The coalition forces did not launch an attack immediately after arriving in Paris. Standing on the city wall of Paris and looking at the endless coalition camps outside the city, Napoleon had a solemn look on his face.
Napoleon felt very sorry for the previous defeat. He believed that if it were not for his insufficient strength, the coalition forces would not be able to defeat him. This was true in the Battle of the Netherlands, and even more so in Compiègne.
Now, Louis XVI handed over the task of guarding Paris to Napoleon. To a certain extent, this also enabled Napoleon to truly have an army that could compete with the coalition forces.
Although the strength of the French army in Paris is smaller than that of the coalition forces, and French soldiers generally lack combat experience, these are not big problems in Napoleon's eyes. After all, the French army cannot compete with a coalition force in any case.
The advantage is Paris.
Moreover, more than 20,000 elite French troops led by Prince Condé are on their way to support Paris. If nothing unexpected happens, this French army of more than 20,000 people will be able to arrive in Paris by the end of September, and by that time,
The French army would outnumber the Allied forces.
Napoleon and Ferdinand the Younger are almost the same level of famous generals. Even if Napoleon's achievements in the original history are taken into account, then Napoleon's ability is undoubtedly able to surpass Ferdinand the Younger by several blocks. In this case, Napoleon
The offensive tactics that the coalition forces may adopt against Paris have long been analyzed.
The day after Napoleon entered the role, he tallied up all the possible loopholes in Paris in his office. At the same time, he also marked with a pen the key points where the coalition forces might attack on the map of Paris.
And in this way, the Seine River came into Napoleon's eyes.
Paris has a small garrison on the Seine River. This garrison was used to collect taxes on passing merchant ships. The water gates at the mouth of the Seine were roughly circled by Napoleon.
If we just defend these water gates, then it is not a big problem for Napoleon, but what he wants is not just defense, he wants a hearty victory!
The Allied forces wanted to use the Seine River to defeat the French army, and Napoleon also had the idea of using the Seine River to defeat the Allied forces.
Standing in front of the map, Napoleon's face was quite complicated, but in the end he made up his mind and immediately went to the French Palace to see Louis XVI.
The mouth of the Seine River is located in the northwest corner of Paris. Although the main attack direction of the coalition forces coming to Paris is the northeast corner, Napoleon believed that the northwest corner will definitely become the main attack direction of the coalition forces.
You must know that because Paris had already predicted the direction of the coalition's main attack, the focus of repairing the city walls and city defense facilities in Paris was on the northeast corner. In other words, if the coalition uses the Seine River to break through, then facing Paris
With the iron wall in the northeast, the coalition forces are bound to suffer a bloody blow.
After seeing Louis XVI, Napoleon bowed to Louis XVI and then did not wait for Louis XVI to speak. Napoleon only heard Napoleon speak immediately:
"Your Majesty, I thought hard for a long time yesterday. I estimate that the enemy will use the Seine River as a key point to capture Paris. Therefore, I hope to get your Majesty's authorization to immediately build a dam at the mouth of the lower reaches of the Seine River!"
Louis XVI was shocked when he heard Napoleon's suggestion.
Building a dike on the mouth of the Seine. Napoleon really dared to think about it. Not to mention how much power would be mobilized from Paris to build this embankment, this suggestion alone would definitely cause an uproar among the top brass in Paris.
The Seine River is not only the mother river of Paris, but also a golden river. Using this river, goods in Paris can quickly reach any area upstream and downstream by shipping. Not to mention, smuggling alone can provide services to those in Paris.
The rich and powerful offer massive benefits.
Although it is wartime and the coalition forces have arrived at the city, shipping on the Seine River has not been suspended. On the contrary, because the city of Paris has begun to implement a rationing system, in this case, driven by a large number of interests, smuggling of supplies
It is becoming more and more rampant, and behind these smuggling activities, all those standing are high-level officials in Paris.
What Napoleon proposed was only to block the mouth of the Seine in the Paris section. In other words, Napoleon wanted to isolate the water channel between Paris and the lower reaches of the Seine. The lower reaches of the Seine lead to the northwest region of France, and the northwest region is still within the actual control of the French government.
under control.
It is precisely this situation that has made the northwest region, which is currently relatively stable, become the largest source of gray income for high-level executives in Paris.
"Napoleon, have you thought about the opposition this will cause?"
"Your Majesty, these ministers all know it, but I also understand that Paris must not make any mistakes. In this case, for the safety of Paris and the victory of France, all sacrifices are worth it!
My elder brother and younger brother have already sacrificed their lives, and the Bonaparte family has sacrificed the lives of dozens of men for France! Whether it is for the country or for the family, even if I know that some things will cause opposition, I still have to go.
Do!"
Seeing Napoleon's firm look, Louis XVI finally nodded and agreed to Napoleon's request.
One reason why Napoleon asked to build this ascent was to prevent the Allied forces from breaking through from the Seine River into Paris, and the other reason was because Napoleon had reserved a trump card.
A dam not only splits the Seine River in half, but also serves as a water storage. Now is the summer, which happens to be the season of abundant rain. If the coalition forces really focus their attack on the Seine River, then Napoleon believes that
The surging river water behind this dam will become the sword of revenge in his hand to harvest the lives of those enemies!
Of course, the city of Paris will also pay a considerable price. Once the embankments are breached and the water is released, the area in Paris near the northwest corner of the Seine will become a swamp.
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Accompanied by a group of officials, William arrived at the junction of Western Lithuania and Eastern Lithuania. A huge stone tablet marked the dividing line between Prussia and Lithuania.
William looked up at the words at the top of the stone monument with his head raised high.
"In the witness of God, westward from here is the territory of the great, glorious, and holy King of Prussia! Anyone who sets foot here without the consent of the Prussian government will be regarded as an enemy of Prussia.
And as the enemy of Prussia, the price you will pay is death!"
An eagle is also carved on the top of the stele. This eagle looks towards the east of the stele with sharp eyes.
"This is a land watered with the blood of countless Prussian people. This land will belong to the great and glorious Prussia now and in the future!"
Standing under the stone monument, William said to everyone around him.
Although Western Lithuania has been determined to be Christine's dowry, and after Christine's marriage, the person who marries Christine will be canonized as the Grand Duke of the Principality of Western Lithuania. But for William, this does not mean
This meant that Prussia gave up its sovereignty over western Lithuania.
No inch of Prussian territory is redundant, and no inch can be given away to others!
Also following William to inspect Western Lithuania this time was Christine. After all, Christine was the owner of this land, albeit only in name.
"Christine, this is the gift that my brother has prepared for you. The vast land here and the hundreds of thousands of people living here will be your gift. To be honest, I am jealous of the boy who may win your heart.
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As he spoke, a smile appeared on William's face.
Under William's teasing, a blush appeared on Christine's face, but strangely, Christine did not fight back immediately after hearing William's teasing like before.
But this made William feel a little surprised. At this moment, the two of them were on their way back to Kaunas after inspecting the boundary markers.
"Christine, could it be said that you already have someone in your heart?"
William couldn't help but say such a sentence, and when he saw Christine nodding silently, William's forehead immediately wrinkled.
"I have no idea. You must have done a great job of hiding. Let me know which silly boy from the family won your heart?"
When William said it, there was a hint of jealousy in his heart. It was jealousy of the man who had entered Christine's heart that he had never met before.
In fact, every man has a very complicated mood when he sees that his female immediate family member is about to get married. For William, Christine has always been the happy little girl running in front of him happily, and
Christine's dependence on William made William feel like a father to his daughter.
Under such circumstances, it is obviously impossible to say that William does not have knots in his heart.
"His name is Neville, and he is a city guard in Brandenburg!"
Under William's urging, Christine blushed and whispered.
When William heard Christine's words, he couldn't help but cursed secretly in his heart.
Although William had promised Christine to let her choose her future marriage partner, William was still quite worried when Christine told him that the person she was attracted to was just a city guard.
Get upset.
It's not that William looks down on this guard named Neville whom he has never met, but that William feels that a Bai Fumei like his sister Christine, who is both talented and beautiful and has a superior family background, will not only choose one guard no matter how she chooses.
Bar!
William opened the car window and called Hornde to his side.
"Hornde, go and investigate a man named Neville for me immediately. He is a city guard in Brandenburg. I need you to investigate everything about him. Remember, the sooner the better!"
Although Hornder was confused as to why William wanted to investigate a mere city guard, he immediately agreed.
Christine, who was sitting opposite William in the carriage, naturally heard the conversation between William and Horned clearly, and Christine was naturally a little flustered.
"Brother, didn't you promise me that I would choose my future husband by myself? Then you can't interfere with my choice!"
Seeing Christine's face looking a little ugly, William hurriedly said with a smile:
"My Princess, I asked Horned to investigate Neville for your own good! Think about it, you are a Prussian princess. I can't just sit back and watch a person of unknown origin suddenly appear next to you. Besides,
, if you really take a fancy to this Neville, then this lucky boy will become the Grand Duke of Western Lithuania, so I will naturally pay attention to him!"
There is absolutely nothing to criticize about what William said. After all, what William said is true.
But Christine doesn't see it that way
"My marriage is my decision, I don't want you to interfere!"
"Okay, okay. Christine, let's stop making trouble. My brother has his own opinion on this matter, but he will never interfere with your choice!"
As he said that, William had a headache.
In fact, William doted on Christine to a certain extent, otherwise he would not have promised Christine that she would not have to choose a political marriage that she did not like.
William's sister Charlotte married the Duke of York of the British Empire, and because the two got married just when William was leading the army on the Western Expedition, William did not appear at the wedding, but even so, William was still there for Charlotte.
I have prepared a very generous dowry.
The marriage of Charlotte and the Duke of York is obviously a typical example of political marriage. You must know that Charlotte and the Duke of York only met less than twice before their marriage, but it was this group of men and women who only met twice because
The needs of their respective countries became husband and wife.
Political marriage is undoubtedly very sad. If nothing else, take the fact that William is going to fall out with the British in the future. If William and the British fall out in the future, then how should Charlotte deal with herself, even if she is York?
The Duke will not do anything to her, but Charlotte will undoubtedly become a victim of politics.
For William, he will not give up the great ideal in his heart just because of Charlotte. Anna is proof of this. And William, who is familiar with history, also knows that in the original history, his sister Xia
Lott's marriage to the Duke of York was also very unhappy. The couple soon separated.
From such a comparison, we can see how much William loves Christine.
Although William had repeatedly explained, Christine was still a little angry, so Christine never spoke to William again in the carriage.
And this also made William feel even more unhappy.
When they returned to Kaunas, William immediately said to Hornd who came up to him:
"Now go and investigate Neville for me immediately. If there is any stain on him, or if he dares to have any unreasonable thoughts about certain things, then take him down immediately! Of course, if he has a good reputation,
Then you arrange for someone to follow him specifically for observation, do you understand?"
When William spoke, his expression was obviously not very good, so after seeing William's appearance, Horned couldn't help but feel a little sad for Neville.
Some things are simply a matter of words to the ruler, or in other words, there is nothing that can stump the actual ruler of a country, unless it is something he is unwilling to do, as long as he is willing to do it.
, then the so-called difficult things do not exist at all.
And unless this Neville is really a saint, there are really not many people who are targeted by the royal intelligence agency who are completely clean. You must know that the people in the royal intelligence agency have the ability to detect when you are three years old.
What kind of things have you done during the period?
Rumyantsev, who was lying on the hospital bed, was no longer able to continue commanding the army to fight against the rebels. Under this situation, Rumyantsev could only appoint his first general, Toskov, to temporarily take over his duties.
Although Toskov is Rumyantsev's top general and has considerable battlefield experience, there is no doubt that this general is not as sophisticated as Brankov.
"Marshal, the attacks of those enemies have become weaker and weaker during this period. In my opinion, we can now take advantage of the fact that Rumyantsev, the old immortal, is about to die, to strike hard at those Romanov lackeys!
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Standing next to Brankov, Nikolaevich said flatteringly.
Originally, Nikolaevich and Brankov were quite at odds with each other. Even when they first raised the flag of rebellion, there was an overt and covert struggle between the two for the leadership of the rebels.
However, starting last year, after the capture of Moscow, the situation did not improve as everyone thought. Therefore, for the sake of everyone's common future, Nikolaevich began to deliberately get closer to Brankov, and after seeing Nikolaevich
After realizing this, Brankov no longer made things difficult for Nikolaevich.
The rebels in Moscow currently have more than 60,000 troops, and the original group of Black Sea veterans basically only have 23/10, and the rest are soldiers recruited near Moscow.
Brankov has ruled Moscow for a year, but the change in the situation was completely beyond his expectation. The Russian Empire did not collapse because of the attack between him and Kutuzov. On the contrary, news came from St. Petersburg through secret channels.
The news came that Kutuzov's rebels were actually annihilated by Bagration. This news made Brankov become quite passive.
Brankov still doesn't know that Bagration has been forced to attack the Swedes under Alexander's order. If Brankov knew, perhaps his actions would change greatly.
But now, under the pressure of the situation, Brankov had to start planning a decisive battle to peace the rebels in a short period of time, because if Bagration is free, I am afraid that Brankov's situation will be even more passive.