Chapter 266: Self-defense counterattack

On the morning of October 20, Xiao Jie returned to his office after listening to the work report of the General Staff. Now all work is proceeding in an orderly manner under the leadership of the General Staff. He does not need to talk too much to ask about it, but just wait for the result quietly.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Marshal Dawu is asking for a meeting." While Xiao Jie was sitting in a chair in a daze, his guards came in to report.

"Martyr Dawu? Wasn't he arrested by Louis XVIII? Why did he come here?" Xiao Jie thought of some wonder, but immediately ordered the guards to invite him in. Among so many marshals in Napoleon, Xiao Jie admired the most about Marshal Bertier, Marshal Dawu and Marshal Besier. Among them, Marshal Bertier is now the dean of the Iberian Army Academy in Madrid, and has trained a large number of military talents for Xiao Jie. Marshal Dawu is the marshal with the best relationship with Xiao Jie. Besier fought side by side in Iberia with Xiao Jie.

Under the leadership of the guards, Dawu walked into Xiao Jie's office. His figure was still so tall and burly, but Xiao Jie felt that he was much decadent than before. Perhaps the failure of the war and the culprit had dealt a great blow to him.

"Master Dawu, please sit down quickly. I am very surprised by your arrival." Xiao Jie greeted warmly.

"His Royal Highness Andresi, I'm very happy to see you." Marshal Dawu bowed to Xiao Jie before sitting down.

"His Highness Andresey, I'm very presumptuous to ask, is your army preparing for a big battle? Because when I came, I saw your soldiers, and they were very busy. This should definitely not be a phenomenon that should be manifested in peacetime." Before Xiao Jie could say anything, Dawu asked first.

Xiao Jie smiled slightly. He knew that Dawu was impatient, so he did not blame him. Instead, he replied with a smile: "Yes, the war is about to begin."

"Can you tell me who your opponent is? Of course, if this is a military secret, just pretend I didn't ask anything." Dawu asked anxiously, but he felt that it was a bit rash to ask this, so he added the next sentence.

Xiao Jie still believed Dawu very much, and he knew that Dawu must have guessed his war target, and these experienced veterans were not easy to fool. So Xiao Jie said generously: "I think our strategic intentions are quite obvious. Apart from attacking north, I can't think of other targets for the time being."

"But didn't Iberia sign a treaty with the anti-French alliance last month? Are you planning to tear the treaty so soon?" Dawu asked with a smile.

"Of course not. Marshal Dawu, you should know that I am a very honest and trustworthy person and will never do the kind of thing to tear up the treaty. But if others attack me, I can still fight back in self-defense." Xiao Jie still had a smile on his face.

Dawu had been in the military for so long, and of course he knew what Xiao Jie meant. He couldn't help but contempt in his heart: "It turns out that they are from the Bonaparte family. Both uncle and nephew are those hypocritical and despicable villains."

"I wonder what happened to Marshal Dawu here this time? Are you a spy sent by Louis XVIII?" Xiao Jie asked jokingly.

"How is this possible? How could I, Dawu, be that kind of despicable villain?" Dawu became angry: "Tell you the truth. Since the Anti-French Alliance entered Paris, I and other empires and generals were under house arrest. Except for Marmon, who defected to Louis XVIII, everyone else was restricted from freedom. I finally escaped."

"Oh! Then you came to Orleans today to..." Xiao Jie continued to ask. In fact, he guessed Dawu's purpose in his heart, just to join his army. Xiao Jie of course welcomed veterans like Dawu.

"Although Iberia's military strength is very strong, it is still at an absolute disadvantage compared to the anti-French alliance. I know that your highness will definitely recruit more troops, so after contacting several other marshals, he was elected to meet you on behalf of them. I hope you can give us a chance to serve the country and a chance to avenge His Majesty." Dawu said with a serious face. He was very central to Napoleon. Napoleon died because of his excessive injury. This account was naturally counted on the anti-French alliance. Dawu was also very clear that if he wanted to avenge Napoleon, it would be absolutely impossible without the help of Xiao Jie's power.

"Oh! There are a few other marshals? I wonder which ones are?" Xiao Jie asked anxiously. In his plan, after conquering northern France, a new recruitment work will be started. He plans to form 3 to 4 new legions in France and another legion in Iberia, but he does not have a suitable general. Dawu and his resignation undoubtedly solved this problem.

"In addition to me, there are Marshal Besier, Marshal Lans, Marshal Udino and General Saint Sier." Davu replied.

Xiao Jie became more and more excited as he listened. He was all powerful. With their help, his strength would be greatly improved. Then he would have enough strength to confront the anti-French alliance.

"I wonder when they will come to Orleans?" Xiao Jie asked.

"I'm afraid it won't work in a short period of time. Louis XVIII sent people to take care of it very tightly. Of course, if we can come to conquer Paris, everything will be solved." Dawu said with a smile.

"That's fine. Half a month! I will definitely conquer Paris in half a month at most." Xiao Jie said excitedly.

"Do you have so confidence? I wonder if we have any place to help you. If so, please tell me if you have it." Dawu said. He knew that if you want to gain Xiao Jie's trust, you must show enough sincerity.

"By the way, I need a military defense map in Paris. If you can get it, we can reduce the loss when attacking Paris." Xiao Jie said. Although he had already asked Abel and Andrew to do it, the possibility of getting it is very small.

"I can't guarantee this. But I will do my best. Also, there are many of Louis XVIII's army who are our former subordinates. I think we can help when attacking Paris." Dawu said with a smile.

"That's great." When attacking Paris, if there is help from insiders, the difficulty will be much lower.

"By the way, Your Highness. If Britain forces it to intervene, the situation may become very responsible. Have you thought of a countermeasure?" Dawu asked with some concern.

"Don't worry about this. When the war begins, our navy will hold the British tightly. They will not be able to help Louis XVIII." Xiao Jie said confidently.

Dawu nodded. He still heard about the strength of the Iberian Navy. If the powerful British Navy can cause countless falls, his strength should naturally not be underestimated.

The three new "Bonapart" class warships have joined the battle sequence of the Iberian Navy. With their joining, the strength of the Iberian Navy has reached a higher level. In addition, the third batch of four "Bonapart" class warships have also been placed on the ship platform, and it is estimated that they can be launched within half a year. By then, the strength of the Iberian Navy will be even stronger.

On the night of October 27, 3 kilometers northeast of Orleans was a frontier stronghold of the Iberian Army. There were a platoon of troops stationed here, and they were the forefront of the Iberian Army's defense line. There were hundreds of strongholds like this in the entire line. This afternoon, the platoon leader received an order from his superiors, ordering them to withdraw from the position before 6 pm. This order made the soldiers guarding here very puzzled, but obeying the order is the duty of the soldiers. Although they had many questions, they still left the stronghold with weapons.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, a group of people secretly approached the stronghold. They buried some ** in the stronghold and then left dozens of corpses. The bodies were all wearing Iberian military uniforms, but before that they were all death row prisoners in the prison. After everything was ready, the commander led the team detonated the **, and the stronghold was immediately shrouded in flames.

At 10 o'clock that night, Orleans sent a telegram to Madrid, with only one sentence on the telegram: It was ready and the action began.

On the second day, October 28, the spokesperson of the Iberian Foreign Ministry and the spokesperson of the military held a press conference in Madrid at the same time. Journalists from major newspapers in Iberia and some foreign newspapers received invitations. At the speech, the spokesperson of the Iberian Foreign Ministry announced the news that the stronghold on the front line of the Iberian army was attacked by the King of France last night, killing and injured dozens of people. Subsequently, the military spokesperson immediately stated that this was the attack of the Kingdom of France on Iberia, and the Iberian military will launch a counterattack against this barbaric act of the Kingdom of France. The reporters present were excited, and the Iberian journalists shouted that the people wanted to punish the Kingdom of France, while journalists from other countries expressed doubts about this. But no matter what they were thinking now, they had a common idea to send the news out immediately, and I believe that the whole of Europe and the world would be shocked.
Chapter completed!