Without waiting for the confused revolutionary government to respond, the anti-French alliance arrived first. Whether to "surrender" or not became the new focus of controversy in the French Parliament.
"At this point, we can no longer fight. In order to preserve the vitality of France, I suggest that we end this war immediately and solve the follow-up problems through negotiations. "
The old man's proposal instantly won everyone's support. A wise man submits to circumstances. The French Parliament was the result of a compromise between all parties. Those who could sit here were people who could bow and submit.
The real iron-headed people were either killed by Napoleon Iv or by the revolutionary party. Those who survived and were able to do well were all people with a flexible political mind.
Napoleon IV, of course, could not have left the revolutionary party a rich source of resources. Not only did he take away a large sum of money, but even the city defense artillery of Paris was sent away on the grounds of reinforcing the front line.
With the anti-French alliance at the gates, Paris couldn't hold on at all. Even the enemy didn't need to attack the city. After a month or two of siege, the garrison collapsed.
The arrogance of France had almost been worn out in the war. "Armistice" had become the consensus of the knowledgeable people. The pro-war faction had long been extinguished.
Just when the surrender proposal was passed, the Socialist Councilor Francois hurriedly objected: "We can't surrender immediately, or the enemy's plot will succeed.
If you don't want to bear the label of traitor and be reviled for life, we must resist now.
We don't expect to defeat the anti-French alliance, but at least let the people see our determination to resist. The revolutionary government needs to use practical actions to prove to the outside world that we are not traitors. "
Although history was written by the victors, that didn't mean that they could take the blame for everything. If they really wore the label of traitor, they wouldn't be able to stay in the revolutionary government for long.
In Francois' view, if the revolutionary government wanted to gain a foothold, they had to make this show, even if it would result in heavy losses.
A young officer angrily replied: "Mr. Francois, now it's not a matter of whether we want to fight or not, but we really can't fight anymore.
The main force has surrendered, how can we resist the enemy's invasion? "
Everything was easier said than done. "Resist" was easy for the politicians to say. Anyway, they didn't need to fight, so naturally there was no pressure.
But for the commander of the Revolutionary Army, it was not easy at all. No one knew better than themselves what the standards of their own troops were.
On the surface, it seemed that defeating the government army was very impressive, but in reality, it was all built on the fact that the government army had deliberately let them win.
The Law Army might be merciful to them, but it didn't mean that the Anti-Law Alliance would be merciful. Leading a motley crew to fight a bloody battle with the enemy was clearly sending them to their deaths.
Francois felt that his dignity was being challenged, so he immediately warned, "General Fick, please watch your words. The Revolutionary Army is invincible. Why can't they resist the enemy's invasion? "
Fick's young officer's face darkened. This was how politics worked. Knowing that the Revolutionary Army was a motley crew, everyone had to treat them as an "elite division".
'Invincible' was just a slogan used to boost morale. Anyone who took it seriously would be a fool. Now, it was placed in the open and became a sharp weapon in the hands of politicians.
This was also caused by the special situation of the Revolutionary Army. A group of people led the Revolutionary Army, but now another group of people was in power.
Of course, there were techniques to seize power. The speculators used the naivety of the revolutionaries and let them command the Revolutionary Army. It seemed that they were maintaining the status quo, but in fact, they were taking the opportunity to exclude the revolutionaries from the power system.
Although the status of the military in France wasn't low, it wasn't that high either. Once their identity was limited to the military, they would automatically lose the opportunity to fight for the highest political power.
Political power came from the barrel of a gun, but the problem was that they didn't control all the military power. After winning the Paris Revolution, the Revolutionary Army was not only armed with the Revolutionary Army, but also the Paris City Defense Force and National Guard.
Compared to the temporary Revolutionary Army, the Revolutionary Army that was reorganized later was obviously stronger. Power meant the right to speak. This was also the reason why there were a lot of royalists in the French Parliament.
Whether they wanted to admit it or not, the current situation of the Paris Revolutionary Army was that the royalists had more power than the Revolutionary Army.
It seemed that Francois was forcing the Revolutionary Army to fight desperately, but in fact, he was also taking the opportunity to weaken the three royalists.
"Mr. Francois, how long do you think we can hold off the enemy? You know, once the enemy reaches the city, Paris will be an isolated city.
We do need to show courage to the enemy and fight for favorable conditions for negotiations after the war, but the premise is that we can achieve decent results.
This is obviously not something that can be done by being trapped in a isolated city. There aren't many supplies in the city of Paris. After losing the foreign aid, even if the enemy doesn't attack, we won't be able to hold on for long.
If I were the enemy commander, I would besiege Paris, divide the army to occupy other parts of France, and then delay.
Millions of troops of the anti-French alliance, once dispersed in France, everyone can imagine what kind of damage it will cause. Maybe there won't even be a need for truce negotiations, the enemy will empty France. "
This was not an alarmist, but it would really happen. "Looting" was the tradition of the European army. If millions of Allied troops were allowed to loot in France, it would be a problem if they didn't empty it.
Financial losses were only a small problem. What they were afraid of was that the enemy didn't follow the rules and gave them a tragedy of emptiness.
At that time, it wouldn't be a problem of carrying infamy, but whether or not there would be a France was a problem. Anyway, there were many members of the anti-French alliance, more than a dozen countries could endorse each other, and black could also become white.
The cruel reality made the pro-war faction speechless. At this moment, they truly understood the difficulties of the government.
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On October 27, 1891, after a symbolic resistance, the revolutionary government of Paris was forced to surrender to the Allied forces, drawing an end to the European War that lasted more than a year.
After accepting the surrender of the Government of France, regardless of whether the French were willing or not, Albrecht immediately ordered the military to take control of Paris.
Entering Paris again, Albrecht was filled with emotion. "The river flows east for thirty years, and then west for thirty years." He never dreamed that one day, he would enter Paris as a conqueror.
The convoy entered the Champs-Elysees. Looking at the majestic gate in front of him, Albrecht frowned and coldly ordered, "Send someone to tear it down!"
In February 1806, Napoleon defeated the Russian and Austrian forces in the Battle of Austerlitz. In order to commemorate this glorious victory, the Government of France specially built this "Arc de Triomphe" that represented the glory of France.
It didn't matter if it represented the glory of France, the key was that Austria became a stepping stone. In the eyes of Marshal Albrecht, this was a symbol of Austria's humiliation.
In the past, there was no other way. Austria did indeed lose the Battle of Austerlitz, and the victory of the war against France was also won by the Russians.
After the last war against France, Austria, who cared about their reputation, was too embarrassed to ask the French to tear down the gate at the Peace Conference in Vienna. Of course, this might also be related to the unfinished project.
Now it was different. The Austrian army had already entered Paris, so there was naturally no need to keep this eyesore building.
"Wait!"
Lieutenant General Friedrich advised, "Marshal, this gate was built to commemorate Napoleon's victory in the Battle of Austerlitz. With our fall, France reached its peak.
History is history, even if this gate is torn down, it can't be changed. Instead of that, it is better to keep it as a warning for future generations.
In order to commemorate this period of history, I suggest that all the treaties after the war be signed under the Arc de Triomphe. "
For the two of them to hate so deeply, it was naturally not because of the defeat of a battle. In the past hundreds of years, the House of Habsburg had lost many battles, but they had never been so moved.
The key was that after the Battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon forced the House of Habsburg to dissolve the Holy Roman Empire, and he pressed the face of the House of Habsburg to the ground and ravaged it.
As a member of the royal family, there was no one who didn't want revenge. The Bonaparte Dynasty was unable to integrate into the European aristocratic circle, and it was not unrelated to the House of Habsburg's revenge.
As if thinking of something, Albrecht smiled slightly, "Friedrich, you are right. History should indeed be remembered.
We have to thank the French for this. If it weren't for their help in recording, I'm afraid we might have forgotten that period of history.
If it weren't for this period of humiliation, there wouldn't be today's Austria. Your suggestion is also very good, I will convey it to the country.
Pass down the order to send people to protect this gate, no one is allowed to destroy it. "
Without a doubt, the so-called "remembering history" and "historical motivation" were all nonsense. Perhaps it had a deep impact on the older people of Albrecht, but it really had no effect on the younger generation.
Time could dilute everything, if it weren't mentioned in the history books, it was estimated that many people wouldn't know about these things. The deliberate emphasis on these was nothing more than to create a glorious image for the House of Habsburg.
Including the signing of the treaty under the Arc de Triomphe, it was not only to humiliate the French, but more importantly to send a signal to the outside world — the former Holy Roman Empire was coming back.
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