However, Joseph quickly understood the underlying reasons.
The current British Government isn't as affluent as in history, so it can only choose to sacrifice Portugal's interests to stabilize the Porto defense line.
This actually counts as a significant victory for France.
Historically, France had to dispatch as many as 65,000 troops, along with renowned generals like Massena, Ney, and Juno, taking nearly two years, before forcing the Duke of Wellington to execute a scorched earth policy.
And now Juno only led 5,000 French troops to Portugal to achieve the same outcome.
However, looking at the scorched earth situation, Spanish logistics will soon become unsustainable.
Then the original plan would be completely unimplementable—
Once the Spanish Army, whose logistics have been depleted, is counterattacked by Wellesley, they will surely be unable to retreat in an orderly manner, and their structure will be thoroughly disrupted.
