Chapter 185: Shock
Admiral Priestley opened his eyes and looked into the corner of the Great Hall, where the Royal Musketeers' officer bench was. More than a dozen officers occupy only a very small area in such a large military auditorium. But unlike the loose discipline of the Blue Legion, the officers of the Royal Musketeer Cavalry Regiment all sat upright and motionless, as if they were sculptures carved out of a mold.
Looking at the blue corps again, one by one, their bodies were leaning limply on the backs of chairs, and even some people's discipline buckles were open, ignoring the military discipline and talking about it left and right.
Alas...... The luxurious urban life in the east has corrupted the Blue Corps, which once beat the eastern countries and fled, into this appearance.
The comparison between the two armies, Admiral Priestley felt infinite emotion in his heart, and he shouted angrily: "Silence! Look at you, do you still have a little bit of the appearance of imperial soldiers, and do you still have the honor of the Blue Corps in your heart! ”
The admiral was furious, and the auditorium was immediately silenced, and all the officers of the Blue Corps immediately sat upright, but some of them hurriedly sorted out their appearances, and it took some time for the officers in the entire auditorium to look like soldiers.
"I'm sorry, Lord Governor!" Admiral Priestley apologized to the Marquis of Whitehead: "There is no doubt that the Royal Musketeers Cavalry Regiment is the most elite regiment in the Empire, and the Blue Regiment has absolutely no intention of challenging His Majesty's pro-army.
The Governor is now ready to speak. All the officers and men of the Blue Corps were willing to cooperate with the governor's orders. ”
Admiral Priestley only said "cooperate" and did not say "obey orders", obviously because he did not want to hand over military power.
Although the combat effectiveness of the Blue Corps is far inferior to that of the Hundred Years' War, this is after all a hundred thousand troops, and the only corps in the empire with three arms of the sea, land and air force.
The overall strength is not to be underestimated.
Moreover, the Blue Corps is the leader of the Imperial forces in Marcellus, and the Marquis of Whitehead can't control the Blue Corps, so there is no way to concentrate the entire Marcellus army in his own hands.
The Marquis nodded in respect to the general, and then said into the megaphone in front of him, "The Blue Legion is a legion with honor. When I was a child, I had heard many stories about the Blue Legion, which had built the empire far more meritorious than the Royal Musketeer Cavalry.
Now, in the empire itself. The glorious deeds of the Blue Corps are still sung, and the graduates of the Imperial Military Academy cheer for being assigned to the Blue Corps.
This time I was on the train to Saroyan, and my heart was full of excitement to see this legion of honor.
I imagined a lot of what you guys looked like.
But it's not like this...... I've been watching you and thinking about it since I sat here. You were all the best teenagers in the Empire, studying at the best Royal Military Academy in the Empire, and graduating with honors to join the Blue Legion.
What is it that makes you like this?
Will the Blue Legion still have the ability to defend the land it swore to defend, and will it be able to continue the honor and respect it received in the Hundred Years' War? ”
The Marquis of Whitehead's words reminded most of the officers of the Blue Regiment of their lives at the Royal Military Academy.
At that time, they were all hot-blooded young people, and they really only had the passion to dedicate themselves to the empire. Even when they came to Saloyan on the train, they looked at the Desert of Death, thinking that their ancestors had trekked across this desert full of undead to fight in Marcellus.
Even in the early days of joining the Blue Legion, they were thinking about the honor they had borne and how to defend the easternmost land of the empire.
But at some point, that sense of mission slowly faded. They saw a city more prosperous than the imperial capital, where life subverted their definition of the word "life", and they began to try to emulate their superiors and long-serving colleagues to collect gold pounds from various figures.
After listening to the Marquis's words, many officers felt guilty.
The Marquis of Whitehead asked Major Reid to carry a large cardboard box in front of him, and continued: "I'm sure many of you know what happened last night in the Blue City of Salloyan. Some of the soldiers of the Blue Legion left the designated retreat routes, helping the enemies of the Empire to divert weapons that were harmful to the Empire.
I'm very curious what these people think.
You know who these weapons are, and you know what they're going to be used for. Haven't you thought about it...... These weapons will be held against you in the hands of your enemies. At that time, can you still tell your comrades-in-arms that the bullet that was fired was transported by your own hands!
It was enough to arm two elite divisions and two infantry divisions, with battle forts, silver wings, and heavy artillery.
In the event of a war for the Saroyan. You are the closest army to Salo Yang, and you are the first to go into battle. Suffice it to say, most of you will die in this batch of munitions.
And this batch of arms is precisely delivered to the enemy by yourselves or your comrades-in-arms. ”
The amount of this batch of arms is beyond anyone's imagination. After all, only a very small number of troops participated in the transportation of this batch of weapons, and most of the officers and soldiers only knew that a batch of arms existed. As for the smuggling of arms, many officers and soldiers have been involved, and in the face of the gold pound, no one will consider that a small amount of arms will hit their head one day.
But the armament of two elite divisions and two infantry divisions is really terrifying. The army armed with these weapons is enough to fight an evenly matched encounter with the battalion of the Blue Legion.
The Governor was right, most of the people here would die under the onslaught of these weapons.
In an instant, all those involved in the transport of weapons last night became the target of public criticism. Collect black money, everyone doesn't laugh at fifty steps and take a hundred steps, and those who can help cover it up will help cover it up, after all, maybe someone will be used in the future.
But sending so many weapons to the enemy to hit me, that nature is different.
The whole auditorium was immediately in chaos again, and some of them, apparently isolated, almost ordered the arrest of these traitors who had betrayed their comrades.
Admiral Priestley's face was also extremely unpleasant, and he looked at the cardboard box in the Marquis's hand, and knew that it must contain the list and evidence of the collusion of traitors from the Blue Legion with the Parliament. This kind of scandal appeared in the Blue Corps, which was definitely a serious dereliction of duty on the part of the commander of the Corps.
It is estimated that in the eyes of this governor, he is also a traitor to the empire.
The Admiral whispered to the Marquis of Whitehead, "I really don't know about this. Please call me to deal with this and I will shoot all the traitors. ”
"Shot?" The Marquis of Whitehead's voice came from the megaphone: "Shoot these, and there must be the next batch of traitors to be bought." The problem of the Blue Corps is definitely not these traitors......
In my box, there is not only a list of people who helped the enemy deliver weapons last night, but also the ones found by the General Directorate of Imperial Guards and the Marcellus Special Security Service...... Evidence of indiscipline within the Blue Corps.
A whole box, full of them.
I'm not here today to judge anyone...... Because the huge amount of munitions has been destroyed by me, you don't have to worry about shells falling on your heads.
Then, whoever has done what, knows best.
From now on, I will approve all applications for retirement from the Blue Corps, regardless of whether or not they meet the conditions for retirement, they can leave the army with their personal belongings and property.
I swear by the honor of the Whitehead family that I will never hold you accountable for anything you have done during your service. ”