"Everything you are doing now is working hard for the future of France. France will never forget everything you have done! I believe that with your efforts, the Military Secretariat will thrive!"
After handing over his mission, Jerome Bonaparte stood up and saluted all the officers present with a solemn expression. The officers hurriedly returned the salute to Jerome Bonaparte.
"I entrust the future of France to you!" Jérôme Bonaparte said with a heavy tone.
"We will swear allegiance to Mr. President to the death!" Under the leadership of Leboeuf, all the officers present, whether sincerely or following the herd mentality, swore allegiance to Jérôme Bonaparte, regardless of who they should be loyal to.
The target is the Republic, not Jerome Bonaparte.
Jérôme Bonaparte smiled, waved his hand and the officers retreated.
"Lieutenant Colonel Trochu, please stay for a while. I have some things I want to talk to you about!" Jérôme Bonaparte said immediately as he saw Trochu leaving the conference hall.
After hearing Jérôme Bonaparte's order, Trochu stopped, with slight astonishment on his face. He didn't understand why the president wanted to stop him.
There was a hint of envy in the eyes of the officers who were leaving around him. In their opinion, Trochu might be in good luck.
"Yes! Mr. President!" Trochu nodded slightly, strode to his seat and sat down, waiting for Jérôme Bonaparte.
After everyone else left, the door to the conference hall was closed again.
Only Jérôme Bonaparte and Trochu were left at the scene.
Trochu, who was sitting in his seat, swallowed subconsciously and looked nervously at the president in front of him who could decide his life or death.
Jérôme Bonaparte noticed Trochu's nervousness. He stepped forward and patted Trochu's shoulder in a kind and comforting tone: "Mr. Trochu, don't be nervous! I will leave you alone.
Just wanted to ask you some questions!”
"Mr. President, tell me! I will answer truthfully!" Trochu quickly expressed his loyalty to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"If there are no errors in the records of the Ministry of War, you should be the adjutant of Brigadier General Saint-Arnaud, right?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Trochu leisurely.
"No...that's right! I was ordered to become the adjutant of Brigadier General Saint-Arnaud." Trochu carefully answered Jérôme Bonaparte's question.
Before determining the president's attitude towards his old boss, Trochu could only respond carefully.
What a slippery man!
Jerome Bonaparte laughed and cursed in his heart.
Why couldn't he hear that Trochu was putting himself in a position where he could move forward and retreat freely? The word "under orders" represented the official attitude of the Province of Constantinople [Algerian Colonial Province], just like Jerome.
If Bonaparte was not happy with Saint Arnaud, he could have just left everything to the official appointment.
"What kind of person do you think Brigadier General Saint-Arnaud is?" Jérôme Bonaparte continued to ask Saint-Arnaud.
In order not to leave a bad impression in front of Jerome Bonaparte, Trochu carefully praised his former boss and said: "Brigadier General Saint-Arnaud is a dedicated and loyal officer. During my stay in Algiers, I
I have received a lot of care from him. Not just me, many people in the army he led have been taken care of by the brigadier general. Even if I am able to come here, he is responsible for it!"
"It seems that General Saint-Arnaud is still a good general who knows his troops well. I really hope to have the opportunity to interview him!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded with satisfaction. He was thinking about when to send this
The generals who historically assisted in his coup were relocated to Paris.
Jérôme Bonaparte's affirmation gave Trochu even more motivation. He worked harder to promote his old superior. He had just been promoted and was definitely in a stage where he was standing still in a short period of time. Paris was not like that.
There are so many battles to fight, but as long as your old superiors can be promoted, then you don't have to worry about promotion.
"The general once told me that his biggest regret in life was not joining the emperor's army in time! He often told us things related to the empire! He also has great respect for you, President!" Trochue
Then he praised his old commander.
"Yes! I understand!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded and responded to Trochu.
Immediately, he politely asked Trochu to leave.
Trochu stood up and saluted Jérôme Bonaparte again and left the conference hall.
Not long after, Jerome Bonaparte also left the conference hall and left the Military Secretariat Hall with everyone's attention.
When Jérôme Bonaparte returned to the Elysée Palace, he happened to meet Colonel Canrobert, who had returned from the Ministry of War. With dual responsibilities, he became a bridge between the president and the Ministry of War, and he was also a rising star of the Elysée Palace.
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"Let's go!" Jérôme Bonaparte and Canrobert entered the study together.
In the study, Canrobert reported the main contents of the War Department meeting to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Okay! I was indeed right about General Regno! He was able to surround Rome in such a short period of time!" Jerome Bonaparte clapped his hands and applauded.
On April 28, 1849, under the secret instructions of Jérôme Bonaparte and the Party of Order, Minister of War Liuelli signed an order to march into the Roman Republic.
The 20,000 Alpine Front troops who had been prepared for a long time, led by Major General Regno, commander of the expeditionary force, marched towards Civitavecchia in a mighty manner in the name of protecting the Roman Republic.
With the cooperation of the French Navy, the 20,000-strong expeditionary force landed in Civitavecchia on May 7. The port of Civitavecchia fell instantly before it could react, the city council was dissolved, and the clergy reoccupied the mainstream.
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From the 7th to the 10th, General Reno continued to advance steadily, and heavy cannons were transported by the navy to the port of Civitavecchia.
When they were less than 3 kilometers away from the city of Rome, Mazzini, the ruler of the Roman Republic, realized that the French Republic was not here to help them.
He quickly mobilized the National Guard to attack the 20,000-strong French army. The army of more than 8,000 people was defeated in less than one round. The under-trained Roman National Guard only relied on enthusiasm to stop the regular army of the French Republic.
It's an unrealistic thing.
On May 16, the French army camped in the countryside outside the city of Rome. They wanted to gradually eliminate the remaining forces of the Roman Republic, and then attack the inner city to eliminate the Roman Republic in one fell swoop.
Just like when we killed those Berbers in Algiers!
[ps: There are some discrepancies between the information Jérôme Bonaparte received from Canrobert and General Renault’s actual actions in Rome.]
"Pessini, help me draft a letter! The content of the letter is as follows..." Jerome Bonaparte said to Pesigny who had just entered the study.
Pesini listened attentively to Jérôme Bonaparte's dictation.
After finishing the dictation, Jerome Bonaparte ordered Pesini to deliver the letter to General Canio in Rome as soon as possible.
