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Joseph picked up his milk and took a sip, set the document down, and silently wished Kościuszko well.

This news was already from nearly half a month ago—Poland was simply too far from Paris.

In other words, this Polish god of war should already have reached Bryansk by now, and caused a tremendous shock in Russia.

Joseph still admired Kościuszko deeply, and sincerely hoped he could return to Poland alive.

In truth, if the plan his own General Staff Headquarters had drawn up back then could have been carried out smoothly, this Polish Army would have had no small chance of escaping alive.

Of course, only in terms of probability...

Joseph sighed softly and picked up the next document.

It was a report on the troop movements of Austria and Prussia.

Both countries appeared stingy and furtive, clearly trying to conceal their intention to send troops.

Joseph smiled. It seemed both of them were waiting for Russia to beat Poland flat, then pluck the peach along the way.

Yet this had also given Poland an extremely rare chance to catch its breath.

According to the optimal military strategy for Russia, Prussia, and Austria, they should have acted simultaneously, forcing Poland to face enemies on three sides.

If that happened, Poland would very quickly fall into an extremely difficult situation.

The worst-case situation Joseph had originally estimated was to advise Poland to sign a Ceasefire Agreement directly with Austria, ceding the Lesser Poland region to the latter in exchange for stability in the rear.

After repelling the Russian Army, they could then find a way to seize it back.

Fortunately, Prussia and Austria had chosen greed.

This way, Poland could use these few months to conscript more troops—after war began, the speed of military expansion would be several times faster than