April 6, 1770, the day after General Nathan sent his troops south.

Just two days earlier, on the very day that General Nathan had decided to march on Ajaccio, he had immediately sent his men to Ajaccio to build public opinion.

While spreading rumors about Lawrence in Ajaccio, these people directly asked Lawrence to meet with Lawrence in the Governor's Palace, and demanded that Lawrence surrender and release Pauly in the name of the Northern Legion.

Although Lawrence had quickly sent people to take them all down, the rumors they spread and their behavior of asking to see Lawrence still caused a lot of discussion.

"Sir, this is your plan for today, please take a look."

In Lawrence's study, Anna knocked on the door with some nervousness, put the schedule on the table and said.

After Lawrence entered the Doge's Palace, he directly appointed his maid Anna as his secretary.

For this kind of work, which requires access to a lot of confidentiality, it is still necessary to leave it to the most trusted people.

Lawrence's appointment also caused a lot of discussion in the Governor's Mansion at the time, and due to the low level of education of women in this era, it was the first time in many years that the staff of the palace had seen a female secretary to the Governor.

Lawrence nodded and picked up the schedule and glanced at it casually, because the situation in Corsica had not yet calmed down, and the schedule was almost blank, so he said casually:

"How's it going, Anna?"

Anna bowed her head a little shyly, she couldn't believe it when she learned that she had been appointed secretary, and she was not even prepared for it, until now she was still wearing the maid outfit that she usually wears at home.

However, in Lawrence's aesthetic, Anna's maid outfit looked much better than a formal secretary dress, so she was not asked to change it.

"There's a lot of stuff I'm not familiar with, but I'm learning." Anna secretly glanced at Lawrence with her eyes and whispered,

Lawrence nodded approvingly, for this kind of unskilled but quite important position, loyalty is the first element he values, and as for ability, it can be cultivated later.

"By the way, is there any news or rumors in the city these days?"

Lawrence asked casually as he handed the agenda back to Anna.

Anna was still in charge of collecting and organizing information after becoming secretary, and Lawrence paid more attention to these first-hand information from the people after entering the Doge's Palace.

Anna opened her mouth slightly and thought for a while, then said:

"The last words are those... Rumors about you."

"What do you say about the rumors?" Lawrence asked with a smile and shaking his head.

Anna glanced at Lawrence with some hesitation, and then said after it seemed that Lawrence really didn't care:

"There are many versions, but the main one is that General Nathan has received a secret order from Governor Poly to come against you, and they say that you are a usurper. And... These rumors should have spread throughout Ajaccio."

Lawrence listened thoughtfully, knowing that this must have been the work of those men sent by General Nathan, and that his act of leading troops into the council had also been seen by many guests at the time, which was why the rumor spread so quickly.

Anna saw Lawrence frowning and pondering, and wanted to do something to share the burden for Lawrence, so she took the initiative to say:

"Do you need me to control these words?"

The party hired by Lawrence not only provided Anna with information on various industries, but in turn spread the word through them quickly.

Lawrence was still thinking about something with his eyes closed, and after a while he suddenly opened his eyes and said with a smile:

"No, Anna, don't control these words, instead, I want you to send someone to spread these rumors."

"Take the initiative to spread?" Anna's eyebrows frowned slightly, and her expression was very puzzled.

"That's right, especially the part where General Nathan was ordered by Paulie, it must be passed on more than true."

"This—" Anna, though still not understanding, quickly bowed to Lawrence's order and said:

"I see, sir, I'm going to contact the leader of the party. Also, Major Trefali wants to see you, is it okay now?"

"Let him in."

Lawrence looked at Anna, who was becoming more and more skilled, and couldn't help but nod approvingly.

About a quarter of an hour later, Major Trevary sat down in front of Lawrence.

"We've got word from the sentry posts we set up in the north."

After taking his seat, Major Trefali said directly:

"Judging by the whereabouts of the Northern Legion, they should be able to reach the outskirts of Ajaccio the next afternoon."

"The day after tomorrow... It's April 8th, it's very slow, to be honest."

Lawrence nodded, saying that the march of the Northern Legion was much slower than he expected, and it would normally take only two days to get from Ajaccio to the Legion station.

Major Trefali also agreed:

"That's right, judging from our scout reports, they brought all the belongings of the entire Northern Legion with them, which is why they slowed down the march."

"They brought all the supplies and baggage? Looks like I don't want to leave it to the Genoese."

Lawrence smiled understandingly, and said that in Lawrence's opinion, General Nathan was still thinking about keeping all the supplies at this time, which was a sign of being quite light on the enemy, and it was undoubtedly good news for his own side:

"In that case, we need to mobilize immediately."

"That's right," Major Trefali said thoughtfully, and although his troops were not many, they needed to be prepared in advance for mobilization.

"Oh yes, there's a detail for the Northern Legion." Major Trefali suddenly remembered something and said casually to Lawrence.

"Details? What details?"

Lawrence frowned and asked, although he was still only an apprentice of war, Lawrence already knew that every detail in the use of soldiers in the war could determine the final victory.

"According to the Scout's eyesight, each of the Northern Legionnaires has a red cloth tied around their shoulders."

Major Trefali touched his chin and analyzed:

"This is supposed to be used to identify friend or foe."

"That's right..."

Lawrence nodded understandingly, the uniforms of the Northern Legionnaires were the same as those of his own soldiers, and it was indeed difficult to distinguish between friend and foe after the battle entered the heat of battle.

And after knowing this in advance, Lawrence also quickly reacted, and he can do a lot of things on the identification of friend and foe.

Lawrence looked up and Major Trefali looked at each other, and it was clear that both had thought of this.

"The scout is back in Ajaccio."

Lawrence asked in a deep voice:

"Major, send someone to take him to the market or the cotton workshop, buy the same color of cloth and cut it, the quantity is not too much, enough to wear a company of soldiers."

"I see."

Major Trefali nodded knowingly, and he began to look forward to what General Nathan's expression would be upon him when he found out that there was an extra unit of his on the battlefield.

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Chapter 129: Free Reading on the Eve of the Expedition.