Chapter 85: The French Foreign Legion

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Far from Paris, Luvaca had not yet received news of the rebellion in Paris, and the eleven southern provinces began to form the National Guard in accordance with the orders issued by the Paris government. The French people were still very enthusiastic about resisting the invaders, and from the beginning of Napoleon's takeover of the country, he recruited new recruits in the southern provinces, and soon he assembled a team of more than 300,000 people, which was more than three months ahead of the historical Gambita, which means that Napoleon bought France nearly three months to turn the tide of the war.

The troops of Army Group South had advanced to Tours for reorganization and were waiting for their new leadership. General Gambit, who had parachuted in, led them to win the battle for the defense of Paris. Defend the last bastion and dignity of France.

The city of Tours has lost its former peace. It became a militarized bulwark. In the streets and alleys, he could see soldiers in military uniforms and armed with live ammunition passing by him, and bronze cannons drawn by horses were stacked on the vast squares, ready to move in the direction of Paris. Passers-by stopped, stared at the delicate carriage, and guessed who it was.

Sitting in the carriage, Gambida took a deep breath, he already felt that a major battle was inevitable, and a very tragic defense of Paris would be fought, and these more than 300,000 troops would become Napoleon's last bargaining chip.

Whether Grouchy will become Waterloo or the hero of the liberation of Paris will be the most critical bargaining chip in the battle to defend the capital.

The carriage stopped in front of the base camp, and the original town hall of Tours became a temporary command post, where the General Staff of Army Group South was set up to await the arrival of Ganbida.

The Provisional Government allocated 300 million francs as funds for the 300,000 troops, but it was not enough at all, and the rest was still used by the Provisional Government to exert pressure and raise military funds from local banks to ensure the smooth advance of the 300,000 troops.

Gampida got out of the carriage, stopped a soldier who had just come out of the town hall, and asked, "Young man, may I ask how the General Staff of Army Group South should go?" ”

The young man paused, pointed to the building behind him, and said, "This is it." ”

Gan Bida asked, "On what floor?" ”

Thinking that the other party was not very familiar, he volunteered and said, "I'll take you there." ”

As they walked, the two chatted about Paris. When he heard that Gambida had come from the city of Paris, he was surprised to inquire about the situation.

"Are you Parisian? What is the situation in Paris now? There are various rumors in Tours every day. One moment it was said that Paris was about to fall, and the other that Prussia was routed by the defenders of Paris. ”

"No," said Gan Bida, absentmindedly, "the Prussians had only arrived on the outskirts of Paris four days earlier, and they should not have attacked so quickly. Whether Paris will fall or not depends on the speed of Army Group South. Although it is 300,000 recruits, it is better to have than nothing. By the way, it doesn't sound like a local accent to you. ”

The young man nodded, "Yes, I'm from the province of Seine-Maritimes, Haut-Norman Province. ”

Gan Bida said casually, "It's far away." ”

The other party was very excited, he hated the Prussian invaders, and said passionately, "I studied in Paris, and after the outbreak of the war I volunteered to join the army, and then I was assigned to Tours. But soon the army will be back to Paris, and we will liberate Paris, will we? ”

At this time, the two of them had reached the door of the headquarters, and Gan Bida turned his head to him and said, "Of course, by the way, young man, I don't know your name yet. ”

"I, my name is Guy, Guy de Maupassant, and it's a pleasure to meet you."

"I'm glad to meet you, Guy."

When the young man named Maupassant had completed his mission, he turned and left. Gan Bida was left standing alone at the door of the General Staff Headquarters, and the people inside were arguing around the sand table, completely ignoring Gan Bida standing at the door and the order in his hand. Until one of the generals raised his head, he raised his left hand and asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Gan Bi paused for a moment, looking at the other party's somewhat familiar face in disbelief. Unexpectedly, even the French Foreign Legion stationed in Sidi Belle Abbas returned to Paris to participate in this anti-aggression operation.

Gan Bida raised the order of the General Staff in Paris in his hand, and explained, "I am Gan Bida from Paris, and I am responsible for leading the anti-war plan of the Southern Army......

"Okay, we know, put the order aside, there will be a secretary to deal with it later, if there is nothing to do, you go out first, we are discussing important military information."

The general was very arrogant, and did not pay any attention to the civilian official sent by the Paris government, and bowed his head to continue the discussion with the others.

However, Gan Bida felt that he was being despised by him, he was not an incompetent reader, so he stepped forward directly and walked to the map, pointed to the general who snubbed him, and said, "Listen, I am the commander sent by Paris, and I am here to lead the Southern Army to resist the war, not to be dispatched by you." General Danjou, I know that you have distinguished yourself in the Mexican campaign, but here, the military must obey orders. ”

"Have you ever fought?"

Gan Bida did not back down in the slightest, and asked rhetorically, "Do you know the situation in Paris?" ”

General Villenis stared at the other party in annoyance, and Gan Bida looked at him with the same fearless expression. Then he pointed to the route map on the map and corrected it word by word, "You don't know what the situation in Paris is now, the Prussian army is in Saint-Denis, and now the army is divided into two routes, all the way to Nantyre, to seize the Palace of Versailles." The other attacked and surrounded from the right side, encircling the whole of Paris. And you are still thinking of garrisoning troops at the Palace of Versailles and tentatively attacking Saint-Denis? The first thing you will face is the elite power of Prussia. Listen, now is not the time to divide the troops to the death, and Army Group South must divide its troops into two ways to resist the attack of Prussia's left and right flanks, and buy time for the defenders of Paris to break through. Do you understand when I say this? ”

The other generals all looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.

Willenis looked at the other party with a pale face, and found that he couldn't find a point to refute.

After saying it in one breath, General Ganbi threw the order in front of the map and said in a cold voice, "Although I am not a soldier, I know the situation better than anyone else during this time in Paris. If you continue to prepare for war in the same way you have thought before, then I can tell you very responsibly. ”

"You're no different from the fools who are surrounded by Sedan!"