Palace of Versailles, Paris, France. The most beautiful royal palace in French history is now home to the last emperor in French history, Napoleon III.

I don't know what the emperor thought today, his luncheon was actually placed in the spacious mirror hall. The Hall of Mirrors has always been known as the Hall of War by the French, and it is also the best place to hold the Royal Masquerade Ball, so you can imagine how large it is.

In such a spacious hall of mirrors, it is reasonable to say that the words of the ministers are feasting, but it is a bit too spacious for the emperor to eat a luncheon alone, and there is even a chilling feeling.

"Your Majesty, this is the latest information, do you need me to read it to you?" the head of the guard carefully stood at the side of the table, whispering instructions.

Napoleon III, now 58 years old, is at the peak of his political career, half a century of experience has given him a wealth of governing experience, years of conquest and diplomacy have given him a deep insight into the international situation, deep eye sockets like a wolf in the eyes make people shudder.

"Read it, let me see if there's any good news today......"

"Yes, Your Majesty...... Today our intelligence network in Hamburg has just sent top secret information, the war department's sabotage plan has completely failed, and although the secret arsenal of the Germans has been destroyed, our intelligence officer has also been arrested......"

"Unfortunately, our intelligence officers did not keep his secret, and within three days a total of 20 senior spies in Hamburg were exposed, five of whom died in the clashes, and the rest were all arrested, most of whom were injured......"

When the chief guard said this, he paused unconsciously, and his eyes cautiously peeked at the emperor.

"Don't look at my expression, keep reading, it's not worth my anger for such a trivial matter......"

The head of the guard was sweating on his back, he was too familiar with the temper of His Majesty the Emperor, he was very generous and gentlemanly on the surface, but at heart he was a war maniac, whether it was to suppress the proletarians and the elected faction in France, or to send troops on expeditions to foreign countries, he had never been soft-hearted.

The chief of the guard took a deep breath, stabilized his mind and continued to read, "The destruction of the Hamburg intelligence network is not the result of the Germans, but the credit of a mysterious eastern army of about 300 people, a mysterious army from China, which has been hiding in the new barracks on the banks of the Elbe......"

Information about the Chinese New Army reached the emperor's ears, dozens of German newspapers were placed on the table, and it took more than 20 minutes for the incident to be completely restored.

Napoleon III was stunned until the end: "What did you say? Rumors of Chinese mercenaries had been circulating in Hamburg more than a month ago? What did our intelligence department do? Why was there no follow-up at that time? What was such an important piece of information missing?"

With a snap, the knife and fork were slapped on the table, and the frightened intelligence officer shuddered.

"Are you sure you're Chinese... Is there any mistake about it? That barbaric country, that incompetent government, had the courage to send troops to Europe?"

"Yes, this information cannot be wrong, and we have investigated very clearly, the Chinese smuggling politician who is now accused of being in Besançon is Xiao Letian, an emerging politician in East Asia. And these soldiers are his direct guards...... No, no, no, it shouldn't be the Guards, their su zhì should belong to the officer corps......"

"Wait... Why is the name Xiao Letian so familiar? I wonder where I've heard it...... Come on, bring up the map of the world......"

The heavy globe was pushed in front of the emperor, and at this time, the chief of the guard also sorted out all the information about Xiao Lotian from his purse.

"Your Majesty, your memory is very good, in the autumn of last year, my minister in the Qing Kingdom, Sir Goldmere, mentioned Xiao Lotian in a letter to you, and he also brought back a book called "The Journey to the West" should still be in translation......

Napoleon gently turned the globe to keep his gaze on East Asia, pondered for a moment, and said, "Read... Read all the information of this Xiao Lotian word for word...... What the hell, it's only been six years since we defeated the Qing Dynasty, and such a strange political family has emerged, is there such a deep foundation in China?"

The first person in East Asian Western studies, Naha led the ordinary people to fight 100,000 Japan, the first to propose a special industrial zone and promote it, and even deceived the identity of the prime minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom. This legendary aura actually moved His Majesty the Emperor.

"A rising star in East Asia, who has only been rising for two years, why did he come to Europe to manage his own foundation well......?

"Even if you want to show your face in European politics, you shouldn't choose Prussia? How can a small Nordic country that doesn't even have a single overseas colony, a loose state that doesn't even have a decent ocean-going navy, deserve to send an officer corps? Even you yourself have crossed half the world......

Napoleon's question is, in fact, the collective question of the French intelligence agencies. Before reporting to His Majesty the Emperor, the intelligence agencies had been meeting for three consecutive days, and everyone was trying to figure out Xiao Letian's true intentions.

China is far behind Europe, and perhaps people were still in awe of China's historical power, but after the war six years ago, the fig leaf of the ancient empire was torn apart, and China is no longer the golden country in the minds of Europeans, and everyone who mentions China shakes their heads and looks disdainful.

Especially these arrogant Frenchmen, they couldn't figure out why Xiao Lotian didn't come to Europe to visit Britain and France first, which were the two most powerful countries in the world at that time.

Maybe you Xiao Lotian is a little resistant to Britain and France, but you can also choose to visit Spain, Austria, Russia, which is also a well-known European aristocratic country, and it is also a country that can increase your prestige.

But this Chinese is so strange, actually smuggled into Europe, and tried to infiltrate Prussian Germany, did he really think that Bismarck won a Prussian-Danish war and was invincible?

All the questions were unanswered, and the intelligence officers who racked their brains did not dare to torture the political officials from the East to extract confessions, so they could only hide in their houses and look for clues in the sea of intelligence.

It's a pity that they didn't have Pierre's two brushes, and they didn't gain anything in three days, except for making themselves more confused, and of course they couldn't provide a reference answer to His Majesty the Emperor.

"Well, don't say it, I want a conclusion, and if you tell me so much about the process, where is the conclusion?" said Napoleon.

The chief of the guard took out a handkerchief and wiped his sweat, "I'm sorry, the intelligence department really can't speculate on these Chinese's attempts, because all speculations are too illogical......"

"Even stranger things are yet to come, just this morning, the defenders of the northern border region sent a top-secret telegram, and now the northern Bavaria and Hesse regions have discovered the phenomenon of Prussian army movements......"

"At first, it was only a company and platoon level transfer, and after nine o'clock, there was even a reorganized battalion approaching the Württemberg area, and now the urgent telegram has flown like snowflakes......"

Before the words fell, I heard a crisp snap, and a crystal goblet was smashed to the ground, and crumbs and bright red wine syrup flew everywhere.

"Damn the Germans, is this to put pressure on me? Do you think you are a European army power after winning only one Prussian-Danish war? Give me the order that the entire Northern Military District should be on alert, and if necessary, conduct live-fire exercises, and we must suppress the arrogance of these Germans......"

"Yes, Your Majesty... And what about Besanson's Ryukyu Prime Minister? Do you want to ......bring it to Paris?"

"No, let him calm down in Besançon first, I want him to see how I have pushed back the arrogance of Prussia, I want him to understand who is in charge of Europe now...... I'll see him until he learns to bow his head..."

The Hall of Mirrors was full of the roar of His Majesty the Emperor, and the pen of the chief of the guard hurriedly recorded the Emperor's orders, and after a while, the Parisian political arena began to dance with the Emperor's baton.

Napoleon III's wrong response was Xiao Letian's chance to escape, and at the same time as the angry roar came from the Hall of Mirrors in Paris, at the banquet of Besançon's celebrities, the Oriental politicians were enjoying wine and food, and the opera goddess Fang Guan from the East also sang the best toast song in exchange for a full house.

Looking at the high-spirited Xiao Lotian at the banquet, no one would have thought that this was actually a suspicious plan, and on the road from Besançon to Basel, Switzerland, there was already a hidden new army infiltrating in.

As a well-known neutral country on the European continent, Switzerland has friendly relations with neighboring peoples since ancient times, and the trade between France and Switzerland is very close, and the tariffs between each other are also very low.

On the main road from Besançon to Basel, the cars are full of French wines, Swiss cheeses and other specialties, and the busy trade routes make the soldiers guarding the border miserable, and the daily inspection workload is frightening.

With the assistance of German intelligence officers, the three hundred new troops heading south from Hamburg had been reduced to pieces and began to move in batches towards French territory, and these caravans provided the best cover.

On a tall wagon of firewood and straw sat a Swiss farmer, who today had to escort ten truckloads of forage grass to France across the border, a trade that is common in the border areas, with dozens of truckloads coming and going every day.

Today, however, the 10 truckloads of hay were mixed with smuggled goods, and a total of 50 soldiers of the New Army were hiding in the haystacks, waiting with bated breath for the vehicles to take them out of the customs.

Leading the team today is Xiao Letian's godson Hyotaro and Noheita, most of the fifty people under his command are also from the Foreign Legion from Japan, before them Luo Huo has already led more than 60 people into France with the winery's wine delivery car, and now it is finally their turn.

The young warriors did not dare to say a word, silently feeling the speed of the carriage, and when the carriage stopped in an altercation, everyone knew that the level had arrived.

There was a dead silence in the haystack, but there was a French quarrel outside the convoy, and it seemed that the two sides were really angry. Just as Hyotaro was guessing the meaning of French Chinese outside, suddenly a chaotic footstep came over, only to hear three brushes, three bayonets directly pierced the haystack, and the sharp blades almost pressed against Noheita's cheek.

"Damn, did you let these French people find out?" Hyotaro wanted to go crazy when he saw the red blood flowing from Noheita's face, but at the most critical moment, Noheita grabbed his hand tightly.

Noheita shook his head gently, but the quarrel outside the haystack became more and more intense, and in the end, there was even the sound of fighting, and the tense atmosphere became more and more intense.

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