Hawkins set out from Paris, went straight to Amiens, and then grabbed Calais...... This road is no stranger to him, and as a businessman, he has traveled many times.

But this time, as the commander of the rebel army, he felt completely different.

When the soldiers and horses passed through a village or town, he asked his subordinates to invite the local people to understand the situation, which abounded in the two "divine books", but his subordinates vigorously refused.

How could Venerable Hawkins go and meet those stupid farmers, what do they know? They will only plow the fields!

"Don't disobey orders, go, find a few old elders!"

Hawkins firmly ordered, and it took a long time for the soldiers to bring in two swarthy farmers. Hawkins made a jaw-dropping gesture as he jumped off his horse and asked the two old men to sit down.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with it, because he learned from Michelangelo that the venerable Emperor of the East, Shoufu, and the Prince all liked to communicate directly with the people, and there was a special term called Weifu Private Visit.

"We are the rebels of Paris, and we are going to fight the king."

"Oh! How much food do you want? The old farmer said dryly.

Grain?

Hawkins hesitated, he needed food, but according to the principles of the East, he should buy it!

"I, we don't want food."

"So, then you want horses? Or money? The old farmer asked.

Hawkins frowned, and suddenly said, "Do you know what we do?" ”

The old farmer pondered for a moment, "Is there a difference?" ”

Oh, yes?

Is there a difference?

Hawkins suddenly realized one thing, he was so caught up in the story of the East that he almost forgot that it was the West. The aristocracy of the West will not be sympathetic to their own people at all, they will only press endlessly, keep leviing, keep fighting, endlessly...... This has been the case for thousands of years.

For the common people, whether it is his rebel army, or the king's army, or the people of the Holy See, it is the same, and they will only ask for it endlessly!

Hawkinsford thought of a possibility!

"We're not asking for anything, we're here to give you something!"

Hawkins drew his sword, "Order, attack Amiens at once." All the warehouses are sealed, and we only need half a month's ration. And the rest was distributed to all the people. Also, tell everyone that all taxes should be abolished, that the original law should be abolished, that the decrees should be simplified, that murder should pay for life, that wounding and theft should be punished proportionately, that there should be no hanging or burning at the stake...... In addition, the land deed was abolished, the cultivator had his land, and all peasant households did not need to pay rent to the nobles, and the aristocracy was abolished, and the personal dependence of the land was abolished. ”

Hawkins grabbed the arms of the two old farmers, raised them high, and shouted, "From this day on, you are free!" ”

The two old peasants were stupid and had absolutely no idea what was going on.

Hawkins didn't care, either, because he finally understood what the two wise men meant...... There is no way out of being trapped in Paris, the West is not the same as the East.

In the East, if the Son of Heaven loses his morality, one place will be righteous, and the powerful Yuan Empire will be killed in this way.

But the West can't, and the people at the bottom, who are strictly constrained, don't know what's going on. Although it is less than a hundred kilometers from Paris, the people still know nothing.

They don't know what the rebels do, and they will even help the nobles' armies to suppress the uprisings, because they only believe what the nobles say, and see the rebels as robbers and bandits.

Close to the lonely Paris, you can never win, so you must mobilize all your forces.

"Kill!"

An army of 8,000 rebels quickly attacked Amiens, and the city had only 2,000 soldiers and horses of the Duke of Orleans, and in just one night, the city fell into the hands of Hawkins.

Almost without hesitation, he promulgated what he had learned from the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, he sent the captive nobles to the guillotine and the stake.

He ordered the execution of those old nobles with these old torture instruments, and then burned them!

After a brief silence, a city boiled.

The exorbitant taxes were abolished, all kinds of draconian laws were abolished, no one was a slave, no one was a vassal, and all the peasant households were masters of the land......

Hawkins stayed in Amiens for ten days, and by the time he went north again, there were more than 10,000 men and horses, each with more than a month's worth of food.

Filled with confidence, he pounced on Calais.

For this pirate, his most coveted port is the port.

Only this time Hawkins miscalculated, and he met a powerful force of men and horses in Calais, with more than 20,000 elite warriors. These were not French soldiers, they were from England!

Despicable French aristocracy!

They forgot the hatred of the Hundred Years' War, and in order to deal with the rebels, they did not hesitate to form an alliance with blood feuds, and allowed the British to spoil France, and these people deserved to go to hell.

Once again, Hawkins felt the power of Eastern wisdom, and sure enough, the aristocracy of Europe abandoned their prejudices and united.

If you want to capture Calais, I'm afraid it won't be easy.

But Hawkins was unwilling to give up, he launched an attack, and the battle lasted for three days, and in front of the British army, Hawkins did not bargain for anything, he lost more than three thousand men, and had to retreat, while on the way some Parisian soldiers fled again, and his soldiers were already less than six thousand.

Even more terrible was yet to come, and the British army, the Duke of Orleans, and the army loyal to the King of France, adding up to more than 50,000 men, pounced on him.

Almost tenfold by a margin, Hawkins and his men loyally realized that the uprising was really not just talking, and that if it failed, it would cost them their lives.

All the horses were dejected and retreated to Amiens.

When they were still some way from the city, an unexpected scene appeared...... Countless farmers appeared.

More than 10,000 men were added to the rebel army.

Losses are multiplied and replenished back!

Don't be afraid, we have nothing left to lose, if you want our lives, then take it!

Soldiers, food, weapons, horses, tents...... The whole nine yards.

Hawkins' men were also excited, and they finally realized that the commander's strategy had worked.

Now that you've been replenished, attack Calais again and drive those British out of France!

Only this time Hawkins hesitated.

Despite being replenished, these people were a rabble, not at all an elite opponent of the British army, let alone those aristocratic forces.

If you fight hard, there is a great possibility of failure.

Do the people of Amiens want to replenish themselves again?

He is a commander-in-chief, he must consider the overall situation, the direction of Calais, and the gathering of troops, it will definitely be a dead end if he goes. In those two books, what other tactics can be used to break the game?

Hawkins struggled to use his brain, and suddenly he had a brilliant idea.

"Put my banner in Amiens, then mobilize the people, defend the city with all your might, and spread the word that I am ready for a decisive battle with the British!"

Hawkins ordered: "Then pick out three thousand soldiers and follow me to raid the direction of Normandy!" I want them to know what it is! ”

The last four words, he said in Chinese, as his subordinate, he still did not understand, and did not even understand Hawkins's intentions, but he did not have time.

In order to defend the results, the people around Amiens are willing to fight to the death. And those centaurs are indeed killing.

Hawkins was finally able to let go, and he led his men and horses to gallop through northern France.

It's almost a flat place here, and there is no stopping power at all.

The centaurs crossed the Seine and in only five days rushed to the coast of Normandy.

Here Hawkins got a fleet, a total of more than fifty warships of various types, and more than a thousand sailors, who were completely defenseless, and were captured by Hawkins.

He issued a new edict in Normandy to recruit soldiers.

The ranks of three thousand men swelled to seven thousand, including more than two thousand navies.

The opportunity has finally arrived.

Hawkins released some of his most trusted subordinates, all of whom were pirates and were quite fierce.

Looting merchant ships, raiding the coast, blockading ports...... By all means, hit the British!

As soon as these people heard that they had returned to their old jobs, they were all enthusiastic, and the opportunity finally came.

After releasing the sea wolves, Hawkins immediately reorganized his troops and slaughtered Amiens.

By the time he crossed the Seine again, there were more than 10,000 men and horses.

And with the continuous influx of people, Hawkins's troops and horses swelled rapidly, and he had to arrange special personnel to be responsible for the training of the new army, while he himself led 5,000 men to storm the flank of the Duke of Orleans.

By the time he returned, the British had withdrawn their troops, but they still had nearly three times the superiority in their forces.

However, Hawkins also has the advantage, that is, the morale is high, and the soldiers in the city are ready to respond.

The battle began, and he took the lead, commanding the men and horses to storm the Duke of Orleans, and the two sides fought fiercely for a morning, and Hawkins's horses were killed and wounded in many places.

It was not an easy battle, and in the afternoon it was raining in the overcast skies, making it even more difficult for both sides, and they were completely entangled in hand-to-hand combat.

At this time, a detachment of men and horses came out of the city of Amiens, and several other militias entered the battle one after another.

The Duke of Orleans' soldiers and horses collapsed.

He was defeated by a pirate, a group of cunning townspeople, and a group of stupid farmers.

These people he looked down on the most completely defeated him.

In this battle, the rebel army killed more than 5,000 people, captured 8,000 prisoners, and lost more than 2,000 of its own.

After the capture of Paris, the rebels won a hearty victory.

And Hawkins also took Calais without blood.

Almost the whole of northern France was in his hands, and not only the siege of Amiens was solved, but also the plan to besiege Paris from the north was cracked.

All the opposing forces had to retreat to the southeast of Paris, trying to regroup their forces and take Paris.

"Hahaha!"

Hawkins laughed wildly and gave Yan Shifan a warm hug as soon as they met!

"Genius, you guys are geniuses! Without your guidance, I would not have been able to win. ”

Yan Shifan smiled, although they provided ideas, but Hawkins did a good job, at least remarkable.

"I want to congratulate you, but I have a suggestion."

"Please, I will obey you absolutely!"

"Make peace with the British."

"Britain?" Hawkins' eyes widened, "No, the damn King of England killed my soldiers, I'm going to settle accounts with them!" ”

Yan Shifan chuckled, "Your Excellency likes to read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" very much, right?" ”

"How?"

"Don't you know the consequences of Liu Xianzhu's war with Eastern Wu?" Yan Shifan smiled and said, "You are still very weak now, and your position is not stable. By negotiating peace with the British, you will be able to gain a solid rear and even trade with the British in exchange for strategic supplies. ”

Hawkins frowned, "So, what should I do after the peace talks?" ”

Yan Shifan laughed, and he took out a map of France.

"You can take Orleans, and once you have it, you can go north and cut off the enemy forces besieging Paris...... If nothing else, the north-west of France will fall into your hands. ”

Hawkins' eyes lit up and he asked, "And then?" ”

"My senior brother is already helping you formulate national policies and study laws and regulations...... If the new law is implemented smoothly, you can have more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and you can almost be crowned the Dharma King! ”

Coronation!

Hawkins' blood boiled, and his handsome white face turned purple, but he still kept a little calm.

"Still don't be in a hurry...... Build high walls, accumulate grain, and slowly become king! Hawkins chuckled.