C3267 Dugu! (1/2)
Of course, Germany would not allow captives of the Marshal rank to do manual labor. The nobles of the nineteenth century still had a lot of privileges, although the whole society had anti-nobles thoughts, but in life, they would always respect the nobles more or less!
Germany allowed McMahon to come to the POW camp, its original intention was for him to manage the prisoners of war, so that no more bloodshed would occur!
But he never would have thought that McMahon would walk to the side of the soldiers and personally do hard work with the soldiers as soon as he arrived in POW camp.
The operation was more effective than the slogan by ten thousand times. When the prisoners of war saw and heard that the Grand Marshal was walking together with them, digging mines and pushing coal in the same way. Every day, they would be extremely tired.
Everyone knew that McMahon had been hit on the face and had gotten hit by bullets. Soldiers admired the heroes, so defeat on the surface did not affect the Marshal's reputation.
The feeling of despair had miraculously been reversed!
If the environment could affect people's hearts, then they could also reverse the environment. Once the prisoners' minds were exposed to the sunlight, the same hard work would no longer be difficult to bear!
The winter had passed!
Although they shared the hardships, the management of the soldiers and the POW camp did not dare to overwork the old marshal. The German side provided a very comfortable wooden house for the marshal to live in, and at this moment, the envoys and the marshal were gathered together whispering.
”So you're saying... Your Majesty has also approved of this truce? ” McMahon said in a low voice.
”Yes Marshal, the situation is already like this. No one has the power to reverse the flow of heaven …” ”Although the conditions are humiliating, it is still more important to protect the Empire's vitality and get revenge in the future!”
”His Majesty asked me to send you a message …” The glory of the France is definitely not something that those who tried to take advantage of it can create. The glory will go to the brave army and noble class … ”
”Go to Paris! The Sword of Vengeance should be wielded by you... ”I authorize you to command the three hundred thousand elite troops of the Empire. The future seeds of the Empire shall be given to you!”
Tears rolled down McMahon's face as he stood up and saluted the north, ”Your Majesty... I... How can I bear such a burden! ”
The emissary's tears also fell. ”Who else can your majesty count on?” In the past, those flattering people all ran over to Bourbon dynasty and the Orleans's side, all of them wagging their tails like dogs, begging for pity! ”
”Although Ba Zan is useful, he immediately surrendered and lost all the hopes of the people in France!”
”Only you! In the final battle, he took the lead and almost lost his life … The people love heroes, and you are that hero! ”
”You have prestige and seniority, the soldiers are even convinced …” More importantly... His Majesty trusts you! ”
”Three hundred thousand soldiers, that would be three hundred thousand families, the future countless number of intermediate military officers, local officials, councilors, generals … There's no end to this power, you have to protect it well! ”
”When Crown Prince is a little older, this huge power will once again bring glory to him!”
”And you will eventually become the national hero of the France for all eternity!”
Speaking of the excitement, the emissary knelt on one knee and looked up at the Marshal, ”For the sake of your future, you can only submit and accept, be patient with Thiers for a while …”
”Bring the soldiers out of POW camp first, restore their morale … After that, he used his sword fingers to point at Paris.
The envoy clenched his teeth and growled, ”If they had not been in the rear, how could His Majesty have declared war in advance?” ”These bastards are bewitching people every day, spreading the wrong message …”
”I suspect that these people are Bismark's spies!”