In the Governor's Mansion, the study room that originally belonged to Pauli now has a new owner.
Lawrence sat calmly behind the desk, not feeling any strange at all due to the sudden change of identity.
As for the two people in front of Lawrence, they were Major Trifali and Lieutenant Seth who had just arrived from the Ajaccio station.
"Governor Bonaparte, reporting to you."
Major Trifali and Lieutenant Seth excitedly saluted Lawrence.
When they received the order summoned by Lawrence in the camp, the two of them finally let go of their hanging hearts, knowing that the Lord Bonaparte they were following had already entered the Governor's Palace.
Along with Major Trifalli and Lieutenant Seth, there were more than 600 soldiers in the camp, including both the National Defense Forces stationed in Ajaccio and soldiers from the special battalion brought back by Lawrence from Bonifacio.
Lawrence knew very well that the more than one hundred patrols under his command were sufficient to raid the Governor's Palace, but they were somewhat insufficient to deter possible riots in Ajaccione.
For this reason, after Lawrence finished handling the affairs in the auditorium, he immediately ordered Major Trifali and Lieutenant Seth to lead troops into the city to prevent unrest.
"Oh my God, Lieutenant-Colonel Bonaparte, oh no, I mean Governor-General Bonaparte."
Even though Major Cui Farley was already standing in front of Lawrence, he still had not recovered from the excitement of receiving the news. He patted his chest and said repeatedly:
"I can't believe you actually did it."
Lieutenant Seth on the side also nodded excitedly and echoed:
"It's such a pity that I didn't witness the moment you took over."
Listening to the congratulations of the two, Lawrence just smiled and shook his head. While taking over the authority of Corsica, he also shouldered the responsibility to the people of the entire island.
Lawrence also felt heavy pressure at the thought of having thousands of pairs of eyes watching his every move.
After congratulating Lawrence, Major Trifali and Lieutenant Seth's expressions returned to a more serious look. The two of them knew that although they had successfully overthrown Pauli, there was still a lot of mess to clean up before them.
"By the way, Governor Bonaparte, the soldiers in the camp, except for the wounded, have also arrived with us in the city of Ajaccio."
Major Cui Farley was reporting to Lawrence, and suddenly asked with some doubts:
"Why do you want me to bring all the soldiers to the city? To maintain order, just soldiers from the special battalion are enough, right?"
Lieutenant Seth looked at Lawrence in confusion. In their opinion, except for the soldiers in the special battalion who were absolutely loyal, the rest of the National Defense Force soldiers were forced to follow the command of Major Trifali just because Lieutenant Colonel Ledo disappeared.
To allow such a force full of unstable factors to enter Ajaccio, which was already unstable, had it not been for Lawrence's personal order, Major Trifalli and Lieutenant Seth would never have carried it out.
Facing the two people's questions, Lawrence calmly explained:
"Now that Pauli has stepped down, the possibility of them rebelling is extremely slim."
"But..." Major Cui Fali said still worriedly:
"Pauli is still alive after all. Some officers with ulterior motives may..."
Lawrence still shook his head. He had already considered this possibility, so he said:
"It is indeed possible, but compared to me, these soldiers have a bigger enemy at the moment."
"Enemy? What enemy?"
Major Trifalli and Lieutenant Seth blurted out in surprise and confusion. They had no idea that there was any enemy in Ajaccio that required all the soldiers to deal with it.
When Lawrence opened his mouth to explain, the study door was suddenly pushed open violently.
Major Trifali and Lieutenant Seth quickly turned around and saw that the person coming was a strong man with a scar face, and this was none other than Grosso under Lawrence.
Seeing Grosso's sudden intrusion, Lawrence's face suddenly became serious. He didn't care about his rude behavior and hurriedly asked:
"Grosso, you're here, is there any movement over there?"
Grosso also nodded seriously and said:
"They are already gathering, Lawrence, your guess is right."
"Really..." Lawrence touched his chin and nodded, waving to Grosso and said:
"Take people to observe, and immediately send someone to report if there are any changes."
"Okay, got it."
After Grosso said these words, he ran out without even closing the door.
"This this..."
Major Trifali and Lieutenant Seth looked at each other blankly, not knowing what was happening at all, so they asked urgently:
"Governor Bonaparte, what is this?"
Lawrence put his hands on the table and dragged his chin, and calmly explained:
"That was my man. He was ordered to monitor the British warship parked in the port. Now the sailors on the warship have assembled. If nothing unexpected happens, their target is the Governor's Palace."
When Lawrence was considering how to deal with William Pitt, he thought of Captain Morris's revenge, so he sent Grosso to observe the movement in the port with a telescope outside the Governor's Palace on higher ground.
And the two men finally understood why Lawrence transferred all the soldiers into the city. It turned out that Lawrence had anticipated the actions of the British sailors.
"But Governor Bonaparte..."
Major Cui Farley touched his chin, his brows filled with uneasiness, and then hesitantly said:
"If it were those sailors, the troops we have on hand wouldn't even be able to withstand their attack."
These words were spoken by Major Cui Farley after careful consideration.
As a third-class ship, the Reasonable carries generally between 450 and 600 sailors.
Although the number of sailors seems to be slightly lower than that of the Corsican army, don't forget that in street fighting in urban terrain like Ajaccio, these sailors with better individual quality have the advantage.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! On the intricate streets, the Corsican Army's line soldiers can easily be approached from the flanks or behind by the British sailors, and are forced into areas they are not aware of.
Good at hand-to-hand combat.
"Governor Bonaparte, I have no intention of surrendering without a fight, but..."
Major Cui Farley carefully observed Lawrence's face and gritted his teeth and said:
"Facing these sailors, even if we win, it will definitely be a tragic victory. They must be here for that Pete anyway, so why don't we... take the initiative to hand them over."
Lieutenant Seth also looked at Lawrence's face uneasily, fearing that Lawrence would regard Major Trifali's words as an act to inflate others and destroy his own morale.
However, Lawrence just shook his head calmly after hearing this. He also knew that Major Cui Farley made a rational judgment after thinking, so he said patiently:
"No, if we take the initiative to give in, it will only make Maurice more convinced that Ajaccione is not well-defended. And after Pitt returns to Maurice, he will definitely ask him to directly attack the Governor's Palace and re-elect Paoli as Governor."
"It's... indeed, I'm sorry, Governor Bonaparte, it was my miscalculation."
Major Cui Fali thought for a moment, bowed and apologized quickly and said:
"In this case, we must immediately start deploying soldiers."
The sailors on the Reasonable have already assembled. It is only an hour's journey from the port in Xicheng District to the Governor's Palace. There is really not much time left for the Corsican Army.
Lawrence also nodded and acknowledged the urgency of time, but he did not immediately ask the two men to lead the army. Instead, he suddenly said to Major Trifali:
"By the way, Major Cui Farley, that unit should have entered the city with you, right?"
Major Cui Farley was stunned for a moment before he reacted:
"That troop? You mean...the cuirassiers?"
"Yes, I want to see their captain." Lawrence nodded and said.
"They did go into the city with us, but..."
Major Cui Fali looked embarrassed and said:
"In this battle, those cavalrymen should not obey our command. After all, they are troops loyal to Pauli."
"No."
Lawrence's eyes became cold, he shook his head slowly and said in a deep voice:
"From now on, they only need to be loyal to Corsica."