Life of Being a Crown Prince in France

Chapter 837: 745: Confrontation in the Alps

Chapter 837: Chapter 745: Confrontation in the Alps

Napoleon immediately noticed the heavily emphasized lines at the bottom of the notebook:

After the army enters Italy, looting by soldiers is strictly prohibited. Any matters related to resource acquisition and soldier rewards must be implemented only with the signature of Major Oddric, the military overseer.

“This will surely affect the morale of the soldiers.” Napoleon furrowed his brows with some resignation. However, this was a repeated demand from the Crown Prince, and he had no choice but to enforce it strictly. “Let’s hope Major Oddric is someone reasonable to deal with.”

But he had just inquired earlier and learned that Oddric was a cousin of the captain of the Crown Prince’s personal guard, which likely made bribing him a difficult task.

Joseph clearly remembered how, historically, Napoleon had stripped Italy bare, leaving the region with a deep resentment toward the French Army.

Later, when Austria took advantage of the chaos within the French Directory and sent troops into Italy, they were warmly welcomed. It required little effort for them to push the French Army back to the Turin-Genoa line.

If not for Massena’s desperate efforts to hold out for over three months, the French Army might have been completely expelled from Italy.

Of course, Joseph had no intention of being a softhearted fool.

After all, if the fiscal shortfalls from occupying Italy couldn’t be remedied, wouldn’t the victory still lead to financial ruin?

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