18th century total war

Chapter 222 Appeal for Peace
"Manid, the person you sent over convinced Kleber?"

"My lord, it's fortunate that my subordinates are not disgraceful.

However, there is one thing that my subordinates don’t understand. Do you really intend to retain the structure of the Southern Army Group of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army and allow them to continue to be armed after surrendering?
Although many senior generals in the National Salvation Revolutionary Army have no hope of victory, there are still many officers and soldiers in the middle and lower ranks of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army who are very hostile to us. It is a huge hidden danger for them to continue to keep their institutions and weapons. "

As an official enlightened by the administration, Manid naturally thought of Li Wei's regime in everything. Even if he said a lot of things that might displease Li Wei, he had to raise his concerns.

This plan was drawn up by Li Wei himself, and Manid naturally understood that the question he raised now was to deny Li Wei!

Li Wei naturally understood that these officials who have been enlightened by the administration often have some "direct advice".

This is the true expression of loyalty. Those flatterers who only know how to flatter their superiors all day long cannot let the superiors see their own shortcomings. They will only make the superiors infinitely self-inflated...

As long as it is beneficial to Li Wei, he will show great tolerance.

"This war has taken a toll on us. If it can end in the shortest possible time, it's nothing to use some small means."

When Manid heard this sentence, he understood instantly, his pupils shrank slightly and blurted out: "Sir, do you want to..."

Speaking of this, Manid shut his mouth abruptly, and swallowed back the words of "rebellion and injustice".

But Li Wei chuckled indifferently.

"As the saying goes, soldiers never tire of cheating.

As long as the Southern Army Group of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army lays down its arms, it is not up to us to decide whether to allow them to reappear in an organized form on French soil?
Of course, I have a way to make the senior generals of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army obey me.

No matter how good the current promise is, it is just a picture.

That is why I asked you to do as much as possible to Kleber's request. "

When Manid was mentioned by Li Wei, he immediately thought of those "colleagues" who would rather die than submit, but after seeing Li Wei, bowed their heads and bowed down.

If Kleber really pledged his allegiance to Li Wei, no matter how many documents and evidence he had in his hands, the Li Wei regime would not have to worry about revealing it, which would affect the reputation of the Li Wei regime!
The current Livy regime is different from the past. The civilian class in France may not be aware of the trend of this war, and many people even naively believe that the French revolutionary government still occupies the overall strategic advantage.

However, the top leaders of both parties in France actually understand that the French revolutionary government is only one step away from financial collapse.

The next step after the financial collapse is the undersupply of the army, which triggers the collapse of the vital National Salvation Revolutionary Army!
No matter how loud your revolutionary righteousness is, your stomach can't deceive anyone, your eyes are dizzy from hunger, even if it's a small day... the Japanese army, who is living a good life, may not be able to stand it!
What's more, there is still a fundamental gap between the National Salvation Revolutionary Army and the army of a certain country during World War II in Li Wei's previous life.

The National Salvation Revolutionary Army can only be regarded as the best army in the 18th century (cheating does not count). During World War II, it was at most the level of an elite regular army.

Therefore, both the senior generals of the French Revolutionary Government and the senior officials of the Li Wei regime all believed that it was only a matter of time before Li Wei won.

Only then did Kleber, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army Group, prepare to surrender.

As a matter of course, the Li Wei regime, which is about to unify the whole of France, has a very different political meaning than it used to be a rebel force.

One of them is that the government should be concerned about face!

What is politics?
To put it bluntly, politics is how to better manage the common people, which is commonly known as the majority, through deception.

Why use the word 'flicker'?
Because nine and a half out of ten sentences in political slogans are false...

For example, everyone is equal before the law...

The reality is that the power of capital is unimaginable to ordinary people!
The mentality of hating the rich is not a mental illness of human beings, but a mentality forced by a social phenomenon.

If ordinary people don't have to sell their dignity, humble themselves in front of the rich, or even sell their bodies or even more important things in exchange for money, how can they hate the rich?

It’s okay if they are self-made rich people who rise from the grassroots, but the vast majority of rich people in the world rely on family inheritance, relying on reincarnation rather than relying on self-made wealth in chicken soup for the soul!

This is the reason why politicians are considered to be the best actors in the world.

How can one become an excellent politician without an eloquence that can turn black and white and make people believe in it?

Why are monarchies replaced by republics on a large scale?
It's not because politicians rely on eloquence, but the ruling class of monarchy countries relies on blood. Even those remaining monarchies in the 21st century rely on politicians in the cabinet government to govern the country.

No matter what politicians say is right or wrong, as long as they can make most people follow them, what they say is right!
In the face of politics, the most important thing is to whitewash the image of the monarch or the country.

This is fundamentally different from a rebel force.

"My lord, if we imprison all the officers and soldiers of the Southern Group Army of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army who voluntarily laid down their weapons in labor camps, it may have an extremely adverse effect on your lord's future rule of France."

Manid has said it very tactfully. In fact, if Li Wei really does that, it will be difficult for him to meet opponents who are willing to put down their weapons and surrender actively in the future, and they will all fight with Li Wei to the end!

Anyway, if you don’t surrender, you will become a laborer if you lose the war. If you surrender, it’s the same result. Why not fight it out?

This influence is more terrible than the reputation of a tyrant!
After all, this reputation is directly related to war and military.

During the First and Second World Wars in Li Wei's previous life, there were provisions for preferential treatment of prisoners. It was not that those powerful countries had good intentions, but that they wanted to use this method to lure more enemy troops to surrender to themselves!

How could Li Wei not understand this truth?
"Manid, your worries are unnecessary.

I only disarmed the surrendered officers and soldiers of the Southern Group Army of the Revolutionary Army for National Salvation, and I did not say that they should be sent to concentration camps.

These people will be temporarily dispersed and arranged in the rear, as workers and farmers in our rear production sector, if they wish, they can also regain their freedom and return to their hometowns.

Those soldiers of the National Salvation Army who return to their hometown will surely spread the name of my kindness throughout France.

This can greatly break down the will to resist of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army.

The best way to eliminate hidden dangers is to prevent the officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary Army for National Salvation who surrendered from taking up arms again, let alone allow them to exist as an organization.

Perhaps, when France is truly unified, I will consider recruiting them to re-enlist and fight for the newborn France. "

"My lord is wise!
Your Excellency's move is enough to save hundreds of thousands of French families. Your Excellency's achievements will surely go down in history! "

Manid’s words were not flattery for the sake of flattery.

There are definitely hundreds of thousands of French families behind the current officers and soldiers of the Southern Group of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army. These people do not have to enter labor camps to become labor consumables, and can even return to their hometowns to continue their lives. This naturally allows hundreds of thousands of French families to avoid losing their loved ones. pain of!
The most important thing is that the Livy regime's reputation for preferential treatment of prisoners of war of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army will spread. When the National Salvation Revolutionary Army fights Livy's army, its will to resist will certainly not be as tenacious as it is now.

Unless it is really washed into a fan by the revolutionary righteousness...

No matter what Levi does, this type of crazy fans will always exist. At all times and in all countries, human society will never lack such creatures.

It's just that in the 21st century, it's more reflected in traffic stars. In this era of lack of entertainment, it's reflected in certain thoughts and beliefs.

In a sense, those religious fanatics can also be regarded as God's brainless fans.

It's just that these idiot fans are relatively powerful and have the Catholic endorsement behind them. No country in the world dares to offend them for no reason.

On the other hand, the brainless fans of traffic stars in the 21st century have no background to rely on. The traffic stars they believe in cannot endorse the fans. There are even interesting incidents that involve the traffic stars because of the crazy actions of the fans... …

To put it bluntly, in human society, there is nothing wrong with brain damage, what is wrong is that the power behind the brain damage fans is not strong enough.

This is the same concept as the truth that history is written by the victors.

Under the current French Revolutionary Government, there are definitely not a few fans of freedom, equality, and fraternity, but it is certainly impossible for all soldiers of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army to be fans of brains.

Brain fans refer to the kind of people who have gone all the way to the dark, unable to reason, who have lost their way in the middle, and have self-judgment to reform themselves. They are not considered brain fans, they can only be said to have been fooled.

Levi believes that the proportion of such people should exceed that of idiot fans.

His current plan is to 'awaken' such people so that they will no longer follow the French revolutionary government into darkness. Doing so will not only get themselves involved, but will also harm their families and friends.

In 1795, the turning point in the French Civil War shocked the whole of France, and even many members of the Anti-French League!
At a time when the financial problems of the French revolutionary government were becoming more and more serious, Commander-in-Chief Kleber, who held the largest and most elite part of the Southern Army of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army, announced his surrender to the New French Kingdom established by Li Wei!

He also announced the peace intention to the whole of France, urged the revolutionary government of Paris to stop the civil war, stop the destruction of the lives and property of the French people, resolve internal disputes in France in a peaceful way, and form a new French government.

Li Wei also took the initiative to stand up at this time and announced in a high-profile manner that as long as the Jacobin dictatorship of the French Revolutionary Government agrees to stop the civil war and accept the formation of a new government, he can abolish the title of the Kingdom of France, maintain the name of the French Republic, and even maintain France. The flag of the Republic remains red, white and blue!
Among the French people, this was a huge concession by Li Wei.

Of course, the senior officials of the French revolutionary government knew that Li Wei still hadn't said the second half of the sentence - he would personally serve as the first consul of the new government of the French Republic, or he could be called the chief consul.

However, it is not that Li Wei did not make any substantive concessions. For example, Li Wei is willing to guarantee the interests of farmers who have been allocated land...

It's a pity that this is not what the top leaders of the French revolutionary government want!
What they are asking is not to allocate land to the French peasant uncle, but how much central power they have in their hands!

However, the concession made by Li Wei was very high-profile, and the French Revolutionary Government had to admit that it was a sincerity...

Who said that the political correctness of the French revolutionary government is to please the broad masses of the people?

Of course, this is just a sincerity. As long as the big bosses of the National Salvation Committee are not happy, they can find countless reasons to pick on Li Wei.

For example, the aristocratic system that Li Wei continues to retain!

This alone is enough for the Jacobin dictatorship headed by Robespierre to reject the peace proposal!

However, Li Wei also knew that it was meaningless to just promise to please the French farmer uncle. It was enough to publicize public opinion, and the political game still had to give real benefits to the other party's high-level officials.

Therefore, Li Wei proposed to retain the National Convention!

The National Convention is the stronghold of the French revolutionary regime, and the bosses of the National Salvation Committee emerged from the National Convention in the first place!
Li Wei's sincerity satisfied many leaders of the French Revolutionary Government. With the National Convention present, they had the capital to fight against Li Wei, the first consul.

However, the National Salvation Committee headed by Robespierre is still firmly opposed!
The reason for the objection is ridiculous, even using the fact that Li Wei is good at hypnosis as an argument.

Robespierre declared in the National Convention that once Li Wei entered Paris and became the first consul, sooner or later, the members of the National Convention would all be hypnotized by Li Wei and become his slaves!
Of course, this statement was regarded as a joke by most people in the National Convention...

Which of the French revolutionary leaders who can enter the National Convention does not consider himself a strong-willed person?
Self-confidence is the basic conduct of a qualified politician. No politician will admit that he will be so weak that he will be hypnotized by others!
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