The short and stout were not only prone to gambling the nation's fate on a whim but were also incredibly stubborn, easily getting stuck in their ways.
For instance, when gambling with the Tang, Ming, and later the Qing dynasties for the nation's fate, the short and stout acted on a whim and wagered the entire destiny of Wa Guo.
When the little broken ball entered its second conflict, the short and stout once again gambled with their nation's fate. Even when facing imminent defeat, the short and stout dared to go all-in until they were hit by two atomic bombs from the stupid eagle.
Rumor had it at the time: the Emperor of Wa Guo could order all men in Wa Guo to castrate themselves, and eighty percent of Wa Guo men would comply, but the Emperor of Wa Guo could not stop the war.
Whether this kind of nonsense was true or not was not important; what was important was that this kind of nonsense was enough to reflect how insane the entire Wa Guo society was at the time.
Now, Yamamoto Twenty-Eight also planned to go mad: "Gather all ground forces and concentrate all weapons and ammunition."
"Abandon other parts of France, and all troops march towards Paris—Napoleon wants to fight us to the death, so let's grant his wish, a decisive battle!"
Yamamoto Twenty-Eight's expression was exceptionally ferocious, as if a mad dog had crawled out of hell. His previous idea of using Frenchmen to attack Frenchmen, as well as besieging French cities, was completely thrown out of the window by Yamamoto Twenty-Eight.
Edward was immediately startled, his gaze towards Yamamoto Twenty-Eight filled with disbelief: "Mr. Yamamoto, the French army is not to be trifled with. Their equipment, like ours from England, is imported from the Ming. We have no advantage in terms of equipment."
"Besides the equipment, the French army also has a much larger number of troops than our English army. We also have no advantage in terms of troop numbers."
"If the Habsburg family had already sent troops to support us, it would be better. But the Habsburg family has broken the alliance; they have not sent troops, and no one is here to draw the French army's attention for us. To fight a decisive battle at this time..."
Richard also chimed in with劝慰: "Yes, Mr. Yamamoto, the French navy has already been extensively deployed and is harassing our supply lines at sea. If we engage in a decisive battle at this time, the subsequent supplies might become a problem."
However, to Edward and Richard's surprise, Yamamoto Twenty-Eight did not care about supply lines, nor did he care about the disadvantage in troop numbers: "Those small fries from the Habsburg family are going back on their word. They cannot draw away some of the French forces for us. Our original plan is already unworkable."
"Use Frenchmen to attack Frenchmen? Napoleon can deploy far more troops than we originally estimated, and he can easily suppress those Frenchmen."
"Besiege their cities but not attack? Their army is larger than ours, so what can we use to besiege them?"
Speaking of which, a hint of madness reappeared on Yamamoto Twenty-Eight's face: "Gentlemen, this is not a time for us to hesitate."
"Advance rapidly towards Paris. Once we take Paris, we will have plenty of time to deal with France later."
"Conversely, we can only hold our existing territory and passively defend against Napoleon's attacks."
"Then, are the troops we can currently deploy sufficient to cope?"
When Yamamoto Twenty-Eight asked this, Edward and Richard's expressions immediately turned grim.
The situation was obvious: the English army was relatively weak compared to the French army. If they passively dealt with the French army's attack, the English army would only be beaten.
And the French navy was no weaker than the English navy. Even if they couldn't directly destroy the English navy, they were more than capable of harassing England's maritime supply lines.
When the two factors were combined, the result was that the English army was at a visually apparent disadvantage.
Edward and Richard painfully discovered that they indeed had no better way to deal with the current situation.
After careful consideration, Edward took a deep breath and asked, "Even if we agree to your strategy and tactics, will Queen Charlotte and the doctor agree? Also, Napoleon wants to fight us to the death, and we..."
Yamamoto Twenty-Eight waved his hand and snorted: "Since Napoleon wants a decisive battle, then we will have a decisive battle with him—a swift victory. Once Napoleon is dealt with, Paris will be an unclothed beauty! As for Queen Charlotte and the doctor... I will explain it to His Excellency the Doctor myself."
Edward and Richard exchanged glances, only to find their faces filled with helplessness.
When Edward mentioned Queen Charlotte, Yamamoto Twenty-Eight's expression did not change at all, and a hint of disdain was hidden in his eyes. It was only when Edward mentioned the doctor that Yamamoto Twenty-Eight said he would personally explain to His Excellency the Doctor.
It was clear that in Yamamoto Twenty-Eight's eyes, Queen Charlotte's status was far inferior to that of a doctor from the Ming.
But Edward and Richard could do nothing about Yamamoto Twenty-Eight.
Not to mention that Yamamoto Twenty-Eight was a Wa Guo national, and Edward and Richard could not use English rules to demand anything of him. Just the fact that England was currently ruled by Queen Charlotte, and Queen Charlotte was obedient to the doctor, meant that Yamamoto Twenty-Eight did not need to care about Queen Charlotte.
As for eliminating the doctor and Queen Charlotte and letting the Prince of Wales of England take power...
The Prince of Wales listened to Queen Charlotte!
The entire English court had now become an unsolvable deadlock.
Helplessly, Edward could only salute Yamamoto Twenty-Eight with a sigh: "Mr. Yamamoto, I will mobilize the army according to your orders! God bless England!"
Yamamoto Twenty-Eight also stood up and solemnly returned the salute to Edward and Richard: "The Great Ming Emperor blesses England! Gentlemen, may your martial luck be long!"
...
Qiu, was the name of a village, one of tens of thousands of villages in England. The reason it left a name in history was probably because the mad King George III recuperated here.
And he recovered from his illness.
It was truly rather strange—when countless doctors had confirmed that King George III's madness was incurable, George III inexplicably recovered on his own, becoming sane!
If it were in the original history, King George III suddenly becoming sane would have been a good thing for the English court and the entire England, for Queen Charlotte and Prince George.
The problem was that this history was not the original history. An extra doctor, who did not exist in the original history, appeared in the English royal palace, and Queen Charlotte gained an extra lover who did not exist in the original history.
In the original history, King George III did not get involved with the Habsburg family, nor did he order the English army to attack France. The English army in the original history was absolutely not as obedient as the English army in this history.
Therefore, the problem now facing George III was: he had a cuckold's hat on his head. The entire English court was outwardly governed by his own son, Prince George, as regent, but in reality, it was controlled by that doctor from the Ming and Queen Charlotte. The English army was fighting the French army on French territory and was on the verge of defeat. Prince George was still vying for succession with his brothers.
After receiving this news, George III's first reaction was that it was all over.
Queen Charlotte having a lover was not a major problem for King George III. After all, the royal families of Europe had always been a mess. Having a lover was normal, and not having one was the anomaly.
What truly gave George III a headache was the fact that the English army, under his command, had initiated an attack on France...
England's initiation of an attack on France meant that England had violated the framework of the little broken pot established by the Ming, which also meant that France was openly challenging the prestige of the Great Ming Empire.
If the Emperor of the Great Ming Empire and Louis XVI of France knew about his madness, it would be fine; he would have an excuse to pass it off later. But if they didn't know about his madness, wouldn't that be fatal?
Upon thinking of the consequences of provoking the Great Ming, George III no longer cared about the issue of the hat on his head. He hurriedly sent people to summon Queen Charlotte and the doctor, and also ordered people to send a letter to the English army, demanding that the English army immediately halt its advance upon receiving the order.
When Queen Charlotte and the doctor received the news of George III's recovery, their first reaction was the same as George III's.
It's all over.
The doctor wanted to challenge the mission of sleeping with the king's queen by the Han envoy and also wanted to turn England into a vassal state of the Great Ming.
Queen Charlotte colluded with the doctor and planned to sell England to further the Charlotte family's advancement.
The two men's plan was good, and the implementation process was also good.
The English army had launched an offensive against France, and that short and stout Tojo Twenty-Eight of Wa Guo had caused great resentment in France. England's image was thoroughly ruined. When France launched a counterattack, the two of them could, according to the original plan, sell all of England to the Great Ming.
However, George III's sudden recovery directly disrupted their original plan.
Queen Charlotte paced back and forth in the palace, muttering incessantly, "What should we do? What should we do? George has woken up, and he will definitely recall the English army immediately and stop the war."
The doctor glanced at Queen Charlotte and sneered, "Not only will he recall the English army immediately, but he will also send people to negotiate a ceasefire with France and push your Charlotte family out as a shield."
Queen Charlotte hesitated: "That shouldn't be the case, right? Our years of affection are not fake, and the Charlotte family is not an insignificant family to England. He..."
The doctor snorted and waved his hand to interrupt Queen Charlotte: "Then let me ask you: Is England more important? Or is the Charlotte family more important? Is it better for his queen to be passed down to his son, or for your Charlotte family to ascend to the throne?"
Upon hearing this, Queen Charlotte no longer knew how to answer.
In fact, Queen Charlotte knew very well that compared to the affection between her and George III, the value of the Charlotte family to England, and of course England itself, was more important. George III also favored passing the throne to his son rather than to others.
Did you not see that Louis VII of France had divorced Eleanor because she could not bear him a son?
Even more damning was that Queen Charlotte knew very well what she had done during this time—not only had she cuckolded George III, but she had also controlled England's court, squeezing out nobles and officials loyal to George III.
If George III found out about these things, would he let himself off the hook?
After thinking for a long time without finding a solution, she only became more and more confused. Queen Charlotte could not help but become a little flustered.
"What should we do?"
Queen Charlotte looked at the doctor, her face filled with distress, and said, "George has woken up, he is the King of England, and we..."
The doctor sneered and retorted, "Who can prove that His Majesty George has woken up? Who can guarantee that he is not having an episode right now?"
Queen Charlotte gasped, her gaze towards the doctor filled with disbelief: "Are you crazy? He is the King of England. Do you know the consequences of doing this?"
Looking at the somewhat panicked Queen Charlotte, the doctor reprimanded her with disappointment, "His Majesty George III has been recuperating in Qiu—before he went to recuperate in Qiu, he issued an order to attack France. Now he suddenly says he wants to stop. Do you think he has truly woken up?"
Speaking of which, the doctor smiled with great confidence: "In all of England, whose medical skills can surpass mine? Since I had already diagnosed that His Majesty George's madness had penetrated to the bone, who can now overturn my diagnosis?"
Upon hearing the doctor's words, Queen Charlotte was stunned for a moment and hesitantly asked, "Then what do you think we should do now?"
The doctor snorted and said, "You are the Queen of England, the wife of His Majesty George. Now that his madness may be improving, you naturally have to go to Qiu to visit him."
"And I, as the doctor invited from the Great Ming to His Majesty George, and also the highest-skilled doctor in England, naturally have the responsibility and obligation to visit His Majesty George III."
"Furthermore, I will also prescribe a few doses of medicine for His Majesty George."
"And what you need to do is to have someone take good care of His Majesty George during this time and ensure he takes his medicine on time."
Queen Charlotte was even more bewildered: "You're going to prescribe medicine for him?"
The doctor grinned and nodded, saying, "Since I am a doctor, it is my responsibility to prescribe medicine for patients. However, in our Great Ming, there was a story."
"Da Lang, it's time for your medicine~~~!"