18th century total war

Chapter 159 Betrayal
Robespierre's original purpose was to protect himself, because the trial steps of the Revolutionary Tribunal were too scary. As long as he went to the Revolutionary Tribunal, there was basically no possibility of surviving. In order to protect himself, Paul Bospierre had to keep sending his political enemies up!
It wasn't until the National Salvation Committee was left with only his own people that Robespierre breathed a sigh of relief. He was finally safe...

At this time, Robespierre had turned the National Salvation Committee into a monopoly, and he was implementing a real dictatorship, which was something Robespierre had never dared to think about before.

The corruption of power caused Robespierre to gradually go against his original intention. He knew that the revolutionary court was a sick political method, and he should ban it after he took power. Anyway, the enemies inside the revolutionary government in Paris have been almost killed... …

However, Robespierre, who was in power alone, was worried that someone below would oppose him, so he left the Revolutionary Tribunal as a 'tribunal' to cleanse disobedient people.

This is how to consolidate your dictatorial position!

This move prevented the revolutionary government of Paris from returning to its original track. Even though Robespierre had suppressed the expanded power of the Revolutionary Tribunal, the Scarlet Terror continued.

Especially in the local towns that Robespierre cannot see, scenes of human tragedies are being staged.

Because the nobles and the rich fled to death, when the revolutionary tribunal had no object to judge, the revolutionary tribunal became a tool for local government politicians to eliminate dissidents.

Robespierre underestimated the greed and cruelty of human beings. The revolutionary courts in Paris were controlled by him, and they no longer lined up to send people to the guillotine every day, but the local revolutionary courts were still being cleaned, and even the goal of cleaning was falling. Move to the civilian class!
As a result, it will naturally cause panic among the people!

When the butcher knife is only aimed at the nobles and the rich, the common people can cheer unscrupulously, but when the butcher knife is aimed at themselves, the common people can only have endless anger besides fear!
In order to raise money and raise taxes, many local officials began to send those unruly poor civilians to the revolutionary court and even the guillotine!
Fortunately, Robespierre was not blind. When his influence expanded, he began to send local inspectors to investigate cases of wrongful killings, and gradually controlled the use of revolutionary courts by local governments.

In this way, the tragedy of beheadings across the country was contained!

But before that, many civilian families had suffered, and Jacobin's reputation was being associated with the reign of terror.

It's just that Robespierre, who was doing his best to deal with Levi's rebels, didn't notice the surging undercurrent below.

Robespierre named the newly formed Legion the National Salvation Revolutionary Army to enhance their sense of honor and repeatedly carried out revolutionary brainwashing throughout the Legion.

This set was learned by Robespierre from Levi. When Levi established the garrison, the position of supervisor aroused Robespierre's interest. A strong-willed preacher acts with the army, and his daily task is to repeatedly explain the revolutionary righteousness to the officers and soldiers.

In order to strengthen the ideological awareness of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army, Robespierre did not make small troubles like Li Wei. Each battalion-level unit dispatched at least two preachers, and each level of officers would be equipped with preachers of the same level. , and the preacher is also a combatant, and has the same level of officer treatment as the battalion commander!

In addition, the preacher also has the combat duty to take the lead in charging in times of crisis.

Of course, they also have the right to shoot fleeing officers on the spot.

But the preacher can only shoot officers of the same rank and below.

It has to be said that Levi's supervisor measures opened the door to a new world for Robespierre.

Only by grasping ideas in the army can everyone really work hard, which is much more effective than simply singing the "Marseille March".

While the National Salvation Revolutionary Army was being established, Fatis had already led his followers all the way through the Picardy region and the northern Pas de Calais region, and into the Austrian Netherlands.

Fatis, who walked around the northern part of France, used his status as a plenipotentiary commissioner authorized by the Paris Revolutionary Government to pull all combat-capable troops into his chariot from various places, and also received a large amount of supplies and ammunition supplies!

Fatis' team suddenly expanded to more than 3 people!
And when entering the Austrian Netherlands (now Belgium), it also raided the garrison area of ​​a [-]-strong corps deployed by Dimouriez on the border.

Fatis first sent a small number of people to infiltrate, contact the grassroots officers and soldiers, instigate them against them, and then took the opportunity to launch an attack. With the cooperation of internal and external forces, he disarmed the [-]-strong army without any effort!

After all, these troops were devoted to Jacobin and the revolution. They quickly took up arms again. After killing the sacrificial flag with Dimouriez's trusted officers, more than 4 people began to attack the northern army led by Dimouriez. attack.

Fatis, who has a righteous reputation and many veterans under his command, didn't even send the hundreds of sharpshooters that Li Wei gave him to the front line, so the morale of the general was low, and the former French Northern Army Group that often defected crushed...

Dumouriez never dreamed that his team would be so vulnerable under the general trend of revolution!
He obviously eradicated many revolutionary officers, why did he suffer such a result?

The only thing Dimouriez could do was to run to the Austrian military camp next door with his cronies before Fatis' troops killed him.

The Austrian army in the Austrian Netherlands did not expect that so many troops under Dimouriez's command collapsed and even turned against them in such a short period of time!

As a result, there was no time for support. By the time the Austrian army dispatched the main force to attack, Fatis had already completed the reorganization of the defecting army.

At this time, Fatis, even without the authorization of the Paris Revolutionary Government, became the veritable commander of the Northern Army Group.

Of course, these troops who are willing to obey the orders of Fatis are mainly because they are interested in revolution. If the Paris Revolutionary Government sends someone to replace Fatis at this time, these people will not continue to follow Fatis.

Fatis also knew this very well. Adhering to the mentality that he was not my soldier and would not feel distressed when he died, he impassionedly accused the atrocities of the Austrian army in front of the army, boosted morale, and sent them to storm the Austrian army's positions.

Fatis's attack with all his money shocked the commander of the Austrian army. He even wondered whether Fatis had any revenge against Austria...

The onslaught, regardless of casualties, was still effective. At least the main force of the Austrian army was forced back, and more than half of the Austrian Netherlands was swallowed up. It achieved brilliant results and greatly enhanced Fatis' personal reputation.

(End of this chapter)