Chapter 16: The Battle of Fort St. Mor (Part II)
The king's army, under the cover of artillery fire, engaged in fierce street fighting with the revolutionary army in the town in front of Fort Saint-More.
Many revolutionary fighters were very tenacious, relying on pillboxes, houses, trenches and other defensive facilities, and even survived the attack of the army. It was only after a three-hour exchange of fire that the front gradually advanced towards Fort Saint-More.
Eventually, the revolutionary leadership, seeing that the tide was turning, decided to escape by stealthily rowing into the lake in a small boat through the castle's tunnels.
It's a pity that when this group of people entered the dark passage, they were accidentally bumped into by a soldier who came to pass on military information.
The news soon spread, and the soldiers, believing that the high-ranking people had shamelessly abandoned them, angrily arrested the fleeing guys, and the revolutionary army lost the will to continue to resist, and a white flag was hung on the city.
The gunfire gradually stopped, and the revolutionary army retreated to the front of Fort Saint-More, the gate of the castle slowly opened, and the soldiers escorted a group of gray-faced revolutionary high-ranking people out.
The king's army quickly surrounded them, and the people of the surrendered side stood with their faces as ashes, their shadows stretched long by the setting sun, and the air was filled with a desolate aura, and everyone waitedβfor the arrival of the man who would pronounce their final fate.
During the defense of the Palace of Versailles, Huang Luofeng could still maintain a calm mentality, because the battlefield was far beyond the palace walls, and the time was night, which hindered his vision and made him unable to see the tragic scene on the battlefield.
But this time it was different, he walked through the battlefield at dusk, and saw the miserable image of corpses all over the field, rats coming out of the sewers to eat the dead corpses, a large number of flies and mosquitoes were also attracted by the blood, and the buzzing sound was mixed with the wailing of the wounded, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a hell on earth.
The scene in front of him touched Huang Luofeng deeply, he was not a virgin, but for an ordinary college student, if a war really happened in front of his eyes, and then he could not be shocked in his heart, then he was definitely not an ordinary person.
When people sit in the cinema and watch war-themed blockbusters, the bloody and violent battles stimulate the senses, and the big scenes of thousands of troops are fascinating.
However, if that scene in the movie actually comes, they will find that the reality is not the same thing at all, and that the spectator and the experience are two completely different concepts.
Thankfully, he's now playing the role of the superior and on the winning side.
Seeing that the commander who came out of the crowd turned out to be an Oriental, the eyes of all the revolutionaries showed a look of surprise and incomprehension.
"Another Oriental?" Some of the surrendering parties subconsciously let out a low voice.
"Shut up! Don't be disrespectful to your superiors! β
The owner of the scolding was a slightly stocky officer, "Who allowed you to speak?" He immediately stepped forward and gave the man a right hook, and the man fell to the ground with a grunt.
Another ...... Oriental?
The Oriental in this sentence attracted Huang Luofeng's attention, and he walked up to the man and asked, "How many Oriental people are there in your mouth?" What does it look like? When was it? β
"Two people, both with black hair, one is thin and wears glasses, and the other is very tall." The man sat up, covered the bleeding corners of his mouth, and replied, "Shortly before your attack, they suddenly arrived. β
Huang Luofeng then asked, "What are they looking for you?" β
They said...... can help us win. The man swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and suddenly knelt down and cried, "My lord, please spare my life, I can ask my family to send a ransom, you can ask for as much as you want!" β
It can't be any other Skywalker, right? Huang Luofeng felt that this possibility was very high.
Seeing that the man was still pleading, he shook his head a little helplessly, "If you sincerely repent of your sins and swear to serve the king for the rest of your life, I will advise the merciful king to forgive you." He paused, "So, who is your supreme leader?" β
Except for Brissot himself, who stood still, the rest of the revolutionary elite silently retreated, leaving him alone.
"What's your name?"
"Jacques-Pierre Brissot." The latter is neither humble nor arrogant.
"Brissot? So where is the Marquis de Lafayette? β
Huang Luofeng showed a strange expression, but he didn't expect to jump directly to the Girondins, and Brissot replaced Lafayette as the vanguard of the revolution.
Could it be that he changed the course of history, which led to a series of subsequent chain reactions? Or is this level world originally adapted from a historical script?
Historically, the leader of the early French Revolution was the Marquis de Lafayette, who belonged to the constitutionalists, and Brissot, who succeeded in ascending to the throne and taking control of the national government after the fall of Lafayette.
The Marquis de Lafayette was a legendary figure who sailed the oceans as a young man to help Washington fight Britain in the American Revolutionary War. Later, during the French Revolution, he became the commander of the French National Guard, drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and formulated the tricolor flag, and became the head of the Constitutionalists. Because he participated in both the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolution, Lafayette is known as a hero of both the old and the new worlds.
It can even be said that in the early days of the revolution, it was Lafayette's outstanding popularity that won the hearts of the people that enabled the successful establishment of the revolutionary government.
In contrast, Brissot was much inferior, a commoner, and an ordinary person engaged in publishing before the Revolution.
However, Brissot is a person who truly believes in freedom and equality, which can be seen from the fact that he founded the Society of Friends of the Negro and advocated the emancipation of black slaves and the equal rights of people of color, so Huang Luofeng still respects him more.
"He's dead!" Brissot suddenly became excited, "Who are you?" We, the French people, are engaged in revolution, you Oriental people are here to join in the fun! Then he shouted in a loud scold, "You king's dogs, one day you will be guillotined by the people, and those nobles and priests...... Shameless exploiters will eventually ......"
Huang Luofeng looked at Brisso's almost crazy posture and couldn't help but sigh - he didn't know that his ending in the official history was also pushed to the guillotine by the people.
In the midst of Brisso's invective, the slightly stocky officer walked up to Brissot and punched him directly in the face.
There was a muffled thud, nosebleeds splattered, and Brissot fainted on his back.
"Looks like I'm pushing too hard, hehe." The officer twisted his wrist and sneered.
"Alright, let's lock them up first."
This officer is really violent...... Huang Luofeng frowned.
Wait a minute! Why does it feel familiar?
It seems that I have seen it in a history textbook, and it seems to be a very awesome character, why can't I remember it for a while?
Just as he seemed to be about to capture something, another important thing suddenly popped into his mind, interrupting his thoughts.
"By the way, send someone to search for those two Orientals." He added to Mika, who was beside him.
After Huang Luofeng announced his acceptance of surrender on behalf of the king, the soldiers of the revolutionary army disarmed one after another, and the weapons abandoned in the open space of the castle were piled up into a hill, and then they gathered together under the supervision of the king's army, and all sat on the ground waiting for the landing.
The war ended in the defeat of the revolutionary army, and the king's army was victorious.