Chapter 267 The joint reaction of turning over the old accounts
Chapter 267 The consequences of settling old scores
In the coalition headquarters, the Duke of Brunswick and Marshal Alvinzi were confused when faced with reports of the appearance of French troops flying in like snowflakes.
"Why did so many French troops suddenly appear?" Marshal Alvinzi frowned, "French troops are everywhere. Have we attacked the French army's lair?"
Marshal Alvinqi still has the old thinking of the past, where the armies of the two countries fight to the death, the common people enjoy the show, and whichever side wins will wear the coat of arms of that side.
This has also been the norm for feudal wars in Europe for so many years. It was still like this during the Seven Years' War just ten years ago.
He has no concept of a nation-state and all people as soldiers.
Duke of Brunswick: "These must be mercenaries! The French spent a lot of money and hired so many troops to fight us!"
Marshal Alvinzi turned to ask the chief of staff beside him: "Is there any report that these 'French troops' have Italian or Swiss accents? Or Hessian accents?"
"No, Marshal." The chief of staff replied simply.
Alvinzi glanced at the Duke of Brunswick.
The Duke shrugged: "I was just trying to explain why so many French troops suddenly appeared."
Just as Alvinci was about to speak, a messenger suddenly ran in: "Report! The troops besieging the Sedan Fortress have been defeated, and His Majesty Franz's brother has been captured by the French army."
"What?" Alvinqi was shocked. He immediately went over to take the letter, opened it and glanced at it quickly, "Damn it, this is terrible. How should I tell His Majesty the news? He has fallen into the crazy massacre of nobles.
It’s in the hands of the French!”
The Duke of Brunswick came over and took the letter, glanced at it, and then said: "Calm down, the Archduke should still be in the fortress now. We just need to deploy troops and surround the fortress."
Alvinqi: "Yes, then the troops we can mobilize immediately..."
"Yes, yes, but they are going to reinforce Babi Village." The chief of staff replied, "If they are transferred to surround the fortress, then we may have to invest in the general reserve force."
Alvinzi: "... Then invest. There are French troops everywhere now. It is not the time to reserve troops. We also need to send people to collect the broken siege troops and reorganize them as much as possible."
"I understand, let's do it."
The chief of staff saluted and left.
Alvinci sighed: "Fortunately, according to the current reports, the sporadic French troops that have appeared in large numbers are not strong in combat effectiveness. They have high morale and no tactical actions. Our army will not be defeated by these troops if we are well prepared."
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Duke of Brunswick: "The troops at Verdun successfully defended it. Sedan...may have been raided."
Alvinzi: "It may be because there is no cavalry in Sedan and no early warning was given."
In this era, the army's battlefield perception basically relies on cavalry. Without cavalry, it is almost like a blind and deaf person.
Alvinzi: "Although there are many French troops, as long as we stabilize our position, we can still win!"
Duke of Brunswick: "I think it's better to write a letter to the country to report the situation here and ask for some reinforcements."
Alvinzi hesitated: "With Archduke Karl captured, I very much doubt whether I will get reinforcements. Maybe I will be dismissed from my post because of this."
Braunschweig: "It is indeed possible... but it is not our responsibility. Who would have thought that this would happen?"
Alvinqi sighed and looked at the sky: "Someone has to be responsible for the defeat, especially when we have an emperor who likes to pursue blame."
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One day later, news of the capture of Archduke Charles spread back to Paris.
All newspapers don't care which faction they belong to - well, only Jacobin newspapers can be published now, because newspapers of other factions may even have their editors moved.
In short, all newspapers reported in the largest font size: "The Habsburg royal family was captured, and the Sedan Fortress achieved a great victory."
Suddenly the name of Napoleon Bonaparte spread throughout the city of Paris, and everyone in the city suddenly knew that General Frost had a very capable henchman.
Then an accident happened, because someone dug out the documents of the Civil Service, saying that Napoleon was a noble, and his title of noble was given to him by Louis XVI, the great traitor who fled abroad. Louis XVI also gave him two thousand francs, and
Allowing him to enter the Brienne Military Academy.
Suddenly, some people in Paris began to take the lead, saying that a person should not be guillotined just because he is an aristocrat, and that aristocrats can also be very republican.
The National Assembly was immediately dragged into the whirlpool. Many members who were tired of the continuous bloody terror raised objections and demanded an end to the endless trials and executions.
This afternoon several congressmen who held such views took the stage to speak.
As soon as they finished speaking, Dandong stood up.
"Our current policy of terror is to protect the newly born republic! Maybe some people were sent to the guillotine by mistake, but we would rather kill them by mistake than eradicate all the hidden enemies!"
Danton slapped the table with his hand as he spoke: "We cannot stop until all the royalists and all the Girondins are sent to the guillotine!"
Someone immediately stood up and objected: "Have you not considered that it is precisely because of the indiscriminate killing of many innocent people that many people are disgusted with the new French Republic? Even Frost was disgusted with indiscriminate killing. He has been sending people away from Paris.
Go to Marseille, we all know that we are protecting these people!"
Danton: "Frost also approved of the policy of terror! He sent people to Marseille just because he wanted to complete the steam revolution he envisioned. These people are going to build steam engines!"
"Bullshit steam revolution, he even sent Mr. Equality to Marseille, and remembered that it was he who decided to marry the king's sister at the most critical moment! So the original plan to execute Louis XVII turned out to be
exile!
"I think he is actually a royalist, a royalist who hides deeply! You'd better send him to the guillotine too!"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar, and people in the parliament who supported the terrorist policy and those who did not support the terrorist policy were shocked.
Frost is a royalist! Such rumors have actually been circulating in Paris for a long time, but no one dared to say it directly!
Especially if it is made public in parliament like this, say it openly and openly!
Already, some frightened congressmen began to leave quietly.
The crowd watching the parliament was also in an uproar.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted: "Send this monstrous man to the guillotine!"
This received an immediate response, with the crowd shouting enthusiastically: "You actually want to execute our hero! Send him to the guillotine!"
The congressman who spoke showed no fear: "The personal rights of congressmen are sacred and inviolable! This is stipulated in the constitution! Even if I am really a royalist, I cannot be tried or sent to the guillotine!"
Danton was about to speak when Robespierre stood up.
He pushed up his glasses and said with a gloomy expression: "Yes, the Constitution stipulates that the personal rights of members are sacred and inviolable, so I cannot judge you or send you to the guillotine.
"It is because of this that we have not been able to completely eradicate the royal party."
"You..." the congressman who just spoke looked frightened, "What do you want to say? No, you can't do this..."
"I can finally see clearly that France's troubles are right here, in this chamber!" Robespierre pointed at the man angrily, "As long as there is still this dirt hidden in the parliament, the revolution will be over.
It will never be complete! But if you think about it carefully, the old constitution was the constitution of France, a constitutional monarchy, and we are already a republic!"
Robespierre was interrupted by the crowd's chant: "Long live the Republic!"
After the crowd stopped cheering, Robespierre said: "So, we don't need to follow the old constitution! I propose to start voting now to cancel the article in the old constitution that the members of the parliament are inviolable!"
Danton was shocked and looked at Robespierre dumbfounded.