King's Landing in France

Chapter 364
As soon as Archduke Karl was out of prison, the French army began to attack.

But Archduke Karl did not rush to mount his horse, but leaned on the saddle and listened for a while, then suddenly asked Wilm: "Why didn't the French army use cannons?"

Wilm replied: "The French army outside the city seems to be a lone army that marched over without opening the supply line. There are only infantry, no cannons, and no luggage."

Carl was shocked and confirmed again: "Is there really no cannon?"

Wilm nodded: "Indeed not. And according to the reports of the residents who ran into the city, their soldiers seemed to be very hungry, and everyone's food belts were flat."

Carl: "Hungry, no guns... why would Frost make such a decision? It's not like him."

"It is said that Massena from Italy has broken through the defense and is heading towards Vienna." Wilm replied.

Grand Duke Karl once again showed a surprised expression: "The direction of Italy has been breached? When I was imprisoned, I heard that our army in Italy has strong fortifications, and is it still occupying the hills and condescending? Massena should only have 5 people? How did you break through?"

Wilm: "First of all, Massena has [-] French troops. Secondly, they are supported by [-] Italian volunteers. The morale of the Italians is almost as high as that of the French army. They seem to want to attack Vienna, the capital of the Holy Roman Empire."

Grand Duke Karl frowned: "Italians...it seems that they don't want to be a part of Shinra anymore. There is no way to do that. Apart from collecting taxes from Northern Italy, we have basically done nothing for the local area."

Wilm: "Do you agree with the independence of Italy?"

"Why not? We have ruled Italy for so many years, but we still haven't turned their national identity into Shinra. They still regard themselves as ruled and oppressed aliens. This shows that Shinra's rule in Italy has failed." Karl Seriously.

Wilm: "This... this sounds a lot like the words in the article of the enemy commander Frost!"

Carl was about to defend himself, when he suddenly discovered a blind spot, turned his head and asked Wilm: "How do you know that this is very similar to the words in Frost's article?"

Wilm was embarrassed: "I... I heard it when I was drinking!"

Carl: "Now the nobles in Vienna will talk about Frost's articles when drinking?"

Wilm's eyes visibly moved.

Carl continued to ask: "I have been busy since I came back, and I have not participated in the social activities in Vienna. I don't know the situation in Vienna. Does it mean that Frost's article already has a certain degree of support in Vienna?"

Wilm couldn't help asking, and finally said: "Actually... There were many newspapers discussing reform in Vienna before, and they were banned by His Majesty Franz II. But after the ban, everyone discussed more at the ball .

"Even many times the gentlemen at the ball are all worried about these topics, and no one invites the ladies to dance."

Karl showed a thoughtful expression, but he woke up immediately: "No! The most important thing now is to block the French army's attack! The French army did not bring heavy artillery and was hungry, even if they only had the Vienna garrison and the impromptu conscripts. The army should be able to withstand it!"

As he said that, he got on his horse and started galloping on the streets of Vienna.

Wilm immediately got on his horse and followed Carl's footsteps.

Archduke Karl walked all the way and gave instructions to the troops he encountered.

Because most of the aristocratic officers knew Karl, even though he just got out of prison without wearing a uniform, the order was carried out by everyone.

When Karl arrived at the garrison headquarters, he saw the Vienna garrison commander rushing out of the headquarters.

Karl was a little puzzled for a moment, he thought that the commander of the garrison was here to greet him, but when he was about to speak, he saw the commander riding on his horse and galloping across the road.

Wilm: "It seems that the commander has been frightened by the French army."

Because the commander ran away, the entire garrison headquarters were running out, and they were about to disperse.

Archduke Karl snatched the guard's rifle and shot into the sky.

Everyone stopped suddenly and looked at Carl.

Carl: "Don't be afraid! The French army has no cannons and is hungry. We can defeat them! In 1683, the Ottoman army failed to capture Vienna! At that time, Count Stasenberg had only 7000 people, and [-] Volunteer Army! We..."

Wilm: "We don't have as many people as him."

Karl looked embarrassed, but continued to speak: "Although we do not have as many soldiers as Earl Stasenberg, our opponent has fewer troops! Ottoman's army is 25, and now we have only tens of thousands of French troops in front of us! And as I said just now, they don't have cannons, and they are hungry!"

Karl waved his hand: "We are bound to be able to reproduce the victory in 1683! The city walls of Vienna will become the walls of sighs in France!"

Wilm: "However, after 100 years of development, Vienna has expanded beyond the walls. Moreover, many of these buildings are built against the walls, and there is no shooting boundary on the walls."

Carl: "Wilm, do you still want to defend Vienna?"

"Of course I would, but I will tell you the actual situation."

Carl: "Thank you! As long as we fight bravely, we will be able to defend Vienna!"

The noble officers stopped by Grand Duke Karl looked at each other.

An old lieutenant colonel said: "But the French army outside is under the command of Frost!"

But immediately a young nobleman said: "No, there is no report of seeing Frost's handsome flag, only the report of seeing Napoleon's handsome flag! Obviously Napoleon came here in advance to grab the credit!"

In fact, An Ning ordered it, but An Ning wanted Napoleon to make meritorious service, so that he could be named the commander of the front army in the future, and let him experience how bad things are in Spain, so he deliberately did not expose himself and followed.

Grand Duke Karl was overjoyed: "I played against Napoleon. Although I lost that time, I have studied his tactics. We will definitely win this time!"

The young officers shouted together: "We can win!"

The old nobles looked at each other in blank dismay. It was obvious that many wanted to make money. After all, they were old and had high positions and powers, so they had no motivation to win fame.

Karl was about to make a final decision and take down the entire garrison headquarters, when suddenly a messenger came galloping on horseback, shouting as he ran, "His Majesty the Emperor is out of the city! His Majesty the Emperor is out of the city!"

Carl looked at the sky in frustration and muttered "fuck".

Suddenly, he made up his mind, pulled out the sword of the officer who was leading the horse for him, and chopped down the messenger.

"This man is a spy sent by the French army! I know my brother best, he will never run away! Don't be fooled!"

Grand Duke Karl held his blood-stained saber on his horse, and looked down majestically at all the officers in front of him: "Now, I order you to return to your posts, and I will kill anyone who doesn't listen!"

(End of this chapter)