PFC Chapter 91 Marching Towards the Tuileries Palace
Chapter 91 Marching Towards the Tuileries Palace
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"Therefore, I propose here that a defense government be established, with myself as head of government and commander-in-chief of the army, responsible for commanding military operations throughout the country."
Mr. Blanqui will serve as Minister of Justice, Mr. Senucci as Minister of Finance, and the officials of Orléans and Bourbon may also hold corresponding positions in the government. We must put aside all our differences and unite to resist the Prussian invasion.
This proposal, which ostensibly demonstrated a broad perspective but secretly sided with the royalists, was cheered and passed by a group of politically inept Republican members.
Having no other options and having been appeased and allocated a sizable piece of cake, Blanqui knew that continuing to cause trouble would only damage his image. Despite his dissatisfaction, he had no way to deal with it.
Blanqui is not Gambida; on the real big stage, his political skills are clearly not outstanding enough.
If Troch were not afraid of or subservient to Putin, then in fact, Troch's approach would be quite correct, because currently, only he could unite all forces and only he could command the army.
Unfortunately, Troche himself was not of good character.
However, this does not preclude the fact that, under Trochet's leadership, the French Third Republic's Defense Government has been formally established.
After the establishment of the defense government, Troch, who held great power, did not even take immediate action to deal with the mother and child who were "living on" in the Tuileries Palace. Instead, he issued a series of orders in high spirits.
Including but not limited to, orders were given to all French troops within France to assemble in Paris and be placed under the command of the defense government.
He ordered all factories in Paris to convert to military production, manufacturing weapons and ammunition for the army.
The order was given to all eligible male citizens in Paris to join the National Guard to defend Paris.
Behind the seemingly tough three policy directives was Troch's secret dispatch of diplomatic envoys to Prussia in an attempt to negotiate peace with them.
Whether this Republican government leader is anti-Prussia or pro-Prussia is uncertain, he hopes to exchange appropriate concessions for the withdrawal of Prussian troops.
In Trochet's view, as long as Paris and his own interests could be preserved, paying a small price was entirely worthwhile, and he did not have to fight against the powerful Prussia.
However, once these arrangements are completed, it will be time to purge the remnants of the Naboth family.
That night, the Government of National Defense was established, and the bells that had rung in Paris did not fade from the city's skies. After Trochet became the head of government, the silver-plated baton that appeared out of nowhere in his hand pointed towards the palace on the right bank of the Seine.
At 1:05 a.m. in Paris, the cobblestone streets of Place Vendôme still bore the dark red bloodstains of the battle for the Bank of France. Before all the bodies in front of the City Hall had been dragged away, a new battle had already been reignited in the direction of the Tuileries Palace.
Knowing that his rise to power was due to Troch's military prowess, he wouldn't forget his roots so soon after taking office.
The head of government, dressed in a general's uniform with all the medals he had won in the two battles hanging on his chest, stood in the center of Paris, in the famous Place de la Concorde, on the pedestal of the Napoleon statue that had been half-toppled.
In front of Troch were as many as 1.5 military personnel who had been converted from workers' armed forces to the National Guard, as well as 4000 military police officers who had been transferred from the front.
Compared to before, now that they have captured some police stations and other areas, the equipment of these National Guard troops is much better.
At least they no longer looked like a mob. The 1.5 men were mostly armed with Chassepot rifles, with only a few unlucky ones carrying outdated Minié rifles.
"Gentlemen, gentlemen."
Troch's voice, carried through the brass loudspeaker, echoed throughout the square. In an attempt to win people over, Troch addressed these people, whom he had previously disregarded, with the word "gentleman."
Knowing that this final battle would be difficult, Trochet deeply loathed Eugénie and her son Eugène.
In his mind, the two men should have slunk away from Paris, allowing him to take over smoothly. Their current stubborn refusal to leave has made the Republican Party's attempt to fully seize Bonaparte's legacy more difficult.
That is why Troch wanted to re-brainwash many of these workers, many of whom had received Eugène's bread, to prevent them from defecting on the front lines.
"The rule of the Bonaparte family is over, but that ambitious crown prince is still hiding in the Tuileries Palace, clinging to his dying imperial fantasies. As long as the Tuileries Palace still flies the eagle flag of that decaying empire, our revolution is not a success."
What could be more satisfying than dragging someone who's high and mighty into the mud?
Although Troch, who was not born into the highest echelons of society, had somewhat forgotten his origins due to forgetting his roots, he did suffer a lot as a child and understood the inner logic of the lower classes.
Trosch paused, then deliberately raised his voice and shouted excitedly to the crowd.
"Tonight, we will storm the Tuileries Palace and arrest Eugène Napoleon and Empress Eugénie. Let those nobles who ride roughshod over us know that France now belongs to the people."
We will send those damned nobles who have been riding roughshod over us to where they belong, to the Bastille. Gentlemen, long live the Republic!
"Long live the Republic!"
(There is indeed a "Viva la Vida" slogan in French, and it was a classic French slogan during the French Revolution, which is why I have always used "Viva la Vida" to refer to it, for the sake of precision.)
"Down with Bonaparte!"
Countless shouts converged and resounded over Place de la Concorde, as tens of thousands of rifles were raised high.
The French people, excited by the words, subconsciously avoided thinking about the favors that Eugène had bestowed upon them.
Some people in the crowd were so excited that they were trembling all over, and others were firing wildly in the direction of the Tuileries Palace, as if this would declare victory in advance.
Standing next to Troch, Blanqui could not hide the excitement on his face. Although he had failed to become the head of government, the position of Attorney General and the impending victory were enough to make him temporarily forget the unpleasantness of being ousted by Troch.
The radical leader waved the oil-stained republican flag in his hand and shouted hoarsely at the crowd below.
"Citizens of France, forward, forward! Liberate the Tuileries Palace and drag that little Bonaparte off his golden bed!"
The radical leader's frenzied appearance further fueled the public's enthusiasm. At Blanqui's urging, a total of 1.9 Republican troops marched in three columns towards the Tuileries Palace.
Louis Brown led 5000 men on the left to attack the Carrousel Gate on the flank of the Tuileries Palace; Cernucci led 4000 men on the right to attack the Water Gate on the Seine.
Troch personally commanded 1 men to lead the main attack on the central gate, while 4000 military police were concentrated there. The excited 6000 self-defense troops were still unaware that these 4000 military police were specifically prepared for them.
Even if the military police force is inherited by the Republic intact, it will only amount to a maximum of six thousand people.
How could such a precious elite force be used in such a war of attrition? Therefore, the fate of those 6000 armed workers was already sealed when they set out.