218 Under the Death Battle
Citizen! Arm yourself!
Citizen! Fight to the death!
Advance! Advance!
All in one!
Wipe out the enemy!
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The family of King Louis XVI in the Palace of Versailles suddenly heard the out-of-tune Marseilla music faintly heard from outside the palace, and the fierce gunfire never stopped, and it took less than a day after the war to break through the outer defense line of the Palace of Versailles and hit the outside of the Palace of Versailles!
The sons and daughters of King Louis XVI couldn't help but pounce on Maria. In Queen Antoinette's arms, the four guards around her could not help but have anxious expressions on their faces, they had real combat experience, and they knew better than King Louis XVI what these sounds meant!
If it weren't for their heavy responsibility, I am afraid that they would have rushed out with weapons long ago.
At this time, John in the main hall of the Palace of Versailles, dressed in military uniform, looked at the more than 100 people lined up neatly, which was also the last reserve of the line warrior infantry regiment......
John paced in front of these upright soldiers, and exclaimed, "I don't need you to rush before the enemy like warriors, your task is to delay, delay, delay!"
I don't care what method you use, use your brains well, under the complicated terrain of the Palace of Versailles, delay the attack of the Versailles maniacs as much as possible, our reinforcements are about to arrive, hold on to the victory and it will be ours! β
"Yes!"
With the soldiers shouting in unison, more than a hundred reservists dispersed in groups of two, turning this luxurious palace into a battlefield of life and death, and the experienced line warrior infantry regiment knew how to use the terrain to block the attack of the alliance army and the Versailles people's armed forces to the greatest extent.
John knew very well that it was impossible for the Confederates and the people of Versailles to blow up the entire palace with artillery, because this was the collective wealth of the people of Versailles, and they were not willing to take it!
Of course, the National Convention, which thought it had the upper hand, felt that it did not need to do so......
After John gave the final order, he stepped into the bedroom of the king's family, at this time there were not many soldiers for him to command, and the line warrior infantry regiment that had reached the end of the road did not need any strategic deployment, and the battle in the palace complex of Versailles relied more on the fighting ability of the individual soldiers.
Arriving at the king's bedroom on the top floor of the Palace of Versailles, John said to the four guards: "Go out and guard the last line of defense, and leave it to me." β
"Yes, sir!"
After the four guards had left, John found a chair and sat down in front of the king's family, and said like an old friend: "I am shocked by the outburst of the will to fight of the people of Versailles, instigated by the Jacobin government, and I thought that I could hold the line for at least a week, but under the attack of a group of recruits and mud legs, I only held out for more than a day, hehe, I can't even find out where the reason for the defeat is, because every soldier under my command died in the first line, and not a single soldier was killed by the enemy from behind, We made the most of everything we could, but we couldn't stop the tide of attack, and the Marseillaise was like a curse of magic, turning everyone into 'madness'!
Louie, your kingdom has not been unjustly defeated, although their combat strength is very weak, but their will to fight is the strongest among the enemies I have seen! β
John was not so much reporting the battle to the king's family, but rather confiding in his helplessness, originally in his expectation, the line of warrior infantry regiment 2,000 people to hold for a week, the main force of the outer Paris army will definitely be able to attack in time, the result is ......
King Louis XVI heard John's explanation, just stared blankly at the ancestral frescoes hanging in the bedroom, and did not pay attention to John's meaning, all this is his own choice, King Louis XVI is already ready to accept everything, as for whether the other party will attack in seven days or a day later, it makes no difference to King Louis XVI, anyway, whoever comes in is a complete loser, and it is in vain to think more......
However, Maria. When Queen Antoinette heard this, she hugged her children more closely, and the ignorant and immature faces of the two children peeked at John, who seemed to be ten years old, and did not know what he was saying......
"We ...... How long is left...... I mean, how long before the Convention takes Versailles. "Maria. Queen Antoinette asked in a trembling voice.
"The terrain in the Versailles palace complex cannot deploy large troops, and only a few people can be paralleled in each corridor at the same time, which is very conducive to defense, and it is estimated that with the combat effectiveness of the soldiers I arranged, it will probably last for a day and a night, after all, those mud-legged armed people who sing the Marseillaise song have never entered the Palace of Versailles at all, and just being familiar with the path is enough for them to pay enough price."
John said in a steady tone, now he is actually waiting for his death sentence and the ethereal glimmer of hope.
It was not that John was not confident in the offensive ability of the main force of the Paris Army, but that after seeing the will to fight of the people's armed forces under the leadership of the Alliance Army, John did not think that the main force of the Paris Army could reach the area of Versailles in three days......
Of course, there was another reason why John came to the king's family to die, and he kept thinking about what would happen if King Louis XVI died in the melee at the Palace of Versailles?
At the very least, it will strengthen the determination of the foreign intervention forces to overthrow the French national government.
Thinking of this, John subconsciously held his eyes at King Louis XVI in the state of 'no desire and no desire', and secretly said in his heart: "If you can pull an orthodox king on your back before you die, Huangquan Road is not lonely." β
While John was pondering how to make the king 'die a reasonable death' when the time came, Maria. Queen Antoinette's soft voice reached his ears again: "John, are we all going to die?" β
Obviously, Maria. Queen Antoinette saw some bad prospects in John's eyes.
John looked up at Maria, who was still fascinated by him. Queen Antoinette's bright cheeks, and the towering breasts that made him fall in love, replied very gentlemanly: "War is a matter between men, and women and children deserve to be redeemed." β
When John finished speaking, he saw Maria. Queen Antoinette breathed a sigh of relief, and a wicked smile crossed the corner of her mouth: "Of course, a woman who loses a man is equivalent to losing the meaning of its representation." β
At this time, King Louis XVI, who had been wandering in the world, seemed to think of something, turned his head and asked: "You mean that it is possible for the national government to forgive my wife and children, right?!" β
John glanced at King Louis XVI with disdain, and refuted mercilessly: "If you think that the leaders of those madmen are as merciful as you, your wives and children may be forgiven, hehe~~~"
In the midst of the conversation, there was a knock on the bedroom door, and a front-line officer, who had not even lost his hat somewhere, reported to John with a black and gray face: "Colonel, the Confederates have entered the gates of Versailles, and not one of our troops has retreated!" β
John nodded indifferently: "I know, tell the soldiers of Versailles that the time has come to avenge their comrades!" β
Maria. When Queen Antoinette saw the officer leave, she couldn't help but ask, "How did you do that?" β
This question has long been buried in Maria. Queen Antoinette had a long heart in her mind, and it was understandable that the armed forces of Versailles singing Marseillaise outside were not afraid of life and death, because they had been brainwashed by the Convention to think that they were fighting for themselves, but what supported the soldiers of the Line Warrior Infantry Regiment to persist in fighting in such a situation?
John naturally knew Maria. The question asked by Queen Antoinette: "For we all know that surrendering to those madmen is self-defeating, and we all believe, including me, that honor is above all else!" β
John is not lying, although the line warrior infantry regiment is much more elite than the line infantry, but after all, it has not reached the point of die-hard, and it can persist in fighting to the last man, not only to maintain the sense of honor, but more importantly, they know very well that surrendering to the crazy Versailles people will not be tolerated, but will only be tortured to death.
Having survived in Versailles for so long, the soldiers of the Line Warriors Infantry Regiment knew very well how cruel the democratic radicals were to the enemies of the Ancien RΓ©gime, especially those who had helped the nobles to kill the people's armed forces, these ordinary soldiers who laid down their arms without the protection of their nobility, and the democrats killed with impunity, because no one would pay attention to the whereabouts of a group of defeated soldiers of the Ancien RΓ©gime.
It's like no one cares about the life and death of a prisoner of the National Guard who abandons his military honor on the battlefield and surrenders to the reactionary warlord Lin Haoda.
During the period of war, there were too many things that deserved the attention of the Nationalist Government, and the incidents of brutal killing and mistreatment of prisoners were just deeds that were liquidated and sorted out after the reunification and peace of the country.
Moreover, it is always the crimes of the losers that are exposed, and the sins committed by the victors will always be covered up under the dust of history unless they are known to everyone.
Just before John and his party used their last strength to buy time at the Palace of Versailles, the walls of Versailles were finally blown out of a big gap with the efforts of more than a dozen waves of demolition teams.
As for the gate of Versailles, it has long been blocked by the huge stone gates, and it is better to blow up the city wall......
After several gaps in the city wall were blown out, the line infantry of the brigade, led by the officer, rushed forward with a shout, what Lin Haoda did not know was that he would face a battle for Versailles that would be even more tragic than the street battle in Paris.
Because the Convention was more tightly organized than the loose democratic politicians of Paris!