From Corsica to the Fourth Rome

"I have decided to disband the Fourth Battalion."

"Um?"

Even Lawrence couldn't help frowning and looking at Governor Pauli.

"After the fourth battalion is disbanded, the soldiers will be organized into the remaining three infantry battalions." Governor Pauli added.

Lawrence closed his eyes and pondered in his mind for a moment. It was obvious that Paulie was preparing to directly weaken Law's appeal in the army.

The generous awards above are probably to stabilize the morale of the military. After all, to directly disband a force that is in full swing, even with Pauli's absolute power in the military, there is still a price to pay.

Major Trifali glanced at Lawrence in shock. Although he knew that he would not return to serve in the Northern Army, he was still a little reluctant to hear about the disbandment of the 4th Battalion. Especially after spending that carnival night with the soldiers, Major Trifali also developed a deep affection for those soldiers.

Lawrence slowly opened his eyes, looked at Governor Pauli, and said calmly:

"I see."

This was not the result of Lawrence being forced to show weakness to Pauley, but a decision made after careful consideration.

Lawrence deduced that although his influence in the army would be severely damaged in the short term, in the long term, the soldiers of the original fourth battalion would inevitably spread their reputation among the soldiers. In that way, if the time was right, there might be more Many soldiers chose to follow him.

"It's like a drop of ink dropped into a glass of water." Lawrence thought.

Seeing that Lawrence accepted it directly, Major Cui Farley had no choice but to nod in acceptance.

Governor Pauli did not expect Lawrence to accept it so readily. He was stunned for a moment before continuing:

"In this case, Major Trifalli, you will continue to stay in the camp in Ajaccio as quartermaster. Lieutenant Colonel Bonaparte, you will continue to be posted at the Governor's Palace as a staff officer."

Lawrence and Cui Farley looked at each other again, and then expressed no objection. Since the establishment of the fourth battalion has been disbanded, the two of them will of course return to their respective posts.

"Then, Major Trifari, you can leave first. Lawrence and I have something to say."

Paulie felt much better when he saw that the two of them accepted his treatment directly.

Major Cui Farley stood up straight away, nodded to Lawrence and Governor Pauly, opened the door and walked out.

And Lawrence also knew that the next thing Pauly would discuss was about the plan.

Governor Pauli remained silent until half a minute after Major Cui Farley left. Then he stood up and closed the study door tightly before returning to his seat and said in a deep voice:

"There's good news."

"Huh?" Although Lawrence pretended to be confused, judging from the news that he had already learned, the two people's plan should have achieved results.

"According to my information, Genoa has recently sent reinforcements and supplies to Corsica. It is expected that they are preparing to regain their strength and adopt an offensive posture. In addition, the Genoese envoy who has been living in Versailles has also left. It seems that There is no agreement.”

"Then Corsica will not be in danger from the French any time soon."

Lawrence said with a smile.

Governor Pauli also nodded and responded:

"If it weren't for the secrecy of the plan, I would definitely hold a celebration party for you."

"Then I would like to thank the Governor for his kindness."

Although he knew it was a polite statement, Lawrence still said it politely.

Afterwards, the study fell into silence. Neither of them spoke, but just tested each other with their eyes. The Sword of Damocles hanging over Corsica has been lifted, so whether the cooperation between the two can continue is still a question mark.

Finally, Lawrence spoke first, but he brought the topic to the other side, which is also his current biggest concern, Silla:

"By the way, Governor Pauly, there is something that will interest you very much."

Paulie glanced at Lawrence with some interest. He was in a high position, and ordinary objects certainly could not catch his eye, so he asked:

"It's interesting, what is it?"

Lawrence didn't speak, he just smiled and put General Belrain's notes on the table and gently pushed them to Governor Pauly.

Governor Paul frowned, picked up the note, and flipped through a few pages. His eyes suddenly became piercing, and his mouth couldn't help but open. He was stunned for a while before saying in succession:

"This is Belrain's note? Yes, yes."

"The most interesting thing is yet to come, Governor."

Lawrence said, and Governor Paoli turned to the last few pages, about Ciro Russell.

"Huh? This is."

Paulie glanced at the records, but there was no surprise in his eyes immediately. It wasn't until a few seconds later that he pretended to be confused and said:

"Do you want to say that this person is Ciro Russell? In any case, I think further investigation is needed before we can make a conclusion."

The results of Paulie's so-called investigation may not come out until the next century, so Lawrence couldn't help but sneer in his heart after hearing this. It seemed that his inference was correct.

Ciro had a good sense of proportion, so Pauli turned a blind eye to his behavior. Lawrence even guessed that Governor Pauli sometimes deliberately relied on Ciro's channels to reveal some information to the Genoese people.

However, Pauli's reaction had been guessed by Lawrence as early as the night he captured General Belrain, so after hearing Governor Pauli's words, Lawrence did not feel depressed, but took out the letter without changing his expression:

"Okay, but I also found this unsent letter at General Belland's residence. Although I have considerable trust in Mr. Ciro Russell, I have to admit that the content of the letter is simply appalling. "

Paulie frowned and took the letter from Lawrence's hand, spread it on the table, took out the monocle from his arms and clamped it on his nose, glanced at the letter and murmured casually:

"Well, this is indeed Belrain's handwriting. It is consistent with the handwriting on the previously intercepted letter, and there is no problem with the seal."

However, as Paulie continued to read, his murmuring soon stopped abruptly, and his face suddenly turned livid, as if a pure believer had been blasphemed by some kind of strong blasphemy.

There was silence in the study, and only Governor Pauli's heavy breathing could be heard, which was the result of him forcibly suppressing his anger.

"This bastard. A double-dealing villain. A daring devil...!"

Governor Pauly suddenly raised the entire letter in front of him, scanned the contents again with wide eyes, and squeezed out a series of insults through his teeth. Even Lawrence couldn't help but turn his head and sigh.

"Ahem, Governor, calm down, calm down." Lawrence coughed twice, held Paulie's hand and put the letter down, and said:

"I have to admit, when I first saw this letter, I was angrier than you were."

Pauly put the letter back on the table with trembling hands, took a few deep breaths, and then managed to calm down. He couldn't help but clenched his fist with his right hand and slammed it on the table, and said in a cold voice:

"Laurence Bonaparte, I order you to arrest Ciro Russell quickly for espionage, treason, murder, intentional injury, kidnapping for ransom, forcible imprisonment, harboring a criminal, and gathering to cause trouble."

After saying that, Pauly immediately pulled out a blank arrest warrant from his desk, gritted his teeth and wrote down Siro's charges, signed it and handed it to Lawrence.

Lawrence took the arrest warrant and glanced at it, but did not stand up immediately. Instead, he shook his head slightly and said:

"Governor, you should also know that with Silo's power, it would be impossible for me to capture him alive."

Paulie took back the arrest warrant from Lawrence with a straight face, added a sentence to it, and then said:

"I don't care whether he's alive or dead. I don't need to capture him alive, and I don't need his body. I just want the news of his death."

"Understood."

Lawrence nodded solemnly, took the arrest warrant, stood up and walked out of the study.

At the moment when his back was turned to Pauly, Lawrence couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.