Chapter 255: The result is not good or bad

After the Anti-French Alliance won the final victory of the Leipzig War, it did not pursue Napoleon in time. This was not because Kutuzov and others did not want to destroy Napoleon's army in one go, but after nearly three months of war, the soldiers were very tired, and various non-combat reductions were also very serious. More importantly, the various war materials reserved before the war had been almost consumed. To maintain the daily consumption and combat of the existing army of more than 400,000, a large number of materials must be prepared, and this will take time.

In order to support the war, Russia, Austria and Prussia were almost unable to hold on, so the three countries all focused on another ally, Britain on the other side of the strait. Considering that they wanted to completely defeat Napoleon and that the other three countries sent troops again, Britain still agreed to provide another batch of military supplies to support the continued war. However, Britain also put forward a condition, that is, the Russian, Prat, and Austrian coalition must go to the Netherlands immediately to rescue the British Expeditionary Force that was oppressed by three French corpses.

Now, the Marquis of Wellington's 100,000 expeditionary force is only less than 30,000 left, surrounded by three French corps in Amsterdam, relying entirely on the support of the British Navy. If there is no army to support it, it will probably be completely driven out by the French army.

On April 20, the Russian-Public-Australia coalition forces marched into the Netherlands for more than 400,000. In order to preserve their strength, Napoleon ordered the 1st, 4th, and 11th legions of the Netherlands to retreat to the Rotterdam in the southern Netherlands to build a new defense line. Although these three legions defeated the British Expeditionary Force, their casualties were also very large, with the three legions totaling only more than 70,000 people. Now the troops in Napoleon's hands have dropped to the lowest point since the establishment of a French Empire. With the 10th legion deployed in Normandy, the French army has only more than 200,000. How many opponents are there? The total of four major countries is 450,000, of which Austria has the largest, with a total of 200,000. At the same time, it is also the least losses suffered in Austria's war.

On April 21, Napoleon returned to Paris from the southern Netherlands and held an emergency cabinet meeting. During the meeting, Napoleon only issued one order, that is, to recruit soldiers and prepare combat materials. It is necessary to recruit enough soldiers and raise enough various materials in the shortest time. France is now at the most dangerous time. In the whole of Europe, except Italy, southern Netherlands and France, no other place will obey Napoleon's orders.

That night, Napoleon summoned all members of the Bonaparte family and cabinet ministers in Paris, hoping that they could have a good way to help France overcome this difficulty. But Napoleon's defeat is now revealed, and except for a few people who attended, everyone else did not come to participate. Especially Murah, who was still in Paris on the 20th. When he heard that Napoleon returned to Paris, he fled back to Naples overnight. He even sent people to contact the anti-French alliance, intending to continue to retain his rule in Naples after France was destroyed, almost vomiting blood.

"Everyone, I won't talk about the current situation. I believe you understand very well. If we are defeated this time, everyone will become slaves of the country. So, I need you to provide me with the greatest help." Napoleon said to everyone. But his words did not cause any response. Joseph looked at everyone and was completely watching the fun. Among these people, he was probably the only one who was the most relaxed. Anyway, even if France was really occupied by the anti-French alliance, he still had a place to go. With the powerful power of Iberia, are you still afraid that the anti-French alliance has already suffered heavy losses? The same is true for Napoleon's younger brothers. In addition, they think that the anti-French alliance is Napoleon, not them. At worst, he can hand over the power in his hands at that time, and with their current financial resources, they can live a very comfortable life in the future.

"His Majesty the Emperor, it is actually not difficult to overcome this difficulty. As long as His Highness Andresey is willing to lend a helping hand, will it not be easy to defeat the current anti-French alliance with the power of Iberia?" Foreign Minister Kompeni suggested. Although he knew that Napoleon would definitely not adopt his suggestion, this seemed to be the only way to save France.

After hearing Kompeny's words, everyone present reacted differently. Joseph glared at Kompeny fiercely, complaining that he had pulled Xiao Jie down the muddy water. Other ministers stared at Kompeny with admiration. They still supported his suggestion in their hearts, but this support could only be kept in mind. Napoleon's younger brothers looked happy. For them, it didn't matter who became the emperor. As long as they could continue to enjoy the power, it would be better. Napoleon's face was gloomy, just because Xiao Jie proposed too much, he actually wanted to abdicate himself. He was a despicable traitor, and wasted his goodness to him.

"What do you think? Do you agree with His Excellency Compenny?" Napoleon asked with a dark face.

Seeing Napoleon's appearance of being a sacrificial man, no one dared to express his opinion. Napoleon turned his head and looked at Joseph and asked, "Joseph, my dear brother, what do you think I should do? Should I adopt the advice of His Excellency Compenny?"

After looking at Napoleon, Joseph replied: "It depends entirely on your decision, Your Majesty. The conditions proposed by Andresey are very clear. If you think you can accept it, you agree, and if you cannot accept it, you refuse. It's that simple."

"Joseph, you are my brother, Andrecy is my nephew. Why do you all want my throne so much? Why do you do this?" Napoleon roared at an angry lion.

"Your Majesty, I think you should understand that not only Andresey wants your throne, but everyone here probably has this idea, but they don't have the strength like Andresey." Joseph said lightly.

Napoleon glanced at his brothers and brothers, and he knew that what Joseph said was true. Since the day he became emperor, everyone has been eager to overthrow his rule. Thinking of this, Napoleon felt very sad. Is the throne so important to them? In fact, he himself was not like that? Otherwise, he would not have deposed Xiao Jie and appointed his own son Francois as the new crown prince. If that weren't the case, perhaps Xiao Jie would not have betrayed him so early. With the addition of Iberia, the end of the war would not have ended like this.

"Look at it, I will not lose, your conspiracy will not succeed." Napoleon said angrily, and then left the conference room. He had made up his mind that once the war was won, the first thing he had to deal with was his brothers. However, it seemed that he could only think about it like this. Victory was getting farther and farther away from him.

Xiao Jie, who was far away in Madrid, was also making final preparations. A large number of weapons and various combat supplies were transported to northern Iberia. Once Napoleon was completely defeated and the anti-French alliance entered France, the Iberian army would enter France as soon as possible and seize the central and southern France. Judging from the performance of France and the anti-French alliance in the war, this result would be okay for Xiao Jie to be satisfied or not. Because Napoleon was defeated, he was about to get the opportunity to enter France. However, the anti-French alliance still has hundreds of thousands of troops, and God knows whether they will send more troops. If Napoleon cannot greatly consume the strength of the anti-French alliance, a fierce battle between the Iberian army and the anti-French alliance will inevitably occur. This is what Xiao Jie does not want to happen now.

While Xiao Jie was thinking about his future plans, the guards reported that Prime Minister Folbek, Interior Minister Shaft and Iberian Chief of Staff General Eke asked for a meeting. Although he was puzzled why they came to find him together, Xiao Jie still met them as soon as possible.

"Your Highness, there is a big trouble in the north." Falbeck said as soon as he saw Xiao Jie. Schafft and Eck were also full of worry. Their expressions made Suixjie very puzzled. Could it be that the anti-French alliance had defeated Napoleon and entered Paris? But he did not seem to have received any news about this.

"What the hell is going on?" Xiao Jie asked.

Schaffer quickly told Xiao Jie about the incident. Xiao Jie then knew what happened. It turned out that Napoleon's failure in the war caused panic in various parts of France. A large number of French people poured into Iberia, causing a sharp increase in the population in northern Iberia. The arrival of these French people seriously affected the local public security. They had no food, clothing and use, and inevitably increased stealing and robbery incidents. Even in Barcelona, ​​a small-scale riot. Although they had been suppressed, they still felt very troubled, so they came to Xiao Jie to find a solution.

Of course, Xiao Jie would not be lenient with those who disrupted public order. He immediately ordered Schaff to suppress the situation severely. If the internal department could not handle it, he could ask the army for help. In addition, he could not let these French people ignore it. In the future, he would have to enter France. These people were the basis of his rule, so he still asked the government to provide appropriate relief and sent them back after the Iberian army entered France.

"How many of these refugees are there?" Xiao Jie asked.
Chapter completed!