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Chapter 1688 The Secret Words of the Goddess (33)
The decision to go on an expedition to Egypt was wrong, and Eugene Beauharnay realized it from the moment he landed.

The French experienced unprecedented pain here, which was different from the pain when crossing the Alps. They had to endure the hardships without shade and especially without water.

The gravel under his feet was scorching hot, the sun was dazzling, the wind was suffocatingly hot during the day, and it was as cold as an ice cellar at night, but compared to what happened to Eugene when he was a child, all these were tolerable, at least in Black Death. He thought so before the disease started spreading in the barracks.

Eugene's father, the Viscount Beauharne, has serious domestic violence tendencies, and he looks down on Eugene's mother Rose, a Creole woman born on a Caribbean island with little education.She didn't even have a generous dowry when she married the Viscount. Rose's grandfather, Gaspar Tasher, went from France to Martinique to make a fortune on the sugar cane plantations there, but he was caught in a hurricane and became a man again. Lazy, in the end not only did not make a fortune, but almost went bankrupt like Dumas' grandfather. Fortunately, they still have a real estate in Santo Domingo.

That piece of land has nothing to produce except sugar. Rose loved to eat sugar since she was a child. Her father, who was a court valet to Louis XVI, taught her to smile without showing her teeth.

Viscount Beauharne was Rose's cousin, and their engagement was entirely arranged by their parents.Rose, who came from the island, knew neither art nor literature, and was completely incomparable with Parisian women.

When Eugene was 3 years old, Rose fled to the monastery because of a domestic violence. Viscount Beauharne chased him and kidnapped Eugene, threatening Rose to go home with him.Rose left with him for the sake of the child. Hortense was still very young, just over a year old, but Eugène remembered.

Josephine was a good woman who was not meant to be 'flirtatious', and it was the Viscount de Beauharnay who taught her art and music, all that was needed to be in high society, and to help her career keep up with some big men. "Intimate contacts".

At that time, the atmosphere of French high society was like this, but Louis XVI was much more loyal to the queen than Louis XV, and he preferred hunting to hunting. Years later his life changed.

Josephine later introduced Napoleon to the upper-class contacts accumulated during that time, but his "good luck" did not last long, because of his status as a nobleman and his experience as Minister of War, Beauharne The Viscount was suspected of being a Royalist, and on 1794 March 3 the Committee of Public Safety ordered his arrest, and on 2 April 1794 Josephine was also arrested for trying to rescue her husband.She was imprisoned in the cellar of the monastery of Saint-Joseph-de-Came church on Vaugirard Street, which was one of the scenes of the September 4 incident. The walls and wooden chairs were full of priests' blood and Brains, there are only three vents in the dungeon, no toilets, and each person only has one bottle of water per day.

It was cold in the cellar even in the height of summer, and the prisoners' health quickly collapsed in this environment.Moreover, they not only suffer physical torture, but also mental torture. They worry every day when they will be sent to the guillotine.

Rose survived also because she was too sick to send her to the guillotine. Robespierre fell four days after her husband died. If Robespierre lived a little longer, Josephine would Will go with the husband.

After Josephine was released from prison, Napoleon Bonaparte, who had performed well in Toulon and was considered to be supported by the Jacobins, was imprisoned. They also feared being guillotined like prisoners of the Reign of Terror.

But even such conditions are much better than the prisons of the Inquisition. There was no such thing as "human rights" at that time, and there were judgments by God and fear that the accused "wizards" would not confess, and they were used to extract confessions by torture. All kinds of torture tools, basically a good person goes in, and it is very difficult to get out of prison without being tortured into a useless person.

Ou Ren was only 13 years old at that time, and he couldn't protect himself, let alone his mother.Indulgence after long-term repression is an objective law. This was the case during the Renaissance and after Louis XIV. Rose urgently needed someone to protect her and her children. At that time, she fell in love with General Lazar Hosh, But he was unwilling to leave his wife and marry Josephine with their children.

She wanted to marry him, with practical security, and this idea continued until Josephine married Napoleon, when Barras was tired of her, and introducing her to Napoleon would be beneficial in every way.

Napoleon had no such experience at the time. He was short, thin and haughty, not good at quick quizzes in the living room, and his clumsy interactions with women earned him the nickname "Puss in Boots" among the ladies.

It was an unequal marriage from the beginning, with Josephine in complete control of Napoleon, and she didn't even tell Napoleon how much she owed under the glamorous exterior until after the marriage.But not long after getting married, Napoleon was ordered to go to Italy. If he unfortunately died in the war, then Josephine would have to find a third husband, so for Josephine it was a fateful gamble, and Napoleon Marrying Josephine is also related to her French identity and her two children.When he chats with women in the salon, he also discusses the number of children they have. How can such a man please women?
Later, when he became famous, there were many women around him, including the actress Miss Georgina.Writing memoirs for celebrities related to celebrities is also a way out for poor literati. Georgina’s memoirs were also ghostwritten, but she felt that the content was not "interesting" enough, so she added oil and vinegar to the book and wrote Napoleon. The story of the money stuffed into her corset.

The Italian opera star Grassini also wrote the "Breaking News". At that time, Bonaparte had returned from Egypt and was in Italy for the second time. portrait of miss her young husband.

Medici's Venus is located in the Uffizi Gallery, where Cosimo I once ordered the construction of the government affairs hall, and Venus was placed in the pulpit of the government affairs hall.

Her shape looked a bit strange, with her head looking to the left, her hands covering her body, and there was no one beside her at the time.

This sculpture is a replica of a Greek bronze sculpture. She was first moved from Athens to his manor by Hariand, and was transported to the Uffizi Palace by the Medici family in 1677. At that time, the sculpture was painted. Yes, blond hair and red lips, Napoleon's favorite type.

In 1802, she was sent to the Louvre, from Medici's Venus to Napoleon's Venus, and she did not return to Florence until Napoleon abdicated in 1815.

At that time, when Napoleon admired the sculpture, he was not standing in front of her, but standing on her side, which is the direction she was looking at.

As we all know, Venus is the wife of God of War, even though Mrs. de Stael's posthumous book refers to Napoleon Bonaparte as a mercenary with no manners, no country, and no morals. La, a soldier who only knows destruction and destruction, Napoleon's title of "God of War" in Europe is almost undeniable.

The few defeats he remembers are his expedition to Egypt and the attack on St. Jean's Arca.

The ancient name of Jaffa is Joppa, which means a beautiful and lovely city. Since the time of Solomon, it has been the gateway of Jerusalem’s external trade. The cedar wood used to build Solomon’s Temple landed in Joppa and was then transported to Jerusalem. In the time of Ezra The wood for the reconstruction of the Second Temple also entered there.

Starting from Damita, Jaffa is the only port of call along the coast. After occupying Jaffa, the cargo transported by sea can only be unloaded. If you occupy Jerusalem but not occupy Jaffa, it is tantamount to destroying your own supply line. Therefore, before attacking Jerusalem, Napoleon Jaffa must be captured.

At that time, Napoleon and Kléber acted separately. Kleber was responsible for leading the avant-garde to establish an outpost. Napoleon led two divisions from Cairo on February 2th with Born and Lane.

On February 2, however, Kleber's vanguard disappeared, and Napoleon sent a guard of two hundred cavalry and a quick march of one hundred camels to look for them.

Finally, when the sun was about to set, he couldn't find it. Finally, Napoleon ran to a high ground and saw a huge campsite with many tents.According to the marching regulations of the French, tents would not be set up for camping in the wild. Napoleon judged that it was not Kleber's army.

By this time the troops were exhausted. They had traveled twelve miles in nine hours, and the enemy was on their way. They had to withdraw immediately.

Lack of water in the desert will kill people, but the enemy can also set up an ambush through the well, so the French army retreated to the well of Zawi, and the patrol team ordered to search the avant-garde along the coastline did not bring any news until three o'clock in the evening. A patrol of two cavalrymen on dromedary came back from Iyan, and they brought back a native.

This person said that he saw Kleber's avant-garde heading towards Karak. In fact, Kleber was so lost that he didn't know where he was. He didn't notice the abnormality until he didn't see the holy tomb at five o'clock in the afternoon.

After confirming his location, Kleber let the troops rest for a while, drank vegetable soup, followed his footsteps back to the Zavi well after the moon came out, and he did not wait for Napoleon until ten o'clock the next day.

And Napoleon had already decided to let the Arab be his guide at three o'clock in the morning, and went to the so-called Kleber who was going to Karak.

The absence of Napoleon discouraged the soldiers, and some broke their guns.

Later they saw Napoleon's gray frock coat, and everyone cheered. It was almost noon when they reunited. They were not far from the Zavi well, and the camels carrying water were coming towards them.After all the divisions were stationed and counted the number of people, five people died of getting lost and heatstroke, and Lane was replaced to command the vanguard.

A strange thing happened at this time. The arid desert actually rained endlessly, and many camels fell because of this. The wide soles of these "desert ships" are adapted to the desert, not to the muddy and humid climate. Knee-deep, the French march slowed down.

It rained until the middle of March. On March 3th, the French army began to attack the city. On March 3st, they arrived in Osdude. Because of the presence of scorpions, people were afraid of this place and no one dared to approach it. When the French army While camping in these ancient ruins, the Bible was read every night in the Commander-in-Chief's tent.

After catching the prisoners and giving them something to eat, Eugene and Kruse were in charge of guarding the prisoners.

The army, which was still fighting at that time, retreated into a large ancient building surrounded by walls.The residents of the nearby villages became refugees because of the war. They mixed with the captives, including children, women and the elderly. They also needed food. The French were unwilling to distribute the limited food to the enemy. Eugene asked Napoleon what to do with these people. Napoleon's answer was "Your task is to die, not to bring these unfortunate people to me, and then I ask what to do with these people?"

These refugees were not Turks, but Anauts and Albanians, who surrendered crying for their lives, or fought to the last breath.

The result of the discussion in the tent was to shoot all the prisoners and stop the killing of all peaceful residents.

The shooting was executed on March 3, and the blood stained the Nile River. When Napoleon came to Acre on March 10, he sent an envoy to ask the guard to surrender. The guard chopped off the envoy's head and hung it on the city gate.

The fatigue and lack of water in the desert march made the soldiers complain. They cursed when they saw horseback riding. Most of these people were scholars. When the soldiers were fighting, they excavated archeology in the ruins of these ancient cities. Those "strange things" That's where it was discovered.

Eugene is Napoleon's confidant, he participated in many bloody things, including suppressing the Cairo riots, but Napoleon would not let him touch those things.

But young people are always curious. Eugene took a chance and gave a box of candy to a "friend" and asked him about something.

Ancient Egyptians used unique symbolic methods to communicate, and buildings or objects also have symbolic meanings. Many people are familiar with Anka, which symbolizes the cross of life. There are also souvenirs for sale in the British Museum and the Louvre. At the same time, this symbol represents women.

The commonly known masculine symbol is a circle with an arrow, which is derived from the Roman god of war Mars, representing shields and weapons.The masculine symbol in Egypt is the Jiede column, which can be understood as an abstract spine, a symbol of stability, and is also linked to Osiris.

Anubis is the guardian of the soul, responsible for leading the dead to the underworld and helping people make mummies.Osiris is not only the king of the underworld, but also the god of resurrection, rain and plants, the bestower of civilization, and the judge of eternal life.

He was finally buried in the city of Abydos. Scholars at the time believed that they had found the ancient city where Osiris' body was buried. The evidence is what the scholars found in the city, as well as the rain outside.

Ou Ren didn't really believe in these things. Later, Jaffa was breached and the Black Death began to spread. He didn't believe it either.

St. Jean Acre was breached on May 5th. So far, Napoleon has never suffered a defeat. He has been winning. If the supplies were not cut off, the French would not have forced the attack if the ammunition and food were scarce.

That evening Napoleon retreated first, and all the camels, horses, and donkeys were given over to the wounded and sick. At that time, the soldiers had already saluted Napoleon with the Roman military salute.

After the horses were given over to humans, the heavy artillery could not be pulled, and they were thrown into the quicksands of Tantora, leaving a few for more urgent purposes.

On May 5, they came to the ruins of Caesar City. At dawn, someone hid in the bushes and shot Napoleon who was dozing on his horse. He almost hit the head. They found the assassin without any trouble.

Many of the guards in St. Acre were Albanians. They were sharpshooters. They were the ones who hit the hat of the five-foot-three-inch dwarf in the battle of St. Jean-Ac.

However, because Napoleon treated the Albanian refugees leniently, the assassin this time was a Naplesian. He was going to be shot on the spot, but four soldiers pushed him to the coast. When he was near the water, all four guns failed to fire. Taking this opportunity to jump into the sea, it would be very smooth to fire the gun at this time, but none of the bullets fired by the whole army hit, but Napoleon remembered this guy and told Kleber not to forget to find him.

Eugene had seen Napoleon Bonaparte on his horse seem to be very lucky. Even if the bullets kicked up the dirt around his mount's legs, he would not hit him. His gray coat was already very famous. The shooter, who supposedly aimed at Napoleon, killed the colonel five feet seven inches behind him.

After the incident with the assassin, Eugène was a little suspicious. On June 6, they returned to Cairo. When passing through the desert, they saw a mirage. Although humans can endure thirst, animals can't. Those phantoms, but it didn't take long for the freshwater lake to become a saline lake, and the horses who drank the salty water all died of thirst.

If they hadn't encountered a passing caravan, and their small team would have to "simplify" some people, Napoleon would definitely be able to get out of the desert, but others might not.

Ou Ren saw something in that mirage, but he didn't see it clearly, and then he was busy with the ceremony of entering the city and forgot.

At that time, there were 1 people who left Cairo, and only half of the expeditionary force came back alive. Napoleon used captives to pretend to be soldiers to make up the number, and entered the city pretending to be a big fan.

In addition, he also released some good news about deceiving ghosts. When the problem of the living people was solved, Napoleon took the scholars to the pyramid on July 7. He stopped in this country of the dead for three or four days. But he didn't enter the pyramid. He led the living people to hunt down Muradbay. When the work over there was over, the people who entered the pyramid also came out. Those who had entered told Napoleon that they saw nothing.

On July 7, when they were riding a horse to Alexandria, an Arab messenger brought the news of Marmont that the Turks had landed in Aboukir under the protection of the British army. On July 15, Napoleon mounted his horse and rushed to Alexandria. He went to Rosetta before the port, where Marmont was already waiting for him.

"That city is not Abydos." Eugene said calmly, "In 1857, the real Abydos was discovered, and it was still in Egypt."

Severus didn't ask further.

It seemed to him that Eugene needed a reprieve, even though he was dead.

(End of this chapter)