Fox of France

No matter how much the commissioners sent to Belgium made the Belgians hate France, at least they did one thing, and that was to help the French government get the little money they needed. Then someone thought that the revolutions in many places in France were incomplete, and there was still a lot of potential (money) to be tapped, so more commissioners were continuously sent to other parts of the country.

Now time is very urgent. At home, the fallen royalists and constitutionalists have begun to frequently move in other provinces. Internationally, with the death of Louis XVI, the European monarchies have further deepened their hatred of France, and France The actions in Belgium and the Austrian Netherlands also worried the British.

The British originally expected Austria and Prussia to have a lively fight with France, and then they watched the show by themselves while bringing over the remaining French colonies. If France is beaten badly, Britain can even take the opportunity to recover New York and hang all the rebels in North America on the gallows. However, to the surprise of the British Prime Minister Pete, the AOP army behaved so uselessly. Not only did it fail to enter France, but it was defeated by France and entered Belgium. Bingfeng approached the Netherlands.

Britain also has a territory on the European continent, and that is Hannover among the German states. The Hanoverian dynasty that now rules Britain is also the Hanoverian Elector of the German states. In addition, after defeating the Netherlands in the Anglo-Dutch War, the Netherlands has also become an important gateway for various British industrial products to enter the European market. Therefore, the British feel that their interests have been greatly threatened. On the other hand, under the influence of heretical ideas from France, such things as the "Equality Society" began to appear in the UK, which also worried the nobles and decent people in the UK. So the originally "neutral" Britain acted quickly. And taking advantage of the opportunity when the French chopped off the head of Louis XVI, he announced the severance of diplomatic relations with France.

Now, at last, France's most dangerous enemy 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 period of time. However, Britain was the wealthiest country in Europe at that time, and it had special skills in organizing alliances. Those anti-French countries in Europe, if there is no Britain, often start fighting themselves before fighting the French, but after the British go-between, a huge alliance began to emerge.

On March 1, General Dumouriez led a large army into the Netherlands, but shortly after his army entered the Netherlands, his rear was broken by the enemy. Coble quickly crossed the Roe and took Liege with astonishing speed, threatening Dumouriez's army from the flanks and rear.

In order to cope with the crisis, Danton 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 urgently.

However, his comrades-in-arms Mara and Ebert, who were standing in the same trench with him at this time, pointed out that in 1992, there was a prerequisite for Paris to be able to carry out such a mobilization. This prerequisite is that before sending out a large number of volunteers, Paris first eliminated the "traitors" inside.

Marat said: "If you can't use decisive actions to destroy all potential enemies like last September, Paris can't send a large number of volunteers, because as soon as we leave, those guys will launch a rebellion in Paris. Therefore, Unless there is another bloody September, we will not agree to send in the Volunteer Army."

"Our enemies are at the gates of France," said Danton.

"No, our enemies have already entered Paris, and some of them are still hiding in the Parliament!" Marat replied.

"Do you have proof?" Danton asked.

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

The Austrian Bitch, of course, refers to Queen Marie, who is now imprisoned. And that "Joseph" refers, of course, to Joseph Fouche.

Fouche has not hesitated to sit on the left seat since he sided with the Mountain faction in the last vote on how to deal with the king and voted for it. However, Robespierre did not forget that this person once betrayed himself. And his betrayal again made Robespierre, who was a bit morally obsessed, look down upon him. So Robespierre's attitude towards him was quite indifferent. As for Danton, he knew that Robespierre didn't like Fouche, and he didn't like Fouche very much himself.

In order to gain a foothold in the Montagne, Fouché was more radical than any Montagne. Not even Marat and Hébert could match his radicalism on certain issues. This allowed him to successfully catch the line of Mara and Ebel.

After hearing the news from Fouché, Danton was silent for a while. Because he knew that although Fouché was a shameless bastard, his ability to inquire about news was top notch. And although Fouche himself is very unreliable, the news released by Fouché is always very reliable. For example, when Fouché was still with Roland, Roland's accusations against Danton, such as corruption, bribery, and treasure theft, were all true. It's not that Fouché doesn't lie, it's just that he doesn't deceive people with false news, he can always deceive his enemies with true news.

After a while, Danton said: "France needs order. We can no longer do what we did in September last year. Of course, it will hurt our enemies, but it will also hurt us. Let's set up a revolutionary court to deal with the situation. That sort of thing. But we cannot allow anarchic violence."

"Why should we trust your Revolutionary Tribunal?" Ebel asked.

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

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Danton's warning did not attract much attention in the parliament. Some members of the Brissot faction even suspected that the reason why Danton was so alarmist was that he hoped to use this to seek more power for the Mountain faction. After all, the situation is much safer than it was in 1992. Afterwards, Danton proposed to establish a "National Salvation Committee", which further strengthened their view. As a result, the parliament suddenly became chaotic again.

However, the development of the situation since then has exceeded almost everyone's expectations. Du Maurier's army was defeated by a smaller Austrian force at Nivington on March 18, and again at Louvains on March 21. He retreated all the way and almost lost the whole of Belgium.

Someone has to take responsibility for such a failure. So in the discussions of the National Assembly, all kinds of black materials about Du Maurier were thrown out. Embezzling military pay, exploiting soldiers, and colluding with the king in an attempt to oppose the revolution.

Yes, the letters in the king's safe were dug out, and there were various plots about Du Maurier and the king. Although the number is limited, and the language is unclear. A few months ago, it’s not that people didn’t see these letters, but at that time, Du Maurier led the army to victory, and he himself became a hero defending the republic system, so everyone tacitly ignored them. these letters. But these letters, which were ignored at the time, were not truly forgotten. Now everyone thinks about it.

People from the Brissot faction accused the Montagne faction, especially Danton, who had 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 carrying out national mobilization, which led to today's crisis.

During the debate, the newly elected Montagnard Carnot made a detailed analysis of the military situation, and concluded that if France cannot carry out a comprehensive and efficient mobilization of the entire nation, it will inevitably die in this war. Failed conclusion.

Although those from the Brissot faction opposed the Mountain faction's motion, they also knew that Kano's military quality and character were commendable. This makes them increasingly passive in their opposition to these motions.

In order to save the crisis, the National Assembly decided to send five members headed by Boronville to Du Maurier's army, preparing to question him on some matters, arrest him if necessary, and bring him back to Paris for trial.

Philippe Equality, formerly Duke of Orléans, left the National Assembly and returned to his home. Today, the changes in the situation have completely exceeded his expectations for the revolution at the beginning of the revolution. When he first speculated on the revolution, he expected to overthrow the Bourbon dynasty and establish an Orleans dynasty. But now, although the Bourbon dynasty is over, the Orleans dynasty is also gone. Not to mention the Orleans dynasty, the Duke status of the Orleans family is gone, because the revolutionary government has abolished the aristocracy. And in order to protect himself, he even had to give himself such a ridiculous name.

But now, the former His Royal Highness the Duke stared at a map for a long time, then went into the study, was busy for a long time, and then came out with a letter. He tugged on the rope by the side of the table and rang a rattle outside. So a servant came in and asked, "Your Highness, what's the matter?"

"Pierre. There is something I need to do to you." His Royal Highness said.

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

"Go to Louis yourself and hand over this letter to him yourself," said the duke. "Be quick, the sooner the better, and the more secretive the better. Besides, this letter must not fall into the hands of others. do you understand?"

"I understand. Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will be able to deliver this letter to the Duke of Chartres in time."