Napoleon II Reborn Chapter 37

After everything was on the right track, Xiao Jie's life returned to the same as before. It's just that after going to work every day, he still has to spare time to go shopping with Angel, watch operas, go on outings and attend various banquets, making Xiao Jie miserable. Perhaps this is the price that must be paid for love, Xiao Jie used this reason to comfort himself every time. No matter which era women seem to like to go shopping, every time Xiao Jie is reduced to a porter, and his wallet is also quickly deflated. Xiao Jie couldn't help sighing: "Fortunately, I still have some money, otherwise I really can't support this aunt with my monthly allowance. But Xiao Jie is still very happy to do this, because they are together. At that time, he took a lot of advantage, kissed those who should be kissed, touched what should be touched and what should not be touched, but there is still the last step to be done, and he is not in a hurry, after all, he is now He is only fourteen years old, although his mental age is already thirty years old.

The international situation is becoming more and more tense, but all countries are still relatively restrained, not as tense as in previous years, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is just a moment of calm before the storm.

Taking advantage of this rare time, Xiao Jie also made some improvements to the 1802-style rifle. Due to the insufficient strength and toughness of steel in this era, the barrel of the barrel was seriously damaged. Often, thousands of bullets were fired, and the barrel had to be replaced. . There is also a lack of tools to describe rifling, which greatly reduces the accuracy and lethality of the rifle. This is also the reason why only a part of the French army is equipped with new rifles so far. In order to solve this problem, Xiao Jie bought a steel company and built a new gun factory, but the scale is smaller, and the strength and toughness of steel are greatly increased by using some later technologies (as for the specific technology Xiaoyu doesn't know either, because Xiaoyu is not engaged in this, so he can only write a little vaguely, please forgive me, sweat!). Not only can it meet the needs of the use of rifles, but it also laid the foundation for the manufacture of various cannons in the future. However, almost all cannons are now cast in copper, which is not only cumbersome, but also not very powerful. As for the rifling problem, he put forward some ideas and technologies, and together with several engineers, developed a locomotive specially for rifling. And the power and range of bullets made with smokeless powder are much greater than those made with black powder. Xiao Jie also called the blueprints of the Maxim heavy machine gun, the forced machine gun and the 75mm field gun to several of his engineers for them to develop, but it will probably take a long time to manufacture them. Therefore, it is a pity that these new weapons will not be used in the upcoming war.

In 1805, in order to strengthen its strength and confront Britain, France suddenly stopped its invasion of America, which greatly relieved US President Jefferson, but Napoleon's control over Europe was strengthened. Not only did he refuse to withdraw troops from Batavia (Netherlands) and Helvetia (Switzerland), but he also invaded German territory and even kidnapped the British diplomat in Hamburg, Rumbold, and escorted him back thousands of miles. Paris imprisoned. In order to thoroughly irritate the Austrians (so that France could find a reason to defend itself), Napoleon established the Kingdom of Italy on May 26, 1805, himself crowned King of Italy in Milan, and he also annexed *, Piedmont, and Savoy. It is hard to believe that a man who has always advertised that he really wants to build peace in Europe will make such a move.

Napoleon's opponents reacted swiftly and violently before his Milan coronation. In April 1805, Britain and Russia signed a military alliance treaty to restore "peace in Europe", forming the third anti-French alliance. In August, Sweden and Austria joined the alliance (Russia and Austria had secretly signed a defense treaty six months earlier, stipulating that if Napoleon invaded Italy or threatened the Turkish Empire, the two countries would join forces to fight against France). As Napoleon occupied and expanded Hanover, Britain was active in forming new alliances. Although the British would not send a single soldier from their still-threatened homeland across the Channel, they actively supported the formation of coalition forces economically, while also deploying naval fleets in the Baltic. Austria, on the other hand, was thoroughly enraged and joined the alliance after Napoleon occupied ancient Lombardy, crowned the king of Italy in the Milan Cathedral in May, and then annexed the Ligurian Republic on June 4.

In principle Austria, Russia, Sweden and Great Britain demanded the immediate withdrawal of French troops from Hanover, Holland, Belgium and Italy (Sardinia demanded the return of his northern territories) and measures to prevent further invasions by Napoleon's troops. "This man is insatiable," Tsar Alexander said of Napoleon when he learned of his coronation as king of Italy. "His ambition knows no bounds; he is the bane of the world. He wants war, doesn't he? Well, Sooner or later he will encounter war."

Only then did Napoleon realize that his incitement to war had gone too far. Napoleon was caught in a dilemma.

By August 1805, Napoleon and his imperial government had discredited both at home and abroad. No one wanted to follow in the footsteps of the bankers who had raised huge sums for Napoleon and now not only begged for repayment but were raided by the police and threatened with arrest and jail if they continued to collect their debts. Napoleon's offensive words turned the stock exchange into a shambles~www.mtlnovel.com~The fate of Corot, Valbdeberger, Despres or Urraf (the famous big bankers in France at the time) may be A lesson for businessmen, they were not only forced to "repay" tens of millions of francs, but also faced long-term suffering behind bars.

Napoleon's new imperial government was in a difficult situation at home and abroad: not only did he face the possibility of a retaliatory British landing strike in the Channel, but he also lacked the funds necessary for military action. Both the Minister of Finance Godin and the Prime Minister Campaceres raised this type of warning to Napoleon.

Napoleon was also faced with a paradoxical ultimatum: either immediately negotiate with Britain, Austria, and Russia to reduce international tensions and restore lasting peace in Europe (withdrawal of French troops from the Netherlands, Belgium, the banks of the Rhine, Switzerland, and Italy) ; revoked his plan to invade England, and paid off his defaulted loans to banks and merchants of various countries. Either he must launch a lightning strike against the Austrian and Russian armies threatening France, defeat them with lightning speed, crush the Third Coalition against France, and restore peace to French-dominated Europe. In either case, it is clear that the French people strongly demanded peace, and that if Napoleon wanted to start a war, it must be a war won swiftly and brilliantly.

But in the end, he gave up peace and chose war. On August 26, Napoleon abandoned his plans to invade Britain. On the 29th, he ordered the three main armies (the First Army, the Second Army and the Cavalry Army) with a total of more than 100,000 people to march towards the Rhine. So the European continent was once again shrouded in the cloud of war.

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