As a sympathizer of the labor movement, Xiao Letian made some suggestions, which were just suggestions. In fact, this suggestion was the overall evaluation of the failure of Blanqui and others by later generations.
The failure of Blanqui and others was due to indecision and taking chances with the enemy. They never realized from the beginning to the end how ferocious the enemies within France were.
It seems that they have never put the right to survival first. Now that they have encountered such a rare historical opportunity as a secret meeting with Xiao Letian, what Blanqui is thinking about is not how to profit from it, but to consider the issue of war reparations first.
From the beginning, Blanqui considered the issue from the perspective of a pure patriot. He was unwilling to harm the interests of his motherland. He refused war reparations, and of course it was impossible to cede territory.
In their hearts, the interests of France come first!
Compared with Blanqui's political naivety, those in Thiers were much more mature and cunning. When Xiao Letian secretly sent someone to contact Thiers, the fox immediately saw a good opportunity to fight for power.
Thiers is a veteran in politics. He has been studying the history of France and Napoleon's regime all his life. He is very clear about how many weaknesses there are in France.
It can be said that from before the French Emperor declared war, Thiers knew that the empire would be defeated, and it would be defeated miserably!
But Thiers said nothing, he just waited patiently, waiting for his opportunity. He wanted to overtake quickly at the moment when the empire collapsed. He wanted to decide the outcome in one battle and directly enter the queue of the country's front-line politicians. middle.
This task was so difficult that Thiers almost gave up several times. But when he unexpectedly encountered the olive branch offered by Xiao Letian, everything turned around.
Xiao Letian didn't give Thiers much money, but the most important thing Xiao Letian gave Thiers was intelligence. Even more important than intelligence was the head of state's judgment on the future of the situation.
In other words, Thiers knew what the trump cards of Prussia and the Chinese were from beginning to end, so he had no illusions at all.
With strategic predictions, intelligence support, and time nodes on the front line... he can make a plan in Paris step by step.
First, he stole money from the Imperial Bank, then bought a large number of mercenaries. With the mercenaries and money, he then influenced the parliament... A series of operations suddenly made him the most well-connected politician in Paris.
Thiers' rise to power appears to be unstoppable!
Xiao Letian secretly sighed in his heart, "Blanqui, Blanqui! Look at Thiers, how smart he is. After meeting me, there was no nonsense. It was just an exchange of interests, a direct cooperation..."
"Look at you again? You are still talking to me about post-war reparations. You don't even think about how many enemies your power has now? How many days can you survive?"
"A politician who is insensitive to crises is destined to be unqualified!"
Blanqui's face turned red, black, and white, Xiao Letian's ridicule, comrades' advice from other countries, and the insidiousness of his political opponents. All kinds of information rushed into his mind, changing his mood. Extremely irritable.
"Without a country, how can there be a home? It is precisely because of the nourishment of the French nation that we are where we are today... Patriotism is the only thing in this world that we don't need to consider!"
"You say I am a nationalist? I am very grateful for your compliment..."
After Blanqui said this, Xiao Letian was speechless. He shook his head, "In this case, I won't advise you anymore. Let's talk about cooperation..."
"The Prussian vanguard will definitely appear on the outskirts of Paris this evening. Within three days, at least 100,000 Prussian troops will gather on the outskirts of Paris..."
"I can promise you now that we Chinese will not participate in this battle. We will be stationed in the small town of Bobigny..."
"Don't worry that I will sneak up on you from behind. To be honest, there is no shortage of me for a hundred thousand regular Prussian troops to fight..."
"The first battle in Paris will definitely be very fierce. We are not Gods about the outcome, so we won't make any judgment... If the Prussian army loses, then there is no need to mention anything. I will naturally withdraw the troops!"
"When the time comes, you don't have to worry about land cession and compensation. A victory will be enough to cheer up all the people of France. Then the big counterattack will definitely begin..."
"But, if you lose..." Xiao Letian refilled Blanqui's liquor, "If you lose... then the siege of Paris is about to begin, and you will definitely be forced into street fighting!"
"At this time, my troops will advance forward and directly occupy the vicinity of the Chapelle Gate... The two blocks around the Chapelle Gate will become the territory controlled by my Chinese troops!"
"If the situation really reaches that point, I hope that you and I will sign a temporary ceasefire agreement. I will only blockade and not attack, and you should not attack like me..."
"We didn't have to bleed before!"
Blanqui looked at Xiao Letian without saying a word for a long time, "Is this what you want? Just this one?"
"No, no, no... Of course there are other conditions, but this one must be negotiated first, and then we can continue to talk slowly..."
Blanqui looked at the head of state and said coldly, "You want Chapelle Gate to be a military camp, but you still don't allow us to attack? Haha... What a beautiful idea, why do you have it?"
"Haha... No matter what, Paris has turned into a dead city at that time, and you have all turned into a group of trapped beasts!"
"Based on our reputation as a good defender, don't forget how we defended the Stone Bridge Heights during the Austro-Prussian War. As long as we defend the Chapelle Gate, do you think we can attack it with your little combat power?"
"My proposal is for your own good. It will save you a few deaths. Don't you still appreciate it?"
"That's enough! You are insulting our great France..." Blanqui became furious and shouted.
As soon as the workers' representatives outside the town hall heard the roar of banging the table in the room, more than ten people jumped up, drew their pistols, and rushed inside.
But they were opponents of the special forces. Before they could react, more than twenty Mausers were already aimed at them. Even on the roofs of surrounding buildings, snipers were pulling the bolts of their rifles.
"No one is allowed to move! Trespassers will be killed without mercy!" Wang Ju, like the door god, blocked the door of the town hall.
These workers’ leaders really didn’t dare to move, but they dared to yell, “Damn you bastards, you are treacherous!”
"Shameless Chinese, you even resort to dirty tricks in negotiations. Do you still have any diplomatic etiquette? Do you understand the rules..."
"Let him go, let him go! If you dare to imprison Blanqui, the 300,000 National Guardsmen will not let you go!"
Director Wang looked at them coldly and yelled, "That's enough, shut up! We are not as dirty as you think. If you choose a representative to go in, you will behave yourself and you will not suffer!"
Varlan stuffed the pistol back into his suit and shouted, "I'm in!"
