I Will Be The Crowned King

Anson was not surprised that there were still forces loyal to the Empire in the rebellious colonies.

It would be better to say that for a group of colonizers who mainly accumulated wealth by plundering and squeezing indigenous people and poor immigrants, and then realized it with the help of local forces, if there were no such group of guys, and they wanted to be independent from the rule of the empire, that would be the case. It's really weird.

In the final analysis, this sudden rebellion was not an "awakening of freedom consciousness". It was purely a means of trying to bargain with the empire after the strength of several colonies had increased; It can be completely self-sufficient by relying on domestic trade.

Not only the empire's colonies, but even Beluga Harbor also has signs of this - if Ansen hadn't arrived at the colony a few months in advance and completely controlled the situation, when the capital-starved Royal Bank began to force the expedition, the situation is likely to be It was completely reversed, and it became "The Empire questioned the tyranny of Clovis and sent troops to protect the freedom of Moby Dick."

Considering the "North Harbor Rebellion" in the 95th year of the Saint calendar, the empire has already done this once, almost turning Clovis's most important sea outlet into a free city called independence, which is actually a vassal... It's really not impossible.

But understanding is understanding, it does not mean that Anson has to accept it, acquiescing to his allies to be two or five boys on both sides of the first mouse.

What's more, this is still a good excuse to beat allies - whoever does not actively resist the empire and support the "beacon of the new world", Beluga Harbor, is a shameful "loyalist"!

"...As opposed to us, this is the 'liberals' in the colony."

Peter Chatham, relieved, said cautiously: "The almost endless oppression of the empire over the years has made us all miserable - the vast majority of immigrants are because they are fed up with the rule of the lords and emperors in their native land, and are eager to get rid of them. I came to the new world after being freed from bondage, but I was still exploited in the same way!"

"Respected Commander-in-Chief Anson Bach, I do not expect you to forgive the 'betrayal' of Red Hand Bay, but at least please believe that in Red Hand Bay, your friends must outnumber your enemies; Clovis' army can help us win freedom and independence!"

Pete looked at Anson sincerely, his hands clenched for a while, and then he moved back and forth on the table with his hands open, soaking the entire coffee table with sweat.

An Sen nodded slightly, his fingers crossed and his thumbs supported his chin. The dull expression made it difficult for the other party to know what he was thinking.

After a long time, there was a sigh in the smoking room.

"His Excellency Peter Chatham."

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Hearing the sound, Pete quickly leaned forward, wishing he could stick to the coffee table.

"For the sake of friendship between you and me, regarding the despicable actions of the Red Hand Bay 'Loyalists', I can not implicate their crimes on other innocents - even in order to unite all the colonies, I can also The 'loyalty faction' let it go for the time being, but..."

Anson paused, and his raised right fingers stayed in the air: "This does not mean that I will turn a blind eye to all actions-even if I can, the people of Beluga Harbor and the soldiers of the Storm Division cannot accept a group of them. The enemy has their protection!"

"The 'loyalty faction' in Red Hand Bay must be severely punished! And in this matter, we hope to get help from our friends in Red Hand Bay." Anson stared at Pete:

"As for the wealth they control, I think it is more appropriate for the 'liberals' who truly love their hometown and land to control it. What do you think?"

"You?!" Pete's face suddenly turned white:

"You mean..."

"I didn't say anything!" Anson looked at him meaningfully:

"I'm just telling you that those guys who are not friends of Beluga Harbor will not be protected by the storm division... Do you understand?"

"Understood! Ming...Understood!" Pete nodded quickly.

"As long as you know."

Anson patted him on the shoulder and stood up with a chuckle: "Come on, let's welcome those like-minded friends!"

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Sail the city council, inside the vaulted hall.

Dressed in a blue-and-white military uniform and an iris cloak, the Colonial Minister Bernard Morwes sat on the main seat of the high platform, looking like a king at the slowly opening door directly opposite.

Under the dim light, the representatives from various colonies stepped into the hall tremblingly, and took their seats on both sides of the long table with their identities marked.

Although they are all colonies of the empire, because of factors such as history, population and wealth, and importance, the importance is also divided into three, six, and nine levels - just like the princes of the empire nominally follow the "Dragon Knight" He After Rhett's "Seven Knights", but on a practical level...

Well, this kind of thing cannot be said, it hinders unity and hinders unity.

Glancing at those frightened faces, Bernard's eyes stopped on the vacant seat opposite the representative of the Sail City Council, his brows slightly frowned.

Changhu Town has indeed fallen.

This time, the Clovis people in Moby-Dick Harbor didn't show off any more in the newspapers, but according to the news sent by the "loyalists" in Red Hand Bay, the other side sent troops extremely quickly, almost five days after the defeat of Red Hand Bay. The good news was sent, excluding the interval between sending the letters, the entire battle most likely lasted only two to three days.

It took only three days to conquer Changhu Town, which has a complete defense system and sufficient logistics... Although it is not clear which army the opponent is and who is commanding it, there is no doubt that it is a formidable enemy.

Sending such an army to the colony also meant that Clovis's strategic focus shifted from the homeland to the colony.

Could it be that Clovis really intends to just continue to fight hard to continue the war and bring down the empire completely?

If that's the case, then it's really not good news for the emperor who is still eager to open up the situation... Bernard, who has half his face hidden under the brim of his hat, slowly raised his head:

"Respected representatives of the colonies, thank you for your loyalty to the Empire, and answer the call."

"My lord, Bernard Morwes, the former Minister of the Colony of the Imperial Colony - on behalf of His Majesty Emperor Herid, I extend my sincere greetings to you, and at the same time invite you to join my legion and restore peace to the imperial colonies. The Clovis invaders fight to the death."

"With your help, I promise that within three months, golden irises will be flying in Beluga Harbor!"

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"In terms of time, this idea is unrealistic!"

In the hall of Changhu Town, Anson, who was standing in front of the huge map, waved his saber, and spoke to the colonial representatives sitting around the stage:

"I fully understand that you are eager to get rid of the tyranny of the empire and strive for freedom; but before that we must face a reality - that is, even if we lose most of the colonies and the important stronghold of Long Lake Town, the strength of the empire Still not weakened too much, they are still very strong!"

"One or two battles, even if it can cause heavy damage to the imperial army in the colony, or even conquer the city of sailing, will not completely dispel the empire's grand ambition to continue to rule the new world, and it will also cost us a huge price - the native land. As soon as the army arrives, the imperial fleet will blockade the harbor, and everything that has been hard-earned will be destroyed in an instant."

Taking a deep breath, An Sen raised the command knife and pointed the tip of the knife to Sail City on the map, sliding from left to right to Beluga Port, passing through all the imperial colonies: "In my opinion, if you want to achieve true independence, you need to at least Two prerequisites!"

"First, unite all forces that can be united; second, make the empire fully aware that maintaining colonial rule will cost far more than they can get."

"Only at the same time—please note, I mean at the same time—can completely expel the Empire's minions from the New World, and you will be able to obtain the freedom you have always longed for."

Anson tapped the map with the tip of his knife and emphasized loudly.

"Respected commander-in-chief of Beluga Port, no offense; but we can still understand the first of your two preconditions. How can we do the latter?"

It was Hollande, the speaker of Changhu Town, who was looking at the map of the new world that was originally his private collection.

After signing the surrender agreement, this former "loyalist" has turned into a complete "liberal"; in other words, in order to prevent the empire's counterattack, there is only one way to go to the dark.

"Even if militias were formed after the 'Beast Slave Rebellion', the armies of the colonies were still vulnerable to the empire. This has been proved by the liberals of Yangfan City; so what should be done to allow them to rule The costs outweigh the benefits?"

Hearing this question, the delegates pricked up their ears and looked at Anson Bach standing in front of the map with all their attention. The audience was silent.

In the face of the "question" from Changhu Town, An Sen smiled calmly, put his hands behind his back, and deliberately remained silent for a moment, paving the way for his next speech:

"Gentlemen, if we want to defeat the enemy, we must first understand the enemy's mind - so when the Empire hears that Clovis's army has crossed the border and captured the colony of Long Lake, which is very important to them... they will What do you think of?"

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"Conspiracy! This is a downright, Clovis-style despicable conspiracy!"

Under the towering dome and the dark lights, Bernard's angry rebuke echoed: "Maybe it's the first time in the new world, but in the old continent... There are simply too many situations like this!"

"The humble Clovis people have an innate greed for land. From the day they established their own country, they have been expanding their territory wildly, using stealing, cheating, and seizing to usurp those The crowns of the old kingdoms, become part of their ugly iron crowns."

"Even the kingdom of Clovis...is the shameless Austrian family, who led the army to occupy the castle and territory of King Clovis who hired them to protect him, and established an impostor country!"

"What is happening in the new world right now is just a repeat of countless tragedies over the past few hundred years."

Looking around at the shocked or disbelieving expressions of the delegates present, Bernard snorted coldly:

"They will pretend to extend an olive branch first and lure you to accept the 'good intentions', as if it is really just to help you gain an independent status, and not really have the idea of ​​​​invading."

"But how can the jackal let go of the fresh meat that comes to its mouth? It won't be long before they make various demands for this 'protection' - financial resources, manpower, material resources... until they squeeze out your oil and water, Forcing you to have to 'entrust' various resources and territories to them for management."

"You don't need an army, because Clovis's army will protect you, you don't need to form a council, because Clovis bureaucracy will take over everything; you don't have to run anything, because all mines and farms will become Clovis Weiren stuff..."

"When one day, you truly break away from the protection of the empire and gain the 'freedom' given by the Clovis people, you will be surprised to find that you have nothing but that 'freedom'!"

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"...And this is what happens in the eyes of the empire."

Anson drew a circle on the map with a command knife, as a summary of what he just stated: "In their opinion, the Clovis is the mastermind of all this, and the purpose is to annex the colonies of the Empire, and then swallow the entire New World."

"But...is that really the case?"

A dead silence.

The delegates present widened their eyes, so nervous that they didn't even dare to breathe.

An Sen looked at everyone calmly, and said in a deep voice, "I can understand you all having such concerns. After all, no one wants to be immediately squeezed and ruled by another powerful force just after winning independence."

"And this is also the second condition I gave - the way to make the cost of imperial rule outweigh the benefits."

"That is... to establish an alliance."

Alliance?

The representatives present did not react immediately, and looked at An Sen on the stage doubtfully.

"It is not a simple mutual aid and assistance, a non-binding alliance; it is a unified tariff ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ establishment of a centralized army, with the highest head and authority, with the same voice to the outside world. , a united front for internal repression and elimination of opponents."

As Anson spoke, he stepped forward and walked to the delegates step by step:

"Gentlemen, we have to face the harsh reality that the empire is very powerful, very powerful... so powerful that it is very likely that all of our forces can't really match it, our poor capital, can't compete with ruling the old continent at all Nearly a thousand years of empires are competing against each other... face-to-face battle, we have no chance of winning!"

"Our only hope is to break the empire's destruction one by one, and to restore the illusion of their brutal rule in the past, so that all the colonies can be united under one voice, and the empire must fight against all the colonies that it has oppressed in the past."

"Let her clearly realize that it is meaningless to defeat one or two colonies. She must dispatch tens of thousands of troops to wash the entire colony with blood, and then it is possible to completely extinguish the fire of resistance!"

"Only then will the Empire give up its rule because the price to pay is too great, and turn to defeat us in other ways - but that doesn't matter, as long as the colonies are united, she won't have any chance!"

"Gentlemen, in order to win, we must unite."

"Unity...is strength!"

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