Chapter 2775: You must first settle inside

In all fairness, the enemy is currently, and it is necessary to seize the time to improve defense. General Gates’s decision seems reasonable on the surface. The residents of Port-Prince are subject to military management restrictions. Even if there are complaints, they cannot blame the general, not to mention public complaints and betrayal. The gendarmerie risked being imprisoned as a spy.
However, General Gates did not do this out of public intentions, to prepare for the upcoming war, to a certain extent, it is also a fake public benefit, fighting for power and gains under the banner of preparing for war and attacking political opponents.
When General Gates arrived for the first time, why did he disband the Municipal Council of Prince Port and grossly interfere with the local tradition of self-government?
Not because the Parliament refused to obey him, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Theater Command, but secretly hooked up with General Isaac Hook, the "Emperor of the Land" in Princeport, and glared at him.
Who is Isaac Hooker?
Before the outbreak of the War of Independence, Isaac Hook served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Alfheim National Guard and the commander-in-chief of the garrison in Prince Port.
In terms of job title, General Hooker was the
second commander
of the Alfheim colony at the time, second only to General Gates in status and power.
The top and second leaders of most organizations tend to have tensions, and the military is no exception, not to mention that General Hooker was a "nail" inserted into the military by Sir John Norfolk, then Governor of Alfheim. , The mission on his shoulders is to prevent General Gates from arbitrarily dictating power. It's strange that these two friendships are so good!
General Gates had a conflict with George Vassar. The main reason was that he couldn't understand this old subordinate's steady pace. He became his immediate superior at a young age, which made him feel very shameless, but General Gates admitted both publicly and privately. , George Vassar has impeccable character and is a trustworthy southern gentleman.
For Hook, General Gates is more than uncomfortable, it is simply hatred and contempt from the heart!
The grudge between the two is not only due to the conflict of interest in the officialdom, but also rises to the height of character and belief.
General Gates has always regarded himself as a gentleman, but his character is not impeccable. Vanity, arrogance, narrow-mindedness, and excessive desire for power have attracted a lot of criticism for him and established many enemies, but there is a principle for him. Be very steady-never deal with cult elements!
When he was serving in the north, General Gates had a tense relationship with Laval. In addition to regional prejudice, another important factor was that Laval was not upright and had an ambiguous relationship with the cult organization "Conquest of the Order". He had more than once. Use the power of cultists and even demons on the battlefield.
Because of this, no matter how outstanding Laval's military talents, how brave and courageous his performance on the battlefield, General Gates still looks down on him and disdains him.
Laval only occasionally cooperated with the "Conquest of the Order" and used each other. He was an informal believer and never used his position to preach in the army.
Isaac Hook is terrible. Converting to the Conquest Order has long been an open secret in Prince Port. He is still actively preaching in his own troops. Only officers who join the Conquest Order have the opportunity to be promoted and hold important positions, which is completely conquest. The Chief High Priest of the Order of the Army in Alfheim!
After so many years of operation, General Hooker has built the unit stationed in Prince Port into his own private arm. Officers at all levels are not only his subordinates, but also his disciples in the sect. They are only loyal to him. .
General Gates resented Isaac Hooker's connivance of cults corrupting the military's thinking, and even more disliked this man's indispensable warlord sect. He also publicly declared:
"Isaac Hooker is like a malignant tumor parasitic in our army. This scourge must be eliminated as soon as possible!"
When it comes to this, it is not surprising that the two sides are in the same situation.
This time, General Gates led his troops south to aid Prince Port and returned to his hometown under the aura of the hero of the "Baden Victory". It can be described as a menacing force. At the beginning of his tenure, he began a fierce power struggle with his rival General Hook.
General Gates pursued the principle of "to fight against foreigners, we must first settle inside." He believes that the most important thing is to eliminate hidden dangers within one's own camp before starting a formal war with a powerful enemy from the north.
In his opinion, Isaac Hook is the biggest hidden danger!
General Gates announced the military control of the Port of Princes and the dissolution of the Parliament is to forcibly seize Hook's territory and cut off his wings.
Next, General Gates also intends to give General Hook a "rising up and down", kicking to Lengyamen for retirement, depriving him of command, taking over the cavalry divisions under his command, and removing all officers with cult backgrounds. Come out, completely disperse this force, and reorganize it into the Southern Corps of the Continental Army.
According to General Gates’ plan, the Prince Port Garrison after the completion of the reorganization and transformation will eliminate the evil cults and have a new look. It will be transformed from Hook’s private armed forces into a revolutionary army loyal to the Continental Congress and himself. It will resist the Fijian army. Play a key role in the battle of invasion.
In hindsight, the original intention of General Gates to reorganize the Port of Princesa Garrison was good. Unfortunately, he chose the wrong time and also underestimated his opponent Isaac Hook.
General Hook has worked hard in Prince Port for many years, and his power in the local area can be said to be deeply ingrained. Behind it is the support of local gentry and sages and the Conquering Church. Of course, he refuses to obediently hand over his military power and let Charles Gates dominate him.
Even if General Gates came to Prince Port with the heroic aura of the "Badden Victory", it would be difficult to carry out drastic rectification as previously envisaged. The implementation of the New Deal was hindered by numerous obstacles, and the contradiction with the Hooke camp became increasingly acute. , The fighting between the two sides intensified.
Seeing that the Winthrop Corps has landed on the coast of Scimitar, the enemy is currently, and the two generals of ours do not want to unite against the enemy, but fight for power and gain, and the representatives of the Continental Congress really can't stand it anymore. The Hooker Corps was transferred to the town of Haus outside the city for garrison. It was nominally antagonistic to the Gates Corps of Prince Port to help defend against the enemy troops going south. In fact, they wanted to separate the two factions and avoid the intensification of conflicts between the two parties.
The decision of the Continental Congress made General Gates deeply dissatisfied. He believed that this was an unprincipled compromise. As a result, his plan to rectify the Hook Corps and eliminate the evil cults fell short of success.
On the other hand, General Hook was also aggrieved by the decision of the Continental Congress, believing that it was openly favoring Gates and suppressing the local forces in Prince Port.
As the garrison commander of the Port of Princesa, he was expelled from his nest, lost his painstakingly managed site, and was forced to live in a remote town in a poor country. No doubt he was greatly humiliated. How could he swallow this breath! The latest chapter address of Master Qiao An: https://EbookFREE.me/book/102085.htmlThe reading address of Master Qiao’s article: https://EbookFREE.me/read/102085/Master Qiao An txt download address: https://EbookFREE.me/down/102085.htmlMaster Qiao An’s mobile phone reading: https://m.EbookFREE.me/read/102085/ In order to facilitate the next reading, you can click on "Favorites" below to record the reading record of this time (Chapter 2775, you must first install inside), and you can see it next time you open the bookshelf! If you like "Master Qiao An", please recommend this book to your friends (QQ, blog, WeChat, etc.), thank you stand by! (EbookFREE.me)