"Everyone checks their own equipment and equipment. From now on, they are not allowed to take leave or go out. They are always waiting for orders to be transferred..." In the first mixed battalion in The Hague City, the company commanders of each company issued orders to their subordinates. Now is a sensitive moment, and there is a danger of conflict at any time, so it is normal to enter a state of emergency.

In the most core command room in the military camp, Major Lan Fei, the battalion commander of the First Mixed Battalion, was also convening combat staff, marching staff, contact staff, training staff, intelligence staff, logistics staff and other battalion department staff to discuss the current situation.

"I heard from Conelis de Witt these two days. He probably felt innocent, so he did not reject the court investigation in Gwangenport prison." The Dutch and German liaison officer said at this time: "Besides, in his capacity as a person, I believe that many common methods of interrogation cannot be used on them, so as long as he insists on denying all charges, it will be difficult to convict."

"You are too naive, Staff Hou and Admiral himself are probably too optimistic." The intelligence staff immediately said disdainfully: "Prince Orange was suppressed by his brother for a full twenty years, and even lived under surveillance and could not receive normal education. If his mother (Princess Mary of England, the daughter of Charles I) had not been begged by him, he would have been deposed, so you said that the family had hatred for John Dewitt.

How deep. As John's brother, his most reliable political ally, do you believe that Admiral Conelis would not be relocated? So, I think it is normal for the people of the Orange family to do anything to Conelis. This can be seen from the previous assassination of the two brothers. The Orange family does not want to be good about this, they only want the Devit brothers to die! At this time, Mr. Conelis goes to Gwangenport Prison, wouldn't he die?"

Staff Wang was snatched by the intelligence staff, and his face suddenly looked a little bad, so he could only defend himself in a low voice: "But he is an admiral after all, can the Orange family behave badly at him? This is incredible."

"I don't think there is anything that is hard to understand, because the Orange family is now crazy." The intelligence consultant snorted coldly.

"Stop talking nonsense." Lan Fei slapped the table, stopped the two of them's controversy, and then said in a stern manner: "What is Speaker John Dewitt's opinion? Staff Wang, tell me."

"The battalion commander, Speaker DeVit, means that he can cooperate with the investigation to prove his brother's innocence. Although he does not believe in the "country doctor" Ticille's prosecutor. It is said that many members of the third-level parliament made a fuss and questioned the behavior of Admiral Conelis, so the Speaker had to obey the "public opinion" and did not insist on a tough stance on this matter, which would only make the population more realistic." The contact staff immediately replied.

"It's really nonsense!" Lan Fei said dissatisfiedly: "The two assassinations that are so close are not investigated, but they are focusing on some things that are catching up on the wind and shadows. What did these congressmen grow up with?"

No one knows how to answer Lan Fei's words, because the facts are obvious. With the failure of the republican government in the early stage and the incompetence of begging for peace from France in the later stage (promise to cede land, compensation and preferential tariffs on French ships), the Orange faction's political power in the Netherlands is getting stronger and stronger. Moreover, after Prince Orange ordered the opening of the gates and opening water in the "Flood Line" area and achieved great success, many Dutch people now regard it as a national hero who turns the tide. Therefore, whether it is parliament or the people, the image of this prince has risen to an unimaginable level.

In comparison, the national heroes of the first and second British-Dutch wars, the DeWitt brothers were quickly forgotten by the people and became sinners who betrayed the national interests. The reason why he has not stepped down is simply because there are a certain number of supporters in the parliament, but their number is undoubtedly decreasing. Therefore, at the moment when the Republicans and the Orange faction are increasing and declining, some judges, officers, and parliamentarians are tempted to join the side of Prince Orange and fight against the DeWitt brothers for his front.

"Forget it, since Speaker Dwayte doesn't stop this, we have nothing to stick to, we can only be prepared at all times." After chattering for a long time, Lan Fei slapped the table again and said with a final say: "Conelis is also a heavyweight in politics after all. I hope the Orange faction will also be merciless and not use some means of doing things. It should be noted that the initiator of Hedong and Hexi in 30 years, will he have no descendants?"

...

Just when the First Mixed Battalion in The Hague was facing a complex and confusing situation in the local area, let us turn our eyes back to June half a month ago, when Prince Orange ordered the opening of the gates and water to be released. In that beautiful season when the sky was cloudless and the breeze was blowing on people's faces, Yang Liang and others who were strengthening fortifications outside the city of Behenopzom clearly saw the flood rushing in the sky, and everyone was stunned.

At that time, the earth was spasming violently under the impact of massive floods, and white waves rushed toward each other, wrapping up everything they encountered on the way, such as houses, trees, people and animals, forming a very spectacular long dragon. Because Behenopzom was close to the sea, he was attacked by floods at the first time. At that time, some villages built in low-lying areas outside the city were flooded by two or three meters high water walls in only half an hour. Yang Liang looked from the city from a distance and saw that only some roofs and treetops were left on the water where the village was originally located.

Yang Liang, Hess, Frank Banning and other leaders in Behenopzom City, together with a large group of officers and soldiers, looked at the endless sea water that was pouring from the horizon. No one spoke for a moment and stood quietly. The surging flood was like a hungry wolf. When the city of Behenopzom was blocked by huge rocks, it was immediately separated into two strands and continued to pounce forward. The flood peak swept down, and several villages within the range of their vision were almost wiped out in an instant, and there was no trace. Sometimes, some miserable cry for help or the chirping of livestock came from the flood, which was as dull as if it was far away in the horizon.

"The seawall was dug open, and the sea gate was opened at the same time!" Frank Banning said with a pale face, and even shed tears as he spoke, because there were many relatives in the village outside the city. I wonder what the outcome would be. Banning was even afraid to think about it. In the end, he could only swear and curse: "The Dutch people raised by these bitches must have been done by them. They want to use the flood to retreat the enemy! The French don't need to do this. Only those big men raised by Amsterdam will do this."

After hearing this, Yang Liang was speechless and could only think in his heart that the Dutch was really cruel enough. The flameless scorched earth policy of flooding the country was far beyond the expectations of the French. Of course, perhaps this may be related to the floods mainly flooding in Utrecht, Gelderland, Utreth, Limburg-Brabant and other places. The traditional territory of Prince Orange, Friesland, Groningen and other provinces such as the Netherlands, Zeland, Drente, etc. Although it cannot be said that there is no disaster at all, it is much lighter than that of the four provinces such as Utrecht. Otherwise, I believe that the great men of Amsterdam and The Hague could not make up their minds easily.

But in any case, this solid flood caused the residents of the three southern provinces and one commons to be in trouble for eight lifetimes. The surging flood caused many villages to sink to the bottom of the water. The water levels of large and small rivers suddenly surged, and then overflowed around, swallowing some villages near the river inch by inch. Many farmland, orchards, and pastures that had been opened up through generations of hardship disappeared like mirages. The population and area of ​​the disaster in the southern provinces cannot be estimated, and property cannot be counted. Maybe it will never be counted, because many merchants, citizens, farmers and even militia have sank into a man-made water town.

On the third day after the flood, on July 2, 1673, the water levels inside and outside the city of Behenopzom were still rising. A contact ship that came from the sea slowly docked at the dock that had been submerged underwater. Then they put down a small boat and almost rowed to the city of Behenopzom, asking the militia in the city to immediately bring weapons and ammunition, and take ships to attack the French army that is currently in chaos.

This unkind request almost ignited the anger of the military and civilians in the city, but in the end it was forced to suppress by Frank Banning and others, because the messenger from the Netherlands said in a gifted tone that if the military and civilians of Limburg-Brabant were ordered by Prince Orange at this time, then the third-level parliament would mercifully allow them to join the seven-provincial alliance again and not pursue the sin of their surrender to the French so easily before.

The envoy's words really hit the seven inches of the military and civilians of Behenopzom, because they understood that the entire southern region has suffered great disasters, and the lives and property of the residents have suffered great losses. When the post-war recovery and reconstruction was restored, it was inseparable from the support of the wealthy Dutch and Zelan. Now, after their wishes, the French army was released because several southern provinces pursued a policy of non-resistance, which led them to betray the Utrecht Covenant and expelled the three southern provinces and one commons from the seven provinces. What should we do? Therefore, at this moment, even if we are angry, angry, and unwilling, we are not at all willing to fight with the Dutch. On the contrary, we must listen carefully to their orders and not disobey at all, because the south can no longer bear the anger of the Dutch!

So, the residents of Behenopzom finally surrendered. They took out gunpowder, the last food and some other war preparation supplies, raised a considerable number of ships, and then went out all the way east to launch a wading attack. At this time, their opponent, the French, were confused and at a loss in the flood.

In a manor somewhere outside Nijmegen, the command of Viscount Tirena, the commander of the Western Route Army, was surrounded by floods falling from the sky in the middle of the night. When his subordinates stood in the muddy water that had just passed his ankle to report to him about the seawall breach, his feet splashed with water. He was just woken up and sat foolishly on the edge of the bed, still a little unconscious, until he was pulled back to reality by the louder and louder shouts outside.

If such a thing happened, the one who should consider was not how to conquer cities and occupy all the cities of the United Provinces, but should gather the troops that had been scattered everywhere before, so that everyone could stand together to keep warm and deal with everything that might be born next. Because Viscount Tirener's years of military experience told him that this flood from the sky should not be an accident, but a carefully planned man-made action, so he did not believe that Prince Orange had not made any plans in advance and had never made plans to attack the French team with great waters. Therefore, gathering the troops and reducing the width of the defense line was the only thing he could think of at this time.

However, it is easy to attack, but it is difficult to retreat, especially when the flood is flooding, it is not so easy to gather troops. For example, Anger, the leader of the French cavalry unit who is advancing westward and intending to attack Behenopzom, suddenly realized that he was separated from the rear of the infantry brigade by the flood. He was even unsure whether the infantry unit with thousands of people and heavy artillery still existed. This made him feel extremely panic, because they suddenly became lonely, and the ammunition and water were placed in the infantry convoy in the rear. At this time, there was only a little ammunition and dry food around him, and he didn't even bring the forage to feed the war horses under his crotch. What should I do?

Moreover, with this scale of flood, the earth has become a water town, and how can they have a place for their cavalry to use their weapons? Even if the flood recedes in ten days and a half months, the muddy ground will not be able to penetrate for a while. There is no place for their cavalry to use their weapons. So what reason do you have to insist here now? Retreat quickly and return to the Breda Fortress to see the situation before talking about it. Since the Dutch used the "Flood General" move, there is no reason not to attack the Breda Fortress. It might be just right to move to the other side, Anger thought.
Chapter completed!