Bab 116: Chapter 3: The Feast at Hongmen

Franz and Alexander's meeting still yielded constructive results as the Russian-Austrian relations quickly began to warm up, with the minor frictions caused by the Prussia-Denmark war dissipating like smoke in thin air.

Kingdom of Sardinia

The Austrian Army was packing its bags; the armistice was signed, and half of the war indemnity was paid. The British Government guaranteed the rest, and the time to withdraw the troops had also arrived.

Franz had no intention of reneging. If possible, he wouldn't mind withdrawing the troops immediately; maintaining a large army abroad is very expensive.

However, since they occupied the Kingdom of Sardinia once, it was impossible for the Austrian Army to leave empty-handed. It was unthinkable not to participate in plundering; nearly all of the soldiers were now returning fully loaded.