Spain.
The Austrian Empire's expeditionary force was astonishingly efficient. Not only did it swiftly occupy Cabrera's territory, it also captured vast areas controlled by the remnants of the regent queen's faction.
The Spanish Legion had a fierce appetite for attack. If Franz had not demanded that the rear be stabilized first, the expeditionary force would already have begun besieging Toledo by now.
Although the Austrian Empire had not besieged Toledo, Ferrante Duway did not dare remain here any longer.
The Son of Heaven guarded the gates of the realm? What a joke! I'm the president!
Ferrante Duway directly moved the capital from Toledo to Valladolid in the central north, and only here did he finally no longer have to worry about the Austrian threat for the time being.
But the Spanish Republic had suffered a crushing defeat right after its founding, followed immediately by a capital relocation. It was very hard to make anyone believe this country still had a future.
Ferrante Duway could not care about any of that. Right now, he trusted no one; he only wanted to find a safe corner where no one would discover him.
Ferrante Duway's fear mainly came from the incompetence of Britain and France. The French had been stopped by the Austrians in the Pyrenees, and the British could not even enter the Mediterranean Sea.
He truly wanted to strangle Palmerston and that Charles together, then throw them into the Ebro River to feed the fish.
(The Ebro River was the longest river within Spain. Because it had many terrifying legends, it was also known as the Murder River.)
Apart from that, Ferrante Duway had also heard a terrifying piece of news: the British were actually propping up the regent queen, Christina.
Ferrante Duway still understood this regent queen very well. "Without