The news of General Prim's assassination seemed to have gained wings and began to spread rapidly over Europe. If there were any social survey company in this era that conducted data analysis on the public opinion support rates of Chinese and Spanish, Xiao Letian would definitely be able to see his support. The rate has been greatly affected and has begun to loosen and decline.
Assassination has a long history. It is very simple, violent and effective, but it is also very despicable.
The public's tolerance for assassinations is very low. Generally speaking, except for those knights and righteous men who kill bad guys who have committed many crimes, other assassinations are intolerable.
You said that you should be reasonable and put it on the table for analysis, even if it is Chi Guoguo's exchange of interests. Anyway, business negotiations in life are just that.
What do you call direct physical destruction? This shows that you have no reason at all. You are at a loss for words.
Suddenly, the direction of public opinion changed drastically, voices of doubt began to spread, and the voices of quarrels in public places in countless cities became louder and louder.
But Xiao Letian didn't bother to fight back in all this, because the focus right now is not on the battle of public opinion, but on Paris.
On January 18, 1871, Versailles, a small town in the southwest suburbs of Paris, France, had turned into a sea of celebrations
In the cold north wind, countless rose petals were floating along the street. A beautiful French girl stood on the balcony of the second floor, holding a flower basket in one hand. The flower basket was filled with rose petals grown in the greenhouse.
Fragrant rose petals are brought from southern Spain and Tunisia, and only in the greenhouses there can you grow fragrant red roses in the cold winter.
The streets were full of Prussian soldiers with pointed helmets. Their leather boots were polished and their uniforms were not wrinkled at all. Their chins were raised high and their faces were flushed with excitement.
These soldiers have one post at five steps and one sentry at ten steps. Even the rifles are newly shipped from China, and they are brand new without any scratches.
Behind these soldiers were the French Leading Party, that is, the welcoming crowd organized by the royalists. Young ladies from noble families crowded at the front, and behind them were many French peasants who looked confused and stupid.
They didn't know what was going on, let alone who to welcome. Anyway, the noble lord gave him a few coins and hired himself to come to the platform to welcome him, so let's come.
The main street in the city of Versailles is almost covered with flower petals, and Prussian flags are planted on the roofs of buildings. This street leads directly to the Palace of Versailles. At the gate of the palace, knights wearing European classical armor are also ready.
The palace musicians blew the trumpets to welcome the guests, and the bands all over the city began to play joyful sonatas.
"Coming, coming, coming" amidst the cheers of the crowd, the cheerful sound of horse hooves came from the distance, and then a pair of cavalrymen holding flags began to appear in everyone's sight.
Yi Shui's tall horse, pitch black and pure color without even a stray hair, the cavalry on the horse as straight as a javelin, holding various military flags steadily in their hands, a giant flag array appeared on the street.
"Long live" the French leading party were the first to start cheering, just like when they welcomed Napoleon III.
After the flag formation is the spear formation, with cavalry holding classic knight's lances holding their heads high, then rows of cavalry phalanx holding swords, and finally the cavalry phalanx carrying modern rifles.
Four large phalanxes marched forward in unison to the rhythm of military drums, and a British pony suddenly appeared behind them.
This pony is more than one meter shorter than the surrounding cavalry. On the horse is a child in military uniform, who looks to be only eleven or twelve years old.
This little guy's chin is raised to the sky, and his proud little eyes can pierce the sky.
I saw him holding the reins in one hand and the handle of the saber at his waist with the other, looking at the soldiers and civilians around him with arrogance.
There were flatterers lurking in the crowd for a long time. When they saw this child suddenly appeared, the French leading party suddenly cheered.
"Long live the Crown Prince William. Long live Prince Victor"
This child was none other than the Prussian crown prince who had just arrived from England, Wilhelm Victor, who would later become Kaiser Wilhelm II who launched World War I.
Today is the day when his grandfather officially ascends the throne. Prussia is officially going to be merged into the German Empire. His grandfather is going to be the emperor. As a grandson, how can he not celebrate?
This kid has really seen the world in London. How can the children raised by his grandma, Queen Victoria, not be outstanding? He even burned Emperor Tongzhi’s braids last year. How brave is this guy?
Facing the tide of long live shouts, children from ordinary families would have been frightened. However, the children of the royal family have such a good psychological quality. He listened to the people shouting long live to him as if it were a matter of course.
He suddenly drew out his saber and shouted in a childish voice, "Long live the Emperor of the German Empire." Then he glanced back and looked at his grandfather on the open carriage.
William I smiled so much that his beard almost flew up. He was very happy to be the emperor, but he did not see his grandson happy either.
The carriage of William I was followed by a stream of carriages, including Prince Carl, ambassadors of other kings of the empire, senior commanders of the Prussian army, Xiao Letian and his group of generals as far as the eye could see. They were all guests attending the coronation ceremony.
Behind the convoy, there were several cavalry formations and infantry formations holding down the formation.
The entire marching queue is three kilometers long, with no end as far as the eye can see.
As William I's carriage gradually approached the main entrance of the Palace of Versailles, a different kind of soldiers suddenly appeared on both sides of the road.
Like the Prussian soldiers, they were on guard every five steps and one post every ten steps on both sides of the long street, but their military uniforms were completely different.
A large-brimmed hat, a lapel woolen military uniform, a wide cowhide armed belt, and low-top military boots are the standard formal attire of the Chinese Army. Among them, the navy blue military uniform is the formal attire of the Chinese Navy.
The Prussian Allies also came to participate in this ceremony. William II, who was riding a horse, showed enough respect for the Allies. He held a knife in front of his chest to show respect to the Allied soldiers.
Later, he even saw Chinese soldiers wearing wartime camouflage equipment. This was a completely weirder style. The helmets were semicircular and had net ropes on them. The military uniforms were all patterned. After looking at them for a long time, they all looked weird. A little dizzy
But no one dared to laugh at such a uniform. In this war, all senior Prussian generals knew the power of this camouflage uniform.
The special operations soldiers infiltrated by the Chinese ethnic group rely on their camouflage equipment to deal with the French army in the dense forest.
William I also became serious. He originally sat with his back leaning on the sofa, but now he sat upright and saluted the Allied soldiers.
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