An Ning originally didn't care about Konta's rebellion.
The time now is the fourth month after marching to Versailles, February 1790, the beginning of spring.
According to the script An Ning had read, 1790 was a peaceful year. Apart from a series of mutinies such as the Nancy Mutiny, there were basically no major events.
By July 14, 1790, the whole of Paris would happily celebrate the "First Anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille" and sing about the future together.
That's how it should be.
The reason for the mutiny was mainly because the revolution brought new ideas of equality for everyone, but at this time the French army was still the old army, with a strict hierarchy of ordinary soldiers, non-commissioned officers and senior officers.
The lower-class soldiers who accepted the new ideas were unwilling to continue to be oppressed by the officers and gentlemen, and the army was in arrears of pay, so a mutiny broke out.
But these are all old armies and should have nothing to do with the National Guard.
As for the rebellion, according to An Ning's memory, it should have broken out one after another in 1791 and reached its peak in 1793.
Victor Hugo's masterpiece "1993" describes what happened at the height of the French Civil War.
It’s 1793! It’s 1790 now, there are still three years to go!
So An Ning didn't care about Konta's rebellion at all. He thought it was a small rebellion that the local garrison could put out with a wave of his hand.
As a result, at the end of February 1790, the situation in Konta became serious.
The local revolutionary committee sent multiple letters to Paris, asking Paris to take decisive measures and send out counter-rebellion troops.
At this moment, An Ning vaguely felt that something was wrong with Lafayette's expression when he looked at her.
Sure enough, that morning, Lafayette came from the National Guard headquarters to the former equestrian field where the parliament was located and asked to speak.
Pétion, the rotating speaker of the Assembly, "The Virtuous Man" immediately agreed to Lafayette's request to speak.
Lafayette took to the podium.
This podium was built just over four months ago, and the paint on the railings is already shiny from the sweat of countless speakers' hands.
"Everyone! The rebellion in Konta has spread to nearby cities. The rebels even stormed the National Assembly in a nearby city, massacring members and patriots. I have a National Guard captain here from Konta. I ask the Speaker
Allow him to speak on stage!"
Petion nodded: "You can speak. We also want to hear about Konta's condition."
Lafayette immediately gestured to the captain waiting in the audience.
So the captain stepped onto the podium.
There was a bandage on his head, and there was a large amount of blood on the bandage.
Captain: "My name is Belle Eller, and I am the captain of the First Infantry Regiment of the Libreville National Guard. Although it is an infantry regiment, our regiment has less than a thousand people, and they are all local patriots in Konta.
"We received an order from the Libreville Revolutionary Committee to go to Konta to suppress the rebellion. The order was to destroy the rebels, continue to occupy the town, expel the administrators of the Holy See in Konta, and restore France's sovereignty over Konta.
"We launched immediately, but not long after we left Libreville, we encountered rebels on the border between Konta and Libreville..."
Mirabeau interrupted Captain Bell: "What rebels? Where did the church get the rebels?"
Captain Bell replied: "They are the rebels of the church. They are dressed in black and their number is several times our number. After a burst of gunfire, my unit collapsed, and then the men in black began to pursue them, piercing everyone's heart with a bayonet."
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"They didn't accept surrender at all. They called us 'infidels' and started killing us without mercy."
The MPs in the room looked at each other.
The captain continued to tell: "Then the rebels attacked Libreville. There were no other self-defense forces in the city. The rebels in black saw the man wearing the tricolor emblem stabbing his chest on the street. Even if it was seven or eight
Year-old children are no exception.
"The committee in Libreville was dissolved and most of the deputies bayoneted to death.
"This was a massacre, a massacre without question."
The MPs were in an uproar.
Mirabeau stood up and angrily glared at Father Molière, the leader of the black party in the parliament: "These are no longer ordinary rebels, they must hit hard!"
Lafayette walked back to the podium to replace the captain, but the captain did not give up his position immediately. Instead, he grabbed the railings of the podium with both hands, leaned forward, and shouted to the congressmen: "Gentlemen! Libreville has already
There is not a single patriot left, and the blood of patriots cannot be shed in vain! Gentlemen! Send out the troops!"
Lafayette patted the young captain on the shoulder: "Okay, we understand, we will not let the blood of Libreville be shed in vain."
Captain Bell nodded and then gave up the podium.
When he walked off the stage, many people came over and tapped him on the shoulder.
Lafayette stood on the podium with his hands spread out on the railings and leaned forward: "Everyone! This is the biggest challenge to the new France. It is a challenge to liberty, equality and fraternity! It is a challenge to the Declaration of Human Rights.
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"We must fight back with thunder! I propose to vote immediately and dispatch the National Guard to Konta to quell the rebellion!"
Barnave raised his hand and asked: "Is it possible to mobilize troops from nearby areas? Do we have to send suppression troops from Paris?"
Lafayette replied loudly: "The National Guard in Paris has the largest number of people and has been established for the longest time. Moreover, Paris is deeply influenced by Enlightenment ideas and the military consciousness is the highest! At this time, the National Guard in Paris is dispatched to suppress it with thunderous force.
Konta's rebellion can highlight the strength of the new National Guard and give confidence to patriots everywhere!"
Barnave nodded repeatedly and said nothing more.
Pétion stood up: "Then let's start voting! Those who agree to send the National Guard from Paris to suppress the Konta rebellion, please vote!"
Half an hour later, the results came out. Only eight people in the entire parliament abstained and 27 people opposed. The resolution to dispatch the National Guard was almost unanimously passed.
After Pétion announced the results, he said to Lafayette, who was still standing on the podium: "Your Majesty, Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard, the Congress authorizes you to send counter-insurgency troops!"
Lafayette nodded, then looked at An Ning in the audience.
An Ning suddenly felt bad.
When Lafayette came to power, he felt that the Commander-in-Chief would look in his direction from time to time.
Lafayette: "Then, I propose that the Parliament consider the candidate of the commander of the counter-rebellion! I propose that this counter-rebellion should be led by the hero who captured the Bastille, the savior of Versailles, and the founder of the soldier committee system.
Dee Frost comes to command!”
——It is indeed such a way!
An Ning cursed in her heart. 1790 is a year that has been brushed aside in the history books. When the history books talk about this year, they basically focus on what resolutions passed by the parliament and what policies were implemented. They don’t talk about specific things at all.
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So An Ning's original plan was to survive this year and wait for the more exciting year of 1791.
It turned out to be a good thing, he became the counterinsurgency commander!
Mirabeau responded loudly: "I think you can! Mr. Frost is so brave that he will definitely be able to defeat the black robe rebels!"