Fox of France

No matter how the special commissioners sent to Belgium made the Belgians hate France, they did at least one thing, and that was to help the French government get much needed small money. So some people thought that there are actually many places in France where the revolution is not thorough, and there is still a lot of potential (money) to be tapped, so more commissioners are constantly being sent to other parts of the country.

Now the time is very urgent. At home, the downfalling royal parties and constitutionalists have begun to frequent activities in other provinces. Internationally, with the fall of Louis XVI, the hatred of the European monarchies towards France has further deepened. The actions in Belgium and the Austrian Netherlands also worried the British.

The British originally hoped that Austria and Prussia could have a lively fight with France, and then they watched the show next to them, while easily bringing over the remaining colonies of France. If France was beaten badly, Britain could even take the opportunity to regain New York and hang all the rebels in North America on the gallows. However, contrary to the expectations of the British Prime Minister Peter, the Opp army actually behaved so useless. Instead of breaking into France, it was beaten into Belgium by France. The soldiers rushed towards the Netherlands.

Britain also has a territory on the European continent, which is Hanover among the German states. The Hanoverian dynasty that now rules Britain is also the elector of Hanover for the German states. In addition, after the Anglo-Dutch War defeated the Netherlands, the Netherlands became an important gateway for various British industrial products to enter the European market. Therefore, the British felt that their own interests were greatly threatened. On the other hand, influenced by the heretical ideas from France, things such as the "Equality Society" have also begun to appear in the UK, which also worries British aristocrats and decent people. As a result, the originally "neutral" Britain moved quickly. And taking advantage of the opportunity of the French cut off the head of Louis XVI, announced the severance of diplomatic relations with France.

Now, France's most dangerous enemy has finally appeared.

The size of the British army was small, and it was not enough to pose too much threat to the French mainland in a short time. However, Britain was the richest country in Europe at the time, and it had skills and expertise in organizing alliances. Those anti-French countries in Europe, if they did not have Britain, would often fight against the French before they started fighting, but after the British threaded needles, a huge alliance began to appear.

On March 1, General Di Mourier led his army into the Netherlands, but shortly after his army entered the Netherlands, his rear was breached by the enemy. Coble quickly crossed the Roe River, captured Liège at an alarming speed, and threatened Du Mourier's army from the side.

In order to deal with the crisis, Dandong personally went to Belgium to inspect, and he found that the situation in Belgium was precarious. So he hurried back to Paris and asked Paris to mobilize again.

But at this time, his comrades Mara and Ebel, who were standing in a trench with him, proposed that in 1992, Paris was able to carry out such a mobilization, there was a prerequisite. The prerequisite is that Paris eliminates the internal "traitors" before sending a large number of volunteers.

Mara said: "If we can't use decisive action to destroy all potential enemies like last September, Paris will not be able to send a large number of volunteers, because as soon as we leave, those guys will launch a rebellion in Paris. So, Unless there is another **** September, we will not agree to send volunteer troops."

"Our enemy has hit the gate of France." Dandong said.

"No, our enemies have already entered Paris, and some are still hidden in the parliament!" Mara replied.

"Do you have evidence?" Dandong asked.

"There is no conclusive evidence, but my friend Joseph discovered a lot of unusual actions." Ebel replied, "Someone is still hooking up with that Austrian lady!"

The Austrian women of course refer to Queen Mary who is now imprisoned. And that "Joseph" of course refers to Joseph Fouché.

Since Fouché stood on the side of the mountain party in the last vote on how to deal with the king and voted for it, he has not hesitated to sit on the left seat. However, Robespierre did not forget that this man had betrayed himself. And his betrayal again made Robespierre, who is a little bit morally clean, despised. So Robespierre's attitude towards him is rather cold. As for Dandong, he knew that Robespierre did not like Fouché, and he himself did not like Fouché very much.

In order to be able to stand in the mountain school, Fouché behaved more radical than any mountain school. On some issues, even Mara and Ebel can't match his aggressiveness. This allowed him to smoothly catch up with Mara and Ebel.

Dandong was silent for a while after hearing the news came from Fouché. Because he knew that although Fouché was a shameless bastard, his ability to inquire news was top-notch. And although Fouché himself is very unreliable, the news released by Fouché is always very reliable. For example, when Fuxie was still following Roland, Roland's accusations against Dandong, such as corruption, taking bribes, and stealing treasures, were actually true. It's not that Fouché doesn't deceive people, but he doesn't use fake news to deceive people. He can always deceive his enemies with real news.

After a while, Dandong said: "France needs order. We can't do the same as last September. It can strike our enemies, but it will also hurt ourselves. Let's set up a revolutionary court to deal with it. This sort of thing. But we can’t let anarchic violence go.”

"Why do we trust your revolutionary court?" Ebel asked.

"This court is responsible to a committee." Dandong said, "We organize a'National Salvation Committee', and its members will be staunch patriots. You can see..."

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Dandong’s warning did not attract much attention in the parliament. Some members of the Brissot faction even suspected that the reason why Dandong was so alarmist was that he could rely on this to seek more power for the mountain faction. After all, the situation is much safer than it was in 1992. After that, Dandong proposed to establish a "National Salvation Committee", which made them firmer in this view. So the council suddenly became a mess.

However, the development of the situation since then quickly exceeded almost everyone's expectations. On March 18, Du Maurier’s army was defeated by a smaller Austrian army in Nywindon, and on March 21, it was defeated by the Austrians in Luwan. He retreated all the way and almost lost all of Belgium.

Someone must be held responsible for such failures. So in the discussion in the National Assembly, all kinds of black materials about Du Maurier were thrown out. Embezzling military pay, exploiting soldiers, and colluding with the king to try to oppose the revolution.

Yes, the letter in the king's safe was turned out, and it contained various conspiracies about Du Maurier and the king. Although the number is limited, and the language is unclear. A few months ago, it was not that people did not see these letters. It was just that at that time, Du Maurier led the army to victories, and he himself became a hero to defend the republic, so everyone tacitly ignored it. These letters. But these letters that were ignored at the time were not really forgotten. Now everyone thinks of it.

The Brissots blamed the mountain faction, especially Dandong, who has always supported Du Maurier and should be responsible for Du Maurier's affairs. The mountain faction accused the Brissot faction of opposing the establishment of the "National Salvation Committee" and conducting national mobilization, which led to today's crisis.

During the debate, the newly elected member of the mountain faction, Kano, conducted a detailed analysis of the military situation and concluded that if France cannot carry out comprehensive, efficient, and mobilization of the entire nation, it will inevitably be in this war. Failed conclusion.

Although the Brissots opposed the mountain faction's motion, they also knew that Kano's military qualities and Kano's character were commendable. This makes them increasingly passive when opposing these motions.

In order to save the crisis, the National Assembly decided to send five members headed by Bolonville to Du Mourier’s army, ready to question him about some matters, arrest him if necessary, and bring him back to Paris for trial.

Philip Equality, the former Duke of Orleans, left the National Assembly and returned to his home. Today, the situation has changed completely beyond what he expected when the revolution started ~www.readwn.com~. When he started speculating on the revolution, he looked forward to overthrowing the Bourbon dynasty and establishing an Orleans dynasty. But now, the Bourbon dynasty is finished, but the Orleans dynasty is gone. Not to mention the Orleans dynasty, the duke status of the Orleans family is gone, because the revolutionary government has abolished the aristocracy. In order to protect himself, he even had to give himself such a funny name.

But now, the former Duke, his Royal Highness, looked at a map for a long time, then entered the study, busy for a long time, and then walked out with a letter. He pulled the rope on the edge of the table and rang a rattle outside. So a servant walked in and asked, "His Royal Highness, what's the matter?"

"Pierre. There is something I want to do for you." said the duke.

"It is my honor to serve your Highness," Pierre replied.

"You go to Louis and give this letter to him personally." The Duke said, "Move fast, the faster the better, and the more secret the better. In addition, this letter must never fall into the hands of others. do you understand?"

"I understand. Don't worry, Your Highness, I will be able to deliver this letter to the Duke of Chartres in time."