King's Landing in France

Chapter 342 Marching to the Rhine

News from Italy also reached Vienna.

Holy Roman Emperor Franz II slammed the table in his executive room: "What's going on! What's going on! Isn't the French army in Italy less than 10? We are just the Kingdom of Sardinia The army already has 10 people!"

Imperial Prime Minister Wilm replied: "Because the two enemy generals in Italy are unborn generals, both are generals appointed by Frost...that person is very good at appointing officers."

"Okay, he ordered two generals, and we won't have to fight in the whole of Italy. Then he still has seven army commanders under his command. Do we want to surrender directly?"

Wilm: "Maybe it's a way..."

"Shit! I can see it, you all want to surrender! Can this be surrender? France is a republic, and their slogan is to promote their way in Europe!
"Remember your origins! When the French come, you will all be guillotined!"

Wilm: "No, Robespierre, who likes to go to the guillotine, has been exiled, and now Frost is in charge, and he prefers exiles."

The chief steward of Schönbrunn Palace said: "Actually, the condition of Elba Island is very good, the scenery is very good, and you can eat fish every day..."

"Bastard!" Franz II interrupted the steward, "I am the emperor of Shinra, and I will never surrender!"

The ministers looked at each other, and finally Wilm said: "You can indeed continue to fight. If you fight in our country, at least you don't have to worry about the National Guard formed by the French spontaneously everywhere."

"Yes, when fighting in France, the self-defense forces everywhere caused us a lot of trouble. If we fight against the French army in German-speaking areas, at least we can fight with dignity." It was the young general Vilotelle.

In the war with Frost, veterans were defeated one after another. Many people were afraid of Frost and were unwilling to continue to fight against him, so young generals like Vilotel began to be reused.

Many of them disapproved of Frost's military exploits, and they all dreamed of defeating Frost on the battlefield and gaining great glory.

Vilotel is the representative of these young generals.

Apparently he had already attributed the defeat of the Austrian army in France to the endless emergence of small units of the National Guard.

But at this time, there was also a veteran who had personally faced Frost.

For example, Wu Muze's adjutant Pence.

Pence: "Don't underestimate Frost, he is the greatest general today, if you are not careful in fighting with him, you will fall into a trap!"

Vilotel shook his head disapprovingly: "Hmph, I don't think he is as magical as you say. I have studied all his battle cases, all of them! It is true that many of his decisions are full of genius-like imagination, but That's what happened after seeing through!"

Burns was about to retort when Franz interrupted the two of them: "Okay, that's enough! Whether it's a mule or a horse will be decided on the battlefield!

"No matter how you say it, the total force is 40 versus 20, and I have the advantage!"

**
Also at Schönbrunn Palace.

Louis XVI was pacing back and forth anxiously.

"It seems that with the power of the Holy Roman Empire, there is no way to send me back to France." He complained in great frustration, "I shouldn't have left France at that time! Staying in France at that time was nothing more than an exile at worst. , it’s better than being under house arrest here.”

His wife, the "former" Empress Mary, said angrily, "Are you blaming me for inciting you to flee?"

Louis XVI turned his head sharply, glanced at Mary, and softened immediately: "I didn't mean that, I just said that maybe, maybe there were other choices.

"And Frost is a good man, and he himself prevented them from hanging Louis XVII."

"Louis XVII is his concubine's younger brother, aren't you?" Marie demanded.

Louis XVI was speechless, but after turning around and taking two steps, he said unconvinced, "Then why didn't you hook up with Frost in the social arena? If you hooked up, wouldn't it be all right?" ?”

Mary snorted, "I will never speak to a cobbler's son!"

"It's this time, and you still say that! Do you know that even in Vienna, there are more and more people who believe in Voltaire. Yesterday we went out for an outing, didn't you see? Vienna's Citizens are all wearing Liberty Caps!

"Maybe Vienna will follow in the footsteps of Paris. By then, you will be liquidated for speaking like this!"

Mary curled her lips: "My nephew won't be as useless as you, he will definitely use soldiers to suppress those goddamn trousers. If you caught a man wearing a free cap and killed him back then, the situation will definitely not change. Be like that!

"You should have let the soldiers use bayonets to solve the problem when the three-level parliament was convened for the first time! Look at what the Jacobin monkeys did after they came to power, and used the guillotine to deal with those who opposed them. !
"The guillotine was invented by you!"

Louis XVI: "I didn't invent it, I just improved it."

"It doesn't matter! You have already used the guillotine to kill all those who oppose you, and we are still the king and queen of France!"

Louis XVI: "Okay, don't talk about the past. Now let's think about what we will do after Frost really defeated Austria! At that time, he will definitely ask your nephew to send us back !"

Mary curled her lips: "What else can I do? Then go back, as you said, Frost will exile us at most. I think that after a year or two of exile, the royal party's strength will recover, and they will exile us again." Please come back!"

Louis XVI hesitated to speak, and finally came to the window, looked at the sprouting vegetation outside the window, and sighed, "It would be great if that was the case."

**
On February 1794, 2, spring has come to the fortress of Sedan.

An Ning chose this day as the time for the whole army to attack the Rhine region.

The French army sang the Roman hymn proudly, and marched out from the fortress.

An Ning was riding a horse, standing on a hill beside the road, watching the endless troops.

All the troops who came to him would shout "Long live the First Ruler".

Napoleon rode to An Ning's side, and he was able to say, "Look how happy they are shouting long live!"

An Ning: "I'd rather they shout Long Live the Republic."

"What's the difference? In everyone's mind, you are the Republic."

An Ning shook her head without commenting.

Napoleon shrugged: "I am returning to my troops, and I salute you, Your Excellency Commander!"

Saying his salute, he turned around and rode back to his staff and subordinates.

Berthier: "What Napoleon can do in this war, let's wait and see."

An Ning nodded: "Yes, we will wait and see."

(End of this chapter)