With the sound of heavy footsteps, Brion worriedly walked into his new office, the headquarters of the 1st Division of the Rhine Army.

It turned out that the French royal family and the military department had already prepared for Brion to take over the most elite first division of the legion, but they were afraid that this eccentric duke would not be suitable, so the military department ordered Pisglou to only upgrade Briand's rank by two levels, to the position of colonel. However, since ancient times, only generals can be in charge of armies above the division level, so this decision of the military headquarters undoubtedly made several brigade commanders under the first division more or less unconvinced.

"Commander, you're back. Bernadotte cautiously brought over a refreshing cup of coffee: "We just moved to the headquarters of the first division, have you reviewed the army?"

At this time, Bernadotte did have some stability and responsibility compared with the image of a few months ago, and it seemed that he immediately became the most needed military advisor by Brion's side. But in that moment, he still couldn't hold back the joy in his heart.

Just a few days ago, he wore a captain's medal on his chest. But as soon as Brion returned, he was promoted from a small junior officer to a lieutenant colonel. In addition, Brion was also ready to slowly turn him into his most important helper in the army, and deliberately punished the commander of the First Brigade for dereliction of duty and placed Bernadotte in this senior position.

Bernadotte's promotion speed can be said to be the fastest after the legal aristocracy, and to a certain extent, it is a clear violation. If an officer who has been on the battlefield for decades sits in the position of brigade commander, and sees Bernadotte mixed up in this position in a few months, his lungs will definitely explode.

But fortunately, he had a good fortune, that is, he met a good chief, and seized the fate and succeeded in making a large sum. So much so that the commanders of the military department did not dare to do anything to his subordinates because of the prestige of the Duke of Baden. If the law is really strictly enforced, it is estimated that he will have to go to a military court.

Brion pressed his temples tiredly: "I'm tired, I've been helping the review department solve the inventory of the army's weapons and equipment and materials for the past few days." And those damn brigade commanders didn't cooperate with my work at all! It took me several nights to finish the count. ”

Brion understands that these old brigade commanders of the Rhine Legion are all old men who have been trained on the battlefield, and of course there is nothing to say about battlefield kung fu. And the reason why they disobeyed Brion was very simple, that is, because of the defects in his rank and lack of qualifications, these officers have always despised him.

No one can stand in the way of Brion's grand plan to control the army, and those who oppose him will be punished, no matter how powerful they are.

As the commander of the first division, Brion is always aware of his responsibilities. If there is a disobedient person in the army, he must be put to death to stabilize the morale of the army, and he has done this realization before coming to the first division. But there is one important point, and that is that these brigade commanders are all close associates of Pishglu. Once they are killed, they will inevitably lose such a general as Pishglu who is worth exploiting. Moreover, he was only a division commander of the Rhine Army, and Pisglou was his superior, the dignified commander of the corps. If you want to kill them, you have to find a reason!

"Damn it! I'm going to get rid of all these old stubborns someday!" said Brion angrily, smashing the teacup on the table.

At the same time, in a secret military conference hall in the Austrian capital, the Austrian generals were holding a secret meeting for the previous Baden incident, which even the Austrian emperor did not know.

Just over a month ago, the Austrian emperor's uncle, the Count of Baden, died tragically in France. The Austrians lost not only a very large German possessions, but also a very important royal nobleman. Because of this incident, Emperor Francis II of Audri was also greatly annoyed. But what can be done about this? The Count of Baden has been convicted, and the bill has long been unanimously agreed upon throughout Europe. Francis, who had never had a handle, had no choice but to swallow the bitter water alive.

Although the emperor had lost interest in this matter, his generals, led by Archduke Charles, were not prepared to give up. At the conference, some radical generals advocated oppressing the Senate and asked the emperor to formally declare war on the Bourbons! Metternich, the foreign minister sitting in the chief, was not optimistic about these people's ideas, and Archduke Charles, who was young but highly respected by the generals, did not express his position.

"I think this French attack is a conspiracy in itself! The Count of Baden is the glory of our empire, and we must make the French pay the price!" General Bellegarde continued to make his remarks that stimulated the human brain from his seat, but the chairman of the meeting, Metternich, remained indifferent.

Seeing that Metternich had no idea, Archduke John, who was also a war-faction, turned his target to his elder brother, Archduke Charles: "Brother, you are the most sought after by everyone, don't you want to save face for the empire? It seems that everyone really believes you wrongly! For the sake of the empire, we must declare war on France!"

The Archduke John was the youngest son of the former Austrian Emperor and the most beloved brother of Archduke Charles. Rather than being brothers, the two of them are a father and son. It's just because of excessive doting that he has developed a pampered temper that he can't change.

"As things stand, we can't declare war on France at all, and there is no reason for doing so. Metternich took a puff of his cigarette and finally spoke: "In political matters, in military circles, I think only Archduke Charles can understand the stakes. ”

"Can't declare war?" one of the generals sneered: "The French army is now too weak, and Louis XVI is incompetent, so we have won against France." Although there is a mediocre army of 120,000 on the banks of the Rhine, with our Archduke Charles and the Emperor of Austria, I assert that it will take only ten days to advance the army to Verdun!"

"What about Prussia? What about Russia? Have you ever thought about it? Now we are forced to agree to the French treaty that will bring the Krakow region of Poland into the Empire. Everything seems to be fine, but in fact it breaks the rules of the game for the two major European powers, Prussia and Russia. In the case of Poland, both countries have already shown displeasure. If we have no reason to attack France now, then there is no guarantee that these two bigwigs will not join forces against the Empire. And Britain is also very unwilling to see Austria dominate Europe because of the annexation of France, and at that time, our empire will become hell on earth!" Looking at these brainless generals, Archduke Charles was a little helpless, and it was indeed a strategy to deal with France at this time.

"Maybe we can start a war with someone else's hand?" General Gyoroy, who was sitting next to the map, knocked on the map: "In this way, we can use the power of the Holy Roman Empire to encourage the Kingdom of Saxony to send troops to declare war on France, and then we will send 50,000 reinforcements to Saxony as an ally, and according to the speed of the battlefield advance, we can basically solve the main force of the Rhine Army in five days!" According to the progress of the battlefield, we can also send an invitation to the Duchy of Württemberg, so that they can attack the Duchy of Baden to achieve the goal of fighting on both sides!"

"But I think before the battle, the French duke, who has no aristocratic characteristics, must be dealt with!" said Archduke Charles, with a gloomy face, "He is simply a scoundrel!"

After the last fierce confrontation in France, Archduke Charles gradually discovered the power of this Duke of Baden, who suddenly rose in France. He also had a hunch that this new French aristocrat was about to become the strongest force in the French ** team. Since sooner or later there will be a war, it is better to remove this damn obstacle first......

"Report to the division commander, an anomaly has been found three kilometers outside the station!" a scout rushed into Brion's headquarters in a hurry, hoping to report the situation to Brion.

"What did you find?" Brion asked nervously.

Brion understands that marching and fighting depends not only on the strength of the army, but also on the speed with which information can be obtained. The reconnaissance team was quickly formed after selecting elite soldiers after he took office. All the soldiers in this army can be said to be the elite of the elite, and if the scout army finds an anomaly, then it must be a crucial enemy situation.

"We have found a detachment of Rhine Legion soldiers in the Hambach area, about fifty people, fully armed and rushing here!"

"Where do you think they came from?"

According to the regulations, under normal circumstances, the Rhine Corps was not allowed to step half a step beyond the border of the Rhine, which was clearly stipulated in the European Peace Law. Brion feared that these men might be deserted soldiers, but if they had come from across the river, they must have been the troops of the Austrian Empire.

"From the time our team is tracking, it looks like they're coming around from the Kingdom of Saxony. ”

"Saxony?" Brion snickered at this, and he knew that this army must have been sent by Austria to infiltrate the Rhine Legion. Before, he was still worrying about how to pull those brigade commanders off their horses, but now he has completely thought of countermeasures.