Chapter 2253 Fierce Fire Frenzy (13)

When children of this generation mention Voldemort and Harry Potter, the first thing they think of is the monster with no hair and a snake-like face.

But people of Pomona's time remembered his handsome face, especially when he smiled, which reflected an elegance. He was even more like a noble than a so-called pure-blood noble.

Women often appreciate themselves and are jealous of each other's beauty. Even goddesses are not immune. But once a man has this kind of beauty, this "sin" is forgiven, and he will even be the same as Bella.

In fact, the straight-line distance from Ghent to Bruges is not that far. You can even see the spire of Bruges from the tower in Ghent. However, even though these two cities are so close in a straight line, there are such differences. The twists and turns of a canal turned a journey that could be completed in one day into two days.

If Bruges is a red medieval city, then Ghent is a city with natural stone gray. The Earl's Palace in the center of the city maintains the castle style from the Crusades, with ancient Roman-style walls and a moat. Inside It can be said that there is no decoration at all, it still looks like stone. What's worse is that it used to be a prison and a court.

Georgiana was no longer in a "naughty" mood in such a place. The garters and lace matched well, especially with the bows added to the edges of the white stockings.

But even if those clothes were worn by Voldemort's mother, they probably wouldn't be able to save her "marriage." She didn't know how the Gaunt family could look like that. Fortunately, Voldemort looked like his father.

The Order of the Garter is a garter with Latin words written on it, meaning "sham on him who thinks evil of it".

Legend has it that when Edward III was dancing with a countess, the countess's garter suddenly fell off, causing everyone to laugh, and Edward III came to her rescue.

It was also Edward III. In 1340, he showed the world the new president of England in Ghent, which had three lions representing England and French irises on a blue background. The English kings after him would add the title of King of France to themselves. title.

John of Gaunt was involved in the Wars of the Roses. All in all, it was a painful city for her, even though it looked prosperous.

In the eleventh century, the people of Ghent imported wool from England and then produced cloth, making it a trading city.

After an industrial spy stole British textile technology in 1800, Ghent soon became Manchester on land. Bonaparte stayed here for two days just to visit those factories. A sugar refinery would soon be built here. , this was the first "good news" they received in Belgium, as previous cities had promised to receive food from France.

In fact, the canal that the Bruges people wanted to dig in the 14th century and the canal in the 17th century were connected to the Lys River. However, even if the rulers had planned it, they still had the right to refuse, and they were not as resigned as the colonies.

Before coming to Belgium, she thought that the Belgians would be as "nimble" as the Dutch and that it would be easier to promote sugar beet cultivation than France. She really didn't expect that Ghent was the first to agree and signed a contract to purchase French equipment.

Maybe it's because they are "understanding people". The manufacturing industry in Ghent is developed, and as long as there are drawings, British textile factories can be copied. Whether the French hand over the equipment is not that important, they have to pay anyway.

This made people feel indescribably depressed, and although Bonaparte liked his orders to be carried out immediately, they set off overland to Antwerp the day after Chaptal signed the contract with them.

Still the same, even if you can pass the Scheldt River from Ghent to Antwerp, there are too many twists and turns in the natural river course, and the straight-line distance from Ghent to Antwerp is not that far. But something unexpected happened. When passing by a

They received a warm welcome when they visited a small town called San Nicolas, and the locals also performed for them.

Louis XIV once joined forces with Britain to deal with the Netherlands. The period from 1650 to 1750 was the "golden age" of the Netherlands, but it was the "dark age" of the Netherlands. After the death of Archduke Albert of Austria, the Netherlands and Spain competed for

War begins in the Southern Netherlands and the Southern Netherlands returns to Spain.

During the War of the Spanish Throne, the Spanish Netherlands was occupied by France. After the war, according to the Treaty of Utrecht, it was divided to the Austrian Habsburgs. The Austrian Habsburgs wanted to split the Southern Netherlands.

In exchange for territory, France was allowed to send troops to Prussia during the Seven Years' War. However, Austria failed to defeat Prussia, and the agreement was not concluded.

The town of St. Nicholas belongs to the Northern Netherlands and has not experienced as many hardships as the Southern Netherlands. However, the Batavia Republic established by Napoleon redrawn the national borders. The town of St. Nicholas and Antwerp became independent from the Netherlands, so the town

The people are so happy.

Georgiana did not ask about building the railroad.

With the transportation line, the town will become more prosperous than it is now, and it will also lead to wars. Once it becomes a transportation artery, it will become a battleground.

Only after taking a field trip did she realize how muddy the roads in Belgium are. To lay a railway driven by steam engines is not just a matter of money. What's more, wars can happen anywhere. Light railways have the advantage of being easy to erect, requiring only ballast.

He can lay it with basic sleepers, and if it is damaged by shelling or heavy loads, it can be repaired quickly. He is a man who is very calculating, especially on issues like war that may drag down a country's finances, and

It can prevent the troops from losing contact due to the interruption of communication lines, which is a taboo. In the past, he always liked to talk about the war, not only his own case, but also other people's cases. Prince Eugen arranged many checkpoints on the supply line.

Correspondingly, the troops were also dispersed. Even if they were reserves, once the bridge connecting the two sides of the bank was broken, he could only watch the reserves being surrounded and annihilated before the pontoon bridge was erected.

There is also the fortress on the border between France and the Netherlands, which uses ship locks to form a floodplain. It cost 500 million francs to build it, and now it costs 4 million francs to maintain them every year. It is a waste.

She felt like she had guessed something, but before she could think about it, she was surrounded by enthusiastic Belgian women, who didn't care about her identity at all.

In the afternoon, Pierre Francis Charles Augereau, the garrison general stationed in Belgium, arrived to greet Bonaparte.

However, he was roared by Napoleon.

"Even if you resign, before you get my order to evacuate, what you have to do is not to pack up and leave immediately, but to stay in place until you receive my order. If this is wartime, I can do it now

I'll shoot you for leaving your post without permission."

Just when Georgiana thought he was really going to kill someone, the result of Augereau's "handling" came and he was ordered to retire immediately.

Georgiana could see that Augereau was confused, and she was confused herself. Wasn't Bonaparte in a good mood before?

Now there is no general in the Dutch garrison. Who will command them?

She felt that she seemed to understand something, but she didn't seem to understand it. After thinking about it again, she realized that so many military strategists had not guessed his intentions, let alone a woman.

Then she was thinking, she knew clearly that she was an illegitimate daughter, and even if she could give birth to a son, he would never marry her. How could she still be reduced to this situation?

The only thing to blame was that she didn't put up a strong resistance that time on the Canal Ourcq. Moreover, she did have a crush on him and gave him an opportunity to take advantage of him.

There is a saying that the best defense is offense. No matter how tight the defense is, there will always be gaps. Therefore, it is best not to put the "chessboard" on your own land, unless it is like Sun Tzu's Art of War said, "Death comes before death."

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Hogwarts is the last fortress, but she doesn't intend to die if she can't hold it. Why did she say to Bonaparte that Theodora's "purple robe is the most beautiful shroud"?

She didn't understand, maybe it was the same reason that men would obey him when they saw him, he just had this kind of magic power, even though he was only a Muggle.
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