On December 10th, it had been nearly two months since I left Constantinople and came to Kiev, Ukraine. The weather in Ukraine is actually not too cold, it should be said that it is not as cold as I thought.

In my memory, the mountains of Anatolia are much colder than here.

Most of the soldiers from Anatolia did not feel any discomfort in the wind and snow, but some of those from the Greek Peninsula had some trouble. The climate in Greece remains above 5 degrees all year round, and those from the Greek Peninsula did not feel comfortable in the sub-zero temperatures.

I felt a little unwell. In the three infantry battalions and three cavalry battalions under my leadership, more than 40 people caught cold. However, soldiers from the Greek area did not make up the majority of our Kiev Front. And fighting on this land

, our enemy is not the climate here, but our friendly forces, those Polish bumpkins.

They are lazy and greedy, fearful of death, have bad military discipline, and have a strong sense of separatism. When the soldiers mention these people, they can't help but express contempt. The officers are even less interested in seeing these guys who still retain the bad traditions of the Middle Ages. Some extreme ones even think that they should be punished.

It is an insult to fight side by side with the honorable Roman Imperial Army. Moreover, their corrupt military discipline has polluted some soldiers. Some of them could not help but secretly leave the camp, hoping to catch a few women outside to enjoy themselves, but

The sharp-eyed chasseurs caught those people.

I didn't punish these people severely. I just told them that if they want to find a woman, they can give up their Roman citizenship and be like the barbarians. I don't care what they do. Several soldiers said angrily.

They chose to accept the punishment of fifteen military sticks. Anyway, the soldiers under their command could only use the reason that the Romans would not do what these barbarians would do to mobilize their sense of honor and national pride to restrain their abstinence for two days.

month soldier.

The soldiers had a high sense of honor, and the originally turbulent army immediately calmed down. In the future, the army's contempt for the Poles will become more and more intense. This kind of contempt has both advantages and disadvantages. If you make good use of this xenophobic and contemptuous feeling,

Emotionally, the empire will have a few more legions that are good at fighting. But this is too far away. Right now, thinking about how to clear out the villages more than 200 kilometers around Kiev is the top priority, because I estimate that Russia will be there in mid-January.

Start taking action left and right.

As for how to relocate people, the only way I can think of is to intimidate and exploit the gambler mentality of the landowners who occupy the land.

First of all, intimidate them. Due to their large-scale treason, it is no surprise that after Russia comes, it will carry out a large-scale purge without distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy. In order to prevent a grain of food from falling into the hands of the Russians, we will let them go south. If they do not follow us

Go, we will burn the entire village and farmland immediately, leaving them empty-handed waiting for the arrival of the Russians.

Between the two choices, no matter how you look at it, choosing to side with the Russians is a loss. Besides, those landowners have handed over a lot of things to obtain our legal recognition. The only option available to them now is to continue to increase the stakes and go all the way.

To black.

The vast majority of people chose to cooperate because in the face of more than a thousand guns and the same number of sabers, they had no choice. As for those who did not choose to cooperate, then I am sorry.

I divided the team into three and headed towards Kiev from the town of Shepetokav, 270 kilometers west of Kiev. I sent two small groups of Chasseurs to follow the Polish cavalry to the north and south respectively to drive people southward and take everything they could.

Things that can't be taken away can't be taken away. Burn what can't be taken away with a fire to stop them from coming back.

Regarding the angry looks in the eyes of those landlords and wealthy people, I can only give them hope by making a promise.

"You have good organizational skills. It seems that you are very suitable for holding a public office. Are you interested in becoming the mayor?"

"Your abilities are outstanding. What is your name?"

"I admire your management skills very much. There are very few people who can move thousands of people like you. Are you interested in working as a local government official in the south?"

A lot of free promises and praises were showered on the entire village. Under the prestige and management ability of the landlords and wealthy landlords, the entire village's southward relocation, although not in an orderly manner, was barely orderly, organized, and disciplined.

Not just running around like a headless fly.

"What should I do if the promise you made cannot be fulfilled?" Assassin couldn't help but asked when he saw me making a promise again on the way east.

I smiled and said, "We'll see if they can survive until then."

The journey from their hometown to the imperial-controlled areas in the south is hundreds of kilometers long, and the weather is not very good, with it either raining or snowing. I am not very optimistic about the number of survivors.

On December 20, heavy snow fell from the sky at noon. After several cases of violent resistance to the law that were not worth mentioning, the real highlight began.

On our way to 185 kilometers away from Kiev, the panicked Chasseurs who were exploring the road ahead brought bad news. Zhitomir, a big city in the middle of the army heading to Kiev, had learned in advance what happened to other villages.

Refusing to relocate, the city’s citizens are now being armed and preparing to violently resist the law.

After receiving the news, I immediately stopped marching and sent people to bring over the local landlord Lao Cai. In the wooden house in the village, I held a military meeting at the battalion level or above.

"The rebels must be eliminated!" Several battalion commanders unanimously said that if the violent anti-French elements in Zhytomir are not eliminated, it will cause great trouble for our subsequent work.

The map provided by the Poles showed that Zhitomir is 147 kilometers away from Kiev. The last time I passed that place, my memory of talking to the locals told me that the city of Zhitomir has a population of nearly 8,000 people.

"The environment in Poland is different from that of the Empire. They have countless villages and only three or two cities. Cleaning up the villages is not a problem for our troops at all. But in Zhytomyr, there are more than 8,000 local residents. If they take it

The young and strong are all armed, with at least two thousand in number. By then, our numbers will be at a disadvantage! Also, don’t you think it’s strange that we learned the news more than 40 kilometers away from Zhitomir?” Thinking of the enemy’s

The number makes me frown.

The officers were all shocked when they heard this. Someone said without thinking: "Could it be false news?"

"Unlikely, there is a huge resistance to relocation in the city of Zhytomyr. I think the reason why we got news about them in this place is because they are trying to contact other villages and towns to increase their resistance!

"I expressed my judgment, "If this is true, we will face more than two thousand armed citizens. What are your plans for this?"

Amid the debate about whether they were fighting or waiting for reinforcements, Atalandi's old cavalry deputy commander Ge asked: "What do you mean, Your Highness?"

"Attack quickly before the enemy is fully assembled! We don't have time to wait. It will take a lot of time to send people to Kiev to request reinforcements and wait for the reinforcements to come. By then, the Russians may have gone south. If there are still large forces near Kiev,

Waiting for them to collect the grain, this is the failure of our mission! It is also impossible to bypass the city of Zhitomir. There is a large amount of supplies in the city, and no grain of grain can be left to the Russians! Everyone, are you confident in fighting this battle?

Fight!"

"Glory to Rome!" shouted the enthusiastic battalion commanders, who were very disdainful of the two thousand Poles.

The old man, deputy commander of the cavalry, said worriedly: "I'm afraid they will defend the city conservatively instead of fighting us."

"I think it's unlikely. Just look at the attitude of those Polish guys and you'll know the answer." I said this, but I was only 50-50 sure.

The local landlord Lao Cai was brought over at this time and was beaten with a bruised nose and face. It seemed that he was not very cooperative with the actions of our hunting cavalry.

After a brief interrogation, the landlord admitted that the people of Zhitomir were indeed uniting with people who wanted to violently resist the law and dragged their families to Zhitomir. According to him, it seemed that the actions of the Zhitomir people had begun six days ago.

It has just begun, and people from the north are moving south to join the resistance.

This time surprised me. Six days ago, we were still more than 230 kilometers away. The communication in the 18th century did not think of the later generations in the 21st century. How did they learn about the local area through a distance of 60 or 70 kilometers?

News?

Since the resistance in Zhytomyr occurred about six days ago, what awaits us in Zhytomyr is not the newly armed armed citizens of Zhytomyr, but rather well-prepared rebels, the number of which is more than

Our expectation is probably around 3,000 to 4,000.

No matter what, things have happened, and all we can do is to crush all those who dare to jump out and block our plans, no matter who they are or how many they are! And things have two sides. If there are more resisters, then they

The smaller the chance of adopting conservative defensive tactics, the better chance we have of defeating them in the wild!

At this time, some people planned to use a forced march to appear under the city of Zhytomyr the next morning, and through this action, they would be shocked and their morale would be damaged.

We are not afraid of field battles, but we are afraid of the enemy huddled in the city: "No, morale has been damaged. When the time comes, they will all huddle in the city. Are we going to take human lives to fill it? Immediately send people to the north and tell those Poles to let them

Stop people from the north from going south!"

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Some children's shoes asked when they would be put on the shelves... I just had an answer. The editor just came to me the day before yesterday and said that it would be pushed on October 6th and then put on the shelves. However, I discussed with the editor and pushed it to October.

20th. In addition, I wish you a happy National Day... By the way, I unfortunately have to take five exams this week... One of them is a six-page essay exam... but it won't

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