Seeing that Lafayette's eyes were full of unkindness when he looked at Giggs, Harlan was overjoyed, and then he wanted Lafayette to salute, and said to Lafayette's somewhat solemn gaze: "Your Excellency Lafayette, I don't think it is our priority to keep the flame of the revolution alive, Lyon is the only beacon in dark France that can illuminate people's hearts, and show us in the darkness.
< - We must not allow this lighthouse to fall, otherwise a life of utter darkness awaits us in France.
So I think we should devote all our strength to strengthening the defense of Lyon and defending this revolutionary shrine to the death!
” Harlan and the others are not like Giggs, who asked to run away because they had nothing to worry about, they were originally born with mud legs, and success or failure did not matter much to them.
But Harlan is different, they are all capitalists with big businesses, Giggs they can run away as long as they bring some belongings, but most of these capitalists' fields, estates, and shops are real estate, do you want them to run away with their houses on their shoulders?
This is clearly unrealistic.
As soon as Harlan had finished speaking, another man from Giggs's side burst out and shouted loudly "Your Excellency Harun, now our strength is not superior, as His Excellency Giggs said, the most important thing we should do now is to preserve the flame of revolution and evacuate to the south, a temporary concession does not mean that we have surrendered, but we have made concessions for a greater victory, and when we get more support and our strength is restored, we will repay today's revenge a hundredfold or a thousand times!"
Although the words are beautiful and there are some truths, it is not enough to make Harlan and the other capitalists give up the foundation that the family has developed in Lyon for dozens or even hundreds of years.
Before Harlan could refute, Alexei, another capitalist in Lyon, jumped out, and his family controlled 30% of Lyon's pawnshops, grain and oil stores, jewelry stores, and other industries.
"Gurion, you don't fart here, and you don't know how many troops there are outside the city.
In such a situation, ten people who break through may not be able to run out of two, you want everyone to die together, we stay in Lyon to survive, and leave Lyon.
I guarantee that all of you will be able to run out of a third of the way at most!
” Alexey's words made the people in the hall feel a huge pressure.
Come to think of it, what Alexei said is also true.
After the two battles of Enlaze and Delek, no one present would have thought that the rebels in the field would be able to defeat the French, even if the rebels outnumbered the French.
After Alexey's words made everyone in the hall ponder again.
Giggs was a little anxious, and he hurriedly gave Gurion another look.
Seeing Giggs's expression, Gurion smiled bitterly in peace of mind, feeling disdainful of his boss's fear of the French army.
But now who made Giggs his superior.
"Your Excellency Alexey, I must admit that there is some truth in what you said, as you said, even if you break through, it would be good for everyone present to be able to stand out by a third."
The first half of Gurion's words made Giggs's eyes change suddenly, and he thought that at this time Gurion was going to betray him, and he hurriedly shouted "Gurion, you're crazy!"
"Your Excellency Giggs, please listen to me" With that, Gurion saluted Giggs and Lafayette, who was seated at the top, and continued: "But even if we only escaped a third of the way, it would have been a great victory for the revolution!
Everyone in our presence is the elite of the revolution.
It is precisely because of everyone's efforts that our business will flourish in the past.
Even though there are some things going wrong at the moment, I believe that everyone in this room is extremely capable.
In such a situation, even if only a third of the population escapes, it is a boon to the French Revolution!
In addition, I believe that all of you here have some means to save your lives, and I believe that in order to protect everyone's breakthrough.
Our army will defend you to the death, and more than a third of you will escape!
” Gurion's words drew a lot of applause from the audience, and some neutrals were undoubtedly moved by Gurion's words, as Gurion said, even those present have certain rights and statuses, even if they do not have the means to save their lives.
And these people can undoubtedly let the army protect themselves and break through.
Even if the army is completely lost because of this, no one will feel distressed.
As long as those in power can escape from the siege.
Who cares about the rest?
"Well, you Lyon must not give up, this is the common cause of all of us, not only Lyon is the holy land of the revolution, but also the hope of the rise of the entire French nation.
And we are not without hope of success, now the army in the city has reached 30,000 again, and the French army outside the city is only more than 40,000 according to the investigation, and more importantly, we have the city defense of Lyon, and the city of Lyon alone can withstand tens of thousands of soldiers!
In this way, who says that we have no hope of victory, and even if it is for a better life, we must desperately hold Lyon, and use the opportunity in Lyon's hands to kill and wound the French army outside, so that even if we abandon the city in the end, we will have a greater certainty!
” As he spoke, Lafayette stood up excitedly and waved his big hand forward "As long as you uphold the idea in your heart, then Lyon is the strongest city in the world, and I want to make Lyon the burial place of all feudal lackeys and a beacon to awaken the thoughts of the French people!"
After Lafayette's words, the whole hall burst into thunderous applause, and some of the excited people cheered loudly.
In such an environment, Lafayette raised his arms and enjoyed the glory.
Later, against the defense of Lyon, Lafayette made arrangements "Harun, you take your men to the north of the city to defend, and I will ask Chalmers to allocate some more men to raise an army of 10,000 men.
Giggs, you go to the city to gather the remnants of the Third Legion, I believe that with your skills you will be able to bring out a third legion again, but now there is not so much time for you, I need you to restore some of these remnants in the shortest possible time, and I will provide you with some support and then go to the east of the city to defend.
Alexei and Gurion, I will give you two five thousand, and you must guard the west side of the city for me.
Chalmers, you and the 8,000 men of the First Legion are fully defending the south of the city, which is our lifeline, and there is absolutely no room for error!
” Lafayette's arrangement was relatively simple, with 10,000 men in the north of the city, which seemed like a lot, but it would definitely become the main direction of attack of the French army, after all, the French army led by Creech came from the north.
Although Harlan was a capitalist, the story of his heroic battle in the town of Drake still makes people think that he was a trustworthy general, although he was finally forced to flee back to Lyon due to the defeat of the army.
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And Giggs's performance was undoubtedly the worst, although in the past, his sharp teeth made people think that he was very capable, but the battle of Drake Town completely exposed his incompetence.
But Giggs is also a representative of the civilian faction after all, and when everyone needs to unite now, Lafayette naturally can't punish him, so arranging for him to defend the east of the city is polite to him.
Lafayette estimated that Giggs should be able to muster about four or five thousand men, and there should be no problem with such a force to defend the east of the city.
Alexey and Gurion can be said to be the rising stars of the two factions, both of them usually perform remarkably, in such a situation, Lafayette is naturally willing to give the two a chance, and it should be enough to defend the west of the city with 5,000 men.
And the south of the city, in addition to being the main direction of the French army, is also the last lifeline for everyone in the city of Lyon.
Under such circumstances, Lafayette must ensure that the south of the city is in his own hands, and Chalmers is also in charge of the south of the city because of Chalmers's loyalty to Lafayette, and Lafayette believes that he can live up to his hopes.
As mentioned above, since the south is a region where the revolutionary party is stronger, if it fails, fleeing to the south is the best plan, and it is not surprising that Lafayette has a very high reputation in the south, so it is not surprising that the south is regarded as a way back.
Regarding Lafayette's arrangement, everyone in the hall basically has no opinion, the north and south directions must be the main attack of the French army, this is the consensus of everyone, and it is also reasonable to use good steel on the blade, but Harlan is still a little worried "Your Excellency Lafayette, although you have given me 10,000 men to defend the north of the city, the Creech department in the north has a force of 30,000 men, and as the direction of the main attack, the north of the city will definitely receive the most special care from the French army.
The French soldiers are all fully equipped elite, and my men ................."
Although Harlan didn't say it explicitly, everyone could understand what he was worried about, and Creech's 30,000 men were an extremely powerful force, which was beyond doubt, so Harlan's worries were justified.
Lafayette thought for a moment and then said: "Harun, don't worry, I personally led 5,000 troops to sit in the city as your reserve, and if something goes wrong, I will personally lead the army to help you."
Hearing Lafayette say this, Harlan thought about it and agreed.
"Alright, that's it, you will go down and prepare according to what I just instructed, and all departments must assemble in their own defensive areas in the shortest possible time!"
To be continued... ）