War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

The reason why the Austrian Empire's offensive went so smoothly is of course inseparable from the Spanish government's approach.

First, Varna, the backbone of Catalonia, was executed.

Secondly, Mario Alvarez Casal did not stay in Salt after executing Varna, but chose to return to Madrid to ask for credit from Isabel II.

After Mario Alvarez Casal left, the entire Catalonia region fell into a completely leaderless situation.

Third, the people Mario Álvarez Casal assigned to take over Catalonia were incompetent. Instead of taking control of the situation, they were trying to make a fortune before collapse.

The result is naturally to further intensify regional conflicts.

Fourth, the military strength of both sides has been fundamentally reversed, and the Spanish government forces are simply unable to resist.

As news of the fall of Catalonia spread throughout the southeastern coast of Spain, Andalusia, Murcia, and Valencia also fell one after another.

The governor of Valencia even chose to surrender directly, and Franz fulfilled his promise, gave him a large sum of money, and sent his family to Mexico.

After completely occupying the southeastern coastal areas of Spain, the Austrian Empire has completely established a foothold in Spain.

However, Franz never thought about giving Isabel II a chance to breathe. He must quickly end this meaningless tug of war.

The Carlists were also a minor nuisance, so he borrowed the help of Spanish government troops to teach them a lesson.

In fact, the Carlist offensive line was given to the Spanish by spies from the Austrian Empire. The composition of the Carlist faction was too complicated, and some of them were too eager for power.

So much so that Franz had to get rid of them. After all, these people ruled in a similar way to Isabel II, and their reputation was even worse.

If Franz leaves the rear to these people, there will be endless troubles.

The image and model that the Austrian Empire has finally established must not be ruined by this group of rubbish.

For some things, the result is much more important than the means.

To deal with these scum, Franz felt that no matter how drastic the method was, it would be too much.

But some things will always come when they are supposed to come.

Vienna, Hofburg Palace.

Leonto, the Carlist envoy, had been waiting in Vienna for half a month. In fact, when he just left Spain, the progress of the Austrian Empire had not been so rapid.

However, Leonto's purpose has never changed. He hopes that the Carlists will take over the area occupied by the Austrian Empire at this time.

Franz naturally knew Leonto's purpose, and he had delayed it for so long. It was time to meet the ambassador.

After meeting Franz, Leonto didn't waste any words and spoke straight to the point.

“Dear Your Majesty, on behalf of His Majesty Carlos VI, the legitimate King of Spain, I would like to claim from you our legal territory.

According to the previous agreement between our two countries, after liberating Spain, your country will receive all of our overseas territories as reward.

But that does not include Andalusia, Murcia, Valencia, and Catalonia. Please also keep your promise, otherwise we will not guarantee the lives of the Austrian Imperial servicemen in Spain. "

"Mr. Leonto, I don't like to be threatened. But you are lucky that we are allies now."

"Sorry, Your Majesty. We Spaniards don't like to threaten others, so please consider our request."

Leonto is neither humble nor arrogant, and Franz doesn’t want to embarrass others too much. "Please tell Carlos that the Austrian Empire has not yet liberated Spain. The Austrian Empire's troops need to advance step by step

Unless he wanted to terminate the deal, he would have to issue a statement recognizing Spain's overseas colonies as part of the Austrian Empire. "

Franz recounted the situation faced by the Austrian Empire, the most important of which was Spain's own problems, with complex terrain and difficulty in supplying supplies, rebels everywhere, and unstable rear.

In fact, these are commonplace questions. As a Spaniard, Leonto naturally knows that what Franz said is the truth.

Given the situation in Spain, the Austrian Empire would be crazy if it really dared to go deep alone. It is a fact that supplies are difficult, and it is also a fact that rebels and bandits are everywhere.

But Leonto didn't want to worry about this. His mission was to regain control of the southeastern coast and at the same time solve the supply problem for the Carlists trapped in Cantabria.

"Dear Your Majesty, I heard that you are taxing the people of our country. I think there is only one person in the world who can ask the Spaniards to pay taxes, and that is our King.

Should you return the taxes you collect from our land to its true owners? "

"But do you know where the money in the hands of the people of your country comes from? What do our country's taxes collect?"

Franz asked rhetorically.

"What?"

Leonto was a little confused.

"What we collect is the expected banknotes issued in Spain, and what your people hold at this time is also the currency of our Austrian Empire.

Our Austrian Empire levies its own money, does it not hinder your country? "

After some explanations from his entourage, Leonto understood what the expected money was. This time the reason for taxation seems to be untenable. After all, the Austrians are the left hand and the right hand.

"But why can't you hand over our country's land to us and let us protect your country's logistics? Isn't our country worthy of your trust?"

Franz laughed, his voice full of disdain and ridicule. He didn't like this kind of cheap talk at all.

If it was in the previous life, some people occupied the moral high ground, and Franz could only accept it. But now he is the emperor, he wants to fight back.

"If you really have this ability, would you still come to ask our Austrian Empire to send troops? You are questioning your allies again and again like this, what do you believe?

You can let Carlos come to Vienna now. As long as he publicly admits that all of Spain's overseas colonies will be given to the Austrian Empire, then we will withdraw from Spain immediately."

This time Leonto really didn't know what to say. The Carlos faction in the southeast coastal area was not strong, and the connection with Carlos was not strong.

At this time, the Carlos faction in the southeast coastal area suffered a heavy blow from the Spanish government army, and many of its main leaders were unknown or missing.

However, even if the organizational structure is complete, it may not be able to take over such a large plate. The area controlled by the Austrian Empire in less than a month has exceeded the efforts of the Carlos faction for more than ten years.

Moreover, with the strength of the Carlos faction, it is impossible to really dissolve the alliance with the Austrian Empire. After all, they cannot defeat Isabel II on their own.

Leonto suddenly realized a problem. Carlos VI can cede land in exchange for aid, so can't Isabel II do the same?

There is no doubt that Isabel II will not only do it, but will do it even more without bottom line.

Thinking of this, Leonto couldn't help but sweat.