C2584 Who is the leaker?

Who is the leaker?

In 1870, when the Franco-Prussian War was the landmark event of the year, no major international event could outshine it.

But just because of Xiao Letian's appearance, this year had become dazzling.

The assassination case of the Eastern Führer was filled with all kinds of mysteries from the beginning. Let alone the end of the 19th century, even if Xiao Letian came here from the 21st century, the assassination of the head of a country would cause all sorts of speculations.

Rumors of crying, laughing, indifference, and deep regret abound throughout Europe... Following the release of all kinds of emotions, people began to subconsciously accept the rumors they loved to hear, and even added fuel to the fire as they continued to spread.

In the end, messages about Xiao Letian and Princess Cissie committing suicide due to their love affair flew all over the place, shocking countless people.

The excessive proliferation of rumors is partly because the information transmission of that era was so slow that people had to rely on newspapers and gossip on the market to get the information.

Little rumors were unreliable since ancient times, and the newspapers of that era weren't much either. They were similarly filled with all sorts of fake news.

Another important factor was that ever since the assassination, Artemit Forest had been under the control of the Prussian army, and the area with a radius of more than ten kilometers had been inaccessible even to birds and beasts.

The three thousand Prussian cavalrymen who received Bismark's order completely disregarded the defending army of the Coburg Fortress and rushed through the gate of the castle in one shot. At that time, there was a caravan delivering food to the Prussian Army.

Caught off guard, the garrison army of Coburg could not even close the gate before they saw dragon-like cavalry swaggering through the city, heading towards the south in a formidable array.

Without the orders of the king and his army, the defending army would not dare to stop the Prussian. The commander covered his eyes in grief and wailed, "Anyway, there is an alliance treaty. Your king and the other ministers don't want this country anymore, what is the point of us ordinary soldiers fighting for our lives?"

"No one is allowed to resist. Let them pass …" Send a telegram to the Nuremberg. This matter is not something we can control! "

The defending troops of Coburg didn't resist, and neither did the defending troops of the Nuremberg. Even when they saw the Prussian cavalry forcibly requisitioning the train, an emergency military telegram came from the Munich. The order to not resist sent a chill down the spines of all the defending troops.

The distance from Coburg to the assassination forest was less than 150 kilometers. With the fast speed of the train and the war horses, it took these Prussian only 4 hours to arrive at the explosion site.

When they arrived, the ones at the scene of the explosion were still smoking, even the cleaning was not completed yet. At this time, Prussian soldier began to control the people present and sealed off the news.

The entire Artemilta Forest had become a forbidden zone, so even the Bavaria people could not approach it.

The three thousand cavalrymen were just vanguard unit s, following that, another five thousand soldiers rode a train and rushed to the scene, the eight thousand soldiers protected the scene so that not even a drop of water could trickle.

This time, even Ludwig II was unable to update on the latest developments. The terrified and uncertain king quickly rushed back to the Munich, accompanying a group of panicking officials on the train heading north.

But as soon as the king arrived at the Ingolstadt, the train could no longer move on.

"What happened? Why did the train stop here! " the king asked angrily.

"Your Majesty, a ban has been sent out ahead …" Look, the Prince is coming here! "

Separated by the carriage, Ludwig II saw his uncle Prince Liutebode and his brothers, they were walking over with a serious expression.

When the prince got on the carriage, he threw the account onto the seat in an atmosphere of anger, "This is too much, these Prussian have actually sealed off the railway, even I am unable to get close to the scene of the explosion. Right now, the Prussian has already increased the number of troops to 8,000 …"

"My God! Was Bismark going crazy? How dare he ignore the sovereignty of the Bavaria? " The king said in panic.

Alfred, standing at the side, said with a cold face, "Your Majesty, since when has the Prussian cared about our sovereignty? With such uneven strength, what can we do? "

"Right now, there are only two choices. The first is to send troops to fight against these Prussian and chase them out of our land. The second is to …"

"The only other way is for you to personally go see Bismark and give him an explanation! "Just give in …"

Military confrontation with Prussia? Ludwig II definitely wouldn't dare to do so, but if he lowered his head and submitted, the young king wouldn't be able to save his face.

His expression was awkward as he said, "Could it be that we don't even want our Kingdom of Bavaria's dignity anymore? Let me lower my head to Bismark, just how will the other European nations think of us in the future … "

"But war is not desirable... We can't do the same thing, this thing... I think it's better to get rid of the Uncle Wang and go to Berlin to explain myself … "

Alfred did not want to give any face to his brother today. He said sharply, "Is His Majesty going to shirk his duty?" If you did something like this, why did my father come to clean up the mess? "

Alfred looked around and shouted, "Everybody out! I have a secret matter to discuss with His Majesty! "

The surrounding attendants and civil servants left the carriage dejectedly, not daring to refute. They all thought to themselves, "This is your own family's matter. We don't dare to blindly meddle in the conflicts between uncle, nephew, and cousins."

The three of them were the only ones left in the carriage. The Prince and His Majesty sat facing each other, while Alfred stood by his father's side with an unfriendly look on his face.

"Your Majesty! Since there are no outsiders here, let me be frank! "

"Why did you divulge the Führer's itinerary to the French? Are you crazy? "Aren't you afraid that Prussia will go to war with us?"

"You are the king of a country, you are not a killer! Why would you do such a thing? "

Ludwig II was completely shocked when he heard it, his mouth agape in disbelief as he looked at his younger brother, "What do you mean? I leaked Xiao Letian's plan? This is slander! "

"Defamation? Then let me ask your majesty, how many people in the entire Bavaria know about Xiao Letian's journey? "

"Besides the Prussian intelligence personnel, only the three of us are left. Even the railway staff can only receive orders from the special train half an hour in advance. They won't be able to organize such assassinations for half an hour!"

"It's impossible for the Prussian to assassinate the leader of the alliance. Right now, the suspicion is all on the three of us, who else could it be other than you?"