Chapter 385： Wealth moves people's hearts

Chapter 385 Wealth and Silk Touching the Heart

There were also smart people in the garrison of the original Scarlet Fortress. After finding something wrong, they immediately reacted and Silabel withdrew. One of them couldn't help but be shocked and angry, scolded Silabel, and only fled by himself, taking all the garrisoned troops who belonged to the Scarlet Fortress as abandoned children.

However, some people are very thoughtful and understand that it is impossible for Silabel to trust the officers who originally belonged to the Scarlet Fortress in this situation, and it is even more impossible to inform them of their retreat plan in advance, and to put on such an obvious posture when retreating, in fact, it has already been the first Time has sent a signal, as long as you have a little eyesight, you can find clues and make a choice.

Even some people have already guessed that if they immediately followed the retreating janissaries, it is estimated that there will be a response not far from the city.

But whether to keep up or not, this is a question, it is time to choose, which side will you choose?

The current situation is obviously that the revolutionary army has the upper hand, but everyone knows what the revolutionary army is. It is the puppet pushed to the front by the Loen Federation. If they take refuge in the past, even if they win in the future, they will be second-class citizens.

For a time, many people were caught in a dilemma, but it was too late for them to hesitate.

At this moment, the different choices made between a single thought will also determine the future destiny.

After these days of fierce fighting, there were only more than 30,000 garrison troops left in the Scarlet Fortress. One-third of them followed the direction of the retreat of the Guards under the leadership of the officers, and the remaining two-thirds chose to stay. Surrender. Among them, there were those who were sympathetic to the revolutionary army, and there were also many war-weary soldiers who chose to stay and surrender. They had no other idea, but simply did not want to fight any more.

However, for whatever reason, the moment they make a choice also determines their life, death and destiny.

In the rear of the revolutionary army, General Lucas looked at the army pouring into the red fortress, with a smug smile on his face, and stroked his beard like a victorious rooster.

At this moment, with a bang, the revolutionary army commandos that rushed into the red fortress city opened the gate of the fortress from the inside. This time, a large number of revolutionary troops who were blocked outside the city finally found an outlet to vent, shouting loudly. He rushed into the red fortress frantically, using his rifle and bayonet to kill the army of the kingdom who were still resisting.

Seeing that the outcome was decided, General Lucas laughed, and waved to the staff around him: "Go and organize the surrendered Royal Army into an independent division, let them retreat outside the city, and set off immediately after gathering to pursue Syrah. Bell. Also after the fight, give the lads an hour's rest, and then I'm going after the night."

"Yes, Your Excellency." The young staff member swiftly recorded the commander's order, and then quickly distributed it.

This set of military order transmission system from the Loen Federation is very efficient, and soon General Lucas's order was conveyed to the officers of the lower battalion level.

The morale of the revolutionary army who just broke the Scarlet Fortress is very high, and the problem of continuous fighting is not big. After receiving the order, everyone does not reject it. Moreover, the Scarlet Fortress itself is a military fortress, and it is not a particularly rich city. According to reason, there is no oil and water, and it doesn't matter if it stays here.

However, something unexpected happened soon.

Just after the morale of the revolutionary army occupied the entire fortress, according to the order of General Lucas, you can rest for an hour.

Everything was done step by step, but an excited scream broke the original calm of the Red Fortress.

When a soldier of the Revolutionary Army swept a house in the fortress, he found a lot of gold pounds and some nice looking jewelry.

This situation is like a stone thrown into a calm lake, and soon the soldier's companions also found some gold pounds and valuables, and the other soldiers who saw this time also threw themselves into the search for finances. The Scarlet Fortress, which was originally thought to have no oil and water, has good things hidden in every room. As long as you look carefully, you can get rewards. Some are dozens of gold pounds, some are hundreds of gold medals, and even an ordinary soldier has found a piece of gold containing thousands of gold at a time. Pound purse!

10, 100, 100, and soon some soldiers outside the city also heard about it and rushed in impatiently.

A total of 200,000 people started the big project of rummaging through the red fortress, and only one hour of rest was obviously not enough.

At this time, the difference between the real army and the rabble is reflected. Although the 200,000 revolutionary army has also undergone regular training for several months, at the heart of it is a group of slaves, landless peasants, and bankrupt petty bourgeoisie. The insurgent army composed of bandits and hooligans usually looks decent, similar to the regular army, but when it comes to a critical time, it will be revealed. In the face of the temptation to search for property, the military order is bullshit. After an hour, no one left the Scarlet Fortress according to the order.

Not only the soldiers at the bottom, but even some mid-level and low-level officers are also involved in the treasure hunt. They can't wait to take a look at every stone seam in the Scarlet Fortress.

General Lucas was furious when he learned of this situation, and immediately ordered the guard battalion beside him to enforce the military law.

However, before the guard battalion was assembled, General Lucas calmed down and waved his hands in frustration to stop the guard battalion from gathering.

In order to pursue Silabel's guards in the next step, General Lucas did not enter the red fortress, and stayed with the headquarters on a small high ground outside the city.

After   's rage, General Lucas calmed down and understood that this might be Silabel's tactic, deliberately leaving a lot of property in the red fortress to induce the soldiers' greed to delay the large army of the revolutionary army in the red fortress.

"Damn, this sly woman." General Lucas gritted his teeth and said bitterly. He has been through the ranks of the lower-ranking officers and knows how to train those **** under his command. He just won the battle, and they are all elated, thinking that he is the world First. If the guard battalion was asked to enforce the military order at such a time, the soldiers would not dare to resist, but they would definitely harbor resentment and hate him as the commander-in-chief.

General Lucas is very shrewd. Now that Steinard is in sight, there are not many battles left to fight. At this time, it is time to buy people's hearts and accumulate prestige. When the kingdom is established in the future, he will be able to share the power. occupy a more favorable position in the game.

Therefore, he neither can nor dare to offend the soldiers under his command at this time, because this is the foundation of his future glory and wealth.

General Lucas suppressed his anger and said coldly: "Pass my order, the soldiers are fighting hard, they will be stationed and repaired tonight, and they will start to chase the enemy tomorrow."

Watching the officer who sent the order go away, a colonel officer beside General Lucasé, who was also his confidant, frowned and said in a low voice: "Sir, if you are so accommodating, I am afraid that your subordinates will become more arrogant and domineering. It's getting harder and harder to manage. And this is a great opportunity, it's a pity to give up the pursuit like this."

The muscles on General Lucas's cheeks twitched, and the beard that affected him also twitched, showing that he was very angry, but he said helplessly: "Hey~~~ I don't understand what you said, but I It's not like you don't know about the situation of the 200,000-strong army. How many people are jealous. If you offend these boys again, will there be a way to survive in the future? As for the pursuit of Silabel, can't you see it? Why is there suddenly so much wealth in the Scarlet Fortress?"

The colonel frowned and said, "You mean this is all Silabel's plan to deliberately delay our actions?"

General Lucas said: "Silabel is a very powerful woman. If it weren't for the fact that there were too many people in the kingdom who were holding her back, we would not have been able to defeat her on the battlefield. Hmph... If you just take out some property, you will be slow. The pursuit of our 200,000-strong army can buy her at least one more day, enough to retreat calmly and rebuild the defense line."

"Then, do we still need to attack the 15,000 people we were planning to intercept?" the colonel asked hesitantly.

General Lucas was lost in thought. In fact, he was unwilling to give up this opportunity to eliminate Silabel's direct troops, but if Silabel could leave such an arrangement in the Scarlet Fortress, he would definitely guard against his siege and interception.

General Lucas knew very well that with the same number of troops under his command, they were no match for the Guards under Silabel. Now Silabel has at least 40,000 or 50,000 troops in his hands. It would be fine if his 200,000 troops came out in full force, but with only 15,000 troops, even if they forcibly attacked, they would be buried in vain.

In the end, General Lucas shook his head: "Forget it, cancel the operation and wait until tomorrow."

After making the decision, General Lucas let out a sigh of relief. Although he broke the red fortress, he won a decisive victory. But General Lucas felt that the closer he got to the king's capital, Steinard, the more constrained he became, and the weaker his control became...

At the same time, in the camp more than ten kilometers north of the Red Fortress.

The Guards who had withdrawn from the fortress and the garrison who had come from the Red Fortress, a total of more than 50,000 people huddled in the temporary camp. After a short rest, they started to make a fire and cook.

In the direction of the camp facing the Red Fortress, Green and Silabel stood side by side on the wooden fence.

It was already dark at this time, and the red fortress with flickering lights could barely be seen here. It is conceivable that the enthusiastic soldiers of the Revolutionary Army were still carrying oil lamps to search for the belongings left in the fortress.

"It's a pity that the rebel army that was going to stop us didn't launch an attack." Silabel said with regret. She had already discovered this new force hidden by General Lucas, and prepared many targets for this flank enemy. method, but now I have no chance to use it.

(end of this chapter)