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

Chapter 1310 For Whom the Bell Tolls
Spain.

The Austrian Empire's expeditionary force was incredibly efficient. It not only quickly occupied Cabrera's territory, but also captured large areas controlled by the remnants of the Regent Queen.

The Spanish Legion had a strong desire to attack. If Franz had not asked them to stabilize the rear first, the expeditionary force would have already begun besieging Toledo.

Although the Austrian Empire did not besiege Toledo, Ferrante Doyle did not dare to stay there any longer.

The emperor guards the country's borders? Are you kidding! I'm the president!

Ferrante Doyle moved the capital directly from Toledo to Valladolid in the central and northern part of the country, where he finally no longer had to worry about the threat from Austria for the time being.

However, the Spanish Republic suffered a major defeat just after its establishment, and then moved its capital. It was hard to believe that this country still had a future.

Ferrante Duvaie didn't care about that. He didn't trust anyone now. He just wanted to find a safe corner where he wouldn't be discovered.
Ferrante Doyle's fear mainly came from the incompetence of Britain and France. The French were blocked by the Austrians in the Pyrenees, and the British could not even enter the Mediterranean.

He would have strangled Palmerston and that Charles together, and thrown them into the Ebro to feed the fish.

(The Ebro River is the longest river in Spain. Because of its many terrible legends, it is also called the Killer River.)
In addition, Ferrante Doyle heard a terrible news, that is, the British were actually supporting the Regent Queen Christina.

Ferrante Doyle knew the Queen Regent very well. The words "no bottom line" and "unscrupulous" were the perfect way to describe her.

The reason why Ferrante Doyle and his family were involved in this European turmoil was the work of Queen Regent Christina. If it weren't for this bitch, things would not have fallen to this point today.

However, compared to the Austrians and the Queen Regent, Ferrante Duval was most worried about Carlos VI.

This "dead" king is the biggest threat to him. Not to mention the blood feud between the two sides (the hatred of losing the country and the extermination of the clan), just because of Britain's wavering attitude, Ferrante Doyle would never let Carlos VI go.

After all, if the British could bring the Queen Regent back from Cuba, they could naturally find Carlos VI as well.

Before, Carlos VI had no way to defend himself because no one wanted him to be alive. Now that the British needed Carlos VI to deal with the Austrians, they would naturally "do justice" for him.

Thinking of this, Ferrante Duval had secretly made up his mind that he would never let Carlos VI live in this world again.

In fact, Ferrante Duval had never given up the plan to completely eliminate Carlos VI, but there were too many mountains in Spain. As long as the latter hid in the ravines, no matter how many people the former sent, it would be in vain.

In order to prevent future troubles, this time Ferrante Duval not only sent a large army to clear the base of Carlos's remnants, but also offered a reward of 500,000 reais for the head of the "fake" Carlos VI.

Carlos VI was very depressed when he returned to the Cantabrian Mountains. He didn't understand why he "died"?

The number of followers around him was visibly decreasing. Some of them left on their own initiative because they saw no hope, and some even wanted to murder him.

Fortunately, Carlos VI had always been vigilant and had never trusted anyone, but this also increased his suspicion and made the already divided Carlos faction even more chaotic.

The whereabouts of Carlos VI became even more difficult to guess, but one day Carlos VI heard that the envoys sent by Britain were looking for him to help him regain the throne. Carlos VI sent someone to pretend to be himself to contact him secretly, but the other party did not harm his substitute, but instead provided a considerable amount of arms and food.

Carlos VI felt that his luck had come. Just as he had relied on the Austrians to defeat Isabella II in the past, he could also rely on the British to defeat the Spanish Republicans today.

Carlos VI was very sure that as long as he could prove that he was still alive, the Austrian Empire would abide by the previous agreement.

This time, Carlos VI has let go of the fact that overseas colonies are not important. As long as he can keep the Spanish territory and his throne, those are nothing but passing clouds.

Doesn't the Austrian Empire want colonies? Give them! Doesn't Britain want to distance itself from the Austrian Empire? No problem!
Now that the Spanish Bourbon are almost extinct, his mission is to revive the family and then pass on his throne.
A gunshot rang out, and Carlos VI's thoughts stopped, and the Spanish Bourbon dynasty was extinct.
However, the person who fired the shot was actually Leonto, Carlos VI's most trusted envoy.

Headquarters of the Austrian Expeditionary Force in Spain.

A group of generals looked at each other in bewilderment. Not only did they not have to command the front line, but even the troops fighting on the front line were not their own.

They had never dared to think about such a war. But the Spanish Legion recruited temporarily was very brave, and it was not the turn of the Austrian Legion to participate.

What was even more bizarre was that the enemy was losing ground, and this was a good time to pursue the victory, but the emperor urgently called a halt to the attack.

As a result, the generals of the Austrian Empire could only hold meetings here, and the topic of the meeting was "how to maintain stability in the occupied areas."

They were tired of attending such meetings. They were also familiar with these matters. Anyway, the state finances were there to back them up, so they just went ahead and did it.

However, a problem arose at this time. The transportation in the Spanish region was poor, and the rainy season destroyed many roads, resulting in supplies not being able to arrive in a timely manner as in the past.

Although the official presiding over the meeting downplayed the situation, the expressions of the generals were very solemn.

At this time, the achievements of the Austrian Empire Expeditionary Force were not so much achieved through fighting as through money.

The army of the Austrian Empire was usually responsible for maintaining public order and training new recruits. The Austrian Legion would only be used when the Spanish Legion encountered an enemy that it could not defeat or was difficult to deal with.

However, if the Austrian Empire's supplies could not be maintained at this time, the 200,000 vassal troops and 300,000 civilian laborers on the front line alone would be a big problem.

The war during this period was enough to make the generals of the Austrian Empire put aside their contempt. The Spaniards were not only brave in battle, but also had a strong ability to learn.

The generals of the Austrian Empire could conclude that, given time, this Spanish legion would not be weaker than any force of the Austrian Empire.

The most crucial thing is that the terrain of Spain also caused the Austrian generals a lot of trouble. Many fortresses that seemed easy to break through and tactics that were easy to execute could not be carried out here.

Even though the Austrian Empire's military technology and manpower crushed the Spanish Republican Army, they were unable to achieve the victory they had imagined.

In addition to the army, cities and villages that have just established order will also face severe tests. After all, human nature is the most unreliable thing.