"In addition, from a strategic perspective, as long as we defend Madrid, we can get a steady stream of reinforcements sent from all over the Kingdom of Spain.

Our military strength will become stronger and stronger. In contrast, the Li Wei rebels were at this time suffering from multiple attacks from the French Revolutionary Government's army. They were short of force and could no longer send reinforcements to support this lonely army that had penetrated into our territory.

Most of the rebellious Catalan army were militias and Catalan guerrillas who had just picked up their weapons. Although there were many people, their combat effectiveness was not enough to be afraid.

Therefore, our Spanish Kingdom will fight stronger and stronger in this Battle of Madrid, while our enemies will fight weaker and weaker. Even the more than 20,000 Li Wei rebels will not be able to stay on the territory of the Spanish Kingdom for a long time.

The French revolutionary government was determined to destroy the rebellious regime led by Li Wei. It didn't take long for Li Wei to mobilize all the troops to protect himself.

Since time is on our side, why should we take the initiative to attack?

Victory will surely belong to Spain, and God is with us!"

After hearing Prime Minister Godoy's explanation, Carlos IV breathed a sigh of relief. Carlos IV, who had short-sighted eyes, had a simple idea. He was already satisfied with being able to defeat the enemy and save Madrid.

After seeing France's combat effectiveness, Carlos IV now regrets joining the anti-French alliance so early...

Of course, the decision to join the anti-French alliance was mainly promoted by Queen Louisa of Carlos IV and Prime Minister Godoy.

Queen Louisa is the daughter of French princess Mary Louise Elizabeth de Bourbon, and her relative king was cut off. Can she not be angry?

What's more, Carlos IV had a certain Bourbon family blood, and should have contributed to the Bourbon royal family.

Louis XVI went to the guillotine, why did the whole of Europe shake?

It’s because there are too many relatives in the Bourbon family, and many people have real power!

Although Queen Louisa was slightly dissatisfied with the country she controlled, she could only defend herself by passively but could not take the initiative, she also knew that what Prime Minister Godoy said was indeed reasonable.

However, Queen Louisa added: "When the Livi rebels' offensive is blocked and they want to retreat, they must send all the Madrid troops out and completely annihilate the French rebels who dared to invade Spain!

We want to prove to other countries that not everyone can step in the great Spain!

By the way, there are also independent Catalans, and all Catalan nobles and high-ranking officials who participated in the rebellion will be hung!

Traitors are not qualified to take the guillotine!"

"Abide by the Queen's will."

Prime Minister Godoy responded with a smile.

This Parma princess is very strong, otherwise she would not have been convinced by Carlos IV.

Of course, it may also be related to Queen Louisa's excellent kung fu skills in bed, which made Carlos IV obsessed with...

At this point, Prime Minister Godoy has absolutely no say!

In the great blueprint described by Prime Minister Godoy, most of the words are naturally to comfort Carlos IV and his wife.

Prime Minister Godoy did not say that the defenders were involved, because the regular army had to temporarily organize militias to fill the number of people to the front line!

The city defense team, which was not allowed to be on the verge of Prime Minister Godoy, was considered to be the upper-middle among the so-called 40,000 defenders!

The more than 30,000 Spanish main forces who were defeated and fled back, fled most of them before they could retreat to Madrid, and the rest became the backbone forces in Madrid's defenders.

As for the Spanish militia and even the Madrid armed citizens, they did not have a fixed military salary at all. They could only receive a so-called wartime allowance and part of the rations after going to the battlefield.

It’s not that when it comes to defending the capital, the Madrid government is still stinging and there are a lot of funds on it, but after being processed by Spanish officers at all levels, according to convention, at most only 30% can fall into the hands of the soldiers...

The Madrid Cabinet Government led by Prime Minister Godoy is not that it cannot see the corruption problem in the army, but that the greedy officers in the army are all children of nobles with backgrounds, and it is easy to offend anyone if they take it!

What's more, Prime Minister Godoy is the biggest corrupt official, and his foundation is also unclear. What qualifications are there to clean up other corrupt officials?

If he really ruined the job of a noble officer's job, Carlos IV would not have long received a large number of complaints. Even if Prime Minister Godoy "relying on bed politics", he might not be able to save Queen Louisa.

The Kingdom of Spain at this time was not an absolutely centralized country!

For the noble bureaucrats of the Spanish Kingdom at this time, the state's salary was just a cover, and other income was where they really made money.

In this regard, different nations and countries have actually been similar throughout the ages...

So, don’t complain about too many corrupt officials in China, as many corrupt officials abroad, and the world is as dark as crows. Don’t laugh at the second brother...

To put it bluntly, isn’t the so-called human relationship society an intuitive phenomenon in the money society?

You have no money and no power, and you have a big relationship.

If you have money, you can build relationships and buy connections. Power and status itself represents a circle of human relationships. People with power only need to sit there, and there will be a steady stream of gifts coming to the door!

This is the norm in human society.

It’s just that the degree of different countries varies.

In the current Spanish Kingdom, the severity of corrupt officials has damaged the foundation of the country. If there is no war, it may not be seen. Once the war breaks out, all problems will come out!

Even Prime Minister Godoy realized that the gap in the domestic standing army was so terrifying when Levi’s rebel army went south. Those noble officers really dared to do anything!

In the end, there was no choice but to open the arms warehouse and start to increase the number of people. As long as you know how to shoot, you will be organized and enlisted immediately. After the war, you can go home to continue farming. There are many "temporary soldiers" among the Madrid defenders!

This large-scale recruitment of temporary soldiers naturally cannot hide it from the Catalan spies.

Even Catalan spies are very amateur.

When the Catalans knew about it, Major General Carl, the commander-in-chief of the Black Dragon Legion, naturally knew it.

Since the enemy is so weak, what else can hesitate about?

While Carlos IV was holding his cousin, the queen, was restless, the offensive and defensive battles in the Madrid province started under the shelling of the Black Dragon Legion!

In just one day, the provincial outer defense line filled with a large number of temporary soldiers and militias was broken through by the Black Dragon Legion. Carl's troops had already captured the prisoners and was lenient...

I don’t know what the Madrid government is thinking. Among the more than 40,000 defenders, they insist on arranging temporary soldiers and militias on the periphery's defense line to give Carl a record.

As a result, 20,000 troops were missing in 40,000. The main force of the Spanish regular army defending around the capital of Madrid suddenly became panic!
Chapter completed!