While the Imperial Army was attacking the French Pyrenees defense line, the Imperial Army also successfully landed in the Port of Lanuweile with the 18th Army and two Spanish infantry troops. With the assistance of the Imperial Army's four "Western Han-class" battleships, the French defense was completely destroyed, allowing the Imperial Army to easily land here.

In fact, the 15th Army and 16th Army of the Imperial Army that attacked the eastern Pyrenees so smoothly broke through the French defense line was largely due to the fall of the port of Lanuweile. This directly led to the retreat of the French army falling into the threat of the Imperial Army. If the French army continues to hold on, it is very likely that the Imperial Army will be surrounded by the rear route and will be completely wiped out.

Therefore, the French army had to choose to retreat. Toulouse, a large city in southern France, became the area where the French army focused on its defense.

The 15th Army and the 16th Army, the 13th Army, which had already broken through the French Pyrenees defense line from the Western Front, and eight Spanish infantry troops, are approaching here. Once Toulouse is lost, the entire southern part of France will fall into the control of the Central and Western Union forces.

In addition, the 19th Army of the Imperial Army and two Spanish infantry troops successfully landed in Marseille. France's largest port is now deserted. Since it was destroyed by artillery fire from the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy, the French living here have fled to the inland areas. The people left behind are people who really have no place to go, as well as French Army soldiers.

The 19th Army of the Imperial Army and the Spanish Infantry Army of the two countries, a total of more than 200,000 people landed in Marseille. Fierce resistance was met by 50,000 French troops stationed here. The two sides broke out in the ruins of Marseille. Although the French did not lack courage, they were much worse than the Chinese and Western coalition forces. The French army, in terms of military strength, soldiers' quality and weapons and equipment, had a big gap with the Chinese and Western coalition forces. Such a huge gap could not be made up for. Therefore, the French resistance ended in just three days. Most of the French troops stationed here were killed, and the remaining half were captured by the Imperial Army.

The war completely burned from the Iberian Peninsula to the territory of France. And because the French army could not resist the attack of the Chinese and Western coalition forces, the war would continue to burn to the hinterland of France. Under the attack of the Chinese and Western coalition forces, more and more French territory fell, and the French people also became slaves of the country. The Chinese and Spanish who they once looked down upon would become their rulers.

The French capital Paris was panicked. As the war burned to the French mainland, the people in Paris all panicked. People began to buy all the daily necessities they could buy, causing the prices in Paris to rise sharply. Even conflicts or riots broke out from time to time due to shortage of supplies. In addition, the news from the front became very important. Countless French people were paying attention to the battle in the south. How much they hoped that the brave French army could withstand the attacks of the enemy. However, every time the news came back, the French army was defeated. How many were annihilated, and where they fell. This directly led to the French defeat of the army. They became increasingly desperate and even more numb.

Outside the Elysee Palace, the military and police had already entered a state of alert. A large number of people holding slogans protested surrounded the Elysee Palace, which was three layers inside and three layers outside. Once upon a time, the enthusiastic French people were so enthusiastic that they sent Napoleon III to the throne of the French emperor. But now, they gathered here again to protest the rule of Napoleon III.

The people are undoubtedly the most realistic. Whoever can give them benefits and whoever can give them a better life will support whom. Originally, they thought that after Napoleon III became emperor, they would lead France to prosperity and the people could also enjoy the benefits of the country becoming stronger. Instead of now, the war has burned on the country and a large number of young men died on the battlefield. This has made many French people begin to doubt whether their original choice was right or wrong?

Many French people believe that Napoleon III's biggest mistake was their foreign policy. Originally, France was a close ally of the Chinese Empire. But now, both sides have become enemies who fight against each other on the battlefield. Of course, if France could win, the French might spontaneously celebrate the far-sightedness of His Majesty the Emperor. But unfortunately, they failed. The French directly believed that the emperor's original policy was wrong and infinitely amplified the mistake, believing that this was the culprit that led to France's defeat. If France continued to maintain a good ally with the Chinese Empire, then France would now be one of the winners. There would not be even a Prussian Kingdom? After all, the naive French people confidently believed that they could play a greater role than the Prussian Kingdom. The Chinese would definitely choose them rather than the Prussians.

However, these French people would never have imagined that China and France had allies to become enemies. In addition to the reasons of Napoleon III and his government, there were also reasons for the Chinese Empire. While France abandoned the Chinese Empire, the Chinese Empire was actually abandoning France. France's huge overseas colonies were also coveted by the Chinese Empire. In addition, France's strength is too strong and it will even have the strength to compete with the Chinese Empire for world hegemony in the future. Therefore, the Chinese Empire and France are destined to part ways.

In the Elysee Palace, in the office of the French Emperor Napoleon III, Napoleon III was looking through the office windows and looking at the protesting crowd outside. His heart was filled with sadness. Once upon a time, these people were his most fanatical followers! But now, they have become people who directly oppose him, which made Napoleon III feel very depressed.

In addition, the French army was constantly defeated by the Chinese and Western coalition forces on the battlefield, with a large number of land falling and heavy casualties from soldiers, which made France worse now. In this case, France was undoubtedly in a storm. Once the Chinese army advanced to Paris, or even captured Paris, France would be completely destroyed.

"Your Majesty, the front line has telegrams. Hundreds of thousands of elite troops of the Chinese Army are heading towards Toulouse. We are in Toulouse, with less than 300,000 troops, and we may not be able to resist the attack of the Chinese." said the Secretary of the Army A.J. San Arno.

"What are the generals on the front line?" Napoleon III rubbed his painful brows.

"The generals hope that we will send additional troops to the front line, perhaps allowing them to retreat!" said a.j. San Arno.

"Reinforcements, where are we still reinforcements? Our troops are tight on every front. Even the troops in the recruits battalion were sent out, and there were more troops for them. As for retreat, if we retreat, we might as well let them retreat all the way to Paris!" Napoleon III roared angrily.

He was determined to build a powerful empire that was the same as that of his uncle Napoleon the Great. But now everything has become a bubble. He thought he had done well enough. However, the enemy was so powerful that all his efforts were in vain.

a.j. San Arno lowered his head and said nothing. The French army performed so badly on the battlefield, and he, the Minister of the Army, undoubtedly has great responsibility.

"Your Majesty, in addition to the enemies on the southern line, the enemies in the north are also ready to move. The hundreds of thousands of troops sent to Belgium, the remaining Belgian army, and the Prussians deployed on the border may all attack us in the near future. We have only one million people on the northern line. If we are attacked by the enemy at the same time, we may not be able to resist."

"Damn it! Those damn guys, do they really think the French Empire has no strength to fight back? Napoleon III roared.

In fact, France really has no ability to fight back. As France's most important ally, Britain is now unable to protect itself, let alone come to rescue France. Originally, before the British Isles were blocked, the British Army had still left millions of troops in France. However, after two major battles, millions of British Army had almost lost.

The British local army was also blocked by the Imperial Navy because the English Channel and the North Sea were blocked by the Imperial Navy and could no longer be sent to France. Of course, the British now have no way to send troops to France when they are unable to protect themselves. Once the Imperial Army destroys France, the Imperial Army will definitely land on the British Isles. At that time, it is not enough for the British to protect themselves, and there is still the ability to take into account other things?

The key is that the British Navy failed. If the British Navy had not failed, nothing would have been like this. The failure of the British Navy led to the control of the sea directly falling into the control of the Imperial Army. One of the important reasons why the French decided to form an alliance with the British was probably because of the strength of the British Navy. They believed that the British Navy should be able to win between China and Britain. In this way, the North Atlantic military alliance could at least maintain an unbeaten position. Who knew that the British Navy was killed so easily?

Napoleon III looked at the ministers who did not say a word and felt sad. He knew that these ministers were not incapable of their ability. Instead, they could not reverse the situation with their current wisdom. France is destined to have reached its final end. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!

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