Chapter 314 Fourteen Here I saw the name of Enjolras' lover

Sitting on a paving stone next to Enjolras, Courfeyrac continued to insult the cannon, rapping it with a stream of sarcasm each time it fired with a loud burst the mass of shells known as cannonballs. "Poor old bastard, you are yelling, I feel sorry for you, you can't yell anymore, it's not like firing a cannon, but coughing." The people around him roared with laughter. Courfeyrac and Bossuet, whose heroism and ease increased with crisis, like Madame Scaron, replaced food with jokes, and, since there was no more wine, poured joy into the crowd. Bossuet said: "I admire Enjolras, I am amazed by his calm courage. He lived a lonely life, which may make him a little depressed. Enjolras complained that his great career left him in widowhood. , us people, more or less mistresses make us fanatical, that is to say, brave. A man can love like a tiger, and at least fight like a lion. This is also a kind of revenge on those women who show us color Roland let himself be killed to annoy Angelica. Our intrepidity comes from women. A man without a woman is a pistol without a firing pin; it is women who excite men. Enjolras had no women, he did not love, but he was daring. It is incredible that a man can be as cold as ice and as fierce as fire."

Enjolras seemed not to be listening, but if anyone was near him, he could be heard whispering: "Fatherland." Bossuet was still talking and laughing, when Courfeyrac suddenly exclaimed: "Here comes a new thing!" Then, imitating the tone of the gatekeeper's announcement, he added: "Your Excellency the Eight Pounder." Indeed, a new character has entered the stage.This is the second cannon. Working swiftly and vigorously, the artillerymen mounted the second gun beside the first, ready to fire. This is how the situation ended. After a short while, the two guns immediately entered the battle, aiming at the barricades and bombarding, and the combat and suburban detachments assisted in the battle with volleys of guns.

In the distance, other gunfire was heard.While these two guns were pounding the bastion of the Rue des Marchangs, two more, one aimed at the Rue Saint-Denis and the other at the Rue Aubrey Butcher, battered the Saint-Merry barricade. , like a sieve hole.The echoes of the four cannons were mournful and mournful. The somber barks of the police dogs echoed each other. The two guns that bombarded the barricades of Machang Street, one used shotgun shells and the other fired solid bullets. The muzzle of the solid shot was aimed high, so that the shell would hit the top of the barricade, level it, smash the paving stones to pieces, and wound the insurgents like cannonballs.

The purpose of this bombardment was to drive off the soldiers on the top of the bastion and force them to retreat into the barricades, which meant that the general attack was imminent. When solid bullets knocked soldiers off the tops of the barricades and cannonballs scattered the insurgents from the windows of the taverns, the assault squadrons could burst into the streets without being shot at, or even noticed, as suddenly as last night. Climb into the bastion, who knows?Perhaps the barricades could be taken by surprise. "The interference of the two guns must be mitigated," said Enjolras, and then he shouted, "Fire at the artillery!"

Everyone is ready.The barricades, which had been silent for so long, rose up and fired again. They fired seven or eight rows of bullets violently and cheerfully. The streets were filled with thick smoke, which made people unable to open their eyes.A few minutes later, through the smoke with streaks of flames, you can vaguely see that two-thirds of the artillery have fallen under the gun wheels.The few artillerymen who were still standing forced their composure and were still using those firearms, but the firepower had slowed down. "Excellent," said Bossuet to Enjolras, "very successful!"

Enjolras shook his head and replied: "Success like that. A quarter of an hour from it, and there won't be ten bullets left in the barricade." Gavroche seemed to hear this.