For France, it has extremely special significance. From 1682 to 1789, it served as the French palace for 107 years.
It is the most prestigious palace in Europe and the most luxurious. The palace balls here once made every European nobleman yearn for it. For any European nobleman, it is worthwhile to enter and exit this palace and participate in the balls here.
The glory to show off throughout your life.
On October 6, 1789, Louis XVI was kidnapped by the people into Paris, and the history of Versailles as a royal palace came to an end. During the French Revolution, Versailles was looted many times by the people, and from then on this "former heart of Europe" became a
It remained in ruins for 40 years until 1833, when King Louis Philippe ordered the restoration of the Palace of Versailles and turned it into a historical museum.
Although it is no longer a royal palace, it is the glory of France. It has witnessed the most glorious past of France. Since the completion of this magnificent palace, it has been a political symbol of France! And now out of Prussian national sentiment
Due to the needs, this former royal palace became the headquarters of Prussia. Even when William I led his members of the headquarters into the palace, the whole of Berlin, the whole of North Germany, and even Austria cheered!
This is the glory of Germany!
Because Germans also hold grudges!
From 1806, Napoleon decided to personally send the "Holy Roman Empire" with only the title to the grave. He issued an ultimatum to Austrian Emperor Francis II, asking him to dissolve the Holy Roman Empire and abandon "Holy Roman Emperor and the Roman People".
From that day on, he was given the title of "King".
The impact on the simplest national emotions of the German nation, which was torn apart, dilapidated and full of princes, was difficult for outsiders to understand. From that day on, revenge and reunification were engraved in the hearts of many Germans.
And now, when William I led his base camp into the "heart of Europe", the entire German nation naturally cheered.
"We, the King of Germany, are in Versailles! Right in the palace of the French!"
What a simple national emotion this is!
When German newspapers reported the news in an excited tone, they apparently forgot one thing - the situation of the war had changed.
Glory is most likely the glory of achieving others.
At about three o'clock in the afternoon on October 1, Prussian soldiers on guard outside the Palace of Versailles heard a roar from the air, and they immediately raised the alarm.
For a time, rapid whistles echoed inside and outside the Palace of Versailles. Just like in the past, King William I, Prime Minister Bismarck, Chief of Staff Moltke and others hid in the underground wine cellar near the palace, which was once used to store fine wine.
Underground wine cellars are the best bunkers.
The Guards guarding the palace hid in the woods.
"Maybe just passing by."
The officers looked at the black spots in the distance and said to themselves that the airship had also flown to the palace before, but it had only circled a few times over the palace. Maybe it would be the same this time.
Just when this idea came to their minds, the airship flew over the Palace of Versailles and began to drop bombs.
"bomb!"
With an order, the hatch opened and bombs fell one by one. Liu Cunyu pointed his camera at the Palace of Versailles. At this time, no one knew that this was the last picture of this "Heart of Europe"
.
The Prussian officers and soldiers hiding in the forest could even see silvery-white bombs falling from the sky, which even reflected a bit of dazzling sunlight.
"Quick, lie down!"
When they discovered that the bombs were falling, the officers all shouted and immediately fell to the ground. As professional officers, they may not have found a way to fight against the airship, but they have developed many ways to protect themselves.
Just when they were lying down, it did not prevent them from looking into the air. The bombs that were suddenly dropped made a somewhat harsh whistling sound and "flyed" directly towards the palace.
At the moment the bomb fell, there was no violent explosion, but a muffled sound of "Boom...". Its explosion was not earth-shattering, but at the moment of the explosion, a huge flame rose near the palace.
The flames rolled and spread along the outer wall of the palace, spreading for hundreds of meters. The fiery red flames rolled and engulfed the palace.
But in just the blink of an eye, the once magnificent palace was swallowed up by such a fire dragon. Hundreds of napalm bombs fell from the sky, exploded, and burned. The flames swallowed up the palace!
"my Lord!"
William I, who was hiding in a nearby wine cellar, was stunned. He opened his eyes wide and looked at the palace hundreds of meters away in shock. However, in just a moment, the palace was devoured by flames.
"What weapons did they use?"
Moltke was also stunned by the scene in front of him. They were not unfamiliar with shelling or bombing, but they had never seen such a scene.
"Is this an incendiary bomb?"
Mao Qi said with some surprise.
It was indeed an incendiary bomb, but napalm bombs were more powerful. Although the flames had engulfed the palace, the airships in the sky did not stop dropping bombs. They not only dropped bombs, but also high-explosive bombs.
Aerial bombs weighing hundreds of kilograms roared down from the sky, setting off waves of storms on the ground. The once strong palace was like paper in the violent explosion, collapsed in the burning flames, and was in the fierce fire.
reduced to ashes...
Occasionally, some bombs will fall in the nearby forest. The moment those napalm bombs fall, a fire dragon hundreds of meters long will burn in the forest. Those fire dragons will always devour some unlucky people, causing misery.
The screams rang out in the forest, and when the black smoke from the burning napalm bombs dissipated, those Prussians who had escaped saw an even more horrifying scene - flaming men writhing in the forest,
Struggling.
"Ah, help, help me..."
Heartbreaking screams echoed in the burning fire, and then hundreds of fireballs struggled to run in the forest. Around them, the trees were burning, and the forest seemed to be burning!
"Oh God, hurry up, let the people in the forest escape immediately, they will definitely be burned to death..."
While the king was shouting in terror, Bismarck stared at the flames outside the window with a livid face. What he cared about was not the people struggling in the flames. His eyes were fixed on the burning palace in the distance.