18th century total war

Chapter 67
"The Paris government is very dissatisfied with the rebellion in the Brittany region, because Li Wei has repeatedly provoked the Paris government, causing many old aristocratic forces to follow suit and oppose the Declaration of Human Rights. Many provinces have just been suppressed. There are signs again!

Nowadays, the Vendée region has completely expelled the consuls sent there by the Paris government and dissolved the parliaments of all towns in the Vendée region!

If we still can't take the city of Rennes and eliminate the rebel army of Li Wei, there will be a second or even a third Vendée region in France!

I believe you all have received the notice from the Paris government. I am honored that I am sitting in this position once again because of the incompetence of some people.

I know that many people are upset that I, the 'defeated general', came to lead everyone.

But what makes me stronger than most of you is that I can distinguish between priorities. If it weren't for your deliberate connivance, would there be so many fortifications built on the outskirts of Rennes?

If you hadn't restrained your troops, would Li Wei have gathered and trained a group of skirmishers with superb marksmanship in just a few months to harass our army along the way?

It was your incompetence that allowed the Paris government to reactivate me. If you want me to step down, you will take down the city of Rennes and tie Li Wei to Paris to stand trial!
Don't worry, the Paris government just asked me to coordinate the overall situation. After all, I am not very proficient in military warfare and will not intervene in specific battles.

So after taking Rennes, I won't take the credit alone.

But I'm here to put the ugly words first.

No matter where the troops below come from and who is behind them, they have to take turns to attack on the battlefield, and record meritorious deeds according to the overall offensive situation.

In this attack on Rennes City, I will serve as an inspector and personally supervise the offensive efforts of each unit under my command.

Those teams that collapse at the first touch of attack and do not want to suffer too many casualties will not only have no merit but also receive demerits.

If the commander above does not dare to fight, replace him immediately!
If the officers of the entire team are greedy for life and afraid of death, the establishment will be canceled on the spot, and all members will be added to those "hero troops" who fought bravely and suffered heavy casualties!
From now on, all affairs will be ranked after the attack on Rennes, which is the meaning of the Paris government.

If the city of Rennes cannot be taken within a month, the Paris government will send regular troops and National Guards to suppress Li Wei, and everyone here, including me, can take off this official skin. "

Wallace reprimanded many generals and military councilors present in a severe tone.

The coalition forces of the two major provinces, together with the motley troops and militia assembled by the Morbihan province, broke through the [-] mark again, but they hesitated to move forward on the outskirts of Rennes, which finally angered the Paris government.

With the issuance of a letter of appointment and a transfer order, the noncommissioned officer Wallace, who was the most active in attacking Rennes, was reinstated, and also gained the power to temporarily restrain the coalition forces of the entire province.

And the few MPs who were dragging their feet and were sued by Wallace were severely warned by the Paris government. They changed from full-time MPs to temporary MPs, and continued to stay on the front line as a crime.

After winning this battle and suppressing Levi, they can still be reinstated as officials like Wallace, otherwise they will be capitalists without official status!
The original capitalists were the third class and had no power to get involved in politics, but they did not have much influence. Now the capitalists who have the ability, connections and money are all wearing official skins. If they are stripped of their official skins at this time, they will not be able to do business in the future. But it all depends on the person’s face!

In the old days, capitalists couldn't even compete with the backward and decadent traditional nobles, let alone compete with their peers in official clothes?
Fortunately, in the Paris Constituent Assembly, the number of local parliamentarians was allocated according to the amount of tax paid, and the upper-class bosses of the bourgeoisie basically got official skins, so no violent social turmoil was caused.

However, after the revolution, the Paris government has the power to appoint and remove personnel. Even the local councils have a lot of autonomy, but in the face of national interests, no matter how rich you are, there is nothing you can do, unless you can get all the members of the Constituent Assembly of the entire French Kingdom buy!
If I really had that ability, I wouldn't be living in Brittany...

After Wallace's meeting, the weather outside the provincial coalition suddenly changed.

The bosses at the top felt a sense of crisis, so naturally they wouldn't make things easier for the people below. One level was suppressed, and the atmosphere of the entire provincial coalition army became dignified.

Everyone knows that it is impossible to continue paddling!
Otherwise, if their boss resigns, they will not have good fruit to eat.

The Paris government can't control the local military leaders, but those generals and military councilors can make trouble for them. If you really make your boss unhappy, they can kill you before stepping down!

Military leaders, big and small, have to fight for their position as the boss. Of course, it is impossible to go to the front line and get shot. It is the middle and lower ranks who suffer.

All the troops of the Provincial Coalition Army are divided into attack waves according to the establishment, administrative divisions such as cities and towns.

Those with a small number of people are merged into other teams, and then there are special personnel responsible for recording. All the troops are numbered and randomly assigned to the time and place of the attack. No one of the troops can have a bye!
Even if you have a strong background, at most you can tell the inside story about the timing of your rotation on the battlefield.

As for the location of the attack, the field fortifications on the outskirts of Rennes are actually similar. Even before the battle, there is no difference in the strength of the Black Dragon Army behind each fortification.

In areas with flat terrain, the Black Dragon Legion can deploy more artillery and troops, while in areas with difficult terrain, there are relatively fewer, so you have to fight to know where to attack.

Although the provincial coalition forces encircled the city of Rennes by encircling three and missing one, the morale of the Black Dragon Legion remained stable, and this routine had no effect on Li Wei.

The gates of Rennes City itself were closed, and a large number of policemen and a small number of soldiers from the Black Dragon Legion guarded the gates and patrolled the city walls to prevent the residents of the city from escaping.

At this time, the majority of the residents in Rennes are young and strong men and women, and the military factory is working two shifts a day, and the wheels are turning. As long as the raw materials are not exhausted, work will never stop!

The non-payment of military pay gave Li Wei sufficient funds to enhance his logistical capabilities.

In today's era, the main expenditure in military expenditure is the payment of soldiers' salaries and various wartime subsidies. If there is no money, the soldiers will have no morale to fight at all!
The army that does not pay the army but only eats is a product of the dark medieval period!
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