2639 The Empire Goes Crazy
In fact, the French Emperor has already regretted it a little since he declared war. He had considered letting countries such as Britain or Austria mediate and finally resolved the crisis at the negotiating table!
But later when he saw the latest information about Prussia, the French Emperor finally understood that all negotiations were impossible. In fact, Prussia had long been trying to start a war with France!
Especially when the powerful military mobilization force of Prussia appeared, the speed of the 30,000 troops gathered every day completely shocked Napoleon III. It was not until this time that he began to re-examine the Prussian military system!
After careful thinking, the Emperor of the Falcon made a strategic idea of quickly fighting and burning the war onto the enemy's territory. It has to be said that this is really the only good way to break through the predicament at the moment.
It has to be said that under the influence of Napoleon I's military thought, France had a group of the highest soldiers and officers in Europe at that time!
They have very powerful light infantry, and the average service time has reached seven years, and almost everyone has been on the battlefield and has seen blood.
Moreover, the Emperor also has an excellent military officer system, and the level of education of officers from top to bottom is very high!
It is no exaggeration to say that when the number of people is equal and there is not much difference in weapons and equipment, the Pu army is really not a rival to the French army!
What's more, the French soldiers were also equipped with many Shaspo-style needle-punching guns. This weapon has already tied up with Mauser, but the number is far more than that of Mauser rifles in the Pu army.
Moreover, the French Emperor now has a secret weapon, which is the Monticagni machine gun, which is not even known to his own soldiers. The 37 rifled barrels are fixed together and fired by hand-cranked rotors. The fastest rate of fire can reach 444 rounds per minute!
This rate of fire was considered a miracle at that time. Xiao Letian's American Gatlin fired at only more than 200 shots per minute, and this guy was more than twice as fast!
The individual soldiers have high quality and their weapons are more advanced. This is the confidence of Napoleon III to fight quickly!
Prince Eu Ren listened to his father's explanation and was speechless, but he was still very dissatisfied and muttered with a bulge!
"You can't bet like this in war! What if our offense is frustrated? How many days can the limited ammunition on the front line be fought? What if the Prussians are more tenacious than we imagined? Then the troops and materials are not accepted, I'm afraid they will give the Prussians a chance!"
"Shut up!" Napoleon III roared angrily. "If you are not my son, then your words that disrupt our morale will be enough to send you to the military court!"
"France will win! Will win!"
"Okay, dear Louis, don't be angry. You should be happy if your child has the spirit of independent thinking! He is still in the learning stage after all!"
The Emperor held the table with both hands and panted heavily. The Prince Eugen on the opposite side said nothing but quietly lowered his head and pondered.
No matter how angry he is, he is his son and the future master of the empire, Napoleon III sighed, "Who am I for? Not for you! Without war, how can you ascend the throne! The fate of the Bonaparte family is war and victory!"
"This is the only legal basis for our ascension to the throne! If we can bring continuous victory to France, we can continue to hold the throne. Once there is no victory, we will really have nothing..."
"Child, I know what you are worried about, come with me..."
After saying that, the Emperor walked around the desk, grabbed his son and queen's hand and walked out. The court servants outside the door didn't know what the emperor's family was going to do, and they didn't dare to ask and followed closely behind.
The group walked directly to the roof of the Duille Palace!
The front of the Duille Palace faces the west, the Seine River to the south, and the famous Louvre Museum is in the east. There is also a palace connection between the two palaces like a corridor.
The Duille Palace is not high, with an average height of only four floors, but it has a six-story steeple tower. As long as you go up here, you can see the beautiful scenery of the whole Paris at a glance and even the farmland outside the city in the distance.
The Emperor pointed at the riverside avenue across the Seine, "Look, what can I do? Do I have a way out?"
Prince Eugen and the Queen were completely stunned. They never expected that a grand demonstration was about to begin under their noses.
The crowds gathered were densely packed like long dragons, and all kinds of small flags were shaking in people's hands, and the banned song of Marseille was being sung by people with the loud sound of the wind.
"God, this will cost at least 20,000 to 30,000 people!" The crown prince said with lingering fear.
"Not 20,000 to 30,000 people are there on this street alone. The report from the Paris Police Department in the morning... The number of people marching and demonstrating today has exceeded 100,000!"
"What do they want to do? Are there no end?" the queen said angrily.
At this moment, it seemed as if time had come, and a fierce shout suddenly broke out on the other side of the river. A team of more than 20,000 people began to slowly move forward, and countless people along the way joined in.
The slogan floated over with the wind, "Long live the war! Go to Berlin!"
"Destroy the Germans! Long live France! Long live Napoleon!"
"War! Victory! The Empire is never defeated!"
"Catch those spies raised by the Prussians! Capture all the traitors hidden in the court! All the surrendered people will die!"
The shouts of killing were wave after wave, and the people in Paris were crazy!
In their eyes, it has been three days since the declaration of war, but the front line has not opened fire yet, and there is no news of victory. There is even rumors that the government is going to negotiate with Prussia!
Is it unbearable? The surrendered faction in the empire must be spies raised by Prussia. Those nobles are not good things. They just love their aristocratic status and they are not patriotic at all!
For a moment, the crowd was excited, and anyone who opposed the war was labeled as a surrender faction and was regarded as a Prussian spy!
People spontaneously take to the streets and express their anger with shouts. They want to force the government to never compromise with their actions!
War has now become a perfect medicine in the hearts of all French people!
The Emperor of the Pharaoh said in a trembling voice, "Can I have a way out? Can we have a way out? If I dare to retreat half a step, these mobs will rush into the palace and drag us out to chop our heads!"
"Anyway, these mobs don't care who the emperor is. They have seen blood from the butcher knife. What's the matter if there are more people in our family?"
"Child, don't think too much. The day after tomorrow I leave Paris and go to the front line. I must personally inspire the morale of the army... This battle can only be won, not defeated!"
Listening to the roar of more than 100,000 people in Paris, Prince Eugen looked like a mortal face, and he looked to the north worriedly and muttered to himself.
"How did it turn out like this? Why can't the situation be controlled by us all at once? The Empire is crazy! It's completely crazy!"
Chapter completed!