This morning, Anning received a letter from Paris.
The letter was written by Marat, who urgently stated that the Parliament had declared him a traitor and mentioned that Lafayette had been appointed by the Parliament and would soon set out to suppress the rebellion.
Anning dropped the letter and sighed. Indeed, the Parliament at this time was quite belligerent; if it weren't for him, they would have declared war on Prussia, Austria, and several lowland countries in a few months.
There was a knock at the door.
"Come in," Anning said softly.
The door opened, and Lazar Kano, Davout, and several other officers poured into the room, staring eagerly at Anning.
Kano: "We heard that there was a letter from Paris, what's the situation?"
"Just as we expected, prepare for battle," Anning stated in an understated tone.
In reality, he was actually quite uneasy, especially facing a general like Lafayette who had actual combat experience in proper large troop battles.
