"Immediately order the first security regiment to go to the direction of the palace to repel the mob."
"Order the Second Guard Regiment to go to the government headquarters to protect it from attack."
"Order the Third Guard Regiment to go to the Bastille and never let the mob break into the prison!"
"In the name of Her Majesty the Queen, order Simond to lead the troops of the First Legion to deploy defenses in various areas of the city, but if any mobs with weapons are found, they will be killed immediately!"
"The Royal Guards are responsible for protecting the safety of Her Royal Highness the Queen. If possible, the security of the three blocks near here will be assumed by the Royal Guards!"
"The remaining 4th Guard Regiment is coming with me, and we're going to completely wipe out this gang of thugs who deserve to go to hell!"
After receiving the news, Napoleon immediately issued an order regarding the situation in various parts of the city. When he mentioned using the name of the queen to recruit soldiers of the First Legion, Mary sat aside and did not raise any objection. It was obvious that she was dissatisfied with Napoleon's order.
, she agreed.
But Mary still has some objections to the last one.
"Napoleon, you are a general now. Your responsibility is to stabilize the entire Paris. How can you fight with those mobs and ignore the overall situation!"
Mary's words made Napoleon think. Obviously, he had not realized the change in his identity. Although in these days, he took on the responsibility of the commander of the garrison headquarters, in his heart, Napoleon still regarded himself as that insignificant person.
The major is fighting on the front line.
But now Mary's words have pointed out the change in Napoleon's identity. If a general only knows how to rush to the front line blindly, it will be very satisfying, but where does such a general belong to the overall situation? Especially those generals who are responsible for their own affairs.
in this way.
After lowering his head and thinking for a moment, Napoleon said:
"Your Royal Highness, you are right, but the current situation is different. The appearance of these mobs is really weird. I dare to conclude that this matter is not ordinary. There is even a thick layer of shady behind it.
, To be honest, I don’t really trust some people in the army. Now that the situation has developed to this point, we can no longer afford to take any risks, so I decided to personally lead the people to suppress it!"
With that said, Napoleon walked out without looking back. Looking at Napoleon's back, Mary's eyes became more complicated.
Waves of mobs washed over the soldiers' defense lines like waves. According to the latest intelligence obtained by Napoleon, nearly six thousand mobs had gathered near the Bastille. Some of these mobs even just held hoes in their hands, but they had no control over the Bastille.
The attack still put great pressure on the soldiers guarding there.
In the Bastille, not only representatives of the third estate who opposed the king's tax increase proposal, but also some nobles with heretical behaviors or thoughts, scholars and some long-standing political prisoners were imprisoned. And these people were imprisoned in the prison.
There are a large number of supporters outside the city, and it is indeed the supporters of these people who are attacking the Bastille at the moment.
Fortunately, the Bastille was defended by 800 French soldiers. Among these soldiers were not only the guards of the prison itself, but also 300 reinforcements mobilized by Napoleon.
With the help of the defensive measures and the tall and strong walls of the Bastille itself, the mob's attack did not make further progress. But except for the Bastille, the residences of government officials were not so lucky. Because of this riot
The suddenness of the incident left those officials with almost no means of defense. The big nobles were okay. The private soldiers they kept at home were enough to allow them to hold on until reinforcements arrived, but those middle-level officials and nobles were unlucky.
A large number of mobs, under the command of a thoughtful person, broke into the homes of royalist officials and committed criminal acts of beating, smashing, and robbing. Not only that, these mobs did not care enough and also attacked the personal safety of the officials. A group of
The officials went to see God in advance because of the unforeseen disaster!
After Napoleon's decisive order, the army in Paris began a bloody suppression of the mob. The army that was supposed to protect the French people now aimed their guns at the people.
However, the suppression operation did not proceed smoothly because of this. Instead, as the war between the army and the people continued, more people joined the riots.
"Father, you are indeed a mastermind."
The Duke of Chart looked at the flames burning not far outside the window and said happily to the Duke of Orleans. However, Orleans did not appear happy because of his son's flattery. Instead, the old Duke's face was shrouded in a lingering haze.
"You know nothing! Although our people did play a certain role in it, do you think that just a few hundred of us can create such a big momentum? There are obviously forces we don't know about.
Making trouble!"
Faced with his father's reprimand, Duke Sarte felt a little dissatisfied, but of course he did not dare to refute his father. After the old Duke finished speaking, Sarte said:
"But no matter what, the momentum in Paris has been stirred up by us after all. Although you said that there are forces that we don't know about, but this does not harm our interests. On the contrary, I feel that the relationship between us and this force
There is ample room for cooperation between us, after all, our interests are aligned!”
The Duke of Orleans' eyebrows raised. He had to admit that what his son said still made some sense. Although he didn't understand who and what kind of forces were behind it, their goal was to plunge Paris into endless turmoil.
, and now, they have accomplished more than half of it.
"Well, what you said makes sense. By the way, how is our progress at the Bastille?"
When Orleans asked about the Bastille, Philip's face suddenly became stiff.
"Although the total number of our people plus some incited people has reached more than 6,000, you don't know how strong the Bastille is. In my opinion, it is a bit unreasonable for us to spend so much energy on attacking the Bastille.
The gain outweighs the loss, because for a while, it will be impossible for us to breach the Bastille!"
"You know nothing! You blame me for scolding you. You have no idea what the Bastille means to us! I can tell you that the value of a Bastille even exceeds that of the Palace of Versailles. The people imprisoned in the prison have
With unimaginable power, these powers will be of great help to our future! Therefore, breaking the Bastille is the most critical action!"
As he spoke, Old Orleans seemed a little hesitant, but then he became firm.
"Let Duer take out the weapons we have hidden in the warehouse, especially the dozen or so cannons inside. I will put these weapons in our hands. I want to see how the gate of the Bastille can survive the bombardment of the artillery."
How long can you hold on!"
"But father............."
"There is no but, do as I say, the current situation has no way out for us, either success or destruction!"
The determination on Orlean's face at this moment was enough to make anyone moved. Looking at the look on his father's face, Philip, who already understood what he meant, nodded and ran out.
Duer is a close confidant of the Duke of Orleans and the Duke's number one butler. Although Duer is just an ordinary baron, anyone who knows the details of Orleans knows that there is a batch of invisible materials hidden in Duer's hands.
This batch of supplies is arms!
As the Duke of Orleans who is determined to climb the throne above ten thousand people, he must have something in his hands that can help him realize his ideals, and weapons have become a top priority. The warehouse controlled by Durr not only contains nearly
Two thousand guns of all kinds, and even thirteen six-pound cannons.
As a military weapon, the six-pound infantry heavy artillery is not something that ordinary people can easily obtain. Even the powerful Duke of Orleans spent nearly twenty years accumulating this property. There is no way, the royal family has no choice but to
The supervision of these sharp weapons of the country is really strict beyond people's imagination. A six-pound cannon has been under the absolute control of the royal family since it was produced. Every year, the royal family will send trusted ministers to inspect these big guys. If
If six-pounders are found to have disappeared due to reasons other than war damage, the users of these artillery pieces and the generals of their units will be severely punished.
Of course, since it can be called the weapon of the country, the power of the six-pounder gun naturally lives up to its reputation. Now, the six-pounder gun is the largest artillery that can be carried in the field. Its large caliber can completely help the army blast through the most dangerous areas.
The strong city wall exposed the enemy troops hiding in the city to the front.
Obviously the Duke of Orleans has decided to make a desperate move, otherwise he would not have decided to expose the thirteen six-pound cannons to the sun, because this not only means that the identity of the Duke of Orleans is exposed, but more importantly, this represents the Duke of Orleans'
He is already feuding with the royal family.
Looking out the window at the flames burning in the city of Paris, the blazing flame called ambition in the Duke of Orleans' heart was also beating fiercely.
On July 30, 1789, the mob that besieged the Bastille suddenly received a large number of ordnance assistance, which even included thirteen six-pound cannons. Under the bombardment of these large-caliber artillery, the defense of the Bastille
Encountered the most difficult difficulties.
When the six-pounder cannon was just put into use, Napoleon got the news. Napoleon, who was fighting bloody battles, simply couldn't believe the news. You must know that there are no more than ten six-pounder cannons in an artillery regiment in France.
The preciousness of these big guys can be seen. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
PS: Sweat, I'm sorry, there were too many drinking places in the past two days. I drank more than a kilogram of wine yesterday, and I vomited when I came back. I didn't make it to the third update I promised, I'm sorry everyone!