in the name of the queen.

Chapter 236 Don’t be a bandit

The gunfire didn't stop, it just shifted.

Soldiers who had decided to rebel needed gifts that would prove their sincerity.

Sirte and his bodyguards are the greatest gift.

Soult was dead, now it was his guard's turn.

Although many soldiers in the Guards did not lose the final bottom line at the critical moment, they very conscientiously chose to raise the muzzle ten centimeters to give Jin Yuanguo a chance and Alina a chance.

But this happens to be the cause of their death.

Having the qualification to take sides is a privilege that ordinary people cannot achieve.

They are Sirte's personal guards and have been marked with a distinct brand for a long time. This small kindness will not change anything.

If Alina could control the situation, she would probably let them go graciously, but unfortunately she can't.

The very small number of the Guards carried out the most heroic resistance. They were well-equipped, superb in marksmanship and well-organized. They were the real elite.

She knew that these people who turned from darkness to light needed a channel to vent their emotions.

Freedom is not the historical gene of the Jinyuan people. They also had a long period of royal rule. This is the ideological resonance that Mr. Carlo gave to the Jinyuan people after he cut off the shackles of royal power.

Most of these people were brought from their hometown by Sirte and were extremely loyal.

They don't understand until their death that this world is not just light and darkness. There is also a wide gray area between black and white.

The gunfire gradually stopped.

They had even killed Soult, so there was no reason to leave his guards behind.

She raised her right hand and announced loudly to everyone, "People who yearn for freedom, please follow me!"

Many members of the Guards died with their eyes open.

They put down their weapons, rushed towards the Rangers commanded by Alina, and embraced them.

This graceful word has made Jinyuan people stand proudly for more than ten years, but it suddenly disappeared in the past year or so.

However, this is meaningless in the face of the huge disparity in numbers.

Gunshots rang out wildly.

Let them live to avenge Sirte? This isn't funny.

The heroic resistance of the SS allowed at least twice as many ordinary soldiers to accompany them on the road.

"free?"

Not long ago, they were enemies.

They also wanted to abandon the darkness and join the light, but no one gave them a chance.

Beneath the veneer of touching, this murderous farce is a gray area.

Witnessing all this indifferently, Alina felt no emotion in her heart.

Hearing this familiar word, the soldiers were silent for a moment, and then burst into earth-shattering cheers.

But now they are close friends.

The corpses of Soult and the Guards were trampled on by countless swarming soldiers, leaving them unrecognizable.

Fortunately, they are already dead, so they won't cry out in pain.

Seeing the amazing scene that happened in the wilderness, Lisa, standing side by side with Roland, sighed:
"Roland, is this also part of your plan?"

Roland looked at Lisa's complicated eyes and said with a smile: "First of all, I am Roxif now. Secondly, I am not a prophet, and I am not sure whether it will succeed."

"What if it fails?" Lisa couldn't help but ask what she had always wanted to ask.

Before the action started, she didn't want to be a crow and couldn't bear to ask, but now she couldn't hold it in any longer.

"If you fail, run away or wait for death?" Roland calmly gave the standard answer.

He helped Alina because it was profitable. What would be the benefit if she was beaten to death? Of course he would turn around and run away.

Lisa looked at Roland blankly, suddenly thinking of Roland's promise to live and die together, the corners of her lips raised slightly, and the worries she had when setting off were swept away.

Looking at Lisa's innocent smile, Roland just smiled.

Lisa is still so simple and has never changed.

Alina must know this result. He can help her transcend the boundaries of friendship long ago, which is a huge early investment in risk investment.

Now it’s time to collect interest.

After a "touching" group renunciation ceremony, Alina reorganized the army.

She boldly appointed officers from the garrison of Port-If to continue running the army.

Although she knew very well that these people were only forced to surrender by the soldiers due to the situation, and might not necessarily follow her sincerely, it didn't matter.

As long as she keeps winning, the dissatisfaction of these speculators will disappear.

If she loses, nothing needs to be said.

Receiving more than 20,000 people from the garrison of Port-If, plus the original Ranger army, Alina formed two military-level combat units and marched towards Port-If.

Although she wanted to immediately go north and march towards Xidai City, Roland firmly opposed it.

Roland's reason was simple. He should not be in a hurry to recapture Cité, but should give Marco ample opportunities to continue to commit more brutal acts under pressure.

If Marco didn't push the Golden Kite people to a dead end, how could they follow Alina with peace of mind.

If this reason is a bit far-fetched, Roland's other reason is quite good. Rebellion must have a stable base, otherwise it will be a rogue bandit.

The southern region of the Golden Kwan Kingdom was originally the base where Mr. Carlo started his business. As long as Alina uses the slogans of freedom and republic proposed by Mr. Carlo back then, she can attract the frustrated people who were suppressed by Marco to join her.

Port-If is so close, but it is by no means a soft persimmon.

Although Sirte took away more than 20,000 soldiers, there were still more than 7,000 remaining defenders.

Port-If has a solid city defense, and a force attack is definitely not possible.

However, Port-If's food reserves are not large, and daily necessities and medicines also rely heavily on trade.

Bringing Port-If to its knees was simple, just blockade it.

The Sussex Empire and the Golden Kite Republic have not declared war, and the two sides are friendly countries at least on paper.

Directly allowing the Fourth Fleet to participate in the war would put a lot of diplomatic pressure and would definitely not work.

Even if Roland allowed the Fourth Fleet to participate in the battle regardless, it would be difficult for warships of this era to cause substantial damage to a fortified port.

Fortunately, he didn't need to attack the city, a blockade was enough.

Under his order, the Fourth Fleet assembled twelve nautical miles away from Port Ifes and blocked the sea area in the name of military exercises.

Port-If officials sent someone to protest, and Bridges gave a calm reply.

"This is the high seas. I can stay as long as I want."

The Port-If official was choked and speechless.

Although Bridges' words were a bit strong, he was not wrong. Twelve nautical miles beyond the coastline is the high seas, and anyone can go there.

The Fourth Fleet did not publicly declare a blockade, but simply prohibited ships from passing through the exercise area in the name of military exercises.

If there are ships that can dive into Port-If, they will naturally ignore it.

It is also possible to enter Port-If from the sea, but you have to wait until the exercise is over.

As for when the exercise will end, there is no military secret.

In this way, under Roland's arrangement, the Fourth Fleet actually blocked the Port of Ifes in the name of military exercises.

Port-If has a large population. Although the food reserves can barely sustain it for a while, daily necessities and industrial products need to be replenished through trade.

Lockdowns don’t necessarily kill, but they certainly hurt.

Alina led the main force to surround Port-If from the land, and then sent people to the surrounding small towns to persuade them to surrender.

Hearing that Mr. Carlo's daughter had returned with an army to defeat the terrorist dictator Marco, the simple people responded and joined Alina's resistance.

Alina selects soldiers from them to form a new army.

She witnessed with her own eyes how Roland's new army was transformed into a team full of combat effectiveness. She had long remembered it in her heart, but now it was just a practice.

Port-If's resistance did not last long.

On the fifth day of the siege, good news came from Port-If.

The mayor and port master "die unexpectedly" and their deputies decide to respond to the popular call and surrender to Alina Kaicheng.

(End of this chapter)