C2899 French Emperor surrendered

On the way out of the Sedan Stronghold, Napoleon's heart was very heavy. Outside the city walls were the farmland and forests, the two sides of the road were filled with the corpses of the people who died in battle.

As the battle had only lasted one night, both sides had no time to clean up the battlefield. The Prussian had simply buried the remains of the people on his side, while no one cared about the remains of the people on his side.

All sorts of French soldiers laid on the ground in all different corners of the battlefield, weapons, ammunition and military flags were scattered all over the place.

Looking at the pairs of eyes that died with grievance, French Emperor had a great repudiation of his own life for the first time. His former haughtiness had vanished now.

When Member of Parliament Raul saw the sorrow in His Majesty's eyes, he hurriedly said in a low voice, "Increase our speed, let's leave this place quickly …"

On both sides of the road, there were Prussian soldier s who were just watching the show. Although these soldiers hated the French Emperor, the Emperor Nobility of that era still had a lot of pressure on the ordinary people.

The soldiers did not make any noise or mock him. They just watched the carriage pass by quietly. They were witnessing history!

Xiao Letian was very faithful to his promise. Since he promised Bismark that he would not cause trouble, then today, he would not let even one of his soldiers out of the camp.

The two thousand warriors of the Hua Clan were stationed at their own resting area. This could be considered as Xiao Letian giving the last bit of face to the French Emperor.

Atop the tall Qi Bolin airship, Xiao Letian used his binoculars to look at the French Emperor approaching from the north, he said in a lonely voice, "Ah … "I was really unwilling to see such a historic moment with my own eyes …"

"Qi Bolin... Leaning the airship over there, I used my binoculars to watch the show, but no one cares about me anymore, right? "

The meeting point for the French Emperor and Bismark was a mill five kilometers north of Sedan City. This was a hilly area outside the city, and was the perfect place to look down from above. The hills were filled with ancient trees, many of them over a hundred years old.

When the emperor's carriage arrived, they saw the Prussian guards on the hills. These soldiers saluted the emperor on both sides of the road. Even the defeated emperor was fully respected by them.

After passing by a large tree, French Emperor finally saw Bismark riding a warhorse!

Bismark today was dressed in a military uniform, the riding boots over his knees had been polished until they were shining, and on the top of his head was a standard Prussian pointed metal helmet that was decorated with extremely complicated patterns!

The navy blue military uniform was embroidered with gold thread and an iron cross hung at the collar, sparkling!

The carefully trimmed beard fluttered with the wind, as if he had something to say. What was even more exaggerated was that the sword on his waist was a gift from William I, it was at least 1.5 metres long, and even the sword sheath on his horse almost fell to the ground.

The Prime Minister, who had not slept for the whole night, was in high spirits at this moment. The many years of hard work had finally come to an end!

Seeing that the French Emperor's carriage had appeared, Bismark urged his horse to head over to French Emperor's side. He jumped down from his warhorse and saluted the French Emperor.

"We pay our respects to Your Majesty! "Good day to you!"

There was still a high and low status in society. Even if it was the defeated emperor, he was still an emperor, and a subject like Bismark could not be humiliated like that.

Napoleon III looked at Bismark for a good half a minute. How long have we not seen each other? "

"Your Majesty, it has been eight years since I visited London and Paris in 1862!"

"It's been eight years! He actually changed so much … "In the past, you were my honored guest, but today, I have become your prisoner …"

Bismark saluted, and opened the carriage door, "No matter how the situation unfolds, you are still the emperor of the France, and this will forever be recorded in history!"

Napoleon III walked down the carriage with difficulty and sighed, "Forever written in the annals of history? "However, the history books will also turn to a new page. This page of mine has already ended!"

The two of them walked on the dirt road, shoulder to shoulder, as they walked towards the mill in front of them. Subconsciously, the people around them distanced themselves from them.

"When will I see my brother William?" French Emperor looked into Bismark's eyes and asked.

Bismark smiled and said, "His Majesty the King is currently recuperating in Luxembourg, I think you will see him soon …"

"Hehe …" Very soon? "I'm afraid I'll never see him again. There's no use for an Emperor who has stepped down from the throne …"

"Alright, let's not talk about this. Please give this sword to the King of Prussia! "I've lost this war …"

Napoleon didn't dare delay and quickly received it with both hands. At this time, the aide-de-camp was jogging along the way, holding a wooden box covered in velvet in his hands.

The Prime Minister then placed French Emperor's sword into the wooden box respectfully, "Bring the horse to His Majesty, go …"

"Yes …" The adjutant turned around and left. Soon, a squadron of royal guards escorted the adjutant to the northeast!

"Your Majesty, please sit …" Walking to the door of the mill, Bismark and French Emperor sat side by side in the warm sunlight. French Emperor slightly squinted his eyes as he looked at the scene of freedom in front of him.

"Am I a prisoner from now on? "Where are you going to imprison me?"

"Your Majesty! It's not imprisonment. We just hope that you can temporarily rest under our protection for a while … "William Castle in Gassel, the scenery is perfect for your training!"

"You can rest assured. Wherever you are, you will enjoy a certain degree of freedom. We will provide you with the best living conditions. You can even use the telegraph and postal system …"

"Of course, I believe you won't stay too long. When the war is over, you will naturally reunite with the empress and the crown prince!"

This could already be considered the best ending. French Emperor didn't know what to say, because he had unconditionally surrendered under the white flag yesterday. At this moment, he could only let Prussian arrange things.

"Where is my army? What kind of treatment will they receive? "

Bismark sat up straight. "Before my aide-de-camp goes to see His Majesty, he will bring your sword into Sedan City … "If there are no surprises, the French army should have already seen His Majesty's sword by now …"

"As long as they don't resist, they can calmly put down their weapons and accept our integration... Then we will immediately arrange for food and lodging for them and treat the wounded! "

"I can assure you that none of the prisoners of war will be abused. Of course, their freedom will not be granted until we reach a ceasefire agreement with the Government of France …"

The French Emperor smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid this will disappoint you all. After I become a captive, this new government will surely fall and our country will be restored … I'm afraid those people will not accept my promise! "

"Hahaha …" Your Majesty, I do not wish for you to promise anything. What you can do now is to make these loyal legions surrender! "

"As for what I want in Prussia, we will get it ourselves!"