Fox of France

Joseph shared his thoughts with Kano. Kano thought for a while and said:

"Joseph, there is no need for a sharp knife like Napoleon in Italy for the time being. Although the Kingdom of Sardinia has formed an alliance with Austria and joined the alliance against us, they just shouted twice-they are separated from us by the Alps. The mountains. As far as the Italians are concerned, they don’t even think about crossing the Alps. They are not the Romans under Caesar. As for us, at least recently, we have not been able to mobilize our forces to fight in the direction of Italy. But I understand your idea……"

Speaking of this, Kano laughed: "There will not be any exciting heroic poems in the Vendée. Although it may not be settled down in a short period of time, at most there will only be some small-scale gang fights. Same little rebellion. Trouble, no glory. Well, where do you think I'd transfer him? Best to transfer him to the north, but those guys in the north haven't had a chance to do anything big lately Wrong, I can't just let Napoleon replace him... Or, I will transfer Napoleon back to Paris first? Give him the newly formed Fifth Army... What do you think? In this way, his rank and position will be promoted That's all settled. Well, Napoleon can also bring some of his subordinates who he thinks are useful to the new legion."

To be honest, Joseph doesn't really want Napoleon to come back to Paris now. This is not because the position Carnot gave Napoleon was bad. Because Joseph knew that although most of these newly formed legions were recruits, they were politically more reliable than the original armies. Therefore, these troops are the direct troops in the hearts of the National Assembly. Serving as the chief officer of such an army will definitely not suffer.

The reason why Joseph hesitated was because Paris has not been particularly peaceful recently. The struggle between the Jacobins and the Brissotists was on the verge of reaching a fever pitch. The Jacobin Club has just expelled Brissot, (Speaking of which, the opponents of the Jacobins are basically split from the Jacobin Club.) And the Brissots are also against Jacobin. The Binpai guys launched round after round of attacks. For example, not long ago they seized on Danton's problem and drove Danton out of the National Salvation Committee.

However, this does not mean that the Brisso faction took advantage. In fact, they suffered a big loss, because although they promoted the re-election of the National Salvation Committee and drove away Dandong who was full of loopholes, they But Robespierre and Saint-Just were let in.

Obviously, although Dandong is a very cunning guy, but because of his own shortcomings, he will pay special attention to keeping a sense of proportion when he acts, and is willing to make certain compromises. But Robespierre and Saint-Just are different.

Robespierre is notoriously incorruptible, and even his enemies find it difficult to find a place to attack his personal virtue. As for Saint-Just, this young man is another "incorruptible man". He may not be as good as the former in terms of political skills, but he even surpasses the former in terms of courage and firmness. These two people are not as willing to compromise as Dandong.

So, no matter how you look at it, the Brisso faction guys did something stupid.

In addition, in order to support the expansion of the army, the revolutionary government intensified the printing of coupons, and a large number of young people entered the army, which also caused confusion in many social productions. The economic situation further deteriorated, and there was another food shortage in Paris.

Joseph knew that, of all problems, food shortages were the worst of all problems, and that he would almost certainly lead to a revolution. So Joseph didn't really want Napoleon to return to Paris at this time. However, Joseph also knew that Kano's suggestion was not easy to refuse. Carnot is now very close to Robespierre and the others, and he is now generally regarded as one of the core figures of the Jacobins. Now he wants to transfer Napoleon back to the vicinity of Paris and let him control a newly formed direct legion, which may not be without political considerations. If at this time, he and Napoleon reject this request, it means that there is a rift in the alliance between him and Carnot.

"Anyway, even if there are any changes, Jacobin must be the winner." After thinking about it, Joseph felt that there was nothing wrong with letting Napoleon come to Paris. As long as you restrain him and don't let him get into trouble.

"It's still a bit of a mess here in Paris now." Joseph said carefully, "but if you think Lazar is okay, then I think it's okay. But you know, because of the loss of Angers, many people are right. Napoleon has a lot of criticisms. And you know that Napoleon guy is lawless, courageous, and likes to make his own decisions..."

Kano laughed loudly: "A lot of people have complaints about Napoleon? Isn't it the guys from the Brissot faction? They just talk about it. Everyone can see the credit of Napoleon. How can they talk nonsense?" What's more, the fall of Angers was not Napoleon's problem. The records of the trial of the rebels in the Vendée and the trial records of the rebel leader Dracotrie all illustrate this point. In fact, in the rebellion in Angers, some guys who were closely connected with the Brissot faction did not do any good. Also, the report of that bastard Fouche when he suppressed the Le Mans rebellion proves this. So you Don't worry about your brother. Besides, there is me in Paris, so I will watch others bully Napoleon?"

Now that the words have been said for such a sake, Joseph naturally can't say anything more. So he said that he was very satisfied with Carnot's arrangement with Napoleon. Napoleon's whereabouts for a period of time thereafter was determined in this way.

"Lazar, who will replace Napoleon?" Joseph asked.

"Let General Calto be the military chief," Kano said.

"Him? Is he capable enough?"

"Of course there is no comparison with Napoleon, but many people are speaking for him, and as long as he plays too many tricks, it shouldn't be too much of a problem. And he is only responsible for military affairs. Other things, leave it to him." Leave it to Fouché." Kano frowned slightly, and it could be seen that he was actually not particularly satisfied with this appointment. However, judging from this arrangement, even if Joseph does not come, Kano will transfer Napoleon back.

As Joseph had predicted, Paris was in trouble. Just a week after Napoleon returned to Paris, another uprising broke out in Paris, this time initiated by Marat.

In fact, Mara's uprising organization and preparation are not so strict. The National Assembly and the Public Security Committee have long since discovered Marat's various actions. Even two weeks ago, Marat was arrested again because of this, and was sent to the revolutionary court again.

However, there were a lot of Jacobins in the revolutionary court, so the judges suddenly remembered the basic principle of "no doubt" and immediately decided that the evidence in this case was insufficient and the facts unclear at the same speed as they sentenced others to death. , so the parties were acquitted. From being arrested to being released without charge, it didn't even take one day.

After this incident, Marat's uprising preparations became more brazen. He kept accusing some members of the Brissot faction who colluded with those big businessmen, or were big businessmen themselves, and should be responsible for today's economic difficulties.

"It is precisely because of these enemies of the people that the country is in trouble and wealth, the life of the people will be so difficult, and the future of the Republic will be so bleak. If we cannot eliminate the internal enemies, we will not be able to resist the external enemies!"

He reminded people not to forget that at the beginning of the war, the enemy even occupied Verdun, but once the French people arrested the traitors hiding in the palace, France immediately ushered in a turning point on the battlefield. victory.

"So now, as long as we arrest those traitors hiding in the National Assembly, the Republic will be saved!"

Of course, it is also Mara's practice to play this kind of talk. Marat had also said before that for the republic to stand, a hundred thousand profiteers had to be beheaded in one go.

However, the next two events changed the situation suddenly. The first thing is that the arms dealer Españe cut corners and manufactured low-quality arms was exposed, and this person has close contacts with many congressmen; Stop the activities of the Paris Commune.

Of these two events, the first caused widespread outrage; the second threatened the entire Paris Commune. And so the uprising broke out.

The National Guard in Paris is completely on the side of the Commune, and the army, hehe, will Napoleon bring the army to help the Brissot faction? So in a blink of an eye, the National Assembly was surrounded. The men of the Paris Commune set up their cannons against the Parliament, threatening to bombard it. Of course, this is only a threat, because the Jacobins in the parliament are their own people.

In fact, the parliament does not have its own military power, and the people of the Paris Commune don't have the use of cannons at all, and no one can stop them from directly coming in to arrest people. However, it is said that after discussing with Marat, Robespierre proposed to let the Paris Commune provide the list and evidence of the traitors first, and then the parliament voted to pass the order to arrest the traitors.

So Marat provided the list and "evidence". He himself read the allegations and the "evidence" in Parliament, which then proceeded to vote on the charge.

The more than 20 congressmen accused are the backbone of the Brissot faction, including Brissot himself, the Rolands and others. However, in this vote, many congressmen who originally belonged to the Brissot faction turned against each other and voted to support the guilt of these congressmen. Because they first found that they were not on the list, and secondly, they were worried that if they voted against it, their names might appear on the next list.

As a result, under the cannons and bayonets of the Paris Commune, the parliament made a verdict in just over ten minutes-they believed that Marat's allegations against these congressmen were clear and well-founded. So these more than 20 congressmen were handed over to the "Revolutionary Tribunal". Then the "Revolutionary Tribunal" sentenced those "traitors" to death at the same speed as Marat was acquitted, and a real immediate execution came.

Then Marat said that there is not only one enemy in France.

"Is this a little more? It's not even a fraction of a hundred thousand."

As soon as these words came out, the members of the original Brissot faction were in danger and fled one after another. Since then, the Jacobins have truly controlled the National Assembly.

However, Marat was not proud for long, because soon after, he was assassinated and killed as in the original history.

The woman who assassinated Marat was a provincial and a supporter of the Brissot faction. Thus, after Marat's death, the reckoning of the entire Brisso faction began. If it is said that only the big leaders of the Brisso faction had the opportunity to go to the guillotine before, at this time, anyone who has supported the Brisso faction will be accused of being a traitor at any time, and then the revolutionary court will use an astonishing Efficiently guillotine the accused. So much so that the residents near the Harmony Square (where the guillotine was placed at the time) protested one after another, because the smell of blood was too heavy to affect their sleep.

Master Lu once said: "A man downstairs is dying of illness, and the family on the other side is singing on the phonograph; on the opposite side is playing with children. There are two people upstairs laughing wildly; there is also the sound of playing cards. On the boat in the river, there is a woman crying for her death. Mother, the sorrows and joys of human beings are not connected, I just think they are noisy." It is very similar to the mentality of the residents near Harmony Square.

While the guillotine was working crazily, the core country of the anti-French alliance, the shit-stirring country, finally made another move.

Taking advantage of the republican faction (the Brisso faction is also a republican faction, so in the eyes of the British, the struggle between the Brisso faction and the Jacobin faction is actually a republican faction internal strife.) opportunity. The British planned a series of betrayals.

This time, their goal was Toulon, France's largest military port in the Mediterranean.

They got in touch with some royalists in the port of Toulon. With the support of the British, they quickly launched a rebellion and quickly took control of Toulon.

For some time now, other countries (mainly Austria and Prussia) have been pressing Britain, the de facto leader, to act. But the UK has been shirking it for various reasons. But this time, after Toulon's royal party took control of the situation, the British warships sailed into Toulon immediately. The French Navy also lost almost half of its fleet in this rebellion, which can be said to have suffered heavy losses.

The Port of Toulon is different from the Vendée, it is the best military port in France. The port is well equipped to support numerous ships. If you rely on the capacity of Toulon, you can really support an expeditionary force. Therefore, the fall of this port is indeed a huge threat to France.

In addition, the fall of Toulon also meant that the connection between France and North Africa was cut off. Now that the economy is difficult, this is another heavy blow.