067 Rapid Turnaround

On July 4th, Anning, as usual, came to Versailles for a meeting.

As soon as he alighted from the carriage, he saw soldiers from an unknown corps marching in neat columns past the entrance of the Versailles Palace.

The column, four abreast, marched on for quite a long time; Anning estimated that this corps had at least twenty thousand men.

After the column finally passed, Anning hurried to meet with the representatives at the entrance of the Imperial Conference Hall and immediately asked, "Whose army is this?"

"We don't know, but based on the language the officers used for commands, they seem to be Swiss mercenaries. Now, the garden of the Versailles Palace is filled with tents, that's where the army is stationed."

At this moment, someone hurriedly ran over: "This is bad news, the King has replaced all the soldiers guarding around the Imperial Conference Hall with Swiss, and they all speak German!"