Chapter Seventy-Four: Surrender
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Jankulovsky's ability is still very good, and he can see everything in a neat march, but this may not be a good thing for Ernst.
The soldiers in the army also had a lot of discussions about this mission, and if they were told the content of the mission on the way to the march, it was estimated that they would probably have the intention of refusing.
The town of Ernst is now a large town of 1,000 people, with inhabitants from all over Moravia, and the soldiers always have some relatives among them.
Fortunately, Yankulovsky has issued a new order, this time trying not to hurt people but destroying some crops, and the commanders have already chosen to compromise, so the soldiers naturally cannot be unforgiving. After all, jobs like soldiers aren't available anywhere, especially after the announcement of the new welfare scheme in the town of Ernst.
Ahead is the Ernst Territory, where you can already see the lights of the town from afar, and today is Christmas, and if it weren't for this, you wouldn't have seen the town of Ernst from such a distance.
"What people!"
Patrolmen? As soon as the person in charge of leading the way had this idea, the sound of a heavy machine gun had already sounded, and the reason was obvious, the other party had already sensed that they were not troops with good intentions.
Towards evening, Ernst had an appointment with André and Massena for dinner, and the food on Christmas Eve was very rich, but that was not the point.
"Shoot directly?"
"Shoot directly!"
Massena hesitated but thought it was improper, since they were all citizens of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and were under the same sky, and it was easy to make Ernst a little controversial.
"I have to show my attitude, and I will not back down!"
It's strong! Massena added inwardly that although he didn't say much, he didn't approve of Ernst's right to shoot the town's garrison, after all, the death of a man was a big deal at any time.
Masséna's fears came true, and the garrison was very sensitive after the right to shoot was completely liberalized, and if it were not for this, it would not have noticed that the Moravian Army Regiment had chosen to shoot directly without good intentions.
To be honest, the soldiers are not very familiar with such a thing as the M1910 Maxim heavy machine gun, they just started using it after a simple fumbling process, so the shuttle bullet just now did not cause much damage.
They were shocked by the heavy machine guns in their hands, and the army regiment was directly frightened, they didn't expect that this was not a patrol but a regular army, and it was a regular army with heavy weapons.
Without the slightest hesitation, the leader of the way, a lieutenant colonel of the Army Regiment, directly chose to surrender. The town is obviously prepared, and there are heavy machine guns here to defend it, so it is not a wise choice to escape or fight at this time, and the only choice is to surrender...... After all, they all belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and there would never be a matter of killing prisoners.
The most unhappy thing about the direct surrender of the people was a few heavy machine gunners, who were also ready to test the power of the weapons in their hands, but they had just missed and were about to correct it, but the other party chose to surrender......
André soon got the news and rushed over, and Ernst also got the news in his study, and immediately Ernst ordered André to take the lieutenant colonel to his castle.
Ernst didn't have the heart to continue to play with the local Moravian nobles, he was an orthodox earl and the master here, and now Ernst also had the ability, it was very simple for him to prepare to take Moravia directly.
The main reason why Ernst didn't do this was to completely sweep away the aristocratic power in Moravia, but now it seems that it may be worth the loss to continue playing, so it is better to take it in your hands and slowly rectify it.
There is a saying in the East that the strongest cities have weak points, and often this weak point is their own interior, and Ernst insisted on not making a move against Moravia first, not wanting to cause such a result.
But now the local Moravian aristocracy is beginning to drag down Ernst's development, and this is a problem that Ernst cannot tolerate, and it cannot be solved now, where is there any heart to think about the future?
Now is an opportunity, as long as it is revealed that the commander is Colonel Yankulovsky, then Viscount Ladislav Berland will inevitably have to bear some responsibility, and with his own military power, the situation in Moravia may change three times in a day.
The soldiers put the prisoners in order, and Andrei brought the lieutenant colonel to meet Ernst, and on the way the lieutenant colonel had a conversation with him.
"I understand what Count Ernst wants, but I want to get my fair share."
The lieutenant colonel's words made Andre's footsteps suddenly stunned, and then turned his head to look at him with an idiot look, didn't he know what his current identity was?
Andrei's gaze made the lieutenant colonel very uncomfortable, and he wanted to say something strongly, but for some reason, those words were blocked in his mouth and could not be said. Fortunately, otherwise Andrei would not have been able to guarantee whether he would have done it, knowing that when he was in Moravia, the lieutenant colonel had no better relationship with him.
This was the second time the lieutenant colonel had met Ernst, but this time it had a completely different meaning than the previous one, for this time he had met Ernst as a prisoner.
"I know you, a battalion commander of a Moravian Army Regiment!"
If it were in the past, Ernst would have been very excited to remember him as a small battalion commander and lieutenant colonel, but now...... If he could, he would rather not have met Ernst last time, otherwise he would not have been able to deny his identity as he did now.
Silent......
The lieutenant colonel could only remain silent.
"I don't think you're here to celebrate Christmas!"
Continued silence......
"As soon as I came here, I wasn't liked by the people here, because of my royal status or because I wasn't Moravian?"
"If it's the former, then I can only say I'm sorry, the issue of identity is not something I can change, but if it's the latter, I'm not mistaken, Viscount Ladislav Berland is not a Moravian!"
"He's not welcome either, Lord Count!"
The lieutenant colonel was finally no longer silent, and his first opening already indicated certain hints.
Smiling slightly, Ernst seemed to have no idea what it meant, and after a pause, Ernst spoke again: "I have no interest in continuing to play with you, not only Ladislav Berland, but also you and those behind you. ”
Ernst's words did not surprise the lieutenant colonel too much, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that most of the Moravian nobles were waiting to be fishermen, and they did not want Moravia to be owned by Viscount Ladislav Berland, nor did they want to be Ernst.
"One thing I'm curious about is, who is the real leader behind you? Viscount Leoš Yanáček, that seemingly reckless but actually very clever guy? ”
The lieutenant colonel was a little surprised, and Ernst got the answer on his face, and a look of truth came to Ernst's face.
PS: There is almost no increase in the collection, this is the rhythm that is forcing me to vomit blood!