Chapter 384: want to be noble
Chapter 384 I Want To Be A Noble
"Report to the general, the people we infiltrated into the red fortress have contacted twelve officers who were originally garrisoned..."
In the largest tent of the Revolutionary Army's camp outside the Scarlet Fortress, an intelligence staff member was meticulously reporting.
A middle-aged general with a full beard looked blankly at the military map on the desktop. It was an enlarged version of the red fortress city defense map, as well as the precise surrounding terrain. From the inside to the outside, it was extremely fine. Use one version.
This is the latest version of the kingdom, and it is also the military map with the highest level of secrecy. It can only be used by a commander at the level of Silabel. Now it appears on the desktop of the rebel general. It can be seen that the logistics department of the kingdom has long been infiltrated into a sieve.
The bearded general looked at the map and quietly listened to the report of the intelligence staff officer. After a moment of silence, he digested the latest information, and then said slowly: "Very well, you send someone to inform them that at three o'clock this afternoon, Act as planned."
"Yes!" The intelligence staff responded immediately, and quickly recorded it in the notebook in his hand.
The bearded general continued: "In addition, inform them that they must find out the details of the repair of the Guards under Silabel before noon. After we break the Scarlet Fortress, we cannot stop and rest, we must immediately organize a pursuit, and be sure to put Silabel. Bell's most elite troops were annihilated and prepared for the next operation of Steinard."
"Yes, Your Excellency." The intelligence staff recorded again, and then confirmed that there were no other orders before turning around and leaving.
After the intelligence staff officer left, the bearded general looked in the direction of the red fortress with deep eyes, as if he could see through the thick tent cloth, span a distance of several kilometers, penetrate the fortress wall, and see Silabel looking devastated at the moment. .
The corner of the bearded general's mouth was upturned, showing a smug smile: "Silabel, everything should be over, it has been so many years, your kingdom, your army, will be completely disintegrated today."
The bearded general, who thought he had the chance to win, had already begun to dream about taking the red fortress, and then led a large army to the city, watching the shivering appearance of those high-ranking nobles in Stinard.
Of course, he actually knew in his heart that it was almost impossible for this to happen. Even if he really led the army to Steinard, the masters in the city would not tremble, but happily transformed themselves into nobles and nobles of the new kingdom, still holding a lot of wealth and rights not inferior to the original.
And what is even more ironic, the revolutionary army that grew up with the support of the Loen Federation has not yet won a complete victory, and has already determined the future political system. It is not a republic that imitates the Loen Federation, but a kingdom!
However, such a move that is almost slapped in the face of the Loen Federation has actually received the secret support of the Loen Federation. The ulterior reason is even more ridiculous. It is actually that some big families in the Loen Federation want to gain the dignity of a duke or a marquis. title.
This is a typical nouveau riche mentality. When the Loen Federation was established, there was a controversy about 'kingdom' or 'republic'. Among them, the voice of wishing to establish a kingdom was still above the republic. The aristocratic life makes many ambitious people who rise from the bottom fascinated, and why not be able to bless the blood of the family with a superior buff?
Unfortunately, due to the political situation at the time, Ruen finally chose to become a federal republic.
This makes many people who yearn for aristocracy very disappointed. There is no nominal aristocracy in the republic, and their rights can only be passed on through wealth. Moreover, every parliamentary election will be trembling, for fear that their family will lose their seats in the parliament, and they will have to pay a lot of money for this. Pounds and energy are needed to please even those mud-legged voters.
Now these people have once again seen the hope of becoming nobles. Even if it is just a kingdom noble in the void world, it can still be a comfort to many people, and even operate properly. One day in the future, it may not be impossible to transform the Loen Federation into the Loen Kingdom.
That's why it appeared in the Void World, clearly the revolutionary army supported by the Loen Federation, but a farce of establishing a kingdom when it was about to succeed.
And once Stynard is captured, the nobles who live there will join the new kingdom, become new nobles, and hold power and wealth. Especially after Green's cleanup, the nobles of Stynard suffered heavy losses, which was equivalent to cutting off most of the carrion, leaving only a small part of the nobles to become the leaders of the upstarts.
Don't think that it is easy to become a nobleman, this not only requires a lot of wealth and power, but also requires hundreds of years of accumulation, complex etiquette, harsh system, strictly prescribed way of speaking, etc., and even derives such as ' A sub-discipline of history such as 'Noble Heraldry'.
Therefore, the family of the Loen Federation needs some old nobles to help them go through these complicated processes, so that their children and grandchildren can smoothly become a noble blood, in line with the nobility's code of conduct and etiquette, and elegant and decent people can't pick out the real noble.
The bearded general scoffed at this hypocritical mentality. As a general who fought on the battlefield step by step from a low-level officer, the bearded general did not have a good impression of the so-called nobles. He only believed in the three types of 'strength, wealth, and power'. thing. Unfortunately, he was just a front-line general. He could command a 200,000-strong army to gallop across the country, but he could not influence the decisions made by the parliament.
In addition, although he does not care, the bearded general does not reject becoming an earl.
"The Count of Lucas... It sounds quite smooth." The bearded general smiled even more: "Silabel, you are the count, and now I will become the count, and I will step on your honor and pride."
At this moment, a voice came from outside the tent: "Report!"
"Come in." The bearded General Lucas calmed down and shouted to the outside.
A middle-aged officer with the rank of colonel walked in, stood at attention and saluted meticulously.
The revolutionary army has long been no different from the rabble, and it is no worse than the regular army. In particular, almost all of the officers have been trained by Instructor Loen. They attach great importance to the etiquette and discipline in the army, so that this revolutionary army has a strong atmosphere. The uprising army quickly transformed into a regularized and disciplined elite force.
General Lucas glanced at the colonel officer, a flash of excitement flashed in his eyes, got up and walked in front of the colonel: "How is it, are you all ready?"
The colonel said solemnly: "Don't worry, Your Excellency General, your subordinates are ready, and a total of 15,000 elite troops have been mobilized. These days, these troops have been hidden by me and did not participate in the siege battle. Awaiting orders."
"Okay!" General Lucas habitually brushed off the beard on his chin, this is the reserve team he had prepared in advance.
Just when the garrison officer in the red fortress saw that the situation was not good, he secretly contacted the revolutionary army outside the city, and he made up his mind to wipe out the Guards and make Silabel the bare commander. No matter how strong his personal strength is, running back to Steinard will be difficult for him, and he cannot organize an effective defense at all.
General Lucas's plan was to secretly organize a reserve team of more than 10,000 people, lurking behind the red fortress at a critical time, waiting for the inside and outside to cooperate. Once the red fortress was broken, the Kingdom's army fled, this team of 15,000 people. 's new force burst out from the flanks. When the time comes, there will be obstacles and chasing troops. No matter how strong Silabel's military literacy is, and the elite guards under his command, they will all be annihilated...
However, plans are not as fast as change.
The day passed quickly, because the two sides had a tacit understanding, and the long battle, both sides were very tired, so the battle was not fierce all day.
Seeing the afternoon, some soldiers who didn't know the inside story thought that the day was over again.
But at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, according to the agreed time, the revolutionary army suddenly broke out a fierce attack. The 10,000 soldiers who had recharged their energy for a day rushed towards the city wall of the red fortress like a flood. Seven or eight places even gave up their defenses and let the revolutionary army build a siege ladder and climbed up very calmly.
Seeing this scene, the smart people immediately reacted, this is a traitor, colluding with the revolutionary army, and planning to cooperate with the inside and outside to capture the fortress. But most people didn't know it yet, and found that the enemy was on the city wall, and some people wanted to go to support, but they didn't expect that they were greeted by the swords of the same robes. Immediately, a few reckless hapless men were shot down by the renegade garrison and lay on the ground, groaning in pain.
Fortunately, these traitors felt a little guilty, and they always avoided the key point with the counterattack, and did not fight to the death.
But the revolutionary army who rushed up did not care about this. As a large number of revolutionary army troops rushed to the city wall, a chaotic killing was inevitable.
By this time, some discerning people have already seen that the Scarlet Fortress will definitely not be able to hold.
Again, no matter how strong the fortress is, it will be broken from the inside. If there are no betrayal garrisoned troops, even if the situation is at a disadvantage, but with the red fortress, it can last at least another month or two.
However, there are still some sharp-eyed people who suddenly realize that something is wrong. According to reason, if this happens, the elite guards under Silabel should have rushed up long ago, or Silabel himself should have taken action, even if he could not retake the city wall, It can also boost morale, temporarily stabilize the morale of the army, and organize troops to retreat!
But at this moment, not only did Silabel not appear, but a small number of guards still in the fortress retreated quickly and orderly.
This abnormal situation immediately sank the hearts of some people, knowing that Silabel may have given up here ahead of time, and they also suddenly realized that with Silabel's shrewdness and wisdom, it is impossible not to notice that some people in the garrison are secretly doing it. Small actions.
(end of this chapter)