Chapter 145: Special Tactics Training Camp (3)
The next day, Lucien and Javert spent the whole day running around Paris. However, it wasn't as smooth as the first day, and many people were still missing.
"Napoleon, don't worry. The remaining individuals on this list are the hard ones to find. But in another two days, we should have them all," Javert reassured Lucien after another fruitless search.
"I know that. When I first received this list, I had planned to take about a month to gather these people. Yesterday, with your help, it all went so smoothly that it raised my expectations. Today's progress, in fact, exceeded my original expectations," Lucien said. "A few years ago, my brother brought me out from Corsica to study in Paris. I've been in Paris for several years, and while I can't compare myself to the true Parisians, I always thought I knew Paris. These past couple of days walking through the alleys with you in Paris, I've realized I don't know Paris at all."
"Even people who've lived in Paris their whole lives can't claim to know it completely," Javert sighed.
"Mr. Javert," Lucien continued, "in two days, we need to prepare to leave Paris."
"So soon?" Javert was surprised.
"Yes, the sooner we return, the sooner we can begin our work," Lucien replied. "As for the rest of the people, we can leave one or two individuals in Paris. They can continue recruiting and get to know the situation in the city."
"Mr. Lucien, our people in Paris can't gather high-level information," Javert said.
Now, the Russians, Austrians, and Prussians had essentially agreed on how to divide the spoils. The good times for the Poles were over. With the three parties reaching an agreement, the smuggling routes within Prussia were almost immediately cut off. Subsequently, the Poles faced attacks from three directions. Though they were still resisting, their defeat was only a matter of time.
Vebitzki had begun contacting Lucien to inquire about training underground resistance fighters.
So, even though they had no students at the moment, the people in the training camp remained busy. They needed to prepare the various courses before the Polish insurgents arrived.
According to Lucien's plan, these courses would primarily include the following:
Firstly, reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance. Without training in this area, underground work would be extremely challenging. Even Joseph himself took time out of his busy schedule to provide suggestions on setting up these courses. Many of his ideas were rejected for being impractical, but some of his suggestions received admiration from the instructors. Some of them even said, "I didn't know such operations were possible," or "It actually seems feasible," prompting Javert to say, "If Mr. Joseph Bonaparte had become a policeman, he would have been a legend in the police force." Of course, others joked that what Javert really meant was, "If Mr. Joseph Bonaparte had become a criminal, we wouldn't have been able to live in peace."
Joseph, however, didn't think there was anything extraordinary about it; after all, he had watched hundreds of episodes of children's detective series.
Secondly, various weapons usage and related combat techniques. Underground combat techniques were entirely different from conventional warfare, with unique demands like stealth and speed. This required many distinctive skills. Some individuals even proposed using death row inmates to verify the effectiveness of certain rumored techniques, but Joseph promptly rejected such a cruel suggestion. After all, the organization was established to promote European revolution and the liberation of European people. Therefore, such a proposal was against its principles.
Nonetheless, Joseph, who had studied "Bring'em Back Alive," understood the importance of "keeping the opium but not publicly smashing it, to ensure complete revolution, and delivering it to the pharmacy for medicinal use."
