Chapter 747 Paris Commune
On April 15, 1882, the same day as the International Conference, a number of French revolutionary organizations jointly launched an uprising, and promoted the socialist Blanqui as the leader.
The insurgent army captured the police station, seized the arsenal of the city defense army, took control of the embassy district, and swept over half of Paris.
The war burned to the Palace of Versailles, and Napoleon IV fled Paris overnight with his palace guards, and remotely commanded the army still loyal to the emperor to suppress the rebellion.
Upon receiving this news, Franz was stunned. The first reaction after waking up was: when did the revolutionary party's combat effectiveness become so strong? Is the French government a piece of paper?
No one can answer this question. Like the previous Paris revolutions, as long as the first shot is successful, it can quickly sweep the city.
The revolutionary army occupied Paris, and the international conference became a joke.
During the day, they were still discussing how to curb the spread of revolutionary ideas, but at night they fell into the hands of the revolutionary party. It is estimated that the delegates attending the meeting are now very confused.
After all, Franz recovered quickly and asked with concern, "How many troops can Napoleon IV control, and does he have the ability to suppress rebellion?"
"Not sure!" Foreign Secretary Wesenberg shook his head and gave a negative answer. Immediately explained: "Except for the first division, second division, third division, and seventh division, these direct line troops can be determined to support the emperor, other troops are temporarily unknown.
The Paris Revolution has just happened, and everyone is not mentally prepared. It is estimated that many people will wait and see the situation first, and will not express their position for the time being.
Ignoring the army that did not take a stand, the army controlled by Napoleon IV still had the advantage, and the Paris Revolution was successful because the army loyal to the emperor was not in Paris.
The 7th Division was suppressing the Lyon rebellion, the 1st and 2nd divisions were suppressing the Italian independence movement, and the 3rd Division was stationed outside Paris.
On the same day that the Paris Revolution broke out, a rebellion also broke out in Goness on the outskirts, only five hours earlier, and the main force of the 3rd Division was sent out to suppress it.
The city defense troops who stayed behind in Paris were mostly composed of local Parisians, and they were sympathetic to the revolution.
The success of the Paris revolution is full of too many coincidences, as if someone was behind it, deliberately creating opportunities for the rebels.
It is said that the war reached Versailles, and Napoleon IV received news of the rebellion.
The ability to mobilize the army and intercept the news must have considerable strength in the government and the army.
The French Revolutionary Party has not yet been able to penetrate to this point. Those who have the strength and motivation to do so are mostly the restoration forces of the Orleans and Bourbon dynasties. "
Franz rubbed his forehead, walked to the window and glanced into the distance, and now he had to sweat for Napoleon IV.
Outside, there are revolutionary parties wantonly looting, and inside the government there are also former royal restoration forces holding back, as well as consortium forces that may fall to the ground at any time.
In such a complex situation, it is not easy to secure the throne. It can be said that this is the hottest throne in the world, no one.
Prime Minister Felix: "It's not that serious, there are also many contradictions within the revolutionary party, and there are at least ten power groups that control Paris.
There are also a lot of royalist restoration forces mixed in here. On the issue of overthrowing the Bonaparte dynasty, they reluctantly united after reaching an agreement.
When it comes to the political system and the distribution of interests, the original allies have become enemies.
Perhaps under the pressure of the government forces, they will not turn their backs for the time being, but they cannot be expected to cooperate closely.
Napoleon IV has now left Paris. With the prestige of his father Napoleon III and the gold in his hands, it is not difficult to obtain the support of the military.
If there is no accident, I think in a month, the Paris Revolution will be over. "
"Optimists vs pessimists", standing on Franz's personal standpoint, naturally hoped that Napoleon IV could suppress the rebellion as soon as possible.
As for "secret manipulation, let the revolutionary party and the government continue to kill and disturb France." Just think about it, it is not feasible at all.
This is determined by the special national conditions of France. The three royal families have split the most powerful royalist faction, which has caused the government to lose its ability to fight for a long time.
In other words: as long as Napoleon IV did not put down the rebellion in a short time, the Bonaparte dynasty would be over.
It doesn't matter if you change a dynasty, Franz doesn't care which dynasty is in charge of France, but if the French regime falls into the hands of the revolutionary party, it will not work.
There is such a successful precedent that the revolutionary wave in Europe has not yet reached a new height, and when that time comes, it will not be necessary to attack the Ottomans, and it will be too late to be busy putting out fires.
After pondering for a moment, Franz made a decision: "It's the best, but we still have to prepare for the worst.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs communicated with the United Kingdom and Russia. Presumably they did not want to see the situation in France getting out of control. If necessary, they could organize to interfere with the coalition forces. "
"Europe is the root", Franz had never recognized it before, and now he has to admit that this sentence is still very reasonable.
As a European country, no matter what the strategic core is, it has to be affected by the situation in Europe.
On the surface, civil unrest broke out in France, and now it is the best choice for Austria to send troops to unify the German region.
However, so many politicians in the Vienna government did not propose this plan.
Obviously, things are not so simple. Now the German region is also surging, with waves of revolution after waves.
At this time, sending troops to unify the German region is equivalent to introducing the revolutionary wave into Austria. For a long time in the future, the Vienna government will sort out internal and external conflicts.
When you open the map, you can see that Austria's strategic situation is not good at all, it can be said that it is a strong enemy looking around.
To the east is the greedy fur bear, to the west is the arrogant France, and to the south is the feuding Ottoman Empire. If the German region is unified, the north will face the Nordic Federation and Britain.
On the surface, France is in civil strife, the Russians are still licking their wounds, and Austria still has the ability to strike first and solve the threat ahead of time.
However, both France and Russia are big countries, and they can't be killed at one time, and they will recover one day if they don't die. Under the power of hatred, everyone will fall into long-term confrontation.
Politics is not simply a game of distinguishing between friends and foes. There is no eternal friend and foe between countries. In the face of interests, the "friend and foe" relationship may be reversed at any time.
If a country blindly starts wars against others because of potential threats from its neighbors, then the days of universal enemies are not far away.
The Vienna government chose the Ottoman Empire as a breakthrough, in addition to strategic needs, the big reason is that they are relatively weak, they can be slapped to death, and they can solve the problem once and for all.
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Tours, the ancient city, has once again become the political center of France after the Renaissance.
After escaping from Paris, Napoleon IV ran to Tours in one go, which became the temporary office of the French imperial government.
Frankly speaking, the Bonaparte dynasty is still relatively popular. Napoleon in the distance is the pride of France, and Napoleon III in the near future is also a hero of France.
Although Napoleon IV did not have any great achievements, he did not have any bad deeds, and the ordinary people did not have much hatred for him as an emperor.
The endless rebellions in the country do not mean that everyone wants to rebel. Many rebellions are the fault of the capitalists.
In the economic crisis, they fell to the ground, hoarding, and driving up prices, forcing the people at the bottom to live, and people jumped out to rebel.
Among the many rebellion incidents in France, a large part of them were people swarming to snatch food, and then they dispersed after looting.
Only Paris is rich in revolutionary ideas. In small and medium-sized cities like Tours, the revolutionary enthusiasm of the people is not very high.
The best evidence is that Napoleon IV was warmly welcomed by the inhabitants of Tours. Of course, this has something to do with the fact that the news of the Paris Revolution did not come to pass.
"Have the Fifth and Sixth Divisions departed?" asked Napoleon IV
The Minister of War, Luskinia Hafez, replied: "The 5th Division started yesterday morning, and the 6th Division started this morning. They will arrive in Paris in three days at most to suppress the rebellion."
Hearing the news, Napoleon IV breathed a sigh of relief. The army is willing to accept orders, which means that the situation has not yet reached the point of being out of control.