King's Landing in France

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At this time, Saint-Just ran up to the viewing stand and said to Robespierre and Danton: "The ceremony is completely in place, let's start."

Robespierre nodded, and then made a gesture of invitation to An Ning: "Please take a seat, Your Excellency the Paris Security Commander."

An Ning patted Robespierre on the shoulder, and then led Christina to her place.

After the guests attending the ceremony took their seats, the ceremony began.

On the podium, Robespierre delivered an impassioned speech: "... our friend of the people, Jean Paul Marat, who has been listening to the voice of the people, was used by the despicable rebels in the most nasty way Assassinated!

"They should be ashamed of their actions!

"We want to fight back against these dirty rebels in the most terrifying way! We want to make them feel utter terror!

"There is no mercy for them! They don't deserve mercy! All those who are enemies of the Republic will be completely destroyed!

"Today, let us use their deaths to honor the soul of that friend of the people!"

After speaking, Robespierre snapped his fingers.

"Here today, we will execute a series of heinous people!"

An Ning finally understood why there were so many guillotines.

Robespierre announced loudly: "The first is the chief villain of the Girondins! Jean-Marie Rolland!"

An Ning raised her eyebrows. This Roland An Ning is more familiar with his wife—it's not that An Ning had an affair with this lady, but that Mrs. Roland appeared in Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities", and the British still used her phrase Famous words to criticize the Revolution: Liberty, how many crimes have been false in your name.

Mr. Roland was escorted to the guillotine by soldiers.

On the viewing stand, An Ning can clearly see how the executioners operate the guillotine. The guillotine has a vertical plate. The executioners tie the victim to the plate, and then they can directly put the plate down, and the victim becomes prone position.

After the knife is dropped from the high rack, the head will roll into the frame, and the body can be thrown into the containment box by untying the rope, and the board can be erected again.

An Ning knew that the guillotine was an efficient execution tool, but he didn't expect it to be so efficient.

Mr. Roland was tied up for a while, and then his body and head were separated, and there was a lot of bright red on the drawn switch knife.

In front of such an efficient execution machine, there is no chance to say his last words.

Robespierre continued to perform his duties as master of ceremonies: "The next one, also the villain of the Girondists, is Roland's wife who just died, Mary Jane Roland!"

Madame Roland was brought up at once, and executed with as much efficiency as her husband.

An Ning did not hear the famous saying: Freedom, how many crimes are in your name.

At least in this time and space, that sentence should have been fabricated by later generations.

The ensuing execution lasted a long time.

Christina closed her eyes directly, and leaned on An Ning to hold back the vomiting with difficulty.

But the onlookers were very crazy, shouting "execute them" all the time.

After the execution was finally over, An Ning no longer had the energy to pay attention to Robespierre's introduction of David's paintings and Beethoven's compositions to everyone.

It stands to reason that An Ning is used to seeing death on the battlefield, but today he discovered that death on the battlefield is far more merciful than the guillotine.

At least most people on the battlefield will have whole bodies.

The guillotine cuts off people as if they were objects, and the executioners who operate the guillotine probably have long since become numb to these, and don't feel that they are executing a living person at all.

The onlookers will also be numb, maybe they will do some work like a steamed bun of human blood.

It wasn't until Beethoven's flute sounded that An Ning regained his composure.

He looked up at the sky, and he always felt that he saw many innocent souls ascending to heaven to the sound of the flute.

After the ceremony was over, An Ning followed Mara's coffin to the Pantheon, and refused to leave with Danton and Robespierre on the grounds that she was unwell.

At Christina's suggestion, An Ning and his father-in-law, Mr. Equality, who also participated in the ceremony, returned to the Royal Palace together.

As soon as he entered the palace gate of the Royal Palace, Mr. Equality said: "You have seen it, this is what is happening in Paris now. The guillotine, that machine is trampling on human dignity with very high efficiency."

An Ning took a deep breath, and then said to Mr. Equality: "I suggest you leave Paris as soon as possible."

Mr. Equality: "Like Talleyrand and Fouché? Well, maybe they'd be smart to do that. Well, you've already suggested me so, and I don't need to be deadlocked. I'm going to apply for a As a commissioner, go to the countryside."

An Ning: "Remember to take Lavoisier with them."

"I will, my dear son-in-law."

Chapter 253 It is determined that Frost is not on the front line, the commander of the coalition forces decided to show his talents

An Ning then decided to stay in Paris for a while.

An Ning made a small request, to give him a list of the new guillotines every day, so that he can find a way to protect some important people.

For example, on the first day An Ning stayed in Paris, he dropped the mathematician Monge from the list.

He was shocked to see Monge Anning, because he remembered that in the original time and space Monge lived until after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo.

In other words, in the current chaotic situation, it is uncertain who will suddenly become a Girondist after receiving a report, and then be sent to the guillotine.

So An Ning strengthened her determination to stay in Paris.

At the very least, he wants to keep as many scientists as possible.

Except for Lavoisier who was sent away with his father-in-law, An Ning saved Monge again, and then included all the people from the Standard Weights and Measures Committee into the Ministry of War.

The Committee on Weights and Measures is currently engaged in the important work of formulating metric standards. In the future, a series of important weights and measures, including metric meters and metric degrees Celsius, will be formulated by this committee.

Now that they are included in the Ministry of War's establishment, even if someone reports it, it has to be handled by the Ministry of War, not handed over to the National Assembly and the People's Court for trial.

All in all, An Ning changed her previous practice of avoiding the political vortex in Paris as much as possible, and tried her best to use her authority to protect important people from the out-of-control disorder as much as possible.

The focus of peaceful protection is first of all scientists and craftsmen, and then writers, musicians and painters.

However, he basically did not protect doctors, mainly because he felt that doctors in this era were really useless and would only bleed when they encountered problems.

During An Ning's stay in Paris these days, Christina has been in a very good mood.

She is also working hard to help An Ning, inquiring about various news in the social arena.

Through Christina, An Ning has a further understanding of the chaos in Paris.According to the ladies and wives in the social arena, many people in Paris now see an opportunity to seize their coveted houses or properties by collecting various black materials and reporting them.

After getting the news, An Ning went to Robespierre overnight and asked to set up a mechanism to review the report, so as to reduce such unjust, false and wrong reports as much as possible, and at the same time severely punish those who forged the report.

Robespierre fully agreed.

A few days later, a special committee responsible for reviewing whistleblowing was established, but its working effect is not yet known.

An Ning can only comfort herself by saying that at least she has taken action.

After all, in the current situation in Paris, unless the terrorist policy can be completely stopped, it is impossible to carefully review the authenticity of each report.

While An Ning was busy in Paris, new changes occurred on the battlefield.

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The Allied High Command, the Duke of Brunswick, commander of Prussia, and Field Marshal Alvinzi, commander of Austria, received a long-awaited letter.

Brunswick opened the letter first, quickly glanced at the contents, and handed the letter to Alvinzi: "Confirmed, Frost is in Paris."

Alvin Qi took the letter: "Is the news reliable? Let me see, it doesn't mention that he appeared in public."

"But there have been important officials from the French army visiting the Palace of Versailles. Could it be that these people are visiting Frost's fiancée?"

Alvin Qi curled his lips: "Well, there is a high possibility that Frost is in Paris! And according to the status report we received in Paris, he may have to stay in Paris for a while. We must seize this opportunity, yes Strikes were carried out by French field forces located outside Paris."

The Duke of Brunswick: "Berthier, who is now acting as the commanding officer, participated in the War of Independence in the New World, and his performance can only be described as unsatisfactory. The French nobles who fled to me are familiar with him, saying that he is the chief of staff. Superb, but as a commander, it’s not enough.”

Alvin Qi nodded, then picked up the compass and made a gesture on the map, and then marked a path: "From this path, we can supply about 2 troops. We can mobilize the elite. Slam is now located on the Marne River." Berthier's section of the ferry."

Brunswick: "The French army lacks cavalry. There are only two brigades led by La Salle. We can mobilize superior cavalry. Relying on the advantage of maneuverability, the cavalry can temporarily only rely on personal supplies to fight."

Alvinzi: "Drop an army of 2 infantry, strengthen four cavalry brigades, and launch an offensive against Berthier! will win big.”

Brunswick: "Agreed, let's go, while Frost is engaged in political struggles in Paris, give him a blow!"

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Berthier's headquarters.

After Frost returned to Paris, Berthier commanded the troops to expel the defeated coalition forces, and drove the defeated coalition forces to the vicinity of the Alsace area.

As the chief of staff, he has always been reserved and professional, and he does not want to give up this opportunity to show his "talent".

On this day, La Salle rushed into the headquarters with a heavy heart, and said to Berthier: "We are in a very dangerous situation now. If the coalition forces in Verdun send out a force to cut off our connection with Paris, We are in danger, and may have to fight offensive warfare on a wide open field.

"Except for my cavalry, the infantry units are all new recruits, and they don't have the ability to attack at all. Have you forgotten what Andy told us, we have to fight hard."

Berthier nodded: "You are right, I have my own measure."

"You have a sense of proportion! Look at your current position! If the enemy comes from here and cuts off here, we will have to fight an offensive!" La Salle drew a few times on the map.

Berthier: "The Fortress of Verdun has not fallen. At this time, the enemy does not have enough logistical capabilities to supply enough troops to destroy us. No, no, the enemy will not go south without taking Verdun. This does not conform to the code of conduct of any country!"

La Salle: "Dao Dian! Let Dian Dian go to hell! I think you should start to retreat immediately, back to the position where Frost handed over the troops to you!"

Berthier: "Every day's progress, I will report to Lord Frost. He knows our location. If there is any problem, he has already issued an order from Paris."

Lasalle: "Paris is in a mess right now, and you don't know it. It's very likely that even Andy...even your Excellency can't care so much!"

"Are you questioning Your Excellency's level?" Berthier was furious.

La Salle was also furious: "I think you're throwing the blame on him and using the tiger skin as a banner! Damn it, why are you in command? If Davout had already withdrawn!"

Berthier: "What did you say! That's enough! If you think it's dangerous now, perform your duty as a cavalryman, go scouting, then bring me the actual information, and then convince me! Instead of talking nonsense here! "

"I'll bring the information! You wait!" La Salle turned around angrily, and slammed the door out.

Chapter 254 Commanding the Mediocre Berthier

An Ning here.

When An Ning opened her eyes this morning, the room was already very bright.

Just looking at the brightness, An Ning concluded that she got up late.

He touched his side, and sure enough the bed was empty.

So he rolled over, yawning and putting on his coat.

At this time, I don't know if they heard the movement in the room. The maids opened the door, entered one by one, and began to change An Ning's clothes.

An Ning: "No, no, no! I can dress myself! Don't wait on me, go do other things! Really, how do you get so many maids? I have to talk about Christina."

One of the maids hurriedly said, "Don't tell me, we now rely on our work in the Palace of Versailles to support our family."

"Yes, yes, I work as a maid under Madam, and my husband works as a gardener in the garden outside. How many people in Paris envy our work." Another maid said.

An Ning's expression was complicated, and he murmured, "Garden, now that the patriots are all on the front line, my wife actually raises a gardener. He should join the army."

The maid who spoke sighed: "He tried, but he was directly brushed off, because someone reported him that day, saying that he was once in the queue of the royal party. If he is not working as a gardener for his wife now, he might be on the list." Guillotine.

"A lot of people here are like this. In fact, we are not a royal party at all, and we can't live anymore. So someone took the lead and shouted, and we followed to the streets."

An Ning curled her lips, thinking what was the matter, I am the leader of the Big Four of the Jacobin faction, and now I have sheltered a group of ex-royalties.

At this time, another maid said suddenly: "I can see that, Your Excellency, you are a good man! If you want me to say, you might as well be the king of France, that will make us live a better life. Anyway, my wife belongs to the king." Sister, I don't know the rules of inheritance, but I think you must be eligible to inherit."

Anning Khan has come down, good guy, that is, I have the military power, otherwise your words are enough to send me to the guillotine.

An Ning: "I was the one who exiled Louis XVII, and almost became a kingslayer. No kingdom would allow me to become king.

"And, now is the era of the republic, and what we want to establish is a republic like Rome."

If Napoleon were here, he would probably say "The Roman Republic has finally become an empire", but the maids present did not know the story of Rome. For them, Rome is just one of many lofty words, far away s things.

While talking, An Ning had already got dressed, just at that moment Christina came in: "Andy, you slept too late last night, so I didn't call you."

The maid gave up her seat very sensibly, so Christina came to An Ning and helped him tidy up his clothes.

An Ning: "Did Berthier's routine report arrive?"

"Arrived this morning, your staff officers have updated the latest situation on the map."

An Ning: "Okay, take breakfast to the headquarters, I will eat there."

Christina: "As you wish."

After she finished speaking, she gently kissed An Ning's cheek: "It's a bit late, but good morning, dear."

"Good morning, dear." An Ning kissed her cheek back.