As he spoke, William stretched out his hand and put his arm around Vivian's waist. Then Vivian looked towards William with a blushing face. Seeing Vivian who was as attractive as a red apple, William couldn't help but kiss her.
Wearing Vivian's red lips.
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Under the leadership of Ferdinand the Younger, the coalition forces continued to advance towards northern France. Because of William's instructions and the mediation of the British envoy, all parties in the coalition forces also unified the forces and Ferdinand the Younger temporarily took over as William's commander.
power, because there is no problem with the command power of the coalition forces for the time being.
This coalition held back the flood. The Prussian army numbered 50,000, the Dutch had only about 10,000 at best, and the British army also numbered nearly 30,000.
After capturing Lille, an important town in northern France that was also an important town on the French border, the coalition forces were divided into two parts. One part consisted of 10,000 British troops and 10,000 Dutch troops, headed by the Dutch ruler William V and assisted by the British general Moore.
John Moore can be said to be one of the few senior British generals who survived the disastrous Battle of Beveren in the British Expeditionary Force. Moore, now thirty-two, is in his prime, but the British Expeditionary Force
Being completely wiped out was a direct blow to Moore. It not only made Moore dare not look down on the people of the world, but also deepened Moore's hatred for the French.
The British Expeditionary Force led by Walter can be said to have brought together all the elite soldiers and generals from the British Isles as well as meritorious troops that have made great achievements in the battles for various colonies. However, it was these troops that were turned into ashes under the attack of the French army led by Napoleon.
Powder, if John Moore had not been ordered to guard Antwerp, I am afraid that this general would also have perished in Beveren.
The reason why the 20,000-strong army was divided from the coalition forces was precisely because Ferdinand the Younger took into account Britain's territorial claim to northern France, and because northern France and Britain were only separated by the English Channel, he captured the cities in northern France.
Especially those port cities are undoubtedly a blessing for the coalition forces. After all, this can reduce the logistical pressure of the coalition forces a lot.
The other main force of the coalition, a 70,000-strong army composed of 50,000 Prussian troops and nearly 20,000 British troops, directed their troops towards Paris!
The three countries that formed the coalition have already reached a consensus. That is, either the French Bourbon family surrenders and is willing to cede the territory of northern France to the United Kingdom, or the Bourbon dynasty's rule over France is completely destroyed. If this goal is not achieved,
Any of the three countries was prohibited from making peace with France.
At this moment, when the military boots of the Allied Forces set foot on French territory, Louis XVI in the Palace of Versailles was also very disappointed.
The news of Napoleon's defeat had reached Versailles, and not only that. Even the news of the destruction of the 30,000 Spanish allied forces had reached the ears of Louis XVI.
The loss of Napoleon's army means that the territory of northern France has become a delicacy on the enemy's lips, because in the entire territory of northern France, except for some defense troops in Paris and coastal cities, there is no defense at all in other places.
into an organized armed force.
Not only that, even all the armies in Paris and those coastal cities combined only numbered more than 10,000 people. How could such a force be able to fight against the coalition forces.
Louis XVI wanted to recruit more troops to fight the coalition. But recruiting troops meant spending money, and France's finances were already on the verge of bankruptcy. Even if Queen Mary had not insisted on asking for some antiques in the Palace of Versailles,
If the treasures were sold to foreigners, France's national finance would have already gone bankrupt.
Even so, the national finances could not find the money to recruit an army of more than 10,000 people.
Of course, the bankruptcy of the country does not mean the bankruptcy of the Bourbon family, but the current property situation of the Bourbon royal family is not optimistic. With the rise of domestic revolutionary thoughts, the Bourbon royal family's estates and properties in various places have been attacked by revolutionaries.
The losses were heavy.
Not only that. With the British Offshore Fleet blockading the entire France and its colonies, France did not receive a penny of tax revenue from the colonies for more than a year, while the country needed a lot of construction due to the previous destruction by the revolutionaries. Waves
The royal family had to pay out of their own pockets.
In this way, in the words of an old steward in charge of the royal family's property, if there is no more income, the Bourbon family will go bankrupt in two years.
Now France can no longer collect much tax from various places. Even some towns in southern France where revolutionaries gather have refused to pay taxes to the national finance. Although Louis XVI wanted to teach these clowns a lesson, the lack of money in the finance means that
The army cannot be fully paid, and if the army cannot be fully paid, how can we expect the soldiers of the army to work hard for the royal family!
Louis XVI sat blankly in his office. He was the only one in his office at the moment.
Due to the financial difficulties of the country and the royal family, Queen Mary personally issued an edict in her hospital bed, which was to abolish the attendants in the Palace of Versailles and the Palace of Paris. At the same time, all members of the royal family, including servants, would not increase any more within three years.
Not only that, Queen Mary also requested that some cultural relics and treasures in the Palace of Versailles be sold on the market in order to raise funds.
Not only that, Mary stipulated in the form of law that any banquet is prohibited in the Palace of Versailles. The food eaten by everyone is prohibited from being wasted, and any waste will be punished immediately. For this reason, even Queen Mary’s eldest son, the King of France,
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Charles was severely whipped five times with a whip after he occasionally threw the cake in his hand on the ground and refused to eat it.
Queen Mary's method had a considerable effect, at least when everyone saw Queen Mary standing on the steps struggling with the support of her attendants, shouting the word "hard beating" and asking the attendants to whip Prince Charles hard in public.
, everyone felt fear.
Afterwards, Queen Mary saw blood oozing from her buttocks that had been chopped and spanked. The crying Crown Prince Charlie instead said to everyone:
"If anyone violates the rules I have set, even my son will be severely punished!"
Through a series of means, consumption at the Palace of Versailles has been reduced by nearly 60% compared to before.
Queen Mary has run out of oil. She used to be able to walk on her own, but now Mary can't even walk on her own. No matter how carefully decorated the royal maids are, Mary's sickly face is...
It can't be covered up.
If it weren't for the good medicines collected by generations in the Bourbon royal family's warehouse, it is impossible to say that Mary would not be able to survive now, but even now, everyone knows that Queen Mary will not survive this year.
It can be said that Mary did more dedication to the country of France than anyone else in the French court. It was such an Austrian princess who held up the sky of the Kingdom of France. If it weren't for Mary's work on the Kingdom of France like a painter over the years,
If it were repaired, then this building that had been hollowed out would have collapsed long ago.
With the defeat of Napoleon's army and the Spanish army in the Austrian Netherlands, the whole of Paris was filled with an atmosphere of doomsday. Countless nobles fled from Paris, even the most diligent nobles who used to run to the Palace of Versailles.
At this time, everyone was hesitant.
Since the time of Louis XIV, the Palace of Versailles has been the center of France. Countless nobles live in this huge palace day and night, scheming and scheming all the time. Now the Palace of Versailles is in addition to French government officials and some relatives of the Bourbon royal family.
There are no other nobles outside.
As early as the news of the defeat of Napoleon's army had just returned to the Palace of Versailles, Prince Condé advised Louis XVI, hoping that Louis XVI could leave Paris and leave Versailles for the northwest region of France where the Bourbon royal family had the strongest rule.
But Louis XVI rejected the Prince of Condé's proposal.
Yes, if there is anywhere in France where the people are attached to the Bourbon dynasty, it is undoubtedly the northwest region where the Royalists are strong.
But what if you escape to the northwest? After occupying Paris, can't the coalition forces advance to the northwest? Once Paris is captured by the coalition forces, it can be seen that the Bourbon royal family's rule over France has been overthrown. This is not only
What Louis XVI didn't want to see was what Mary couldn't bear.
Mary said to Louis XVI on this issue:
"You are the king of France, the contemporary master of the Bourbon dynasty. If you escape Paris, what will the Parisians think of you, and what will the people of France think of you?
Paris is the capital of France. Anyone can leave but you can't leave!
Of course you can make a comeback or even regain Paris after you leave Paris, but have you ever thought about whether those rebels who call themselves revolutionaries will give you such an opportunity? Will the British and Prussian coalition forces give you such an opportunity!
I once heard that the little king of Prussia said that the emperor defends the country, and the monarch dies in the country! Even if we cannot defend Paris and die here, we will win the sympathy and support of the people, and France will praise your name from generation to generation.
.And if we escape, then the Bourbon Dynasty will really be over!"
Mary's admonition played a great role. At least for Louis XVI, who had never had much opinion, Mary's words helped him make up his mind.
For this reason, Louis XVI has ordered Prince Condé to protect his son, His Royal Highness Charles, Crown Prince of France, when he goes to Nantes.
As the area where the Bourbon royal family and the Royalists have the strongest influence, everything near Nantes is controlled by the Royalists. Coupled with the 30,000 troops there, Louis XVI believed that even if something happened to him, his son would be able to
Climb high and shout.
Although Charlie is still young, the burden of the family will always fall on his shoulders from the moment he is born, but it is just a little earlier now.