Chapter 223: The War Ends

Without waiting for the bewildered revolutionary government to react, the anti-French alliance came to the city first, and whether to "surrender" became the new focus of controversy in the French parliament.

"At this point, we can't fight anymore. In order to preserve the vitality of France, I propose an immediate end to the war and a negotiated settlement of the follow-up issues. ”

The old man's proposal instantly won everyone's support. The French parliament is the result of a compromise between all parties, and those who can sit here are those who can bend and stretch.

The real leaders were either clicked by Napoleon IV or by the revolutionaries. Those who survive and can mix well are those who are politically nimble.

It was originally digging a pit, and Napoleon IV naturally could not have left a rich family foundation for the revolutionary party. Not only did a large amount of money be swept away, but even the city fire cannons in Paris were packed and sent away on the grounds of reinforcing the front line.

The anti-French alliance was approaching the city, and Paris could not hold it at all. Even the enemy did not have to attack the city, and after a month or two of siege, the defenders collapsed on their own.

The arrogance of France has almost been worn out in the war, and the "armistice" has become the consensus of people of insight, and the main battle faction has long since extinguished the flame.

Just as the surrender proposal was passed, François, a member of the Socialist Party, hurriedly objected: "You can't surrender immediately, or the enemy's plot will succeed."

If we don't want to be reviled for the rest of our lives as traitors, we must resist now.

We should not hope to defeat the anti-French alliance, but at least let the people see our determination to resist. The revolutionary government needs to prove to the outside world that we are not traitors. ”

Although history is written by the victors, it is not something that can be carried by any pot. If it were to be labeled a traitor, the revolutionary government would not be able to last long.

In François's view, if the revolutionary government wanted to gain a foothold, it had to put on this show, even if it would suffer heavy losses.

A young officer replied angrily: "Monsieur François, now it is not a question of whether we want to fight or not, but we really can't fight anymore."

The main forces have surrendered, what do we do to resist the invasion of the enemy? ”

Anything is easier said than done. "Resistance" is easy to say in the mouths of politicians, and anyway, they don't need to charge into battle, so naturally there is no pressure.

But for the commander of the revolutionary army, it was not easy at all. What is the level of the soldiers they bring, no one knows better than themselves.

It seems that the government army has been defeated, and it seems to be very awesome, but in essence, this is all based on the fact that the government army deliberately released water.

The fact that the French will show mercy to their men does not mean that the anti-French alliance will also be soft. With a group of rabble and the enemy, it is clear that he is giving away people's heads.

As if feeling that his dignity was being challenged, François immediately warned: "General Fick, watch your words. The revolutionary army was invincible, so why couldn't it resist the enemy's invasion? ”

Fike's young officer's face sank, politics is so strange. Knowing that the revolutionary army was a rabble, everyone had to regard them as "elite divisions".

"Invincible" is only used to shout slogans to boost morale, and whoever takes it seriously is a fool. Now it has been put in the light and has become a sharp weapon in the hands of politicians.

This is also the result of the peculiar circumstances of the revolutionary government, which was led by one group of people, and now in power it was replaced by another group of people.

Of course, there is also a skill in the seizure, and the speculators take advantage of the revolutionaries' simplicity and let them command the revolutionary army, seemingly to maintain the status quo, but in fact take the opportunity to exclude them from the power system.

The status of the military in France, although not low, is not much higher. Once one's status is confined to the military, the opportunity to compete for the highest political power is automatically lost.

It's true that power comes out of the barrel of a gun, but the problem is that they don't control all the military power. After the victory of the Paris Revolution, the revolutionary government was armed not only with the revolutionary army, but also with the reorganized Paris City Defense and the National Guard.

Compared with the revolutionary army that was put together temporarily, the revolutionary army that was reorganized later was obviously more combative. Strength is the right to speak, which is why there are a large number of royalists in the French parliament.

Whether you like it or not, the state of the revolutionary government in Paris was that the internal royalists outnumbered the revolutionaries.

François seems to be forcing the revolutionary army to fight hard, but in fact, why is he not taking the opportunity to weaken the strength of the three royalists?

"Monsieur François, how long do you think we will be able to hold off the enemy? You must know that once the enemy is under the city, Paris is an isolated city.

We do need to show courage to the enemy and secure favorable terms for post-war negotiations, but only if we can achieve decent results.

This is obviously not something that can be done in a lonely city. There are not many supplies in the city of Paris, and after the loss of foreign aid, even if the enemy does not attack, we will not last long.

If I were the commander of the enemy army, I would besiege Paris, divide my forces and occupy the rest of France, and then drag on for time.

One can imagine what kind of damage the millions of troops of the anti-French alliance will cause when they disperse in France. Perhaps there was no need to even negotiate an armistice, and the enemy emptied France. ”

This is not alarmism, but it is real that it will happen. "Looting" is a tradition of European armies, and it is only a problem if millions of Allied troops are allowed to plunder in France without being emptied.

The financial loss is only a small problem, and I am afraid that the enemy will not be so rude and give them a human tragedy with ten rooms and nine empty rooms.

At that time, it will not be a question of infamy, but whether there will be France or not. Anyway, there are many members of the anti-French alliance, and more than a dozen countries can endorse each other, and black can also become white.

The cruel reality left the main battle faction speechless. At this moment, they truly realized the difficulties of the government.

……

On October 27, 1891, after a period of symbolic resistance, the revolutionary government in Paris was forced to surrender to the Allies, ending the European Continental War, which had lasted for more than a year.

After accepting the surrender of the French government, and regardless of whether the French wanted it or not, Albrecht immediately ordered the military administration of Paris.

Entering Paris again, Albrecht was overwhelmed with emotion. "Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi". He never dreamed that one day he would enter Paris as a conqueror.

The convoy entered the Champs-Élysées and looked at the imposing gate in front of him, Albrecht frowned, and indifferently ordered: "Send someone to dismantle it!" ”

In February 1806, Napoleon defeated the Russian-Austrian forces at the Battle of Austerlitz. In order to commemorate this glorious victory, the French government specially built this "Arc de Triomphe", which represents the glory of France.

It doesn't matter if you represent the splendor of France, the point is that Austria has made the stepping stone. Falling into the eyes of Marshal Albrecht, this was a symbol of Austrian humiliation.

There was no way before, Austria did lose the battle of Austerlitz, and the victory in the war against France was also fought by the Russians.

After the end of the last war against France, Austria, which had a good face, was embarrassed to ask the French to demolish it at the Vienna Peace Conference. Of course, this may also have something to do with the unfinished project.

Now it's different, the Austrian army has entered Paris, so naturally there is no need to keep this unsightly building.

"Wait!"

Lieutenant General Friedrich advised: "Marshal, this gate was built to commemorate Napoleon's victory at the Battle of Austerlitz, and with our fall, France went to the top.

History is history, and even if this gate is torn down, it cannot be changed. Rather than this, it is better to keep it as a warning to future generations.

To commemorate this period of history, I propose that all post-war treaties be signed under the Arc de Triomphe. ”

can make the two hate so unforgettable, naturally not because of the defeat of the battle, in the past few hundred years, the Habsburgs have lost many battles, and I have never seen everyone so moved.

The point is that after the Battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon forced the Habsburgs to dissolve the Holy Roman Empire, pressing the faces of the Habsburgs to the ground and ravaging them.

As a member of the royal family, there is no one who does not want to come back with revenge. The delay of the Bonaparte dynasty in integrating into the European aristocracy was also related to the Habsburg reprisals.

As if thinking of something, Albrecht smiled slightly: "Friedrich, you are right. History should indeed be remembered.

We have to thank the French for this matter, and if they hadn't helped us record it, I'm afraid we would all have forgotten that history.

Without the spur of this humiliating history, Austria would not be what it is today. I will convey your suggestion to the country. The order was sent to protect the gate and forbid anyone to break it. ”

There is no doubt that the so-called "remembering history" and "spurring by history" are all nonsense. Maybe it has a deep impact on the older people in Albrecht, but it really has no effect on the younger generation.

Time can dilute everything, and if it weren't for a sentence in the history books, it is estimated that many people would not know these things. The deliberate emphasis on these is nothing more than to create a glorious image of the Habsburgs.

Including the signing of the treaty under the "triumphal arch" was not only to humiliate the French, but more importantly to send a signal to the outside world that the former Holy Roman Empire was coming back.