Chapter 755： Parade in front of the Champ de Mars

Jerome Bonaparte and his party were in the spotlight. At 1 p.m., they set off from the Place de la Concorde to the south, crossed the Concorde Bridge to the Orsay Quay Street, and then continued south to the cheers of the citizens on both sides of the Orsay Quay Street. Soon he arrived at the Champ de Mars near the Invalides at the scheduled time.

It was already 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and there were only a few clouds in the blue sky, and the sun happened to hide behind these clouds.

The golden sunlight shone through the clouds to the Champ de Mars after the Emperor Napoleon flipped through the bronze pillar statue in the Alps, adding a touch of sacredness to the statue of the great man, as if the victory of the Crimean War was a secret It's predestined.

After Jerome Bonaparte walked past the bronze statue, he deliberately paused for a while and raised his head to silently stare at the bronze statue in front of him, and then drew out the saber hanging from his waist to face the statue in front of him. Statue salutes.

The golden sunlight shone on Jerome Bonaparte's saber, causing every foreign minister who followed behind Jerome Bonaparte to close their eyes subconsciously.

Having done all this, Jerome Bonaparte put the saber back in the scabbard, and then moved on to the venue where he observed the military parade.

As soon as Jerome Bonaparte was standing on the viewing platform of the military parade, he immediately heard a cannon salute from a distance.

The place where the salute was fired was in the Invalides next door. With the sound of the salute, there was also a deafening cheer from the people around the Champ de Mars.

"Long live the Empire, long live Bonaparte!"

The shouts of thousands of people quickly covered up the rumbling cannons. Amidst the shouts, Jerome Bonaparte showed a happy smile on his face.

Nothing makes Jerome Bonaparte more happy than these cries, because every cries represent the affirmation of the imperial government by the people of Paris.

As long as he can hear these cries all the time, the empire he built will never end.

On the contrary, if no one shouts in the whole of Paris, then the demise of the empire has also entered the countdown.

After the salute was over, Jérôme Bonaparte stood on the stage and pressed twice, signaling that they could stop.

The shouting stopped immediately after ten seconds.

Immediately afterwards, Jerome Bonaparte said in a solemn tone to the people who came to observe: "French citizens and foreign friends, I am very happy that you can come here to celebrate this upcoming event with me and France at the Victory Square. The coming peace conference.

...Looking back on the past year, we have experienced a lot. The most important of these is that we have engaged with Britain, Austria, Ottomans, Sardinia, Sweden, and the Kingdom of Prussia (with a hint of dissatisfaction by the Prussian foreign minister), along with the vast majority of European countries, with the Russian Empire one.

There has never been a war since 1815. In this war, we lost nearly 100,000 brothers and sisters in total (the French casualties were only about 30,000, and most of the casualties were contributed by the British and Ottoman Empires), and the Russian Empire as an opponent also suffered casualties. nearly 200,000 people.

Now let us pay a moment of silence for those soldiers who died in the Near East regardless of nationality! "

Having said that, Jerome Bonaparte closed his eyes, and put his hands together to make a silent gesture.

After seeing Jerome Bernard's actions, the generals and foreign ministers who followed Jerome Bonaparte followed Jerome Bonaparte and closed their eyes in silence.

The people staying near the Champ de Mars were also infected by the inexplicable atmosphere, and they began to pray for the dead soldiers.

Under the orders of the officers, the troops stationed in the Champ de Mars raised their rifles to shoot into the sky, and the dense gunshots consoled the dead heroic spirits.

After praying for nearly a minute, Jerome Bonaparte opened his eyes, and then continued to tell everyone present the relationship between war and peace in a loud voice, and emphasized that no one likes war, so this time the peace The purpose of the conference is to eliminate war as much as possible, so that all parties can negotiate and help each other in a more stable framework!

At the end of the speech, Jérôme Bonaparte also specially emphasized, "I believe that peace will be completely realized in the near future!"

After Jerome Bonaparte finished his speech, there was immediate applause from the surroundings.

Immediately afterwards, the entire Victory Square also burst into warm applause.

"Thank you very much, everyone can listen to me here!" Jerome Bonaparte said to everyone present in a very down-to-earth tone, "I announce the official start of the military parade!"

After Jerome Bonaparte announced the start, a group of soldiers began to walk towards the auditorium in a uniform manner.

The members of the embassies standing behind Jerome Bonaparte also chatted.

The first people to come to Jerome Bonaparte were some outstanding soldiers of the 3rd Division under the leadership of Pélissier and Trochu. As the French Guards, they were on this Crimean battlefield. , but served as the main force.

However, any battle with high casualties is basically gnawed by the third division.

When the team of the third division approached the viewing platform, Marshal Perlisier immediately took out the command knife from his waist and shouted loudly, "Salute!"

When the soldiers in the phalanx heard the call of Marshal Pelissier, they made a slashing motion in unison, and at the same time, they aimed their murderous eyes at the "guests" on the viewing platform.

Some of the "guests" almost fell under the gaze of the soldiers of the 3rd Division. Some members of the mission who had served in the military also couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that France's military strength was still so strong.

Just the sight of these soldiers in front of you is enough to make you tremble.

And Jerome Bonaparte, who was standing at the front, was obviously not betting on the formation of the third division. He smiled and waved at the soldiers of the third division.

After the third division left the viewing platform, followed by the soldiers of the second division. As the second division that made great contributions in the Battle of Alma, it can be said to be second only to the entire Crimean war. It is second only to the third division in the middle, and it is on the same level as the first division.

If it hadn't been for the later Jerome Bonaparte to hand over the tough bones to the Third Division, the Second Division would have never lost the Third Division in the Crimea battlefield.

Bauquet's ability to serve as the marshal included the factor of Jerome Bonaparte's compensation for the Second Division.

After the soldiers of the 2nd Division arrived at the viewing platform, Marshal Bokelly also followed the example of Marshal Pelissier and came to a bayonet show, and one bayonet radiated a cold glow under the sunlight.

Afterwards, the first, fourth and fifth divisions and Zhu Afu's team passed through the viewing platform in turn.

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After all the troops had passed through, the time had come to around 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and the gun salute sounded again.

Jerome Bonaparte walked down from the viewing platform, came to the soldiers' phalanx, and shook hands with all levels of commanders of the phalanx with enthusiasm.

Then Jerome Bonaparte returned to the viewing platform and solemnly announced the official end of the military parade.

A group of phalanx soldiers began to leave the Victory Square under the guidance of the commander, and the crowd standing around the Victory Square also began to leave under the guidance of the police and the gendarmerie.

Jerome Bonaparte and others were also escorted by the army led by General Wayan and returned to the Tuileries on foot.

After Jerome Bonaparte and others arrived at the Tuileries Palace, the time had come to around 6:30 in the evening, and there was less than half an hour before the start of the dinner.

Jerome Bonaparte, who brought the guests to the banquet hall, sneaked to the second floor to rest before the others could react.

The nearly four-hour military parade really made him exhausted.

Half lying on the sofa, he took off his coat and closed his eyes.

It's just that before he could rest for 10 minutes, there was a knock on the door.

Jerome Bonaparte hurriedly took off the coat and put it back on, and then responded, "Who?"

"Your Majesty, Gorchakov, the ambassador of the Russian Empire, wants to ask to see you!" Mokar's voice reached Jerome Bonaparte's ear.

"Gorchakov?" Jerome Bonaparte shook his head to himself, he knew that Gorchakov must have come to "invite him".

"There's still some time left, UU Reading let him come over!" Jerome Bonaparte responded indifferently.

"Yes!" Mocar replied immediately to Jerome Bonaparte.

After a while, Gorchakov pushed open the door and entered.

"Your Majesty!" Gorchakov, who entered the room, bowed to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Mr. Gorchakov, please sit down!" Jerome Bonaparte stretched out his hand and said to Ambassador Gorchakov, and then added: "You only have 10 minutes!"

"Your Majesty, I'm here just to ask you a question!" Ambassador Gorchakov said to Jerome Bonaparte with a solemn expression.

"What's the problem?" Jerome Bonaparte asked with a puzzled expression on his face.

"Are the countries participating in the peace conference of this generation the traitors of St. Petersburg!" Ambassador Gorchakov asked Jerome Bonaparte.

"Mr. Gorchakov, we sincerely invite all countries and governments related to the Crimean war to participate in this meeting. The purpose is to maintain the current peace!" Jerome Bonaparte seems to be wrong. The cry of the horse mouth has actually told Gorchakov his own answer.

"Your Majesty, didn't you promise us not to invite them over?" Gorchakov said slightly resentfully.

"Mr. Ambassador, did you remember it wrong! When did I promise you not to invite them to the meeting! I just reminded you kindly that you should come here!"

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