The collapse of the war situation in Paris was several times more serious than Thiers imagined. Since the failed late-night sneak attack, the morale of the new government army has not recovered at all.
The Paris Commune used all means of combat against the enemy to deal with the government forces, including endless sneak attacks, night attacks, and harassment of supply lines...
Every street in the entire city has become a nightmare for the government troops, and the fighting starts in every street and alley!
The sewers of the entire city became the best cover for the commune soldiers' mobile warfare. Even if the government army temporarily built more than a thousand iron fences to block them, it was not enough.
Often, just an hour or two after the iron fence has been reinforced, workers familiar with the terrain will sneak in and destroy it!
The three hundred thousand commune fighters are not just guerrillas and small sneak attacks. When the opportunity is ripe, they will also launch large-scale operations of tens of thousands of people!
The overwhelming National Guard launched a general attack on the neighborhoods controlled by the government forces with artillery. The cannons roared and the red flags were flying in the charging formation!
When fighting something like this, you are afraid of losing the upper hand. If you lose at the beginning, it is very difficult to recover the morale and morale of the army. One side will pursue the victory with great momentum, while the other side will retreat step by step and die out.
The longer the fight goes on, the colder the government troops' hearts become, and the longer the commune soldiers' military morale grows!
In just four days, three military camps and four blocks controlled by the government troops were captured. The carriages transporting wounded soldiers and corpses outside the city every day could not be seen at a glance!
When the battle reached this point, it turned into a tactic of refueling, which was a taboo in the art of war. Every day Thiers would receive requests for reinforcements from the city, and he would also send new troops to the city every day.
However, each time several battalions and one or two regiments were added, such a small force was completely unable to reverse the crazy attack of 300,000 National Guardsmen!
The military defeat was fine, but the political defeat was even more terrifying. According to preliminary statistics within four or five days, nearly 10,000 new government troops had surrendered!
That's right, you surrendered to the camp of those thugs. Flyers flying all over the sky are confusing people's hearts. Every time there is a battle, there are always eloquent orators in the enemy camp to instigate rebel soldiers!
Whenever a troop's faith was shaken, these Paris Commune thugs would mobilize their women, children and even the elderly to swarm the new army and force them to defect!
"How can we fight this war? How can we fight it? Are you all a bunch of pigs?"
After seeing the latest battle report, Thiers couldn't stand it anymore. He held an emergency military meeting and scolded the generals thoroughly. The entire conference room was filled with murderous intent!
All the front-line generals, headed by General Soubier, bowed their heads and said nothing. They all knew where the problem lay. The reason for the failure of the entire campaign was actually your fault, Thiers.
Impatience, greed for success, pretending to understand, and talking on paper... It was his ignorance that led to the current outcome, but who dares to say it clearly, the official positions of people like him are in his hands.
Just when the meeting was deadlocked with no result, the president's secretary suddenly walked in and whispered a few words in Thiers' ear. The president's face changed drastically.
"You guys are waiting for me here...don't leave!"
The unsatisfactory war situation finally made the forces behind the scenes in France unable to sit still. Today, those who came to form a group to cause trouble were close officials of the Bourbon and Orleans dynasties, including a group of representatives of big capitalists who supported Thiers.
These people are the driving forces behind Thiers' rise to power, and they are big shots who must not be offended!
Soubier himself is a direct descendant of the Orleans Dynasty. Of course he knows about today's forced palace. He can even imagine a confrontation with a * flavor!
Thirty minutes later, a pale-faced Thiers came out, holding the table with both hands and breathing heavily!
"Generals! The situation seems to have deteriorated to this point. Remember that we are all in the same boat!"
"No one should be careful. You won't have a good life if I fall. What I want now is victory..."
"Plan, I want a plan!"
Susbie was no longer silent at this moment. He stood up and said, "Dear President! From the beginning, I have suggested that the troops who are most familiar with the enemy should complete this arduous task!"
"To put it bluntly, in this room, we were not the core force of this country before! We were idle most of the time and held very light jobs..."
"The people who have really fought against the Paris Commune all their lives are the old generals of the past empire! We should use these people!"
"Didn't I already use Lecomte? He is a veteran in suppressing the Commune!" Thiers retorted!
"But he's already dead!" Susbie retorted unceremoniously, "It's useless even if he's alive! I'm not talking about just one or two generals who are familiar with the enemy!"
"The army is a very complex system from top to bottom. No matter how good the general is, if the grassroots officers under his command are not good enough, then the combat effectiveness cannot be reflected!"
"What we need is a system where everyone from the squad leader, platoon leader, company commander... all the way to the general is familiar with the enemy!"
"With all due respect, if this system didn't exist! We simply wouldn't be able to defeat these thugs who are familiar with the terrain..."
Thiers sat down on the chair, his eyes a little dull, "Is there... is there really no other way?"
Susbie couldn't suppress the disgust in his eyes and said irritably, "There is no better way, unless we spend money to hire Germans or British troops to take action!"
"But that... wouldn't it be too humiliating and humiliating to the country? The whole world will laugh at us!"
"Ridicule?" Thiers' eyes turned away. "We have long been the laughing stock of the world! Are we still afraid of ridicule?"
"You don't need to say anything, I know how to do it... It is absolutely unacceptable for the Germans and British to interfere in the French civil war. We can only solve it ourselves!"
"Let's adjourn the meeting... During this period, the whole city of Paris has entered a defensive posture. Do not take the initiative to attack..."
All the generals in the conference room stood up. "Your Excellency, what are your instructions? What should we do..."
Thiers' eyes gradually became cruel, and he cursed in his mind, "I have struggled all my life to seize such a historical opportunity, and I will never waste it in vain!"
Looking at the generals around him with wolf-like eyes, Thiers said faintly, "Gentlemen, you already know the situation in the country very well. I won't say more empty words... Think about your own interests!"
"Other than supporting me, who else can protect your interests right now? I don't need to reveal everyone's thoughts one by one. I am also very aware of the backers you rely on!"
"As the old saying goes, we are all in the same boat...don't be evil, at least keep Paris under control for me during this period, and hold it tight for me first!"
"Don't drive me crazy!"
Soubier and others stood at attention and saluted, "I will obey the presidential order! Please rest assured that we will definitely defend Paris!"
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