King's Landing in France

Chapter 86

Originally, An Ning didn't care about Konta's rebellion.

The time now is the fourth month after the march to Versailles, February 1790, just when spring began.

According to the script An Ning had read, 1790 was a peaceful year, except for a series of mutinies such as the Nancy Mutiny, there were basically no major events.

By July 1790, 7, the whole of Paris will happily celebrate "the first anniversary of the capture of the Bastille" and sing about the future together.

It should be like this.

The reason for the mutiny was mainly because the revolution brought about a new idea of ​​equality for all, but at this time the French army was still the old army, and ordinary soldiers, non-commissioned officers, and military officers were strictly hierarchical.

The lower-level soldiers who had accepted the new ideas were unwilling to continue to be oppressed by the officers and lords, and coupled with the army's arrears of payment, a mutiny broke out.

But this is the old army, and it should not be a matter of the National Guard.

As for the rebellion, according to An Ning's memory, it should have erupted successively since 1791 and reached its peak in 1793.

Hugo's masterpiece "[-] years" describes the most intense time of the French Civil War.

1793 ah!It is now 1790, and there are still three years to go!
So An Ning didn't care about Konta's rebellion at all. He thought it was a small rebellion that the local garrison could extinguish with a wave of his hand.

As a result, at the end of February 1790, the situation at the Conta became serious.

The local Revolutionary Committee sent several letters to Paris in succession, requesting Paris to take decisive measures and send counter-insurgency troops.

At this moment, An Ning vaguely felt that Lafayette's expression was starting to look wrong.

Sure enough, this morning, Lafayette came from the headquarters of the National Guard to the original equestrian field where the parliament was located, and asked to speak.

The rotating speaker of the parliament, "the virtuous" Pétion, immediately agreed to Lafayette's request to speak.

Lafayette took the podium.

This podium has only been built for more than four months, and the paint on the railings has been made shiny by the sweat of countless speakers.

"Everyone! Konta's rebellion has spread to nearby cities, and the rebels even stormed into the National Assembly in a nearby city, massacring members of parliament and patriots. I have a National Guard captain from Konta here, and I ask Mr. Speaker Allow him to speak on stage!"

Petion nodded: "You can speak. We also want to hear about Konta's situation."

Lafayette immediately gestured to the captain who was waiting in the audience.

So the captain stepped onto the podium.

There was still a bandage on his head, and there was a large bloodstain on the bandage.

Captain: "My name is Bel Eller, and I am the captain of the 1000st Infantry Regiment of the Libreville National Self-Defense Forces. Although it is an infantry regiment, our regiment has less than [-] people, all of whom are local patriots in Konta.

"We received an order from the Libreville Revolutionary Committee to go to Konta to suppress the rebellion. The order was to continue to occupy the town after the rebels were eliminated, expel the Holy See's administrators in Konta, and restore French sovereignty over Konta.

"We made the call immediately, but not long after leaving Libreville, we encountered rebels on the border between Konta and Libreville..."

Mirabeau interrupted Captain Bell's narration: "What rebels? Where did the church get the rebels from?"

Captain Bell replied: "It's the rebels of the church. They are dressed in black, and their number is several times that of ours. After a volley of guns, my army collapsed, and then the men in black started chasing them, piercing everyone's heart with bayonets." .

"They don't accept surrender at all, they call us 'heretics', and they kill without mercy."

The MPs in the room looked at each other.

The captain continued to tell: "Then the rebels attacked Libreville, and there were no other self-defense forces in the city. The rebels in black saw a man wearing a tricolor badge piercing his chest on the street, even seven or eight Year-old children are no exception.

"The committee in Libreville was dissolved and the MPs were mostly bayoneted to death.

"It was a massacre, a massacre without a doubt."

The MPs were in an uproar.

Mirabeau stood up and glared angrily at Father Molière, the leader of the black party in the parliament: "This is no ordinary rebel army, we must strike hard!"

Lafayette re-entered the podium to replace the captain, but the captain did not give up his position immediately, but grabbed the railing of the podium with both hands, leaned forward, and shouted to the congressmen: "Gentlemen! There is not a single patriot left, and the blood of the patriots must not be shed in vain! Gentlemen! Send troops!"

Lafayette patted the young captain's shoulder: "Okay, we know, we won't let Libreville's blood flow in vain."

Captain Bell nodded, and then gave way to the podium.

When he walked off the stage, many people came up and tapped him on the shoulder.

Standing on the podium, Lafayette leaned forward on the railing with his hands spread apart: "Everyone! This is the greatest challenge to the nascent France, it is a challenge to freedom, equality and fraternity! It is a challenge to the Declaration of Human Rights !
"We must strike back! I propose an immediate vote to dispatch the National Guard to Konta to suppress the rebellion!"

Barnave raised his hand and asked, "Is it possible to mobilize troops from nearby areas? Is it necessary to send suppression troops from Paris?"

Lafayette replied loudly: "The National Guard in Paris has the largest number of people and has been established for the longest time. Moreover, Paris is deeply influenced by the Enlightenment, and the army has the highest awareness! At this time, the National Guard in Paris is dispatched to suppress it with thunderous force. Konta's rebellion can highlight the strength of the nascent National Guard and give confidence to patriots everywhere!"

Barnave nodded repeatedly, but said nothing more.

Petion stood up: "Then, let's start voting! Those who agree to send the National Guard from Paris to suppress the Konta rebellion, please vote!"

Half an hour later, the result came out. There were only eight abstentions in the entire parliament, and 27 people opposed it. The resolution to dispatch the National Guard was almost unanimously passed.

After Pétion announced the result, he said to Lafayette who was still standing on the podium: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard, you are authorized by the Parliament to send counter-insurgency troops!"

Lafayette nodded, and then looked at An Ning in the audience.

An Ning suddenly felt bad.

When Lafayette came to power, he felt that the commander-in-chief would look in his direction from time to time.

Lafayette: "Then, I propose that the parliament consider the candidate for the commander of the counter-insurgency! I propose that the counter-insurgency should be decided by the hero who captured the Bastille, the rescuer of Versailles, and the founder of the soldiers' committee system. Dee Frost is coming as Commander!"

——Sure enough, this is the number of ways!

An Ning scolded her mother in her heart, 1790 was a year that was simply mentioned in the history books. When talking about this year in the history books, the basic attention was focused on what resolutions were passed by the parliament and what policies were implemented, and they did not talk about specific things at all. .

Therefore, An Ning's original plan was to spend this year by fishing, and wait for the more passionate 1791 to come.

It turned out to be a good thing, he became the counter-insurgency commander!
Mirabeau responded loudly: "I think it is possible! Mr. Frost is so brave, he will definitely be able to crush the black-robed rebels!"

(End of this chapter)