Palace of Versailles!
This former royal palace, Museum of French Art.
Now it is the headquarters of the Kingdom of Prussia. Ever since Louis XVI was taken away from here by the mob and imprisoned, it was not until the arrival of the Prussian army that this place gained a bit more of a "palace" aura, with military garrison inside and outside the palace.
Whether it is the Prussian blue military uniform or the Prussian-style pointed helmet, they all remind people that the current owner of this palace is Prussia, a group of conquerors from a foreign country.
In the most famous palace in the world, a military meeting is taking place.
Several large maps were hung on the map stand. A map showing the current war situation in Paris, showing the distribution of enemy and friendly forces, was hung on the central map stand. The red and blue arrows marked on the map were densely crisscrossed.
.As long as you look closely, you will feel the clouds of war and feel the atmosphere of war.
But now, no one cares about Paris anymore. Compared to Paris, the other army is now their biggest worry.
"According to the intelligence we have, they will set off in the next two days and go all the way up the Seine River to Paris. At present, all local ships have been requisitioned. It is expected that they will join our frontline troops in two days.
Contact occurs.”
Walking to the map, Moltke pointed at the map and introduced William I.
William I said a little doubtfully.
"In other words, we will fight against them in two days?"
"Yes, based on the analysis of the intelligence we currently have, our army's advantage over the Nanhua Army, in addition to the advantage in strength, is mainly that it is more familiar with the terrain. Moreover, the Nanhua Army speaks Chinese. There is no difference between them and the French.
There are serious communication problems. After all, even their officers cannot speak French and can barely speak a few words of Spanish at most. In this case, our advantage is more obvious."
Looking at the map pointed by Moltke, William I felt a little heavy.
"In other words, apart from that, we don't have any advantages. Even the advantage in terms of military strength is not obvious, right?"
As a monarch, William I was also a soldier. He knew very well what 35,000 South Chinese troops meant. Maybe there were 150,000 Prussian troops in Paris, but so what?
"The situation does not seem to be very favorable to us. Although we have 150,000 troops in Paris, they need to surround Paris, which means that we can only deploy 50,000 troops at most to stop him! If we cannot stop their attack on Paris, then
, this war is likely to continue indefinitely, and the French will mobilize more troops! Time is on their side!"
William I warned, looking intently at the map in front of him. All sounds in the venue were silent, and the air suddenly became tense. The smoke from the pipe in Bismarck's hand also stagnated in the room, making the atmosphere even more solemn.
"If the war continues indefinitely, the situation may be extremely unfavorable to us. France's industry and economy far exceed ours. They will mobilize more troops and more weapons, and Nanhua will also send their troops.
Once we are at a disadvantage on the battlefield, Denmark and even Austria may change their current neutral status..."
As Prime Minister, Bismarck now considers issues more from a non-military level.
"However, it is well known that our sense of national pride is compelling us to win this war. If we cannot estimate the demands of this emotion, then we are bound to lose everything we have achieved in 1866 on the road to complete national development.
Advantage."
One time it was diplomacy, and the other time it was national pride.
"Mobilize more troops!"
Secretary of War Ron said.
"We can mobilize another half a million troops. Your Majesty, since we are fighting this war, what we need is to win this war at all costs."
While the military meeting was in progress, someone suddenly opened the door and walked in.
"Your Majesty, our guard post has discovered the airship. Its target is probably the Palace of Versailles. Please evacuate to the basement immediately."
Without too many words, they quickly retreated into the basement, and the soldiers guarding the palace also hid in the forest. Although they only suffered one bombing, they quickly found a way to fight -
Hide in the woods and use the woods to hide yourself.
As long as the airship can't see them, it won't drop the bomb.
Just as the Prussians were hiding in the woods and basements, an airship was slowly approaching the Palace of Versailles. While the officers and soldiers on the airship were looking down at the palace from the air, Liu Cunyu picked up the camera and filmed
The film was shot at the Palace of Versailles. As the film rolled, the palace soon appeared in front of the world from a special perspective.
For the officers and soldiers on the airship, this is just a routine aerial reconnaissance. The role of the airship is not just bombing, but more importantly, reconnaissance. Before the troops attack, the airship troops will carry out the deployment of German troops on the ground from the air.
reconnaissance to accurately grasp the movements of the German army.
More than ten hours later, the photos developed after the airship reconnaissance were sent to Zhu Xianhai. Standing in front of the photos one after another, he stared at the photos with a smile. Compared with the deployment of the Prussian army in the photos, he was
Look at the Palace of Versailles in the photo with an appreciative eye.
Under those bright black eyes, there was a little sneer hidden. But it was just a sneer.
"Is the Prussian headquarters at Versailles?"
There is no need to ask. It was in the Palace of Versailles. Historically, William I ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor there. It was absolutely humiliating to the French. Prussia chose to crown itself emperor in the Palace of Versailles in France.
, also indicates that Germany has regained imperial legitimacy and European hegemony from the French, also for revenge.
In 1806, Napoleon personally put the Holy Roman Empire into the grave. He issued an ultimatum to the Austrian Emperor Francis II, asking him to dissolve the Holy Roman Empire and give up the title of "Holy Roman Emperor and King of the Roman People". Subsequently, Ephesus
Lantz II was forced to abandon the Holy Roman Emperor and retain only the Austrian Emperor, and the First German Empire fell.
Although the tyrannical Napoleon was eventually defeated and exiled to death, the Germans remembered this humiliation.
So after taking power on the corpse of the Second French Empire, the Germans chose to take revenge by coronating themselves in the Palace of Versailles.
However, it is not only the Germans who can hold grudges, the French also remember this huge shame. In 1918, after the end of World War I, the victorious French deliberately chose the Palace of Versailles as the place to deal with the defeated Germany.
The starting time is also January 18th - the day William I ascended the throne in 1871.
French Prime Minister Clemenceau even delivered a speech at the beginning of the meeting, saying, "The German Empire was born of injustice, so it will die of shame." On November 11, representatives of the defeated Germany came to the Compiègne forest north of Paris.
In a carriage once used by Napoleon III, the armistice agreement with France was signed.
Afterwards, the French inscribed this moment: "On November 11, 1918, here, the sinful glory of the German Empire finally succumbed."
Well, twenty-two years later, the mustache of the Third Reich pulled out the carriage that Napoleon III once used from the museum. The French were once again humiliated in that carriage that symbolized shame and honor.
and signed a treaty of surrender.
"Actually, everyone is a vengeful person!"
Staring at the Palace of Versailles on the map, Zhu Xianhai said to himself.
"I'm also very stingy and vindictive!"
His Majesty's words caused the nearby staff officers to immediately stop what they were doing. They didn't seem to understand what His Majesty was talking about. They just looked at him standing there, looking at the photos that had just been developed...
This chapter has been completed!