"Hot air balloon?" Anneck exclaimed, "That thing used for high-altitude performances?"
"Yes." Ramsdorf nodded, "It can observe enemy movements from the air, much more efficiently than the hussars.
"This time we have the same weapon as the French people, and far more troops than they do—if we count the British, it will be more than double the French Army—and ample military funds, ensuring we can wash away the shame from three years ago!"
The speaker also shouted at this moment, "The goddess of victory will forever favor us; long live the united Germany!"
A rousing cheer immediately erupted in the hall.
...
Vienna.
In front of the main gate of the Schonbrunn Palace, the Austrian Foreign Minister Ludwig von Kobitzel frowned at the empty square as if talking to himself, "The British are late. We must try to prevent him from meeting the Emperor."
