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On the morning of July 3, the 88th Corps and the Cavalry Corps of the Iberian Army, with nearly 200,000 people, crossed the French-Iranian border, divided into three routes, and quickly advanced northward. Xiao Jie gave them the order that within a week, they must reach the banks of the Loire River, that is to say, the entire east and south of France must be in the hands of the French army.

Because Napoleon almost transferred all the troops of France to the front line to fight, the troops in other parts of France were extremely empty. Many places did not even have garrisons, and even the police were rare. In addition, Xiao Jie's banner was to protect the French people and resist the invasion of the anti-French alliance, so they were basically unimpeded along the way. Originally, because the anti-French coalition troops entered France, the French people everywhere were preparing to flee, but when they saw the Iberian army entering France, they all stopped. In their eyes, the Iberian army has become synonymous with strength. With their protection, is it still necessary to be afraid of the army of the Anti-French Alliance?

On July 8, Xiao Jie entered France with the 1st Iberian Army, and encountered no resistance along the way. Many French people even welcomed Xiao Jie back to France. They didn't call Xiao Jie His Royal Highness, but His Highness Crown Prince. It seems that they still support Xiao Jie very much. There were also many smart officials who immediately expressed their allegiance to Xiao Jie. Xiao Jie also accepted all of these people's allegiance. Such a large area always needs people to manage it. It is absolutely impossible to send people from Iberia, as that may arouse the resistance of the French, so Xiao Jie had to rely on the French to govern these areas.

On July 10, the 88th Army Corps and the Cavalry Corps successfully arrived at the Loire River, successfully completed the task assigned to them by Xiao Jie, and asked for instructions on the next step. Considering that Napoleon was still in Paris, although he was injured, Xiao Jie did not plan to move forward until Napoleon agreed to pass the throne to Xiao Jie. He ordered the 88th Army and the Cavalry Corps to deploy their defenses on the spot to prevent troops from other countries, including France, from crossing their lines of defense.

Du Geer carried out Xiao Jie's order very well. Under his arrangement, the 88th Army and the Cavalry Corps built a nearly 600-kilometer defense line along the Loire River. The existence of the Loire River allowed them to save a lot of troops, and only needed to deploy troops in important cities. In this way, France was split into two halves by Xiao Jie.

The participation of the Iberian Army brought huge changes to the war. Originally, the anti-French alliance began to storm Amiens from July 5, but because the Iberian army entered France, Kutuzov had to stop the attack before they could figure out Iberia's true intentions . Davout was left with time to breathe.

On July 8, the same day that Xiao Jie entered France, Davout saw that resistance was hopeless, and led the last 40,000 remnants to withdraw from Amiens and retreat towards Paris.

After seeing the Iberian army stop advancing on the Loire River, Kutuzov immediately understood that Iberia was taking advantage of the fire. On the one hand, he asked the country to send more reinforcements, and on the other hand, he began to march towards Paris. On July 15, 200,000 anti-French coalition troops approached the city of Paris. Napoleon's empire reached its last moments.

After Napoleon was shot, his injuries have been very serious. After returning to Paris from the front line, he fell into a coma. Napoleon's coma left Paris leaderless. In the struggle for power, the royal family and ministers split into several factions. Those ministers who were loyal to Napoleon supported Francois, who was less than 3 years old, to succeed to the throne and inherit Napoleon's career. They hoped that they could hold peace talks with the Anti-French Alliance to establish the rule of Francois. But their point of view was strongly opposed by other people, especially Louis and others. Their reasons were also very good. Francois was less than 3 years old and knew nothing at all, so he was easily controlled by others. They strongly demanded that a capable royal family member temporarily exercise the power of the emperor. Wait for Napoleon to recover or wait for Francois to grow up before returning power. Louis' proposal was also supported by some people, but compared to those who supported the 'King of Rome', their power was much weaker. The last point of view is to ask Xiao Jie to succeed to the throne. Most of the people who hold this point of view are from the military. They are eager to get the help of the Iberian Army so that they can defeat the Anti-French Alliance and win the final victory of the war. Among them, Marshal Davout and Prime Minister Cambáceres are the leaders. Because these people have mastered the army, they are very powerful and have the upper hand in the struggle. And sent an envoy to contact Xiao Jie, expressing his welcome to Paris. For their invitation, Xiao Jie expressed great interest. If it can justifiably take over the whole of France, that would of course be a great thing.

But this is not something that Xiao Jie can decide alone. In Orleans, Xiao Jie summoned his subordinates to discuss the request of Marshal Davout. Joseph also participated in this discussion, and when Napoleon was defeated, he left Paris with his wife.

"Andresi, I think this is an opportunity. If we can take over Paris, we will save a lot of trouble in the future." Joseph was a little moved.

"But, everyone, don't forget that there are more than 200,000 anti-French allied forces outside Paris. If we go north, we will inevitably have a big battle with them. In addition, we have also received information that the Russian Emperor Alexander and the Austrian Emperor Francis King I, King Friedrich William III, and British Prime Minister the Earl of Liverpool met again in Berlin to discuss the matter of continuing to send troops into France. In that case, we may have to face more than 200,000 anti-French coalition forces.” Eck Said with some worry. In his view, as long as he can defend the territory he occupies now, it will not be too late to launch an attack northward after digesting it.

"How about their increase in troops? We are not afraid no matter how many come. I am fully confident in defeating them." Dugel expressed different opinions. Now that there is such a good opportunity, he certainly doesn't want to give up just like that.

"After this war, France has already consumed a lot, and I believe the anti-French alliance has also consumed a lot. According to statistics, France has lost a total of more than 700,000 troops on the battlefield, and the anti-French alliance has also lost a lot. Almost It has reached 1 million. After such a heavy loss, I think it will be difficult for them to recover. If we take the opportunity to go north, they should not have much strength to stop us." Misend also analyzed, he is very concerned about going north to become the master Paris is also very emotional.

After listening to everyone's opinions, Xiao Jie fell into deep thought. To be honest, Xiao Jie is still very excited about the opportunity of taking over Paris now. But at the same time, he had to consider the risks involved. Although Napoleon fell into a coma, if he recovered, he would still be the emperor of France. It would be more troublesome if he let himself withdraw from France at that time, although he could Relying on his strong strength to stay in Paris, but morally, he is untenable. Napoleon's support in the hearts of the people is much higher than him. In the end, he paid a huge price, but Napoleon and Francois benefited. He was unwilling to do such a stupid thing.

Just when Xiao Jie was worrying about whether to take the opportunity to take over Paris, a piece of news from Paris made him give up his mind. On July 17, Napoleon woke up from a coma, but his body was still very bad. After the doctor made a diagnosis, he told the queen and members of the royal family that Napoleon was now returning to life. That afternoon, Napoleon ordered the arrest of officials including Davout and Cambacérez, and officially announced the passing of the throne to Francois. He also asked his subordinates to assist François in negotiating with the Anti-French Alliance, striving to reproduce the glory of the French Empire in the future. After arranging these, Napoleon passed away at 2:25 am on July 19.

After Napoleon's death, the cabinet members immediately sent envoys to negotiate with the Anti-French Alliance. But the Anti-French Alliance insisted that the Bonaparte family abdicate and be restored by the Bourbon dynasty. As a result, neither party was satisfied with the other's demands, and the negotiations broke down.

On July 21, the Anti-French Alliance launched an attack on Paris~lightnovelpub.net~ On the 21st, Paris was broken and the Anti-French Alliance occupied Paris. All members of the cabinet of the French government were captured, and Francois, who had not yet had time to ascend the throne, also became a prisoner of the anti-French alliance.

Since Napoleon had passed away, Francois and other members of the Bonaparte family had become captives of the Anti-French Alliance. On July 24, Xiao Jie declared war on the Anti-French Alliance, expressing his intention to drive them out. France.

On July 25, the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the 88th Army and the 3 cavalry regiments of the Cavalry Corps set off from Orleans to attack Paris. Kutuzov personally led an army of 100,000 to fight south. On July 27, the two sides fought fiercely 50 kilometers to the south, and the fighting lasted from morning to afternoon. The Iberian Army finally defeated the Allied Forces of the Anti-French Alliance and approached the city of Paris. However, hundreds of thousands of anti-French coalition forces relied on the strong walls of Paris to hold on, and the Iberian army could not occupy Paris for a while.

On July 29, the Anti-French Coalition once again announced an increase of 500,000 troops to fight in France, of which Russia sent 200,000, Austria 150,000, Britain 100,000, and Prussia 50,000. In early August, 500,000 coalition troops entered France one after another. Seeing that there was no hope of victory in a short period of time, Xiao Jie decided to avoid the front for the time being and ordered the Iberian army under the city of Paris to retreat to Orleans. The Iberian army and more than 600,000 anti-French coalition forces began to confront each other along the Loire River. (To be continued, if you want to know the future, please log in to .QDAN., more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)