Dominate the Country

"Am I the greatest enemy of the Kingdom of Great Britain?" Napoleon's words were sharp.

"No, that is the Chinese. It is the Chinese who have brought Great Britain's colonial process in India into absolute containment. It is the Chinese who have blocked your expansion of Indian colonies."

"They are not only enemies of the Kingdom of Great Britain, but also enemies of the Kingdom of France, enemies of Spain, Portugal and Russia, and enemies of the entire Western civilization."

"As you all know, the Chinese are not God's flock. They have their own set of cultural traditions. Although I imprisoned Pius VII, I will not deny the existence of God. And monotheism has not been able to spread its influence in the East so far. spread openly in the land.”

"China is the enemy we must face. They are already powerful enough. If they wait until they destroy the United States and completely unite South America, Europa will always be trampled under their feet."

"The Boers in South Africa sent news about the Rand Gold Mine to Paris as early as three years ago. I also sent people to South Africa to learn about it. I don't believe that London would have no idea about it. Since the Boers have informed Paris If the news is passed, then they will also pass the news to London. The Boers' intentions are very sinister, but if France is really powerful, then what if I fall out with the Chinese?

That is the Rand Gold Mine with huge gold reserves. I can’t believe how many ounces of gold the Chinese have obtained from where in the past few years.

It's a pity that I don't dare to do this, yes, I don't dare. Emperor Napoleon, who dominated Europe two years ago, did not dare.

The Chinese very forcefully refused my contact. I don’t know if London had any contact with the Chinese about this. The Chinese refused very simply. Then, I didn’t dare to mention it to the Chinese again. "

Three years ago, the Napoleonic Empire was in its heyday before the war between France and Russia. At that time, Napoleon should have already started a war against Russia. Although he had requests from China and faced huge military pressure, at that time, Napoleon was absolutely confident, and he was even more eager for gold, endless gold, because he was faced with huge and unimaginable military expenditures.

The Rand Gold Mine was definitely a huge attraction for Napoleon at that time, but to be fair, Napoleon really didn't have the capital to fall out with the Chinese.

Talleyrand looked at Napoleon in surprise. This self-exposed behavior really made him unable to believe that the Napoleon in front of him was real. He has changed so much. Talleyrand was very happy. Napoleon seemed to have really given up on his previous ideas, rather than being forced to compromise under a tense situation.

A hint of sadness flashed across Wesley's face, "Yes, London has also received notification from the Boers. At first we couldn't believe there was so much gold buried there. We conducted a very careful investigation, and it turned out that London The reserves of the German gold mine are much higher than the highest value estimated by London. This huge wealth was once under London's nose, but London failed to seize the opportunity. Now the Chinese have gained half of the benefits. It won’t fall through your fingers.”

"Just like what happened to His Majesty, London had no choice but to turn a blind eye to South Africa after the initial contact was verbally rejected by the Chinese. Great Britain cannot do without the Chinese, commerce and India are like our two countries, and are The Chinese hold it tightly in their hands.”

"This is a shame for Great Britain." Over the years, China and Britain have fought countless battles. However, the two countries have never broken up. They are fighting but not breaking up.

Wesley was very clear about the relationship between China and Britain. In the future, China and Britain may actually come to the point where their weapons meet. But in a short period of time, three to five years, or a longer period of ten or eight years, the two countries will not be able to fight each other. A situation that cannot be broken without fighting will not be broken. In fact, with Wesley's ability, he couldn't see when this situation would be broken.

But Wesley was absolutely unwilling to see the overall situation of "peaceful coexistence" between China and Britain be broken. Because the day this situation was broken was the moment Great Britain completely lost India.

If the Chinese were not sure of completely annexing the British Indian colonies, would they attack the British? Look at what China has achieved in wars over the years? At which point did they not get what they wanted?

This steady and steady strategy has certainly made China's pace very slow, but it has also made China "victorious in every battle."

The shortness of Wesley's self-destruction suddenly eased the atmosphere of the meeting. Both parties showed great sincerity, didn't they?

Napoleon was willing to withdraw his troops from the Iberian Peninsula and to release members of the Spanish royal family imprisoned by him, but he was unwilling to compensate the Spanish and Portuguese royal families, and he demanded that France's interests in Italy and the Rhine League must be guaranteed.

When it came to France's core interests, Napoleon did not hesitate to sacrifice the Grand Duchy of Warsaw. The existing land of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw could be divided into three parts and compensated to Russia, Prussia and Austria, his current wife's natal home.

But he insisted on retaining the Rhine League, which was the barrier to northern France. For this reason, he could restore the Netherlands. Anyway, the interests of the small Netherlands were not great. Those Dutch people were very disgusted with the French invasion, and the benefits they brought to Napoleon were minimal.

But the geographical advantage of the Netherlands determines its importance. Napoleon is willing to restore this country that is destined to be fully close to Britain immediately after restoration. This is to please the British, or to win over the British.

As long as the British allow it, Prussia will not be able to stir up trouble, Austria is also a little weak, and Russia, which has been seriously injured, is even less likely to have any influence on international affairs in Central, Southern and Western Europe.

Therefore, the future direction of Europe depends on the Kingdom of Great Britain, which now has the upper hand.

What Napoleon is most worried about is Italy. The Kingdom of Great Britain has a strong presence in the Mediterranean. Will they allow Napoleon to annex the whole of Italy?

You must know that they also have the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies of the Bourbon family to appease.

The Bourbon family ruled the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Sicily from 1738. During the Napoleonic Wars, the Kingdom of Naples was occupied by Napoleon, and Ferdinand I was relegated to Sicily. Napoleon made his brother Joseph Bonaparte the King of Naples. In 1808, Joseph Bonaparte was helped to ascend the Spanish throne. Napoleon made his brother-in-law, Joachim Murat, the King of Naples until now.

Napoleon was obviously unwilling to dethrone his brother-in-law. Although Murat played a very bad role after Napoleon's expedition to Russia was defeated. At that time, Napoleon heard that there were royalists in Paris and rumors that the old nest was unstable. He taught the army to Murat to command. As a result, Murat gave up and ran away because he heard that the situation in his Kingdom of Naples was unstable, so he ran back to Naples to stabilize the situation. But this had a very bad impact on Napoleon's army.

Fortunately, in a critical moment, Lannes stabilized the French army after the defeat.

This guy escaped in 1809, and then he became Napoleon's pillar of support. The war did not spread to the French mainland during the Sixth Coalition War, and it was almost all fought in Germany. Lannes played a great role.

If no one had turned the tide at that time, Berthier, the French Chief of Staff, would only be a chief of staff. He was resourceful but indecisive. If he led the troops to fight independently, it would only be a tragedy.

Murat "deserted" again. Only Lannes had the prestige and qualifications to command the more than 100,000 French troops, to command the last elite veterans of Napoleon.

In the current French Army, those French troops who survived the failure of the Russian expedition are the backbone of the entire French Army. They supported the backbone of France in the Sixth Coalition War.

Wesley said that Napoleon was a good man, but this does not mean that he would compromise with Napoleon infinitely. You must know that in the current situation, Britain at least has an advantage in momentum.

Their army, led by Viscount Wellington Arthur Wellesley, was about to sweep across the Iberian Peninsula. At the same time, their ally, the Kingdom of Prussia, was preparing for war, and the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Kingdom of Sicily, which had suffered heavy losses in previous battles, were also preparing their armaments. Moreover, the new crown prince of Sweden, Napoleon's Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, completely betrayed Napoleon. Not only did he open up Sweden's coastal areas, allowing Russia's foreign aid materials to be continuously imported into Russia during the war, but now the Swedish army has appeared on the west coast of the Black Sea to help Russia resist the Ottomans.

Of course, although Napoleon still had strong strength, in a large-scale war, no one was sure to really defeat him on the battlefield - in the Franco-Russian War, Napoleon had too many disadvantages.

London was not sure to completely defeat Napoleon. Although Viscount Wellington had won many battles on the Iberian Peninsula, he was fighting against Napoleon's generals, not Napoleon himself.

The failure of the expedition to Russia cast a thick shadow over Napoleon's empire, but it did not cause much loss to Napoleon's own glory. Russia was too tenacious and ruthless.

And they also had the support of Denmark. After the Copenhagen Fire, Crown Prince Frederick, who was ruling on behalf of his crazy father, completely turned to Napoleon. They officially declared war on Britain, and the war relationship between Denmark and Britain continued for seven years. The Danes adopted a war method of manufacturing a large number of small gunboats (so this war was also called the "Gunboat War") and encouraged their merchant ships to arm themselves to retaliate against British merchant ships. However, Britain still controlled the command of the sea, and Denmark's maritime economy was completely destroyed in the war; they also lost all their colonies; because the maritime connection with Norway was cut off, Norway, which lacked grain, suffered a famine. But Denmark still persisted.

In the original time and space, Denmark's finances collapsed completely in 1813, and Napoleon's defeat in the Battle of Leipzig symbolized the end of everything. But in this time and space, Denmark is still France's staunch brother. Napoleon won another great victory in the Battle of Leipzig, and Denmark itself was saved.

"Your Majesty, I long for peace between Britain and France, and for France to return to the big family of Europe, but your conditions are too harsh." The British cannot let their friends suffer a major loss that cannot be compensated.

London must find a way to take back the lost lands of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Kingdom of Bourbon-Sicily. Otherwise, if Napoleon turns against London again one day, who can London find to help it defeat Napoleon? Who will respond to London's call?