C2981 Privileges of the strong (2/2)
”Narrow-minded nationalism is used to deceive ordinary citizens. Only those fools who spend their days with fervent thoughts in their heads will put patriotism on their lips!”
”We are politicians. What we want is to solve problems, to coordinate relations, to achieve balance... For me to be able to engage in secret trade with the enemy during a war shows that I am capable, I am capable! ”
”Who doesn't like it? Then I'll let whoever does it. I'm not a member of the 26-man team …” If you think I'm not good enough, you can arrest me for the trial, but you don't dare to arrest me? ”Then expel me …”
”Such a big France, don't you still have a place for me to live?”
Gan Bida was completely speechless. He thought that he could use Eugene's secret business as a trump card to force Thiers a little, but he didn't think that the other party wouldn't care at all.
Not only did I not care, I even admitted it without any hesitation. I am the boss behind those two guys, I just earned this money, what can you do about it?
If I can earn that much, it means that I have the ability. I'm a strong person … In order to save France, he had to rely on the strong and not the weak!
Gan Bida took a sip of his wine and laughed, ”Forget it, I am not here today to denounce you. I only hope that you can stand up and save the situation!”
”Of course I know your abilities. With the current situation, it's impossible to rely on these people …”
”Ai …” What can I do? I don't have any troops, who would listen to me? Now, the crux of Paris is, for one, with Old General Trochu and the rest of the people from Blanqui's group … ”
”Three hundred thousand National Guard s and one hundred and eighty thousand Paris garrison s, this is the key …”
Gan Bida straightened his clothes and sat up straight, ”Please be direct with me …”
Thiers cut a mouthful of half-cooked roast beef that was stained with blood, put it into his mouth and chewed for a long time before he said, ”The situation has already reached such a stage, both of us know what's going on. Do you think we can defeat Prussia with just our military skills?”
”So difficult, it's really too difficult …” Although we are fighting for the strength of our nation, we still have to compete in organizational skills. All of the veterans of our France have fallen in the north, so no matter how many new recruits there are, they will all be defeated by the enemies in the end! ”
”Even if we were lucky enough to win, how many people will die in my France? How much blood? ”
”The only way now is to negotiate. We must first negotiate to end the war … After the enemy retreat, we will have a few years to retrain our troops, build up our defense line, and accumulate national strength. Only then will we be able to take revenge! ”
”It is precisely because of this that I have allowed two merchants to trade secretly outside the city. Honestly speaking, being able to maintain this path of conversation is even more difficult than battling!”
Thiers put down the kitchen knife: ”But negotiation also has its skills, we cannot talk about it right now, we are at a disadvantage in negotiations right now … Prussian is at the moment where his aura will soar like a rainbow, at this time, he will definitely ask for an exorbitant price! ”
”We have to win a war, be it in the south or Paris, or the surrounded Mace... There has to be a victory to boost our morale! ”
”If we let the Prussian know the danger and retreat, they wouldn't ask so much!”
”What a pity, what a pity …” My advice the old general doesn't listen to at all... ”If it was before, when the Prussian vanguard unit first arrived in Paris, he won a beautiful battle, then we might have been able to start negotiations now …”