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Volume One Chapter 764 Plans and Changes

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    After Brankov finished speaking, several generals immediately showed panic on their faces.  It is very clear what it means if Alexander fights back, and if they want to keep their current glory and wealth, they obviously need to defeat Alexander.  But the reason for these generals¡¯ panic was not Alexander.  Even if Alexander returns to Russia, it is impossible to cause any waves, because there are almost no troops loyal to Alexander in the Russian Empire now, but Brankov said that Alexander had the support of Prussia and the Swedes.  The Prussian Army does not dare to be called the best in the world, but it is definitely the best in Europe. As for the Swedes, despite the fact that the Swedish army suffered several big losses at the hands of Bagration some time ago, this is not  It doesn't mean that the Swedes are not good at fighting.  If Prussia and the Swedes really join forces to support Alexander and send troops to help Alexander restore his country, then there will undoubtedly be a lot of pressure on the rebels.  "What are you afraid of? The soldiers will cover up the water and the earth. We are also afraid of the Prussians and Swedes. Since we can fight from the Black Sea to St. Petersburg, there is nothing wrong with fighting from St. Petersburg to Brandenburg! As long as His Royal Highness the Prince  Order, then I will lead my troops as the vanguard of the army and fight to the death with the Prussians and Swedes!" After a while, Nikolaevich stood up and shouted.  And just after Nikolaovich finished speaking, Brankov immediately cheered; "Okay, Nikolaovich, you really did not disappoint me. I appointed you as the governor of Estonia. You can go to Estonia immediately to do a good job."  Set up defenses and wait for me to lead the army. This time we must take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to tear off two pieces of flesh from the Swedes!" Before anyone else could get tired of it, Brankov had already done it!  A decision was made.  For Brankov.  If he wants to consolidate his position and rule, he must not show weakness to the outside world. People in the world always pay for the strong. If Brankov is frightened by the Prussians and Swedes, then he will take advantage of it.  What came to rule the great Russian Empire.  So even if Brankov didn¡¯t want to, he could only bite the bullet and persevere.  ??Moreover, in Brankov¡¯s view.  This time I may not necessarily fail.  Although Brankov's army did not expand after capturing St. Petersburg, there were still more than 50,000 troops gathered in the St. Petersburg area, and there were still 20,000 troops loyal to Brankov in Moscow. In this way, Brankov  There are currently more than 70,000 troops under actual control.  In contrast to the Russian army, although the Swedes have aggressively increased their troops in Lithuania and Poland from home, their current total strength is only 80,000.  And these 80,000 people are not concentrated in everything.  These troops were dispersed and stationed by the Swedes in major cities in the controlled areas to achieve actual control of this territory.  In Estonia, although Osten personally led a large army to be stationed in Estonia, the Swedish army under his command only numbered 30,000 people.  Under this situation, if Brankov is really ruthless, it is not impossible to defeat the Swedish army by concentrating 50,000 troops in St. Petersburg to attack Estonia.   have a worry -free palace in Potsdam.  Du Li was sitting on a rocking chair, and the person standing next to her was clearly William.  After William arrived in Brandenburg, considering that Du Li's health had improved, and William also missed Du Li very much, he sent someone to take Du Li from Parets to Sanssouci Palace.  In addition to Du Li, Karina and Lilissa were also summoned by William to the Sanssouci Palace.  "Du Li, I have called you to the Sansou Palace this time. I have something to explain to you!" "Say it, my respected Majesty." Hearing William say this, Du Li immediately stopped moving and kept quiet.  Look into William's eyes.  "It's like this. Your father, Margrave Hans, hopes to be able to offload the burden of the Intelligence Department and return to his hometown to retire. However, you also know that the facts are difficult now and you have left your father. I don't know who should leave all the matters in the Intelligence Department to  Take care of it. So I hope you can convince your father to let him stay in office. After all, he is not yet old enough to retire. Of course, I can understand his difficulties, so I hope you can share some of it with Margrave Hans!  "After William finished speaking.  Not only Du Li, but also Karina and Lilissa who were watching had expressions of surprise on their faces.  The Prussian Intelligence Department has received extremely high praise from the Prussian high-level officials for its great contributions in previous wars.The amount of money the government invests in it every year is an astronomical amount. Not only that, the Prussian Intelligence Department also has a special operations team of 2,000 people. The members of this operation team are all elite members of the Prussian army.  selected among them.  William¡¯s words not only meant that Du Li could re-enter the Intelligence Department, but also implied that the Intelligence Department would be handed over to Du Li in the future.  With power, money and weapons, the intelligence department is powerful enough to make anyone jealous.  Seeing the hesitant look on Du Li's face, William continued: "I know what you are thinking, but I can tell you clearly that you don't have to worry about Anna and the high-level government officials talking about this matter.  I'm angry with Rocks. Besides, I'm just assisting your father, not replacing him! However, Du Li, I also want to remind you that you should never use the official weapons of the Intelligence Department for personal use. What happened to Anna last time!  I don¡¯t want this situation to happen again!¡± William said, a trace of severity flashed in his eyes, and under William¡¯s gaze, Du Li could only nod her head meekly.  After seeing Du Li nodding, William breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Karina and said: "Karina, your grandfather and I have discussed your future. The Prime Minister wants you to be in the government.  After experience, he is going to place you in the education department. What do you mean? " "Your Majesty, I have no objection." Rocks has already been angry with Karina about her arrangement.  Prussia is a militaristic country, and among militaristic countries, it is generally believed that the strong is respected.  As a woman, she naturally has shortcomings compared to men.  Under such circumstances, it is undoubtedly an extremely safe arrangement for Karina to work in the government's education department. After all, in the education department, one is less conspicuous, and the other is that compared to other departments, the government's education department  The number of women is several times that of other departments.     at last.  William looked at Lilissa.  If among William's four women, who feels most cherished by William, then there is no doubt that it is Lilissa. Du Li and Karina both have support from their family backgrounds, but Lilissa is alone.  Living in Prussia.  "Lilissa, I'm going to transfer you to me as a female officer. You will always follow me from now on, what do you think?" After William finished speaking, a look of surprise instantly bloomed on Lilissa's face.  "Your Majesty, I am willing, I am willing to follow you all the time!" Among several women, Lilissa is undoubtedly the most pitiful existence without the help of her family.  And being in a dilemma in the fight between Du Li, Karina and Anna, Lilissa almost became a doormat.  After talking about the arrangements for the three women, William thought of the beautiful figure of the woman in Frankfurt again.   "Quick, faster!" Stewart rode on the horse in a panic  He kept shouting at the soldiers surrounding him.  At this moment, Stuart was leading two thousand British troops towards Columbus, the capital of Ohio.  It has been a week since Dayton was captured by the Continental Army. During this week, the situation in the entire Ohio has changed drastically.  Two thousand Continental Army soldiers who had been sent by Washington as a surprise team suddenly appeared outside the city of Columbus, causing turmoil inside and outside Columbus. Fortunately, the 500 British soldiers defending the city with the cooperation of 300 militiamen resisted this attack.  Support the Continental Army's partial division attack.  But even so, Columbus still sent fast horses to urgently deliver the news of the Continental Army under the city to Stewart.  But after receiving the news, Stewart could no longer sit still.  Originally, according to the agreement between Stewart and Monroe, Stewart should now lead two thousand British troops to support the British troops in the Dayton Fortress and help Monroe safely evacuate the British soldiers from these fortresses.  But now that he has learned about the presence of the Continental Army under the city of Columbus, Stewart can no longer care so much.  Columbus is not only the capital of Ohio, but also plays an extremely important role strategically. If Columbus is captured by the Continental Army.  Then the other colonial states in the Governor's District of Pittsburgh would also be exposed to the Continental Army's front. More importantly, there were almost no important places to defend along the way from Columbus to Pittsburgh.  ¡°To Stewart, therefore, Columbus¡¯s importance was unparalleled.  And at the same time that Stewart led the British army to retreat.  ?Luo was standing on the watch tower of the fortress, looking anxiously towards the east.  Previously, Monroe and Stewart agreed that today, Stewart would lead the army to approach the fort from east to west, and then under the cover of Stewart's army, Monroe would lead the British troops in the fort to slowly withdraw.  But now it was noon, and Monroe, who was standing on the watch tower, didn't even see the shadow of Stewart's army. This gave Monroe an ominous premonition in his heart.  "Your Excellency General, the soldiers have been assembled and are waiting for your orders!" An officer hurriedly walked to Monroe and said to Monroe.  After hearing the officer¡¯s words, the wrinkles on Monroe¡¯s forehead seemed to deepen.  "Wait a moment, order the soldiers to be on alert for the time being, and be prepared for possible attacks by the rebellious Continental Army gang at all times!" After Monroe's order, the officer showed a look of embarrassment on his face and said: "Your Excellency General, the soldiers' rations  We¡¯ve all eaten. If we don¡¯t break out, I¡¯m afraid the soldiers will not be able to hold on any longer!¡± The food in the fortress has already reached the bottom. It was originally planned that Monroe would lead the army to break out today, so the food in the fortress will be exhausted.  Let these soldiers eat everything early in the morning.  A few hours have passed now. If there is no breakthrough, how effective the British soldiers can be under the attack of hunger has become a huge problem.  "Let's do it. At two o'clock in the afternoon at the latest, when the time is up, even if the governor's army does not show up, we will immediately start to break out. In addition, after the time is up, we will light the beacon to notify the defenders on the other side to break out immediately!" After the instructions,  , Monroe once again raised his telescope and looked hard at the east.  Just as Monroe was planning a breakout, Washington was also planning an attack on the British fortress in Dayton.  According to the information obtained from the British prisoners, the food in the British fortress cannot last long. In other words, one week so far is already the limit. Under this situation.  Washington prepared to take advantage of the weakness of the British army to launch an offensive against the forts on both sides.  "Your Excellency, Marshal, the soldiers have been prepared, but some black soldiers in the army complained that their weapons were insufficient. To launch an attack rashly would be equivalent to letting them die!" In Washington, the layout of the British fortress was launched  At that time, a Continental Army officer stood up and said to Washington.  After hearing what the officer said, Washington showed a look of anger.  Before Washington could speak, he heard a general say: "Those black slaves, it's good enough to give them clothes and food. Don't you know that our army is severely short of weapons? They have no combat experience, and they are still complaining.  There are not enough weapons, what a damn thing!" After the officer finished speaking, he immediately attracted the approval of many Continental Army generals in the room.  "That's right, let me see. I was too kind to those black slaves. Some time ago, a black slave dared to come up to me and complain about their poor food. Damn, they can only be slaves.  It¡¯s good to eat, and you can be picky!¡± Another Continental Army officer said.  But just after he finished speaking, Washington immediately shouted angrily: "Enough, since those black people have joined our army to fight for us. Then we naturally need to treat them equally. Let's mobilize a thousand rifles from the weapons warehouse and distribute them to these people."  Black soldiers, officers must calm down the emotions of these soldiers!" After Washington shouted angrily, the Continental Army generals in the room suddenly fell silent.  Although the Continental Congress passed the bill to emancipate the black slaves and officially granted the status of freedmen to the black slaves who joined the Continental Army, they were still in the Continental Army.  Racial discrimination is still very serious.  Within a week of the capture of Dayton, conflicts between black and white soldiers in Dayton never happened rarely. In this case, Washington could only strictly order the officers in the army to restrain their troops.  But in terms of the distribution of military supplies.  Washington could only turn a blind eye to what the officers below did. After all, Washington did not like black people in his heart.  Subsequently, the Continental Army in the Dayton area was instantly divided into two front armies. One front army of 10,000 people, led by Washington himself, would attack the fort where Monroe was stationed, while the other front army, led by Putnam, would attack the other side.  British fort.  "The enemy opposite us has already had a meal without a meal, and their physical strength has been severely consumed. Therefore, we must conquer these fortresses in one fell swoop and wipe out these British troops."??It means that no army in Ohio can resist our advance, and the Continental Army will win!  "Washington stood on his horse in front of the army's phalanx and shouted to the Continental Army soldiers. Just after he shouted the slogan that the Continental Army must win, the entire Continental Army's formation also sounded a huge must-win slogan.  Slogan! After seeing the morale of the army being improved, Washington waved the riding crop in his hand and shouted: "Forward!  " Naturally, the movement in Dayton could not hide the bad disease on the guard tower in the British fortress. At least as soon as the Continental Army left the gate of Dayton, their traces were exposed to the eyes of the British army. "  General, there is something wrong with the Continental Army in Dayton. They are marching towards our fortress. According to the enemy's formation, the enemy's strength is no less than 10,000!  "At one o'clock in the afternoon, a British officer hurried to Monroe to report. After hearing the movement of the Continental Army, Monroe stamped his feet fiercely. The reinforcements he had high hopes for have not yet arrived.  appeared, but who knows, now the Continental Army seems to have an eye, and is preparing to launch a large-scale attack on the fortress on the eve of the British army's retreat, which makes Monroe's previous plan completely useless. "We can't wait any longer.  Order the army to start retreating immediately, and leave all the artillery pieces behind. Before we retreat, order me to light all these artillery pieces and artillery shells. All I want the Continental Army to get is a ruin!  "Monroe said with a ferocious expression, obviously he was already ruthless in his heart. "Although there are not many food reserves in the fortress, there are a lot of weapons and equipment. Originally, Monroe hoped that these fortresses could survive the fierce attack of the Continental Army.  However, the British army is about to retreat, and it is obvious that these heavy artillery, shells and some weapons and equipment cannot be carried at all, if forced.  It would only slow down the evacuation of the army. Therefore, Monroe felt that instead of taking advantage of the Continental Army's rebellion, it would be better to destroy all these things. The Continental Army began to line up in front of the fort, and the Continental Army officers kept coming.  As they shuttled through the formation, they needed to let the new recruits, who didn't have much combat experience, understand what they should do in the subsequent battles.
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