King's Landing in France

Chapter 89

Thinking about it, An Ning went back to his manor this afternoon and assembled his artillery unit.

As soon as the team was assembled, Russell, the deputy he personally selected, asked, "Mr. Frost, I heard that you have been promoted to the commander of the army?"

An Ning: "Who said that?"

"An old farmer who went to the city to deliver food came back this afternoon and told us that you have become the commander of the legion. You command a large legion."

An Ning was stunned: "The commander of the legion gave me less than 2000 people, I drove almost 500 people, and left more than 1000 people."

Russell: "That's also an army. Now the army under your command has expanded tenfold."

An Ning: "Shut up, don't say it as if it's a good thing. I think this is that Lafayette. Seeing that my reputation is too high, he deliberately deceived me. He asked me to bring such a small amount of troops to suppress Konta. Rebellion, it is clear that they want me to return home in defeat."

Russell was shocked: "Is that so?"

The reason why An Ning chose Russell as his deputy was mainly because he valued his honesty and honesty—to put it bluntly, he was a bit stupid.

This sergeant, promoted by An Ning himself, was originally a mason in the city of Paris, and he usually speaks a bit simple and honest.

An Ning: "In short, we went to counter the rebellion this time mainly to put on a show. Lafayette promised himself to lead the main force of the National Self-Defense Forces to counter the rebellion. Let's go to the front and scout the enemy's situation when we get to the position. Special main force is coming."

We won't fight until the main force comes - An Ning didn't say this part.

He paused, then changed the topic: "To gather you together is to do one thing. I am going to divide you into two parts, one part will continue to operate the artillery, and the other part will be promoted directly, from the private to the corporal, and the corporal to the middle Sergeant, those who want to be promoted take a step forward."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, at first no one moved forward.

An Ning: "Why, don't you all want to be promoted? The military salary will increase!"

Someone below muttered: "In my experience, things that usually look very good are often a trap."

"Okay," An Ning scratched her head, "I'll tell you the truth, the new troops assigned to me are a bunch of rabble, and they can't even stand in a basic formation. I need you to drill them hard. This is not an easy task. work, so I will raise your wages. If no one volunteers to be promoted, I will take the initiative to choose someone who I think is capable and competent to be promoted."

An Ning paused, then asked again, "Is there anyone who voluntarily promoted?"

Only a few people took the initiative to step forward.

An Ning: "Okay, you guys are all good! So I decided to promote you to sergeant directly! When you arrive in the army, as a sergeant, you will become company commanders."

The company commander should be a second lieutenant, but now there is a shortage of officers in the National Guard, so they can only be served by non-commissioned officers.

An Ning paused, then pointed to Russell: "You, Russell! You are still my adjutant, but because the troops under my command have expanded, it is not appropriate for you to be a sergeant. I will promote you to second lieutenant and continue to serve as my second lieutenant." Lieutenant, and also the second commander of the entire army, if I die, you will be in command of the entire army."

Russell was shocked: "This...isn't it appropriate? The lieutenant is a master officer. I'm not used to being called a master."

An Ning: "No! We are the National Self-Defense Forces, and we uphold the principle of equality for everyone! Officers and soldiers are also equal! From now on, our soldiers will be called combatants, and officers will be called commanders. The two are equal. Soldiers only need to perform well. , can also become an officer!
"Russell, you are the first in my army to change from a soldier to an officer. You can be promoted because I think you have the ability! Don't let me down!"

Russell was completely moved: "Yes! I will definitely perform well!"

Immediately afterwards, An Ning named a series of names of activists he had an impression of, promoted them to sergeant, and asked them to recommend their friends to be promoted to sergeant.

After more than an hour of tossing, An Ning had a team of non-commissioned officers of 100 people. He led this team into the city and assigned it to his new unit.

**
In the headquarters of the National Guard, Lafayette's deputy entered his office, saluted, and then reported: "Frost promoted his small artillery unit to non-commissioned officers, and then brought them over to join the subordinates. to his unit. He also requested a corresponding number of non-commissioned officer rank marks from the command."

Lafayette frowned: "What the hell, he doesn't really expect to use those civilians to lead the army, does he? Then his army will collapse after the first round of gunfire!
"I have seen it before in the New World. At that time, there were a large number of militiamen in the U.S. army. These militiamen were not reliable at all. Once the red-clothed soldiers charged with bayonets, they would inevitably collapse.

"The militia is just a mob, even if you put them in a blue uniform.

"Not to mention that this group of militia is still led by 'non-commissioned officers' who are also civilians. What the army needs are well-trained non-commissioned officers and experienced officers!"

The adjutant shrugged: "Maybe Mr. Frost has another opinion."

"Hmph, he's just the son of a cobbler, he knows nothing about war! He won the Legion Service Medal because he saved Tollestel's daughter! There is no gold at all!" Lafayette said contemptuously, " This counter-insurgency will completely shatter all his honor and reveal his true colors! I have had enough, people always think that this cobbler's son has the same military talent as me!"

In fact, Andy Frost's military talent surpassed Lafayette's in the mouths of Parisian drunks.

The adjutant asked: "Then...does he need to approve his request for non-commissioned officer promotion?"

"How many non-commissioned officers will he promote?"

"60 corporals, 30 sergeants, 22 sergeants and a second lieutenant."

Lafayette frowned: "Where did he get a second lieutenant?"

"It seems to be his former adjutant, a mason promoted by him."

Lafayette was shocked: "Mason! What did he think of the army! He actually made a mason an officer! I can't wait to see his small army defeated!"

The adjutant asked suspiciously: "Uh...it's not up to us to suppress the rebellion..."

"The National Guard is not ready to come out in full force, we still have to maintain the law and order in Paris." Lafayette came to the window, "so before we dispatch, Mr. Frost can only figure out his own way."

**
At this time, An Ning was coming out of the barracks of the National Guard.

He had just stuffed the "non-commissioned officer" he had brought with him for several months into the unit that had just been assigned to him.

He actually has no idea how useful these people can be.

But at this time he has more urgent things to worry about.

The three armies went ahead without using food and grass.Compared with food and grass, An Ning has a more urgent problem to worry about: military pay.

Now the National Guard's military pay is paid with "finger coupons" issued by the National Assembly. Only patriots accept these coupons. Outside the big cities where patriots gather, people in the countryside don't recognize them.

Especially rebel areas like Konta.

An Ning wanted to use copper coins to pay for his troops.

At the same time, he also hoped that his troops could obtain some silver coins as military funds, so that they could sell food and supplies on the spot in the countryside.

You can't go to the rebel area and forcibly requisition food.

Wouldn't that be tantamount to pushing the people in the rebellious area to the opposite side?

In order to solve this problem, An Ning decided to go to the Duke of Orleans.

(End of this chapter)