Chapter 112, Toulon (10)
Almost simultaneously with the departure of the British and Spaniards, Davout had already entered Toulon with his army. Davout had thought that the traitors might be stubborn, but when he entered the city, the whole city offered to show him the way. These people all claimed to be loyal to the revolutionary republicans, and they had long been looking forward to the king's master—ah, no, it was the army of the Republic that had come to quell the rebels. However, Davout did not trust these uninvited Belt-Leaders, who knows if they welcomed the invading forces from Britain and Spain in the first place?
However, these things are not under Davout's control, Davout only needs to control the key points of Toulon. As for the pursuit of traitors and the suppression of the counter-revolution, the commissioners sent from Paris were naturally in charge. As for what the commissioner would do with them, Davout didn't care.
Napoleon didn't care what would happen to the Tolonians, and now that the campaign was over, he was now focused on finding the rest of his family, with Lucien, Polina, and Alize all safe and sound, but the other ship was unknown. Napoleon sent a large number of cavalry to search for their traces, for the reason of course, to hunt down the fleeing traitors.
A day later, Napoleon got the news that the rest of his family had been found. Chrysler landed with them near Toulon as well, and even the landing time was about the same. However, Chrysler accurately judged that his position was very dangerous, so he took them back on board and walked east for another day before re-landing. After landing, he first sent men to liaise with the nearby French troops, and after making sure that there was no danger in Toulon, he took Letizia, Jérôme and Carolina to Toulon, and then made peace with Napoleon.
After learning about their experience, Napoleon appreciated the caution of the Chrysler battalion commander very much, and then he couldn't help but think of Lucien's reckless behavior, and then sighed: "Joseph is indeed a wise man, Lucien is a thief and unreliable!" ”
However, he could no longer chase Lucien with a whip, because he had to speak with Lucien in this matter.
"Lucien, those things of yours must not be known to Joseph." Napoleon frowned. He didn't want to go back and be chased by Joseph because of this incident. Well, considering that Joseph is now giving him more and more face, and this matter has not made any real uncontrollable consequences, and the main responsibility for this matter is not his own, probably...... Maybe...... It is believed that Joseph would not chase after himself with a whip, just as he would chase Lucien with a whip. But even if this is the case, he will definitely ridicule himself fiercely, satirize himself to the point of incompleteness, and reduce his reliability by tens of percent in his heart. If so...... "That's a shame!" ”
"As long as you don't say it, I'm not itchy anymore, how can I say it." Lucien said, "Joseph may not be as savage as you, but if he knows about it......
Speaking of this, Lucien suddenly remembered Joseph's large number of math problems, and couldn't help but shiver.
"And Polina and Alize, they can't show their mouths either! Otherwise......" Lucien said quickly.
"Polina got into trouble herself, so I don't think I can say it...... As for Elise, let's talk to her, and it shouldn't be ......," Napoleon said as he straddled a high-backed chair and rested his chin on the back of the chair, frowning.
"It's hard to say," said Lucien, "that is easy for others to say, but Polina ...... You don't know Polina yet! That's a skin monkey, a super bear child. She's very proud of what she's doing. Even if you tell her, you can't keep her from being proud, like showing off your baby, and tell Joseph about it. ”
"That's right. We must stress to her the gravity of the matter, to arouse a high degree of alertness, to generate consciousness from the depths of her mind...... "said Napoleon.
"Come on, Napoleon, what's the use of that? I would say, most importantly, to make Polina deeply realize how terrible Joseph is if he is angry! Only if she truly realizes this, then she can keep it a secret. ”
"Well, but Joseph has always been kind to Polina. She doesn't know ......."
That's because when Joseph left home, Polina was still young, and he didn't have time to reach out to the young and ignorant Polina. But it's different now......"
"Hmm...... Well? …… What nonsense are you talking about? Napoleon sat up straight.
"Napoleon, I mean, Joseph hasn't had time to give Polina his math homework. I think we should let Polina experience it first, let her know how terrible Joseph is...... She kept her mouth tight. ”
Listening to Lucien's explanation, Napoleon nodded with affection: "Not bad...... We put together a collection of exercises that Joseph had us do...... It's also good that Polina has a deep understanding. ”
"I'll ...... right away"
An hour later, from the study of Napoleon's temporary residence, Polina's cry was heard: "Woo woo woo...... Lucien ...... You're such a bad thing! If I had known, I would have let Napoleon smoke you to death! ”
So the alliance dedicated to concealing the truth was officially concluded.
When Napoleon went south, the National Salvation Committee was busy with other things, and did not immediately send a commissioner to Napoleon's army, and Napoleon's attack was very rapid, and it only took a few days to conquer Toulon, so it was not until Toulon was conquered that the commissioner was late.
Although the commissioner came a little late, looking at the name of the commissioner, Napoleon knew that the above did attach great importance to Toulon.
The fact that he came to serve as the Toulon commissioner this time was Cudon, who was a member of the National Salvation Committee, and the fact that he was the Toulon commissioner also showed the attitude of the National Salvation Committee.
Cudon was full of hope that he would be as successful and honored in Toulon as Saint-Just was in the north, and that he would therefore have a higher say in the National Salvation Committee. But Kano never agreed to let him be the commissioner. As a result, he was delayed for a lot of time, and finally when he rushed to Toulon without stopping, he found that Toulon had already been taken by Napoleon.
"Hell yes! Isn't it said that Toulon was fortified and the enemy army was numerous and well-trained, and it was difficult to overcome? How could it be ......" Cudon felt as if he had gone to a feast after a great deal of preparation, and when he had everything ready, he got into a carriage and rushed to the scene, only to find that the feast had ended, and all the plates were just bits and pieces of cold scorching, and everyone was burping and preparing to go home.
Of course, Cuudon could not accuse Napoleon of moving too quickly and not waiting for him, but his anger needed to be vented. So he first pointed the finger at Pope. In his opinion, this makes perfect sense. You see, Napoleon took Toulon in just a few days and with very few casualties, what does this mean? This shows that Toulon's defense is not strong. But in the face of such an easy enemy, Pope actually lost his troops...... Isn't he suspected of collaborating with the enemy?
Fortunately, Popper's eldest son became a martyr, which freed Pop from a lot of suspicions, and Napoleon also said that General Pop also played a very important role in his victory (many of the people who dug the trench were Popper's soldiers). So Kudon could not arrest Pope directly on the charge of "treason". But Kudon said that Pop's previous performance, since it cannot be understood in terms of treason, can only be understood as incompetent. Anyway, Pop is either bad or stupid. As for which one it is, it's up to him to choose.
Pop did not hesitate to choose "stupid", so he was honorably retired on the spot.
Cudon's breath of anger could not be vented on Pope's body, and the Toulon guys were unlucky. Cudon began a large-scale arrest of "traitors" in Toulon. All those who had the word "de" in their name, or who had worn a black robe (clergy), were sent to prison. Then he quickly organized the "Revolutionary Court" and put them on a speedy trial.
A trial is basically executing a batch file. All the suspects were convicted, and all those who deserved the guilty received the same and only punishment - guillotine.
It's just that there is no revolutionary relic in the city of Toulon - the guillotine. The original one, after the occupation of the territory by the royal party, also played some role, cutting off the heads of many Jacobins; But after the arrival of the British, a British officer, thinking that this thing was very distinctive and collectible, moved it back to England. So Cuudon had to wait a few more days for a new guillotine to be delivered.
Of course, he has not been idle in the past few days. He continued his work and found a lot of counter-revolutionaries, and at this time, once again disguised himself as revolutionary activists in an attempt to evade punishment. Some of them actually made it to the Revolutionary Court! Otherwise, these guys would not only have escaped punishment, but might even have infiltrated the revolutionary ranks and wreak havoc in the future.
So a large group of guys, including many members of the "Revolutionary Court", were also sent to prison, where they waited for the guillotine.
In prison, one condemned prisoner asks another:
"Why did you get caught too?"
"Because it was too slow to raise hands to vote on whether or not to cut off the head of Count Madan. They said I sympathized with the nobility. ”
"What about you?"
"I ...... I was raising my hand too quickly. They said I had a ghost in my heart trying to hide my ......"
The two death row inmates finally asked the one who had been silent: "Hey, brother, what about you?" ”
"Because I am the Count of Madan."
A few days later, the guillotine arrived, and the Kudon commissioner used it to cut off nearly two thousand heads in one go.