C3024 Those who were unconvinced would be killed! (1/2)

The local garrison unit were all second-rate troops of the empire, their training was not good enough, their weapons and equipment were not very good, and their commanders were a whole level weaker.

Over 90% of the commanders in the Empire's regular army are military aristocrats raised by the Bonaparte Family. These people are all loyal fans of the Emperor, so you don't have to worry about the rebellion.

The local garrison unit was different. The commanders were born into civilian families, and after studying in a few military academies, they became the leaders of these second-tier troops.

There was a great difference in treatment between them and the front-line troops, and their loyalty to the Emperor was curtailed by their close ties to the place and their willingness to accept the erosion of new ideas.

These three types of troops had already displayed three completely different performances at today's reception. Actually, the direct descendants of Ba Zan had already received the news three hours ago.

General Radmiro and others had already informed them of the main mission of the party, and there were no surprises. The troops who had been loyal to the Emperor and the Marshal for the rest of their lives had expressed their determination to carry out the orders.

As for the other Empire's veterans, they were also not too worried. These people were all military aristocrats, and had the same interests as Ba Zan and the others. Perhaps, only a fool would go against the Marshal.

The most dangerous place were the officers of the garrison unit. If they refused to surrender, then their fifty thousand strong army would become the biggest ticking time bomb!

How exactly was he going to deal with this bomb? Ba Zan thought for a long time, and the calmest way would obviously be to split up and walk their own paths. Ba Zan would bring along his own loyal troops and surrender, while the rest of them would all go their own ways.

But this way, although there would not be any conflicts, the French Emperor's mission would not be completed either!

Napoleon's strategy was to cooperate with Prussia and greatly weaken the Republic's power. After that, the imperial army would try their best to keep as few casualties as possible, leaving their son with the political legacy of a comeback.

To put it more bluntly, the Republic had to be defeated, very miserably. Only this way would the citizens be reminded of the benefits the Empire had enjoyed back then!

Empire! This was not just an empty noun. The Empire was the home of all the aristocratic interests, and was where their welfare lay.

Was the royalist party really protecting the Emperor? Actually, they were only protecting themselves. Because there was an Emperor, only with an Empire would there be nobles. Otherwise, they wouldn't be anything at all.

He could not let these fifty thousand people escape his control, he could not let this fortress continue to be armed, this was the Mace's fortified city, even if it were fifty thousand people, they could still block the Prussian army's attack.

It was because of this concern that this wine party had suddenly come!

As expected, after Ba Zan proposed his plan of surrender, the 40 odd officers started clamoring, and Calais's First Division's teacher Sang Sitan was the first to jump out, he was the one with the highest rank among all the officers of the garrison unit.

As the army Major General, Sang Sitan was the first to oppose!

He listened to Radmiro's retorts and retorted angrily, ”The Empire! China! It's all the same to me... We are from the same bloodline, the French Nation! ”

”Who do you want to be loyal to? How can we split our own people? ”

”Yesterday, the baby had an emperor on top of his head, but today, the Kung Fu Republic was established while he was drinking milk! ”May I ask who you want him to be loyal to?”

”Is he a child of the Empire or of the Republic?”

”He only has one identity, and that is the sons and daughters of the France! All the people that live on this land, this is the race that we must serve! ”

”Prussian are all invaders! We will never surrender! ”