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France has been experiencing constant coups since the Great Revolution. Republics and monarchies came to power in turn. The First Republic overthrew Louis XVI, then the Second Republic overthrew the Orleans Dynasty, and then Napoleon's coup restored the monarchy.
Immediately after Napoleon's defeat and the successful restoration of the Republic, Napoleon's nephew began to launch a coup again, leading his soldiers and old nobles to build an empire.
A series of political systems change as fast as a revolving door, which gives people a sense of the impermanence of the world. No one can guarantee that any political system will last forever. All smart people are thinking about how to bet on both sides, and people's hearts are in chaos. It was also an important reason for France's defeat.
The war had reached this point, and Napoleon III actually started to think carefully about preserving his strength. He thought this was France when his uncle was exiled for the first time!
There is a chariot in front and a rut in the back. In the front, Napoleon the Great relied on the support of his soldiers to successfully reach the summit even though he was exiled. How is the current situation similar to that then?
The current situation of the Franco-Prussian War seems to be very unfavorable to the French Emperor. Should we continue to fight for a chance of survival? Or should you save your strength and learn from your uncle's experience and wait for a comeback?
This account is actually not difficult to calculate at all!
It is said that the emperor still has 500,000 elites in his hands. This may be an exaggeration by the two old generals, and it is also because they want to appease the emperor.
But at this moment, the number of 300,000 veterans in the hands of the French Emperor is very reliable, it can only be more, not less!
A veteran of three hundred thousand battles! They were all trained by the Emperor of France and raised for more than ten years. Some of them have been on the Emperor's military pay for half their lives.
These veterans can't do anything else except follow the French Emperor to kill people. These people can't survive in society because they have no skills. They are a group of unstable factors.
The soldiers also know their own situation, so they don't care how loud the slogans outside the military camp are and how many ideas are rampant. The only real thing is to keep their jobs.
Loyal to the emperor, I will kill whoever the emperor tells me to kill, even if it is my own compatriot, this is the value of three hundred thousand loyal veterans!
Napoleon III knew very well that if he used these 300,000 veterans to fight Prussia, he might be able to win, but in the end he would be left with two disabled people.
It would be better... At this time, the French Emperor had to think carefully. It would be better to passively avoid war and make peace with Prussia. Maybe a revolution would break out in Paris and a republic would emerge again.
But...as long as his family is safe, as long as his son is safe, and these more than 300,000 loyal veterans are still there.
As long as he gives an order, there may be no possibility of Eugène Bonaparte's restoration in the future!
Can the country be governed well by just those republicans and workers’ leftists? Are you kidding me? Look at the people they killed during the Revolution and the chaos they caused. I will still have a share in the people's hearts.
This was the French Emperor's true thoughts during the retreat. Of course, he still had to fight when appropriate. He would not surrender until the war reached the final stage.
But the necessary escape route must be prepared in advance. Do you want to learn everything from your uncle?
Taking advantage of the darkness, the French Emperor led his army to evacuate Metz and retreated to Chalons in the southwest, which was only more than 100 kilometers away from Paris.
The entire retreat plan fully reflects the French emperor's conspiracy. He arranged the retreat plan based on the proximity of the troops and his own loyalty.
The troops that had followed him the longest and were the most reliable were the first to leave the battlefield, while those local garrison regiments that came to support later were placed in the last order.
They will continue to fight the Prussian army to buy time for the French Emperor to retreat.
In the dark of night, the French garrison suddenly launched a full-scale attack, taking advantage of the darkness to launch a large-scale charge towards the Prussian army's positions. The shouts of killing broke out simultaneously on the front line of dozens of miles.
At this time, Xiao Letian had not rested yet. He was alarmed by the sudden change and rushed out of the camp. There was a tall wooden observation tower not far away. He ran up to it. At this time, Sima Yun and Wang Huai were already there. Watching the battle from above.
"The French army suddenly launched a full-line attack. Look at the scale of this, at least 80,000 people have been invested!" After speaking, Sima Yun handed the binoculars to Xiao Letian.
The field of view of the telescope was dark, with only the firelight outlining the outline of the war. At this time, the situation on the battlefield could only be judged by experience.
"Good boy, everything is blooming! Are all the positions on fire? Quickly inform Moltke and the others that the Pharaoh is about to escape. This is a feint attack to cover his escape!"
The three of them hurriedly ran to see Bismarck and Moltke. At this time, the Chinese military command headquarters was also in chaos. Intelligence from various battlefields was gathered together and turned into countless data on the sand table.
"Chief of the General Staff, give the order to pursue! Napoleon III is trying to escape! This is a feint attack!" Xiao Letian shouted as soon as he entered the door.
Bismarck frowned, "Yes, I also think that a feint is very likely, but directly mobilizing nearly 100,000 people to feint is too large a scale?"
"Don't hesitate! Just ask the commanders on the front line. How are the tactics of these enemies working together? How is their morale? I'm sure these soldiers are absolutely incapable of fighting!"
"These are France's second-line troops. What the French Emperor wants is for his direct lineage to be intact, so he is reluctant to let his hundreds of thousands of veterans die!"
"As long as no veterans appear in this wave of attacks, it is certain that the French Emperor has escaped!"
With a bang, Moltke smashed his fist on the table. "That's right, the French Emperor has escaped! The possibility of a diplomatic breakthrough has been shattered. He is fleeing back to Paris!"
"Order the pursuit! Keep him alive before he escapes back to Paris!"
"Wait!" Xiao Letian suddenly reached out and stopped the Chief of General Staff. "No, there is something wrong with your analysis. The French Emperor will never dare to retreat to Paris!"
"Why? Give me a reason!" Hearing Xiao Letian scolding himself for being wrong, even though the old Mao Qi was well-educated, he was a little angry.
Xiao Letian can't control so much at this time. "The reason is simple. The situation in Paris can no longer accommodate the French Emperor! Under pressure, the Queen agreed to the leaders of the labor movement and the Republicans to form a National Guard of 800,000 people!"
"Paris is now on the eve of the storm of the Great Revolution. As long as the French Emperor dares to retreat to Paris in defeat, that will be the moment for him to be guillotined!"
"Will he follow the same path of Louis XVI? Seek death? Run as far as you can!"
At this time, Bismarck also agreed with Xiao Letian's analysis, "Yes, I have the same judgment. Analyzing the current war situation from a politician's perspective, there is absolutely no possibility of Napoleon III returning to Paris!"
"I can even guess that Queen Eugenie should have already begun to prepare to pack up her property. She should have made the final step of planning to escape from Paris!"
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