"Children, who am I taking you to avenge? Is it for His Majesty? Is it for our empire?"
"Yes, of course there is such a reason...but...we really want to avenge ourselves. In this war where the sky is falling and the earth is falling, those of us who have sacrificed our lives fighting for the empire are the real unlucky ones! "
"Those dirty bugs stabbed us in the back and made us lose this war... But is it really just such a war?"
"What we lost was not the war, but the well-being and future of our 300,000 brothers!"
McMahon burst into tears. He said emotionally, "The emperor is gone, the empire is gone... Who else will recognize your poor military achievements in the past?"
"Who else will recognize the three times the military salary allowance you deserve? Who will settle the final balance for us after auctioning and liquidating so many trophies?"
"We suffered so much in the prison camp, who can give us some compensation?"
"No, these are all gone...even your pension..."
The marshal could no longer speak. He wiped his tears on horseback and whispered, "God knows how much will be deducted from these people. It's not even sure whether they will admit it!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuah...you have been fighting with me for half your life...I can't let you end up without a pension!"
"In your dying years, I can't let you starve to death! Wuwuwu..."
The marshal cried loudly in front of tens of thousands of veterans, which really touched the hearts of the soldiers. "Marshal..."
Patriotism, military glory... these can indeed boost morale, but what can really mobilize soldiers is their own vital interests!
In the old marshal's detailed analysis, these officers and soldiers with low education levels finally understood what they had lost!
The fifty-acre farm in my hometown will no longer exist, and my dream of marrying a young and beautiful beauty as my wife is also shattered!
There is no such thing as returning home in fine clothes, you even have to be frugal and spend your travel expenses home!
Strive for life in the army! In the end, I’m afraid I won’t even be able to keep my pension!
Now all the soldiers were shocked. No one had told them these things before. These soldiers foolishly thought that if they stopped fighting, they would just go home and farm!
As a result, I never considered whether the new government would recognize the various systems of your past empire?
Especially this military system, what can you do if people want to reform it? The money bag is in the hands of Congress, and if it doesn’t allocate funds to you, then you can just drink the northwest wind!
The soldiers looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes. Many veterans couldn't help but feel sad when they recalled their life when they entered the army at the age of 18 or 19 and had pale temples now!
"Marshal! Why did we end up in such a fruitless ending..."
"It's not because we lost this war! It's not because this empire has collapsed! It's not because the emperor was framed by those traitors!"
"Without the empire, without His Majesty... we will become rootless grass! Orphans without support!"
"Who is the most insidious enemy who started all this? They are the thugs in Paris, the rebels in the Paris Commune who are unwilling to be loyal to the motherland!"
"Soldiers, my children...should we just forget about such a blood feud? When did the French warriors not even dare to take revenge!"
"Follow me and fight back to Paris! Bloodbath the city of Paris!"
"Long live the Empire! Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"
With his wonderful speeches and performances, McMahon successfully inspired the revenge anger of 300,000 French troops. The prisoner-of-war camp was filled with shouts of "Long Live!"
"Long live the Empire! Long live the Emperor!"
The morale of the military was restored in this way, and McMahon also established his identity as the guardian of all the political legacy of the Bonaparte family!
Relying on this identity and the huge military power he controlled, McMahon successfully defeated Thiers three years later and became the second president of the French Empire!
If he hadn't died too early, if the Bonaparte family hadn't had a series of extremely weird and incredible events, maybe the Bonaparte family would have restored the empire again!
McMahon and his officer corps began to give speeches to boost morale among the 300,000 French troops, and Thiers' government also began to distribute their printed newspapers among the troops!
The soldiers received sufficient food and rest, and weapons and ammunition were distributed. These were veterans who had been fighting for a lifetime and did not need any training at all.
They quickly restored their old organizational structure, each unit found its own officers and systems, each battalion flag was erected, and the army soon showed a new momentum!
At the same time, with McMahon's connivance, some gossip was also spread among the soldiers, the most widespread of which was "working hard to suppress those rebel parties... If you want to be recognized by the new government, you must send Submit your certificate!"
"As long as we win more merits under the banner of the Republic, won't our future pensions be guaranteed?"
"That's right! The Republic does not recognize the empire's credit, but they have to recognize their own credit. We are now fighting the first battle for this new government!"
"Have you heard? Thiers' new army was turned into shit in Paris. Those trash can't even deal with a group of thugs... Hahaha, in the end it's up to us!"
Hatred for the past, coupled with speculation about future interests... Under the influence of these two complex emotions, the 300,000 veterans left behind by the French Emperor became more and more murderous.
Of course, there is also the power of propaganda. The newspapers and publications Thiers distributed to the soldiers did their best to slander the commune. They put all the responsibilities on these people.
Who forced the French Emperor to declare war when he was not ready? It's the Paris Commune!
Who forced the queen to not allow the army to retreat to Paris? Or the Paris Commune!
Who forced the army to attack and fight decisively instead of defending? Still the Paris Commune!
Who made the original argument that the gap between the rich and the poor was so great that military spending had to be cut? It’s the Paris Commune!
All the faults are theirs, all the blame has been thrown away, even the blame for your inability to have a child can be thrown away!
Continuous brainwashing, coupled with the flames of revenge and demands for self-interest, have made these 300,000 veterans completely sit on the side of the massacre!
Against this background, the Thiers government delegation, the Bismarck cabinet delegation, and the Chinese and Belgian delegations formally signed the treaty in Frankfurt.
The Treaty of Frankfurt, which shocked the world, was officially signed. The details of the treaty spread, and the whole world was shocked!
Note: The story of the Bonaparte family should have ended at this point. This book will not describe the legendary stories behind the Napoleon family!
Maybe I will only write a separate extra chapter, because what happened next is very strange, and it is worthy of writing a small article with a strong flavor of conspiracy.
The birth of the Bonaparte dynasty is legendary, and its final decline and demise are also legendary. The stories here are extremely exciting!
It depends on your mood!
