King's Landing in France

Chapter 176 General Frost asks you to support the cause of Italian independence
Diego City is not big, but it looks very rich.

After all, this is a city in northern Italy that has accumulated wealth for so many years.

In real history, after Massena took down the city of Diego, he immediately plundered. The poor Italian legionnaires entered the city of Diego with green eyes, robbing food, money and women.

But Anning's Italian Legion is different. Anning's legion is fed by the property of the church, which is more determined. In addition, Anning has always strictly restrained the troops and prohibited robbery, so the troops can never commit crimes after they enter the city.

When An Ning arrived at the gate of the city, he saw several Italians wearing Liberty caps and holding tricolor flags, welcoming the French army.

These people shouted to the French army entering the city: "Long live freedom! Hello liberators!"

An Ning came to this group of people, gathered the reins and stopped the horse, and asked curiously, "Gentlemen, how are you!"

"Hello, General!" The leading Italians took off their hats and saluted Anning, "Salute to free France!"

An Ning: "Congratulations. May I ask who you are?"

"I am Italian and have fought for Italian independence all my life!"

It turned out to be Italian independents. The National Assembly in Paris was the Italian Legion sent under the banner of liberating Italy and making Italy independent.

An Ning smiled and said: "So you are Italian revolutionaries, that's great, we are here to liberate you! When my chief of staff arrives, he will sell you Italian independence bonds. You can use any kind of silver coins to pay for it." Buy! Gold coins are also fine!"

The expression on the face of the member of the Italian independence movement froze.

"Bonds?"

"Yes! Bonds! The French army will fight for your independence! For this you only need to buy independence bonds! Of course, if you don't have money, you can also join in the war of Italian independence yourself! We will establish Free Italian Army, assisting the French Army!"

An Ning said with a smile on his face.

Before he set off, he came to raise funds for the next step of development, so he had already made plans.

Local gentry who support Italian independence must purchase Italian independence bonds to express their support for the cause of Italian independence.

In order for them to have this channel to express their support for Italian independence, An Ning used precious shipping capacity to transport the bonds. Those bonds were printed on kraft paper, which was very heavy!

The local gentry who do not support Italian independence, why not ask, for this kind of adultery, the lamppost is their destination!

The French army is obliged to replace the Italians and punish these rapes!
And their property is naturally used to support the cause of Italian independence!

An Ning is very serious about promoting the cause of Italian independence!

**
The news of Marshal Beaulieu's disastrous defeat in the Battle of Diego spread quickly to Vienna.

At this time, the frontal front has not yet engaged in a large-scale battle, and there are only some small frictions, so everyone's attention is attracted by the news of this secondary battlefield.

When Queen Marie of Vienna heard the news, she immediately broke a precious cup she had brought from Paris.

"It's this Frost again!" Queen Mary cursed as she watched the maid pick up the pieces of the cup, "How long will it take me to get rid of this cobbler!"

Louis XVI rarely played with his locks today, but drank tea with his wife. He didn't seem to care much: "This shows that our French army still has an advantage over the Austrian army!"

Mary glared at her husband: "What time is it, you are still proud of the French army! The French army is no longer your army! Now it is the Austrian army that is fighting for you!"

Louis XVI's face tightened: "Well, it's the Austrian army. My fault. But why are you so angry? Italy is just a secondary battlefield. Frost is better in Italy than in the front?"

Mary bit her lip: "You're right, it's better for him to win in Italy than head-on. But I just think the news of his victory is an eyesore! It's because of Frost that we've come to this point! Just think about it!

"He took down the Bastille, he didn't show face in Versailles and refused to discuss the three councils, or he made us have to move from Versailles to Paris! Living so close to a bunch of bloody trousers!

"I think we should send someone to his hometown to arrest his family, and then let him come to Vienna to redeem people!"

Louis XVI frowned: "No, no, this is too unlike aristocrats..."

"A nobleman's way is to a nobleman, he's just a cobbler!"

Louis XVI comforted his wife and said: "Don't do this, those newspapers will get caught. We have enough black material."

"Well, when my nephew restores us to the throne of France, we will take firm action to guillotine all those journalists and newspaper publishers! And Parliament, damn it! I've had enough of Parliament!
"With my nephew, I fully feel that this is the way things should be!"

Mary said viciously.

**
Also at Schönbrunn Palace, next door to the tearoom where Marie and Louis XVI drank tea, Franz II was having tea with his third brother, the Archduke Karl.

"Borlieu can't beat a cobbler!" The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire shook his head, "He is really old!"

Grand Duke Karl: "Brother Emperor, send me to Italy, I want to fight this Frost!"

"No, no, no!" Franz II shook his head again and again, he looked down on his weak brother.

After all, he is not a time traveler who came back from the future, how could he know that this emperor's younger brother is actually a general with Napoleon?
Franz II said: "You still stay in Bohemia, that responsibility is also very important! After all, it is related to how much Polish land we can get!
"As for Italy, very well, Beaulieu's personal letter to me said that he can organize defenses on the Po River. I think it is enough to mobilize about [-] troops from the country to him. Let this old man, in the Po River Find your glory in the defensive battle."

Grand Duke Karl frowned: "Brother, please believe me..."

"My dear brother, of course I believe in your talents, but you see, you are weak and sick, and the Bohemian climate is better for your illness."

Archduke Karl: "I heard that the climate in Italy is also good. Milan not only has a pleasant climate, but also has great Italian food."

Franz: "It's better to leave it to Marshal Beaulieu. If the veteran is replaced now, he will always live in the shame of losing to a cobbler."

Grand Duke Karl hesitated to speak, and finally remained silent.

**
In Paris, the news arrived later than in Vienna.

After all, the journey is relatively long, and the news needs to be transferred through Nice, so there is a detour.

On the day the news arrived, Marat made an impassioned speech in the parliament, strongly advocating that Frost should be transferred back to the Rhine front to preside over the frontal battlefield.

But this proposal was resolutely rejected by the Girondin-dominated parliament.

Then the parliament anxiously sent a letter to Dimouriez at the front, asking him to fight Austria immediately.

(End of this chapter)