Chapter 1007 Great progress (seeking a monthly ticket)
Chapter 1007: Remarkable Progress (please vote for me)
Because the rebels suddenly occupied a large area of land, the imperial government under Queen Isabella and the ordinary people of Almohad were filled with resentment.
In the past, when the new army could hold the enemy at the Zamibia River, the war would not spread to the inland, and the capital Abdelwad was still singing and dancing. The vast majority of the people had no idea about that war.
What an intuitive feeling.
In social places such as bars, teahouses, dances, etc., when people are chatting, when they mention the war, they always look at it as a joke.
More often than not, they are criticizing tax policies such as increased consumption tax and carbon emission tax recently promulgated by the government.
What about "a bunch of bastards who only know how to scrape the land." "Robbing so much money to treat flowers and willows."... etc., etc., in short, they are very pornographic and violent.
After all, the war is very far away, but the bunch of tax collectors who take money out of their own pockets are very close. Maybe they will be there just around the corner.
But now things have changed.
As soon as the news came out that the enemy troops had crossed the Zamibia River and began to advance towards the north, panic immediately arose.
Everyone was extremely resentful: Those bastards really had enough to earn their living. But they didn't block the enemy's attack?
In this way, wouldn't the enemy be able to kill them at any time?
It is said that those Southern guys are poor, arrogant, and unreasonable. Moreover, every one of them has a green face and a fang. They are eight feet tall and have an eight-foot waist. They do not wash their hands after defecating and eat human flesh raw. It is extremely barbaric. The most brutal thing.
He likes to steal money, things, and women, and finally sets a fire in order to cover up the evidence...
As soon as they come and kill them, won't all the belongings that I have saved so hard, including the beautiful goddaughter I just recognized, be lost?
That's all, but the most terrifying thing is that those bastards also like to kill people indiscriminately~!
Who can bear this?
Now every time we sit together, they are all unanimous, complaining about the New Army's inability to suppress bandits, yelling at those bastards, and hoping they can live up to their expectations.
At this time, they realized how precious it was that they could live peacefully here.
For the sake of this hard-won peace, everyone would rather squeeze out a little more money from their already limited pockets to support the army.
The entire Almohad Empire showed unity and unity.
It's so pitiful, you know, this is the first time since Her Majesty Queen Isabella came to power that she has been unanimously supported by the people in a real sense.
Even when the new army goes out to recruit soldiers, they no longer need to carry a small rope, an artifact that has a 160% bonus to the recruitment work.
The small and medium-sized nobles and small and medium-sized landowners who live in the villages and towns no longer resist the recruitment process.
Although they are still unwilling to join the army themselves or their sons, they actively cooperate with the recruitment work and encourage other people in the village to join the army. They even guarantee those who join the army that they will provide their families with preferential treatment and corresponding
help to relieve them from worries.
You know, this is an amazing progress.
In the past, during the recruitment process, all the military police led a large group and sneaked into the village in the middle of the night.
After all the roads in and out of the village were blocked, they started to capture young men...well, no...then they started to recruit voluntary soldiers.
The brutal and enthusiastic recruitment situation in the middle, although it did not reach the level described in "Shi Hao Li", it was not much different.
But despite this, the people still found that their current efforts were insignificant, and the situation seemed to be getting worse and worse.
The new army retreated at a speed more than ten times faster than when it launched the attack.
In the four provinces north of the Zamibia River, town after town and city after city fell.
The frontline battle reports coming every day are that a certain area was invaded by rebels, and our empire's brave and fearless Royal Legion fought bloody battles, killing many enemies, and then won.
The corpses of the rebels piled up like mountains, and the enemy chief lamented helplessly, "It is easy to defeat three things, but it is difficult to defeat the royal army."
Then I added the glorious deeds of a certain soldier who stood alone and refused to retreat. Then I attached a letter written by a mother to her son on the front line.
Of course, every few days it has to be replaced by a letter written by the newlywed wife to her front-line husband.
The contents are all about killing the enemy to serve the country, protecting the fruits of victory won by Her Majesty the Queen, and fighting to the end against Hadou and his group of despicable and shameless reactionary careerists who do not hesitate to destroy the stability and unity of the empire for their own selfish interests.
The content of the letter is so heartfelt that it makes you pee when you read it.
Those news battle reports were exciting and exciting to read, making people excited and wishing they could copy them and go have a bloody battle with the rebels.
Lorraine read the battle reports sent by Almohad every time. After reading them, she would vomit, and then she would read them again.
And every time I vomit, I sigh: The person who writes battle reports is really good at writing. It would be a pity not to write novels if I have the strength. It will definitely be popular among thousands of otakus. Inadvertently, it will also become a masterpiece of the "Plum Blossoms in the Golden Vase" level.
How can we fool the common people to death? Those guys are poor and arrogant. How can they, the imperial officials, deceive them?
After a few days, those ordinary people came to their senses and asked what "victorious transfer" meant?
Damn, isn’t it just a retreat~!
After fighting a battle, we retreated dozens of miles and lost several cities. Now we actually have the nerve to claim victory and advance?
In the past half month, the new army has lost almost half of the province. The people who support Queen Almohad are getting more and more angry with those bastards. The anger level is getting higher and higher, and the targets of their anger are all directed at them.
The new army is ready.
The common people even made up a lot of jokes to laugh at General Hasél, the commander of the new army.
It is said that after a certain battle, when the new army was marching in victoriously, General Hasel walked as fast as flying, then kicked away a running rabbit and shouted: "Get away, let those who can run run first."
Or it could be said: "A frightened deserter went to the battlefield and was stopped by General Hassell. The general scolded him extremely angrily: 'Soldier, do you know who I am? I am General Hassell.'
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The soldier was stunned for a moment and said: 'Oh my god, I didn't expect that I could run so far in such a short time~~!'
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The imperial government is also very worried about this. They can only pretend to be incomprehensible and tell those dead people: "Your Majesty is making a very big bowl of fried noodles..."
After all, this matter involves military secrets. You can't explain to the people that this tactic was formulated by Queen Isabella and some kind of big boss at the top.
Moreover, there is also a positive side to this matter.
Although I have endured the ridicule for a while now, in the future, when things come true, the people will be convinced. When I try to fool them again in the future, I just need to mention this old story and I believe I can definitely fool them.
However, because of this, the current situation is not optimistic.
As time goes by, all kinds of dissatisfaction are also accumulating.
Almost all the responsibilities were placed on the New Army. The Almohad Empire became extremely restless due to the loss of territory during this period, and all kinds of strange rumors secretly circulated under the surface.
"Hen Si Chen is against the ethical principles of heaven."
"The Queen is a woman with long hair and short knowledge. She has been deceived."
"The Prime Minister and his gang are incompetent and greedy, and they are all trash."
"The peacekeeping force only eats but doesn't fight. That weird uncle, Archduke Julius, flirted with the queen. He was clearly hiding evil intentions."
"It's not as good as before."
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The staff officer who introduced the current situation secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at the big bosses in front of him, and said loudly: "The current situation is like this. The rebels' attack has reached its limit and is showing signs of fatigue. The new army is currently
Small groups of troops focus on guerrilla warfare. In the next stage, the situation on the battlefield is likely to change.
In addition, the latest developments in the areas controlled by the Almohad government deserve our vigilance. Public opinion has pointed at the Queen's government and our peacekeeping forces. Ordinary people are becoming increasingly unfriendly to us.
The Intelligence Department has analyzed that it is likely that someone is behind the scenes with unknown motives, and further investigation is currently underway."
Catherine sneered disdainfully and said, "What other reason could there be? Some people can't sit still. Fishing in troubled waters means fishing in troubled waters. How can you fish without muddying the water?"
Lorraine knew in her heart that those who were exposed were probably the old and young people of the former government.
After Queen Isabella came to power, they all lost power. The beautiful life before was gone. They just couldn't balance their hearts. When they encountered any opportunity, they would rush to fan the flames and plot something.
Catherine snorted and said: "What do you want me to say? Some people are just not good at it. Apart from being like a vixen, they can charm some men who are not firm in their stance. They have no other abilities. Their skills are only average."
Then I saw Adele next to me looking at her with a half-smile, and I couldn't help but be startled for a moment, and then I realized that he was a real vixen who brought disaster to the country and the people. Talking about others in front of her was tantamount to pointing fingers.
Are you talking to a monk and scolding a bald man?
She couldn't help but stick out her pink tongue to express her apology.
But Adele smiled sweetly, and then murmured: "Women, when talking about others, they always fail to see themselves. This is the weakness of all women."
Catherine couldn't help but tilted her head, wondering: What did she mean by this?
But then he subconsciously ignored it, and then continued to say to the Grand Duke: "If you ask me, those damn pests should have been eliminated at once, leaving them alone, buzzing around at critical moments and causing trouble for others."
Grand Duke Julius coughed lightly and said seriously: "Sometimes it is not necessary for the sake of the stability of the regime."
Lorraine smiled slightly. Catherine was used to being strong and would never be soft on those who disobey. However, what Archduke Julius said made sense. Killing all the resisters would easily cause a backlash and cause chaos.
These are two different governance concepts. It is impossible to say which one is better and which one is worse. Both have advantages and disadvantages.
Lorraine pressed Catherine's hand and said: "It has nothing to do with us anyway, let them have their own headaches."
Catherine nodded, glanced at the Grand Duke, and said, "That's right. I'm exhausted just trying to keep an eye on the big one and the little one."
Archduke Julius could only smile helplessly.
At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of rapid footsteps.
Leo was sweating profusely and hurried in from the outside.
As soon as he entered the door, he shouted loudly: "Why are you still here? Let's go and watch the fun. A large group of people have blocked the palace and are making a fuss."
Grand Duke Julius's face darkened, and he was the first to ask: "What's going on? Leo, come here and talk slowly."
Leo waved his hand and said: "A group of guys who don't know where they came from are blocking the entrance of the palace, saying they want to petition. They are already making trouble."
Grand Duke Julius slapped the handrail and stood up, saying: "Let's go and have a look."
In front of the Almohad Palace is a wide square. In front of the palace gate is a forbidden area. People are not allowed to approach it normally. It is guarded by the Almohad Royal Guards.
But at this moment, hundreds of ragged people gathered in front of the palace gate. There were everyone in this group, not only old people, women, but also children who could not walk.
They knelt on the hot ground, facing the scorching sun above their heads.
Under the intense sun, the temperature on the stone floor reached over sixty degrees.
They were all half-clothed, the women were better off, with rags covering their bodies, and most of the men only wore a pair of tattered shorts.
They were all thin and dark, with their ribs exposed one by one, and their faces were yellow and yellow. They had obviously been hungry for a long time.
Many people had obvious trauma on their bodies, and some had bloody wounds wrapped in gauze that had turned black, and lived on simple crutches made of numbers.
An unpleasant stench emanated from their bodies, and a swarm of flies could be seen flying around them from a distance.
These people are clearly a large group of refugees.
The imperial guard at the door looked at them with helpless expressions, and kept shouting loudly: "The forbidden area of the palace, get out. Get out~!"
A skinny old man at the front was kneeling and kowtowing in front of the imperial guards.
A large group of people also gathered at the entrance of the peacekeeping force headquarters, looking towards the palace gate.
Lorraine pulled over a military policeman at the door and asked, "What on earth is going on?"
The military policeman said: "That group of people are said to be refugees from occupied areas who came to the palace to petition."
Lorraine frowned and said thoughtfully: "No, there is a problem."
Then he said to Catherine and the others: "You wait here, don't go out. I also ordered to strengthen the defense of the headquarters."
Catherine asked doubtfully: "What's the problem?"
Lorraine shook his head and said: "Do you think it is possible for a group of war refugees to walk from the occupied area to the imperial city alive without being blocked by the government?"
Catherine instantly seemed to understand that people like this who went to Beijing to petition have always been a taboo for local governments. If they were to hit them hard, it would be more than a thousand miles from the occupied area to the imperial city. If no one was behind the scenes,
Support, they will never reach the imperial city.
Catherine said angrily: "Someone is causing trouble."
Lorraine waved her hand and said, "I'll go take a look."
As he spoke, he exchanged words with the person next to him, put a hat on his head, squeezed through the crowd, and walked over.
A large, dark crowd of Imperial City residents gathered in front of the palace gate. It looked like there were thirty thousand people watching, and the number was constantly increasing.
Blocking the palace gate to petition is something that has not happened once in decades. Even the temperature of 40 degrees Celsius cannot stop the enthusiasm of the people watching.
Lorraine lowered her hat and squeezed into the crowd, slowly walking near the refugees.
The ninjas of the Forbidden Army smelled the stench and said angrily: "Breaking into the palace is punishable by beheading. Seeing that you are refugees, I won't care this time and get out quickly."
The refugees were unmoved and knelt on the ground shouting: "Please, Her Majesty the Queen, make the decision for us."
Immediately afterwards, hundreds of people shouted together.
The sound was unusually loud, covering the noise in the square and spreading far away.
The Forbidden Army officer suddenly became anxious, drew his long sword and pointed it at the leader of the old man, shouting: "Get out, or I will kill you if you don't get out."
The old man suddenly rushed towards the sword tip of the forbidden army and shouted: "Kill me, we can't survive anyway."
The imperial guards hurriedly withdrew their swords and retreated, breaking out in a cold sweat.
The old man threw himself to the ground and burst into tears. He cried and shouted: "If God doesn't open his eyes, how can we live? Our family is gone, our son and daughter are dead. I am the only one left..."
The refugees behind the old man cried loudly and told the people around them their tragic experiences.
The Almohad people around Lorraine all had sad expressions on their faces, shaking their heads and saying: "It's so miserable, so miserable..."
"The new army is incompetent and a bunch of idiots."
"The Queen should also come out. You can't leave others alone. They are all Almohads."
"Even the Queen is too cold-blooded."
"If I had known it earlier, why would we be fighting this war? Look, it has made Hadou anxious. Huh, woman, it will bring disaster to the country and the people."
Lorraine glanced coldly at the people talking nearby, secretly thinking that the public opinion was getting out of control.
Someone nearby suddenly shouted, "Wei Shang is incompetent, the New Army is incompetent~!"
The anger accumulated by the people around them because of the repeated defeats and tax increases suddenly burst out, and they felt that this sentence was too right.
Prime Minister Weishan is indeed incompetent. He is unable to prevent the outbreak of civil war and cannot quell it. Because of this war, the lives of ordinary people have become much more difficult.
The New Army is indeed a bunch of losers. They have suffered two major defeats in a row, and now they are constantly retreating and escaping.
Thinking along this line of thinking, is Queen Isabella, their boss, also incompetent?
The answer is of course yes.
"Wei Shang is causing harm to the country and the people. We want him to step down, step down~!"
"**, we want reform~!"
"We need reform~!"
"Reform the government and reform the army."
Lorraine looked carefully at the crowd and found that the shouting voices always came from certain directions. The crowd was so dense that it was difficult to spot them.
The people nearby were talking a lot. In this world, except for dictatorial governments, everyone is always dissatisfied with the government. As the old saying goes, pick up the bowl to eat and put down the bowl to curse. People are satisfied with the dictatorial government because they dare not be dissatisfied.
"Sigh...our life is indeed not as good as it used to be."
"With tax increases, tax increases, and military conscription, are we still going to have to persuade people to donate? Will *** be better off?"
"The people in the government are all shit eaters, they only try to take advantage of the people. They are utterly incompetent."
"You see how nice Ruman is. If anyone dares to raise taxes arbitrarily, the Senate will first disagree."
"Damn it, I'll immigrate if I'm rich. What kind of family does this damn place have to be a queen? The peacekeepers are supported by a bunch of bastards who don't do anything, and the army keeps losing wars. It's better to let Hadu come."
"..."
Lorraine looked around and saw that the mood of the crowd was getting higher and higher. Even he cooperated and gathered his fists to avoid being noticed by others.
"The situation is about to get out of control~!" Lorraine thought to himself, thinking about whether to send peacekeeping troops to disperse them.