Putting down the telegram in his hand, Marshal Patrice McMahon sighed deeply. Looking up at the window, he turned his back to everyone and said, "Restore the normal supply of the troops, no matter how much you can't make the soldiers hungry." ”

"Marshal, we don't have much food, and the domestic supplies can't keep up, if we don't supply them in limited quantities......"

Before the middle-aged officer could finish speaking, McMahon interrupted: "Don't worry, the problem of supplies has been solved in China." The government raided the hoarders of grain, and there is no shortage of food now. ”

Hearing the news, everyone showed a smile that they hadn't seen for a long time. There is no way, the French army has had a really hard time lately.

Not only was the battlefield pressed and beaten by the Allies, but even the logistics went wrong. With support from the British declining, the French government was no longer able to raise enough strategic supplies.

Now it is a battle to defend the homeland, and everyone is not allowed to retreat, and the French army is supported by blood. You can still hold on to other things if you lack them, but you can't do it when you lack food.

The front line was defeated too quickly and did not have time to recover the food that had been hoarded earlier. Domestic supplies did not keep up, and local support alone was obviously unable to support the large army to fight.

In order to reduce consumption, Marshal McMahon took the lead in cutting rations from half a month ago. Except for the front-line combat troops, who can barely fill their stomachs, the rest of the people can only eat five points full.

Naturally, everyone was happy to hear that the food problem had been solved. Except for a few people who found McMahon looking unnatural, the rest were immersed in joy.

After a pause, McMahon added, "Okay, the food problem is solved. Other logistical supplies have also been solved in China, and they will arrive at the front line in a week, and now you can rest assured.

The remaining question is how to defend France. Behind us is home, and now we have no way out, and we don't want our family to be displaced in the troubled times, so we will fight this battle for me.

Now I command......"

The military council was hastily ended, and only a few cronies, or rather officers of the Bonaparte dynasty in the army, remained in the command.

"Marshal, the enemy's air force is becoming more and more rampant, the domestic stations and bridges are seriously damaged, even if the government solves the food problem, there is no way to transport it in a short time, right?"

McMahon didn't answer directly, and casually handed over the secret message: "Read it yourself, after reading this, you will know why." ”

After half a sound, the middle-aged officer's hands trembled and said, "This... This... How... Possible? ”

McMahon bitterly replied, "I also hope it's fake, but it does happen." The rebel party in the country colluded with the enemy and stabbed the empire at the most critical time, and now the situation is irreversible.

In any case, it can't be cheapened by the chaotic party. Since they dare to stab us while we are fighting with the enemy, then this mess is left to them.

For the sake of this war, the price we paid was too great, and if we persevered, the young people would be wiped out. Now all we have to do is to end this war as soon as possible and preserve the vitality of France. ”

There is no way, the Bonaparte dynasty is going to be finished. As a descendant force, they naturally do not have a good impression of the revolutionary party.

Whether it was to preserve the vitality of France, or to trap the revolutionaries, they had to surrender as soon as possible and let the anti-French alliance enter.

Although it is not fashionable on the European continent to carry it to the end, it is also necessary to surrender skillfully, and there must be a suitable reason, otherwise the spit stars of the people will take their lives.

"Running out of food" is undoubtedly one of the best excuses for surrender, and no one can expect a hungry army to go to war. In this regard, the French people are still very open-minded.

In order to strengthen everyone's determination to surrender, Napoleon IV even prepared the way back for everyone. Along with the secret telegram, there was also an open telegram that solved the food problem.

As for why the food promised by the government did not reach the front, it is necessary to ask the revolutionary party, after all, by that time the Bonaparte dynasty did not exist.

Anyway, theoretically speaking, as long as there is no disruption by the revolutionary party, food can reach the front. The revolutionary party can't shake off this black cauldron.

You don't have to take responsibility, you can get away with it. For everyone, in addition to being emotionally unacceptable, in essence, this result is not excluded.

After all, the war is going on to this point, and defeat is only a matter of time.

Everyone insisted on resisting nothing more than trying to get a decent end to the war for the empire. Now that the empire is gone, there is naturally no need to hold on.

After a moment of silence, a bearded veteran said slowly: "Even if the restrictions are lifted, our food can last for half a month." To get there, an accident is needed now. ”

If people do not do it for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed. One can imagine what would happen to the Bonaparte dynasty after the end of the dynasty and the coming to power of the hostile forces, as the generals of the defeated army.

If you don't want to end up in a bleak evening, you can only strike first. It is naturally best to be able to restore, and even if it cannot be restored, then it is necessary to bring down the enemy first.

McMahon shook his head: "No need, the Austrians will do it for us, you just need to find an opportunity to expose the location of the granary." ”

Taking the initiative to expose the location of his granary to the enemy, it feels incredible to think about it, but there is no way, the reality is so nonsense.

In this world of the jungle, if people are not ruthless enough, they will not be able to stand firmly.

The black hands in the dark can only be regarded as pediatrics, and they have not directly colluded with the anti-French alliance, they can already be regarded as disciplined.

The same story is playing out not only in the Central European theater, but also in other battlefields. At the behest of Napoleon IV, officers loyal to the Bonaparte dynasty went into action.

For a time, the morale of the French army was greatly boosted, and the originally decadent battlefield situation seemed to have been reversed, and the battle line was stabilized suddenly.

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In Paris, the rebels, who had fallen into a disadvantage, were about to be finished, and the revolutionaries were ready to run away, and a miraculous turn of events took place.

An army of rebels that came out of nowhere turned the tide by storming the Palace of Versailles.

It's a pity that Napoleon IV was let go, but this doesn't hurt, anyway, the victory was won, and everyone didn't have to cut off the emperor's head to get angry.

Even the capitalists, who hated Napoleon IV so much, did not have the courage to kill the king now. For no other reason, the anti-French coalition has come to the door.

Originally, this mess would be difficult to clean up, and if there was a tragedy of killing the monarch, the Anti-French Alliance would easily click them off to restore the majesty of the monarch. At least the Vienna government would be happy to do so.

Both the revolutionaries and the capitalists are convinced of this. The conservative concentration camps of the European world are no joke.

Those thousands of fiefdom nobles alone were enough to make Austria and Russia the stronghold of the "feudal diehards" and spurned by thousands of people.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard they scolded, it didn't work. There is no way, the strength of the two diehards is so strong that it takes courage to point fingers at them.

Well, bringing down the die-hard monarchy is a matter of the future, and the priority now is to find a way to elect a boss to preside over the overall situation.

At this point, the already discordant revolutionary group was officially split. After all, there is only one leader, and there are dozens of revolutionary parties.

In order to compete for the fruits of victory, everyone showed their own magical powers, and even local areas even had firefights. In short, Paris is thoroughly lively.

The Provisional Government had a difficult birth, but the Parliament was born first. Regardless of whether the agreement produced by the legislators is legitimate, it is better than nothing, and everyone can finally sit down and discuss the issue.

Looking at the quarrelsome Congress, François, a member of the Socialist Party, scolded sharply: "Everyone, calm down first. The issue of the presidential election, we can talk about it later.

Let's not forget that France is at war. And still against the whole European continent, the Bonaparte dynasty was overthrown, and now it is up to us to fulfill our governmental duties.

I don't know if you've noticed, but the telegrams from the front line are piling up. There is a shortage of reinforcements, food, ammunition, artillery, medicine, and materials to protect against the cold winter......

In short, what is needed on the battlefield, now we lack everything. If we don't find a way to solve these problems, it won't be long before the anti-French coalition arrives in Paris. ”

François's warning pulled the crowd out of the frenzy of power. If you can't stop the enemy, whoever comes to power is useless.

"Do you still need to think about it, of course, to end the war immediately. We have paid too much for this war, even the empire has been defeated, how can the people live if we continue to fight? ”

Listening to the tone, you can tell that this is a royalist parliamentarian, and maybe a supporter of the Bonaparte dynasty. It's unimaginable in other countries, but here in Paris, anything is possible.

Don't look at the revolutionaries as the main force in overthrowing the Bonaparte dynasty, but after the formation of the National Assembly, most of the parliamentarians were royalists.

For no other reason, the revolutionary party has too shallow roots and does not have enough prestige to govern, so it must rely on these "highly respectable" guys.

If it weren't for the royalists, there would have been nothing republicans doing at all. After all, the idea of a republic has not yet taken root in the hearts of the people, and most people are still apprehensive about the republican movement that failed in the first two times.

François immediately sarcastically said: "Your Excellency the Count, what price do you think we have to pay to end the war?"

I finally waited for this opportunity, if you were the Austrian government, would you be merciful at this time?

Even if Austria was bribed with profits, would they be able to rest assured that Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, the German Confederation and other countries that participated in the war? ”

Three questions in a row, as if it were a soul blow, directly made Earl Glenn speechless. It's not that there is no answer, it's just that everyone doesn't want to think about it, let alone face it.

The international situation is so volatile. Only a few months ago, most European countries hoped that France would save its vitality so that it could continue to contain Austria; It's not the same as it used to be, and now these guys have become the talisman of France.

I want to reassure everyone, unless France has become weak enough to threaten everyone, it is impossible for the neighbors to be reassured.

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