"We Chinese people and the French people have no hatred. I have said this many times from the beginning... The one who has hatred against us is Napoleon III and the colonial lunatics he represents!"
"It's those war madmen, those madmen who always try to invade us. They are the culprits who imprisoned me and started a war with us Chinese!"
"The French people are not our life-and-death enemies! Remember, the enemies of the French people are the Prussians. These two nations have a complicated national feud that lasts for thousands of years!"
"Now you know why I held this secret meeting! From today on, we will gradually withdraw from the main battle, and we will not massacre any innocent French people after that!"
"The Battle of Paris will definitely break out. The French Emperor sent a telegram to his wife this morning. It is estimated that Queen Eugenie is packing her things and preparing to escape now..."
Xiao Letian was right. At this moment in the Tuileries Palace in Paris, Queen Eugenie's team of chefs were preparing her luncheon at noon today. The Queen received a secret telegram from Napoleon III.
Queen Eugenie was shocked when she saw it. Her face turned pale. She had rich experience in politics for many years. The queen did not panic. Instead, she smiled and said to the guard.
"Let the kitchen prepare more things. I will invite more guests at noon today...don't be stingy and bring out the best wine in my cellar..."
Just as all the servants were preparing the food for the luncheon, the queen turned around and entered her bedroom. Without saying a word, she took her most personal maid and started packing up the items.
"Notify Montauban immediately and ask his cavalry to escort me... Make me smile, don't let people outside see the clues!"
"Pack all the valuable jewelry into boxes and send them to the carriage. We will announce our trip to Versailles soon..."
In fact, Queen Eugenie had long been prepared to escape. Over the years she had been in power, she had accumulated a large amount of gold, diamonds, jewelry and works of art... She also had countless stocks, bonds and deposits in the City of London.
The open space between the Tuileries Palace and the Louvre is a huge equestrian training ground. In the stables, six carriages are ready to go at any time half a month ago.
Countless heavy boxes contained the frivolous wealth accumulated by the French royal couple. Today, Queen Eugenie packed only some of her commonly used jewelry.
Within half an hour, Montauban arrived at the Tuileries Palace with a pale face. On the surface, he pretended to smile, but inside he was already panicking.
"Queen... what you said is true... Your Majesty is true..."
"Stop talking... Is the cavalry you prepared reliable? Leave quickly and announce that I have something to do at Versailles... Then we leave the city and go to Calais immediately..."
"Let's go, Montauban... You have suppressed so many socialists before. Once they come to power, they will definitely kill you to vent their anger. Let's go..."
Montauban was the most loyal dog of Napoleon III. His title of Duke was obtained by his attack on Beijing and command of the Battle of Bali Bridge. He obtained his title by relying on the mountains of corpses in the colony.
Internally, Montauban also brutally suppressed the uprisings of citizens and workers. The number of lower-class French people who died indirectly at his hands was at least 10,000.
"The Fourth Army is my direct descendant. Although it is stationed in Lyon at the moment, I have mobilized more than 600 cavalry... These people are more loyal than the Guards. You can rest assured that I am here..."
The Queen put on a long dress and a hat that covered her face, and walked out of the Tuileries Palace pretending to be relaxed, accompanied by the Duke of Montauban.
"Montauban...what are your plans? Don't come back to France, it's too dangerous..."
"Yes, Queen... I am going to Belgium... where I have two manors and several factories... God, please bless the prince and restore him!"
"There will come a day, when the prince is restored, all your rights will be returned!"
Six carriages drove out from the gate of the Tuileries Palace, and the cavalry lined up to protect the queen and ran towards the Palace of Versailles. Through the glass window, the queen saw a dark mass of people gathered on the other side of the Seine. There were many speakers in the crowd. figure.
Did the crowd erupt into roars of hurrah, and in some places the Marseillaise was sung over and over again!
"Long live the Republic! Down with all emperors and nobles!"
The dangerous slogan scared the queen into a cold sweat. She was glad that she was prepared in advance and that she had the wit to come up with an excuse to deceive.
If we leave after the news of the French Emperor's surrender has spread throughout the city, these untouchables who are on the edge of a volcanic eruption will definitely rush into the palace and put themselves in prison!
"Oh God! Maybe these untouchables will take turns to insult me... They will definitely be able to do it. Leave quickly, leave immediately!"
Under the protection of the cavalry, the carriage team headed straight to the Palace of Versailles under the eyes of the city's hatred. At this time, the Palace of Versailles and the city of Paris were not yet connected.
There is a large area of farmland and factories between the city and the Palace of Versailles. As soon as the convoy left the city, it immediately made a big turn and rushed from the northwest!
The cunning Queen Eugenie finally escaped from the city of Paris that was about to become hell!
Xiao Letian banged his fist on the military map. "Queen Eugenie escaped today. The new government will be established at the earliest tonight or tomorrow morning at the latest!"
"By then, the whole of France will have undergone earth-shaking changes, and Paris will be the center of this great change!"
"The Prussians will not leave without receiving war compensation. With the French Emperor out of office, there is no way to squeeze money out of him, because he can no longer decide France's taxation and finance!"
"If you want money, you have to ask the new government for it, and if the new government doesn't give it some support, they won't obediently pay for it! So Moltke has ordered the army to march towards Paris today!"
"Prince Karl's troops have begun to exchange fire with the Southern Army. To push back the Southern French troops, his follow-up troops will arrive in Paris first, and we will arrive soon..."
"When the soldiers surround Paris, we may see a drama that is rare in human history!"
"In this big drama, I have only one request... I will not attack others unless they attack me. We will not shoot at any force until we are attacked!"
"While Prussian soldiers kill French people, we can protect a group of French civilians!"
"Even when a civil war breaks out in Paris, we must be ready to rescue them! I don't care what faction they belong to! In my eyes, as long as they are refugees, they must provide basic protection!"
"I heard you all clearly. From today on, killing can no longer bring us any benefits!"
"Only redemption can do it! Only redemption can win us more benefits!"
