The wheels were rolling, and the train from Paris to the South of France was speeding on the rails. The lights of the dark villages along the way flew backwards like shooting stars.
Blanqui sat in an independent box under the protection of many guards, looking at the dark night outside the window with a livid face.
"Teacher, ahead is the small station Rambouillet. The train will temporarily add water here. The next stop is Maintenon, and then Chartres. Our previous delegation was stopped at Chartres!"
"Are we still going to get off at Maintenon as planned?"
The Paris Commune racked their brains for Blanqui's participation in this meeting. They had mobilized all the trustworthy forces along the way to provide protection for Blanqui.
The train departing from Paris must pass through the city of Versailles and then go straight to the next province, Earl Loire. Versailles and the surrounding areas are all Prussian territory. Since the provisional government has signed a surrender treaty with the Germans, the German army has no Considered the Paris Commune an enemy.
Blanqui and others can freely enter and exit Paris. As long as you do not use violence, the German army does not bother to control your entry and exit.
Those who really hated the Commune were not the German army but the capitalist forces in France, and the representatives they introduced were layers of state officials.
At present, Thiers has received the support of the largest number of capitalists in France, and is about to reach the top in Bordeaux, so in order to give these people an explanation, a certificate of nomination is still needed!
Blanqui’s life, and even the lives of the entire Paris Commune! This is the certificate of investment that Thiers wants to send to all French capitalists!
In Yvelines and around the city of Versailles, the French still have to look at the Germans' eyes to act. They still have to face it, so no evil hands will be here.
But once they leave Versailles, leave the Yvelines department, and go to an area where foreigners don't pay attention, Thiers' minions will take action.
The last time the delegation was openly arrested by the military police in Chartres, there were no charges. It is enough that you are members of the commune.
Anyone who dares to resist will take action immediately. The seriously injured man who was stabbed through the chest before has passed away according to reliable information. It seems that these Thiers lackeys did not treat him at all and left him to fend for himself.
Blanqui knew very well that Thiers would definitely attack him. As long as he left the Yvelines province where the city of Versailles was located, these minions would kill him on the spot.
"Changing the plan, we got off the train early at Rambouillet Station and changed to a carriage to go around the Eure Province. We had to avoid being chased by these people..."
"As long as we can appear safely on the streets of Bordeaux, as long as we can gather with envoys and reporters from other countries, Thiers will not dare to do anything, and he will have to let me attend the meeting!"
"Yes! We'll arrange it right away!"
Blanqui changed the plan temporarily, so the entire security system had to be readjusted, and the worker representatives who were originally waiting to greet him at Maintenon station had to be moved in advance.
The train whirred and stopped for water at a small station in the dark night. This was still the territory of Yvelines Province. In addition to the staff, there was a squad of German troops stationed at the small station.
When these German soldiers saw a group of men in black coming off the train, they rushed over with guns in hand. After checking the passes issued by the German soldiers in Paris, they saluted and let them go.
Blanqui and others hired several carriages at the small station, and then quickly moved to their secret stronghold, where there were contacts of the commune.
Blanqui was really lucky, and he really made the right bet. Just as they got off the bus, the train station in the southern town of Maintenon was suddenly surrounded by three to four hundred French troops.
The horses neighed, and the knights rushed into the small station with guns. When the loaders, coal haulers, and road guards saw something bad, they immediately took out their pistols from their work clothes and opened fire.
The cavalry charged forward, and the infantry fired to suppress the formation. More than 400 French troops surrounded the small station, and soon screams began one after another.
"Long live the commune! Long live the revolution..." The martyred workers shouted and rushed forward with their bags in hand. More than a dozen cavalrymen died tragically on the spot in the rumbling dust of the explosion.
It is a pity that the sacrifice of the dead soldiers did not lead to a breakthrough from the comrades. These brave French cavalrymen started to chop and kill with their sharp sabers.
"Stooges! Traitors! Why don't I see you working so hard to kill the Prussians? Ah..." The curses were mixed with dying screams.
"You... you will only kill... your own people... you will only kill... your own people..."
The indifferent officer said coldly, "Damn thugs, if it weren't for your restraints, His Majesty the Emperor would have defeated the Germans long ago. You are the sinners of the nation!"
"Kill them all... leave no one behind, prepare to intercept the train!"
After a short fierce battle, all progressive workers at Maintenon Station were massacred, a total of fifty-two lives!
Heavy troops were deployed at the small station, waiting for the train from the intelligence to arrive. Time passed by, and finally the roar of the steam locomotive and the lights came from the dark night in the north.
"Here it comes! The train is already here, ready to attack!"
The train stopped on the platform on time, and the wolf-like French troops rushed into the carriage, scaring the scattered passengers into screaming.
"No...there is none here...the luggage cart and cargo compartment are not found either..."
"Damn it, Blanqui, this old fox actually escaped! Send a telegram immediately..."
There was a mistake in the intelligence, which Thiers expected. The train station immediately sent telegrams to various military stations and police stations in various places. Soon a large net was laid in the El Loire province.
"Blanqui must have taken a detour in a carriage. Immediately block all roads and alleys. We will not give up until we catch him!"
Although Thiers has not officially come to power, many current factions in France have already pledged allegiance to him in advance. Coupled with the support of countless capitalists, Thiers can now issue orders to the local garrison and police system.
In order to flatter the future president, the local garrison and police will carry out his orders to the letter. Blanqui, the big fish, escaped from the net. These people didn't even sleep and started to arrange it all night long. Roadblock.
Note: Yesterday, a book friend asked what the title of Mechanical Soldiers meant. Judging by his excitement, it seemed as if he thought I wanted science fiction Mechanical Soldiers to appear in the book.
To pour cold water on you, there will be no science fiction black technology in this book. The general trend of science and technology is not very different from real history.
The mechanical soldiers mentioned before are actually a group of new technical arms adapted to large-scale mechanical operations, not science fiction arms.
Fighting in the Middle Ages focused on training the soldiers' bravery. What was important was to charge into battle and have the courage to fight like no one in the world! Although discipline is also very important, the number one quality among all qualities is the martial arts value!
But when the killing weapons become mechanized and systematic, the role of personal bravery will become smaller and smaller!
Even if you are the reincarnation of Lu Bu, you still can't stop a Gatling. Even if you master the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, you will be wiped out with one shot of the 210-caliber naval gun!
The efficiency of mechanized and systematic killing is much more cruel than the manpower used in the Middle Ages!
Why did the army finally recognize the status of maintenance and engineering troops as soldiers and give them generous military pay that was not inferior to that of front-line combat troops?
This is a sign of the evolution of the times! I don't know how to fight, but I can repair machinery, then you will be a good soldier, and a sought-after soldier, and you will be promoted to sergeant very quickly!
As for a carpenter who could repair a large carriage in the Middle Ages, who would give him the status and treatment of a soldier? It would be nice not to treat you like a slave and beat and scold you every day!
For the era in the book, the direction of military reform is to gradually upgrade soldiers and slowly become a technical branch!
A soldier who can skillfully operate various complex war machines and coordinate and synchronize all units with each other to exert the huge power of mechanical killing is a good soldier.
What shocked the people of that era the most about the protagonist was that he actually trained people first and then waited for the equipment to be produced. This was terrifying!
Because the history of the evolution of war technology has always been to have technology first, then to develop equipment, and then to train soldiers who can operate it!
It has always been a process like this, but Xiao Letian turned it all over. He first trained soldiers with basic qualifications, and then patiently waited for the explosion of military technology.
This is an incredible skill! The greatest reliance of time travelers is not on technological cheats, but on arranging troops before technology appears.
Once a brand-new military technology appears, the Chinese can form combat effectiveness in the shortest time, while other ethnic groups have to wait at least a year and a half.
A year and a half! Many small countries have been destroyed several times!
