The military-industrial complex has its own unique cryptographic system, which can quickly transmit information with the help of the country's economic signaling system. On this day, Napoleon, who was fishing and picnic with several officers by the river, received a message from him with the code of the military-industrial complex.

Napoleon smiled and took the information, and said to Bertier, who was buttering the bread, "I bet it must be Joseph's coward urging us to save his life......

With that, Napoleon took the information, but after two glances, he jumped up from the ground: "Damn Joseph! Don't play, get up, we're ready for a quick march! ”

"What's wrong? Something happened at the front? Startled by Napoleon's appearance, Berthière's hand shook, and the bread that had just been buttered slipped from his hand and fell onto his trousers, filling him with butter.

"Yes, something happened, something big! Joseph this idiot, idiot! Napoleon's face turned pale, and he scolded viciously, "What about his brain? Have you let the dogs gnaw on it! ”

Looking at Napoleon's hideous face, Berthier asked hesitantly, "General...... Don't...... Could it be that Verdun was lost? ”

"If so, that's fine!" Napoleon said hatefully, "But that is impossible, I told you that Joseph that fool could guard Verdun until he dies of old age...... It's that this guy's hands are too dark, it's only three days, three days! This fool killed and maimed tens of thousands of British and Prussians. Now he says that neither the British nor the Prussians have come out to attack for a whole day! They're going to run away! Damn, I gave up the honor of annihilating Suvorov in Italy, climbed over the steep mountains, and traveled thousands of miles to Paris, did it ...... For an outing? This idiot, can't he start lightly and make people think about it? He ......"

As he walked back, Napoleon struggled to recall the words that Joseph had used on him before, and then applied them to Joseph in one fell swoop. When he got on his horse and calmed down a little, Berthier hurriedly said: "Then why don't you let General Joseph Bonaparte take the initiative and hold them back?" ”

"Dream! Don't even think about it, this guy will never take the initiative! Napoleon replied almost without thinking.

"Isn't Murat there?" Berthier said, "Why don't you let him lead his troops to fight back." ”

"Then we can really just turn around and go back to Italy." Napoleon said, "If it's Davout or ...... Alas, Louie, I'm stupid, really! I thought that Joseph would hold Verdun and would not need any technical guidance, and I did not expect Joseph to go so far, so I sent Murat. If I had listened to you at the time and sent Davout over, it would have been much better now...... Alas......"

After sighing like this for a while, Napoleon added: "Send a message to that fool at once, I don't care what method he uses, but in any case, he will hold off the British and Prussians, and he will hold them back for at least another week!" ”

In fact, when the British and Prussians did not attack again for a whole day, Joseph also knew that things seemed to be in order. In case, in case the British and Prussians stopped fighting and switched back to playing defense, then it didn't seem very fun later. So Joseph cursed Napoleon, the bastard, why didn't he come quickly, and racked his brains to think about how to keep those Englishmen and Prussians.

"What if we take the initiative and send a handful of heads so that they feel that we are badly damaged and have hope?" Joseph thought, "No, this will damage my reputation in the future; And, what if something goes wrong with the game? ”

So the idea was immediately vetoed by Joseph himself.

So what about taking the initiative and sticking to your opponents so that they can't retreat immediately?

This is a high-tech job, and it requires very good control of the time, method, and intensity of contact. To do this, you need to have at least level 8 or more micro-manipulation. Joseph spent a full 500 billion picoseconds conducting a preliminary assessment of his micro-manipulation skills, and then rejected the plan without hesitation.

So what do you do to keep those Johannes and Fritz around? Of course, it is a matter of trying to make them feel that if they try harder, they can succeed. But how do you guide them to make them feel like this?

Thinking about it this way, Joseph thought about what he would think if he were a general on the side of Johann or Fritz.

"Russia has already reneged on the alliance, and if the war is prolonged, neither Britain nor Prussia will be too optimistic. Well, at this time, Paris is already close at hand, and they have already paid so much cost, if they give up the attack, it is to admit defeat, then they are actually difficult to explain. So, as long as there is a reason to continue their attack, even if it is not a particularly convincing reason, then they will definitely continue to attack. The question is how to give them this reason, well, there seem to be some double agents on Fuche's side......"

So Joseph gathered his officers together, held a meeting, and then ......

In the small living room of the German banker Batian's house, several people are gathering to discuss things.

"Philip, do you think this news is reliable?" A tall, thin middle-aged man asked.

"Your Excellency, I'm not sure if this news is true. This news was obtained by Viscount Thierry in Paris, and Viscount Thierry's work in Paris over the years has been generally fruitful. The young man named Victor replied, his hands resting on the table, and if you look a little closer, you will notice that the skin on his hands has a peculiar waxy yellow, like nitrated leather.

"Fruitful?" The tall and thin middle-aged man sneered, "The so-called fruitful is to let tens of thousands of people be chased and cut by hundreds of people?" ”

"Your Excellency, I think you're being a bit harsh on Viscount Thierry. Because whether it is those hundreds of people, or those tens of thousands, they are essentially our enemies. So whoever cut whom, I think, it's a success for Viscount Thierry. We cannot rely on revolution or insurrection to get Paris back, after all, we cannot accept a kingdom in which parliament decides everything. The man named Philip replied.

Philip's answer was not particularly polite, but his firm political attitude and judgment of the enemy were very much in line with the earl's wishes, so he was not angry, and nodded approvingly: "Philip, you are right, my requirements for Viscount Thierry may indeed be too harsh. If his news is true, then the day when we return to Paris will probably not be far off......"

This man was the exiled Count of Artois, King Louis XVI whose head was cut off, and the younger brother of the now self-proclaimed King Louis XVIII of France. In its original history, after the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty, he also served as king for a period of time, known as "Charles X". Of all the royalists, he was also the most conservative and stubborn.

"Your Excellency, at this time, I feel that whether this news is true or not, we should take it as true." Philip said again.

"What do you mean, Mr. Treville?" A man beside Count Avatu asked. At the same time, Count Avatu turned his puzzled gaze to him.

"Gentlemen, we just got the news of the setback of the Anglo-Prussian forces at Verdun." Philip Tréville said as he looked around at the crowd, and everyone nodded.

"And our friends in the British army and the Prussian army also told us that both the British and the Prussians had the idea of a temporary withdrawal. There is no doubt about the reliability of this news, and this is what all gentlemen know. Philippe de Treville continued, "What will happen if they retreat for the time being? Have you ever thought about it, gentlemen? ”

Everyone was silent.

"Soon the army of General Napoleon Bonaparte will reach Paris. If neither the British nor the Prussians could take Verdun when this army did not arrive, then once this army arrived, they would have no possibility of taking Verdun and capturing Paris. What happens next, gentlemen? ”

Everyone remained silent.

"There will be a decisive battle and the best outcome of this decisive battle is that both sides lose the ability to continue attacking. So we made peace together, the rebels betrayed the Irish and the Poles, the British and the Prussians betrayed us, and a 'peace' was reached, or General Napoleon Bonaparte won another brilliant victory...... Ladies and gentlemen, how different is this result for us? Isn't this all our big failure? ”

At this point, Philippe Treville paused for a moment to make everyone understand in detail, and then continued: "So, for us, no matter what, we have to push the coalition attack on Verdun, and only by taking Verdun and taking Paris can we win, and any other outcome is a bitter wine that is hard to swallow for us, isn't it?" And this news, whether true or not, is good news that can push the British and Prussians to continue the offensive. If it is true, we will be the biggest victors, even if it is fake, it is a trap, and it is not us who pays the price, not even our most reliable ally. So, gentlemen, I don't understand, and we are not British or Prussians, why should we hesitate to tell if this news is true. ”

"Pat ......," Count Avatu led the way and applauded.