The gunshots in the Great Monastery Square Garden and the roar of countless bullets piercing the night sky shocked the residents living nearby. Many people had just returned home from bars or cafes and were just lying in bed when they mentioned They left their homes holding lanterns or candlesticks. Listening to the sound of ping-pong muskets, some people thought to themselves that there was another revolution?
I don't know who suddenly shouted: "The gunfire came from the square garden! The royalists are going to rob the prison!"
All the civilians looked at each other in astonishment after hearing this. At this time, another guy wearing a red conical hat shouted: "They must not be allowed to take Louis Capet away! Citizens! Defend the French Republic! Defend democracy and freedom!" Catch all these sons of bitches and send them to the guillotine!"
"You're right! Send them all to the guillotine!"
Countless people lost their sleepiness due to the noise and their blood boiled. They turned around and went back to copy the guy.
At the same time, in the square in front of the monastery, dozens of National Guard soldiers who had been shot and fell to the ground were either motionless or wailing miserably. The failure of two consecutive attacks made the remaining soldiers lose their fighting spirit. None, all of them huddled behind pillars or flower beds, not daring to show their heads.
It has only been five minutes since the attack was launched, and the 287 National Guards stationed at the monastery have already lost a quarter of their strength. No one knows how many enemies are hidden in the night, although the sound coming from the temple tower The roar of muskets indicated that a fierce firefight was taking place there, but the short distance of two hundred meters turned into an insurmountable abyss of death.
Seeing that the enemy's firepower was too strong to break through, several officers led the artillerymen and other soldiers and ran to the front door to push the cannon over; while the garrison commander was giving orders for one of his officers to immediately go to the National Guard in the Paris Commune and other districts. Camp for help.
Suddenly, the roar of "whoosh" echoed in the garden square like a storm. The outer walls and windows of the monastery were hit by bullets and stone fragments flew everywhere. The second team responsible for the blocking mission launched an attack on the National Guard from two directions. The sound of gunfire, which was completely different from that of flintlock fire, panicked the French soldiers. The rain of bullets that hit their faces made them think that the enemy numbered at least hundreds.
"Evacuate to the building quickly! There are too many of them!"
"Sir, what should we do with the prisoners?! We can't let them escape!"
"Damn it! Who cares about them now!"
In a panic, someone heard another "boom" sound coming from the temple tower, but at this moment no one cared whether the king's family would be rescued.
Zhao Xin, who had just entered the foyer on the third floor, heard gunshots coming from downstairs and quickly walked down the spiral staircase behind two soldiers from the special operations battalion. They stepped over the guards lying in the foyer and the surveillance sent by the Paris Commune. He walked around the simple wooden bed blocking the door of Louis XVI's bedroom and finally entered the house. By the light of the tactical flashlight, he saw a middle-aged man with blond hair and a fat face slumped on the bed. , wearing only a white nightgown. On his right abdomen, a gush of blood had stained a large area, and a soldier from the special operations battalion with his back turned to him was about to tear open the nightgown. Check the injuries.
Zhao Xin said sharply: "What's going on?!"
Elu, who was using a flashlight to help illuminate the wound, raised his hand and pointed at a corpse on the ground, and said angrily: "I came in late! The guy gave him a sword."
Just two minutes ago, when the door of the house was opened by Louis Charles, Goulet, who was struggling with the servant Harnett, used the key chain in his hand as a weapon and punched Harnett unconscious. Then he
He grabbed the long sword on the ground and stabbed Louis XVI who was sitting on the bed without thinking.
It is said that everyone here has been beaten out of their brains. If ordinary people had already hid away, the farther away the better. But Louis XVI was a king, and he had developed the habit of "not being surprised when the sky fell in front of him" since he was a child.
His temperament; plus everything happened in an instant, his reaction was a bit slow, and he never thought that Goulet would actually stab him with a sword.
On the other side, as the commander of the special operations battalion, although Erlu fought bravely, he could not compete with anyone. Although he could fight one against ten in the mountain jungle, he had never received training in rescuing hostages. When Louis Charles opened the door
, only opened a half-foot-wide gap. Erlu knew that the main target of this rescue operation was a child, and instantly determined that it should be Louis Charles in front of him. He was worried that he would be hurt if he pushed the door hard, so he stretched out his hand to open the door.
The other party pushed back and then opened the door.
As a result, Louis XVI was struck by a sword in the abdomen due to such skill. When Elu shot Goulet to death, the sword was taken out.
Zhao Xindao: "Where is the child?"
Er Lu used his flashlight to shake the other side of the bed. Zhao Xin shined his flashlight over there and saw a little blond boy with tears on his face tightly clutching the sleeve of Louis XVI.
"Louis Charles?"
When he heard Zhao Xin calling him, the little prince did not dare to say a word. Zhao Xin in front of him was dressed in black and had a mask on his head. Only his eyes and mouth were exposed, and he looked very scary.
"Who are you?" The child said nothing. Louis XVI, who was seriously injured, finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Zhao Xin said in English: "Camille Charles Leclerc de Fresner, it was he who invited us here."
"Oh, I know him, the governor of the local government." Louis XVI, who had lost too much blood, turned pale and his lips lost the color.
Zhao Xin took out a folded piece of letter paper from his vest pocket, opened it, brought it to Louis XVI, shined a flashlight on it and said, "This is his personal letter."
Louis XVI raised his eyes and glanced, and saw the emblem of the "France Oriental and India-China Company" in the middle of the top of the letter, and at the end of the letter, there was Leclerc's name.
"Are you British?"
Zhao Xin thought for a while, then took off his hood, came to the bed and said, "No, I am Chinese."
"Ah, you, you are the one..." Louis XVI suddenly realized, but the severe pain from the wound made him almost breathless, and big beads of sweat kept coming out of his forehead.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Yes. The mission is fake. This time it came specifically to rescue you."
Louis XVI blinked, and the pain in his abdomen made it difficult for him to speak again.
Zhao Xin asked the soldier who was rescuing him: "How is your injury?"
"It seems that the liver is ruptured and the bleeding is severe. If surgery is performed immediately, it can be saved."
Zhao Xin didn't say anything after hearing this, thinking that it was unrealistic to perform an operation. The most urgent thing now was to take people away quickly, and Louis XVI would definitely be in trouble in this state. After hesitating for a moment, he asked the ambulanceman to give Louis XVI an injection.
Morphine asked Erlu to go upstairs and bring the three women down, and then said: "Your Majesty the King, this time I am going to take the prince to the east. With our protection, whether it is the National Assembly or your two brothers
, can't harm him."
Louis XVI suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Zhao Xinda: "Why?"
"There is a saying you should have heard, there is no family affection before imperial power. Your son is too young, and the power struggle is very cruel. When he grows up, I will send him back to Europe and help him ascend the throne."
"who are you?"
Louis XVI felt that the Chinese in front of him was not an ordinary desperado, because the tone of the other person's words was more like a superior king than him. However, before Zhao Xin could answer, the sound of messy footsteps outside the door came, Marie-Antoine.
Vanette, Lady Elizabeth, and the eldest daughter Charlotte had already arrived at the door. When they saw Louis XVI lying on the bed, they were all shocked and immediately rushed to the bed.
"August, what's wrong with you?"
Hearing his wife's call, Louis XVI opened his eyes and said with a wry smile: "Don't worry, it's just a minor injury." He then looked at Zhao Xin and said to his wife: "Mary, these people are invited by Leclerc.
Come to rescue us."
Marie Antoinette was stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "Leclerc? That guy who governs locally?"
Zhao Xin reached out and touched Marie Antoinette's shoulder lightly. When she saw the other person looking at him, he motioned to go to the door to talk. Marie Antoinette looked at Louis XVI and saw him nodding.
, then got up and walked over.
Zhao Xin whispered: "I know your English is very good, can you understand what I say?"
Marie Antoinette nodded and said, "Please tell me."
"Your husband was stabbed by the guy on the ground. His liver was ruptured and it was very serious. I couldn't save him. Besides, I didn't take many people with me. I could only take three people with me. The longer it takes, the more dangerous it becomes. You have to
Make a decision quickly."
Marie Antoinette burst into tears after hearing this. But she knew that now was not the time to mourn. She understood what the tall man in front of her said. She had to choose three out of five, and she had to make a decision immediately.
While the two were talking, there were faint shouts of mountains and tsunamis outside, followed by explosions one after another. Panic, panic, helplessness, despair, all kinds of emotions were intertwined, making Marie Antoinette feel confused.
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Zhao Xin handed over the letter from Leclerc. Marie-Antoinette used the other party's flashlight to scan the contents at a glance, and finally confirmed that Zhao Xin was telling the truth. She looked at it carefully.
Zhao Xin looked at the boy and girl in the room and asked the same question as Louis XVI.
"Who are you exactly?"
Zhao Xin leaned into the other party's ear and whispered: "I occupy more than 10 million square kilometers of land in Northeast Asia, with a population of nearly one million, and defeated the Russians twice. Within three years, the Qing Empire will perish!
Compared to crisis-ridden Vienna, under my protection, no one dares to touch a hair on your son's head."
As soon as these words came out, Marie Antoinette was stunned for a moment. She never expected that the group of people in front of her were actually the Seris people who defeated the Tsarist Empire.
You must know that the two disastrous defeats of the Russians in the Far East and Siberia have spread throughout European countries with the vigorous exaggeration of the Ottoman Empire. It is no longer possible to cover up the lid. Previously, Beihai Town occupied the territory east of the Yenisei River.
A large territory, and later the Cossack Emirate added to the nausea. Coupled with Potemkin's sudden death, Catherine II's health deteriorated sharply. The Tsarist Empire has now become a laughing stock in Europe, and can be called "the pain of leisure".
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Although time is short and she cannot understand the key, but for this queen who has been involved in French politics for a long time, she knows that there is never any effort in the world without any reason, especially between countries, it is always for interests.
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"What do you want from us?"
"Stop the British expansion in South Asia and the American expansion in North America."
A look of surprise flashed across Marie Antoinette's face. Now, if we want to talk about the country that Louis XVI and his wife hated the most, first of all, they were their old enemy Britain, and secondly, the United States, which had just been founded.
Needless to say, the British have been enemies for hundreds of years, and the so-called "founding fathers" of the United States are really a bunch of white-eyed wolves.
In order to help the Americans gain independence, create obstacles for the British, and avenge the Seven Years' War, the French spent 1.3 billion livres, more than 30 times that of the Thirteen States. They won a great victory at Saratoga
Before, the French supported 90% of the weapons and equipment of the North American Continental Army; after the alliance treaty was officially signed with the Continental Congress, the French government lent another 60 million livres to the Continental Congress, a typical example of tightening one's belt to help others.
Live a good life.
After the War of Independence, the French government, with a total debt of 2 billion livres, asked the United States to repay the money. The Americans delayed it as long as they could, forcing Louis XVI to have no choice but to convene a meeting of the Estates-General to raise taxes. Historically, this loan was
After the death of Louis XVI, it was directly blamed by the Americans for the absence of the subject of the agreement and turned it into a bad debt.
Marie Antoinette stared at Zhao Xin for a moment, then turned around and returned to the house. With her eyes flashing, she said to Louis XVI's sister, Lady Elizabeth, in a firm tone: "You take the children away, the king and I will
Leave!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Lady Elizabeth, who was in tears, refused: "No, I will stay, you take them away!"
"As a queen, I can't leave the king!" Marie Antoinette walked over and hugged her, and said meaningfully: "You are more useful to France than me! Take good care of Charles for me and let him
Be a good king from now on."
At this moment, Louis XVI had entered a state of recovery, and the morphine's medicinal properties made his abdomen less painful. His mind was extremely clear at this moment, and he understood his wife's meaning almost instantly. He removed the ring that he had worn for many years from his ring finger.
He took it off and stuffed it into the hands of Louis Charles, whose face was full of tears. He held the other person's little hand and said: "Charle, let's go with them. You have to remember that no matter where you go, you are the legal heir of the Bourbon dynasty.
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"Dad, you will be fine!" Without the annoying guards and monitors, the seven-year-old little prince couldn't bear it anymore and cried loudly on his father's shoulder.
Louis XVI turned to his daughter Charlotte and said: "You too, my angel, come with them."
"Dad, you will be fine."
Louis XVI put his hand on his daughter's cheek, tears streaming down his face.
Marie Antoinette walked to the bed, knelt down, held her husband's hand, and buried her face in his hands.
"Let's go!" Zhao Xin stepped forward and picked up the crying little prince. Erlu also stepped forward to pick up the crying Charlotte and walked out the door.
Louis XVI looked at the pair of children reluctantly, and used his last strength to say to Zhao Xin: "Sir, can you swear to God? Don't let them get hurt..."
Zhao Xin didn't want to waste any more time, and the gunshots outside became more and more rapid, so he said: "We don't believe in God, but I swear...in the name of the king!"
After hearing this, not only Marie Antoinette and Lady Elizabeth looked at Zhao Xin in surprise, but even Louis XVI showed a hint of surprise in his eyes, and then fell into a coma...
Zhao Xin carried Charles to the foyer on the first floor and asked the soldiers guarding here: "Are everyone here?!"
"They're all outside! The French pushed the cannon out, but we pushed it back!"
"Retreat immediately!"
After Zhao Xin finished speaking, he handed Charles to Mrs. Elizabeth beside him, and then ducked out of the door of the temple tower. He looked around, and there were flames flashing outside the wall of the garden square. It looked like there were at least thousands of people.
They gathered there. He found an open space, and in an instant, the huge cabinet appeared in the open space; then, a green flare was shot into the air by him.
Everyone in the special operations battalion knew that it was time to retreat.