Chapter 1261 Isabel II and Carlos VI
Madrid, Royal Palace.
Isabel II could not believe her ears that her fleet actually surrendered without a fight.
"What a coward! What a bunch of cowards! How did a coward like Joaquín Iglesias become an admiral!
Who made him a general? I will execute him! "
The Spanish officials in the court have long been used to facing the queen who loses her temper and roars.
"It is your father Ferdinand VII."
said Prime Minister Duvaet.
The air became quiet for a moment. Isabel II really wanted to kill the old man in front of her.
But the Duvais family is her reliance at this time. Once the financial support of the Duvais family is lost, the entire Madrid will fall into chaos.
However, the Duvais family did not join the Queen's camp voluntarily. They had no choice but to do so because the family's properties were located near Madrid.
That's why Prime Minister Duvais was so sarcastic towards Isabel II, deliberately trying to keep the latter from coming to power.
Although Isabel II was ridiculous, she was not stupid and did not continue this embarrassing topic.
"What about Varna? Why didn't he attack? Retake Barcelona and drive the Austrians overboard?"
Army Minister Lago was a little helpless. The so-called Army Minister was more like a military adviser. He had very little power and could not influence the country or control local warlords. At this time, he could only stand up and speak.
"General Varner reported that the Austrians had too much supplies."
"I ask you why he didn't attack?"
Isabel II roared again, the sharp voice almost piercing people's eardrums, War Secretary Lago said with the buzzing in his head.
"General Varna said that he has insufficient supplies and hopes to get enough supplies before attacking."
Before Minister of War Lago could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Isabel II.
"Stupid pig! Idiot! He doesn't have supplies. The Austrians do. Won't he go and rob the Austrians?"
Wouldn’t this solve the supply problem? What a stupid pig! "
"Your Majesty, you are wise."
The echo sounded, and Isabel II frowned slightly, then turned around and asked.
"When will the British and French reinforcements arrive?"
"The British and French governments have not yet replied to us, so for the time being we do not know when reinforcements will arrive."
"What do you diplomats do for food? It's so useless!"
Faced with Isabel II's saliva that almost sprayed on her face, the Spanish Foreign Minister was helpless.
Spain is really not that strong now, and Britain and France both have armistice agreements with the Austrian Empire. Whether they will get involved is still a question.
The most important thing is that Spain does not have enough bargaining chips at this time. Even with Isabel II, it always hopes to be empty-handed.
It is precisely because of this characteristic of Her Majesty that Spain has a very bad reputation in the diplomatic field.
Coupled with the Austrian incident and the propaganda of Austria and Louis Philippe, it is surprising that any country is willing to believe the Spanish government.
Foreign Minister Isabel II, who was pretending to be dead, was also helpless. She did not expect the Austrian Empire to invade so quickly.
On the other hand, Carlos VI also became more and more arrogant due to the arrival of the Austrian army. Although he was beaten by the government troops and could only hide in the Cantabrian Mountains to survive, it did not prevent him from brazenly claiming that he would take Madrid in three months. .
The Cantabria Mountains, a mountainous area in northwestern Spain connected to the Castile Mountains, has complex terrain and is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Regarding the invasion of the Austrian Empire, Isabel II was angry and more surprised. She felt that what she did seemed to be nothing.
The Austrian Empire's declaration of war was nothing more than a moment of righteous indignation by the young emperor, and the most it could do was send some warships to cruise on the sea.
In fact, before this, Isabel II was worried that General Iglesias would really lead the Barcelona fleet to attack, and it would not end well if both sides suffered losses.
However, she never expected that Iglesias would actually surrender with the Barcelona fleet.
In the mountains of Cantabria, Carlos VI soon received news that the Austrian Empire had attacked Spain and had captured Barcelona.
"God bless! The Austrians moved really quickly! In this way, the usurper Isabel II will have to divide his troops for defense, and our pressure will be reduced a lot."
A Carlist general lamented that he was fed up with hiding in the ravines every day.
Although Isabel II's army could not attack here, there was a lack of supplies in the mountainous area and the troops could not be replenished for a long time. Many soldiers had no shoes and their clothes were in tatters.
These officers were not much better. As a general, his clothes were also patched.
As long as the blockade is not so strict, they can get some supplies back and add some soldiers by the way.
Life in the mountains is too hard and the terrain is complex, so many people have become deserters and become kings in the mountains.
In fact, the government troops under Isabel II had been encircling and suppressing this group of deserters several times before, so Carlos VI could be so confident.
"You guys are so petty! What's the point of getting some supplies? We're going to march into Madrid, drive that stinky bitch off the stage, and put her in a pigsty!"
The generals shouted at the right time.
"Long live His Majesty Carlos VI!"
Carlos VI was very satisfied, but the reward that the generals expected did not come.
Carlos VI toured the camp and spread the news while enjoying the cheers of the soldiers, and then he returned to his tent with great satisfaction.
This made the generals of the Carlos faction very dissatisfied. They stayed in this valley all day long, not for tourism.
But Carlos VI was not as generous as his father. To put it bluntly, he was just a puppet held up by the British.
However, such a puppet in the eyes of the public really regarded himself as the King of Spain. Carlos VI had a great desire for power and he held all the power in his own hands.
If he had not been really forced to the end of his rope, he would not have asked Austria for help in such a low posture.
In fact, Carlos VI first thought of Britain, but the British government felt that Carlos VI was no longer worth investing in, and Britain did not want to join the melee in Spain.
So the British government directly rejected Carlos VI's request. Later, he tried to persuade Louis Napoleon but still did not get help. He had no choice but to ask Austria for help.
The arrival of the Austrian Empire Army gave him more confidence, but he was still so harsh to his subordinates.
"What a miser! We have been staying in this mountain valley for several years, but he didn't even say a word of thanks!"
A Carlos general complained, and this sentence immediately resonated with the people around him.
"How can such a person be king?"
No one dared to continue this sentence, after all, this is the base camp of the Carlos faction.