After Yarman received the military order and left the military tent, Ferdinand Little looked at the other generals in the military tent and said:
"Since General Yarman asked to go to wipe out the French army, we will do the next highlight! Regarding the next stage of the warriors, I still want to hear everyone's opinions!"
Just after Little Ferdinand finished speaking, the Duke of York immediately continued:
"Is this a matter of course, Commander! In my opinion, after conquering Bowei, our army naturally rushed south to directly conquer France's heart - Paris!"
Seeing the Duke of York speaking first, Little Ferdinand's brow frowned slightly, and the unhappy expression on his face was naturally seen clearly by the generals in the military tent.
"Duke of York, you must know that after we split the 14th Division under General Yarmann, our troops were only more than 40,000. As a strong city, it is obviously very difficult to conquer Paris by relying solely on the strength of our 40,000 troops. In this case, our eyes should not be only focused on Paris!"
As Ferdinand Jr. said, the coalition forces had only more than 40,000 troops left except for Yarmann's army leading the extermination of the French army's surprise troops. The French were not good enough to have tens of thousands of troops in Paris. What made Ferdinand Jr. feared was that according to intelligence, the 40,000 troops requested by the French government from Spain were on the way to Paris quickly. This means that if the coalition forces only stared at Paris and launched a relentless pursuit, then there were only two results. One was that Paris was conquered within half a month under the fierce offensive of the coalition forces. The other result was that Paris was held on for half a month under the fierce attack of the coalition forces and then made a case after the Spanish reinforcements arrived.
For Ferdinand Jr., there seems to be no other way to directly attack Paris except to make himself lose his troops. After all, no matter how inferior the Bourbon royal family is, there are still some family background. According to information, there are tens of thousands of soldiers who are urgently armed in Paris. Although these soldiers are backward in equipment and have low morale, it is definitely enough to defend the city.
It is precisely because of this kind of thinking that Ferdinand Jr. would not be willing to go south to Paris after conquering Bowei.
"The Duke of York's words do make some sense, but I don't agree with them! You must know that our biggest enemy, Napoleon, is now entrenched in Compiène, and will not destroy this humble guy. What can we use to comfort my heroic spirits of the tens of thousands of expeditionary soldiers of the British Empire!"
The person who spoke was not expected that this person was Russell, a British officer under the Duke of York. Russell, who had previously served as the British Expeditionary Force, was the staff officer of the British Commander-in-Chief Ralph, and Russell and Ralph were even more related.
Originally, after the expeditionary force led by Ralph was completely wiped out by Napoleon, Ralph's family forces were counterattacked by the British government. However, as an officer who made contributions to guard Antwerp with John Moore, Russell received certain rewards. Of course, this was just to stabilize the morale of the army and the people.
It was originally not Russell's turn to speak at this time. You should know that the military tent is full of star stars. Not only are the Prussian generals on the list, but even all the generals of the British army are all in the tent. Russell, as a small lieutenant colonel leader, was able to come to such a high-level military conference to save him face, but who would have thought that this little lieutenant colonel would dare to question the Duke of York's words!
Seeing Russell speaking, Ferdinand was overjoyed. You should know that if all the British troops were solid, even if Ferdinand was unwilling, he would have to make concessions in some aspects to achieve his goals. But now that there are different voices within the British, it will be easier to deal with. Ferdinand can use the identity of the coalition commander to issue military orders directly.
The Duke of York, who was sitting at the hands of Little Ferdinand, was not only not as happy as Little Ferdinand. Even for Russell, he wanted to drag this guy down and beat dozens of military sticks.
You should know that Russell's words were to force the Duke of York to the corner.
Russell took it as a righteous act to comfort the British Expeditionary Army soldiers. Even if the Duke of York was reluctant, he could not refute Russell on the surface. After all, the British Expeditionary Army was completely wiped out and has always been regarded as a great humiliation for the British. If the Duke of York opposed revenge for the soldiers of the Expeditionary Army at this time, it would be obvious that his reputation in the UK would be completely cleared, and it would not be impossible to even become a national scolding.
"Well, what Your Excellency Russell said makes sense. As an ally of the British, we Prussians would never allow the sinner who had the blood of tens of thousands of British soldiers to continue to live in this world!"
Little Ferdinand stood up and spoke passionately, and his words made the Duke of York want to vomit blood. If even the Prussians wanted to avenge the British Expeditionary Army soldiers and his British commander raised objections, then there was no doubt that the Duke of York would be the subject of thousands of people.
This is completely unacceptable to the ambition of the Duke of York.
You should know that the Duke of York's status in the British royal family is second only to the British Crown Prince George IV. Even the Duke of York will have great hope of ascending to the throne of the British king.
Although Augustus, Duke of York, was the crown prince of the British Empire, the crown prince has no descendants so far. What is more important is that the relationship between the crown prince and his wife Caroline is quite bad, and even caused a quarrel to the point where the two of them had to sleep in separate rooms.
This is certainly a great misfortune for the British royal family, but it is a rare opportunity for the Duke of York, because it gave him the opportunity to ascend to the throne of the British king, and the Duke of York is currently the second heir to the British throne.
After Ferdinand finished speaking, most of the generals in the military tent spoke up to support Ferdinand's plan, and only the Duke of York was struggling with pain.
But no matter how reluctant the Duke of York was. After obtaining the consent of most generals, Ferdinand Jr. spoke as a coalition commander and ordered:
"Since everyone agrees to avenge the dead soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force who had died before, then as the commander of the coalition forces, I must obey everyone's call! After conquering Bowei, our army immediately marched eastward to Compiène, and must annihilate the hateful Napoleon in the forest of Compiène!"
Just when Ferdinand Jr. showed his sword against Napoleon in France, William, who was in Cologne, was finally able to go downstairs and walk around. These days, Princess Vivian of Cologne has always been guarding William by his side, which also caused complaints about William in Cologne.
Although William recovered well, the Prussians never gave up chasing the masterminds who assassinated William. After more than a week of tracking clues, Horned finally targeted the army of Schwartzburg Bern outside Cologne.
After comparison, the weapon used by the murderer who assassinated William was very similar to the standard weapons used by the Schwarzburg army. More importantly, the position of the number deliberately scratched by the murderer on the gun chamber was exactly the same as the position of the number on the Schwarzburg people's weapons.
Moreover, according to Hornder's undercover visit, when the Schwarzburg army drove outside Cologne, someone saw the close servants of the Earl of Schwarzburg took away several people from the army, but these people never returned to the station where the Schwarzburg army was located outside Colognene.
Combining these clues, Hornder finally set his goal on the young count in Schwartzburg.
If the Earl of Schwartzburg assassinated William, the motive was quite obvious. Horned did not know some time ago, but Horned then learned about the Earl of Schwartzburg's obsession with Princess Vivian from a powerful man in Cologne.
And Hornder believed that it was precisely because of this fascination that the Earl of Schwartzburg would not hesitate to attack William.
Hornder originally wanted to arrest the Earl of Schwartzburg in Cologne immediately. However, Hornder's action was dissuaded by Carlo. You should know that Cologne is not Brandenburg, and the power of Prussians cannot do whatever he wants in this city. After all, this city is nominally the residence of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian.
However, the inability to arrest immediately does not mean that the Prussians would give up their actions against the Earl of Schwartzburg. Hornder had made up his mind and waited until William was almost well and immediately asked William to take action against the Earl of Schwartzburg.
For this purpose, the Prussian soldiers also increased their strength in the city of Cologne.
"Your Highness. Although the Prussians in the city now seem to be a little more relaxed than before, from the bottom of the eye, these Prussians are playing the same thing as loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Recently, there are more and more eyeliners monitoring near our station. I suspect we have been exposed!"
At this moment, in the Earl of Schwarzburg, Palaud was standing in front of Ferred and said with a quiet expression.
When Ferreud heard Palaud's words, his face changed suddenly
"How could you think the Prussians have set their sights on us?"
"Your Highness, during this period, we have seen many unidentified people near the military base outside the city. According to the investigation of our personnel, most of these people are Prussians. In addition, in recent times, there have been a significant increase in the number of suspected strangers near our base, which is not a good omen!"
Hearing Palaud's analysis, the count's expression suddenly became a little cold.
"I didn't expect that those Prussians could find us so quickly. It seems that our actions still have great flaws!"
However, before the count finished his feelings, Palaud immediately said anxiously:
"Your Highness, Cologne is now very dangerous for us, so I also requested that you leave immediately and return to Schwarzburg!"
Hearing Palaud's words, Fereud's face stabilized, and even a smile appeared on his face:
"Palaud, since you have said that Prussia has begun to doubt us, then at this time, we will naturally be even more unable to leave Cologne! Once we leave Cologne immediately now, wouldn't we tell the Prussians without reason that we are the murderers of the king of Prussia? This kind of thing is really stupid!"
Hearing Ferreid say this, Palaud felt a little confused. He asked with a little caution:
"So what do you mean?"
"Haha, Palaude. We don't have to go anywhere. I'm even going to visit the King of Prussia tomorrow. Sometimes the opponent just doubts us, but if we panic at this time and reveal a loophole, wouldn't it make the opponent more convinced that we are the murderers?
Also, even though our Schwartzburg is a small powerful vassal state in the Rhine River Basin, our strength is obviously not an opponent of the Prussians compared to a behemoth like Prussia. At this time, the enemy should be more confused by us, rather than taking the initiative to jump out and seek death on our own, do you understand?"
As he said that, Ferred asked Palaud.
After hearing Ferred say this, Palaud had to secretly give his young master a thumbs up. After all, although the count is not old, he is still quite sure of people's hearts.
While the Earl of Schwartzburg was conspiring with his counselors, William was helping Princess Vivian to slept in the palace garden.
As he walked, William suddenly laughed, and at this time Vivian, who was supporting William, showed a puzzled expression on his face. Seeing Vivian showing this expression, William immediately smiled and explained:
"Vivian, I just thought, isn't my current appearance the same as when you were supported by a maid a few days ago and walked in the garden! Obviously you played the role of a maid very perfectly!"
Hearing William's teasing, Vivian rolled his eyes at William and said with a little anger:
"It seems that someone wants to support you very much. If you hadn't been so arrogant that I would have taken you to the garden for a walk, I wouldn't have been with you!"
Looking at Vivian beside him, William's smile became even stronger.
After Vivian's health improved, William suddenly found that the cute little princess around him suddenly had an arrogant surprise. This aura became a shining point that attracted Vivian to him.
Notice that William looked at him with a slightly hot gaze, Vivian's head shyly lowered.
"Don't look at it anymore. Take your steps well. If you do this, then you walk back by yourself and I won't support you anymore!"
Although he said this, Vivian's arm holding William's shoulder had no intention of leaving. If William had gained anything like this, then there was no doubt that Vivian was one of the gains. His princess changed the shyness he had with William before, and when he was with William, he played the role of the hostess everywhere.
Although this made William happy and delighted, it was not good news for Hornder and Carlo.
In Hond's opinion, Vivian and Anna were no different. Both women were noble ladies of the Habsburg family. In other words, both women were children of Prussian enemies. For Hond's sake, he really did not want this woman to stay by William to charm the king.
For Carlo, Vivian is not just a noble girl from the Habsburg family. You should know that compared with Anna, Vivian is undoubtedly more favored by William. Just from his interactions and performances these days, we can see that William has two completely different attitudes towards Anna and Vivian, and it is William's attitude that makes Carlo feel the crisis.
Carlo's sister Du Li is William's mistress, and Du Li has formed an alliance with Karina. The two women agreed to use their family background and strength to drive Anna off the queen's throne. Carlo is also very clear about this.
But if William is currently in his attitude towards Vivian, even if Anna is driven off the throne of the queen, there is still one person in Du Li or Hans' family, that is, Princess Vivian.
William was obviously moved by Vivian, and in this case, who can guarantee that William loves Vivian than Du Li or Karina? If the wolf is driven away by the front door and another tiger comes to the back door, then why would the wolf who drove away by the front door be troubled?
"Okay, okay, don't be angry anymore. My Princess, if you are angry, then the whole world will lose its smile, because you are the best thing God has given to the world!"
While the two were alone, William immediately flattered Vivian as if he didn't have any money. At this moment, Vivian's performance was very different from before.
You should know that in the past, if William teased Vivian, then Vivian would either blush and lower his head or turn shyly. However, the relationship these days undoubtedly gave Vivian a great immunity to William's teasing. At least after William said that, Vivian remained calm.
"Okay, don't talk about it anymore, you! You are the king of Prussia, look at what you are now. Where is the king like?"
William didn't think it was true when he heard Vivian's words
"Oh, why, am I not as good as a king now?"
"Yes, look at the ruler of the power of the hand, who is like you, who has no positive shape all day long. You will know that girls are happy. I can't say this in front of others how many times have you said it!"
As he said that, Vivian's expression became obviously deeper.
For Vivian, no matter how she feels about William now, William and her identity are destined to not achieve a happy ending like the prince and princess in the animation story.
William is not only the monarch of Prussia, but also Anna's husband. Anna is Vivian's cousin. In this case, it is obviously impossible to make Vivian face his feelings with William calmly and even be William's mistress.
For Vivian, William was certainly the first man to enter her heart in nearly twenty years, but this man was her cousin's husband. This means that if something really happens between the two, it will inevitably cause an uproar in the entire European upper class.
There are not absurd nobles. There are even rulers who have an affair with their own sister, but these rulers have become the objects of fun in the upper class without exception. Vivian does not want him and William to be the next pair of people to be laughed at by others.
Looking at Vivian who was suddenly silent beside him, William was also shocked. He didn't know what Vivian was thinking, but it was impossible to tell Vivian to ask her to be his mistress or swear to Vivian that he would marry Vivian and become his queen.
Anna is already the queen of Prussia, and Anna has given birth to Prussia's heir. William has never seen his child yet, but this does not prevent William from having the concept of home in his heart. He is no longer alone, he is already a husband and a father! Although William's feelings for Anna are extremely thin in his heart, Anna is his nominal wife after all.
In this case, William undoubtedly had to consider more.
Both of them became silent, and the atmosphere in the middle naturally became a little awkward.
It seemed that he felt very sorry for the embarrassment because of himself, but in the end, Vivian spoke:
"Okay, let's not mention other things. Your top priority now is to maintain your own body. Everything else is secondary. As long as you have me in your heart, I will be very touched!"
The understanding words that Vivian said immediately moved William so much that he hugged Vivian and said:
"Give me some more time, and I will definitely give you an explanation. Under God's witness, you will definitely become the happiest bride in the whole world!"
In fact, when he said this, William himself didn't believe it because he knew that it would be impossible for him to marry Vivian directly, unless Anna made an unforgivable mistake or died. However, from the moment, it is obvious that Anna has not achieved the reason that these two must be deposed.
Just as William hugged Vivian, Vivian turned around and hugged William. The warmth at this moment was very important to Vivian because she didn't know whether it was right or wrong between herself and William.
At the right time, meeting the right person is a kind of happiness; at the right time, meeting the wrong person is a kind of sadness; at the wrong time, meeting the right person is a sigh; at the wrong time, meeting the wrong person is a kind of helplessness.
And now Vivian and William are not the same as meeting the right person at the wrong time?