The war is not only about victory on the battlefield, but also about the division of power in the later political arena. Whoever makes greater achievements and fame in this war will get more support from the people.
With the support of the people's votes, you have the qualifications to engage in politics, and only with this qualification will more people follow you, and many small forces will gather under your command, thus forming a huge political force together.
The more this era changes, the more new political leaders are born. What is Gambit doing? What is Thiers doing? Where's Blanqui?
Countless aspiring and ambitious people in Paris are trying their best to squeeze their way up. They have to gain enough reputation in this war. It can be said that the Eight Immortals are crossing the sea to show their talents!
We have to admit that Gambetta has succeeded. He single-handedly integrated the forces in southern France. His disciples and supporters have penetrated into the local political arena in southern France and began to control resources in the name of the Minister of the Interior.
The key is the army. Under the control of massive resources and righteousness, Gambetta, a civilian official, has controlled the command of the entire southern army.
All the generals followed her lead, especially after the victory in Orleans, Gambetta was already the rising star of France.
Thiers took a completely different path. He was even more of a conspirator. His focus was still on the French Parliament. He had controlled the vast majority of the members through various subtle tricks.
This is a sinister mantis in the shadows. No one can guess when he will make a move quickly. He hides very deeply and carefully.
Where's Blanqui? This idealistic warrior also hopes to come to the front to gain political status, and the way he takes it is to rely on the working class to carry out demonstrations and riots that he is best at!
To be honest, this attack on the Provisional Government was not Blanqui's idea, he was also coerced into it.
When the news of Bazin's surrender spread throughout the city, Blanqui's disciples could no longer sit still. Countless citizens spontaneously took to the streets without any organization and began to protest against the traitorous behavior of the provisional government.
These people have lost their sense, and they don’t think about it carefully. What does Bazin’s surrender have to do with the Provisional National Defense Government?
Bazin has been loyal to the French Emperor from beginning to end. It has only been more than a month since the establishment of the Provisional National Defense Government, and it has not established effective contact with Bazin.
Not to mention that Bazin swore allegiance to the Provisional Government. Legally speaking, Bazin has no superior-subordinate relationship with the Provisional National Defense Government at this moment!
Based on this analysis, it is definitely inappropriate for people to spread their resentment on the Provisional Government and Old General Trochu!
Because Trochu could not command Bazin at all, how could the Provisional Government be blamed for Bazin's surrender?
But the people have lost their minds, and they can't control so much. At this moment, they just want to vent their anger and resentment they are holding in their hearts. The interim government has naturally become a punching bag.
Of course, later historians also had different judgments. They believed that General Trochu had selfish motives for not establishing contact with Bazin at the first time.
Because during the Empire, Bazin had a higher military rank than Trochu. If Bazin broke through and returned to Paris, who would lead whom?
The Provisional Government elected Trochu as its leader. Now that Bazin, Trochu's superior officer, has returned, will you, Trochu, give up your position?
Won't you give way? So how can you compare the 180,000 miscellaneous players in your hands with the 170,000 top regular troops in Bazin's hands?
Many things cannot be scrutinized too carefully. There are too many mysteries left by history. People have no evidence, so they can only make random guesses.
Of course, you can also let your imagination run wild and guess. Thiers tried every possible means to tweet Luo Xu to the stage. Maybe he had such a small idea in his heart.
He has long seen through human nature, and he knows very well that Trochu also has selfish motives, and he may do some abnormal actions for his own benefit.
The new government has not established effective contact with the city of Metz for more than a month after its establishment. Is there really no way out? Gambit was able to risk his life by flying a hot-air balloon to break out of the siege. Is there really a shortage of casualties in Paris?
Don't delve too deeply into it, otherwise it will make people feel chilled!
As the tricolor flag fell from the Bourbon Palace and the red flag fluttered, the Commune was officially announced. Radical workers' representatives jumped on the table of the Grand Assembly and excitedly announced that the Paris Commune had officially taken over the rights of all France.
They gave a speech to the cheering people and promised to launch an attack on the Prussian army outside the city within three days!
People were all drunk, clapping, stamping their feet, singing... They seemed to think that a victory would be within reach in three days!
Once people fall into group fanaticism, all kinds of strange behaviors will appear!
Blanqui looked at everything in front of him coldly. He didn't say anything or stop it. Of course he was worried but there was no way. He really needed a victory to add points to his political reputation.
Gambetta and Bazin are two obvious examples. One won and became a national hero in France, while the other surrendered and became a traitor that was reviled by the whole country!
Political life is too precious, and now it must be maintained through military exploits!
With Blanqui's acquiescence, the Paris Commune began to exercise its so-called rights. Countless special commissioners took various handwritten documents, stamped the Commune's seal, and went to various government agencies to take over their rights.
The Police Department, the Ministry of Finance, the Military Department, the City Hall... every government agency had a document taking over power, requiring these agencies to pledge allegiance to the commune.
But these government agencies had known the news for a long time, and all the officials had disappeared. Many documents were just delivered to the door and no one could be found to accept them.
In the end, these people no longer cared about who was in charge and who posted the document at the government door, which proved that the commune had taken over the power.
What's even more surprising is that these people actually sent the documents taking over the power to the military camp!
There were 180,000 Paris garrison troops, of which 150,000 were in defensive positions outside the city, and 30,000 were inside the city to control security. However, this sudden power seizure was not blocked by General Trochue's order, so these soldiers did not stop it.
They retreated from the checkpoint to their respective barracks, quietly watching the chaos outside.
As a result, the sentry at the gate of the barracks received a piece of power takeover document, which in black and white required all officers and soldiers of the garrison to obey the leadership and command of the commune.
Seeing those commune officials walking away after delivering the documents, these regular soldiers were all dumbfounded, watching those people walking away as if they were sending off idiots.
The commander in the military camp fiercely pulled out his saber and chopped the broken document into two pieces.
"They're all a bunch of lunatics!"
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