Chapter 2707 The Land of Firebirds (15)

Severus once said this about Napoleon, a "historical figure": He won because he was more prepared than others when others were unprepared.

After the Battle of Toulon and the victory on the Eastern Front, Bonaparte was warmly welcomed by the people in Paris, and his name began to become a household name. Many people have noticed the rise of this new star, including French Polynesia.

Walter, but at that time he was still a Girondin and had served as Roland's secretary, but he was expelled from Paris because he issued a decree to expel the nobility, so he was not affected.

It was not until the fall of Robespierre that he returned to Paris as Minister of Finance, and at that time Bonaparte had been imprisoned. Before going to Nice and being arrested, Bonaparte had gone to Genoa.

The task was to strengthen the defense of the entire coastline from Nice to Toulon. In fact, he was following Robespierre's orders to explore Genoa's defenses, army deployment, etc., so as to facilitate the subsequent attack on Genoa.

Although Genoa is called a republic, it is actually an oligarchy. The main force of the army is mercenaries. As for their navy, they are facing the Royal Navy of England. Neither the French Republic nor the anti-French alliance Genoa can afford to offend. The anti-French alliance will Genoa

As a piece of unclaimed land, he could pass through the territory of Genoa without anyone noticing when heading to the front line, so Maximian Robespierre contacted the French charge d'affaires in Genoa and asked him to fully assist Bonaparte in completing this task.

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There were as many diplomats as spies in Genoa at that time. As a special commissioner, Bonaparte established contact with various spies after arriving in Genoa, and the information he wanted the spies to learn was not the special hobby of a certain big shot.

The French at that time did not have the concept of a national budget. The "national budget" was introduced by Fabolte's successor, Dominique Vincent Nogaret. The time of their handover was 1796. At that time, Fabolte

Walter had been minister plenipotentiary in Genoa for two years.

Although Genoa at this time was not as prosperous as it was in the 15th century, it was still an important money order trading center in Europe, second only to Milan in Italy. Milan, Antwerp and Campo City formed the "Bill of Exchange Triangle", and Piacenza also

To share part of Genoa's business, Paris is not at the top of this "pyramid".

The exchange network and currency transportation network established by the Genoese covered the entire France. Although Spain's silver mine output in South America was not as good as before, it was still the main source of precious metals before the United States discovered gold during its westward expansion and triggered the "gold rush."

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An American politician once said that politics is like real estate, and "location" is everything. The last time Fabolte stayed away from Paris, he saved his life. This time, he stayed away from Paris and lost his job as Minister of Finance, but he did not

I had time to write two poems to express my frustration at being "exiled". Immediately afterwards, a revolution broke out in Genoa. A Genoese patriot named Modilan, wearing a tricolor emblem, led seven to eight hundred people to attack Genoa.

arsenal, and then took the weapons to the Parliament to declare the Genoese people's rebellion against the oligarchy.

Napoleon, who was 27 years old at the time, had married Josephine and "bypassed" the Alps from Nice into Italy. This attack route had been explored by him a few years ago and was not required for his second attempt to cross the Alps.

The locals led the way. At the same time, Nelson was cruising in the territorial waters of Genoa with his fleet. This city with great wealth had few fortifications. The French army went to the city gate and formed a defense line with the artillery at sea to defend against the British. The councilors in the city quickly

Finding that they had no backers, they still came up with a "smart" idea to release the prisoners from the prison and let them resist the patriots.

This behavior angered the entire city, and the criminals were released not to go to the patriots, but to take revenge on their old enemies or to rob the citizens. Fortunately, the victory between Bonaparte and the Austrians was already decided, and the signing of the

After signing the Agreement of Leoben, Napoleon immediately sent 12,000 men to Genoa.

Although there were 60,000 Italian legions at the time, only about 20,000 had real combat effectiveness. However, Fabolte did not let these soldiers enter the city. Instead, he wrote a strongly worded "threatening letter" and handed it to the then

The general who led the team asked him to read aloud to the Genoese Parliament: "If you do not reply to the Commander-in-Chief within 24 hours of receiving this letter, if you do not arrest those who disturb the people, if you do not disarm these people...

The ministers of the French Republic will leave Genoa and the nobility will re-exist".

The deputies soon gave in, and they even arrested three of their own. As for Modilan, he was personally received by Fabolte. The Genoese had cooperated with European royal families for many years and were accustomed to the monarchy, not to mention Austria.

Although people have left, they still have residual forces, and the time is not ripe for revolution. Then Modilan provided a list. His original intention was to demand the release of the imprisoned patriots, but instead they were not on this list.

of people were released.

The account was eventually charged to Bonaparte, because the minister behaved fearfully and arrogantly, as if he were only a noble mouthpiece.

After the chaos subsided, Fabolt became Napoleon's "intimate friend". He even invited Fabolt to go to Egypt with him, but Fabolt declined. Then Fabolt began to act as

The diplomat worked in Milan, Rome, and Naples. Due to some "minor issues" between him and the Naples army, he was expelled from Naples. He did not return to Paris until Napoleon launched the Brumaire Coup.

The mayor of Antwerp, who was escorted back to Paris for interrogation last time for smuggling and corruption, was from the Brumaire Party. Fabolt did not directly participate in the Brumaire Coup, but he still became a high-ranking official in Scheldt.

After that, he should have continued his work as a high-ranking official, but Fabolt followed him to Brussels instead.

Faporte was a nobleman from the Champagne province of France. He studied at the Royal Academy of Engineering at Mechières in the old days, and was a classmate of the Director-General Carnot. He studied military engineering.

His original job was to "observe" the transportation network from Mechelen to Brussels, but Napoleon changed his mind temporarily. He took Fabolte into Brussels one day in advance to inspect, ostensibly to see which construction projects could continue to be built.

During the Portuguese Moon Incident, there was still the Seine River to rely on. Although the Seine River also flows through Brussels, it does not pass through the city. The Austrians and Brussels people even opened fire on each other in the square.

This time when troops were sent to Saint-Domingue, another army set off from the lowlands and was sent somewhere in the sea by the French navy in the Pas de Calais to meet up with the Army of the Rhine from Marseille. Once the garrison is removed, it will no longer be effective."

The "Guardian" occupied the territory, not to mention that the conscription in 1803 was cancelled, resulting in a lack of troops. Especially after the military parade outside Brussels was held, it looked like there were only a few people, and even a phalanx could not be formed.

Since Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' War, emphasis on light motorized troops and rifle units has become the mainstream of European battlefields. In addition to flintlock musket shooting, there are also mobile warfare similar to the War of Bavarian Succession. Both sides are cutting off each other's supply lines.

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As said in the theory of war, the two warring parties are two living forces, full of chance, passion, courage and fantasy. Morale and passion can be strongly stimulated, and the element of war-violence can also be obtained.

If they still have a clear mind and remember that science and technology can also arm themselves with violence, they will remember that Bonaparte was a thin and short man. Although he would lead the charge on the Mincio River, he was actually an artilleryman.

Du Maurier left behind a lot of baggage when he retreated. Many people knew how to use muskets and gunpowder. How to use the cannon?

Most of these military academy students brought from Fontainebleau have never even seen blood, but they have all received formal military theory courses, especially Napoleon's new army. Marmont once fought in the Battle of Lodi

He moved the 12-pounder to the front line and destroyed many Austrian fortifications. During the Battle of Marengo, he still wanted to do that, but the rugged mountain roads could not allow the huge and heavy artillery to move forward, even if hundreds of soldiers pulled the cannon made from a big tree.

"sled".

After the Treaty of Amiens was signed, he became artillery director. The first thing he did was to melt some of the existing 12-pound guns and recast them into two 6-pound guns, gaining mobility at the expense of range.

In the Battle of Zorndorf in 1758, Frederick the Great was awakened by the sound of 12-pounder cannons. He understood that the opponent hiding in the fog was not a harassment, but an attack.

When it came time to coordinate artillery and cavalry, the Prussian artillery engaged in positional warfare. One reason was that in order to gain range, too many heavy artillery were used, making it difficult to move. Also, at that time, not only the Austrians, but also the Prussians were also keen on building forts and fortifications. As long as

Without firing, the initial gun position will be very concealed. Changing the gun position will disrupt their exquisite calculations of range and ballistics. Do you understand what science is?

In this way, the infantry became the core force and also became the bait to attract the Cossack cavalry. They were directly routed by the sound of sabers and cannons. Frederick never forgave them, and it was not until the military parade in 1773 that the East Prussian Army was allowed to appear.

In other words, those students from the Fontainebleau Military Academy who looked very young and immature and seemed to be just serving as a guard of honor were the "real main force".

Don’t worry about responsibility. Jérôme, who participated in the Fruity Moon incident, is here. The materials and cannons for building fortifications have been transported to an unfinished building in the Royal Palace of Brussels. During transportation, a rainproof tarpaulin was placed on top.

Guys, who knows what the luck is.

If some people want to occupy the arsenal because they lack weapons, they have to go to the Royal Palace of Brussels; if they have weapons and want to use flintlocks directly against the cannons, if they wake up in time when they hear the roar of the cannons, then that's okay.

It's just jail time; but if the cannons are going off and you're still sober, that's the worst thing that can happen. Normally no one is that sober, but they've been drinking a lot.

Fortunately, it didn't happen like that. Georgiana listened to their petition, and they retreated after achieving their goals. The mastermind behind the scenes came out to say "hi". In this situation, Stanislas couldn't help but come forward.

Georgiana estimated that he would be in trouble after he returned. Other allies would ask him why he didn't launch an attack while the French troops were empty.

Bonaparte is in Aachen, not far from the Army of the Rhine. He can lead troops to reinforce at any time. Guess what the cornered Austrians and Prussians will do?

After becoming the First Consul, he built a lot of fortifications and used chisels and shovels to make the Alps "disappear" like the Pyrenees. But if he did not increase his troops, he would not only lose the newly occupied land, but also lose

Waiting for the Anti-French Alliance to invade the French Republic?

"How did he come up with this?" Georgiana said, looking at the cannon with its camouflage tarp lifted to reveal its "real body".

"The First Consul said, 'Anyone who fights against his own country is nothing more than a child who wants to kill his own mother.'" Fabolte said calmly, "Armed exiles are 'unforgivable.'"

"But Louis Stanislas is defenseless," said Georgiana.

"Aren't you curious what Diloc did?" Fabolte asked.

"I guess I'm used to doing the things I'm told I have to do. The first thing is to do it right, even if it breaks some 'rules.'"

"What did you do before?" Fabolte asked.

Georgiana smiled slightly and said, "I am a school teacher."

"Is that all?"

"I also joined the students in resisting the principal and the giant." She said provocatively.

Fabolte did not ask her if there were really giants in the world, but put the oilcloth back.

"Let's go, we've been gone for a long time." Fabolte said to his wife and adopted daughter who were standing not far away.

Georgiana stared at his second wife, who had been the widow of an Amiens financial office prosecutor. They had both remarried, and Fabolte had divorced his original wife. The newly formed family had no

Blood relationship, but like a family.

"Will you tell your new friends what you just discovered?" Georgiana asked Charlotte.

Charlotte glanced at "papa".

"You should listen to what Madam tells you," Fabolte said to Charlotte.

"Should I tell her?" Charlotte asked.

Georgiana thought about this question.

What is "he" going to do next?
Chapter completed!