Fox of France

Talleyrand's suggestion was completely beyond Juan's expectations. So Juan Worth told Talleyrand that he needed to study this separately with the country.

When sending Ambassador Juan out, Talleyrand said to him: "Ambassador Juan, I will not hide it from you. You also know that in our country, not long ago, a steam locomotive has just been successfully developed. Its carrying The capacity is no less than that of a sea-going ship, and even stronger in some aspects. If we can get the Panama region, we intend to invest there and build a railway line connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. It is almost impossible for such a railway line to fail Make money. Among other things, there are fewer and fewer whales in the Atlantic Ocean. If you want to hunt whales, you have to go to the Pacific Ocean, to the Bering Sea. Then to go to the Pacific Ocean, you have to bypass the Strait of Magellan and the entire Americas. , and the same goes for transporting the whale oil back. The long journey consumes a lot of time and also greatly increases the cost.

In addition, the Strait of Magellan is quite dangerous, and many ships capsize there every year, which is another big cost. In order to adapt to the Strait of Magellan, they also had to sacrifice a lot of economy when building ships.

Now, if we have a railroad in Panama that runs from the east coast to the west coast. The whole situation is completely different. All kinds of goods from the Pacific Ocean can cross the Americas from here, and this alone can save a lot of cost, and controlling such a railway, whale oil from the Bering Sea, copper and saltpeter from Peru, will all pass through here, think about it, um, Mr. Ambassador, are you interested in investing? "

Back at the embassy, ​​Ambassador Juan immediately began to draft the report, and then carefully compared the cipher text to make the document into a cipher text version. Although it was almost useless, Juan didn't know it.

Before Spain responded, a new piece of news reached Napoleon's ears.

"What? How could the Spaniards be so stupid? I remember that we were very restrained. We really only sold them some civilian weapons! Lucien, are you sure the news is correct? Surely there is nothing wrong?"

"Of course it's right. It's absolutely fine. This is what our intelligence officers saw with their own eyes. Napoleon, don't substitute the Spanish army for the French army! Especially don't substitute the Spanish colonial army for the French army. This is not One level thing. Among other things, the Spanish army in Mexico is still using the weapons and tactics of the enemy we encountered in Valmy. They are already behind an era.

On the rebel side, they were all civilian guns bought from Louisiana. Although it is a civilian gun, it is also a serious new rifled rifle. Then the morale is not at the same level, what a shame! I think, if it were you, you would also...

Unfortunately, the news was almost twenty days ago. I don't know if Mexico City is still in the hands of the Spaniards. " Lucien said.

"Change me? Hehe..." Napoleon just heheed for a while, and didn't refute Lucien too seriously. On military issues, Napoleon didn't even bother to argue with Lucien. In terms of how to treat laymen, Napoleon always admired what Joseph said: "For example, a guy said to me: 'Your little melon, the explosives you use are not good. Use black powder instead of nitrated starch. Well, you need to add a little lime, sand, etc. to ensure the power.' I will never argue with him, and even if I just look at him with my eyeballs, I will be considered a loser."

"Theoretically, the rebel army has no heavy weapons at all, and almost no ability to attack fortifications. It should not be so easy to take Mexico City. But... well, Joseph, you are an expert in defensive warfare. If it is you, what do you plan to do at this time?" How to defend Mexico City?" Napoleon suddenly turned to his elder brother.

"Defend Mexico City? What a fart! This is the situation, why should I defend? If it were me, of course I would pack up my things immediately, blow up all the cannons, and take my people and run to Veracruz! Uprising The army does not have many heavy weapons, but, Napoleon, let me ask you, do you think the defenders of Mexico City still have the will to fight at this time?"

"If you have the will to fight, you won't be beaten like that by the insurgents who are no more than one-fifth of your own in the field battle ahead! Even if the weapons are different from generation to generation, it won't be like this."

"Is the situation in Mexico City stable? Will there be any trouble?" Joseph asked again.

"Hehe, there are native whites in Mexico City, who are they on?" Napoleon laughed, "Joseph, what you said is indeed very reasonable. At this time, the best thing to do is to retreat to Veracruz first." But it's really your style, Joseph, to make the decision to run in the blink of an eye."

"I'm not running away, I'm turning in!" Joseph said, "Since ancient times, no matter how strong a fortress is, as long as there are internal problems, it can't be defended. So Mr. Mencius told us: 'In war , Geographical advantage is more important than meteorological advantage, and unity within the army is more important than geographical advantage.' Now, the rebel army is obviously more united, and they also have advantages in terms of strength and equipment. Are you still waiting? Go to the guillotine?"

"Joseph, the Spanish don't use the guillotine. They are very traditional and still use the gallows." Lucien said.

"The effect is not as good as the guillotine!" Joseph pouted. This is the truth. If you have to choose between the gallows and the guillotine, in theory, the guillotine is more comfortable.

"And if they retreat, what will happen next?" asked Napoleon.

"It's hard to say." Joseph shook his head first, "If that pastor..."

"Priest Hidalgo" Lucien reminded.

"Well." Joseph nodded and continued, "If Pastor Hidalgo has received special training in the Toulon training class and has enough preparation time, those Spanish scumbags are not worth mentioning at all. But, Father Hidalgo He has only received theological training, not military training. And his supporters also lack basic military capabilities. From the battle mentioned in the intelligence, it can be seen that they actually used The stragglers won the victory. But at the beginning, they tried to make the militias form a dense array, and they almost collapsed under the shelling of the Spanish army. If it weren't for everyone not obeying the command, taking the initiative to attack and shooting indiscriminately, It is really hard to tell who will win this battle. In short, the rebels are very poor in military technology. They are just lucky enough to meet those lovely Spaniards.

Of course, this is not the most terrible problem. It doesn't matter if there is no war, the Spaniards won't anyway. They have all the time to learn war in war. But they also had a bigger problem, which was that their organization was expanding too quickly. Well, Lucien, I remember that you also had information on those people in Mexico before. It seems that Father Hidalgo has only really started to build their organization for a few months.

Moreover, our revolutionary priest has not received professional training on how to establish an organization. He really regards the establishment of a revolutionary organization as a missionary, and he really does not refuse anyone who comes. His team expanded too fast, and he hadn't prepared enough cadres before, so he had to use a lot of unreliable people. In addition, I think Father Hidalgo is more suitable as a propagandist than the helm of the revolution.

Therefore, Father Hidalgo's army will soon occupy Mexico City. But the question is what happens after taking Mexico City. Those who join his team each have their own demands and their own goals. Whether Father Hidalgo can complete the rectification and education of his team in a short period of time is the key. If he can finish this quickly, the Spaniard should think about how to exit North America with dignity.

But if Father Hidalgo can't do this, then the Spaniard really has a little hope again. "

"Then do you think he can do it?" asked Napoleon.

"I don't think so. Because there is an obvious flaw in what is taught at the 'Revolutionary Theological Seminary'. Of course, this flaw is also intentionally induced by us." Lucien interjected, "What I learned in the 'Revolutionary Theological Seminary' Those guys always feel that they can use reason to convince others. This is also normal. There are not many people who have really experienced revolution among them. They lack the understanding of the cruelty of revolution. We have also intentionally helped them strengthen this concept, So...hehe...I reckon Father Hidalgo will be tied up and waste a lot of time when he is trying to sort out his interior."

"Revolution is not about entertaining guests, making articles, or painting and embroidery. It cannot be so elegant, so calm, refined, temperate, patient, tolerant, and humble. A revolution is a riot, a violent action in which a class overthrows a class. If he cannot If you resolutely integrate the interior, then the subsequent problems will indeed be very troublesome." Joseph said.

"Maybe there will be divisions and struggles among them. And their victory this time is not because of the unity of the organization, but because they disobeyed orders and acted on their own. This victory will even encourage them to disobey the unified organization. Command and dispatch, thereby reducing their degree of organization. In a sense, this kind of victory is sometimes more fatal than defeat." Napoleon said, "However, this is in our favor. If the Spaniards cannot see hope, They won't obey us honestly. And when necessary, we only need to release a certain message, and it is estimated that they will receive a heavy blow immediately. And they can't blame us."

So everyone laughed together.

"It may take a while for the Spaniards to know the news. After all, they don't have high-speed communication ships. By then, they will probably... Well, I think our appetite can be bigger." Napoleon said again.