Emerging from Grand Duke Carl's presence, Anning had a new idea.
If, according to the original plan, after defeating Austria and signing the treaty, they exchanged King Louis XVI and his spouse for Grand Duke Carl, then Grand Duke Carl would be in a relatively weak position.
Obviously, this was not conducive to initiating top-down reforms and turning Austria into an ally of France.
Sending the Grand Duke back in advance to let him take command in a crisis, then feigning defeat on the battlefield to enhance Grand Duke Carl's prestige before signing an inconsequential treaty with Austria seemed like a more profitable approach.
As soon as Anning returned to the Fortress Commander's office, he dismissed everyone except his core officers and proposed this idea.
