Blanqui knew very well that the Paris garrison did not fire, but sent Congressman Thiers to negotiate, which showed that Trochu had not completely broken his heart.
Thiers is a very insidious person, and such people are good at disguising. At the critical moment when the empire collapsed and the republic was established, Thiers used a vicious trick of "retreating to advance", which suddenly destroyed his reputation. From a third-rate politician to a first-rate politician.
Everyone is praising Thiers for his high integrity. Although this kind of high integrity has not been applied to leftists, Thiers did shirk his position in the 26-member committee. Such a person makes Blanqui and others unable to be ruthless at all. stand up.
It is really suitable for Thiers to be a lobbyist!
The sandbags at the entrance of the street were moved to create a gap, allowing only Thiers' carriage to drive in. Then it was quickly blocked, and the muzzles of the rifles were all pointed outwards.
Thiers looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar armed streets in Montmartre and sighed, "This is a serious problem! If these people are not solved, the riots in the future will be endless..."
After a while, the carriage stopped at the door of the old tavern. Thiers jumped out of the carriage, and the loyal mercenaries around him protected him and walked in.
"Dear Mr. Blanqui, your actions last night were too hasty, and it is very bad for the Republic..." Thiers was not polite, entered the room and got straight to the topic.
"Bazin's surrender is indeed a disaster, but what does this have to do with the Provisional National Defense Government? Mobilizing the people to attack the government will only make the loved ones angry and the haters happy!"
"You are not an ignorant citizen. You are well aware of the current chaotic situation in the country... Don't you know that old General Trochu cannot order Bazin at all?"
"Don't you understand yet? Bazin and the others will always be royalists! This is a counterattack by the royalists, but you are throwing the blame on the rightists. Is this fair?"
"Actually shouting slogans to abolish the national defense government? Do you think you are the French parliament? Even if you are more powerful, you only represent the workers of Paris. You cannot represent the people of France!"
Blanqui blushed slightly, "I'm sorry for what happened last night, but I must make it clear that the whole thing was not an order from me, but was organized spontaneously by the people out of anger..."
"I also ordered to maintain order last night... After all, General Trochu didn't show up yesterday, and the 26-member committee also disappeared!"
As soon as the two men came on stage, they started to quarrel with each other. The left-wing workers' leaders around him stared at Thiers angrily, and one of them cursed in a bad temper!
"The composition of the Interim National Defense Council is inherently unfair. Do we, the left, only have one seat in the entire country?"
"It is precisely because you control the government that these cowards, cowards and traitors have the conditions to cause rebellion? Bazin is a traitor, what do you have to be proud of!"
"Has Trochu ever launched an attack involving more than ten thousand people since the siege? Why not start a war? What's the use of such an incompetent provisional government?"
"Yes, that's right! An incompetent government must fall. You are all cowards, cowards and traitors!"
Thiers' mouth was so angry that he said, "Shut up!" He yelled, "Stop yelling at me! Do you still want to pour dirty water on my head?"
"I have worked hard for the Republic and my heart has been broken. I gave up my rights for the sake of the overall situation and the stability of the country! I am not doing it for you to scold!"
"The fact that you have few seats in the parliament is your own fault! Don't even think of putting the blame on us... If you have the ability, go to Kassel to find the French Emperor!"
"Go and ask him why he suppressed you back then? Why didn't he give you seats in parliament? Stop getting angry at other members! Do you want to negotiate? If you don't want to negotiate, I will leave. The worst is civil war!"
"The worst thing is that relatives will hate and enemies will be happy!"
Thiers' roar really calmed the situation. No matter how dark his heart was, at least when the country's power was overlapping, he showed his high-spirited attitude.
Although he is not leaning to your left, Thiers has not benefited himself either. In this moment of national crisis, this kind of politician can already be regarded as a moral model!
Blanqui stretched out his hand to suppress the surrounding worker leaders and sighed, "Tell me what the old general's attitude is!"
Thiers' expression softened a little, "Put aside the conflict and speak to the outside world unanimously! The national defense government does not need to pursue the matter last night, but you must ensure that there will not be a next time..."
"At the same time, the National Guard must be ready for battle... The old general has decided to break out!"
With a bang, the whole old tavern was in a commotion. People had been waiting for this day for a long time. These National Guards had been holding back for a long time. Seeing the enemies outside the city showing off their power, they had long wanted to launch an attack.
But without the cooperation of the regular army, the National Guard cannot rely solely on large numbers of people. To be honest, a decisive battle in the wild is really a technical job!
Thiers sighed, "Originally, the old general's strategy was to stand firm and wait for reinforcements, waiting for Gambetta's southern army to become larger in size, and then cooperate internally and externally to fight..."
"But the surrender of Metz completely messed up the plans... Now we can't even think about not fighting, otherwise our morale will not be guaranteed!"
"Get ready for battle. It is expected that three divisions of troops will be recruited from you in the early stage to cooperate with the battle... Ammunition will be distributed immediately. I hope you will put the overall situation first and for the sake of the motherland, put aside disputes and fight this battle together. !”
Thiers left, and this chaotic farce of seizing power was over. General Trochu regained control of Paris, but he also knew that it was absolutely impossible to endure it any longer.
France's battle situation is like a dumbbell. Without Metz in the north, Paris will face almost 70% of the pressure.
If we don't break out, the final outcome will be death!
Trochu is ready to lead the entire national defense government to break out of Orleans. He will leave Paris with 180,000 elites, leave the city to the National Guard, and let them fight in the streets!
General mobilization of war began throughout Paris, and the stored ammunition and materials began to be distributed downwards, and all combat units received orders.
At the same time, the Prussian troops outside the city also detected the movements inside the city. After all, there were Zeppelins tracking them, and the city's internal preparations were clear at a glance.
Bismarck would never let the enemy prepare for war in peace. Before General Trochu was ready, the Prussian artillery outside the city opened fire first, and the strategic bombing of Paris finally began!
"Fire!" the commander on the artillery position gave the order, and the rumbling sound of artillery shelling was earth-shattering!
This bombing was completely a psychological warfare against the French. All the artillery had no shooting parameters at all. Everyone just raised the elevation angle, fired the shells onto the city wall, and finally blew up the city of Paris and it was considered complete!
This was unlimited killing of civilians, and the Prussian army didn't care who the shells killed!
Boom boom boom... In the huge explosion, the citizens of Paris were unlucky. Houses and workshops were blown up by the shells. The screaming shells even pierced the tiles of the houses and exploded in the bedrooms.
There were burning houses everywhere in Paris, and the fire brigade's water hoses were running back and forth, but they were of no use at all!
"Oh God! Paris is ruined, it's all burning...it's all in flames!"
