The fierce French troops arrived in London, which caused a great shock to London and even the entire United Kingdom. In order not to be affected by the war, a large number of civilians migrated to the north of Britain.

However, what surprised everyone was that after the 4th French Army arrived in London, it not only did not launch an attack immediately, but instead put on a defensive posture. This made the others a little confused.

"Why do we have to wait for the order? Although there are still hundreds of thousands of British teams in London, I believe that we can easily take London." The commander of the 4th French Legion said unwillingly. In the battle of Maidstone, the British team's strength was completely out of power and was vulnerable at all. Although hundreds of thousands of British troops defended London, he believed that with the strength of the 4th French Legion, it would be easy to win London. [bsp;    "Don't worry. The General Staff has their own intentions!" Bryde was not in a hurry at all.

"It won't take long before the 7th Legion and the 12th Legion arrived." The deputy commander of the 4th Legion was obviously unwilling to share this credit with the other two legions.

Bryde shook his head and said nothing more. He seemed to have guessed why the General Staff issued such an order. He heard that the British Foreign Minister Palmerston had been active in Paris. I think the British should not be able to hold on. So if they want to attack, it depends on how much they will pay. It is best to be able to win without a fight. After all, although the British team is low in strength, once the battle starts, it will always kill people. In addition, he also thought of another meaning. The General Staff probably not only considered the British, but also the American and Canadian troops entrenched near Bristol Bay. Otherwise, they would not have ordered the 7th and 12th Legion to speed up. There was no need to use so many troops to deal with the British, and they could only count the United States and Canadians together. This is almost the same.

The French team stopped the attack, which made the British king and the ministers of the cabinet breath a sigh of relief. This shows that the activities of the Foreign Minister Palmerston in Paris have been slightly effective. It won't take long before the war will end.

In fact, the situation was not as optimistic as they thought. At least the treatment Palmerston encountered in Paris was not very good. On July 14, French Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Compenny, told Palmerston that Foreign Affairs Minister Grigoo agreed to meet him. This made Palmerston ecstatic.

The meeting was held in a reception hall in the outside department. Palmerston met Grigoo here.

But the opening of the meeting was unhappy. Grigoo told Palmerston clearly that His Majesty the great French Empire was very angry and wanted to punish Britain severely. This made Palmerston unable to help but sweat.

"His Excellency Grigoo, please also tell His Majesty Andresi that our country did not take the initiative to betray the covenant and turn to the United States. It was entirely due to pressure from the United States," Palmerston explained.

"Haha! Under the pressure of the United States, you can betray our country and turn to the United States. This time, under the pressure of our country, you can betray the United States and turn to us? Then what about the next time? Who are your country going to turn to?" Grigoo sarcastically.

Palmerston's face turned blue and white. If he had been in the country, he would have been angry long ago. But when he faced Grigoo, he did not dare. "Your Excellency, our country really wants to form an alliance with France. After all, we are all European countries!"

"The United States and Canada have a deeper relationship with your country." Grigoo replied coldly. The United States was once a British colony, and most Americans are descendants of the British. As for Canadians, even the king was the former British king.

Palmerston let out a long sigh, he tried to calm down his mood, and then said, "Your Excellency, is your country determined to drive us to the United States? Don't forget that we still have millions of troops. If we want, we can still arm more troops. Please do not underestimate our determination to defend our country." Palmerston looked determined, as if France would not agree to the peace talks, Britain would do its best, just like France was burning together.

"Okay then! Let's meet on the battlefield. I forgot to tell you that our army is almost approaching London. Okay, Lord Palmerston, I still have something to do, so I won't leave you. Come and see you off!" After that, Grigoo returned to the office.

"Your Excellency! Please wait a moment, I have something to say!" Palmerston was anxious and chased Grigoo. But Grigoo did not give him a chance. At the same time, the staff of the external department also stopped him.

That night, Grigoo went to the Elysee Palace and talked to Xiao Jie about meeting with Palmerston.

Xiao Jie said: "The British are still so arrogant. Let's leave them for two more days. If they are anxious at that time, they will be anxious." He believes that France now has the advantage and takes the initiative. If the British do not want to be destroyed, they will make a real choice.

On the evening of July 16, Grigoo agreed to a request for dinner with Palmerston. He completed the meeting at a famous hotel on Champselling Street. Throughout the evening, Palmerston's posture was quite low. Grigoo could guess that he must have been under great pressure from the UK during these two days.

During the meal, both sides mainly talked about European art, from the Renaissance to the rise of France's Great Revolution, and did not mention a single word about Britain's desire for peace talks.

At the end of the dinner, Grigoo told Palmerston that he would hold formal talks with Palmerston on the issue of war between the two countries.

On the morning of the 17th, Palmerston rushed to the Foreign Ministry early in the morning to wait for Grigoo's summons. From eight in the morning until eleven o'clock, Grigoo's secretary brought Palmerston into Grigoo's office.

"Sorry, I've been waiting for you for a long time," said Grigoo.

"Where, your business is busy, it should be." Palmerston was very humble.

"His Excellency Palmerston, I now represent the French Empire. I want you to convey the decision of His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire's political affairs. First, the empire was very angry about your country's betrayal of the alliance and turning to the United States. Second, your royal family tore up the engagement between Prince Borchard and Princess Victoria, greatly hurting the face of our royal family. Third, your country brazenly attacked our country's allies, the Kingdom of Scotland. Fourth, your country, together with the United States and Canada, attacked our country's troops stationed on the Isle of Wight. The above four points, your country must give us a clear generation. Otherwise, our country would not mind conquering London and changing to a king and political affairs." Grigoo said. Although his face was still filled with a smile, it made Palmerston feel extremely cold.

"Your Excellency, I apologize for this. First of all, betraying the covenant is not an active act of our country. We are also being bi. The engagement between Prince Borchard and Princess Victoria is also under pressure from the United States." Palmerston quickly explained. He put all the blame on the United States. Anyway, he decided to betray the Americans, so he naturally doesn't care about putting a few more shit on their heads.

"The attack on the Isle of Wight is also advocated by General Davis of the United States. Our country can only cooperate. As for the attack on Scotland, Scotland is originally our territory, so how can it be said that there will be invasion?" Palmerston continued.

Grigoo kept smiling, listening to Palmerston's defense, but did not argue with him. Palmerston was a little unsure, what was Grigoo's plan?

"So, is there no mistake in your country? Then I think there is no need for us to talk about it today." Grigoo immediately changed his expression and said coldly.

Palmerston almost didn't react. He sweated coldly and hurriedly said: "No, no, my country has also made some mistakes in these processes. We are willing to make compensation for this!"

"Just admit your mistakes. According to the results of the negotiations between His Majesty the Emperor and the Political Cabinet, I officially notify you. In order to make up for the losses of the royal family and the empire, your country must compensate us 2 billion francs. Severe all relations with the United States and Canada, expel the American and Canadian troops and everyone else, and restore the Kingdom of Scotland. In addition, in order to ensure the interests of our country in Britain, we will station troops in London. At the same time, the United Kingdom cannot develop a navy, and the army can only retain 10 divisions." Grigoo said slowly.

Palmerston was frightened. France obviously wanted to swallow Britain in one bite. 2 billion francs of compensation. Where did Britain get so much money? The continuous wars seriously affected the British economy. Not to mention 2 billion francs, even 200 million francs can't be given. It's okay to cut off relations with the United States and Canada. As for expelling the United States and Canada's army, France probably needs to do it by itself. The British team has no ability. It is even more impossible to restore the Kingdom of Scotland. After huge casualties, they won't be able to win Scotland again. Neither the royal family nor the government will agree to restore the Kingdom of Scotland. In addition, restricting the British army and garrisoning in London is obviously to control Britain. If this is the case, the UK's future situation will probably be very miserable. We will never be able to get rid of France's control.
Chapter completed!