In the final analysis, the National Guards such as the Paris Commune are a group of militiamen. They have ideals, enthusiasm, and willingness to fight, but they lack formal military training and excellent weapons and equipment.
These people simply sacrificed their lives for their lives with passion. In the previous civil war with the Paris garrison, General Detrochus's garrison was just a bunch of third-rate troops, all motley crews.
In fighting these people, the National Guard really took a lot of advantage. It was this illusion that gave them the illusion that the commune was invincible.
But when they really encountered the Prussian regular field regiment, the false tiger skin of these people was completely torn to pieces!
The latest hand-operated Gatling heavy machine gun, in the hands of experienced veterans, is like a scythe that reaps death. All shooting positions are arranged very cleverly, and the crossfire will not miss any blind spots.
These shooters are very calm. Each one performs his own duties and is responsible for a small fan in front of him. There will never be stupid behavior like chasing the enemy with barrages.
My shooting area is here, so my barrage will control this area. I don't care about other people's areas. If more than a dozen shooters strictly abide by this discipline, then the final result will be a calm and orderly massacre.
When the tearing sound of heavy machine guns sounded, the two thousand National Guardsmen seemed to have hit an invisible iron plate. The brave pioneers covered the streets in the blink of an eye.
The red flag that was flying just now was suddenly turned into a hornet's nest and staggered down among the corpses!
"Fire...keep firing...the rules are defended with blood! We have said that the five hundred meters is a military restricted area, and anyone who dares to disobey will die!"
"Keep firing, don't let anyone go!"
No matter how strong the human body is in fighting will, it cannot stop the rain of metal bullets. The brave commune warriors were beaten to death in the 500-meter restricted area like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. Two thousand people were killed in just over ten minutes. After the shooting, they were completely defeated.
The killing speed was so fast that many National Guard soldiers died on the spot before they had time to react. The corpses were covered almost instantly.
It wasn't until two-thirds of the soldiers fell in a pool of blood that the remaining ones woke up from the frenzy just now. They screamed and turned around in fear and ran away like rabbits that had been shot.
This kind of collapse was almost universal. Almost all the city gates in the south of Paris were involved in conflicts of varying scales. In just one afternoon, more than 7,000 National Guardsmen of the commune were killed. Such a disastrous defeat almost frightened Brown. Key et al.
It's not like they haven't fought against the Prussian regular army before, but it's unthinkable to be beaten like this.
"We fought with the Prussian army before. On the one hand, we had Trochu's garrison to support us. On the other hand, the enemy and we were fighting on the plains. Neither side was in danger!"
"Now the situation has reversed. The Prussian army has defeated all the bastions, city walls and fortifications outside the city. We have become besieged rats!"
"All the advantages of geographical location were sold to the Prussians by that bastard Trochu. What should we do?"
An emergency meeting was held at the top of the commune. At this time, the cannons surrounding the city also began to attack the city like a demonstration. As long as someone of unknown origin appeared in the 500-meter military restricted area, they would fire two cannons, regardless of casualties!
Heavy machine guns were mounted on the city wall, and Krupp field steel cannons were also mounted. The advantage between the enemy and ourselves was suddenly reversed!
Bad news came one after another. The Prussian army took advantage of the victory and took control of the South City and then quickly marched towards the East City and West City. Before the National Guards had time to react, the city wall surrounding Paris was overwhelmingly captured by the Prussian army.
The only exception is the Porte de Chapelle, which is closest to Montmartre and has always been an area controlled by the National Guard.
Originally, the Prussian army hoped that the Chinese could march forward and capture the Porte de Chapelle to form a complete encirclement of Paris, but Xiao Letian abnormally refused.
And in the whole of Paris, the Porte de Chapelle has become the only gap!
When Marshal Steinmetz came to question Xiao Letian, the Eastern head of state pretended to be mysterious and said, "Besiege three towers and one tower. This is the Eastern way of using troops. You don't understand!"
This sentence almost made Steinmetz's nose crooked with anger, but Xiao Letian obviously didn't mean to say much today. He nodded to the marshal with a smile, turned around and left.
Old Moltke leaned close to Steinmetz and whispered, "In the past three days, the density of telegrams from Asia has suddenly increased several times. There may be something going on in Asia. You should not ask more questions!"
Telegrams from the East were all relayed through the European network. Although they were all top-secret coded telegrams, and even Prussia did not know what was in the coded telegrams, some clues could be guessed through the number and density of the telegrams.
Bismarck knew that since the end of the main war in Paris, Xiao Letian's mind had been distracted by certain things. At first, the Prime Minister speculated that something had happened to the theft and transportation of French cultural relics.
However, through investigation, it was found that the British did not pay much attention to the entire Chinese ethnic group's theft of cultural relics and were in a state of silence.
As long as the United Kingdom does not cause trouble, who else can make Xiao Letian worry?
Could it be that there is a rebellion in Asia? However, the Asian intelligence agencies did not provide any information feedback!
At the critical moment, Bismarck decided to talk to Xiao Letian. At this moment, Xiao Letian was temporarily living in a side hall of the Palace of Versailles. There were more than ten houses in a row where the head of state stayed.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Bismarck met Xiao Letian, he saw a thick gift list!
"In the twelfth century, a set of full-body knight plate armor from the French court...a marble sculpture head unearthed from Crete, Greece..."
"An oil painting by the Italian painter Simon Martini, a set of carrying a cross... A set of sixteen gold and silver candlesticks made in Switzerland in the 13th century..."
There are fifty-six paintings collected by the French court, many of which are very famous in history.
"You? What are you doing?" Bismarck was stunned at that time.
"Xiao Letian, are you testing my morality? You have to remember that the reason why I can tolerate your stealing of French treasures is actually just out of the friendship between the two countries!"
"I know that it is difficult for you to start a business in Asia, and I know that the Chinese people have always been resentful about the burning of the Old Summer Palace in their national sentiments!"
"Help China's cultural relics return, and even acquiesce in your small-scale revenge. This is out of friendship, and I hope you will take this opportunity to improve your reputation!"
"Don't think that I really allow you to empty France's treasure trove! You are too greedy. What is the purpose of giving me these cultural relics? You don't really want to ask the Tuileries Palace and the Louvre again Will the palace take action?"
Before Xiao Letian opened his mouth, Bismarck accused him. He smiled bitterly and said, "What's the point of all this! I'm overthinking, I really am overthinking..."
"I give you these gifts for no other purpose than our friendship! Of course, I also have some little things that I would like you to analyze for me..."
"Please rest assured that this matter has absolutely nothing to do with Prussia... no, no, no, the interests of the German Empire. It is absolutely harmless!"
