Chapter 859 Prey
The last point is that this operation to send troops to central Italy is the first show of the security organization.
On the one hand, it can make the armies of member states familiar with each other and increase the degree of cooperation.
On the other hand, after winning, it can also enhance the prestige and cohesion of the security organization.
At this moment, a clear barking sound suddenly came from the front.
When Joseph looked up, he saw hundreds of servants driving seven or eight deer towards him with the cooperation of the hunting dogs.
He pointed at the deer and smiled at the representatives of the countries beside him, "Look at that, our prey is here, everyone, let's do it."
Two days later.
At the grand court dance at the Palace of Versailles, French King Louis XVI and his wife announced in public that the Iberian-Apennines summit was successfully concluded.
Queen Mary was talking in a low voice to her sister-in-law, Elizabeth, the young sister of Louis XVI, about the prince’s marriage.
The two of them glanced at Joseph who was surrounded by everyone from time to time, covered their mouths with folding fans, revealing their aunt's smile.
The end of the song, Louis XVI walked over and stretched out his right hand towards Queen Mary.
The latter put his hand in his palm, smiled and signaled to Elizabeth, and then followed her husband to the open space in the center of the hall of mirrors, preparing to lead the next dance.
Elizabeth looked at the loving couple and sighed in a little lonely way.
Just as the band was about to start the dance, a tall man in his thirties, wearing a thick golden beard and a scarlet double-breasted jacket came over and bowed to her:
"Your elegance and beauty make this night shine, and I can see you at a glance in the crowd. Your Highness, Princess, I wonder if I am lucky to dance with you to celebrate this important moment?"
< br>Elizabeth quickly searched the information of the person in front of her in her mind.
Fortunately, there are not many people who are qualified to say hello to her. She quickly found out the identity of this person and hurriedly bowed to the other party: "Oh, I am very happy, Your Highness Pasqual."
Yes, this tall man is Carlos IV's younger brother, Spanish prince Antonio Pasqual.
Carlos IV was worried that his crown prince was too young, so he asked his younger brother to come with him as a substitute for the royal family.
Pasqual took Elizabeth's hand to the side of the dance floor, and the music happened to be heard.
The dance steps of these two older unmarried middle-aged men are very consistent. After the dance, Pasqual chatted and laughed with Elizabeth again, just like he had known each other for a long time.
Well, after experiencing this summit, the Prince of Spain has realized that France will become a support for Spain in the future.
If you can establish a closer relationship with the French royal family, your status in Spain will also rise.
Then he noticed the old French princess who had never been married.
He secretly made up his mind that as long as Elizabeth nodded, he would rather not have a little dowry than marry her back to Madrid.
On the other side of the dance, there is no engagement yet, and the younger and more beautiful Princess Therese is even more popular with the stars.
She was invited by princes of various countries since the beginning of the dance, and she almost never stopped dancing...
That night, the streets of Paris were also celebrating all night. The fire of gas street lights illuminated the streets, illuminating the singing and dancing people, and vendors selling snacks and wine on the roadside.
In fact, most people don’t know the significance of this summit, but they just think they must celebrate it well. At least, the front line is still sending back good news one after another, right?
The next day.
After singing and dancing all night, representatives from various countries embarked on their journey of return. They looked at the bustling and fashionable downtown Paris in the carriage, and wanted to stay and play for a few more days, but they had to rush back to China immediately.
It is true that the content of this summit is too important and is enough to affect the future of their country. They must go back and discuss with their king or parliament as soon as possible how to meet this trend .
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Just the day before the opening of the Iberian-Apennines summit, the Duke of Brunswick finally returned to Potsdam.
Wuyou Palace.
No welcome ceremony. To be precise, no one knew that he was back except for a few nobles who had a good personal relationship with him.
As walking towards the gate of the palace, the Duke of Brunswick frowned and looked at the middle-aged man beside him: "You mean, your Majesty wants to drink two or three pounds of beer at each meal?"
"I'm afraid this is the case," said the middle-aged nobleman. "Since the French captured Kobrentz, His Majesty has drunk more and more..."
William II was originally good at drinking, but after the war was unfavorable , and began to vent your emotions through alcoholism.
After more than twenty minutes, the Duke of Brunswick finally met William II in the king's bedroom.
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The latter was a big circle fatter than when he left Potsdam, with heavy dark circles, and a full body smelled alcoholic and looked listless, and obviously had just woken up from a hangover.
William II signaled his mistress William Minnie to bring a chair to the old Marshal, then lowered his head and said, "I have read the battle report on the front line, so you don't need to say this." "By the way, you just go straight Tell me when to launch a counterattack. Oh, I'm afraid you have to deal with the military recruitment. Those guys are not reliable at all...
"You don't have to worry about military expenses. I will talk to the British, you just need..."
>The Duke of Brunswick suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice regardless of courtesy: "Your Majesty, we can't fight anymore!"
"What did you say?" William II sat upright, Staring at him hard.
"Your Majesty, this war is meaningless." The Duke of Brunswick took a deep breath and said, "The British Army has lost most of its strength, and the remaining thousands have retreated to Hannover.
" The Austrians were completely driven out of the Southern Netherlands and were also defeated in Italy. At present, tens of thousands of soldiers are besieged in Mantua...
"The French army almost controlled the entire Rhineland, and there was only the north of the Rhine River. The Cologne Ferry has not been occupied by them, but the defenders there can't hold on for a long time...
"As for our country... there is no force to continue fighting..."
"No, No, I still have an army,” yelled William II, “I still have 30,000 guards…there are more than 10,000 troops in East Prussia. All of it is handed over to you, we must not lose! ”
The Duke of Brunswick shook his head secretly.
He knew very well that the so-called Guards were just local troops transferred from various places recently and had no combat effectiveness at all.
East Prussia is far away from its homeland and its garrison cannot move at all.
He advised him a few more words, and saw that William II had not yet woken up all the time, so he had to retreat first.
Behind him, William Minnie chased after him, walked side by side, and whispered: "Marson Marshal, can the war really not continue?"
"Yes, madam. Now is probably the last chance for us to negotiate with the French."
(The end of this chapter)