I Became A Genius Of The French Royal Family [EN]: Chapter 339

Paris, the capital of European France.

The Korean Empire’s embassy in France.

And the Japanese embassy in France.

“Let’s drag all these crazy bastards out!”

“Beasts who repay kindness with malice! Come out willingly!”

“Surround them tightly! Don’t let even a rat escape!”

The citizens’ curses, encircling the embassy like an iron wall, echoed loudly.

Some were even setting off guns or explosives they had somehow obtained.

Of course, this commotion wasn’t just happening in front of these two embassies.

The Manchukuo and Vietnam embassies were also half-occupied by angry citizens who looked ready to break down the doors and enter.

However, the ambassadors from other Asian countries, including the Japanese Empire, didn’t understand this situation.

Because they hadn’t known about their home countries’ actions and only belatedly received the news that they had attacked Guangdong France.

Yun Sang-gyu, the Korean Empire’s ambassador to France, had been meeting with influential figures in France until just a week ago, trying to prevent the war.

No, frankly speaking, was going to war with France even a reasonable idea?

Of course, the message from the home country was ‘There is a possibility of war with Guangdong France.’

They had clearly specified Guangdong France, not mainland France, but Yun Sang-gyu could say for sure.

‘Don’t talk nonsense,’ he thought.

The Korean Empire had developed, but Yun Sang-gyu, who arrived in France last year, almost shed tears.

He felt a mix of complex emotions.

A pure sense of awe that this was the world’s strongest power, and a feeling of helplessness wondering when they would ever develop to this level.

When he regularly met with other ambassadors from Asia to socialize, the topic was always the same.

-Our home country must develop with this place as the goal.

Not only from Asia, but also those from Britain or the Holy Roman Empire seemed to be trying to introduce France’s advanced culture to their countries.

Asia also had to move diligently and spare no research to avoid falling further behind.

But what was this?

They should be trying to get even a crumb more, but they could go to war?

He wanted to grab the home country’s idiots by the collar and ask what they had done.

Still, what was an ambassador’s duty?

If a diplomatic conflict arose, they had to mediate somehow.

Yun Sang-gyu and the ambassadors from other countries did everything they could.

Knowing that Emperor Christian was wrapped around his wife’s finger, they visited the Queen and pleaded with her to prevent the war, and they also had meals with influential figures in the House of Representatives and the Senate to convey their position.

They spared no effort to prevent the war, but the news that came back was the unbelievable report that Japan had attacked Guangdong France’s warships.

Even the Japanese ambassador, who heard this news together, was shocked.

“Hey~ this is fabricated. Or something must be wrong.”

“I··· I suppose so?”

“Of course. Would they have launched a preemptive strike without even giving us a hint? Without even a declaration of war.”

At first, they denied reality like that, but eventually, it turned out to be true, and the ambassadors faced France’s storm of anger.

If French soldiers hadn’t taken the ambassadors under the pretext of escorting them, they might have been beaten to death by the angry mob.

But escaping the angry citizens didn’t mean they could rest assured.

The place where the ambassadors arrived under the guidance of the French soldiers was none other than Christian, the Emperor of the Greater French Federation.

“First, I want to hear an explanation about this situation. I want to hear why you attacked an ally, without a declaration of war, of all things.”

The ambassadors sweated as they felt the subtle anger in his voice.

Yun Sang-gyu spoke first as the representative.

“Y-Your Majesty! I really didn’t know!”

“Ah~ is that the usual tactic? We didn’t know anything, and it was just something that the soldiers of the home country did in a frenzy.”

“N-No! It’s true. If you wish, I can show you all the data from the home country. We really haven’t heard anything about this. In the first place, it wasn’t us who started the attack, but Japan.”

Christian’s gaze naturally turned to the Japanese ambassador.

As everyone’s attention focused on him, Japanese Ambassador Honda shook his reddened face from side to side.

“I didn’t know either! No, I knew, but I knew almost at the same time as the other ambassadors. Even I didn’t know that the home country would do this. This is clearly something that a few foolish officials and military personnel have done independently······.”

“I wish that were the case, but I received a document that can only be interpreted as a declaration of war in the name of the Japanese Emperor. What do you think about that?”

-The government of the Great Japanese Empire has tried to achieve peace through negotiations in response to Guangdong France’s excessive intervention in Asian affairs, but has failed to reach an agreement due to Guangdong France’s coercive demands.

The Japanese government and all allies who share the same views as the home country clearly state that Guangdong France is responsible for all the chaos in Asia, and request that mainland France also conduct an investigation to resolve this······.

Such a document was openly written, but why didn’t he know about it?

Christian, who glanced at Honda’s pale face, clicked his tongue softly.

“You really didn’t know··· This is almost a quasi-national level of foreign policy.”

“Your Majesty··· There must be a misunderstanding······.”

“I understand the ambassadors’ frustration, but since this has happened, I don’t have much to say. But I will definitely guarantee your safety, so don’t worry. And the things that happen from now on are ultimately your own fault, so I hope you don’t resent your home country too much.”

There was no sign of anger in the King’s last words, but there was a subtle sense of unwavering will.

The ambassadors closed their eyes tightly and bowed their heads.

What were the idiots in the home country who caused this situation doing?

Yun Sang-gyu and Honda gnawed on their lips, cursing the fools on the other side of the world who made this decision.

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Napoleon, who had summoned all the forces of Guangdong France, was still unable to shake off some doubts.

“I don’t know what’s going on, but··· we have to accept the fight that has been started. But does anyone have any idea what they’re thinking? If so, feel free to speak your mind.”

Even at the Grand Marshal’s question, the staff remained silent.

Of course, it wasn’t because they couldn’t hear Napoleon’s words, but because they didn’t have any ideas either.

Still, they couldn’t just stand still, so they desperately racked their brains to think of a reason.

“Isn’t it because they thought they could win if they annihilated our main force before the home country intervened?”

“So··· you’re saying they judged that they could defeat the forces stationed in Guangdong France?”

“If not, there’s no other explanation.”

“Yes··· that’s right.”

Most of the weapons of the Korean Empire and the Japanese Empire were retired weapons that France had used and then disposed of.

They had lent a few machine guns, but even that was a loan, not a sale.

In other words, except for those few machine guns, no state-of-the-art weapons had fallen into their hands.

If they judged that Guangdong France was different from the home country, then he could roughly grasp it.

How unfounded and absurd their delusions were.

“Grand Marshal! The Korean Empire’s warships have joined the Japanese army and occupied Taiwan!”

“Urgent message from the South Sea! Our merchant ships have been seized by Vietnamese warships!”

“An army centered on Manchukuo is gathering in Fujian! We must prepare for the southward advance!”

The enemy’s wave of offensives made the most of being a coalition of four countries.

Attacking from all directions, they calculated that even France would have to be breached in one place.

In any case, Taiwan didn’t have any significant facilities, so it didn’t matter if it fell into the enemy’s hands.

Vietnam, which was scratching from below, was frankly just an annoying fly.

In other words, the most important thing was the forces advancing south from Fujian, where the armies of Japan, the Korean Empire, and Manchukuo would gather.

“Let’s see··· First, find out the size of the enemy forces gathering in Fujian. And the navy should only repel the Korean Empire and Japanese warships that have occupied Taiwan, and the rest should attack Vietnam first.”

“Vietnam is a jungle area······.”

“Who said to land the army? Just take the warships and destroy all the ports and sink all the docked ships. That alone will prevent them from daring to come out.”

Hainan, located between Vietnam and Guangdong France, was virtually a supply base for Guangdong France.

From here, the ports of Vietnam were within easy reach, so there was no problem in taking the warships to give them a proper steam bath and returning.

In any case, the enemies were currently moving noisily, but when you looked at it, most of it was just a futile effort with no substance.

It meant that they had also started the war in a hurry.

As evidence, they were not able to lead the army from Fujian and advance south immediately, but were hurriedly gathering troops.

They had started by taking a hit first, but the actual damage here was only one warship and the port of Taiwan, which they had just started to plant a flag on.

If neither the army nor the navy had suffered any actual damage, there was no problem in carrying out the war.

With Christian’s permission that all decision-making in Guangdong France would be transferred to Napoleon in the event of war, there was no need to go through unnecessary reporting systems.

“Prime Minister Robespierre. If you have any ideas you’re thinking about after the war, please tell me. It might be helpful.”

“Then I need some information. Grand Marshal, how long will it take for our navy to destroy the enemy’s navy?”

“If we handle it quickly, a month. If it takes a little longer, it might take about two months. I’m not that confident in naval battles.”

Even if he wasn’t confident, he could destroy the navies of the four countries in two months at most.

This alone allowed Robespierre to clearly understand the difference in power between the allies and the enemies.

“I understand. Then I will now organize the demands that we will make when we cease hostilities. Grand Marshal, just do your best to reduce the enemy’s power. I will take care of all the trivial reports to the home country.”

“I’d appreciate that.”

At first, he was annoyed by this incomprehensible situation, but now that he thought about it, it was better this way.

Napoleon even suspected that the King might have been aiming for this from the beginning and sent him here.

From the beginning, it wasn’t his thing to make the enemy kneel with political influence or fame.

In the end, Napoleon was once again taking on the job that he was best at.

At this point, he was confused as to whether the war was calling him or he was calling the war.

Whatever it was, the die had already been cast, so the job was set.

Sweep away France’s enemies and end the war as quickly as possible.

Fortunately, the difference in power was great on the naval side, so there would be no problem if he just drew the big picture and left it to the experts.

The same was true for the army, but Napoleon took the bold step of gathering the corps and landing on the mainland of Guangdong, leaving Hong Kong behind.

He knew very well the enthusiasm that Guangdong France was showing in this war.

The army cheered at the fact that the Grand Marshal himself was in command, and their morale soared to no end.

The scent of the battlefield, which he had smelled in a long time, was calling him.