18th century total war

Chapter 204
"Committee Robespierre, the prices of goods in the revolutionary areas we control are constantly rising, and food and clothing are soaring. The public's reputation for the banknotes we issue is gradually declining, and the next repayment date for those bankers is coming soon. The financial gap is huge."

"That's right, most of our newly occupied territory has been destroyed by the war, and there is not much output and taxation at all. The front line still has to maintain hundreds of thousands of troops, and the recruit training camp in the rear has not stopped recruiting and training. The military expenditure is too high.

If this continues, the property we confiscated before will soon bottom out. If we are unable to repay the loans of those bankers, do we really want to mortgage the currency issuance rights of the French Republic to them? "

Robespierre frowned, listened to the words of the people around him, and suddenly said: "The troops in the Vendée region were held back by the mountain troops composed of sharpshooters from the Levi rebels, and they were unable to go south and north with all their strength.

The troops in the direction of Marseille have fewer troops, and it is impossible to break through the blocking of the Black Dragon Army.

The Southern Group Army of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army, which we regard as the main attack, has not replenished much losses and consumption due to the previous battle, and the morale of the army has not been raised to its peak. It will take time to recover in all aspects.

Now is not a good time to launch a second all-out attack. "

"However, Commissioner Robespierre, if we delay for another two months, we won't be able to pay the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in full, and if we delay for three months, we won't even be able to provide enough food to the front line!

We really can't wait any longer. Livy's rebels are extremely stubborn. Even if we launch a battle immediately, it will be difficult to ensure that the French Civil War ends within two months.

If the French Civil War drags on for three months without the enemy fighting, the National Salvation Army itself will collapse!
And we will become the historical sinners of France! "

"Commissioner Saint-Just is quite right. Our finances are not enough to keep the war going. We need to put down the Li Wei rebellion in the shortest possible time, and then cut the size of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army by half to reduce the military burden. Training camps can also be halted.

Once the civil war is over, no matter what the French Republic becomes, we have the means to bring France back to life.

However, if the war does not stop for a day, the National Salvation Committee is stepping into the abyss of huge financial resources!

It doesn't matter if the frontline is not prepared enough, we can use stricter orders to let the soldiers and even officers on the frontline use their flesh and blood to smash the defense line of Li Wei's rebels!

For the victory of the revolution, some sacrifices are inevitable. "

Robespierre's face darkened and he looked at the member of the National Salvation Committee who spoke:
"The front line has not even replenished the artillery shells consumed in the last war. At this time, the attacking Li Wei rebels can use superior artillery to suppress our National Salvation Revolutionary Army artillery.

At that time, how many young French lads will die needlessly on the road of charge? "

“Commissioner Robespierre!

You should understand that no matter how hard our preachers try, if the French Republic is financially bankrupt and unable to secure front-line supplies, it will be impossible for our preachers to keep starving RRA soldiers fighting for the revolution!

At that time, the French boy in your mouth is likely to turn his guns on you and me for a bite!
The National Salvation Committee will never allow that to happen, even if Commissioner Robespierre wants to stop it!

Everyone is willing to follow you, not to follow your wrong decisions! "

Robespierre closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and was so contradicted by his followers, he didn't have much anger in his heart, because he understood what the other party was for.

Behind the cheers of Paris, there is a hidden time bomb called financial collapse. Only the high-level people like them know how much the French revolutionary government has paid for this civil war!
The bankers in Paris must not be allowed to control the future currency issuance rights of France, otherwise what is the point of their revolution?

Are the sacrifices of those sans-culottes and the bloody battles of the Revolutionary Army for National Salvation just for those financial capitalists sitting in the office drinking coffee and playing with female secretaries to reap the fruits of victory?

Robespierre is not very professional in economics, but he knows what it means for a country to issue currency.

His mistake was that he underestimated the combat power of the Black Dragon Army. He did not expect that the Revolutionary Army for National Salvation would have an absolute advantage in terms of firepower, strength, and morale (the French Revolutionary Government believed that the Revolutionary Army for National Salvation had the morale advantage). The black dragon army with less than 2 people blocked the advance.

Paid ten times the price of the enemy!

The French Revolutionary Government appeared to have won that battle, but in fact they lost.

The whole country failed to break Livy's tortoise shell. How much strength will the French revolutionary government still have when Livy comes back to his senses?

The second full-scale offensive was not so much to expand the fruits of victory (that's what the foreign propaganda said), but rather to fight for the last time before the financial crisis of the French revolutionary government broke out.

If the National Salvation Revolutionary Army of the Southern Group Army is wiped out on the front line, the French Revolutionary Government can instead get rid of a huge burden of military expenditure...

Of course, this method cannot be used to alleviate the financial crisis. The Southern Group Army has concentrated the combat group with the highest revolutionary enthusiasm, the most complete weapons and equipment, and the largest number of troops in the current National Salvation Revolution. The strength exceeds half of the entire National Salvation Revolutionary Army!
If the Southern Army is finished, the French Revolutionary Government will no longer be able to take the initiative to attack Li Wei's rebellious regime, and even passive defense will become difficult.

Unless the fighting power of the Black Dragon Legion drops sharply, but the French Civil War has lasted for so long, Robespierre has long since given up that unrealistic idea...

The top leaders of the French revolutionary government generally believe that Li Wei has some kind of hypnotic brainwashing method, which can train troops like the Black Dragon Army who are not afraid of death in batches.

Therefore, if Li Wei is not dead, the Black Dragon Legion will not be completely destroyed.

Robespierre rubbed his forehead, and suppressed the last bit of kindness in his heart towards the soldiers of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army. He knew that for the future of the French Republic, he could only sacrifice those young French soldiers and let them use their own blood. Go bury Livy's rebellious regime!

Only in this way can the French revolutionary government continue to exist, and his seat under Robespierre will not be overthrown.

Having reached this position, Robespierre has long since realized that the day he steps down is the day of his death!
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