With the cooperation of the mayor of the town, Kasinacheev, the French Empire naturally did not need to waste the shells on the ironclad ships to deter the town, so the two ironclads returned to Kalamita Bay.

The troop carrier sailed straight into the dock of the small town of Yevpatoria and docked, and the wooden staircase leading to the port dock slowly lowered from the troop carrier.

The townspeople ran to their rooftops and balconies to watch the soldiers of the Juaf Regiment about to appear in the port. With the loud sound of blowing from inside the troop carrier, the soldiers of the Juaf battalion, dressed in blue and white traditional French army uniforms, were led down the wooden staircase by their tents.

Three battalions of 2,900 people, it took nearly an hour and a half to get off the ship, looking at the group of elite soldiers in front of him, Mayor Kasinacheev couldn't help but feel glad for his choice.

For a town of more than 9,000 villagers and more than 100 militiamen (including a few wounded soldiers who had previously retired from the battlefield), surrender was a wise choice.

Just when Kasinacheev was secretly rejoicing in his heart, the tall figure of Brigadier General McMahon appeared in front of them.

Seeing this, Kasinacheev hurriedly introduced himself: "Dear Mr. Brigadier General, I am the mayor of this town, Kasinacheev! ”

"Mayor Kasinacheev, from now on your town is occupied by the French Empire! I hope you will cooperate with our work so that we will not lose face for both of us! I'm a straight person, and if others treat me well, I will treat others twice as well! If the yang is against the yin......" Brigadier General McMahon sneered at the corner of his mouth, and said bluntly Kasinacheev.

"Natural fit! Natural fit! Mayor Kasinacheev nodded repeatedly.

After that, the mayor of Kasinacheev introduced his son to Brigadier General McMahon and said: "Your Excellency, this is my son Nikolai. Ivankov. Kasinacheev, now serves as the military commander of this town! ”

"Hello, Brigadier General!" Ivankov nodded to Brigadier General McMahon and said with a smile.

After McMahon looked Ivankov up and down, he just said "En", and then turned to Kasinacheev through the interpreter and asked: "How many households are there in your town now?" ”

When the mayor of Kasinacheev heard the words of Brigadier General McMahon, his heart could not help but tighten, and he knew that the French apportionment was coming.

When Kasinacheev was in the Russian Imperial Army, he had already heard about the apportionment of the French army.

Whenever the French army passed by, they would exchange their cheap bills for all the goods they needed.

If the other party is unwilling to agree, then the occupied church will be ransacked.

"Your Excellency, there are more than 9,000 families in our town!" Kasinacheev did not dare to have anything to hide, said to Brigadier General McMahon.

"More than 9,000 households? How many of them are well-off? Brigadier General McMahon asked again.

"About 1,000 people!" Kasinacheev responded to McMahon.

"Your town is really hidden!" McMahon looked at Kasinacheev in amazement.

"Because our town is close to the sea, all the grains from the peninsula are processed here! Naturally, a large number of rich people gathered! Kasinacheev replied truthfully.

"Excellent! Then I'll get straight to the point! There are 9,000 people in your town, and each commoner needs to pay us 100 francs for the ransom of the town, and 500 francs for each rich man! That means you need to give us 1,800,000 francs! Brigadier General McMahon said to Kasinacheev.

When the translator translated Brigadier General McMahon's words into Russian and spoke them to Kasinacheev, Kasinacheev's heart suddenly fell to the bottom.

1,800,000 francs is not a small number for a town of more than 9,000 people, and it is literally killing them.

"Your Excellency, can you be more lenient?" Kasinacheev pleaded with Brigadier General McMahon: "There really isn't so much money in this town!" A lot of money has been invested in this land! ”

"That's not on my mind!" Brigadier General McMahon shook his head at first, and then made a suggestion to Kasinacheev: "If you really don't have any money, you can also give us some of the necessities of life as collateral!" ”

McMahon's speech made Casinacheev more aware of the essence of the French army, which was no different from the army of the Russian Empire, except that it did not kill and abuse people indiscriminately.

It's just that when the Russian Empire looted, it often always swarmed up. The raids of the French army were more civilized and orderly.

"Even if that's the case, we won't be able to get it together in a short period of time!" Kasinacheev continued to cry to McMahon.

"So what do you say? I can't let my soldiers return in vain! Brigadier General McMahon said to Kasinacheev in a somewhat stern tone: "Either you hand over the money yourself, or I will lead the army to loot from house to house!" When I use the army, that's not what you're going to pay! ”

"I see! I'll scrape together 1.8 million francs as soon as possible," Kasinacheev eventually gave in.

At this moment, Ivankov, who was standing next to Kasinacheev, spoke: "Your Excellency, I think you should go and loot the money of the poor devil instead of him!" It's better to loot the money of the really rich! ”

"Oh? Are there richer people in this town? Brigadier General McMahon looked at Ivankov with interest.

"Yes!" Ivankov didn't know where he got the courage to say provocatively to Brigadier General McMahon: "It's up to you to see if you dare to do it!" ”

"Ivankov, how did you talk to His Excellency Brigadier General!" Mayor Kasinacheev hurriedly reprimanded the son of the series, and then apologized to Brigadier General McMahon and said: "Your Excellency, please don't take it to heart! ”

"I don't have a voice!" McMahon spoke in the usual tone, and then asked Ivankov again: "Tell me who is the richest here, and why should I do it!" ”

"Your Excellency, Brigadier General!" Ivankov straightened up and said to Brigadier General McMahon: "Actually, the richest people on this peninsula are not us, but the Tatar bandits entrenched near our town!" ”

"Why are they so rich?" Brigadier General McMahon asked.

"Because they will rob the goods! Goods delivered to us from the inland were robbed four times out of ten by them! Think about how profitable it can be! Ivankov said to Brigadier General McMahon.

"Then why don't you go to encircle and suppress?" Brigadier General McMahon asked again.

"We are not their opponents!" Frustrated, Brigadier General McMahon replied: "Their equipment is much better than ours!" ”

"I guess there must be a lot of regular troops on this island! How did they not go out! Brigadier General McMahon asked, puzzled.

"Because the bandits will send part of the profits from the robbery to the Sevastopol fortress, so ......," Ivankov explained.

"It turned out to be a group of bandits with a background!" Brigadier General McMahon said to Ivankov with a smile.

"Yes!" Ivankov encouraged McMahon: "Your Excellency, if you can lead your troops to destroy this bandit, then all the property of the bandits will be your supplies. ”

"If I defeat them, then the spoils will be ours. It doesn't have much to do with the town! McMahon replied to Ivankov.

"Your Excellency, Brigadier General!" Ivankov gritted his teeth and said to Brigadier General McMahon: "If I can take you to find the bandits' lair, I hope you can lower the ransom of the town by 1 million francs!" This deal doesn't know if you agree? ”

"You're not qualified to make a deal with me!" Brigadier General McMahon said in a cold tone.

"I know I'm not qualified, but I hope Brigadier General will be a little more magnanimous!" Ivankov said to Brigadier General McMahon with a sincere expression.

McMahon pondered for a long time, then pulled out his pocket watch. It was 5:42 p.m., and the sun in the distance was already approaching the sea level, and he said, "I promise your terms!" ”

"Thank you so much!" Ivankov bowed to Brigadier General McMahon.

Early the next morning, a battalion of Juaf, led by Brigadier General McMahon, set out at 6 a.m. and trotted to the foot of a high hill six kilometers from the town.

"That's it...... This is the place to be! Ivankov gasped, pointing to the improvised camp on the high ground and said to McMahon.

McMahon, who had not changed his face after a long run, picked up his binoculars and looked at the camp on the high ground, and there was a circle of wooden fences and trenches outside the camp, which looked like a military camp.

However, compared to the standardized layout of the barracks, there are still some that are too simple.

"It's kind of interesting!" McMahon muttered to himself with a smirk.

On McMahon's orders, a small detachment of Zhuaf quietly bypassed the trench and entered the camp, and by the time the bandits in charge of the camp's vigil spotted them, the Zhuaf soldiers had already slashed their necks with daggers.

The Zhua squad, which silently killed the guards, immediately opened the gate of the camp, and McMahon under the high ground immediately ordered the battalion commander to lead two companies to kill them.

Dozens of gunshots rang out in the camp, and the French tricolor flag was hoisted over the camp.

"You can go up!" Brigadier General McMahon said to Ivankov in a daze.

When Ivankov entered the camp, the scene in front of him made Ivankov almost vomit all the food he had eaten last night, and the corpses of the bandits in the entire camp were placed in front of Ivankov by the Zhuaf camp, a total of about 300 people.

"You killed the entire camp?" Ivankov asked McMahon in a trembling voice.

"Of course!" Brigadier General McMahon replied as usual: "These people are examples of daring to rebel against our French Empire!" ”

After dealing with all the bandits, Brigadier General McMahon counted his troops' casualties and gains.

With the exception of five soldiers who were slightly wounded, there were no other casualties among the entire force.

And the total value of the goods and money they received, including flour, honey, fruit wine, and rubles, has exceeded 100,000 francs.

This is just one bandit den, and there are dozens more in the vicinity.

Sweeping them all will generate much more revenue than looting the town.

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