C2919 Struggle for Parliament (1/2)

When the Tuileries' Palace's Empire's flag turned into a torch, Blanqui was already surrounded by over 30,000 people who had followed him.

The French Parliament building was located on the Bourbon's palace near the Seine. This place had become the core of all the storms. When the Tuileries' Palace lost his Paragon status, this would be the place with the highest authority in the entire country.

Looking at the flag that was ignited into ashes and the tens of thousands of supporters by his side, Blanqui felt that he stood at the peak of France. With the control of three hundred thousand National Guard s in his hands and countless of votes supporting him, this country would definitely follow his plans.

”Citizens! To the Bourbon's palace... ”Let's go!”

The crowd cheered as they escorted their leader forward in a grandiose manner.

However, what Blanqui and their supporters did not know was that their opponents were far more cunning than they had imagined. The representatives of the capital powers would definitely not give their rights to these workers and farmers.

Thiers was a smart guy in the capitalist faction. He stole a huge amount of money from the Imperial Bank and used it to raise a very fierce mercenary group.

The homes of the Congressman s scattered throughout the various districts of Paris were knocked on by these ferocious people. When they heard that this was Thiers's bodyguard that had been sent to protect them, these councilors all felt relieved.

Amidst the chaos of the city, it was often possible to see sturdy North African mercenaries flocking through the crowd, surrounded by weak councilors.

These council members were escorted to Thiers's carriage, gathered together, and quickly set off for the council. The pale-faced council members in the carriage all thought of the terrifying revolution when they saw the chaotic situation in the city.

The Revolution was an event that the French remembered as a symbol of the past, although the Revolution had a very positive impact on the development of human society.

But the French were even more aware that the anarchy of the Revolution was terrible, and blood was flowing like a river.

”Is it going to be anarchy again? How many people would die? ”Just how many people will die …”

The veteran outside the window coughed, ”Gentlemen, I don't know how many people will die in Paris, but I can assure you that if a mob tries to harm you...” We will protect you with our lives! ”

”This is the order of our master, representative Thiers. We will defend this order with our lives!”

The bodyguards provided the representatives with strong protection, while at the same time, they also gave them the impression that Thiers was a powerful fighter.

This kind of impression was useless in normal times, but in times of chaos, the strong represented order! It represented safety!

Thiers was too smart, he knew the key to everything, and his actions were faster, more accurate, and more ruthless than Blanqui's!

What he wanted was to control the council at the first possible moment, as well as the nearly one hundred and eighty thousand Paris garrison s that were left behind!

Although these one hundred and eighty thousand were not true elites of the empire, they were still better than those temporary National Guard s.

With one hundred and eighty thousand regular soldiers in his hands, he now had the strength to challenge Blanqui's three hundred thousand National Guard s!

As long as he was able to achieve a military balance, he would be able to use the influence of the parliament to form a new government for his benefit!

As long as these two things could be done, the future of France would definitely be in his hands!

In order to achieve his goal, not only did he send all of his mercenaries to protect Congressman, he even went to the extent of risking his life to welcome General Trochu.

General Trochu was appointed as the person in charge of Paris garrison by the French Emperor just like the Duke of Montaubon.