King's Landing in France

Although this queuing speed is not as fast as that of college students in military training, it is already a huge improvement compared to before.

Obviously, the non-commissioned officers promoted by An Ning from the direct artillery team played a role.

Russell stood at the front of the queue and reported to An Ning: "Report to Your Excellency, the National Self-Defense Forces counter-insurgency task force has assembled."

An Ning nodded: "Yes, better than before. It seems that my newly promoted non-commissioned officers performed well."

An Ning paused for a moment, and continued: "Today, everyone is gathered together to give you special subsidies for counter-insurgency operations!"

As he spoke, he jumped directly into the carriage behind him, opened the silver coin box on the carriage, and dumped a box of silver coins on the carriage board.

The clattering sound of the silver coins made the soldiers' eyes straighten.

In the beginning, some people who squinted their eyes and were obviously deserting all cheered up, and all looked straight at An Ning in the carriage.

An Ning: "This subsidy is given to you because in the rebel area we are going to, the locals may not recognize the voucher, so I will give each of you a silver coin of one crown, so that you will have money to spend when you arrive in the rebel area!

"As for what you buy with silver coins, I don't care. This is a special subsidy for you, and it's up to you to control the distribution!

"Remember, this subsidy is provided by the Duke of Orleans. The money given by the Duke is still there. It is mainly used for the expenses of the troops in the rebel area. When we come back, if there are any remaining funds, they will all be distributed to you!"

The soldiers cheered together.

Then An Ning winked at Second Lieutenant Russell, and Russell shouted: "Long live, Captain!"

"Long live Your Excellency Captain!" the soldiers shouted together.

An Ning: "Alright, alright, let's start to distribute silver coins, one for each person, keep order!"

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In his office, Lafayette looked at An Ning who was throwing coins on the playground, and murmured, "It's useless to rely on handing out money to boost morale.

"The mob crumbles when it should, and I've seen it in America."

At this time someone knocked on the door.

"Come in." Lafayette said loudly.

His adjutant opened the door and came in, saluted and reported: "The soldiers are watching Mr. Frost distribute the money. Obviously, he is very popular with the soldiers."

Lafayette: "Loyalty isn't paid for. Never mind."

The adjutant hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Recently, military salaries are paid in coupons. The soldiers have a lot of opinions, and some taverns don't recognize coupons."

"There are still pubs in Paris that don't recognize the coupon? Which pub? Let the municipal authorities seize him!"

Lafayette frowned.

Adjutant: "This... I don't know very well, the soldiers said yes."

"Then ask clearly. Those who don't accept the coupons are definitely not patriots. Paris cannot allow such people to exist." Lafayette said firmly.

The adjutant curled his lips and changed the subject: "Some soldiers also asked if we would also issue silver coins when we dispatched to suppress the rebellion."

"We have no plans to go out to counter the rebellion." Lafayette paused, then suddenly laughed, "Tell the soldiers, we will also send out when we go to counter the rebellion."

Anyway, the main force of the National Self-Defense Forces has no plans to counter the rebellion, so it's okay to write a blank check.

Adjutant: "Understood, I'll go tell the soldiers right now."

After finishing speaking, the adjutant saluted, and left the room backwards.

Falayet continued to stare at An Ning who was distributing money through the window: "I don't believe it anymore, you can wipe out the rebels with these mobs and the fancy cavalry you got from the king!"

Chapter 092

After tossing around like this for a few days, An Ning finally set off with his small army.

Walking at the forefront of the team was the cavalry unit led by Christina, then the infantry unit of more than 1000 people, and finally the artillery and supply team.

An Ning rode a tall brown horse and stood on the dirt slope next to the road, watching his troops drive by.

——Not to mention, just looking at the military appearance, it looks like that.

An Ning thought.

Seven days after marching from Paris, Anning's troops approached the rebellious area.

This morning, Christina came to see An Ning suddenly on horseback: "Andy! Come quickly, the scouting cavalry found something."

An Ning: "Don't call me Andy in the army, call me Captain."

"Okay, Captain, come with me, we've spotted something bad up ahead."

An Ning nodded: "Lead the way."

Christina turned the horse's head and kicked the horse in the belly, sending the horse galloping.

An Ning also kicked the horse's stomach and followed Christina's pace.

Someone in the marching infantry team whistled: "Your Excellency, are you going on a date?"

The non-commissioned officer walking beside the queue said angrily: "Shut your mouths! There is so much dust on the road, aren't you afraid of eating dust when you speak?"

An Ning himself has no airs. In the past few days since he set off from Paris, he has become a good brother with the soldiers. In the past, the soldiers called him Captain with respect and fear, but now it is more of a joke.

After passing the head of the infantry line, An Ning caught up with Christina and drove alongside her, and then asked, "What did you find? The infantry can't hear it now, so you can tell me."

Christina said with a straight face: "Some bad things, you will know when you see them. I don't want to talk about it, because I will feel nauseous when I recall that scene."

An Ning: "Why don't you want to say it, your cavalry is my eyes, and they will scout the situation for me. Tell me, what did you see?"

Christina was silent for a few seconds before she reluctantly opened her mouth and said, "I saw...the rebels hanged the patriots from the trees on the side of the road. The men cut off their penis, and the women cut off their breasts. They were all naked..."

Speaking of which, Christina burst into tears, tears rolling down her cheeks: "It's too miserable! It's terrible..."

An Ning looked serious: "Okay, I understand, you don't need to say any more."

Soon, he saw the cavalry girls gathered in front of him.

They gathered under an old banyan tree, and there were more than a dozen corpses of patriots hanging on the tree like fruit.

As Christina said, these corpses were brutally treated.On the trunk hung a sign, written in blood: "This is what happens to every revolutionary bastard."

An Ning came under the tree and looked up at the corpses.

A stench forced him to cover his nose.

Christina: "Let's put them down and bury them..."

An Ning shook her head: "No, let them hang here."

Christina: "Andy!"

An Ning looked resolute: "Not only do I want them to continue hanging here, I also want every row to stop under this tree, and then have people read aloud the blood on the trunk."

Christina glared at An Ning: "What are you talking about? You actually want the ugliness of these poor ladies to be seen by so many people?"

"I want to let my soldiers know what kind of enemy they will face!" An Ning said firmly.

Christina: "Just for this..."

"Execute the order." An Ning ordered, "Take your troops and continue to go out for reconnaissance. I want to know where the rebels are. This is the most important thing, find them!"

Christina pursed her lips, wiped away the tears on her cheeks with her hands, and replied, "I see. Sisters, come with me!"

As she said that, she kicked the horse's stomach, and galloped the horse, as if she wanted to leave this terrible place as soon as possible.

The other female knights ran past An Ning one by one, and they all looked at An Ning with strange eyes, as if they were looking at a cold monster.

Peacefully under the tree, enduring the stench, waiting for his troops to come up.

Soon, the army appeared at the end of the line of sight and drove towards this side.

When the first one lined up under the big banyan tree, everyone showed panic on their faces.

Someone else murmured: "My God, this is so cruel!"

An Ning said loudly: "Everyone, stand still!"

The troops stopped, and everyone looked at An Ning in unison, wondering why he made the troops stop here.

An Ning pointed to the blood on the tree trunk and said: "This line of blood was written to us by the rebels! It said: Every revolutionary bastard should end up like this!"

The soldiers immediately went into an uproar.

An Ning: "Remember this line! Now, let's go!"

The troops began to march again.

An Ning could feel that the marching pace of the troops was more angry than before, and the spear-stabbed forest seemed to be shaking more orderly than before.

In this way, An Ning would read the blood words aloud when every row was under the tree, and every row would be more angry when they stepped forward again.

This angry army is destined to give the rebels a little color.

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That night, An Ning's troops camped at a place called Ke Pei Ni.

The scouts, Christina and Clarice, all came back and gathered the scouting news to An Ning.

The number of rebels in Konta is not as many as in the legend. According to the scouting situation, the total number of rebels is about 3000, with no artillery or cavalry.

The rebels were stationed about ten miles away from Kobaini.

They had just robbed patriots in nearby towns, slaughtered cattle and sheep in nearby villages and towns, and had a big party at the station.

After summarizing the information, An Ning pointed to the field between Kobaini and the rebel camp on the map.

"It's all open fields here?"

Christina: "Yes, it's all open fields, and there's a barn and a few homes here."

As she spoke, Christina picked up the bread on the table, broke off a piece and placed it at the location of the barn on the map.

"Next to it is a large apple orchard."

An Ning nodded: "I understand. Let's meet the rebels here tomorrow."

Clarice was shocked: "Fight against the rebels? Didn't we fight for the main force? I thought you would keep a distance from the enemy until Lafayette's main force arrived!"

An Ning shrugged: "I really thought so. But the enemy's situation has changed. The enemy has only 3000 troops, no artillery or cavalry. Most importantly, from what you said, the enemy's military discipline is lax, and they are looting and massacring everywhere. The combat effectiveness of the army is worrying.

"But we are different. After today's scene, our soldiers are all simmering. I think we can try it."

An Ning paused, and then said: "If your reconnaissance is true, then either the rebels have divided their forces, or the National Guard in Libreville was defeated and massacred by these three thousand enemies."

Christina: "You're only in the early 1000s!"

"One thousand and five hundred people." An Ning corrected, "But I have cannons and cavalry, and our morale is high. Anyway, I think we can try. If we are defeated, the enemy has no cavalry anyway..."

An Ning didn't continue talking.

The part he didn't say is: You can run away on horseback if you are defeated.

Chapter 093: Apple Grove Encounter

This morning, Henry, the head of the first regiment of the "Black Army" of Konta's rebellion, got up early, and then kicked the woman who slept with him last night out of bed.

The woman screamed.

Henry said angrily: "Don't make noise! ​​I drank too much last night, and I have a terrible headache! Get out of here!"

The woman asked suspiciously, "What?"

"I'll let you go!"

The woman immediately ran to the door in a frenzy, because she was too nervous, she tried a few times to open the door, and then ran away scrambling.

Then Henry's deputy pushed the door and came in: "Boss, what do you say today?"

"You don't need to ask, keep going to grab the patriots." Henry said with a grin, showing his jagged teeth, "These patriots dare to attack the servants of God, they must be followers of Satan, and they want to rob them of all their money Let's go to redeem their souls!"

The deputy also laughed: "Hahaha, well said! The men will be robbed of all their money, and the women will be allowed to serve God's servants!"

In the name of the Holy See, the rebels are naturally servants of God.

Henry sat up and said as he was getting dressed, "Call up brothers! Take something that can be scratched and go to the next town. Is there any nearby town that you haven't been to?"

"We haven't been to Ke Pei Ni, so it's not far from here."

Henry frowned and thought for a while: "Ke Pei Ni, I remembered, there is a mill owner in that place, and his wife is very beautiful! Let's go and see, if he is a patriot, he will rob them and sleep with his wife. If he is not A patriot...then put a tricolor badge on his forehead!"