The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria’s Mandate of Heaven

London, England.

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the Viscount Melbourne, is planning the coronation of Queen Victoria, who will be crowned at Westminster Abbey a year later.

The queen has just ascended the throne, and the country is still in chaos.

Palmerston took a letter, opened it and looked at it twice before throwing the letter heavily on the ground.

"These **** **** should exile all French emperors to St. Helena!"

The Viscount Melbourne glanced at Palmerston and said with a smile.

"Mr. Palmerston, please be happy that Her Majesty the Queen has just ascended the throne. Don't let the Queen think that we don't welcome her when she sees it. The British Empire is not afraid of any challenge, so let's put it aside beforehand."

Palmerston handed the letter to the Viscount Melbourne angrily. When the Viscount Melbourne opened the letter, his blood pressure soared, and he wanted to tear the letter to pieces immediately.

"Don't tear it up, Her Majesty hasn't read it yet," Palmerston reminded.

The Viscount Melbourne had no choice but to take back his hand in resentment, but he really didn't expect that the Spaniard would marry the French, and the object of the marriage was still the young Her Majesty the Queen.

"We must not accept the emergence of such a behemoth in Europe, which is not in the interests of the British Empire!" Viscount Melbourne said.

"Naturally, we have no choice," replied Palmerston.

"What about the Russian reaction?" asked the Viscount Melbourne.

"Tsar Nicholas I was very angry at first, because it reminded him of Napoleon's empire that burned Moscow. But his advisers reminded him that the combination of France and Spain will make us Britain have no time to look around, so that the Russian Empire can be monopolized The legacy of the Ottoman Empire."

The "Oriental Question," which vie for the legacy of the Ottoman Empire, became the subject of European diplomacy in the nineteenth century. Turkey and its territories including the Balkan Peninsula, Asia Minor, and North Africa are located in the necessary places from the European continent to the Middle East and Asia, and their strategic position is extremely important.

The Balkans and the Mediterranean region are rich in resources such as coal, iron, and cotton, and are a favorable sales market and raw material origin. Britain regarded the Ottoman Empire as the target of its expansion to the Middle East and the focus of competition with the Tsar.

The other two areas of focus between Britain and Russia were Afghanistan and the Qing Dynasty.

And the representative figure of the Russian threat theory is Lord Palmerston. Naturally, he will not miss this opportunity to discredit Russia, because he still wants to implement his anti-Russian plan worldwide.

"Damn Russians." The Viscount Melbourne did not comment too much on the Tsarist government, because he himself did not want to go to war with the Tsar.

"What about Austria's attitude?"

"Austria? You know, their emperor, a little bit, our ambassador doesn't think highly of him. As for the regency council, they don't care about international affairs at all, they only care about themselves." Palmerston replied.

"It's not like there's no reply at all." Palmerston said in a slightly awkward tone.

"What did they say!"

"Grand Duke Franz Karl, he said he would attend the wedding of Isabella II and Prince Antoine."

"Really! Idiot! One is six years old and the other is twelve years old. Doesn't he have common sense?" said the Viscount Melbourne.

Palmerston and Viscount Melbourne were silent for a while...

"Then they just sit back and watch, the monster of France and Spain is born?!" Viscount Melbourne asked.

"At least from now on, there is no movement. Mr. Prime Minister, why don't you ask Prussia?"

"Their opinion doesn't matter."

"Very well, Prime Minister. In fact, King William IV of Prussia protested against France and Spain." Palmerston shrugged. "But no one cares."

"Where's Carlos?" the Viscount Melbourne asked.

"Still hiding in the Pyrenees in northern Spain. After the death of General Suramar, the Carlos faction's army was scattered. At the peak of the Carlos faction, there were 70,000 troops, and now it is probably less than 20,000." Palmerston Reply.

"In this way, you send someone to contact Carlos and tell him that we are willing to support him. But Spain must remain neutral and cannot form an alliance with France."

Spain, Pyrenees.

"Damn! Damn! I never proposed to Louis-Philippe that my heir should marry the princess of Orléans. Why don't you believe me? reputation."

Carlos was roaring hysterically, but Carlos' generals and staff fell silent.

Some people can't help but wonder in their hearts, "Is the throne of France not as important as your reputation? We would rather this be true. Now that Queen Regent Christina has joined hands with France, is there any hope for the Carlists?"

"Damn it, the false queen is allied with Louis-Philippe, and their purpose in writing this letter is to humiliate us! Don't you think so, Marotto."

The false queen refers to Queen Regent Christina.

Rafael Marotto is Carlos' most trusted general, but at this time he has never lost contact with the Queen Regent. It's just that he did it very secretly, making Carlos think that he is his most staunch supporter.

Historically, it was this Rafael Marotto who killed the main general of the Carlos faction and cut off Carlos' hope with his own hands.

"Your Majesty, I know that you have worked very hard. There is no need for you to hide this fact. I think that for your throne, you can take all necessary means..."

"Shut up! Marotto! I'm telling you! I have never asked the Orleans family to marry me, and I will never let my son marry a woman from the Orleans family! They will only pollute my family's lineage!"

The generals sent by Carlos had to look at each other~www.readwn.com~In fact, most of the generals hope that Carlos will let his eldest son marry Louis Philippe's daughter, so that at least the hope of neutralizing the French can be preserved.

But at this time Carlos denied it as if obsessed, which really disappointed his generals.

Especially Marotto, he had already planned to give up Carlos and surrender to Queen Regent Christina.

It's just that Carlos' supporters still account for the majority in the army, so he has to endure it.

A general said, "Your Majesty, the French have closed the borders and refused to sell us food and medicine. If this continues, our supplies will not be used up for a long time, and we will really be finished by then."

"There is also news that the French are already gathering troops, and they are preparing to cooperate with the puppet queen's army to completely trap us in the mountains." Another general said.

In the four years since he joined the army, Carlos has never shown any military talent, and this time is no exception. He just sat slumped on a chair.

At this time, the Spanish government army has assembled 50,000 infantry and 12,000 cavalry, ready to cooperate with the French to completely wipe out the remnants of the Carlos faction entrenched in the Pyrenees.

In fact, the total strength of the Spanish government army has reached 250,000. However, due to the tyranny and natural disasters over the years, uprisings have continued in various parts of Spain. There must be enough troops in the local area to suppress the uprisings that occur from time to time.

This time, Queen Regent Christiana sent her most trusted general and the most powerful corps, hoping to cooperate with the French to completely eliminate the threat of Carlos.

However, the French commander in charge of this operation, Lieutenant General Pierre, was ordered to cooperate with the Spaniards.