(The first chapter is here, and there is still the second chapter, but it will be very late, and it is estimated to be in the early morning. I will invite my friends to dinner tonight, which is delayed!)

Indeed, France now has more than 600,000 troops, while Iberia has only more than 200,000. Although the weapons of the Iberian army are one level more advanced than those of the French army, weapons are definitely not the only factor that controls the war. Sometimes, People play a bigger role. It is basically unrealistic to defeat the 600,000 French army with more than 200,000 Iberian troops. But Xiao Jie has no real idea of ​​going to war with France now, all he does is to prevent problems before they happen. Deploying the 88th Army on the front line of Barcelona is more to block the French army out of the country with favorable terrain in time when the relationship between France and Iberia is in crisis, so as to prevent the war from spreading to Iberia. After all, the construction of Iberia has just started for more than a year, and Xiao Jie certainly does not want his efforts to go to waste.

The Iberian Mountains stretching in the northern part of the Pyrenees hindered the economic and cultural exchanges between the Iberian Peninsula and the European continent to a certain extent, but they also formed a barrier that effectively prevented the invasion of the enemy. Outside of the east and west of the mountain range, the middle is not suitable for a large army to attack, so as long as the Iberian army blocks the east and west ends of the Pyrenees, it is impossible for the French army to attack Iberia. up. The 2nd Division of the 88th Army Corps was originally one of Xiao Jie's elite troops. With their advanced weapons and combat effectiveness, it was very easy to complete such a task.

But Xiao Jie is not the kind of person who can only defend. In his mind, if Napoleon really wants to send troops to attack Iberia, he doesn't mind launching a limited counterattack and destroying one or two of Napoleon's legions. Such words not only hit Napoleon's arrogance, but also showed the strength of Iberia's force, and would not hurt the French army. After all, everyone is a "family", and it is very bad to fight internal affairs. However, Iberia is not the main enemy of France, and Napoleon's attention should still be on the European continent. If France's strength is weakened too much and other countries benefit from it, that would be bad.

But if you want to launch a proper counterattack when the French army launches an offensive, then the current strength of Iberia alone seems a little nervous. The existence of the powerful enemy of the United Kingdom and the unique geographical environment of the Iberian Peninsula forced the Iberian Army to deploy a large number of troops near the coastline to prevent British troops that might land from all directions. A navy really strong enough to guarantee Iberia's maritime security was previously inescapable. Therefore, there are not many troops that Xiao Jie can really use in the war, there are only two or three divisions. Of course, with this amount of troops, he can only stick to the border.

In order to solve the problem of the shortage of troops, Xiao Jie ordered to start the formation of a new legion—the Iberian First Legion. About 5,000 people. Another reason for forming a legion is that the weapons produced by the Talavera Armory have been hoarded a lot, because these are the latest weapons, Xiao Jie wants these weapons to flow into the hands of other countries, including France. It was only possible to form a new legion to consume part of it. Due to the relatively weak artillery of the Iberian army (compared to the French army or other countries' armies, this is already enough), Xiao Jie ordered the 88th Army to add an artillery regiment to each division. The number of artillery pieces in each artillery regiment was also increased from one hundred to one hundred and fifty. The artillery strength of the other 10 divisions with only 15,000 men was also strengthened, from one artillery battalion to two artillery battalions.

When Xiao Jie kept guessing what measures Napoleon would take for him after the birth of the King of Rome and was actively preparing for the war, Napoleon, who was far away in Paris, also fell into trouble.

Mary? Louise's due date is at the end of December, which means that Napoleon's biological son or daughter will be born in more than a month. This made him both excited and nervous. After waiting for so many years, his wish was finally coming true. But this also troubled him very much, because in his heart, he hoped to hand over his throne to his own son rather than his nephew. But after all, he has already announced Xiao Jie as his successor. No matter from which point of view, Xiao Jie is the best candidate, and he has also received the support of many people in China. If he wants to abolish Xiao Jie , and letting his son be the crown prince may cause dissatisfaction among many people. After all, most people have already recognized Xiao Jie. He is a very careful person, and it is difficult for him to make a big mistake. But if the throne ship was given to Xiao Jie, Napoleon himself was a little reluctant, and he fell into a dilemma.

"General Dilloch, give me Cambacérez (Prime Minister), Colette (Secretary of the Interior), Compeney (Secretary of Foreign Affairs), General Clark (Chief of the French General Staff), Marshal Davout (Regiment of the Guards) Legion Commander), Marshal Bessières (Commander of the Imperial Guard) and Prince Murat (Prince of France, King of Naples, Commander of the Cavalry Legion), I have something important to discuss with them." Napoleon told his secretary commanded.

"As you wish, my lord!" Diloc replied respectfully.

After a while, Combaceres and others appeared in Napoleon's office. Everyone was a little puzzled, wondering why Napoleon suddenly called them here.

Perhaps seeing the doubts of the crowd, Napoleon said: "I brought you here today to discuss something with you. You also know that the queen has been pregnant for more than 8 months, and she will give birth in more than one month." Yes. I would like to ask everyone, after the child is born, what kind of status should I give him? "

Everyone here is not an idiot, and they immediately understood what Napoleon meant. Looking at it now, the status of the child who is about to be born is really embarrassing. If it is a princess, it is okay, then there is no controversy, but if it is a prince, then the trouble will be big. The crown prince has already ordered someone else, even if it is just He is Napoleon's nephew, but he has been the crown prince for so many years, the people have long recognized him, and his status is very stable. It may not be so easy to drive him out at this time.

"Your Majesty, after all, Her Majesty the Queen hasn't given birth yet. It's hard to say whether it's a prince or a princess. Isn't it a little early to talk about this issue now?" Cambaceres said first.

Hearing the meaning of procrastination in Cambaceres' words, Napoleon looked a little displeased, and said, "Although it's a little early, we can also make preparations earlier. Let me explain to everyone, If it’s a princess, just pretend that I didn’t say anything today, but if it’s a prince... I’m here to ask everyone if the queen gives birth to a prince, how should we consider his status?”

this? Napoleon said it so clearly, everyone knows that Napoleon is determined that if the queen gives birth to a prince, he will re-appoint a crown prince. This is a matter of great importance, and no one dares to express an opinion casually.

Seeing everyone being so dull, Napoleon was very unhappy: "Everyone is talking about your opinions? Kreiter, you first talk about your opinions."

Hearing that Napoleon had pointed him out, Clayte secretly called it unlucky, and murmured in his heart: Isn’t there still the Prime Minister of Cambaceres? Why ask me first? He was originally a person who was good at catering to Napoleon, and it was precisely in this way that he had the high position he is today. Knowing that Napoleon had the idea of ​​making his possible son as the new crown prince, he certainly would not touch Napoleon's eyebrows, so he said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, if Your Majesty the Queen If the child is a prince, then this prince should be made the crown prince. After all, this is the descendant of His Majesty, and it cannot be more justified. The reason why His Highness Andresi was appointed as the Crown Prince at the beginning was simply because His Majesty had no heir That's all, now that there is an heir, it is natural to return the status of crown prince to His Majesty."

Napoleon was very happy to hear that Kleite was so knowledgeable~lightnovelpub.net~, even though he knew that this might be what Kleite said deliberately in order to cater to him. However, he later found that after listening to Krete's opinion, Combaceres' face changed, so he asked, "What do you think, Your Excellency Combaceres?"

Campaceres hesitated for a moment, but finally replied: "Your Majesty, the current domestic situation is not stable, and countries such as Prussia and Russia tend to contact the British. Reckless replacement of the crown prince may cause domestic turmoil. Moreover, His Royal Highness Andresi now has a high support rate in the country and has a large army in his hands. If he is abolished, I am afraid that it will cause his dissatisfaction, which will inevitably lead to the tension or even outbreak of the relationship between our country and Iberia. War, this is a very terrifying thing, so I hope His Majesty will think about it."

Napoleon heard what Combaceres meant, that is to let him put down the idea of ​​changing the crown prince, which made him very unhappy, but he had to admit that what Combaceres said was indeed the truth. Paris is fine, he can use force to make Xiao Jie submit, but now Xiao Jie is far away in Madrid, and he has commanded more than 200,000 elite troops. Not a good thing for France as a whole. At this moment, Napoleon hesitated.

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