Seeing the evil look in Lafayette's eyes towards Giggs, Harlan felt happy. Then he saluted Lafayette and said in the face of Lafayette's solemn gaze:
"Your Excellency Lafayette, I think our top priority is not to preserve the fire of the revolution. Lyon is the only beacon in the dark France that can illuminate people's hearts and guide us forward in the darkness. We must not let this beacon
Otherwise, what awaits us French people will be a life of complete darkness. So I think we should use all our strength to strengthen the defense of Lyon and defend this holy place of revolution to the death!"
Harlan and the others are not like Giggs. Giggs asked to escape because they have nothing to worry about. They are born with mud-legged backgrounds, and success or failure has little meaning to them. But Harlan and the others are different.
They are all capitalists with big families and big businesses. Giggs and the others can run away as long as they take some belongings with them. However, most of the fields, manors, and shops of these capitalists are real estate. Could it be that they are asked to carry their houses on their shoulders?
Escape?
This is obviously unrealistic.
After Harlan finished speaking, another person immediately jumped out from Giggs' side and started shouting loudly.
"Your Excellency Harun, our strength is not dominant now. As Mr. Giggs said, what we should do most now is to retain the fire of the revolution and evacuate it to the south. A temporary retreat does not mean that we surrender, but
The concessions we made for a greater victory, after we get more support and recover our strength, we will repay today's revenge a hundred times or a thousand times!"
Although the words are beautiful and have some truth, this is not enough to make Harlan and other capitalists give up the business that their families have developed in Lyon for decades or even hundreds of years.
Before Harlan could refute, another capitalist in Lyon, Alexey, jumped out. His family controlled 30% of Lyon's pawnshops, grain and oil stores, jewelry stores and other industries.
"Gurion, don't fart here. It's not like you don't know how many troops there are outside the city. Under such circumstances, even if ten people break through, two of them may not be able to escape. You want everyone to die together. We stay.
The only way to survive is in Lyon, leave Lyon. I guarantee that everyone here can escape at most one-third of the way!"
Alexei's words made people in the hall feel huge pressure. Thinking about it carefully, what Alexei said is also true. After the two battles in Enleize Town and Delek Town, no one present would
It is believed that the rebels can defeat the French army in the wild, even if the number of rebels is greater than the number of French troops.
After Alexei's words made everyone in the hall think deeply again, Giggs became a little anxious, and he hurriedly glanced at Gurian again. Seeing Giggs's expression, Gurian smiled bitterly in his heart.
, Gurian felt disdainful for his superior's mentality of fearing the French army like a tiger. But now who makes Giggs his superior?
"Your Excellency Alexei, I must admit that what you said makes some sense. As you said, even if it is a breakthrough, it would be good if everyone present can break out by one-third."
The first half of Gurian's words made Giggs's eyes suddenly change. He thought that Gulian was going to betray him at this moment and he quickly shouted.
"Gurion, you are crazy!"
"Sir Giggs, please listen to what I have to say."
With that said, Gurian bowed to Giggs and Lafayette who was sitting at the top and then continued:
"But even if we only escape one-third, it is still a great victory for the revolution! Everyone here is an elite of the revolution. It is precisely because of everyone's efforts that our cause has been
Thriving. Although there are some problems currently, I believe that everyone present is extremely capable. Under such circumstances, even if only one-third of the people can escape, it is good news for the French Revolution! In addition,
I believe that everyone here has some means to save their own lives, and I believe that in order to protect everyone's breakout, our army will defend everyone to the death, so that more than one-third of the people who escape will definitely be!"
Gurian's words triggered a round of applause from the audience. Some neutrals were undoubtedly moved by Gurian's words. Just as Gurian said, everyone present has certain rights and identities even if they have no means to save their lives. And these
There is no doubt that people can let the army protect them to break out of the siege. Even if the entire army is lost, no one will feel bad. As long as the people in power can escape the siege, who will care about the rest.
"Well, you Lyons must not give up. This is the common cause of all of us. Not only that, Lyon is the holy land of the revolution, but also the hope for the rise of the entire French nation. And it is not that we have no hope of success. Now the city
The troops that have been reorganized here have reached 30,000 again, and the French army outside the city is only more than 40,000 according to investigation. What's more important is that we have Lyon city defense in our hands. Lyon alone can withstand tens of thousands of troops.
Wan Xiongbing! In this case, who says we have no hope of victory, and even for a better survival, we must defend Lyon at all costs, and use the opportunity that Lyon is in our hands to severely kill the French army outside. In this way
This way, even if we abandon the city in the end, we will have greater confidence!"
As he spoke, Lafayette stood up excitedly and waved his big hand forward.
"As long as you adhere to your ideals, Lyon will be the strongest city in the world. I want Lyon to be the burial place of all feudal lackeys and a beacon to awaken the thoughts of the French people!"
After Lafayette finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted throughout the hall, and some excited people even cheered loudly. In such an environment, Lafayette raised his arms and enjoyed
This glorious glory.
Later, Lafayette made arrangements for Lyon's city defense.
"Harlan, you take your people to the north of the city to defend. I will ask Chalmers to allocate some more people to you to raise an army of 10,000 people. Giggs, you go to the city to gather the remnants of the Third Army. I
I believe that with your ability, you will be able to bring back a third legion soon, but now there is not so much time for you. I need you to restore some of the combat effectiveness of these remnants in the shortest possible time. In addition, I will give you
Provide some support and then go to the east of the city to defend. Alexei and Gurian, I will give you two 5,000 men, and you must defend the west of the city for me. Chalmers, you take the 8,000 men of the First Legion.
Defend the south of the city with all our strength, that is our lifeline, there must be no room for failure!"
Lafayette's layout is relatively simple. Ten thousand people are deployed in the north of the city. Although it looks like a lot, it will definitely become the main direction of the French army. After all, the French army led by Crich came from the north.
.Although Harlan is a capitalist, his story of heroic fighting in Delek Town still makes people think that he is a trustworthy general, although he was ultimately defeated and fled back to Lyon due to the situation.
Giggs' performance was undoubtedly the worst. Although in the past, his sharp teeth and sharp tongue made people think he was very capable, but the battle in Drake Town completely exposed his incompetence. But Giggs
After all, Si can be regarded as a representative of the civilian faction. Now when everyone needs to unite as one, Lafayette will naturally not be able to punish him, so it is polite to him to arrange for him to defend the east of the city. Lafayette estimates that Giggs
There should be about four to five thousand men under his command. There should be no problem in defending the east of the city with such a force.
Alexei and Gurian can be said to be the rising stars of the two factions. Their usual performance is remarkable. Under such circumstances, Lafayette is naturally willing to give them a chance to defend the west of the city with 5,000 people.
It should be enough.
As for the south of the city, in addition to being the main direction of the French army's attack, it is also the last lifeline for everyone in Lyon. Under such circumstances, Lafayette must ensure that the south of the city is in his own hands and let Chalmers take charge.
Chengnan was also because Chalmers was loyal to Lafayette, and Lafayette believed that he could live up to his hopes.
As mentioned above, because the southern region is the area where the Revolutionary Party is stronger, if it fails, fleeing to the south is the best plan. You must know that Lafayette has a very high reputation in the southern region. Under such circumstances,
, it is not surprising that the south is regarded as a retreat.
Regarding Lafayette's arrangement, everyone in the hall basically had no opinions. The French army's main attack must be from the north and south. This is everyone's consensus. It is also reasonable to use good steel on the blade, but Harlan is still a little worried.
"Your Excellency Lafayette, although you gave me 10,000 people to defend the north of the city, the Krich army in the north has 30,000 troops. As the main direction of attack, the north of the city will definitely receive the most special care from the French army.
.The French soldiers are all fully equipped elites, and my people......"
Although Harlan didn't say it explicitly, everyone could understand what he was worried about. There was no doubt that Kerridge's 30,000 people were an extremely powerful force, so Harlan's worries were justified.
Lafayette thought for a while and then said:
"Harlan, don't worry. I personally lead five thousand troops to sit in the city as your reserve. If something goes wrong, I will personally lead the army to assist you."
After hearing what Lafayette said, Harlan thought for a while and agreed.
"Okay, that's it. Everyone will go down and prepare according to my instructions just now. Each unit must gather in its own defensive area in the shortest possible time!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come.
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