Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 396 The Decision 2
But in any case, with the public death of this odd-shaped giant beast.It also announced the end of the last large-scale royalist force in the south; and the city of Montpellier, which was full of ruins and suffering, also ushered in a new chapter.The next step is how to rebuild and restore this commercial city.

The Marquis of Sade still couldn't find it, but in the tomb area under the church, he found a secret passage with traces of beatings; it led to a certain dyeing workshop in the shanty town of the outer city.Then, in the traces of some kind of residual energy contamination, several gold and silver artifacts buried in the corral were found.

In addition, because no one was found alive, it can only be deduced afterwards based on the traces and evidence at the search scene.At the last moment, these fanatics/royalists called Crusaders directly drank some kind of filthy blood extracted from a different kind, which caused their whole body and mind to be polluted;
So, under a certain desperation and frenzy, there are such side effects as insanity, physical distortion and loss of pain.Among them, a small number of people were directly injected with dirty blood and achieved further transformation, but the animal instinct completely overwhelmed reason and turned into crocodile-shaped people.

In fact, this odd-shaped behemoth that has been hidden in the cathedral was an important reliance for the royal party to break through the city of Montpellier; it was also the main pillar for the crusaders to maintain their fanatical spiritual beliefs for a long time; "Fafnigo" means the dragon favored by the earth.

What followed was a months-long public display/pilgrimage and four-way pilgrimage to witness and promote the martial arts and dominance of the Freedom Army.Therefore, after the Free Army settled the new immigrants and finally evacuated the city of Montpellier, there were a few more specially formed companies.

Unexpectedly, this is after Brother Teresa from the Holy Kingdom got together with the priest of the army, Priest Lacha, in congenial spirit; it was the result of the thought reform and follow-up punishment policy for the current royalist captives. A special product called Redemption Company.

That is to say, not all of the captives accumulated after the previous wars were sentenced to death or long-term disciplinary labor after going through the process of exposing crimes and public trials; Do evil, or members who behave relatively lightly.

In this case, it is not appropriate to put it back directly.So they came up with a plan, which is to try to brainwash these people with confession, form several special redemption companies, and use their own sacrifices and performances on the battlefield to atone for the mistakes they made in the past.

As long as they can survive three battles, it means that God's mercy and grace have not completely abandoned them; they can naturally obtain personal freedom.Then, whether you choose to return to your hometown, or continue to join the Free Army to receive your salary, it doesn't matter.

Although Jiang Tian felt that this strategy seemed a bit familiar; but after thinking twice, he still approved the initial pilot.However, under the leadership of these atonement companies that fell into another kind of fanaticism, the subsequent process of pacifying the province of Eero was unexpectedly smooth.

They rushed to every stronghold and fortress with almost unnecessary casualties.Therefore, in a short time, the Free Army was able to sweep away most of the cities and towns in the province; rebuilt local garrison companies and security patrols, and junior local courts; and appointed a large number of mayors and town officials.

In the end, only part of the Sardinian army/Carrillian army in the northern fortress of Somières remained.However, on the way to the north of the Free Army, they received a report from the Duval cavalry regiment from another road; it was said that they encountered the Sardinians going south on the way to meet up.

As a result, in the encounter in Gangi City, Duval's vanguard cavalry defeated at least six or seven Sardinian naval combat companies; they also frustrated their intention to enter the province of Aude.Therefore, when the main force of the Free Army arrived near Somières, they also encountered Sardinian messengers.

The commander of the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia made an unexpected suggestion in the letter sent privately.It is hoped that at a price of 50 ecu, the free army will release the blockade of the road along the way, allowing the remaining Sardinian troops to board the ship at the port of Sète and safely withdraw to the country.

In this regard, Jiang Tian just laughed it off after showing it in public; then he said to the messenger: "Let him wash his neck, and wait for me to chop it off. As a foreign invading army that supports the royal party, it has caused a lot of damage to the subjects of the kingdom." After suffering, do you still want to escape punishment?"

However, when the [-] main force led by Jiang Tian and the [-] troops of the Duval Corps successfully joined forces from the south to the north, they surrounded and blocked the fortress of Somière.However, they encountered Sardinian messengers again. This time they were willing to hand over their equipment and food in exchange for the condition of returning to the country in full.

But it was still rejected by Jiang Tian, ​​and began to build artillery fortresses around the fortress of Somier.So that night, the Sardinian army in the city began to break through the three city gates separately; however, this time they encountered the new equipment put into battle by the free army.

It is a primary wire block made of three strands of hot-drawn thick iron wire; usually, wooden sticks at both ends are twisted together, and a pack horse can carry two bundles with special equipment; Two 30 meters wide and nearly one meter high hook defense line;
Bells and empty tin cans can then be hung to act as a sort of triggered sound alarm.Therefore, these inconspicuous, interlaced barbed wire fences hidden in the night; eventually became the Sardinians who broke through in an all-round way, an unexpected catastrophe and death trap.

The soldiers of the Freedom Army, who were alarmed at night, did not even need to be guided by visible targets, and shot directly into the dark place where the screams were coming out; there was always something to be gained.Then throwing explosives and incendiary cans, the enemies struggling and screaming while hanging on the barbed wire were illuminated.

Therefore, after daybreak, the corpses of the enemy soldiers hanging on the criss-cross barbed wire, like moths to the flame, are stacked one after another;I really didn't expect that this kind of equipment, which looks very simple, could actually produce such great results.

In the end, when several redemption companies armed in front of the battle rushed to the fortress of Somière without thinking about their own lives, they did not encounter much resistance.Afterwards, the gate of the inner fortress of the castle opened, and the gray-haired lieutenant-general of the Sardinian Corps, leading a group of remnants and defeated generals, presented his saber.

Since then, three of the four major main forces of the Northern Italian/Siro allied forces that invaded the southern part of the kingdom have been wiped out; only the Duchy of Verona, whose soldiers are on the front line in Lyon in the north, but has been harassed from the rear.The provinces in the southwest and southeast under the control of the Free Army are also connected geographically.

Although, in some fringe areas, there may still be some stragglers and sporadic strongholds left, there is no need for the main force of the Free Army to kill chickens with a knife.It can be handed over to the newly formed provincial garrison unit, which is full of military training and slowly cleans up and wipes out.

However, the impact of the defeat of the Holy Kingdom's army finally spread in the aftermath.This is no better than the North Italian/Siro Allied Forces that have always fought independently; it is one of the powerful countries that can influence and interfere with the situation in the Western Continent.Therefore, various messengers and news came one after another on the way back to the teacher.

For example, from the northern Rhône region/province, the messenger of the Lyon Grand Warlord; a direct promise, as long as the Free Army is willing to provide military support, or take corresponding measures to contain the Verona army on the northern front, You can directly grant the position of deputy.

There is also a more abrupt letter from Elder Faria, the current dean of the Saint Illia's Charity House in Toulouse.He made a suggestion on behalf of the local church; he asked Jiang Tian if he could consider marrying the female descendant of the Grand Duke of Languedoc, or accepting him as his lover.

Because, in the Albigue Crusades, he fought hard to resist the last Languedoc Grand Duke; he was also one of the few nobles in the kingdom, and he did not exploit his subjects so exhaustively; he was also good at developing the local economy, encouraging commerce, and advocating religion A tolerant enlightened ruler.

Therefore, in contrast to the perverse actions of those enfeoffment nobles, there have always been voices of nostalgia and sympathy among the people.Therefore, even after many years, there are occasional rebels under the banner of the Languedoc family who come out to cause some trouble and blockage for the royal family...

Of course, behind this suggestion, there are actually more political pursuits; that is, which region is the ruling center and development focus of the current free army forces that are in full swing.Among them, there are really competing intentions, but it is only Toulouse and Provence.

However, this also reminded Jiang Tian to some extent; after integrating the spheres of influence of the southern provinces, it is time to formally establish a legitimate political system instead of relying on and continuing to use it; Sequence of Free Army and Guerrilla Corps.

　Tomorrow I will take my children on a trip, so I guess I will have to ask for a day off

　　
　
(End of this chapter)