North Suburb of Paris.
In the "Gem VI" carriage, Joseph glanced at the report in his hand, and said to Bertier, who sat opposite him, "So, the British have only sent an additional ten thousand soldiers and seventy-five cannons to Portugal?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
Joseph shook his head, "That amount of military expenditure is far from enough to make Grenville feel any pain.
"Hmm, Wellesley certainly has confidence in himself. It seems we'll have to put a bit more pressure on him."
The Chief of Staff quickly asked, "Your Highness, do you mean we should also send reinforcements?"
"Correct, send reinforcements." Joseph nodded. "Let General Massena lead twenty thousand soldiers to Iberia. Additionally, have Madrid continue to increase their forces; the money they got from the Church is enough to support seventy to eighty thousand troops in combat."
