C276 Napoleon III

France, Paris, Versailles. This was the most beautiful imperial palace in the history of France, and the one who lived here was the last emperor of France, Napoleon III.

No one knew what the emperor was thinking today, but his lunch was actually placed in the spacious Hall of Mirrors. The Hall of Mirrors had always been known by the French as the Hall of War, and was also the best place for the Royal Makeup Ball. One could imagine just how big it was.

In such a spacious Hall of Mirrors, if one were to say that the banquet was filled with officials and officials, then it would be acceptable. However, for the emperor to eat a luncheon alone would be a bit too big.

"Your Majesty, this is the latest intelligence report. Do you want me to read it to you?" The head guard stood at the side of the dining table and asked for instructions in a low voice.

Napoleon III was now 58 years old, and was at the peak of his political life. Half a year of experience had given him abundant experience in governance, and years of war and diplomacy had given him a profound insight into the international situation.

"Read it. Let me see if there is any good news today …"

"Yes, Your Majesty …" "Today, our intelligence network from the hamburger had just sent over a top secret intelligence report. The destruction plan formulated by the Army Department had completely failed. Although the German's secret arsenal was destroyed, our intelligence officer was also apprehended …"

"Regretfully, our intelligence personnel did not manage to keep his secret. Within three days, a total of twenty high-ranked intelligence agents were exposed, five of them were killed in the conflict, the rest were all arrested, and most of them were injured …"

As the guard spoke to here, he subconsciously paused for a moment and carefully stole a glance at the emperor.

"Don't look at my expression, continue reciting. This kind of trivial matter isn't worth getting angry at …"

He was too familiar with His Majesty the emperor's temperament. Although he appeared very generous and gentle on the surface, he was essentially a war maniac. Whether it was suppressing the proletariat and the people in France, or sending troops to foreign countries, he had never been soft-hearted in his actions.

The guard leader took a deep breath, steadied his mind, and continued, "The destruction of the hamburger's information network, was not the head and tail of the German, but the work of a team of three hundred or so mysterious Eastern Army. This was a mysterious army from China, the New barracks that had been hiding beside the Elbe River all this time."

The news regarding the Chinese New Army was transmitted to the Emperor's ears. Dozens of German newspapers were placed on the dining table. It took more than 20 minutes for the incident to be completely reconstructed.

Napoleon was stunned listening to the end, "What did you say? A month ago, there were already rumors of the Mercenaries in China? What is our Intelligence doing? Why didn't they follow up? Such an important piece of information was actually missed? "

With a "pa" sound, the knife and fork smashed onto the table, scaring intelligence officer so much that he started to tremble.

"You're sure it's Chinese! There was no mistake? That fallen and barbarous country, that incompetent government actually had the courage to send troops to Europe? "

"Yes, Your Majesty. This information cannot be wrong, and we have investigated very clearly, the Chinese smuggled politician that is currently controlled in the Besanthus is the new and emerging politician of East Asia, Xiao Letian. And these soldiers were his personal guards... "No, no, no, it shouldn't be the guards. Their quality should belong to the Military Officer Regiment …"

"Wait! Why does the name Xiao Letian sound so familiar? I really want to hear it somewhere... "Someone, bring out the map of the world …"

The heavy globe was pushed in front of the emperor. At this time, the guard leader had also organized all the information regarding Xiao Letian from his own bag.

"Your Majesty, your memory is very good. In the letter my envoy in the Kingdom of Qing, Sir Goethe, sent to you last fall, he mentioned Xiao Letian before. He even brought back a book called < The Journey to the West >, which should still be being translated …"

This time, the match number finally matched. Napoleon gently rotated the globe to place his gaze on east Asia, and after pondering for a moment, he said. Read all of Xiao Letian's information one word at a time... "Damn it, it has only been six years since we defeated the Kingdom of Qing, and such a strange statesman has emerged. Is China's background really that deep?"

The number one student in East Asia's Western Studies, Na Ba led the common citizens and fought a bloody battle against a hundred thousand Japan. He was the first to propose and advance to Industrial Zones. These halos that carried the color of legends had actually moved His Majesty.

"A political rising star in East Asia has only risen for two years. Why did he come to Europe instead of properly managing his own foundations? "Do you really think you're the lucky one in the hands of God that no one can beat you …"

"Even if you want to show your face in European politics, you shouldn't choose Prussia? How can a small northern European country, with no overseas colonies, and a loose States, who doesn't even have a decent oceanic navy, be worthy of you sending out your army? Even you yourself came across half the world … "

Napoleon's question was also the collective question of the French intelligence agencies. Before reporting to the Emperor, the intelligence agencies had already held meetings for three consecutive days. Everyone was racking their brains to understand Xiao Letian's true intentions.

China had fallen far behind Europe, and might once have been feared for its historical strength, but after the war six years ago, the old Empire's shawl had been torn apart, and China was no longer the golden nation of Europeans, and everyone shook their heads disdainfully at the mention of China.

Especially these proud and arrogant French people, they couldn't understand why Xiao Letian didn't go to Europe to visit the English and French first. These were the two strongest countries in the world at that time.

Maybe Xiao Letian is against the English and French, but you can choose to visit Spain, the Austria, or Russia right? That is also the famous country of the European aristocracy, and it is also the country that can help you raise Xiao Letian's prestige.

But this Chinese guy was so strange, he actually snuck into Europe and tried to sneak into the Prussian Germany, does he really think that Bismark won the Pudan War so easily?

None of the questions answered, and the intelligence officer who had racked their brains did not dare to torture the politicians who came from the east. They could only hide in their houses and look for clues in the ocean of information.

It was a pity that they did not have Pierre's skills. After three days, they had gained nothing but a little more confusion. Of course, they could not provide the Emperor with any kind of reference answer.

"Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. What I want is the conclusion. If you tell me so much about the process, then where is the conclusion?" Napoleon said angrily.

The guard leader took out a handkerchief and wiped his sweat, "I'm sorry, Intelligence is unable to deduce the intentions of these Chinese, because all of their speculations are too illogical …"

"Even stranger things are yet to come. Just this morning, the northern border region's garrison troops sent a top-secret message. Currently, the northern Bavaria and the Hesse region have discovered that the Prussian Army has made their move …"

"In the beginning, it was just a platoon level movement. After nine o'clock, there was even an entire battalion that approached Württemberg. Now, the urgent message has already flown in like a snowflake …"

Before he finished his sentence, there was a crisp sound as a crystal goblet was smashed to the ground. Broken pieces and bright red wine flew everywhere.

"Damn German, is he trying to put pressure on me? He won the Pudan War and now thinks he is a powerful country in the European army? "Give me the order to alert the entire army in the northern region and conduct live ammunition drills if necessary. We must suppress the arrogance of these German …"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" What about the Prime Minister of the Ryukyu? "Do you want to bring me to Paris..."

"No need, let him calm down in the Besanthus first. I want him to see how I forced Prussia's arrogance back. I want him to understand who is in charge in Europe now …" I won't see him until he learns to bow his head! "

The Hall of Mirrors was filled with the emperor's shouts. The captain of the imperial guards hastily wrote down the emperor's orders and soon, the political scene in Paris started to dance along with the emperor's baton.

Napoleon's mistake was the chance for Xiao Letian to escape. At the same time Hall of Mirrors's angry roars came from Paris, at the banquets of the famous people of Besanthus, the politicians in the east were enjoying good wine and delicious food. At the banquets, the opera goddess from the east, Fang Guan, had even given them his best song of toasts, in exchange for a full show.

Looking at the high-spirited Xiao Letian, no one would have thought that this was a suspicious strategy. On the road from the Besanthus to the Basel Switzerland, a hidden army had already infiltrated into the city.

As a famous neutral country in the continental Europe, the Switzerland had been friendly with the surrounding races since ancient times. The trade between France and the Switzerland was very close, and the tariffs on each other were also very low.

On the road from Besanthus to Basel, there were French wines, Switzerland cheeses and other specialties. The busy trading road made the soldiers guarding the border miserable.

With the help of the German intelligence officer, the 300 new troops coming from the south of the hamburger had already scattered and were moving towards France in batches, the caravans providing the best cover.

The Switzerland's farmers were sitting on top of the tall firewood carts. Today, he was going to escort ten carts of fodder and grass to be sold to France, which was across the border. This kind of trade was very common in the border regions, where several carts of fodder came and went everyday.

But today, these ten carriages were filled with goods. A total of fifty Forces nouvelles soldiers s were hiding in the haystacks, holding their breath while waiting for the carriages to bring them out.

The people leading the group were Xiao Letian's dry sons, Bing Tai and Yepingtai. Under their command, there were more than 50 people who were all Foreign Legion from Japan, and before, Luo Huo had already brought more than 60 people into France along with the wine cart. Now, it was finally their turn.

The young soldiers didn't dare to make a sound, quietly feeling the speed of the carriage. When the carriage stopped in the midst of a dispute, everyone knew that the checkpoint had arrived.

There was dead silence in the grass mound, while sounds of quarrelling could be heard coming from outside the caravan. It seemed that the anger between the two parties was not small. Just as Bing Tai Lang was trying to guess the meaning of the French language, suddenly, chaotic footsteps came out, with three whooshes, three sharp blades pierced through the grass, right into Yepingtai's face.

"Damn, did these Frenchmen find out?" When Bing Tai saw the blood flowing out from Yepingtai's face, he wanted to go berserk, but in the nick of time, Yepingtai held onto his hand tightly.

Yepingtai was gently shaking his head, but the argument outside the straw stack was becoming more and more heated. In the end, there was even the sound of a battle, and the tense atmosphere became more and more intense.