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On the evening of September 3, 1854, the British Empire's ambassador to France met with the British Foreign Secretary, Earl Wallewski, and formally presented the British war plan to the French side. As a country bordering the Kingdom of Spain, France obviously did not want to see the Kingdom of Spain gather its troops to attack France in the north after the destruction of the Kingdom of Portugal.

Therefore, the French Emperor Napoleon III held an emergency meeting in his office at the Elysée Palace overnight. Government Emile. Olivier, Count Valewski, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Morny, Minister of the Interior, Fuld, Minister of the Exchequer, Saint-Arnault, Minister of War and Count Reye, Minister of the Admiralty, were all gathered here. These people were the core of the Second French Empire.

"Valewski, give you a brief introduction to the British plan!" Napoleon III said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Count Valevsky nodded. He stood up, looked at the crowd, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, in our south, the Spaniards are storming the Kingdom of Portugal. Like the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Greece, a small country like the Kingdom of Portugal could not resist the attack of the Kingdom of Spain. At the moment, the Spanish army is not far from Lisbon, the capital of the Kingdom of Portugal. In order to stop the Spanish attack, the Portuguese had to blow up the bridge over the Tagus River and, officially, ask for help from Britain and France! ”

"Your Excellency, the Earl. Could it be that we should launch an attack on the Kingdom of Spain now? War Chancellor Saint Arnault frowned. The attack on the northern front was not smooth. Containing a large amount of French military power. If an army is sent to attack the Kingdom of Spain, then. France's military will be even more inadequate.

"Your Excellency Minister of War, the Kingdom of Portugal has made a request to Great Britain that it is hoped that British Army will be able to land in the Kingdom of Portugal and help them defend themselves against the attack of the Kingdom of Spain. However, because the British Navy could not guarantee the safety of the sea route from the British mainland to the Kingdom of Portugal. Therefore, they did not dare to rashly send troops to the Kingdom of Portugal. However, the Kingdom of Portugal, as a member of the North Atlantic Military Alliance, cannot afford to watch the Kingdom of Portugal fall apart. Therefore, the British side took a compromise approach. That was to send troops directly to attack the northwestern regions of the Kingdom of Spain. The British hoped that we would be able to pin down the Spanish troops south of the Pyrenees. After the British* army landed in northwestern Spain, we will cooperate with us to annihilate the hundreds of thousands of Spanish troops deployed south of the Pyrenees by the Spanish Army in one fell swoop. In this way, we will not only be able to relieve the crisis facing our south, but if the development goes smoothly, we will be able to destroy the Kingdom of Spain in one fell swoop and reverse the current unfavorable situation! Count Valevsky continued.

Those present nodded their heads one after another, and they also saw how much benefit this plan would bring to France if it succeeded.

"The British are preparing for this war against the Kingdom of Spain. How many troops to put into it? Napoleon III asked.

"Your Majesty, the British side is ready to invest 200,000 troops initially, and then 200,000 troops." Count Valevsky said.

Napoleon III nodded, and Britain threw 400,000 troops at once. There are quite a few, and if you add the French troops deployed near the Pyrenees, you may really be able to wipe out the Kingdom of Spain in one fell swoop.

"How many troops can we send to attack the Kingdom of Spain now?" Napoleon III asked.

"陛xià. We have a total of 400,000 troops deployed north of the Pyrenees. According to the completion of our mobilization. And be able to send another 200,000 people south! War Secretary Saint Arnault said. After all, in order to be able to break through the line of defense of the Belgian army on the border. France and Britain also intended to throw more troops into the Anglo-French coalition.

"So, what do you think are the chances of success for this project?" Napoleon III asked.

"Your Majesty, the army of the Kingdom of Spain, is only one million in total. After deducting the 200,000 people in North America, there are only 800,000 people in China. The 800,000 men were divided into two parts, one deployed in the Pyrenees and the other in Portugal. If we can annihilate the 400,000 Spanish Army deployed south of the Pyrenees in one fell swoop, then we will have an overwhelming advantage. It is not impossible to defeat the Kingdom of Spain. War Secretary Saint Arnault said.

Subsequently, other ministers also expressed their attitudes and were very optimistic about this plan. After all, at a time when a breakthrough on the northern front is delayed, France urgently needs to open up the situation on other fronts. Inflicting heavy damage or even annihilation on the Kingdom of Spain and relieving the pressure on the south in one fell swoop was undoubtedly a very good choice.

"Very well, then, reply to the British, we intended to cooperate with them in carrying out this plan. Give orders to the armies of the Southern Front to prepare them for war. In addition, 4 more infantry corps were dispatched to the southern front to defeat the Spaniards in one fell swoop! Napoleon III immediately made his choice.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" War Secretary Saint Arnault nodded.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the current situation is very unfavorable for the North Atlantic Military Alliance, and we can only do everything we can to change the current unfavorable situation. In this war, the French Empire must be victorious. Otherwise, we'll lose all of us, and we'll have no way out! Napoleon III said solemnly.

The ministers also had solemn faces, and they all knew that France was originally an ally of the Chinese Empire. However, because of the problems in North America, the two countries eventually parted ways. If France loses in the war, the greedy Chinese will certainly not give France another chance to rise. Therefore, in this war, France must win.

After receiving a reply from the French, the British immediately took action. A large number of troops began to board ships, leaving British ports under the protection of the navy and sailing into the vast ocean.

Commander of the French Southern Front, Pierre. Admiral Joseph, having received an order from Emperor Napoleon III, immediately sent 400,000 French troops deployed in the Pyrenees to attack the positions of the Spanish army. 400,000 French troops attacked hundreds of kilometers of defensive lines. For a time, the entire Pyrenees was in flames.

However, in the Pyrenees, there are not many roads that can be passed, and most of them are under the control of the Spanish Army. However, the attack of 400,000 French troops still made the 12 infantry corps of the Spanish Army deployed on this line like a great enemy.

The French attack was very fierce, but it did not achieve much effect, which made the whole Spanish kingdom breathe a sigh of relief. The plan of the Spanish army was to deploy only a small number of troops in the Iberian Peninsula after the destruction of the Kingdom of Portugal, and then concentrate its forces on the back to attack France. This required the Spanish army to quickly destroy the Kingdom of Portugal on the one hand, and on the other hand, to resist the French attack when the Kingdom of Portugal was destroyed. Now it seems that the Spanish Army has done a good job of fulfilling both tasks.

The Kingdom of Portugal was soon to be destroyed under the attack of the Spanish Army. The attack of the French Army was also resisted by the Spanish Army, and it seemed that all of them were developing according to the plan of the Spanish Army.

However, variables soon emerged.

On September 10, 1954, a large fleet broke into the area of the mouth of the Betansos River. This fleet consisted of four powerful battleships, as well as more than a dozen other battleships. The transport ships escorted by this fleet are even more dense.

The main forces of the Spanish army were either deployed south of the Pyrenees or had already invaded the territory of the Kingdom of Portugal. The troops deployed in the area of the mouth of the Betansos River were only second-line units of some reserves, and the total was less than an infantry brigade.

That morning, the British fleet launched a heavy artillery bombardment on A Coruña, and in the course of two hours of shelling, the whole of A Coruña was almost in ruins.

Subsequently, the British Army dispatched three regiments of marines to launch a landing operation. The two infantry battalions defending A Coruña suffered heavy losses in the previous shelling by the British fleet. Even if they fought valiantly, they could not stop the landing of the British.

In the afternoon of the same day, A Coruña was occupied by British* troops, and a large number of British troops began to land in A Coruña. This time, Britain relied on its strong maritime capacity to transport 200,000 troops to northwestern Spain at one time.

The whole of northwestern Spain was empty, and after the landing of 200,000 British troops, it was enough to sweep the entire northwestern part of Spain.

After the British landing, the commander in charge of the British army, William Brown, was in charge of the British army. Admiral Maynard left one infantry corps to sweep northwestern Spain, while the other three corps attacked eastward, targeting the rear of the 12 infantry corps of the Spanish Army deployed in the Pyrenees. At the same time, the French troops on the southern front also strengthened 4 infantry corps, bringing the total strength to 12 infantry corps and 600,000 men.

The British Army landed directly in northwestern Spain, which was completely unexpected by the Spanish Army. The Spanish Army, which was empty of troops, simply did not have extra troops to defend against the British Army, making the British Army as if no one was in a no-man's land.

In particular, when the British Army attacked all the way to the east, pointing directly at the flank of the Spanish Army, it posed a great threat to the Spanish Army. If it could not withstand the attack of the British army, the more than 400,000 Spanish troops might be flanked by the British and French armies, and the consequences would be unimaginable. (My novel "Dragon Rises in the South Seas" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)

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