King's Landing in France

An Ning: "Not enough, a few more!"

So a few more messengers came in.

"You guys, take a different route to Napoleon's headquarters. Be sure to ensure that my order is conveyed in place. Tell Napoleon to defend on the spot after taking Stuttgart, and don't rush in! Tell him by the way, this time he took the account, we will come back later. Forget it! Let’s go!”

Several orderlies saluted together, turned and left the room.

An Ning was in the command room, looking at the map with his hands on his hips, and muttering: "This Napoleon thinks that he can make his own decisions because he has a good relationship with me, and everyone is like him, so how can we fight battles!

"We must punish him severely this time! It is best to teach him a lesson!"

Berthier listened silently by the side, the expression on his face seemed to say: I just listen seriously.

At this moment Murat pushed the door open and came in: "You called me?"

"You set off immediately, cross the Black Forest after crossing the river, and scout along the Danube!"

"Is it just me?" Murat asked back.

"Bring your troops, of course!"

"Okay, I understand." Murat saluted and left.

An Ning curled her lips, and then found that the painter David had been scribbling in the corner, and said, "David, you have to write it down carefully, so that everyone can see how nonsensical the opening of this battle is. I mean, If this actually develops into a campaign."

Chapter 343 An Interlude

At this time, let us start with a small episode.

On February 2, the envoys of the Holy Roman Empire paid the ransom of Archduke Karl to the French army, so the Archduke was released today.

Of course, a grand French army expedition ceremony was being held at the main gate of the Sedan Fortress, so Grand Duke Karl left through the north gate of the fortress with his entourage.

He made a special detour to the French army's marching road, standing on a high slope and watching the blue army advancing below.

"It's a wonderful feeling, Mark." The Grand Duke called his old steward, "I know that this army will hit my motherland's army hard, but I hope it will bring new life to my motherland."

The old housekeeper was shocked: "Don't say that when you return to China, your brother is very sensitive to this now."

Carl pouted: "I know, of course I won't say it."

Then he muttered softly "Maybe that's why we can't beat France".

The old butler coughed: "I came here to pick you up, not to pick you up and put you under house arrest. His Majesty is really sensitive to these things recently. Just recently, he has ordered the imperial police to seal up many newspapers in Vienna. Next Newspapers may be banned."

Grand Duke Karl looked shocked: "The newspaper is banned? This is one of the achievements of grandma's reform!"

The enlightened reforms carried out by Karl's grandmother Maria Theresa can be said to have given Habsburg a big sip.

The old housekeeper sighed: "It is precisely because it is the result of Her Majesty Teresa's reforms that she encountered great resistance, so she gave up. But Your Highness, please don't stimulate Your Highness's fragile nerves."

Carl: "Okay. Before thinking about this, I have to think about how to defeat the French army in front of me. Mark, are you familiar with the terrain and people's conditions along the way?"

The old butler: "I'm not familiar with it, but I know where to find familiar people. After crossing the Rhine, the little princes along the way are all German-speaking, and it's impossible for them to head towards France."

"Okay, let's lead the way."

In this way, Archduke Karl led his steward and several personal servants, rushed all the way across the Rhine River, and defected to a small nobleman in Hesse.

On the morning of March 3, as soon as Archduke Karl opened his eyes, he heard someone knocking desperately on the door of his room.

He stood up and opened the door, and found outside was the second son of the little baron he was staying at, also named Franz—there were many people named Franz in the German-speaking area.

Carl: "Frantz, what's the matter?"

"The French army occupied Stuttgart, and the flag is the first army, flying the eagle flag!"

Grand Duke Karl: "The First Army? It's Napoleon's army! What about the other French troops? If the First Army reaches Stuttgart, the other French troops should also advance near Stuttgart, right?"

Franz shook his head: "No news. I asked the merchants from Hanover, but I didn't see any other French troops. They seem to be still on the west bank of the Rhine!"

Archduke Karl asked suspiciously: "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure, since you came, I have been letting my playmates run around every day, and I haven't seen the French army at all!"

Archduke Karl rubbed his chin and muttered softly, "Could it be that...Napoleon broke in?"

When he was under house arrest in Sedan, Grand Duke Karl talked with Napoleon many times, and he had a certain impression of this man, and he was very clear about his enthusiasm for adventure.

After a short thought, Grand Duke Karl patted his thigh: "Quick, we have to go to Alvinzi's headquarters, do you know where Alvinzi's headquarters is?"

Franz shook his head: "I don't know. It's impossible for us to know this kind of thing?"

Grand Duke Karl curled his lips, and changed his words: "Prepare horses, the best horses, two for each person! I will pay according to the price."

At this time, the butler of Grand Duke Karl also came out of his room: "What's the matter, Your Highness?"

"A fleet of warplanes has appeared, and I have to tell Alvinzi!" Archduke Karl said, "His headquarters is estimated to be in Munich or Augsburg!"

The housekeeper Mark frowned: "Even in Augsburg, which is a little closer, it will take us more than a day to run there. Is there enough time?"

Carl: "The key is not whether it is too late, but whether we should do it."

Franz: "I'll go too! I know the way, and I'll show you the way!"

At this time Franz's father, the baron, appeared in the corridor and snapped, "You can't go! Remember, you are the son of the lord of Hesse, which is different from Habsburg! Here, we only I'm afraid it will soon become a French territory!"

Franz turned his head and objected: "Father! The French will send us to the guillotine!"

"If it's the current First Consul, then it won't. He is very kind, and even sentenced the mastermind who assassinated himself to be exiled!" The baron replied, "And even if we lose our fief, we still have our own winery. , even if we sell all the land to serfs, we can still live and become the new nobles that the first consul said!"

Grand Duke Karl: "Your father is right, you don't want to join our war. And the First Consul should not want to enslave other peoples, he just wants to liberate you. A republic like France should be established in Hesse later."

Franz: "But..."

"Although it feels a bit strange for me to say this," Archduke Karl interrupted Franz, "it is not so bad to hang out with France. I am different. I am a heir of the Habsburg family and I have an obligation Fight for the Habsburgs."

As he spoke, Archduke Karl turned to the butler and said, "After the horses are ready, we will set off. Your Excellency the Baron, thank you for your hospitality."

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At the same time, in the important city of Ulm on the Danube, Alvinzi's headquarters.

Alvinzi took the latest informant: "The French army has already moved to Stuttgart. Order all armies to strengthen the defense line along the river. We want to take the Danube, the burial place of the French army!"

Brunswick, commander-in-chief of the Prussian army, said: "I always feel that Frost, a cunning guy, will come around from Hessen. He will not forcefully cross the Danube to meet us head-on."

Alvinzi: "Well, send cavalry towards Hesse."

After finishing speaking, he sighed: "We are also bewildered with Frost. Even though our army has the upper hand, we still dare not attack him."

Brunswick also smiled bitterly: "Who says it's not. In fact, we can't blame us. The French army is very evil. Maybe it is really like what Frost said in the article. The citizen army, the national army, and our current army The army in hand is fundamentally different..."

Alvin Qi waved his hand: "Don't listen to his gossip! There is no difference, but the treatment is better and the money is more, so under the heavy reward, there must be brave men! If you want me to say, we should also give gold to the troops .”

"Then send it, do you have it?" Brunswick asked.

Alvin Zimmer was silent.

Chapter 344 Napoleon the Liberator

Stuttgart.

Napoleon arrived in Stuttgart in the afternoon. He directly occupied the largest building in the city as the headquarters, and then went straight to the original owner's study.

"Here is the map!" Napoleon tapped the desk with his cane. "Throw away all the original things. You draft an order that all nobles who escape will have their noble titles revoked, no matter it is in the dictionary of the Republic. In the dictionary of the original kingdom, anyone who abandons the people and the territory is worthy of being a nobleman!"

The chief of staff asked: "Then the things here are made of gold and silver, should we also throw them away?"

"Of course you don't throw it away. If I don't tell you about this kind of thing, you won't handle it yourself? All gold and silver will be confiscated! There are also land deeds and so on, and they will be handed over when the local administrative agency is established. Alright, let's put the map on it." Come up!"

The map was quickly placed on the table.

Napoleon opened his hands and pressed the two ends of the map: "Have the scout cavalry returned?"

"No, Commander."

"Send all our direct guards to investigate. Anyway, the headquarters has been established, and it is enough to have infantry guarding it."

The chief of staff was ordered to leave to set up, and then Napoleon's entourage entered.

"The nobles of Stuttgart are outside the door," said the attendant.

Napoleon learned from Frost in everything, so he also learned from him and got a young boy to be his entourage and stable boy.

Originally, Napoleon still wanted to have all the little maids, but after finding a few, he felt that there was no fanny, so he gave up.

Napoleon looked at the little entourage suspiciously: "What nobles? What are they doing here?"

"It should be to meet the commander of the occupying army, right?"

"You tell them we're not an occupying force, we're here to liberate them, and we'll go back to our country after the war."

The little follower responded, turned and left.

Napoleon looked at the map: "Come on, Austrians, I am rushing in now, come to surround me, attack me, and then be surrounded by your army."

At this time, the door opened, and the chief of staff who had just given an order came back: "Well, Your Excellency Commander, the door is crowded with local nobles and local revolutionaries from Stuttgart."

"Didn't I say that we are not an occupying force? Let them... wait a minute, you said that there are local revolutionaries besides nobles?"

"Yes, and people from the local industry association."

Napoleon curled his lips: "Okay, I'll go see them."

As he spoke, Napoleon straightened his military uniform and left the study with his head held high.

The hall was already full of German-speaking gentlemen, and they stood in two distinct groups. One group wore wigs, obviously aristocratic, and the other group was also well-dressed but without wigs.

In fact, a few gentlemen were still wearing wigs when they came in, but when they saw the clear situation, they immediately took off their wigs.

When Napoleon appeared, someone shouted: "Here we come! It is the popular man beside General Frost, Napoleon Bonaparte!"

Napoleon: "I'm right. In Paris they always call me Frost's follower. Here I am Frost's spokesperson. If you have anything to say, just say it."

The nobles looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on an old gentleman.

The old gentleman took a step forward with a cane: "Excuse me, the young man said just now that you don't occupy it. Is this true?"

"Really, we just want to free Stuttgart, and all of Bavaria, from the rule of the Holy Roman Empire."

The nobles immediately became noisy.

Seeing this, the gentlemen without wigs immediately encouraged a man with a big belly to ask: "Will you carry out a revolution in Stuttgart?"

"Of course, we will establish a revolutionary parliament here, just like in France." Napoleon said loudly.

The voices of the gentlemen without wigs rose immediately.

The voices of the nobles became quieter as soon as they saw it.

The old gentleman asked just now: "Then you will...will be here..."

"I know what you are going to say, but our French army has nothing to say about this matter. When your local National Assembly is established, they will naturally try those they think are guilty."

The gentlemen without wigs got louder.

The nobles fell silent, and a few of them exchanged meaningful glances. It was obvious that as soon as they left this hall, they would take away all valuables and head straight for Shinra.

Napoleon: "Are there any questions? If not, I'll get on with my military affairs."

"Is the French army confident of victory?" A man without a wig asked worriedly.

Napoleon laughed: "Of course we will win, and I can predict with you that right here, we will win an unprecedented victory and solve the military problems of Bavaria and even the entire South Germany once and for all! South Germany will become France And after Northern Italy, the third free republic!"

The gentlemen in the room without wigs cheered.

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Archduke Karl arrived in Ulm that night. At first he thought he was running too slowly and planned to change horses and continue running, but he soon discovered that there were too many Austrian troops here.

So he suddenly grabbed a patrolling captain and asked, "Hi, I'm Karl Ludwig Johann Lorenz, may I ask..."

"Who are you?" The captain interrupted him, "Again, I didn't hear what you said clearly just now."

"I am Grand Duke Karl, the emperor's third brother!" Grand Duke Karl said angrily.

"Oh, my God, it's the Grand Duke, I'm sorry I didn't hear clearly just now. Oh wait, I have to salute first!" The captain saluted with a snap.

Grand Duke Karl smelled the tangy smell of wine, his face twisted.

He didn't care so much anymore, so he asked, "What kind of army is this?"

"There are more troops here, there is the first army, the second army and the third army..."