Chapter 241 Damn, I'm a Rebel! (For the Helmsman, Hansuan

Chapter 242 Damn, I'm a rebel! (Additional chapter for the helmsman)

On the hill in the distance, Joseph's speech continued:

"The riots continued, causing great damage to the southern provinces. Our brave Marquis Saint-Véran, with nearly 20,000 troops, always refused to send troops to quell the riots, and watched those well-educated families being looted by the rioters."

He paused for a moment to make it easier for reporters to record, and then he said loudly:

"Some people even suspect that the Marquis Saint-Véran is the mastermind behind the riots. Of course, I don't believe it.

"Fortunately, His Majesty the King has never forgotten his people! His Majesty asked me to lead all the troops that can be mobilized in Paris, including the police, to come to Montpellier to quell the riots..."

As he was speaking, he suddenly heard bursts of gunfire in the distance, and his heart moved immediately.

It's started!

Two cavalrymen galloped over and shouted from a distance:

"Your Highness, the Montcalm Corps suddenly attacked us. They are likely to rebel! "

Hundreds of reporters and nobles around were stunned and stood still, not knowing what to do.

Joseph used extremely exaggerated acting skills, widened his eyes and exclaimed:

"How is this possible? !"

A "stoker" below trembled and said:

"Could it be that the Marquis of Saint-Véran has been condoning the riots, waiting for His Highness to come and quell the rebellion, and then launched an ambush? "

Joseph immediately followed his words and continued:

"It seems that he really launched a rebellion..."

Eman handed over a telescope. Joseph took it and glanced down the hillside, frowning and said:

"They are besieging General Berthier! "

Soldiers immediately brought several boxes of binoculars and distributed them to the reporters very considerately.

As the reporters opened the binoculars, the scene in the distance instantly appeared before their eyes - densely packed troops were firing fiercely and constantly surrounding the Berthier Corps stationed behind the grove, with the flag of the Montcalm Corps flying in the army.

From Major Brune's side, he could only see the grove in front of him, but from the high ground on the side, he could see the military camp behind the woods.

After hearing that "Montcalm Corps was attacking Berthier's army", the reporters preconceived that they were heading for the back of the woods.

Joseph mounted his horse in a very handsome posture, turned his head and said solemnly to the reporters:

"I want to be with my army! If I encounter an accident, please tell the world what happened here. "

After saying that, he left with his guards.

The soldiers took away all the "military supplies" telescopes.

The battlefield in the distance immediately became a mist for the reporters.

Major Brune lazily watched the army methodically control the woods where the rioters were hiding, waiting for them to drag out the people or corpses inside, but suddenly heard a thunderous explosion from the side and rear.

He frowned, and his first reaction was: Didn't he bring a cannon?

But when he looked up, his pupils suddenly shrank - several bloody gaps appeared in his infantry formation, and the soldiers who were suddenly hit stood there in horror, as if they hadn't figured out what happened.

"This is the enemy's cannon!" Major Brune was shocked, "No, this is not a rioter!"

He turned around and shouted to the messenger:

"Order the entire army to stop advancing. The two wings converge in the middle! The cavalry will scout in the southeast! "

Before the latter could move, the cannons in the distance roared again.

This time, the soldiers of the Montcalm Corps finally knew what was going on, and began to scatter and avoid the bombardment with screams. The officers of each team drew their swords, shouted loudly, and tried to restrain the formation.

On the northern mound, an officer from the police intelligence department was explaining to reporters: "Listen, the rebels have even brought in cannons! What on earth do these damn guys want to do? !

"Oh, God bless, Your Highness, please don't get into trouble..."

After the third volley of cannons, the Montcalm Corps was completely in chaos.

That was a volley of 3 12-pound cannons and 6 6-pound cannons, and the target positions were marked in advance, and almost every shot hit the target.

There was no suspense about what happened next.

Major Brune was hesitating whether to request support or retreat directly, and an infantry regiment on each wing formed a straight line to encircle him, and a large number of cavalry were quickly bypassing him.

At the same time, those damn cannons continued to make loud noises.

At this moment, Major Brune finally realized that he had been led into an ambush...

He hesitated for only two seconds, then turned his horse around, abandoned his troops, and fled back to Count Sérurier's estate with only a few dozen guards.

On the hillside in the distance, the reporters waited tremblingly until the cannons stopped, and waited for more than an hour, and finally the guards sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to pick them up arrived.

The area near the grove where the fierce battle just took place has been basically cleared.

Joseph was taking the reporters to watch the bodies of the soldiers of the Berthier Legion killed by the rebels with a look of grief and indignation.

There were one or two hundred corpses neatly placed on the ground.

The Crown Prince loudly denounced the rebellious behavior of the Marquis of Saint-Vran, and briefly described how General Berthier struggled to repel the rebels, and finally vowed to avenge the soldiers.

Of course, those on the ground are all soldiers of the Montcalm Legion. However, the military uniforms they wore were the same color and style as those of the Guards Corps, and reporters could not tell which side they were from.

The shocked reporters immediately got busy and wrote a press release about what they had seen and heard as quickly as possible, and asked their accompanying assistants or servants to help them send it back to the newspaper office.

Not long after, the roar of cannons was heard again from the manor of Earl Serulier on the east side.

The reporters stood up and looked over there.

An officer hurriedly led people to escort them to a safe place in the north. Along the way, he introduced the situation with a worried look: "Listen, the rebels have begun to attack His Highness's legion again. This will definitely be an extremely difficult battle..."

The actual battle process was not difficult at all.

The sound of the cannon was from the Guards Corps attacking Montcalm's Corps.

After learning that Major Bourne had been ambushed, the Marquis de Saint-Villan hurriedly ordered the entire army to assemble and prepare for the battle.

However, he had not received any news of the approach of the Guards Corps before. The troops were all resting leisurely in the manor, and there were not even any outside reconnaissance sentries set up. By the time Berthier had almost surrounded the manor, nearly half of the Montcalm Legion's soldiers had not yet completed their formation.

Then, there was a bombardment. After two mid-level officers of the Montcalm Corps took the initiative to surrender, Davout's company was the first to rush into the manor through the gap, and fought all the way to the center of the manor without any delay, and then met the Marquis of Saint-Villan. The guards took action.