Chapter 2707 Firebird Land (15)

Severus once commented on Napoleon as a "historical figure" in this way: he won because he was more fully prepared than others when others were not prepared.

After the Battle of Toulon and the victory on the Eastern Front, Bonaparte was warmly welcomed in Paris and his name became a household name. Many people have noticed the rise of this new star, including Fabo Walter, but at that time he was still a Girondist and had served as Roland's secretary, but he was expelled from Paris because he issued a decree expelling the nobles, so he was not affected.

He did not return to Paris as Minister of Finance until after Robespierre's downfall, while Bonaparte was already imprisoned. Before going to Nice and being arrested, Bonaparte had been to Genoa. His ostensible task was to strengthen the defense of the entire coastline from Nice to Toulon. In fact, he was following the orders of Robespierre the Great to explore Genoa. The fortifications, army deployment, etc., are convenient for attacking Genoa in the future.

Although Genoa is called a republic, it is actually ruled by an oligarch. 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 regarded Genoa as an unclaimed land, and they could pass through Genoa's territory as if no one was there when they went to the front line, so Maximian Robespierre contacted the French Chargé d'Affaires in Genoa and asked him to fully assist Bo Napal completes the task.

At that time, there were as many Genoese diplomats as spies. As a special commissioner, Bonaparte established contact with various spies after arriving in Genoa, and the information he asked the spies to obtain was not the special hobby of a certain big man.

The French at that time did not have the concept of a national budget. The "national budget" was introduced by Fabolt's successor, Dominique Vincent Nogaret. The time of their handover was 1796, when Fabolt 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 bill of exchange trading center in Europe, second only to Milan in Italy, and Milan, Antwerp and Campo City formed the "bill bill triangle", and Piacenza also Sharing 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 whole of France. Although the output of Spanish silver mines in South America was not as good as before, it was still the main source of precious metals before the westward movement of the United States discovered gold and induced the "gold rush". .

An American politician once said that politics is like real estate, and "location" is everything. The last time Fabolt stayed away from Paris and saved his life, this time he stayed away from Paris and lost his job as the Minister of Finance, but he didn't have time to write two poems to express his frustration of being "exiled". A revolution broke out in Genoa. A Genoese patriot named Modilan wore a tricolor emblem and led seven or eight hundred people to capture the Genoa arsenal.

At that time, 27-year-old Napoleon had married Josephine, and "bypassed" the Alps from Nice into Italy. The locals lead the way. At the same time, Nelson was cruising in the territorial waters of Genoa with his fleet. This city of great wealth had no fortifications. The French army went to the city gate and formed a defense line with the artillery on the sea to defend against the British. The councilors in the city soon found that they had no Backer, but they still came up with a "smart" idea to release the prisoners in the prison and let them resist the patriots.

This behavior angered the whole city, and the criminals were released not to go to the patriots, but to take revenge on old enemies or to rob the citizens. Fortunately, the victory between Bonaparte and the Austrians had been divided at that time, and the "Leoben Agreement" was signed. Napoleon immediately sent 12,000 people to Genoa.

Although there were 60,000 Italian legions at that time, only about 20,000 were really capable of fighting. However, Fabolt did not let these soldiers enter the city. Instead, he wrote a strongly worded "intimidation letter" and handed it to the then The general leading the detachment, let him read aloud at 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 reappear".

The MPs quickly caved, and they even arrested three of their own. As for Modilan, he was personally received by Fabolt. The Genoese have cooperated with the European royal family for many years and are used to the monarchy. What's more, although the Austrians have left, they still have residual forces. The timing of the revolution is not ripe. . Then Modilan provided a list. His original intention was to request the release of those imprisoned patriots, but instead, those who were not on the list were released.

The blame was finally placed on Bonaparte, for the envoy acted fearfully and haughtily, as if he were merely a mouthpiece of nobility.

After the chaos subsided, Fabolt became Napoleon's "confidant". He even invited Fabolte to go to Egypt with him, but Fabolte declined. Then Fabolt began to work as a diplomat in Milan, Rome, and Naples. Due to some "minor problems" with the Naples army, he was expelled from Naples. He did not return to Paris until Napoleon launched the coup d'état.

The mayor of Antwerp, who was escorted back to Paris for interrogation for smuggling and corruption last time, is a member of the "Brumaire Party". After that, he should continue to work as a senior official, but Fabolt followed him to Brussels.

Fabolt is an aristocrat from the Champagne province of France. In the old days, he studied at the Royal Academy of Engineering in Méchières. He was a classmate with Governor Carnot. He studied military engineering.

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

At the time of the Portuguese Moon Incident, there was still the Seine River to rely on. Although the Seine River also flowed through Brussels, it did not pass through the city. The Austrians and Brussels even opened fire on each other in the square.

This time sending troops to Santo Domingo, another army came from the lowlands and was sent by the French navy in the Pass of Calais to somewhere in the sea to join up with the Army of the Rhine from Marseilles. After the garrison was withdrawn, it was impossible to effectively "guard" the occupied land, not to mention the abolition of conscription in 1803, resulting in an empty force. Especially after the military parade outside Brussels was held, there were so few people that they couldn't even form a phalanx.

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

As stated in the theory of war, the 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 had a clear head and remembered that science and technology can also arm themselves for violence, they would remember that Bonaparte was a thin little man who, although he would lead the charge on the Mincio, was really an artilleryman. When Du Maurier retreated back then, he left behind a lot of luggage. Many people knew how to use muskets and gunpowder. How to use cannons?

Most of the military academy students brought from Fontainebleau had never seen blood, but they had all been trained in formal military theory courses, especially Napoleon's new army. Marmont had moved to the forefront with 12-pounders at the Battle of Lodi, destroying many Austrian fortifications. He still wanted to do that during the Battle of Marengo, but the rugged mountain roads could not allow the huge and heavy artillery to move forward, even if hundreds of soldiers pulled the "sledge" made of big trees.

After the "Amiens Peace Treaty" was signed, he became the Director of Artillery. The first thing he did was to melt some of the existing 12-pounder guns and recast them into two 6-pounder guns to gain mobility at the expense of range.

In the Battle of Caoendorf in 1758, Frederick the Great was awakened by the sound of 12-pound guns. He understood that the opponent's hiding in the fog was not harassment, but an attack.

When it was time for the artillery and cavalry to coordinate, the Prussian artillery fought into positional warfare. One was that in order to gain range, they used too many heavy artillery and it was difficult to move. It was also because not only the Austrians, but even the Prussians were keen to repair forts and fortifications. If you don't fire the gun, the initial gun position is very hidden. Changing the gun position will mess up their delicate calculations of range and trajectory. 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 collapsed directly amidst the sound of sabers and cannons. Frederick never forgave them until the East Prussian Army was allowed to appear in the 1773 military parade.

In other words, those students from the Fontainebleau Military Academy who looked very young and immature, as if they were only here to act as a guard of honor, were the "real main force".

Don't worry about the responsibility. Jerome, who participated in the Fruit Moon incident, is here. The materials and cannons for the construction have been transported into an unfinished building in the Royal Palace of Brussels. When transporting, put a rainproof tarpaulin on it Guy, who knows what was shipped.

If some, for lack of arms, intend to seize the arsenal, they will go to the Royal Palace of Brussels; Just jail time; but not sober with all the guns going off, that's the worst. No one is normally that unconscious, but they've had a lot to drink.

Fortunately, it didn’t turn out that way. Georgiana listened to their petition, and they also retreated after achieving their goals. The mastermind behind the scenes came out to say hello. In this situation, Stanislas could not come forward.

Georgiana reckoned that he would be terrified when he returned, and other allies would ask him why he didn't attack when the French were empty?

Bonaparte is in Aachen, not far from the Rhine Army. He can lead reinforcements at any time. Guess what the desperate Austrians and Prussians will do?

After he became the first consul, he repaired a lot of fortifications and used chisels and shovels to make the Alps "disappear" like the Pyrenees. However, if he did not increase his troops, he would not only lose the newly occupied land, but also Waiting for the Anti-French Alliance to break into the French Republic?

"How did he think of this?" Georgiana said, looking at the cannon that had lifted the camouflage tarpaulin to reveal its "real body".

"The First Consul said, 'He who fights against his own country is killing his own mother's child.'" Fabolt said calmly, "Armed exiles are 'inexcusable.'"

"But Louis Stanislas is unarmed," Georgiana said.

"You don't wonder what Dillock did?" Farbolt asked.

"I guess I'm used to it, doing what I'm told I have to do. It's about doing things right first, even if it breaks some 'rules.'"

"What were you doing before?" Farbolt asked.

Georgiana smiled slightly. "I'm a school teacher."

"Just that?"

"I also fought against the principal with the students, and the giant," she said defiantly.

Fabolt didn't ask her if there were really giants in the world, but put the tarpaulin back on.

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

Georgiana stared at his second wife, the widow of a former prosecutor of the Amiens Finance Office, who had both remarried and Fabolt who had divorced his original wife. This newly formed family has no blood relationship, but it is like a family.

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

Charlotte glanced at "papa".

"You should have listened to what Madam told you," Farbolt said to Charlotte.

"Should I tell her?" Charlotte asked.

Georgiana pondered the question.

What is "he" going to do next?