a conspicuous target.
When the Civil Defense Force was first established to design military uniforms, except for formal attires, there was not much difference between the regular uniforms of officers and soldiers. Only when they were standing in front of them could they distinguish the class differences based on their military ranks. This was because the previous bloody experience in Northern Xinjiang taught Sean that this is extremely important.
important.
As the top commander, Sean will never stand in the front row unless necessary. That is the responsibility of company commanders.
One of the division commanders of the 21st Infantry Division where he once served became the target of enemy hunters because he wore a gorgeous military uniform and looked too far forward. This division commander only served as a division commander for seven days in total, which was extremely
Most soldiers of the 21st Infantry Division didn't even know they had such a division commander.
There were many corpses hanging from the big trees on both sides of the street, emitting a stench. There were many people lying dead in the ditch on the roadside, mostly young and middle-aged men. These people had their hands tied and there were bullet holes in their bodies. They looked like
The tragedy that just happened a few days ago.
And all kinds of human and animal feces are everywhere. Walking on the streets is like stepping in a manure pit.
It is a miracle that the plague did not occur in this city.
The Civil Defense Force entered the city and immediately controlled various strategic locations in the city, especially the gates leading out of the city, and prohibited entry or exit.
Sean ordered Roland Hill and his men to disperse among the residents and learn about the situation when the rebels occupied Moorish City.
In the city hall, the building was deserted, and various documents were scattered on the floor. Second Lieutenant Woodley and several staff officers were sorting through these documents, hoping to find some useful information.
The rebels fled in such a hurry that they couldn't even take away the large amount of food they collected.
Sean ordered people to move the food to the streets, and any residents who were willing to come out to clean up the garbage could get the food for free.
Those residents who had been struggling for two months finally walked out of their houses.
Rowland Hill reported that in the past two months, this city of 100,000 residents has lost almost one-third of its people. Except for some who escaped, most of them died at the hands of the rebels.
In the name of borrowing money, the rebels collected food everywhere, but in fact they used violent means to obtain food from residents. Many rebel leaders took the opportunity to blackmail the rich. If their demands were not met, they would often hang themselves from trees under various excuses.
In only half a day, all the dead bodies on the street disappeared. The streets became much cleaner. Sean was still not satisfied and ordered people to spread lime everywhere to prevent the plague.
The residents who participated in labor truly realized that they had gained a new life after receiving food.
Sean asked his men to rest in Moor City for a few days. As he requested, they should have hot baths and soft and warm beds.
The Moors dealt with the civil defense officers and soldiers carefully, and they were really relieved when they found that these southerners were well-disciplined and had no offense against the people.
The largest family in the city is the René family, which controls the entire city, including officials such as the mayor.
Sean has learned a lot about this family. It is said that before the rebels attacked the city, the René family received the news in advance and left decisively overnight.
It is true that although the nobles have no obligation to maintain local security, and most of the time they do not have such power, they enjoy various privileges and thus enjoy wealth and wealth. When they escape without notifying the citizens, they will inevitably be exposed by the citizens.
Shameless.
As for the Jared Rene who was shot dead, he was just a branch of the Rene family. How he got mixed up with the rebels is a bit confusing. This is not enough to bring down the Rene family.
But Sean still knew how to file a complaint. He wrote a long letter, written directly to the crown prince. In the letter, he described the tragedy of Moorish City in great detail, and described the losses of the Genoa Civil Defense Force in great detail.
If the entire army had not sacrificed their lives, they would have almost been overturned. There are hints between the lines that the position of the René family is very suspicious.
No matter what, the crown prince who has never met will plant a thorn in his heart and will definitely remember the René family, because Lieutenant Frank, the "supervisor", will automatically endorse Sean.
When the rebels were defeated and fled, a group of "judges" suddenly appeared in the city, as well as various "secretaries" and "advisors". These were directly related to the job buying and selling system. They were all rich people who relied on money.
Receive various privileges without actually having a specific ministry.
They were usually aloof, but when the rebels occupied Moorish City, they became fat sheep in the eyes of the rebels. They suffered heavy losses, not to mention their fortunes, and many people even lost their lives.
When the Civil Defense Force liberated the city, the dormant privileged people all came out. They all asked to see Sean, hoping to get a better position or special care in this city that was about to restore order.
For example, some people want to get some compensation because most of the food and other materials that Sean distributes to civilians come from their shops and warehouses. Some people ask for tax reductions in the next three years, but this request is really coming to the wrong door.
Sean doesn't live here all the time.
Before meeting with the privileged, Sean publicly executed a group of rebels, locals who had been outraged by their actions, and their bodies were once again hung in the streets.
The meeting took place in the city hall. The privileged people who came to see Sean couldn't help but feel uneasy when they looked at the corpse outside.
Sean's tone was very unkind:
"Gentlemen, I sympathize with your experience. Tragedies in the world have been repeated over the past two months. Some people have lost their lifelong accumulated assets, some have lost their relatives, and some have even lost their own lives. The Moors have carried out all these tragedies.
Tasted it again.
Now our Genoese Civil Defense Forces, on the orders of the Crown Prince, have recaptured the Moorish city, and the city has returned to the jurisdiction of the imperial decree. This is a royal glory and a gift from the Lord.
But I am not the mayor, the finance minister, and the prime minister, so I have no right to compensate you.
As the commander, I have an urgent thing to do now. Although the rebels failed and fled, there are still rebels lurking in this city. They may be just a civilian, a hawker, a businessman, or even someone who once held a high position. These
People provide intelligence to the rebels, help the rebels persecute the citizens, and provide them with money and supplies. Every gold coin and bullet the rebels get will make the subjects of the empire suffer.
This is unacceptable. I need to carefully identify these lurkers, write down their names, and then shoot them! You are all celebrities. I hope you can provide me with clues. Of course, I also hope that those who stay in the city will behave themselves.
generation."
The privileged people were suddenly confused. They were able to survive in the hands of the rebels. It can be said that they were forbearing. Faced with losing money or losing their lives, they wisely chose to keep the latter.
Although this is forced, everyone more or less cooperates with the rebels in plundering the city and killing citizens. For example, what the rebels like to do most is to capture a celebrity, in addition to forcing the person to hand over his money.
, that is, let him make a list of rich friends, and then the rebels will arrest people according to the list, and they will definitely catch the wrong person.
During the two months when the rebels occupied Moorish City, something like this happened countless times: If you ever hate someone, report the property that may be hidden in that person's name to the rebels, even if it is a false accusation.
Sean threatened to do the same thing, but in fact he didn't really want to do it, but he succeeded in scaring everyone off.
So after meeting with privileged people, Sean suddenly received a large sum of money to "help the army" as the Moors' gratitude to the Genoese Civil Defense Force for liberating Moorish City.
Sean handed one of the checks to Lieutenant Frank. It was not too much, only two thousand gold Louis.
Under his special gaze, Frank curled his lips and reluctantly accepted the check.
"If I don't accept it, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of this door." Frank joked unhappily.
He was not afraid of Sean, but he was unhappy with the privileged people who had just left in embarrassment. These people cried poor when they came, and some even deliberately dressed in rags and pretended to be pitiful, but under Sean
After some threats, he took out a large amount of money in a blink of an eye, and behaved very badly.
"Daniel, how much is the total?" Sean asked his messenger.
"Commander, a total of 200,000!" Daniel replied excitedly after counting the check, "The Moors are really rich. They have been plundered by the rebels, and they can still come up with such a large sum of money."
"No, only this small part is rich. If the tax collectors worked harder, the empire's finances would not be so bleak. In fact, I regret that I should avoid Lieutenant Frank in today's meeting." Sean said with regret.
, "Give this 200,000 check to the lieutenant and ask him to deliver it to the crown prince."
Lieutenant Frank was very surprised. If Sean had left the money in the Civil Defense Force or even stuffed it into his own pocket, he could have pretended not to see it because it was a normal operation. Those rich people are very shameless.
It hurt him deeply.
Sean is very wise, because the crown prince is now a poor man.
Daniel looked regretful and said:
"All of them?"
"Haha, Daniel, don't feel pity. The rebels have plundered at least 2 million from the rich. Take a long-term view. Don't worry, starting from tonight, more people will give us money. I will prepare the money."
Establish a military insurance fund that will benefit all our officers and soldiers."
Frank said: "Commander, I have to admit that you are a true nobleman!"
"Lieutenant, please tell His Highness that we Genoese are extremely loyal to the royal family and the empire!"