C2919 Struggle for Parliament (2/2)
Now that Montaubon had escaped, Trochu had become the supreme commander of the army!
One must know that the army was a place that cared a lot about inheritances. When the old imperial government fell and a new government was not established, who could order the army around?
It had to be an experienced general, after all, the soldiers still believed in familiar faces!
At this critical juncture, a single word from the old general, familiar to the soldiers, worked far better than a new government appointment.
As the carriage galloped down the street, Sarfrauman noticed that it was getting faster and faster. ”Oh...” ”Be careful, you almost bumped into that old woman just now …”
”Mr. Thiers, why is the atmosphere on the street so weird … Why is the crowd in an uproar? ”
The ashen-faced Thiers said, ”It must have been the information leaked out. There must be spies in the damn council who sent the message …”
Sure enough, as the carriage was running away, a newsboy suddenly rushed out from an alley to the left. He shouted loudly in the street.
”French Emperor was defeated, you deserve a miserable defeat!”
”The Emperor has surrendered! The emperor has been taken away … ”
”Damn it!” He has to hurry, and snatch away the general before Blanqui does … ”
”Pa …” With a crisp sound of a horsewhip, two big horses dashed forward like a gust of wind. The speed of those old soldiers were not slower than their war horses, Thiers had spent way too much money on them!
The carriage that rampaged through the carriage until it reached the door of General Trochu's residence. When Thiers knocked on the door under the protection of the mercenaries, the general in military uniform had already made his preparations.
”I really didn't expect that you would be the first one to pick me up! ”You're even faster than my guards …”
”General, follow me to the carriage, we are going to the council right now …” Before the thugs get organized, let's go! ”
”Don't worry, my friend. I've already sent a messenger to summon my guards. In half an hour, there will be an elite company to escort us!”
”My God! It was too late … ”You just found out about the telegram and summoned the army. I'm afraid before the army arrives, you would have been taken away by Blanqui and the others …”
”How many soldiers do you have with you?” God, there are only four of them! You must know that Blanqui has a total of three hundred thousand in his hands! ”
”Let's go, my mercenaries are reliable. They will definitely protect us …”
When General Trochu heard this, he immediately put on his hat and got on the carriage.
The black carriage rushed towards Bourbon's palace like a tornado, and four minutes after the carriage disappeared, over a thousand heavily armed Self Guard soldiers surrounded the general's house.
Bang bang bang … The soldier smashed the door savagely, but the person who opened the door was a pitiful teenage maid. She was so scared that her face turned white.
”What are you doing? The general is not home... ”We just left for the barracks …”
”Damn it!” Let's go after him in the barracks... ”There are fifty soldiers left standing guard here, let's go …”
The crafty little maid, at the most crucial moment, pointed out a wrong path for these soldiers!