18th century total war

Chapter 36
No matter how unreliable the information provided by Gibbon and his party is, at least no one doubts it now.

At any rate, Gibbon and his party regained the city of Vannes, and their troops suffered heavy losses. On the surface, it seemed that many rebels had really been wiped out.

The 3 rebels were defeated by Gibbon and his party and reduced to less than 1. Everyone felt that with more than [-] troops in each province, even if they encountered Livy's rebels alone, their chances of winning would not be low.

Of course, apart from the encirclement and suppression forces in the three provinces, Gibbon and his party in the Morbihan Province could not do anything. Gibbon submitted a report to the Morbihan Provincial Council to rebuild a 5000-strong army.

There are indeed so many people. After all, counting is not difficult. The Brittany Regional Council is not far away from the Paris government. It is no problem to send a few people to count.

It's just that these 5000 people are all composed of hungry people in Vannes raised by the Morbihan Provincial Council headed by Gibbon with cheap food.

Most of them don't even have muskets, and can only use wooden spears!

However, the counting personnel sent in the past were entertained very comfortably by Gibbon and his party, and they did not embarrass the Morbihan Province in this kind of matter. Gibbon and his gang are not just councilors, they are all Brittany. Proud and respectable capitalists and bankers in the district!
If the fish dies and the net is broken, and the membership of Gibbon and his party are taken away, the special commissioners who have counted in the past will not be able to think about it.

People in flowery sedan chairs lift people up, so why bother exposing each other's faults?
It is enough for everyone to benefit and make money!

As for the problem of exterminating Li Wei's rebel army, it was nothing at all, and Morbihan province was not expected to contribute anyway.

The district speaker of the Brittany region also knew that the province of Morbihan was severely beaten by Li Wei, and ordered them to reorganize the army in order to allow them to restore the province of Morbihan as soon as possible after Li Wei was wiped out. Social order, restore agricultural production, and ensure that the next quarter's tax revenue will not be too much less!
Instead of expecting Gibbon to really take Morbihan's 'new army' to fight Li Wei desperately.

However, District Speaker Wallace never thought that Gibbon's gang would be so greedy that even a 5000-strong army would be used indiscriminately...

After sending the commissioner away, the thousands of hungry people quickly disbanded...

In fact, the troops under the control of Gibbon and his party today are less than 1000 people, and they are mainly used as guards to protect the big men like them, not as an army for fighting!

After being beaten up once by Li Wei, Gibbon and his party never thought of continuing to confront Li Wei.

Fighting wars and building armies costs money!

It's not a small amount to spend!

Who can build an army without military pay like Li Wei?

What's more, the foundation for Li Wei's army expansion was obtained by looting the city of Vannes.

Without the capture of the Battle of Vannes, Li Wei's expansion of 3000 troops would not even be equipped with flintlock guns.

Soon, the meeting announced the offensive routes of the three major provinces.

The army of Finistère Province entered from the west of Morbihan Province, and approached the territory of Charles, Levi's lair.

The army of the Maritime Province of Armour entered from the north of the Morbihan Province and directly attacked the territory of Charles, Livy's hometown.

As a matter of course, the army of the Ille-Vilaine province entered from the east of the Morbihan province, and just formed a three-way army to encircle and suppress Li Wei in three directions.

The total strength is as high as more than 3 people.

There are more than 40 artillery pieces of various calibers!

District Speaker Wallace was determined to win this encirclement and suppression operation, and personally led the army of Ille-Vilaine Province as the commander-in-chief.

In the Kingdom of France today, the parliament is above the army, because the Constituent Assembly in Paris knows that the army is filled with a large number of old noble officers and generals, so the military power in various places is firmly controlled by the local parliamentary government.

Of course, if there is a real war, a speaker like Wallace, who is an intellectual, will not come to the front line in person. He will stay in the rear and command. The generals are idiots!
When Gibbon and his party were defeated, they also played this trick. The general of the Vannes city defender in the Battle of Vannes City was also the real commander.

However, Gibbon and his party returned to the city of Vannes and regained the credit for the lost land, all of which were taken by the Provincial Council of Morbihan.

The Paris government also knows the black-hearted tactics of those local council governments, but this trick can effectively attack the power of the old aristocracy, so why not do it?

After the decision-making meeting was over, messengers went out everywhere, and the news of the encirclement and suppression of Li Wei's rebels in various provinces in the Brittany region spread quickly.

After all, there is no sense of secrecy in this era...

Soon, Li Wei got the news that the four-way army was besieging him.

The report says four ways...

Well, the province of Morbihan also occupies a road. At least there are 5000 troops. Even if they don't act as the main attack, they can also serve as auxiliary.

It's just that Li Wei has been sending spies to monitor the city of Vannes, and so far no signs of activities of more than 1000 troops have been found!
Therefore, the intelligence obtained from hostile forces is often not completely trustworthy.

"Finally, troops have been dispatched. The troops of the province of Ille-Vilaine have gathered. If I annihilate them in a single battle, perhaps the city of Rennes will be undefended against me, and I will deal with an enemy army of tens of thousands.

With the evaluation standard of the total war system, I will definitely get glory points, and I can continue to expand my troops.

As for the town of Charles, I can’t keep it. There are too many enemies. The nobles of the Kingdom of France are really useless. It’s been so long, and none of the noble rebels have made a name for themselves. The regular army of the Paris government has not been dispatched. It was pacified by local armed forces.

It seems I can only count on myself.

Such a weak aristocratic power was completely obliterated by the post-revolutionary regime, it really is not wronged...

I can take whatever I can take away from the Charles Territory, but I can't take it away from the Charles Training Camp. I hope it won't be burned down by the enemy occupying here.

It doesn't matter if I burn it. After occupying Rennes City and completing the system tasks, I will definitely be able to get new building points and build a new training camp.

I have too few troops now, and dividing up the battle is courting death, so I can only find the right way to fight. "

Soon, Li Wei began to prepare the army, and pulled out the departments established by Li Wei, such as the Labor Office and the Jiaofang Division.

The young and strong laborers in the labor office acted as coolies accompanying the army, and the women in the teaching workshop were regarded as paying the Bavarian mercenaries.

In fact, this was already in Li Wei's plan. Li Wei couldn't afford to support the 2000 Bavarian mercenaries in Lesarit. He had been using women and drinks to pay off his debts.

The method is very simple. After the payment of the military salary, the Bavarian mercenaries will definitely have to consume, and Li Wei can completely control the place of consumption.

The operating cost of Jiaofang Division is quite low!

(End of this chapter)