3239 Night Attack on Montmartre
On March 18, 1871, the sky was gloomy and the temperature began to drop late at night, without the warmth of spring at all.
The entire Montmartre Heights have fallen asleep. The protests and demonstrations during the day are really exhausting. This time, there have even been conflicts that have hit the French military camp.
Both sides were very restrained and did not fire. The French troops huddled in the barracks near the Bourbon Palace were all watching through the fences and walls in horror, listening to the fanatical protests outside.
The stones smashed in like raindrops, and the soldiers could only look for places to hide everywhere. Some ridiculous soldiers even buckled the pot of potatoes on their heads, and the stones hit them up and jingled.
Fortunately, the soldiers who stayed to guard the Paris order with the Germans were all native Parisians. They had the same accent and were familiar with each other, so these demonstrators would not make things too difficult for them.
The violent protest was just a rain of stones. Before even smashing the stones, someone reminded the soldiers to avoid them.
The conflicts in the city can still be controlled, but the closer they get to the city wall, especially the intensity here in the south wall, is unusual. During the morning parade, there were even young young people who were blind to throw stones into the German military camp.
A stone happened to smash the head of a German veteran. An angry sergeant in the army ordered the shooting to be expelled. After a burst of gunfire, the protesters were scared away.
But stray bullets also injured two protesters, one of which was scratched by the arm and one of which was shot in the butt!
This is the most dangerous conflict today, but fortunately both sides restrained and did not cause a more serious conflict!
Humans are habitual creatures, and they can easily adapt to it regardless of whether the environment is good or bad. Someone once conducted an experiment in the 21st century saying that it does not take too much time for humans to develop a certain habit, and 21 days are enough.
Paris is in a state of chaotic war, and it has been almost a year since the citizens here are adaptable in a poor and dangerous environment, fighting during the day and sleeping at night without delay.
The commune members and Paris citizens who had been tired for a day started to snore loudly. After twelve o'clock, the whole of Paris was already in complete darkness.
Municipal work has long been shut down, and the municipal government is completely unable to work. The bright gas lights in the past have no fuel and many of them have been destroyed.
The residents' homes are also dark. This is during the war. Who has the money to buy candles and kerosene to light them up?
The famous city that never sleeps in the 19th century, the bustling Paris, was still brightly lit even after midnight during peacetime, opera houses, bars, high-end hotels, restaurants that lasted until two or three in the morning... The lights and wine, the rich city that never sleeps in the morning was bright and rich!
Everything was destroyed by war, and now Paris is only left with broken walls and poor people who cannot escape!
At that time, the clock was about to point at 1 a.m., near the dance hall of the Red Castle, a pair of bright eyes suddenly flashed behind a half-body statue of Emperor Napoleon whose head was cut off, followed by a bayonet reflecting the faint starlight.
One, two, dozens...the French new army wearing red pants and blue jackets suddenly appeared on the periphery of Montmartre Heights!
These were carefully selected from the Paris garrison troops. The soldiers who were familiar with every inch of Paris terrain were the pioneers. After them, there were countless new republic troops lurking in the darkness.
The soldiers tentatively advanced one street after another, and once they found the National Self-Defense Force patrolling late at night, they immediately hid in the darkness.
As all the soldiers were getting closer, there was only one destination for them, that was the artillery position on the Montmartre Heights. On the high ground, on the two platforms of shooting positions, more than 200 Napoleon cannons were threatening the entire city.
The order given to them by Thiers was very simple. The first part of the artillery attacked the artillery position and dragged all the cannons away as soon as possible. Once there was no threat of artillery, they immediately launched an attack on all arsenals.
The commune's armed forces were completely destroyed first, and the remaining bare hands were not able to resist!
For this night attack, Thierl gave a high reward and even held an extremely grand Catholic mass to pray for... Time was too tight, and he had no other way to boost morale, so he could only pray for God's grace at this moment.
At the mobilization meeting, Thiers gave a speech to more than 20 battalion commanders throughout the operation, "Believe in God and believe in the omnipotent influence of the clergy!"
"Because we want to take the gospel of God to spread the way of dealing with people, I must let the people learn to be humble and learn how to prostrate themselves on the earth..."
"Who are those in Paris? They are all people who refuse to accept their destiny and seek pleasure... All you have to do is to defeat them under the blessing of God!"
"But they regain their sanity and let them understand what life should be like!"
"The lowly people, those who are born with sin, should not enjoy themselves! Living is for pleasure, and this wrong idea is the cancer of France!"
"Go and remove the cancer! Restore the order of the motherland!"
The soldiers with the grace of God finally set off, and the cruel civil war between the Thiers government and the Paris Commune finally kicked off tonight!
The previous combat plan was still very detailed, but the entire plan was full of the president's confidence. In the eyes of all the senior officials, the commune was just a group of thugs, and the most threatening thing in their hands were the cannons.
Those cannons that took advantage of the chaos of the war were the only threat to the regular army. As long as the cannons could be regained, enemies with only rifles were not worth worrying.
Of course, if everything goes well, control all artillery positions in Montmartre Heights before the morning, and the assault forces can destroy the enemy's ammunition depot in the morning.
By that time, the so-called National Self-Defense Forces could only fight with bayonets and fists!
But I never expected that the blessings of the clergy did not work, and their entire plan was destroyed by a group of women.
Louis Michel, the leader of the Paris Commune Women's Movement, is a commune leader who can be on par with Valland, Duval and Raulligao.
Previously, planners all felt that the commune protest march during the day had exhausted energy, and after such a huge conflict, they would definitely be relaxed in defense!
This is true. The men have already rested at this moment. Even if there are those who stand guard and patrol, they are not too careful. The exercise during the day makes them very tired.
Isn’t a good opportunity to attack at this time? But all the staff members did not count, and women can actually patrol, and the female members led by Michel had already organized more than a dozen night patrol teams.
Michelle saw the starlight reflected by the bayonet in the dark at a glance. She screamed in horror, "Who! Where is who is! Throw the torch!"
Chapter completed!