Xiao Letian and Bismarck spent half a day in the air circling the city of Paris. This was not only a military surveying and mapping, but also a very serious military demonstration!
Yes, it is a threat to all of Paris. Let me tell you clearly that your so-called impregnable defense line is not worth mentioning in front of the Prussian and Chinese coalition forces.
We can even attack arrogantly above your heads. Paris is completely defenseless in front of us!
The appearance of Zeppelin airships was undoubtedly a serious blow to the morale of Paris. Those citizens living near the city walls spread the horrific news throughout the city in just one evening.
The dark airship like a monster made a strange cry in the sky, and the soldiers on the airship threatened the citizens below with various weapons and weapons.
Many stupid women even said they saw a jet-black demonic dragon surrounding the airship, its huge wings flickering and rolling up a hurricane!
People always like to demonize things they don’t understand. This seems to be the most primitive memory in human genes. How did the cave people feel when they saw thunder and rain? It is estimated that the mood of Paris citizens is no different now.
The chaotic Paris finally realized that war was inevitable. The war had changed from a rumor to an unavoidable horror around them. Now the whole city was out of order.
Councilor Sutter Laumann was walking on the street worriedly. He looked at the noisy citizens around him and suddenly felt a weird feeling on them.
It was a complex emotion of fear and security. Everyone was full of fear of war, but everyone believed that city walls and defense systems could protect them.
Moreover, when people gather together, the bravery of the group can soon replace the lonely one. People talk randomly without any clue, and many ridiculous topics often become the focus of attention.
In the afternoon, Congressman Laumann went to the National Defense Government to deliver documents, and he encountered a strange thing: nearly a thousand people surrounded the Academy of Sciences!
The citizens in a trance submitted their bold, fairy-tale ideas to the Academy of Sciences, never thinking that their actions were stupid.
Some people suggest that all the beasts in the Paris Zoo should be released, so that tigers, lions and venomous snakes can kill all invaders!
Someone proposed a musical machine gun tactic. They would form countless bands to play Schubert and Wagner in front of the enemy's positions, letting the music lure the enemies closer, and then kill them all!
Some people even proposed organizing all the prostitutes in Paris, giving them poisonous needles, and going to seduce Prussian soldiers outside the city, and then use the poisonous needles to kill the enemy when they are not prepared!
Even if the poisonous needle doesn't work, the syphilis carried by these prostitutes can kill the enemy!
Laumann no longer has any hope for these crazy citizens. He has suffered losses on the street. These unreasonable citizens will not give others a chance to reason. They will only use violence to resolve conflicts.
Faced with the proposals of these madmen, the congressman could only sigh and prepare to leave. However, he did not expect that the mood of the people was already very hysterical. At that time, several citizens glared at him.
"Are you laughing at us? Look, everyone, here is a gentleman wearing an expensive suit. He is mocking our proposal..."
While he was talking, several drunken strong men approached him. Once Laoman was beaten once, he would never get beaten a second time. He turned around and walked out without any explanation.
Just when several drunkards were about to surround him, a pair of big hands grabbed his arm, "Congressman Lowman... follow me... Don't always go out on the street alone in the future..."
A closer look showed that Laumann was an acquaintance. Eugene, a famous steel merchant in Paris, was familiar with many people in the political arena. It was said that he had a very close personal relationship with Thiers.
When Laoman saw that it was him who followed him without saying a word, the two of them jumped on the carriage on the side of the road and quickly left the chaotic place!
"Mr. Eugene... you have not left Paris? As far as I know, many businessmen have gone out of the city to avoid the limelight..."
"Hey...I'm different from them. My business is here. The steel plant and the machinery processing plant are inseparable from me. If I don't look after me, I'm afraid those thugs will rob all my equipment and property." Let’s go!”
"I can't bear it, I just can't bear it, a lifetime of hard work..."
"It would be fine if I were one of those wine merchants, food merchants, or those who make gold and silver equipment... My property is all outside the city, and I only have so much extravagant wealth. I can load it all away in a carriage..."
"Hey...it's tied, I'm tied..."
Laumann also let out a long sigh, "Yes! Not only you, but also those pawn shops, loan sharks, and the landlords in Paris... they all had no choice but to stay here because their property could not be taken away... "
"Who says it's not the case? My brother-in-law has wanted to leave for a long time, but he is afraid that his property will be destroyed by the war... so he is still suffering!"
The two exchanged a few pleasantries before Laumann suddenly said, "Did you see that strange airship today? It is said that it was built by the head of state of China. This airship breached several fortresses during the Battle of Sedan!"
"I didn't expect it to be brought to Paris now. With this thing, we can't sleep well! Can the bastions and walls outside the city block the attack of this airship?"
"Mr. Eugene... I want to ask you something... Can you help modify a few small-caliber artillery pieces so that they can shoot in the air... I know that your machining factory is well-equipped, so you can definitely do it!"
"It doesn't matter how much money you need, I will personally go to the committee to give you special approval..."
Eugene smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Mr. Congressman...it's not about money. I don't expect to make any money when the national crisis hits...the problem is that all the workers are crazy!"
"Every worker in the steel plant and machinery factory stopped working because their eyes were red. They all went to join the National Guard. If I can find thirty old workers, it would be good..."
"I'm just afraid of delaying your business..."
Damn it... Laumann punched the carriage. "It's a mess, it's all a mess... No one has a job, are they all going to fight? Who will produce bullets and artillery shells? Who will maintain the arms?"
"You wait for me... I'll go to Montmartre... I'll go find Vallandouval and the others, and I'll get you a group of workers..."
Eugene grimaced, "You'd better not go there...everyone is crazy over there and it's very dangerous..."
In the end, Eugene did not stop Congressman Laumann. At the next intersection, Laumann jumped off the carriage and walked towards Montmartre, where the base camp of the labor movement and all the main leaders were.
Eugene looked at Laumann's back and sighed, "What is all this? Who are these people? How did Paris become like this..."
As he said this, he was still holding the telegraph newspaper in his pocket, "Let's go to see Mr. Thiers..."
What's in Eugene's pocket is a garbled message that he can never understand!
