King's Landing in France

Mirabeau responded loudly: "I think it is possible! Mr. Frost is so brave, he will definitely be able to crush the black robe rebels!"

Chapter 086 Lafayette, you trick me!

An Ning quickly stood up and interrupted Mirabeau loudly: "Mr. Mirabeau, wait a moment! Commander Lafayette, you know that my army is only an artillery unit of 200 people!"

Lafayette smiled slightly: "Of course I will provide you with infantry. I plan to send [-] infantry infantry to form a counter-rebel army with your artillery."

An Ning: "Wait a minute! That Captain Bailey just now..."

"Captain Bell." Lafayette corrected An Ning with a smile.

"Didn't Captain Bell say that their local self-defense army has nearly 1000 people? The 1000-strong army was easily defeated. Isn't it a bit weak for me to take only this few troops to counter the rebellion?"

"You have 2000 people, twice the local troops in Libreville! And you also have artillery." Lafayette maintained a smile, "Why, do you think these troops are not enough?"

An Ning: "I think it's not enough, give me another 8000 people."

He didn't want to go, so at this time, the lion opened his mouth and asked for a lot of money, with the purpose of rejecting the job.

Lafayette: "There are only 3000 National Guardsmen in Paris. You're going to leave 1 people, isn't it? With so many people removed, the public security in Paris will definitely deteriorate. Don't you expect Is the king's army here to maintain law and order? Are you not afraid of vicious incidents like last year?"

Now the French army is divided into two types. The old army is called the "king's army". Generally, even the uniforms maintain the royal gray of the old era, while the new army is the national self-defense army composed of patriots. The uniforms are all blue. .

Whether it is the old army or the new army, they will wear the three-color emblem.

An Ning: "Then transfer the king's army to me..."

"Our purpose this time is to prove that the National Guard is a solid and reliable force, and the National Guard must be used to counter the rebellion."

An Ning: "Then it's better to ask His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard to put down the rebellion in person."

"What?" Lafayette raised his head slightly, squinting at An Ning, "the heroes of the Bastille shouldn't be afraid, right? You dared to attack a fortified fortress just by leading a group of unorganized rebels. Strong man, during the Versailles incident, you dared to go to the Palace of Versailles, which was surrounded by tens of thousands of people, to rescue you with only 200 people, but now you want to tell me, don’t you dare to suppress the rebellion of a mere priest?”

An Ning: "It's not a question of whether I have the guts or not. I dared to rescue the Palace of Versailles because I knew the people well and knew what they would do. But this time we are going to face the rebels, and we have already let go to slaughter them." Take down a city of patriots and rebels!

"Facing this kind of enemy, I must have an advantage in strength, otherwise I will just sacrifice the lives of the National Guards in vain!

"Isn't the sacrifice of the Libreville National Guard enough to remind you of this earlier, General Lafayette!"

Lafayette pouted.

Mirabeau showed his flexible position at this time: "It seems that what Mr. Frost said is also reasonable. Maybe more troops should be deployed."

Lafayette was silent for a few seconds before conceding: "Okay, I will send more troops, your troops are just the advance team! If the enemy army is strong, you should retreat and not fight them."

An Ning: "Since it is the advance team, I should have cavalry. Cavalry is the most suitable unit for reconnaissance and outpost missions. You asked me to lead an infantry unit with cumbersome infantry guns as an outpost. Is there something wrong? wrong?"

Lafayette replied: "Unfortunately, the entire National Guard has no cavalry units. The National Guard is composed of free citizens. The main source of troops is urban civilians. Many of them can't ride horses at all."

An Ning: "How do you reconnaissance without cavalry? Lafayette, you are a professional soldier, tell me what is the difference between a troop without cavalry and a blind man?"

In this era, cavalry is the main means of reconnaissance of the army, and it is the eyes and ears of the army.

Especially the light cavalry represented by the hussars is very important in the battlefield reconnaissance of this era.

Seeing that he couldn't argue with An Ning, Lafayette put on a straight face: "So, the hero of the Bastille is determined to reject this job?"

Just as An Ning was about to answer, Petion, the rotating speaker, said, "It's just for reconnaissance. The main force led by General Lafayette is behind. Mr. Frost, I think you can accept it. I think most people in the parliament, I hope you will show your talent in war again. You are the man with the ankh."

An Ning received a Legion Medal of Honor for her brave actions in rescuing Christina.

An Ning thought to herself, when did I become a person with a talent for war.

Wasn't Lao Tzu forcibly carried into the Bastille?

The representatives of the parliament all looked at An Ning. Most of them cast their gazes full of expectation, but some gazes were obviously malicious.

An Ning pursed her lips and thought about it.

In fact, it is not impossible to go.Take the troops to the city near Konta and settle down, waiting for the follow-up main force.

If the main force doesn't come, you won't get on by yourself.

It just so happens that it's a bit boring to hold meetings all day, and it's not bad to go out for an outing.

So An Ning backed down: "Okay, I will lead this advance army. Before that, just to be on the safe side, let me ask, among the 2000 people given to me, how many professional non-commissioned officers are there?"

Lafayette: "Fifteen."

An Ning was shocked: "Fifteen non-commissioned officers? Fifteen non-commissioned officers have to manage 2000 people?"

Lafayette: "I mean, there are only fifteen professional non-commissioned officers who have been trained by the Brienne Military Academy. The rest are promoted after the formation of the National Guard."

An Ning raised his forehead directly: "Then have they been elected by the Soldiers Committee?"

"Most National Guard troops don't have soldiers' committees. This organization can be regarded as the exclusive system of Self-Defense Army artillery." Lafayette replied seriously.

An Ning wanted to sigh. There were two thousand stragglers, and the non-commissioned officers at the grassroots level were all inexperienced junior brothers. This army was pulled up and lined up to be shot. I am afraid that it was defeated faster than the National Guard in Libreville.

Forget it, I didn't expect to defeat the rebels with this small army, and it's ready to go in the city near Konta.

So An Ning replied: "Okay, I know, I will be the commander of this small army. Oh, by the way, I am just a captain. Is it a bit too much to command 2000 people?"

An Ning said that the original intention of this sentence was to ask Lafayette to give him a promotion.

But Lafayette didn't like this, he smiled and said back: "Don't worry, you are already the highest rank among the 2000 people, and you will be directly below the sergeant."

...Damn it, I don't even have a second lieutenant.

This kind of troops, I'm afraid it's not even the line of infantry that can't walk in line, so what a fart they are queuing up and shooting!

Lafayette, you plot against me!

Chapter 087 New Troops

After accepting the task, An Ning left directly from the meeting place of the council, and went to the military camp to see the 2000 people assigned to him.

Lafayette also traveled with him.

As soon as we arrived at the barracks, we could see a troop lined up in the barracks yard.

Lafayette: "It seems that the troops to be handed over to your command have been lined up. Let's meet with them."

An Ning: "I will do it without you telling me."

As he spoke, he walked towards the queue, observing the queue as he walked.

The National Guard has always been enthusiastic, but the military discipline is not good. On the way to the queue, An Ning has already seen several fools in the queue.

When he reached the front of the line, the sergeant at the front of the line shouted: "Attention, all!"

The team responded to the sergeant's words with sparse movements.

An Ning couldn't help but raise his forehead. His artillery unit has been carefully reorganized, and the military discipline is at least passable. This group of self-defense troops is simply a bunch of street gangsters. It seems that the military discipline is not good at all.

An Ning: "Sergeant, are you the most senior officer in this unit?"

"As you can see, yes." The sergeant showed a helpless expression, "The officer lord doesn't want to come to the National Guard, thinking that we are a bunch of idlers."

Someone in the army said loudly: "It is true!"

An Ning turned to look at the troops: "Who said that just now?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally their eyes focused on one person.

The man looked sloppy, everyone stood at attention, and he stood sideways by himself.

An Ning: "Let me introduce myself."

The man said, "My name is Sheridan Wendell, and I'm a carpenter in the Saint-Antoine district. Paris was in chaos at that time, and there were no carpenters at all, so I came to join the army."

An Ning: "Now that social security has been restored, you can go back and continue to be your carpenter. We will go to Konta to suppress the rebellion next, and we will go through very dangerous battles. A carpenter does not need to go through all this."

Wendell: "Go back now? Being a National Guard can make more money than a carpenter, and it doesn't have to be so hard, and there are clean and handsome military uniforms to wear, so I don't want to go back to be a carpenter."

An Ning: "Don't you know? We are going to deal with Konta's rebels. They brutally slaughtered the Libreville National Guard. In the future, the National Guard will undertake more and more tasks to fight the rebels. , You will regret it if you stay in the army with such an idea.”

The carpenter hesitated for a while, then said, "If the military salary for this month is also paid, it's fine for me to leave."

An Ning turned her head and said to Lafayette who followed, "Who should I turn to so that I can pay him the military salary?"

Lafayette: "Scribe! Give this carpenter this month's military salary."

An Ning: "Who else wants to quit, just leave after receiving the military salary. I only want those who are willing to fight for a better France!"

After the voice fell, the soldiers looked at each other in blank dismay, and then another hundred or so people came out of the queue.

An Ning: "Is that all? The rest are warriors who are willing to bloody the battlefield for a better tomorrow? I can tell you that the rebels in Konta are very brutal, and it is very likely that we will go to suppress the rebellion here." Back!"

After finishing speaking, An Ning scanned the queue.

Another group of people stepped out of the line.

An Ning: "Is there any more? I want to make sure that the rest are warriors who are willing to sacrifice themselves for a better tomorrow!"

After An Ning finished speaking, the entire playground fell silent.

Suddenly someone shouted: "We are the warriors you want!"

"That's right!"

"We are!"

"Heroes of the Bastille, take us up!"

An Ning nodded, then turned to Lafayette and said, "These soldiers who are about to leave will be handled by you."

Lafayette: "I'm not going to fill you in for these guys."

An Ning: "It's okay if you don't make up, anyway, I'm just performing a pre-reconnaissance mission."

Lafayette nodded, and then gestured to the adjutant behind him, so the adjutant stepped forward and said to those who left the line: "You come with me, and I will send you a month's military pay."

An Ning watched Lafayette's adjutant leave with these "deserters", and heaved a sigh of relief.

This at least ensured that his troops were full of revolutionary patriots.

An Ning turned to Lafayette again: "General, can you lend me that Libreville lieutenant?"

"What are you going to do?" Lafayette asked suspiciously, "Are you adding him to the army? One lieutenant is better than nothing for the discipline of the entire army."

An Ning shook his head again and again: "No, no, you misunderstood. I want him to tell the soldiers about the brutality of the rebels, so that the soldiers can be mentally prepared."

Lafayette raised his eyebrows, then turned his head and said to the person behind him, "Go and call Captain Bell."

Moments later, the survivor from Libreville arrived on the playground.

An Ning invited him to the soldiers: "Captain, tell us about the brutality of the rebels."

The corner of Bell's mouth twitched, obviously remembering this incident made him extremely painful.

"I... really don't want to recall it anymore, that is my nightmare, visiting me every day, and waking up sweating profusely!"

An Ning patted the captain on the shoulder: "In front of you are the troops that have just been sent to me. We are going to Konta to suppress the rebellion. We need you to tell us how brutal the enemy is and to prepare them mentally."

The captain was shocked, and then glanced at the troops on the playground: "What? Such a small army is going to counter the rebellion? This number of troops is about the same as Libreville's Self-Defense Forces. Going to counter the rebellion is like going to the tiger's mouth!"

Lafayette looked embarrassed: "They are just the advance team, fighting for the main force of the National Guard."

Captain Bell glanced at Lafayette, then at the soldiers who were staring straight at him, and then heaved a long sigh: "The rebels are wearing black military uniforms, as if they were wearing mourning clothes. They rushed into Liber Vail, slaughter everyone who wears the tricolor..."

As Captain Bell began to narrate with a painful face, An Ning saw that the faces of the soldiers assigned to him became serious.

Very good, very good.

His approach actually refers to the approach of our army at the beginning of its founding.

Ensuring that soldiers know who the enemy is and why they are fighting can somewhat make up for some of the lack of training and discipline.

As for other things...

At this time, An Ning actually had a new idea.

In order to carry out this idea, he had to go back to the estate where his little army was stationed.

He was about to split his little artillery unit in two.After all, there are only a few cannons in total, and 100 people are enough to operate the cannons.

When An Ning was training, he thought about adding artillery to him in the future and expanding his staff, but now there is no additional artillery, so he can't use so many gunners.

In this way, the unit that I personally trained can be divided into two, half of them will operate the artillery, and the other half will be added to the newly acquired more than 1000 infantry as non-commissioned officers at the grassroots level.

Chapter 088