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

Chapter 1302 The person blocking the road
At this time, the French Party of Order was in chaos, and they least wanted France and the Austrian Empire to continue to have a head-on conflict.

After all, neither the Count of Chambord nor Louis Philippe would want to have too much trouble with the monarchs of European countries.

The Party of Order was also the group of people in France at that time who hated the Republicans the most, except Louis Napoleon.

After all, the stronger the Republicans are, the further the Order Party is from its goal of restoration. The Republicans also dislike the Order Party, so they will naturally not miss this good opportunity to strike back at them.

The Party of Order was not favored by Louis Napoleon, and now it was put in the spotlight by the Republicans. The Republicans called the Party of Order the running dogs of the king and the mortal enemies of the republic.

After these accusations were made, public sentiment was immediately ignited, and some people even ambushed members of the Order Party outside the government gate.

Most of the Order Party chose to resign and flee. After all, if you have the green mountains, you will not be afraid of the firewood. Moreover, Count Chambord and Louis Philippe were not without bases at this time.

Tocqueville still chose not to leave. He wanted to witness where history would go.

However, other people do not have this historical complex. After all, they have a greater "mission" and no one is willing to die for this so-called Second Republic.

When the Order Party withdrew completely, the Napoleonic faction took advantage of the situation and seized most of the positions. The Republicans did not seize this opportunity and were still complacent about their achievements.

Although there are many republicans in France, they are divided into many factions, some of which are advocating war, while others are calling for peace.

The Spanish Revolution and the Franco-Spanish alliance did not give Hugo any sense of glory. He only knew that the stock market was plummeting and that people were dying in various tourist attractions in Paris every day.

A kilo of potatoes cost ten sous, but there was still no market for them. There were unemployed workers and landless farmers everywhere, and no one paid attention to them. However, Alisa Orji's naked performance as Eve in the St. Martin Opera House caused a stir in the city.

Jerome Bonaparte, the former King of Westphalia, became president of the Invalides, thanks to his nephew, with whom he shared a lover.

(Here, Jerome actually cheated on Napoleon III, but it can’t really be considered cheating, after all, the mistress they were fighting over was the wife of a third party)

Louis Napoleon ordered the arrest of Count Molay, who had put him in prison, but the latter fled directly to Alsace-Lorraine with his entire family.

"When I arrived at the National Assembly, the soldiers always liked to shout, 'Here come the enemies of the conspirators!'

But I knew that was wrong, and it was the 'conspirator's friend' who came.

Because I was blinded.”

Hugo closed the diary. The sky outside the window was sunny just a moment ago, but now it was covered with dark clouds. He sighed, put away the manuscript, but did not close the window.

Hugo didn't like war at all. If possible, he wanted to end this stupid war immediately, or lock up those kings and presidents and fight them together.

However, most Republicans were still looking forward to this war, hoping to defeat Austria, gain more allies, regain their homeland, and reverse the economic decline.
Republicans were everywhere advocating war, in the streets, in taverns, and in the salons of the upper class.
They seemed to be everywhere, while the Napoleonic faction was much more low-key. If France wanted to attack Catalonia, it would have to pass through Andorra.

Andorra is sandwiched between France and Spain, surrounded by majestic and barren mountains. Its population was only about 5,000 from the 18th century until the 1960s.

Every time there is a war between France and Spain, this country will be in trouble, after all, the military discipline of both armies is not very good.

At that time, there were quite a lot of French people living in Andorra, so those magnificent passes were useless to the French army. The vanguard of the French army entered Andorra unimpeded, and in order to prepare for the next war, the French army began to recruit local civilians to build outposts.

The number of French troops far exceeded the total population of Andorra, so they naturally became unscrupulous. The French were fine, but the Spanish and Catalans were miserable.

Everything that happened during the occupation seemed nothing to the French generals. After all, who would care about the lives of a group of ants?
The French army's vanguard troops were assembled and ready to enter Spain to attack the Catalonia region, cooperating with the Spanish Republican Army to attack the Austrian Empire.

This time the French army did not underestimate the opponent, and the elite of the vanguard received a lot of training specifically for fighting against the Austrian Empire.

They also had accurate intelligence that the main force of the Austrian Empire had moved forward, leaving the rear with a lack of troops, and this was the best time to attack.

However, someone blocked the road to Spain. A skinny old man sat in the middle of the mountain road holding a cross high. Tens of thousands of aggressive French elite troops stopped.

Because the person who came was the Bishop of Urgell, Andorra nominally had two heads of state, one from France, usually the King of France.

The other was from Spain, held by Bishop Urgell.

This dual rule has lasted for more than 13 years since the th century. Bishop Urgell is not only the ruler of Andorra, but also one of the highest-ranking bishops in Spain.

Although the Catholic Church in France was in tatters due to the Republicans and revolutionaries at that time, it still had a very high status and considerable influence in the hearts of the vast majority of French people, and the bishop was still an unattainable existence.

(This is also why Napoleon III wanted to win over the Catholic Church.)
The soldiers hesitated, but the general in charge would not sit idly by. The general who led the army knew that he could ask a few lieutenants to drive them away, or let the army bypass the bishop.

But that would damage the morale of the army. How could they lose their fighting spirit before the battle? He decided to personally refute the opponent and make him retreat.

"Hello, Bishop. Why are you stopping us from saving Spain?"

"Salvation? All I see are numerous crimes, endless suffering, and a shameless person!"

Bishop Urgell roared angrily. He had experienced the French invasion of Spain when he was young, and all the recent events had awakened his painful memories.

Bishop Urher seemed to have returned to his childhood, with the flames rising into the sky, the painful wails, the excited roars of the jackals, and his mother who was running fast and his cowardly self.
"War is inevitable, and it is the Austrians who started it that you should hate."

"War may be inevitable, but atrocities are not, and you chose to turn a blind eye. The Austrians brought justice and order, but what about you?

Look at what this peaceful country has become after you ruined it. Women are forced to leave their children and husbands, men are forced to work for you, and children are left alone to compete with wild dogs for food.

Bishop Urgell was shot in the head by the French general on the opposite side before he could finish his words. The latter sighed.

"I really shouldn't challenge someone's expertise with my hobbies."

The general then beckoned over two soldiers.

"Take the body away!"

As soon as the two men lifted the body, they heard a sound of wire breaking. About half a minute later, the mountains on both sides exploded.
(End of this chapter)