Chapter 955 Greatness and Glory (Second update, please subscribe)
All glory to the Emperor!
Yes, this is the ultimate purpose of launching a war, to pass it smoothly with the soldiers, to make them worship the emperor, respect the emperor, and finally follow the emperor.
Amid the cheers and shouts of the soldiers, his eyes fell on a flag, which was the tricolor flag of the French Empire.
Looking at the fluttering tricolor flag, at that moment, Eugene made a decision in his heart that was in line with the temperament of his ancestors.
Amidst everyone's cheers and shouts, he suddenly climbed up to the top of the trench. As everyone stared in astonishment, he stood there and pulled the flag out of the soil. As everyone was staring in astonishment, he shouted loudly.
"Soldiers, now, please march with me, for France, for glory! For God!"
After that, he waved the tricolor flag and lifted him up high.
"Long live!"
After a moment of astonishment, the French soldiers in the trenches suddenly burst into an unprecedented shout. All the soldiers were like crazy. They shouted "Long live the Emperor" and then jumped out of the trenches without hesitation!
The tricolor is marching!
The emperor himself held up the flag, and amid the hail of bullets from the Arabs, he was the first to rush out of the trench, holding up the tricolor flag.
"Crazy, crazy..."
The generals were all looking at this scene in amazement. What they saw was not only the tricolor flag held high by the emperor and advancing towards the defense line of the Muslims, but also thousands of French soldiers behind him. They were all shouting wildly, rushing out of the trenches with rifles in hand, and following the emperor towards the Muslim positions.
"They are all crazy, everyone is crazy..."
In this world, no one could stop their enthusiasm, just like the oil painting "Liberty Leading the People", except that it was not the Statue of Liberty but Emperor Napoleon IV who was leading the soldiers to attack.
Reporters on the battlefield also saw this scene, and they all recorded it with their cameras. It was a great scene.
So much so that some reporters couldn't help but speak excitedly when they saw the tricolor flag raised by the emperor.
"From now on I am a Bonapartist!"
"Now I finally understand why they were willing to follow Napoleon!"
Yes, many people understood. They might have opposed Napoleon and the royal family. They might be Orleanists or Republicans, but they all longed for glory. In the face of the glory that Napoleon brought to France, they all knelt there and licked him like dogs.
They are against taking three and do not support taking four.
Not because of anything else, but because they did not bring the same glory to France as Napoleon.
Yes, what they objected to was that whether it was taking three or four, glory had never been brought to France!
Greatness belongs to Napoleon, glory to France.
But they cannot see the glory of France... so of course they will not support it.
But now, everyone saw it. They saw more than just the tricolor flag held high in the emperor's hands. They saw an emperor who was somewhat similar to Napoleon.
This is exactly what they desire and what they expect.
In fact, the French are not a nation that lacks courage. They seem to always lack courage. They are romantic but not courageous. This seems to be the impression the whole world has of them.
But when the French overthrew the Louis dynasty, when the French faced siege from various countries, when people took up spears to resist the intervention forces from various countries, when the people of Paris set up barricades on the streets again and again to oppose the king.
Who could ignore their courage at that time?
It's not that the French lack a brave heart.
But no one is there to awaken their courage!
During the Revolution, the courage of the French was awakened, and they sent the king, the nobles and even the revolutionaries to the guillotine. In the chaos, Napoleon awakened the courage of the French, and then they almost occupied the whole of Europe.
Now, once again, another Napoleon raised the tricolor flag. On the battlefield, he was invincible. On the battlefield, he was courageous. On the battlefield, glory belongs to France, greatness belongs to Napoleon!
The tricolor flag was moving forward under the sunshine. In front of them, the guns of the Arabs were roaring, and of course the guns of the French were also roaring. The French artillery was pouring shells on the Arabs' positions like crazy. The officers kept yelling, and they all knew that now... it was no longer a war!
But glory!
The glory and shame of France happened at this moment.
The soldiers were fighting and charging, and some reporters were also charging along with the army like crazy. They were following in Napoleon's footsteps. They watched him charging forward in the hail of bullets, holding the tricolor flag high. Soldiers around him were constantly being shot and falling, but he seemed to ignore it and, like all the flag bearers, charged at the front.
The battlefield has become a broad background. On this battlefield, everyone has become a warrior, not only Napoleon, but also his soldiers. It seems that the whole world is left with only the tricolor flag.
Lannery, who followed the emperor, finally took a photo of him from the side. In the camera, he saw a man with a determined expression. He held high the French flag, led the soldiers forward, and everyone surrounded him.
This photo will soon be published in important newspapers and magazines in Paris, France, and even throughout Europe, with a banner headline: "The Emperor Leads France"!
No one could resist this news, everyone would be conquered by Napoleon, whether he was a citizen or a peasant, an Orleanist or a republican.
Everyone will cheer for Napoleon!
Whether this war is won or not is no longer important!
Lonnie knew that the French were romantic in nature. They worshipped Napoleon because of his victories, his legends, and the glory he brought to France. And now? The romantic French saw a new legend.
Here, under this flag raised by the emperor, there is a legend, a legend that is enough to drive all French people crazy.
It seemed that God favored Eugene on this day, perhaps because there was always someone who took the initiative to stand in front of him to block bullets for him.
Sometimes courage is truly miraculous. Although this attack seemed to be unprepared, half an hour later, the tricolor flag was actually hoisted over the Tianfang people's position.
When the tricolor flag was flying over the Arabian camp, McMahon, who had already arrived at the front line, turned around and said to the generals around him.
"Do you believe it?"
McMahon turned around and looked at the tricolor flag in the distance and said.
"From now on, the army belongs to the emperor..."
Everyone nodded silently. They knew that at this moment, they were no longer marshals of the army, but marshals of the emperor.
(End of this chapter)
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