North Suburb of Paris.
On the "Gem VI" carriage, Joseph looked at the report in his hand and said to Bertier sitting opposite, "So, the British only reinforced Portugal with 10,000 soldiers and 75 cannons?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
Joseph shook his head, "This amount of military expenses won't hurt Grenville.
"Well, Wellesley is quite confident in himself; it seems we need to put some pressure on him."
The Chief of Staff quickly asked, "Your Highness, do you mean we should also increase troops?"
"Yes, increase the troops." Joseph nodded, "Let General Massena lead 20,000 soldiers to Iberia. Additionally, let Madrid continue to increase troops; the money they obtained from the church is enough to support seventy to eighty thousand troops in battle."
Bertier hesitated for a moment and then cautiously asked, "Your Highness, but you previously said our country should try to control the scale of involvement in the Portuguese war."
"Yes, it's best to keep it under 5,000."
