C3038 A night of farce (1/2)
The sky had already begun to darken. The farce in the Bourbon's palace continued, and the commune continued to issue orders, regardless of whether there were any responses.
Of course, it was also within reason that there was no response. Blanqui and the others did not expect that these people would turn their heads and support them.
But Blanqui was confident, he knew that at the moment, all they needed was military victory, this was what he was betting on. As long as he could win an exciting victory in Paris under the leadership of the commune, then even if it was a reorganisation of the government that had no effect on the law, they would still gain a lot of respect.
Victory! Victory! The commune was betting on a military victory!
However, their fate was really unlucky. After seven in the evening, General Trochu, who had fainted due to the high blood pressure, actually woke up in a certain army camp.
The old general could feel his temples dancing non-stop, his heart thumping like a drum!
”What's the situation outside?”
”Also …” Fortunately … ”General, you need to rest now …”
”Tell me the truth! ”This is an order!” Trochu shouted with an ashen face.
”Yes!” Paris Commune initiated a rebellion, assaulted Bourbon's palace, and announced his dissolution of Interim Defence Government on his own accord. He also declared the taking over of authority … ”
”At this moment …” At this moment, they were issuing notices all over the city. They were also sending official letters to all government departments to take over power... They even said that they would break out of the siege in three days, and have our garrison unit listen to their orders! ”
”Bastard!” Trochu patted on the bed and struggled to sit up, ”They are all bastards! Interim Government is the only legal government, who would dare to dissolve it? ”
”You don't even put the National Assembly in your eyes anymore?”
”Immediately dispatch troops to suppress them …” Capture Blanqui and the others and release the Bourbon's palace first! ”
”Yes!” ”Completing the mission with full determination!”
After all, the army was the army. This place paid a lot of attention to high-ranking inheritance, and soldiers would naturally follow the orders of their familiar commanders. With just a single command from Trochu, 50,000 Paris garrison s rushed to the streets.
Four of them started to block the connection between Montmartre plateau and the other one, while the other one was aimed straight at the Bourbon's palace.
The mobilization of tens of thousands of soldiers had scared the citizens of Paris silly. A torrent of steel and steel was running down the streets in an orderly fashion. Those who had been shouting their slogans turned their heads and dived into the alleyway.
The houses of the small houses on both sides of the road were closed. Nobody knew how many people were going to die tonight.
When the ten thousand regular soldiers saw the main gate of the Bourbon's palace, the members of the commune couldn't believe their eyes at first, and then they saw the regular soldiers begin to stab them with their bayonets.
”This is bad!” Trochu has sent troops to kill us... Flee! ”
It was already ten-thirty at night. Due to the lack of response from the army when the commune had announced that they would take over, the citizens of over a hundred thousand parades thought that the situation had been resolved peacefully.
In the evening, these tired and hungry citizens scattered out to their homes to rest. At around 10 o'clock, there were no more than 2000 people working in and out of Bourbon's palace.
This number was not enough to fend off the ten thousand regular soldiers who were armed to the teeth. When the commanding officer gave the order to charge, the group of commune members immediately scattered away.
The streets were littered with fleeing workers. Soldiers rushed forward and knocked over one after another with the butts of their guns, then tied their hands and feet with coarse hemp rope and threw them aside like animals.