The information that Woodley brought back surprised Sean.

Whether the informant philosopher is friend or foe, or whether the information he provides is true or false, it is better to be careful.

However, the reality of the next day surprised Sean even more.

An armed force of about 200 men was being pursued by another force of about 500 men, the former dressed as civilians and poorly equipped, while the latter was more uniformly dressed and better equipped, and even had a small number of cavalry.

The former was defeated by the latter and moved closer to the eastern position of the Genoese Civil Guard.

The two sides fought a diplomatic battle at the site where the Genoese Civil Defence was stationed, and it was not until Sean sent eight infantry companies plus a cavalry company to encircle and attack the two sides.

"Identify yourself, or we will see you as enemies!" Spencer, the commander of the cavalry company, cautiously approached the five-hundred-strong force.

The Genoese cavalry behind him stopped eight hundred meters away, on guard. Further away were several infantry companies.

Someone on the other side came out on horseback, and he carried no other weapon than a saber hanging from the saddle to show that he had no ill will:

"I'm Jared René, commissioned by General Schmidt, and I'm hunting down the rebels, are you the Genoese Civil Guard?"

"We are the Civil Defence of Genoa, and if you are a friendly army, please lay down your arms at once and accept our interrogation. Spencer said strongly.

"You can't treat your allies like this, you must know that I am a member of the René family, and your commander is only a viscount, how dare you be so rude to us?" said Jared René angrily.

"There are only enemies here, and there is no rank or rank. Spencer said, "I'll give you thirty minutes, and if you don't lay down your arms, you'll be considered an enemy, and we'll attack at once." ”

Jared René took out a letter and raised it in a loud voice: "This is General Schmidt's personal letter of appointment, take it to your commander. ”

Spencer did not accept the so-called letter of appointment, saying:

"I repeat, you only have thirty minutes. ”

Spencer dropped the sentence and immediately returned to his company.

Of course, this is Sean's order, and in such a complex situation of struggle, if something internal fire happens, it can also be "understood". On the battlefield, Sean doesn't want to bet lightly.

Before that, Sean had encountered a lot of armed forces, but most of them were bandits, and some of them had even been commissioned by the government army. These people are always switching identities between good citizens, bandits, and even rebels at will, depending on what kind of opponent they meet.

In this once rich and peaceful land, countless satirical dramas about human nature are being staged.

On the other side, the two hundred men laid down their arms happily, and their leader came to see Sean alone, without any weapons.

This man is actually very young, only in his early twenties, but his face is weathered, which makes him look very old.

Sean noticed a hole in his boot that was leaking a big toe.

His hands were large and rough, and he wore a shabby brown jacket that was usually worn by industrial workers or dock workers, and a towel was haphazardly tied around his neck as a scarf.

"Your Excellency, I am Roland Hill, leading a guerrilla force against the rebels. We are under your command!" Roland Hill saluted in a proper manner.

"You know me?" asked Sean.

His guards were all on standby in case something unexpected happened. If gaze could kill people, this Roland Hill had died countless times.

In full view, Roland Hill still has no change in face.

"The town of Morillo is my hometown......"

Roland Hill noticed that when he mentioned Morillo, everyone in front of him seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Oh, I've heard of that town, what's their mayor's name? I remember his last name is Hill, right?" said Sean deliberately.

Roland Hill said strangely, "Your Excellency, you should have misremembered. The mayor of the town is old Hess, and he's my neighbor. This old fellow has always been very tight about the position of mayor, in fact, he has been in this position for decades and has nothing to make money, because he is too timid, as long as the townspeople are tougher, he will immediately coax. I left the town of Morillo a few years ago to make a living at the Wharf of the Dragon River in Daguerre, and I have not been back for several years, and seven days ago I sent back to Morillo to ask the mayor of Hess if he could provide me with some supplies, and he said to my messenger, "You are a nobleman you can trust......"

"So, you're coming to me?" asked Sean. He winked at Wells, who nodded and left.

"Yes, those rebels burned, looted, and did all kinds of evil, and my co-workers and I were poor, and almost every one of them had a blood feud with the rebels. They trusted me and made me their leader and led the people against the rebels' atrocities.

Now we are desperate, the weather is getting colder and colder, and there is no grain in the countryside anymore. General Schmidt turned us away, believing that we were of no use except for food, and of course that was said by his officers. And the nobles everywhere think that our identity is suspicious, so I ask His Excellency the Viscount to take us in, we can be guides, we can help you transport supplies, as long as we can help put down the rebellion. ”

At this point, Sean had let down most of his guard, and he understood the nobles who kept Roland Hill out, because the spontaneously formed guerrillas looked more like bandits.

As for General Schmidt, Sean has a lower evaluation of him.

"Your men have been disarmed, and I promise that as long as you are honestly under the care of the CDF, I will treat you appropriately once your identity has been confirmed. Do you accept it?" said Sean.

"I can totally understand and accept it. Gracious sir, we would appreciate it if you could provide us with a hot meal. We haven't eaten for a day and a night. Roland Hill pleaded.

Sean was so moved that he assigned Second Lieutenant Woodley to make arrangements.

Walking out of the tent, Sean took Daniel's rifle and jumped on his horse. At this time, the main force of the Genoese Civil Guard moved south, and even the artillery originally pointed at Moore was diverted, leaving only a small number of people to monitor Moor.

The main force, however, pressed south, because the five hundred men of García René were suspicious, and they refused to lay down their arms in order to screen them.

Sean wants to entertain guests, and as a result, two tables of guests come, one of which is an uninvited guest and one table is a bad guest. Although the uninvited guest is an accident, he will be entertained by Sean, and as for the villain, Sean only greets him with a rifle.

Since the leader of the self-proclaimed René family refused to lay down his arms, Sean automatically included him in the ranks of the rebels, and Sean even came up with an excuse.

Outside the generals, the military order is not subject to it.

is also a nobleman, the viscount of Genoa can completely ignore the count of Nepoli, even if this matter is in front of the crown prince in the future, Sean will get a painless reprimand at most, that's all.

Because if this matter were faced by the crown prince, I am afraid that the same judgment will be made.

"Herbert, I'll leave it to you behind me. If the people in Moore City want to go out of the city and attack, then let them come, they are always hiding in the city, like shrunken turtles, we really can't do anything about them. Sean said to Wells.

"As you ordered, Your Excellency, Commander. Wells gave a military salute.

The information brought by the mysterious philosopher last night showed its value, giving Sean some relief. But Sean has to take out the unidentified forces that come to the door, and beware of the rebels in Moore City behind him.

Jared René's men and horses began to retreat sharply, and the cavalry company circled behind them to block them, and the battle broke out immediately.

At the same time, the head of Moore was also about to move, and the rebels in the city suddenly appeared in small boats from the fork of the river flowing through the city, and the rebels on the boats desperately rowed to the shore, and then attacked the Civil Defense from behind.

Everything was like it had been arranged a long time ago.

Sean had already arranged for Wells to give up the tidal flats on the riverbank to attract the rebels in the city to cross the river and fight. If the strength of the rebels in the city is indeed only 1,000 people, Sean is not afraid of fighting in the field with the Civil Defense Army.

Jared René's men stopped moving, and they formed a circle with the vehicles they had brought with them to block the CDF cavalry. This tactic worked so well that the cavalry had to give up.

Sean ordered the infantry to suspend the attack, and when he looked back, he saw that the rebels in the city had crossed the Moore River and climbed the embankment, and they pounced on them with great vigour.

Regardless of Wells's luring and counter-encirclement, Shaun ordered the artillery to aim their guns at Jared René.

With a bang, the solid cannonball pierced the wagon position that the opponent hastily arranged, and the remaining strength was not reduced, and several soldiers were sent flying in succession.

"Exactly!" Sean overjoyed.

The artillery continued to attack, but the rebel offensive in Moore City suddenly intensified, and Wells, who was ordered by Sean, simply moved out of the way and let them join Jared René.

Just as Sean thought he was surrounding the rebels, a fierce cannon shot rang out from behind him.

Under Sean's gaze, there was a loud bang, and a solid black cannonball entered the formation of the Civil Defense Army from the side, followed by a series of loud bangs.

At some point, a flotilla of more than twenty boats appeared in the lower reaches of the Moore River, on which cannons were installed.

For a moment, Sean felt stunned.

This completely disrupted Sean's plan, which he was confident in by pretending to eat the 500 people in front of him in order to attract the rebels out of the city.

If the rebels in Moore City do not move, if they dare to make a big move, then Sean will plan and counterattack into the city.

But now there's another fleet that's already hostile, which means Sean has to deal with three opponents at once. Invite someone to dinner, and as a result, three tables of guests came.

Sean was a little confused now, not knowing whether the philosopher had been friend or foe last night. Perhaps the whistleblowers were also kept in the dark.

This fleet was like a deliberate backhand arranged by the rebels' top brass, and they probably expected that sending the Jared René armed force to pretend to defect would not be able to confuse the CDF, and the rebels on the water suddenly killed at a critical moment, which caught the CDF off guard.

The dense formation of the CDF and their attention were all drawn to the rebels in the encirclement, and they were completely oblivious to the rebel reinforcements that were being killed behind them.

Casualties inevitably arise. And their own artillery is on the other side, unable to cross the battlefield to support their comrades on the side of the river.

The rebels must have masterminded and scheming the move. It's scary to think about it.

But the situation doesn't allow Sean to think too much, and he needs to make a judgment immediately.

The situation on the battlefield at this time seemed to be very unfavorable to the Genoese, and the intertwining of several sides made it difficult for the Civil Defence to exert the power of the cross-sectional battle.

The Genoese retreated, looking very embarrassed, and many of them would not have been able to keep up with the main force and retreat south had it not been for the brave enough cavalry.

But this retreat also allowed the Genoese to avoid being attacked by the rebel reinforcements of the naval artillery.

Sean rode his horse to the heights, and he found that not only did the rebel sailors begin to land, but even the rebels in Moore City were swarming.

On the small battlefield, nearly 2,000 rebels converged at once.

Wonderful Book House