Chapter 126: Iberica - Prelude to the Peninsular War
As a result of the truce brokered by Krafte, our army began to withdraw from the Rhineland and return to the capital, Lumiere.
Although it was widely known that war with Krafte would come in two years, and even the demobilized regular soldiers were notified of regular training, the atmosphere in the Revolutionary Army was not bad.
This was because in every village the Revolutionary Army passed through, the residents came out to welcome us grandly, offering what little they had.
Perhaps the front-line soldiers and residents were happy just to have found peace, however brief.
They could set aside their worries and rejoice that Francia had won against a powerful empire, rather than fret about the great threat looming in the future.
As someone with the responsibility to prepare for that future, I find that rather enviable.
And as soon as we arrived in the capital, Damien De Millbeau came to me, holding a bundle of all sorts of proposal papers submitted by Giselle Davie.
But in reality, I was dealing with Damien without even getting a look at those proposals.
“Your Excellency Marquis. How, how about we just….”