The military camp of the mercenary regiment occupied a large area. It was a small town of 20,000 people at the beginning. When the French conquered Madrid, some people left their hometowns, and the remaining townsmen could not stand the French occupation forces, especially the long-term extortion of the mercenary regiment. In addition, with the arrival of the famine, they also fled one after another. Originally, there was a French infantry regiment here. A month ago, the French were transferred to the Portuguese battlefield. After that, no other friendly forces were willing to station with the mercenary regiment.

The composition of the mercenary group is quite complex, including Hungarians, Bohemias, Poles, Russians, Danes, Egyptians, and even Irish people. Because they are unattended for a long time, these mercenaries from all over the world divide their own camps according to their ethnic divisions, namely Polish camps, Irish camps, Russian camps, Hungarian and Bohemia camps, Danish camps, Egyptian camps, etc.

These battalions include dozens of people, such as the Hungarian and Bohemia camp, the Danish camp, and the Egyptian camp; the most are hundreds, the most are Russian camps with 322, followed by Irish camps with 261, and Polish camps with 205. In addition to the Poles and Irish, the soldiers of other mercenary groups were basically prisoners obtained by the French army after previous wars. They were unwilling to be deported to their hometowns, so they wanted to come to Spain to hunt for gold.

Each battalion has its own leader, and the sphere of influence of the town is divided according to its strength. The Russian camp has the largest number of people and the strongest strength, so it occupies the center of the town, including two bakeries, a blacksmith shop, and the surrounding town residential areas; the Irish camp and the Polish camp are located on the north and south sides of the town, and the Hungarian camp and the Bohemia camp, the Danish camp, and the Egyptian camp are attached to the middle of the three camps.

The internal relationships of the mercenary groups are as harmonious as their ethnic composition. Most of the Russians are Cossack cavalry. These energetic and rough-hearted guys like to cause trouble and burn, kill and abuse as usual. The last time the dirty work of looting Madrid's military pay was the private behavior of the Russians, which made the mercenary groups bear a bad reputation together.

At least everyone knows the principle of prosperity and loss. After the Russians took the initiative to distribute half of the military pay they had robbed to other battalions, whether they were Poles, Irish, Hungarian, Bohemia, Danes, or Egyptians, everyone decided to share the same hatred of the enemy and resolutely fight back against the revenge of the upcoming French people. The French and their new Spanish king have not given any food and pay for the mercenary group for two months.

The leader of the Poles was called Sheriko Waldevsky, a cavalry colonel from the former Polish Legion expedition to Haitian colony. From the outside, he had messy hair, gray temples, and a sickly sallow face. He did not look like a military officer who had been on the battlefield, but more like a frail and frail scholar. Unlike other mercenary soldiers, he chose French uniforms (New Spanish uniforms are almost exactly the same as French-military uniforms, with only nuances), the Poles were still their classic lancer dress, wearing chabuka hats (square swash plate hats) and holding a red and white pennant.

In 1802, Napoleon, who was the first consul of the French Republic, appointed General Leclerc (Princess Polina's first husband) as the commander-in-chief of the French Expeditionary Force. 6,000 Poles, along with another 24,000 French soldiers, embarked on the road of returning to the black uprising in Haiti, and Waldevsky was among them. In November 1803, the Haitian blacks captured Fertis, the last fortress of the French army. General Leclerc was killed, and the remaining French troops were forced to surrender. During this expedition, the French army almost lost all their troops. As for the 6,000 Polish soldiers, only 205 people who are now in the southern suburbs of Madrid.

As a representative of the Polish aristocratic liberals, 41-year-old Sheriko Waldevsky was a contradictory figure. He was influenced by the French Revolution. His political thoughts tended to liberate serfs and establish national equality throughout Poland. However, his aristocratic identity made him opposed the transformation of the Polish kingdom into a complete republic and advocated a British constitutional monarchy rather than the original Polish joint conference system. Therefore, in Poland, the Jacobins represented by General Serko Waldevsky and General Vibitsky seemed out of place with the great aristocratic faction represented by Prince Poniatovsky.

In 1804, after Napoleon became emperor and centralized power, Colonel Sheriko Waldevsky, along with other prisoners of war, was released back to France by the Haitian blacks. A few years later, Waldevsky no longer trusted the founder of the Polish Legion and the main representative of the Polish Legion, because the Polish general who could not even speak Polish supported Napoleon to establish the Grand Duchy of Warsaw rather than restore the real ** Polish Kingdom.

Originally, Sherico Waldevsky wanted to lead the remnants of the Haitian Expeditionary Force back to Warsaw and work hard for the unified Polish Kingdom. However, Emperor Napoleon ordered the disarming of these exiled Poles and sent them to the Kingdom of Naples, and handed them over to the Kingdom of Naples. In 1808, Sherico Waldevsky and others came to Spain with Joseph and became a member of the mercenary group.

When Rusty entered the military camp of the mercenary regiment, it was already past 4 pm. At this time, the rain gradually subsided and the weather became dim. If we had to move forward for a while, we would have to take a torch. Even with the recommendation letter issued by Colonel Desay, Rusty, who pretended to be a former exiled soldier of the Polish Legion, was still carefully investigated by the fully armed Polish sentry for several minutes before obtaining permission to go directly to the northern jurisdiction controlled by the Poles through the inspection post of the military camp of the mercenary regiment.

"Although you are fluent in Polish, you are not a Polish at all!" Waldevsky took Rusty's secret letter, but did not open it, and placed it directly on the table. His sharp eagle-eyed gaze looked directly at the uninvited stranger and continued to ask, "Tell me, why do the French, pretend to be Poles and sneak into my military camp?"

The Polish guards on the side had taken out their pistols and pointed them at Rusty's chest.

Rusty smiled calmly and did not care about the other party's hostility at all. "I am just someone's messenger. Like you, he is also a dreamer who wants to imitate the era of His Majesty Sobesky and restore the Kingdom of Great **land." All eras and dreams are the products of Rusty's casual talk, but they leave Desai with a big and small trouble, and perhaps an opportunity and challenge in the dark.

Waldevsky signaled the guards beside him to put down his pistol and exit the room. He then asked, "Who? General Vibitsky? General Dongblowsky? Or the **** of Warsaw, Prince Poniatovsky?"

Rusty shook his head, and he poured the wine on the table into an empty wine glass without hesitation, and explained, "General Vibitsky prefers the terror of the Jacobins and believes that it is necessary to establish a pure Polish republic; General Dongblowsky only obeys Emperor Napoleon's orders, and infinite warfare is the destination of the general; as for Prince Poniatovsky, he is indeed a **** brother, and a warrior who can fight well. He always believes that the joint rule of the great nobles is the cornerstone of the Polish king's life. Therefore, none of these people can be you, a fellow Marquis of Waldevsky. I suggest you can read this letter first."

Colonel Desai's letter was as short as ever, with only one sentence on it, "His honor, Marquis of Waldevsky, defender of Warsaw, grandson of Duke Lubomilsky, and Andrew Desai!"

Who is Andrew Desai? The Marquis of Waldevsky, who was not very clear about the news, was not very clear about the Warsaw defender, the old Duke of Lubomilsky, who was famous. He was one of the former main leaders of the Polish resistance movement and later died bravely at the city of Warsaw. But more importantly, the political proposition of the new Polish kingdom that Colonel Waldevsky wanted to establish originated from the last battle manifesto issued by the old duke.

Looking at Waldevsky's surprised expression, Rusty then spoke nonsense and inciting the speech. The latter was just a captured French officer. Since Emperor Napoleon ruthlessly abandoned himself, the only hope could only be placed on the commander of Desai with Polish descent. As for Colonel Desai's true willingness, Rusty doesn't care much about it now.

Rusty not only told the Polish colonel in detail the bizarre life experience of Andrew Desai, but also focused on describing Andrew Desai's lofty ideals, inheriting the will of his grandfather and building the new kingdom of **land. Therefore, Colonel Desai actively joined the command of Emperor Napoleon, and used the connections left by the old general Desai to gather political influence and military resources for himself. In time, Desai will lead his troops back to Warsaw, realize the unfinished great cause of the old duke, and become the future king of Poland.

(To explain, the Polish kingdoms of all dynasties were not the traditional European monarchal hereditary system, but were voted in the joint parliament of the great Polish nobles, and the majority recommended a new generation of kings. Similar to the election of the Roman Polish pope, the monarch was only a lifetime system, and it was not hereditary for descendants. Therefore, the rights of the state were more concentrated in the hands of the great nobles. In name, every noble could be elected to be the king of Poland, resulting in constant interests and disputes in the noble parliament. Even for decades, no king was born. The author also believes that this is one of the main reasons why Poland, the once glorious European power, rapidly declined in a century and eventually demises)

Who is easily instigated? The so-called like-minded seekers of interests.
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