Grasp the farming script in the famous book

The more than 100 "Forbidden Army" brought by d'Artagnan from Paris played a huge role in the battle to defend Sweetwater Town.

They quickly gained a nickname among the local residents, called "Quasi-Saints".It means that they, like Heathcliff, are not afraid of guns and have the magical ability to bring the dead back to life.

Even Roland said this when he held an internal meeting of his own people in the manor: "The total number of our 'quasi-saints' is about 300 people. In addition to the fortifications built in advance in various towns, the workshops built by Duke Andrei can provide sufficient supplies. The ammunition is enough for us to resist for a while."

Theoretically, all "spectators" who enter the plane are "quasi-sages" who have the ability to "resurrect from the dead" anytime, anywhere, but characters like Duke Andrei and Doctor Zhivago need to make other arrangements, and they cannot be all-inclusive. sent to the battlefield.

The "quasi-saints" looked at each other with gratified faces-they were used to being thanked for the past two days, and the sense of accomplishment and pride they got in the plane was incomparable, and even made them feel elated.

"Cool, so cool!"

Everyone says so.

But Roland still frowned deeply, looking quite worried.

D'Artagnan asked with concern: "My dear sister, what's the matter? If there is anything you are worried about, let's discuss it together."

People clapped their foreheads one after another: everyone felt that d'Artagnan was brazen and called Milady, who was a year or two older than him, "sister".

Roland, however, has long been used to D'Artagnan/Andrea's temper, so he skipped the title question and said while thinking, "If I were the leader of the rebel army..."

She paused, thinking that if this rebellion had nothing to do with Mrs. Chevreuse, then it would be hell.

"My army has surrounded the entire territory, but there is no way to break through any strategic point on the border, unable to control the road, unable to move forward..."

In the past few days, the situation of the rebel army has indeed been like this, unable to advance half a step, and the two sides are fighting each other, and one of them will suddenly kneel down and pray - this battle is really impossible to fight.

"Then I will choose to blockade, avoid direct conflict with the opponent, control the entry and exit of the opponent's supplies, and completely surround the opponent with my superior force."

Most of the people who participated in the internal meeting nodded in approval: "It is possible."

"After all, the territory is the party that lacks supplies."

Roland originally estimated that the food reserves in the territory could only be supplied for two weeks, but after further counting, it was found that Duke Andrei started his work early, and several large towns, including Tianshui Town, had relatively sufficient reserves. Now it is estimated that all the food can be supplied three weeks.But it will be difficult to grow any longer.

Previously, d'Artagnan and his companions of the imperial army had encountered rebels who knelt down and surrendered on the spot, asking to go to Tianshui Town for pilgrimage. In the end, d'Artagnan still declined, and persuaded those rebels who surrendered to return to their hometowns. It’s good to pray in a church—the main reason is that the food supply can’t keep up and can’t fill so many stomachs.

"As far as France is concerned, the Duke of Buckingham has encountered a little trouble with the Puritan issue, so the British are blocked on the Isle of Re; the Spaniards and Austrians are now watching because of the queen's statement; Belgium and the Netherlands said No matter what they do with the French Civil War, except for the mercenaries, no one is interested in France for the time being."

"So our only opponents are the rebels who surround us."

"But the current situation is that we are blocked from all sides and surrounded by a small territory. The other party is likely to avoid fighting with us from now on, just blindly blockade and prevent materials from entering the territory. Trying to trap us to death."

"What do you guys think?" Roland asked for opinions.

The audience who entered the plane had a rare experience of a military decision-making, and immediately talked about it, and finally came to a conclusion, which turned out to be: "There must be reinforcements."

— Reinforcements?

Roland suddenly remembered that the king had been expecting the cardinal to bring them reinforcements, and he had no hope of urgent local conscription.

Although there are 3 people in the territory, but excluding women, children, and the elderly, there are only [-] or [-] young and strong who can go to battle, and they are untrained, unable to use various weapons proficiently, and cannot be used as elite soldiers.

For these ordinary "natives" in the territory, Roland and D'Artagnan agreed. They hoped to do their best to protect the safety of civilians, and all dangerous things were left to the audience who entered the plane.

In this way, reinforcements became their best hope.

But the last time the cardinal visited Tianshui Town alone, he left in a hurry without even seeing the king and his wife.He also left a message, hoping that Roland could "believe" him.

Of course she believed him, but she also had a vague premonition that things might not develop as people hoped.

Sure enough, within a few days, news arrived: the Cardinal had made an alliance with the Duke of Orleans.

Madame Chevreuse paced back and forth in a country house belonging to her husband.Voices were heard outside the door, and the Duke of Orleans and Duke Chevreuse walked in side by side.

"Congratulations, Duchess, you have hit the mark on everything."

The Duke of Orleans saluted Mrs. Chevreuse, and the Duke of Chevreuse looked very proud.

"So, the Cardinal has indeed given you all the important powers in his hands?" Mrs. Chevreuse ignored her husband, and she just stared at the prince in front of her. In her mind, The future monarch of France.

Soon history will be rewritten - and that's why it's so exciting.

"But ma'am," Duke Chevreuse was not willing to be ignored, and reminded, "The cardinal has always supported His Majesty the King in terms of political views, and suddenly turned to the Duke, will there be any problems?"

Mrs. Chevreuse shook her head and said with confidence: "No, the cardinal does support the king, or we can also say that what he supports is the royal power. What he wants to build is a society where the royal power is higher than the church, not the church. Will care who is sitting on the throne."

When the two dukes heard that it made sense, they all praised Mrs. Chevreuse for being smart and insightful.

"What the Cardinal is committed to establishing is called 'Absolutism'." Mrs. Chevreuse played tricks, leaving behind a term that only appeared for the first time in the [-]th century, and let the two of them figure it out by themselves.

Such unfathomable knowledge has won Mme. Chevreuse's praise again and again.But the Duke of Orleans finally turned the question to the "counselor" he relied on.

"What should I do next?"

"Our soldiers are in front of the 'Holy Land' of Sweetwater Town as if they were possessed, and they can't take half a step. Now the soldiers in the barracks are in great demand for confessor priests, and they are all worried that attacking Sweetwater Town is against God. Willing, will fall into hell in the future."

"It's very simple, don't let them attack. Just stay where you are, block the roads, and block the transportation of key materials. Tianshui Town is a textile center and a spice center, but it doesn't produce food."

"Siege for a while, and they will collapse themselves."

Mrs. Chevrez was very sure, "However, you have to arrange people to look after the surrounding towns and combat smuggling - after all, it is extremely profitable to transport food in. By the way, there are also all the materials that can be used to make guns and ammunition , must be strictly blocked.”

"No problem, as long as it's not attacking Tianshui Town, the soldiers have no reason not to take guns!"

The Duke of Orléans replied cheerfully.

"Brother Wang may try to break out of the siege at that time. Can Madam be able to figure out which direction they will escape from? I will arrange heavy guards at that time."

Madame Chevreuse was up by this time, ready to leave.Hearing this, she turned her head and stared at the Duke of Orleans, her beautiful eyes rolled around, and she smiled softly: "The two of you will definitely be notified when the time comes."

The Duke of Orleans showed excitement, probably thinking that his "female counselor" is really good, with clever calculations, and everything is under control.

But the Duke of Chevreuse beside him suddenly showed a gloomy expression and snorted softly.

When the news of the alliance between the Cardinal and the Duke of Orleans reached Sweetwater Town, people's hearts suddenly changed.

Hope is dashed - no power will come to the rescue of Sweetwater.All have turned their backs on the king.

Fear, anger, crying, cursing... All kinds of emotions suddenly burst out when despair came.

The church has become the only place where people put their hopes. The curate priest Floren lit the eternal lamp in the church for people to pray day and night.

Roland walked on the streets of Tianshui Town, crying echoed in his ears.Suddenly she heard someone shout, "Mileddy, Milady, what shall we do?"

She could only turn around and bow to the source of the voice, and said in a cheerful voice, "There will be a way, and a way out will be found. After all, the saint is by our side."

What else can I say? ——In order to stabilize people's hearts, she herself must first show courage and firmness.

However, she was indeed firm in her heart and was not affected by the new bad news.

She even thought that the last time the Cardinal visited late at night and saw her alone was for this day, for the moment when the news came.

For this reason, he specifically explained some words and made some things clear.In short, after that night, there was no need to talk about anything, and the two didn't even need to contact each other—the tacit understanding is amazing. Roland seemed to feel that from that moment on, their thoughts were completely synchronized, and she even thought of him one day. Will ally with the Duke of Orleans.

Sure enough, after she made such a statement, the crying around her gradually died down, and the person who asked the question turned to say, "Mileddy, we all listen to you."

The church bell rang, and Roland counted the time, knowing that it was time for the king to summon the commanders and lords' couples.She hurried to the new small building that belonged to the king, and as soon as she entered the drawing room, she heard M. de Treville sighing.

"This is the sixth time our efforts to open the shipping lanes have failed!"

Louis XIII asked with pity, "Is there any loss of personnel?"

There will be no personal injury, because those who set off to try to contact the nearby grain-producing areas are all "quasi-sages", so they are safe and sound, but the grain cannot be transported.

As soon as Mr. Isaac looked up, he just saw Roland coming in, and asked casually, "How many days are left in the food supply?"

"Three to four days." Roland replied calmly.

Everyone in the small living room, including the king, stared blankly.

Roland sat down in a corner and asked Mr. Treville, "Are the six failures all in the same direction?"

Treville shook his head and sighed: "Mileddy, we are really not that persistent. We just try in every direction. Who knew it would be so unfortunate..."

Roland immediately interjected: "It might be too coincidental."

When she heard what Mr. Treville said, she immediately realized that there might be a mole among the Musketeers and the Imperial Army.

Roland: There are traitors? ...that's really nice.