18th century total war

Chapter 81 The Situation Collapses

Wallace dared to think about turning to Levi, not because Levi really lacked financial experts, but because Wallace had enough industries and connections in Brittany to provide good support for the regime established by Levi. help.

War is all about money. Even if Li Wei’s soldiers don’t need military pay, so many people must eat and drink, and the ammunition consumed in the war must be replenished, and the administration must have expenses...

If you really want those officials to work for nothing, they must all be greedy to death!

Officials with no money but power are the most terrifying!

After all, Li Wei's administrative enlightenment is not as effective as the emotional deprivation and brainwashing of the training camp. The loyal officials who are administratively enlightened also have human emotions, and it is impossible for them to kill their relatives righteously!

The whole family counts on the pillars of the government to be popular and drink hot food. Working hard for Li Wei has already violated the "official way". If there is no salary, these officials who have been enlightened will have to be greedy!
The kind of upright officials who drink gruel and eat bran and wild vegetables all day to plead for the people usually live in history books and fictions...

This is Wallace's confidence in turning to Levi!
As long as Levi nods, Wallace can guarantee that there will be a large amount of business taxes and factories that will not be destroyed by the war, and will continue to provide services for Levi!

Wallace felt that none of the rebels would reject the surrender of top rich men in the region like him.

Wallace did not surrender before, mainly because he could not see the hope of Levi's victory, but the first battle in Rennes made Wallace feel for the first time that Levi might really be able to do something.

As for the liquidation of the Paris government, Wallace didn't care much. Ninety percent of his properties were in Brittany, and Livy's blow to him far exceeded the Paris government's administrative decree.

After thinking for a while, Wallace finally made up his mind: "I can't sit still like this.

The sooner I turn to the past, the higher my right to speak in Li Wei's newly created regime.

Moreover, I need to bring in more business partners and allies to seek refuge in the past, so that we can form a self-contained, benefit-bound alliance. At that time, even if Li Wei suddenly goes crazy and wants to kill people, he will have scruples.

Li Wei looks crazy, but after taking down the city of Rennes, he didn't kill people, and established a city government headed by him. Li Wei is still a well-educated son of aristocrats, and he shouldn't be like those mud-legged thieves Random killing..."

Wallace did what he thought, immediately put on his clothes and went out to call someone, ready to contact those old friends.

It is not a simple matter to change the face. In addition to attracting allies, Wallace will also send some low-status "middlemen" in advance to test Li Wei's attitude.

If Li Wei is thirsty for talents, Wallace will naturally turn to him without hesitation. If Li Wei is hesitant, Wallace will have to consider running away with gold...

There is no need for Levi to refuse, as long as he has a hesitant attitude, Wallace knows that nothing can be done!
After a battle in Rennes, there were not a few congressman capitalists who had the same thoughts as Wallace.

In that night battle, a lot of officers and soldiers at the lower level were arrested and killed, but the congressmen and generals at the upper level were not so unlucky, and all of them escaped!
The reason is very simple, this group of people has fast horses who are trusted by their confidants, as long as they are not stubborn enough to stay in the barracks and fight against Li Wei's Black Dragon Army, it is still very easy to escape.

After all, Li Wei had few soldiers, so he fought more with less, and he was still facing the chaotic enemy camp, so naturally he couldn't catch those big fish in the first place.

Of course, for Li Wei, it doesn't make much sense to arrest those temporary generals and councilors who lead troops. Anyway, their positions are all that the Paris government can get to the end with a single sentence.

After returning to Rennes, Li Wei sent troops to attack the city and plunder the city, and at the same time seized the time to use the glory points to train the new infantry guards.

As for the sharpshooters, they have been temporarily given up by Li Wei. Li Wei thinks that the remaining 600 sharpshooters are enough.

The performance of the guard infantry in this battle was too impressive, and Li Wei subconsciously believed that the guard infantry was stronger than the sharpshooter.

In Li Wei's eyes, sharpshooters are only suitable as auxiliary arms, or used in complex terrain such as mountains and jungles.

On the frontal battlefield, it is still necessary to rely on the infantry guards to charge forward.

As the results of the Battle of Rennes came out, the recruit training camps established in various cities in the Ille-Vilaine province were the first to collapse. Senior officials of the city governments at all levels rushed to flee, and the carriages of the rich and powerful were on the road out of the city. Endless!
No one is still in the mood to train the new army to resist Li Wei's rebels at this time. More than 2 provincial coalition forces have been defeated. How can they resist?

The more than 2 provincial coalition forces plus the Ille-Vilaine provincial army that was defeated by Li Wei before, the four provinces of Brittany have gathered all the teams capable of fighting and recruited A large number of passionate National Guard youths!

It is no exaggeration to say that for the Brittany region, which has been at peace for a long time, the tens of thousands of people Li Wei has defeated one after another are already the total number of troops in the Brittany region that can really fight.

Perhaps, the various provinces of Brittany can still pull out security forces that are comparable to the peasant uprising army, but military laymen know that to pull this kind of recruits who have not been trained for a long time to fight against the Li Wei rebels, That's murder!

The high-level officials in the Brittany region may not care about how many mud-legged soldiers died below, but no one is willing to try a battle with no hope of victory. Is it possible that everyone likes to watch Levi's achievements there, constantly stepping on the four The face of the province enhances personal prestige?
Knowing that you can't beat him and still fighting, you are either really risking your life, or you are a veritable idiot...

Obviously, this kind of people is not enough to form a legion in Brittany to trouble Levi...

Even Wallace, the leader who actively suppressed Levi's rebellion, was ready to surrender, let alone others?

However, it is impossible for someone who has a passion for serving the country but a low status to gather a team that can fight against Li Wei's rebels.

It can be said that in the face of the general trend of the country, no matter how high the ideological level of the small people is, it is difficult to affect the situation. Once the high-level people give up, the country will almost be abolished.

In Brittany, Wallace and his group are the real high-level people, and the rest are the former high-level people, that is, the group of people who have been deprived of privileges and noble titles. It is too late to support ideas, so how can it be possible to fight?
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(End of this chapter)