C3305 Late night gunfire (1/2)
The sudden turn of events caused everyone in the meeting room to stop fighting! They rushed to the Vendome Square and looked in the direction of the sound of the cannons.
Boom … Boom! Boom! Boom …
The monotonous, rhythmic sound of gunfire came from the north, east, and south. In the darkness, there was always a dim light that appeared bit by bit. It was the light produced when the artillery shells exploded.
The sounds of the cannons were disorderly and disorderly, but most of the cannons were concentrated in the south and east, which meant that the enemy's attack was the fiercest today!
”These damn emperors are lackeys. They won the war in the day, but they still have to attack at night? ”Prepare for battle...”
”Wait …” De Lekelvzi pulled the furious Wa Erlan back, ”Wait a moment … ”The sound of the cannon isn't like the sound before an attack, it's more like harassment …”
”That's right!” Raoult Rigo wiped away the blood on his nose and said angrily, ”They want to keep harassing us so that we can't rest!”
”Not only do they want to defeat us on the battlefield, they also want to tire us to death and trap us to death!”
”If I'm not wrong, this round of shelling is bound to include new cannon from the German Krupp arsenal... Hehe … We don't sell our country, but people do! ”
”Enough, stop arguing!” Michelle strode to the middle of the group, blocking the second clash that was about to break out.
”Tonight, let our women's guard be on duty, all men go to bed and rest... You must preserve your physical strength to block the enemy's crazy attack tomorrow! ”
Before Michelle left, she turned her head and said to everyone, ”Raoult Rigo is a cold mouth, he has always been like this, he doesn't seem to have any human emotions!”
”But there's one thing we have to admit that he's right... There is no such thing as fantasy in war. There is nothing that war doesn't care about! ”
”Abandon the illusion, and we must recognize the cruelty of war! For victory... Sometimes we have to discard something! ”
Michelle led the commanders of the female guards and left. Her words made everyone present ponder deeply, as everyone started to ponder whether it was as Raoult Rigo said, the previous revolutionary struggle was a little too idealistic.
This was the first time Raoult Rigo heard someone in the commune agreeing with his opinion. He put on his hat and turned around, ”I'll bring some people to spy on the enemies!”
”I am a mouse in the dark. I dare not mix in your fighting strength during the day …” Leave the affairs of the night to me! ”
This was the first time, that the people heard Raoult Rigo's sarcasm but did not refute it. At the same time, the upper echelons of the commune also began to reflect on why someone had given them the nickname of 'idealistic socialist revolutionaries'.
De Lekelvzi's judgement was correct. The Government Army did not have any plans to attack the place overnight, but they were not prepared to let the members of the commune have a good rest either.
There was no other reason and it did not matter if they were civilian targets or military targets. These cannons were shot according to the coordinates marked on the Military Maps.
Wherever there was prosperity, there was fame. There were even soldiers who played the game of throwing coins. Every time a coin hit a point on the map, they would fire in the same direction.
From this, one could imagine how much damage this aimless and random bombardment would cause to the civilians. Every block that was close to where the cannons were fired had a crowd of people fleeing into the night.
They threw away their meagre possessions and dragged the girls to a 'safe' place. The streets were in a state of chaos.
This was a very dangerous action. The crowd moved in the night, and it was easy for the old people and children to go missing. Once they were discovered by the government, they would immediately turn around and fire their cannons.
Michelle and Raoult Rigo realised the severity of the problem, and began to mobilize the citizens to wait at home!