I Will Be The Crowned King

Now that Yangfan City has become independent, the opposition has naturally completely disappeared, and all the Confederate high-level officials have unanimously approved the final decision of the Chief of Staff of the Freedom Legion with full unconditional support.

Now that he was authorized, Anson immediately began to mobilize the Confederate militia without any hesitation. The first was to split and reorganize the battalion as a unit, to establish a command system that at least seemed to be effective, and to issue a plan in advance. military planning and combat plans.

Excluding the general reserve of Grey Dove Castle, which was barely one company, the remaining four colonies were barely able to make up 6,000 men, about ten to twelve regiments; about a thousand cavalry, two thousand line soldiers and three Thousands of skirmishers.

Said to be skirmishers, in fact, they are stragglers who can't even form the most basic lines. When they get to the battlefield, they can only "scatter" them out. Don't think about maintaining the front line, provide flanking firepower, and act as a The meat shield, plus the one-time bayonet charge cannon fodder skill, is basically all of their value.

Anson is very disgusted with the so-called "quantity offsets quality" - there is no complete recruitment and training, and a rabble of logistics systems, even if the number is not comparable to the regular army!

An empire that only relies on a sailing city can support an elite army of 8,000 to 10,000 people. The remaining five colonies can only mobilize 6,000 soldiers into the battlefield. The combat effectiveness is even more different.

Fortunately, An Sen does not need to rely on this "six thousand army" to really compete with the empire... As long as they can hold the flank defense line, output firepower in the middle of the battle, and disrupt the empire's line by a one-time charge in the later stage, even if they complete the task.

Six thousand soldiers, according to the Clovis military system, removed the parts that had no combat power at all, and divided them into two "infantry divisions" composed of four infantry regiments. The divisions were then merged into the "Freedom Corps", with Anson personally serving as the chief of staff and the army commander.

As for the 1,000 cavalry, 800 were assigned as "patrol cavalry", responsible for outpost reconnaissance and transmission of orders; the remaining 200 who seemed to have combat experience were individually grouped into a hussar battalion, directly under the headquarters of the Freedom Legion.

Counting the 2,000 advance army and the 3,000-strong Storm Division main force, as well as the 1,000 Faithful Alliance "Warriors of Faith" mobilized by Bishop Rui Bo, a total of 12,000 people, known as the 30,000-strong army, officially surrendered to the ashes. Go pigeon castle!

According to the plan made before the war, coupled with Bernard's exhausted efforts to repair the traffic line and the large and small supply stations along the way, the army's march was extremely smooth, like a long-distance outing.

Of course, the whole process is not completely unsatisfactory... As an outpost to aid Yangfan City, Grey Dove Castle has been raided in every possible way during the imperial army's stationing, to the point where not even a drop can be squeezed out.

Food reserves, livestock, fuel for heating, cash... were all looted. The colonial council and all the wealthy areas in the city were as messy as they were bombed, beyond recognition.

The soldiers who looted did not spare the slums and settlements outside the city. All kinds of daily necessities, especially salt and alcohol, were all evaporated. All the young and young laborers in the colony were either shot or killed, whether they could fight or not. Become a refugee, and the rest are basically stuffed into the army.

In this way, when Karl and Alexei came to take over the colony tremblingly, the first thing they did was even to seal the warehouse, but they had to try their best to help the women and children in the city, and maintain law and order in the city that was completely collapsed after being looted by the imperial army.

As for the outside of the city, except for a few key fortresses and traffic arteries, the two of them could do nothing... At the same time as the imperial army retreated, the settlements and farms in various places seemed to receive signals at the same time, and a large number of robbers, indigenous tribes, and loyal thugs rushed to Emerging, unscrupulous looting of the leftovers that the imperial army despised.

This is not the most troublesome, the most troublesome is that many farms see that the Clovis people are unable to maintain the entire colony, and they simply occupy the land and become the king and become independent!

Except for Grey Pigeon Castle, where the Clovis flag was erected, the entire colony was divided into dozens or hundreds of large and small forces, occupying the surrounding area... Not only did the more than 2,000 advance troops receive no supplies, but they were suddenly attacked by numerous robbers and robbers. Surrounded by thugs, they hid in the stronghold and in the city, shivering, and did not dare to leave the city easily.

So when the "30,000 Army" of the Freedom Legion entered the Grey Dove Castle before it had time to rest, it first had to deal with a mess of colonies; otherwise, such a group of up to a few hundred people, at least maybe not even two digits, would be entrenched around. It is simply a fantasy to enter smoothly.

Of course, there is also a little bit of "careful thinking" in Anson: on the one hand, through large-scale suppression, the newly formed Freedom Legion can be trained, so as not to fail to cooperate after entering the battlefield, and to fall apart before the war begins.

On the other hand, the rebuilding of Grey Pigeon Castle, which was devastated after being completely looted, will definitely require a lot of assistance, and the Rune family and the Faithful Alliance can participate in it.

On this basis, Anson needs a perfect agent to manage Grey Pigeon Castle for him, who can wisely hand over many properties in the colony to professionals for development, and make Grey Pigeon Castle an important stronghold that can contain and weaken the strength of Sail City. .

Gray Pigeon Castle is located inland, with many hills around and the degree of development is not high, but there are many rivers with rich wild animals and fish resources. Animal husbandry is also more developed.

For this colony, which is the second farthest from Beluga Harbor, Anson defines it as animal husbandry and colonization, with functions similar to Winter Torch City but slightly different.

If Winter Torch City is the pioneer of the map boundary, then Grey Pigeon Castle is a real down-to-earth practitioner who turns the wasteland into fertile soil on the basis of development.

"In the past, immigrants developed new colonies, and almost all of them were based on the coast or the rivers connecting the seaports; the towns and settlements that really went deep into the interior, except for Winter Torch City and Grey Pigeon Castle, basically failed in the end, even if the scale of success was successful. It's also very small."

At the top of the tower of Pigeon Castle, Anson looked at the army that was advancing towards the city along the road below, and stood behind him, looking forward to his own Paulina: "Do you know why this is? "

The girl holding the manuscript of the "Declaration of Resistance" stared intently at the figure in front of her, wishing she didn't even blink an eye--as the liberal leader of Grey Pigeon Castle, she personally led the Commander-in-Chief of the Storm Division to visit the hometown that was finally successfully recovered; But once in a lifetime, it is a good opportunity to get rid of Miss Talia and let the two be alone!

"Because of the number." Without waiting for Paulina to answer, Anson gave the answer on his own:

"When there are enough ports on the coast, the degree of development is thorough enough, and the population grows to a certain level, the colonists can really move inland and open up endless wasteland."

"And only by thoroughly developing the interior, as colonists, can we truly stand firm and become part of this continent, rather than the 'outsiders' who may be expelled at any time."

Slowly retracting his gaze, An Sen turned his gaze to the girl: "Turn the wilderness into ploughing fields, build towns by the river, make roads connect east, west, north and south, and tracts of virgin forests are replaced by factories, workshops and cities... This will require countless It takes generations of people to achieve great things."

"And to get it done, you have to...Polina Frey."

"Me?" The girl was startled by the sudden words, with a surprised expression:

"why me?"

"Because among all the colonies, only Grey Pigeon Castle has the potential to become the first inland city in the New World - neither as coastal as Sail City, nor too close to the north like Winter Torch City." Anson said solemnly: "In addition, it is located on a major traffic road and has sufficient natural resources, so it has the potential to become a big city."

"The most important thing is that you are the only one of all the current colonial liberal leaders who really understands what 'freedom' is!"

"Those Speakers, members of the Chamber of Commerce, and property owners, they just use the Confederation as a tool for newspapers to keep warm and fight against the Empire, and as a medium for them to reasonably and legally gain power; how can they build a good Confederation with such people? !"

Anson's words contained a bit of sadness: "But Paulina, you are different... You were born into a loyalist family and witnessed how the empire used its methods to destroy the foundation of its own rule."

"So you must understand that if you want to build a country that can defeat the empire, you must take a very different path from it!"

"I don't want to lie to you, so I'll say it bluntly." Anson said bluntly: "Miss Paulina Frey, I, Anson Bach, sincerely hope that you can become the supreme leader of the Free Confederation."

"Leader, leader?!"

The girl's eyes widened, originally thinking that this was just a tryst between the two, she was frightened by the commander-in-chief in front of her.

"Yes, only in this way can I go to the battlefield with confidence, expel the rulers of the empire without leaving behind, and not worry that the future Confederacy will become another empire."

"But, but..." Paulina suddenly stuttered, her panicked eyes dodging around, not knowing where to look.

Reviving the family with the power of the Stormtrooper and the Clovis, and even taking back Grey Dove Castle, this was what she and the rest of the Grey Pigeon Castle originally planned; but when happiness really came, she realized that not only did the surprise come too soon , and it seemed to come too violently.

"But Grey Dove Castle has just experienced a catastrophe, and everything is waiting to be done. I...we...how can we compete with the rulers of other colonies..."

"This is the second thing I want to say." Anson immediately took over the topic, as if he had been prepared for a long time.

"For you to be the leader of the Confederacy, Greydove has to be the most powerful colony - even stronger than Sail City!"

"Everything is left to be built... Sometimes it's not a pure bad thing, it also gives you the opportunity to let go of the past and start over; you already have a whole city, a fertile field and convenient roads, and the The next thing is to build and develop according to your ideas.”

"Of course, I will never let you fight alone." An Sen said solemnly: "This is also a battle with the empire, a battle without gunpowder smoke."

"Anson... Mr. Bach, are you willing to help the revival of Grey Pigeon Castle?!" Paulina's eyes lit up: "How to help?"

"The specifics are still under discussion, but I have already discussed the general direction with Talia."

An Sen, who was talking to himself, did not notice that the expression of the girl in front of him instantly turned cold: "First of all, the Rune family will be responsible for capital injection to purchase local beast hides and rare primitive medicinal materials; vigorously develop animal husbandry, and the Trustworthy Alliance will shoulder the responsibility of In the follow-up work on the reconstruction of rural settlements, military-style farms will be built.”

"When the Coal Bank is officially established in Beluga Port, it will be able to provide low-interest reconstruction loans to Grey Pigeon Fort, helping Grey Pigeon Fort expand its frontier and colonial scope, attracting the surrounding, especially the floating population around Yangfan City, and at the same time for those Small and medium-sized colonial organizations provide convenient services that make it easier for them to establish new colonies around them.”

"Three years, five years at the most! I assure you, the whole of Grey Dove Castle will be renewed and become the most striking piece of land in the West of the New World; Ascend the position of leader of the Confederacy!"

With undisguised temptation, Anson looked at the girl with a little smugness: "How, are you starting to have some confidence?"

"Um."

Facing the enthusiastic and even proactive commander-in-chief of the Storm Division, Paulina Frey could only force a smile:

"You really... think very carefully!"

"Of course, this is a plan I've prepared for a long time - how can I let my most important partner take risks so easily without full confidence?" Anson snorted, the other party's response made him quite satisfied.

Just as he was about to continue explaining his plan to the girl, a sound suddenly came from behind the door of the rooftop.

The little secretary who had been waiting behind the door for a long time, and even deliberately delayed for a full quarter of an hour, pushed open the door, bowed to the two in front of him with a formal smile, and then turned his eyes to the commander-in-chief:

"Master Anson Bach, the officers of the Storm Division and the Free Legion have been waiting for you, and you can hold a military meeting at any time; in addition, Chief of Staff Carl Bain asked me to ask you about getting in touch with the liberals in Yangfan City. , how are you thinking?"

"Tell them ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ the meeting will be delayed for another five minutes - I just have a new plan for how to stop the imperial army besieging Sail City."

Anson paused for a while, and slowly looked at Bolina beside him; feeling the sudden softening of his gaze, the girl who had just felt cold was suddenly warmed.

"Polina."

"Yeah." The girl snorted softly:

"Dear Commander-in-Chief, what's the matter?"

"Yes, I want to give you a very difficult task." Anson said affectionately:

"Only you can do this."

"Oh?" Paulina blinked:

"what is that?"

An Sen smiled slightly and spit out the answer softly:

"Infiltrate the besieged Sail City and negotiate with Louis Bernard."