The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1285 The Conquest of Carlos VI
Not to mention Isabel II who was even more confused about what to do after getting the gold.
At first, when Carlos VI said he would overthrow the rule of Isabella II within three months, everyone just thought it was a joke.

After all, Carlos VI has said countless such outrageous words. Half a year ago, he said he wanted to retake the American continent.
It was normal for the Austrian Empire to make some bold statements after its landing. Even if Carlos VI did not say it himself, someone would help him say it. After all, the Carlos faction needed good news to boost morale.

The Austrian Empire conquered the Spanish Navy without bloodshed, which indeed demonstrated its extraordinary means and strength.

However, no one could have imagined that in just one month, the Austrian Empire would control the entire southeast coast and even half of Spain.

Together with the northern mountainous areas controlled by the Carlists at this time, two-thirds of the land in Spain nominally belonged to the Carlists.

The remaining one-third of land held by the Spanish government forces was rapidly decreasing, and as victory was within reach, the Carlos faction's generals became restless.

Even if Carlos VI is mean and ungrateful in his daily life, they are still willing to give it a try, after all, this is related to their future in Spain.

What's more, they were chased by the Spanish government troops in the mountains and suffered so much. Could they still be reluctant to give up that little bit of face?

"Your Majesty! The people of Madrid are waiting for you! Send out the troops! Retake Madrid and kill that bitch! Take back the throne that belongs to you!"

"God bless! We in Spain have finally seen the dawn! You will surely lead us to the final victory"

King Carlos VI was very pleased with the long-awaited outcome. When he said these words, he did not expect that things would go so smoothly.

It was just because he was a little depressed. Carlos VI was fed up with eating only lamb and asparagus every day. The fishy smell made him feel sick.

There really wasn’t much good food to eat in the mountains of northwestern Spain in the 19th century, and lamb and asparagus were considered rare delicacies.

Some people will definitely think of dry food. In fact, most of the dry food at that time could only satisfy hunger, and don’t even think about the taste.

But only Carlos VI himself disliked mutton and asparagus. In the mountains, even the Carlist generals could not guarantee to have meat for every meal, let alone the lowest-level soldiers.

Finally, Carlos VI walked onto the makeshift stage. He took out the speech he had prepared for many years and began to repeat the lines he had said countless times in his dreams.

"Soldiers loyal to Carlos! Follow me to battle!"

"Let's go!"

"Let's go!"

The hard days in the Cantabrian mountains made the Carlist soldiers more eager to capture Madrid and live the beautiful and leisurely life they imagined.

If Carlos VI succeeds in ascending the throne, then they will all be credited with his service. Even if Carlos VI is mean and ungrateful, they have at least worked hard, and at least they won't have to worry about the rest of their lives.

But this only applies to officers. For the soldiers, even if Carlos VI ascends the throne, the so-called grace will not fall on them.

At most, it's just a medal, a few silver coins, and a few dry and polite words.

But the generals had their own way to solve the morale problem, which was to allow the soldiers to plunder the city. This has always been the best way to solve the morale problem, and no famous general has ever been immune to this practice, at least in Europe. Under the encouragement of the generals, the soldiers were eager for the next war, and their minds had already flown to Madrid, waiting to show their might after entering the city.

However, the Carlists are now facing a problem. The mountainous area in northern Spain has complex terrain and rugged roads, which makes it easy to defend but difficult to attack, so the Spanish government forces have repeatedly failed to capture it.

But for the Carlos party at this time, they also faced the same problem.

The complex terrain and rugged mountain roads made it extremely difficult for the Carlists to march. The worst thing was that the Spanish government forces only needed a small number of troops to guard the pass, while the Carlists needed several times more troops and it would take several days or even months to break through.

Even though the Spanish government army was doomed, it would not be easy for the Carlos faction to break out of the mountains. Fortunately, there were not many people in the Spanish government army who were truly loyal to Isabel II.

Although Isabella II and the Spanish government tried their best to block the news, it was not so easy to conceal such a major event, not to mention that the generals who led the army also had their own channels.

These generals fighting in the Spanish mountains were unlikely to be aware of the world situation. They only knew that Isabella II was going to die, so some of them began to consider their own retreat.

The Austrian Empire came under the banner of liberating Spain. Although it did not say that it would help the Carlists, the King of Spain was not Isabella II, so it could only be Carlos.

What's more, just because the Austrian Empire didn't say something explicitly doesn't mean others won't publicize it.

The Carlists had long ago exaggerated the affairs of the Austrian Empire, and it was only because the Austrian Empire was impressed by the indomitable spirit of the Carlists that it decided to send troops to Spain.

Among true and false information, people always like to believe those that are beneficial to them.

Perhaps it was the right time and heaven and earth were on the side of one another, a general among the Spanish government troops stationed in the north chose to surrender to Carlos.

Not only did he allow the Carlist army to pass, he also used his position to cut off his colleagues' retreat and supplies.

The Carlists who rushed out of the mountains were like a dragon entering the sea, looting cities along the way and at the same time incorporating a large number of local armed forces and Spanish government troops.

The Carlos army arrived at the city of Madrid unimpeded. At this time, the size of the army had expanded from less than 20,000 to 150,000.

Various small nobles who heard the news would come every day to welcome the royal army with food and drink in front of the Carlos army.

On the other hand, Isabella II disappeared. In fact, this was not difficult to understand for people at that time. After all, her dynasty was doomed. If she didn't run away now, would she stay and wait to die?

Since the French Revolution, the killing of royal families has seemed unacceptable.

Before the French Revolution, the way Europe dealt with royal families was usually exile, imprisonment, forced abdication, or payment of ransom.

Only the British frequently executed royal families, so Britain was also called a barbaric country at that time.

But the situation was completely different at this time. The royal family was in danger and behaved in an ugly manner in 1848, so it is understandable that Isabella II secretly fled Spain.

The Madrid government had lost its legitimate ruler, and Prime Minister Duval did not support Isabella II, but his merchant nature made him want to bargain.