When the imperial flag of the Tuileries Palace turned into a torch, Blanqui was already surrounded by more than 30,000 followers, and the long and dark queue was walking towards the Imperial Parliament.
The French Parliament Building is located in the Bourbon Palace on the banks of the Seine. This place has become the center of all storms. When the Tuileries Palace lost its master, France's highest authority was here.
Watching the burning flag turn into ashes, and watching the tens of thousands or more supporters around him, Blanqui felt that he had stood at the pinnacle of France, with control of 300,000 National Guardsmen, plus countless more With the support of Qing's votes, the country will definitely run according to his ideas.
"Citizens! March towards the Palais Bourbon...!"
The people cheered and surrounded their leaders, and the team marched forward in a mighty manner.
But Blanqui and their supporters did not know that their opponents were far more cunning than imagined, and those representatives of capitalist forces would never give their rights to these workers and farmers.
Thiers is a smart man in the entire capitalist camp. He stole a huge amount of cash from the Imperial Bank and used the money to raise a very fierce mercenary group. Today is the day when this group works hard.
The homes of MPs scattered in various neighborhoods of Paris were knocked by these menacing people. When they heard that these were the personal bodyguards sent by Thiers to protect them, these MPs were relieved.
In the chaos that fills the city, you can often see tough North African mercenaries walking through the crowd surrounded by a weak congressman.
These congressmen were escorted to Thiers' carriage, and then gathered together and quickly drove towards the Parliament. The pale congressmen in the carriage looked at the chaotic situation in the city, and they all thought of the terrible revolution.
The Revolution is a symbolic event that will never be forgotten in the memory of the French, although the Revolution had a very positive and progressive significance in promoting the development of human society.
But the French knew better that the chaotic and anarchic state during the Revolution was really terrifying, with rivers of blood flowing!
"Are we going to fall into anarchy again? How many people are going to die? How many people are going to die..."
The veteran outside the car window coughed, "Gentlemen, I don't know how many people will die in Paris, but I can assure you that if there are thugs who try to harm you... we will protect you with our lives!"
"This is an order from our master, Councilor Thiers, and we will defend it to the death!"
It is true that guns and knives are available at this critical moment. These bodyguards provided strong protection to the parliamentarians, and at the same time, they also planted the impression that Thiers was a strong man in their hearts.
This impression seems to be of little use in normal times, but when the sky falls and the earth falls, the strong faction also represents order! Represents safety!
Thiers is so smart, he knows the key to everything, and his attacks are faster, more accurate, and more ruthless than Blanqui and others!
What he wants is to control the Parliament as soon as possible and control the nearly 180,000 Paris garrison left by the French Emperor!
Although these 180,000 are not the real elites of the empire, they are at least much better than the improvised National Guard.
With 180,000 regular troops in hand, he would have the strength to challenge Blanqui's 300,000 National Guardsmen!
As long as the military balance can be achieved, he can use the influence of parliament to form a new government that is beneficial to him!
As long as these two points can be achieved, France's future will definitely be under his control!
In order to achieve his goal, he not only sent out all the mercenaries to protect the members of Congress, but he even personally took risks to meet General Trochu.
General Trochu, like the Duke of Montauban, was appointed by the French Emperor as the head of the Paris garrison, but Montauban was the chief and he was his deputy.
Now that Montauban has escaped, Trochu has become the supreme commander of the army!
You must know that the army is a place that cares very much about inheritance. When the original imperial government collapses and a new government has not yet been established, who can order the army?
It has to be a senior general. In the final analysis, soldiers will trust the one who looks familiar!
At this critical juncture, a word from an old general familiar to these soldiers can be far more effective than an appointment letter from the new government.
The carriage was running wildly on the street, and Satrauman found that the speed was getting faster and faster. "Oh...be careful, you almost hit that old woman just now..."
"Mr. Thiers, why is the atmosphere on the street wrong? Why is the crowd in commotion?"
The livid Thiers said, "The news must have leaked out. There must be Blanqui's spies in the damn parliament. They sent the telegram information..."
Sure enough, just as the carriage was running wildly, a newsboy suddenly rushed out of an alley on the left. He shouted wildly on the street with a sharp voice.
"The King of France was defeated and Sedan suffered a disastrous defeat!"
"The emperor has surrendered! The emperor has been captured..."
"Damn it! Speed up, we must snatch the general before Blanqui..."
Snap... The riding whip crackled, and the two tall horses rushed forward like a gust of wind. However, the running speed of those veterans was not slower than the war horses. The money Thiers spent was really worth it!
The rampaging carriage finally arrived at General Trochu's door. When Thiers knocked on the door under the protection of mercenaries, the general in military uniform was already ready.
"I really didn't expect that you would be the first one to pick me up! You are even faster than my guards..."
"General, get in the carriage with me immediately. We have to go to the Parliament immediately... Let's leave quickly before the mob is organized!"
"Don't worry, my friend, I have already sent a messenger to summon my guards. In half an hour, a company of elites will come to escort us!"
"Oh God! It's too late at all... You just learned about the telegram news, and you are just calling the army now. I'm afraid that before the army can wait, you will be kidnapped by Blanqui's people..."
"How many soldiers are there with you... God, there are only four! You must know that Blanqui now has three hundred thousand in his hands!"
"Come on, these mercenaries of mine are reliable, they will definitely protect us..."
When General Trochu heard that this was true, he no longer hesitated, put on his hat and boarded the carriage directly.
The black carriage rushed towards the Bourbon Palace like a whirlwind, and just four minutes after the carriage disappeared, more than a thousand self-defense soldiers with live ammunition surrounded the general's home.
Bang, bang, bang... The soldiers smashed the door fiercely, but the person who opened the door was a poor teenage maid, and her face turned pale with fright.
"What are you doing? The general is not at home... he just left the city and went to the barracks..."
"Damn it! Let's go to the barracks and chase... Fifty soldiers are left here to guard, let's go..."
The cunning little maid gave these soldiers a wrong direction at the most critical moment!
