18th century total war

Chapter 15 Promise
"Gascoll!
It was him! "

Bolcha quickly recognized the face of the middle-aged officer who was the leader. As the nominal leader of the rebel army, Gascoll personally met him when he surrendered, so he knew that the opponent was the first-line infantry regiment under Li Wei's command. Actual commander, rank of lieutenant colonel.

Of course, this military rank is not recognized by the Kingdom of France and can only be regarded as a noble private army, but it is still authoritative in the territory of the Charles family.

The fiefs of these traditional nobles are not much different from those of a country within a country, except that they lack the right to form an army.

This is the result of the hard work of Louis XIV, the Sun King of France. Louis XIV was also considered a generation of heroes. Relying on many European wars, he transformed France from a traditional feudal empire into a country with a centralized system.

The system of local censors, which played a vital role in the French absolute monarchy, was fully established in the generation of Louis XIV.

The King of France relied on the censors from all over the country to firmly control the military and political power in all parts of the Kingdom of France.

Otherwise, the Kingdom of France is not much different from the Holy Roman Empire next door. Although the original France was a unified country, the middle and upper-class nobles from all over the country had their own private army and administrative and judicial power.

Of course, all parts of the Kingdom of France are now accustomed to a unified country and an autocratic monarchy. With the flood of nationalist ideas in France, it is more than a hundred times more difficult to split France than it was during the time of Louis XIV!
This is the human heart, this is the general trend!
And the gunfire of the Paris Revolution also caused another drastic change in the hearts of the French people. Most of the French people struggling under the food and clothing line, under the guidance of thinkers and careerists, directed their resentment towards the autocratic monarchy Louis XVI.

They didn't hate the system of autocratic monarchy, but they looked down on Louis XVI as a foolish king. If Louis XIV was alive, there would be no great revolution in Paris!

But people don't care about autocratic monarchy...or most people don't understand what autocratic monarchy is, but those French literary masters have pointed out a very tempting path for everyone-liberty, equality, and fraternity!
This slogan, which spread throughout the country from the Paris Revolution, easily awakened the most longed-for dream of the people at the bottom.

They live under the oppression of the nobility and the bourgeoisie all day long, and there is no freedom at all!

The three social classes that exist in the legal situation make everyone extremely eager for true equality. As for fraternity, it is the side that people yearn for. The three slogans can be said to fully fit the aspirations of the current suffering people, and it is not difficult to understand the impact of the Paris Revolution. Why is it so powerful.

Perhaps, those behind the scenes who launched the Great Revolution did not expect that revolutionary ideas would spread so violently, and even tended to go beyond control.

The fierce quarrels at the Constituent Assembly, and various factions taking turns taking part in the battle, are actually the appearance of those behind-the-scenes black hands unable to steer the revolutionary ship.

The bourgeoisie, who had finally gained political power, were unwilling to continue to be oppressed by nobles and church monks, and even wanted to turn the government into their money-making tool.

And the people in the lower class who are starving for food need a lot of bread and daily necessities to appease them. These things all need money!
Obviously, it is impossible for those great nobles and church monks to empty their pockets to support the general public at the bottom.

If the stomachs of the people cannot be filled, the revolution will not really subside. After the victory of the Paris Revolution, those armed citizens did not disband!

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Bolcha frowned and looked at Gascoll. He had never met Levi, the real master of Charles Town.

In fact, Li Wei seldom shows up in front of outsiders. On the one hand, there is no need for that. Li Wei is very clear that what he rules is a total war system, and he does not need unstable factors such as popular sentiment to constrain him.

On the other hand, Li Wei is more afraid of death, worried that he will be assassinated if he shows up frequently!

How comfortable and safe it is to be a big boss sitting in the office and giving advice!
Therefore, Gascoll's appearance can be said to be a major event related to the current Charles family territory.

It is impossible for such a person to come forward in general affairs.

"You are all bandits who participated in the rebellion. According to the law, you should all be executed, but the noble Baron Levi is a merciful person and gave you a chance to be born again.

Now, you have a precious opportunity to redeem your freedom, as long as you participate in a month of recruit training and become soldiers under Baron Levi, you can not only get rid of all the mistakes you made in the past, but also get huge compensation..."

Borza and a group of prisoners of war listened intently to Gascoll's lecture. Every time Gascoll finished speaking, soldiers around him would repeat it loudly to ensure that everyone could hear clearly.

Gradually, the eyes of Porcha and other prisoners of war changed. They were no longer hopeless and numb. The reason was very simple. The recruitment conditions offered by Gascor or Baron Levi were too generous!
As long as they join the army, all the previous debts of their family can be forgiven, and this is just the beginning.

The military salary standard offered by Baron Li Wei has exceeded the current elite regular army of the Kingdom of France!
As for Baron Levi’s previous commitment to the line infantry in the first training session, because no soldier talked about it after the training, everyone didn’t know that Baron Levy did not pay the first line infantry regiment. Things have not been confirmed.

It was this lack of information that gave most of the prisoners present a glimmer of hope. Didn't they rebel just to survive?
According to Lieutenant Colonel Gaskell, perhaps serving as a soldier for Baron Levi would lead to a better life!

As for whether Baron Levi was fooling them, most of the prisoners, including Bolza, didn't care.

They are not going to be workers, but to serve as soldiers for Baron Levi, with guns in their hands!

If Baron Levi fails to fulfill his promise and commits public outrage, isn't he afraid that these people will come to him with muskets?
As for the strange situation of the first-line infantry regiment, most of the prisoners of war didn't take it seriously, thinking that others were completely different from themselves. Maybe the soldiers of the first-line infantry regiment had a brain hole, and they would definitely make trouble if they were replaced by themselves .

Of course, after Gascoll read it out, these prisoners of war could not help but refute. These 1000 people were quickly escorted to the Charles town training camp by hundreds of officers and soldiers of the first-line infantry regiment!

It is not a problem for this town training camp to accommodate more than 1000 people. The surrounding areas of the barracks are all blocked by the first-line infantry regiment. These prisoners of war will undergo a month-long closed military training.

(End of this chapter)