"The National Defense Forces already lack heavy firepower. There are only twelve small-caliber artillery pieces accompanying the army. The opponent still has a numerical advantage. Maybe even the advance will not be that smooth, and..."

Halfway through Lawrence's words, an imperceptible suspicion flashed across his eyes, and he slowly added:

"The other party acted too quickly and professionally. Whether it was arming serfs, hoarding supplies, building fortresses, or training new soldiers, these actions are not something that a group of landowners who eat, drink and have fun all day can do in a short time..."

"You mean...?" Major Cui Farley frowned, as if he didn't understand what Lawrence meant:

"These people have been preparing for rebellion for a long time...?"

Lawrence shook his head:

"It would be simple if this is the case, but this possibility is extremely slim. The southern landowners have only recently gathered together, and there has been no abnormal behavior before. It is impossible for them to obtain enough weapons so easily under my eyes.

Weapons and equipment for ten thousand people.”

"That means?!" Major Cui Farley finally understood and suddenly said:

"It's not just the landowners who are involved in this rebellion?"

"It should be said that there are more than just Corsicans." Lawrence played with his saber and looked at the map solemnly:

"If someone is really behind this, then the landlords must hope to confront us to the end, and wait until their troops receive sufficient training and supplies before engaging in a decisive battle."

Major Cui Farley knew the seriousness of the problem and clenched his fist tightly and said:

"Monsieur Bonaparte, if that is the case, we must not delay it any longer, otherwise the risk of a decisive battle will become greater and greater. I propose to launch the army and start marching towards the town of Figari tomorrow morning!"

"It is true that we cannot confront them to the end."

Regarding the first half of the major's sentence, Lawrence nodded in approval.

This civil war must be resolved quickly, not only from a strategic perspective, but also from a political perspective.

Now Corsica is about to become a jewel on King Louis's scepter. At this juncture, a rebellion must not be allowed to delay this process, which will only incur King Louis' wrath.

Moreover, Lawrence knew that he could not expect to bring in large numbers of reinforcements from France. After all, once a large number of foreign troops took control of Corsica, whether he, the governor, or the French would have the final say on this small island, but

It's hard to say.

Therefore, Lawrence had to use, and could only use, the six thousand troops at hand to completely defeat the southern rebels in a short period of time.

However, compared to Major Cui Farley's suggestion of launching an attack immediately, Lawrence believed that there was a better, bloodless method.

"No, the army will continue to be stationed in Propriano until it assists the Ministry of Finance in handling all matters."

Lawrence shook his head and ordered unequivocally:
Chapter completed!