After training the artillerymen severely, the new Major Napoleon walked to his tent with a calm face, and was surprised to find Joseph waiting for him there.

"Joseph, what are you doing here?" The successive defeats put Napoleon in a bad mood. Although the defeat was expected, it was still very difficult for Napoleon.

"Something is looking for you. Let's go over there. Joseph said.

Napoleon glanced at Joseph and, realizing that something might have happened, nodded and said, "Okay, let's go for a walk." ”

At this time, both of them lived in the barracks, and things like tents could block the view, but they were not very soundproof. So if you have something secret to talk about, it's better not to be inside the tent, otherwise someone will hear it outside the tent and you won't know anything. Therefore, if there is a secret to talk about, it is better to talk about it outside.

The two men walked to a small mound on the other side. Along the way, they met quite a few soldiers. The soldiers lazily raised their hands in salute - apparently the situation was too high for them to lift their spirits. One of the manifestations of the low morale was the laxity of discipline and etiquette in the army, and the willingness of the soldiers to take the initiative to salute Joseph and Napoleon was already very face-saving for them. Some officers, the soldiers simply ignore them, and at such times, they do not dare to pursue these etiquette problems of the soldiers.

Although the soldiers' salutes were weak, Napoleon and Joseph returned the salute neatly and very standardly. From time to time, Napoleon stretched out his hand and patted the shoulder of the soldier opposite: "Pierre, you are a good warrior, and you were very brave in the last battle. "Hule, cheer up, we will win."

The two of them walked to a less crowded place, and Joseph said, "Napoleon, you are very good. I've found that you can name almost all the soldiers and say things related to them. That's a good thing, and the soldiers will be willing to fight for you. I'm really not as good as you at this point. ”

Napoleon was taken aback, and stared at Joseph for a long time with wide eyes: "This is what you can say, Joseph?" It's like a cyclops singing a mermaid's song. You're not making fun of me, or are you having some kind of conspiracy? ”

When Joseph heard this, he smiled proudly and said, "Napoleon, you must know that the strong never hesitate to praise others. For example, we all heartily praise a child for being smart and cute, and there is no jealousy or intrigue in it. ”

"You bastard, you're going to make me a little kid!" Napoleon said.

"Do you still want to say, 'I'm not a kid anymore?' One of the bad guys continued.

"Hell! Don't talk about this boring stuff, let's get down to business, did you come to me for something? Napoleon crushed the grass that had just emerged with his foot.

"Okay." "Have you noticed," Joseph said, "Have you noticed ...... of the general?" ”

"Is there something unusual on the general's side?" Napoleon was taken aback.

"Yes, his guards were all replaced by German mercenaries. The former French guards were sent to other combat units one after another. Also, did you notice, he transferred the men of the Duke of Chartres to the vicinity of the command. ”

When Napoleon heard this, he stopped, thought for a moment, and said, "Joseph, are you a little allergic?" The general isn't that stupid, is he? How is that possible? Something Lafayette couldn't do......"

"Who knows? But given the current situation in Paris, how long do you think Paris can continue to endure him? It's like we all know that goats are sure to fall to their deaths if they jump off a cliff. But if a herd of goats is chased by a hunter and runs to the edge of a cliff, they may venture down the cliff. What if one jumped first, and then jumped on the back of that goat, and then jumped over the cliff? ”

", if the goats had such intelligence, such discipline, they could have made a Frederick slash and made the hunters think about jumping and stepping on one by one. But...... I see what you mean, you mean the general is cornered? ”

"It's not necessarily cornered, but he's getting to the point where he has to take a risk." Joseph said, "Napoleon, if anything happens, will your soldiers obey your orders?" ”

"It turns out that those who came from the Red Army must be able to. It's just that they're not all in one place. You need to get in touch first. It's also easy, though. Because they were supposed to return to the Red Army after the war, it was completely normal for us to have more contact with them. "The Red Army now has more than three hundred men," said Napoleon, "the General's German mercenary cavalry has a hundred, and the Duke of Chartres has five hundred volunteers." But they don't have cannons, and if they really want to fight, I can easily defeat them! Napoleon replied in a low voice, his face full of excitement.

"Kano has written to me, and he mentioned that you may have to send some commissioners to ask the general some questions." "He was worried that it might lead to some changes." Also, if the general is looking for you these days, you must be careful. Our relationship with Kano is known to all, and as such, we will be seen as staunch republicans and mountain factions. If I were a general, I would definitely control these two unstable factors before I did anything. ”

"Our general is a proud man, and he has an unrealistic judgment of his appeal. I don't think he's going to do anything like that. However, I understand that the necessary precautions are essential, and you should be careful yourself. After all, I am an artillery officer, and you, a staff officer, make it easier for him to find you. Napoleon thought for a moment.

"Now that the commissioner has not arrived, first contact the people of the Red Army and be ready to respond at any time." Joseph finally explained.

It's also interesting to say that the Messengers are much slower to move than the Couriers. It was two more days before the Parisian commissioner arrived in the army after Carnot's messenger delivered the letter to Joseph.

This is also normal, because to actually send a commissioner, it still needs the council to go through the process. And before the process is finished, those messengers who deliver the message are already on the road.

Upon receiving the news that the commissioner had arrived, General Dumourieux immediately ordered some of the general's officers to be gathered in order to answer the commissioner's queries. However, the heralds sent out to find Joseph and Napoleon failed to find them. It is said that they have all left their posts and do not know where they have gone.

The news was a little unpleasant to General Dumourieux, but it was too late to do anything more, for the commissioner had already arrived at the barracks. Dumourier had no choice but to receive the ministers from Paris.

Several commissioners arrived at the barracks, and everyone went into the office. Before the commissioners could speak, Di Mourier was the first to attack. He first accused Paris of being unfavourable to the front, and after being refuted by the commissioner, he simply went out of his way and declared that the existing government was an illegal rebel government, and that he and his army believed that the 1791 constitution must be restored and France should be restored as a constitutional monarchy.

The commissioners immediately ordered the arrest of Dimurier on behalf of the Revolutionary Government and the National Assembly. But this was not Paris, and they didn't bring a large number of National Guardsmen, but Di Mourier gave an order, and the German mercenaries around him swarmed up and immediately tied up the five commissioners.

"Traitor! You won't end well! A commissioner scolded.

"Shut their mouths!" Di Mourieux ordered.

Several German mercenaries pounced on them and stuffed the prepared towels into their mouths, and they were silent for a moment.

"General, what's next?" The Duke of Chartres asked.

"Send some men to send them to the Austrians." Di Mourier said.

A group of German mercenaries dragged the commissioners out of the room.

Di Mourière then supported him with the officers who were almost stunned by the sudden turn of events, and followed him to restore order in France.

Under the sword and gun of the German mercenaries and the "volunteers" of the Duke of Chartres, these officers were forced to take a stand. They were asked to sign a paper against the republic and the restoration of the constitutional monarchy. Some of the officers who refused to sign were immediately imprisoned.

"By controlling the officers, we can control the army." Dumourier said to the Duke of Chartres, "Believe me, Your Royal Highness, you will succeed." ”

After receiving the news that Paris had sent a commissioner and was preparing to arrest him, Dumourier and the Duke of Chartres contacted the Austrians opposite. At first, they hoped that the Austrians would accept the idea of the Duke of Chartres becoming king of France and give them support. But this plan was rejected by the Austrians. They insisted that Louis XVII must succeed to the throne. Thus the future position of the Duke of Chartres changed from king to regent.

"It's just that the Bonaparte brothers aren't there, which worries me a little." Said the Duke of Chartres.

"We control most of the officers, and that's enough." "Now let's gather the soldiers." ”

Several heralds ran out. But no sooner had they gone out than a burst of gunfire and shouts could be heard in the distance.

"What's going on?" The Duke of Chartres asked.

"Green, take a few people to have a look!" Dumourier gave the order to the captain of his guard.

Green hurriedly saluted, and rushed out with a few men, and then there was the sound of horses' hooves—they had mounted their horses and headed in the direction of the gunshots.

"Vieira, go ring the bell, gather the soldiers, I'm going to talk to them!" Dumourier knew that this was not the time to hesitate, and that the gunfire was coming from the road leading to the Austrian garrison. Listening to the distance, it should be that the German mercenaries escorting the commissioners were ambushed. Perhaps, the commissioners have been rescued, and now, he must get the situation under control as soon as possible.

Lieutenant Vieira answered, and turned to go out.

After a while, the sound of horses' hooves was heard outside, and several German mercenaries rushed in, one of whom was wounded in the shoulder.

"What's going on, Fritz?" Dumourier recognized that the wounded man was a squad leader of the German mercenary cavalry, and asked him.

"General, we have an ambush." Fritz replied.

"Who attacked you? What about the correspondents? Dumourier hurriedly asked.

"It was the Red Army, it was the Red Army that ambushed us! They all rescued the correspondents! ”

After the Red Army, which was in charge of the simulated foreign army, was transferred to Di Mourier's army as a whole, they were not provided with normal blue or white uniforms (the original military uniforms of the Kingdom of France), so they still wore their own red uniforms, which made it very easy to identify them.

"The Red Army? Damn the Bonaparte brothers! Dumurier gritted his teeth.