There is an old saying in China: flowers are not red for a hundred days, and people are not good for a thousand days.

The implication is: life is not smooth sailing, and there will be setbacks and tribulations on the way. At the same time, there will be many down-and-out phoenixes that are not as good as chickens, and there will be a feeling of life when the tiger falls into Pingyang and is bullied by dogs.

But Napoleon's life was a fierce one.

In the first battle of the European War, which began in the autumn and winter of 1806, he commanded a large army to completely crush the Prussian army, and Davout's Third Army entered Berlin on the twentieth day of the war. The remnants of the Prussian army led by Prince Hohenlohe and General von Lücher surrendered three days after the fall of Berlin and ten days after the fall of Berlin, respectively, and the entire Prussian kingdom held out for only a month, ending before the Russian army could enter Prussia.

By 1807, it was also Napoleon's glorious year, even more glorious than after the Battle of the Three Emperors.

The Fourth Coalition against France was a complete failure, and the signing of the Peace of Tilsit made Napoleon the true king of the continent.

Although Chen Ming had played "Take the War" in his previous life, he only tasted it, and in all other aspects, to be honest, many of his memories have been blurred. He knew that Napoleon fought the duck in 1808, Russia in 1812, and ended up in 1814, and the anti-French alliance led by the British went through a total of seven times, but he really didn't know the specific details now, even when he just crossed over, when his brain was most active, he couldn't remember the specific details.

For example, in the war experience of the Fourth Anti-French Alliance, when Xie Qinggao transferred the news of Prussia's 'death in January' to Chen Ming, Chen Ming couldn't believe his eyes. This is Prussia.

Even if Prussia is still a long way from the Second and Third Reichs, it will not be finished in a month. Frederick II's Prussian prestige was completely destroyed by Frederick William III. The French attack on Prussia was more of a march than a war.

The real war lasted less than five days, and the decisive battle was even more than two days, in which the French army fought two battles in succession, wiped out more than 50,000 Prussian troops, and met more than 100,000 Prussian troops either destroyed or collapsed. Frederick William III, who was the "royal conquest", was completely comparable to Napoleon III, who did not know if he would appear or not, and in just a few days the main force of the Prussian army was on the verge of total annihilation, and the huge country was destroyed in just one month.

The French, who had destroyed Prussia, continued to fight the Russians, and the results speak for themselves. The Russians threw away hundreds of hexagonal cannons to Napoleon.

With the exception of Northeast Europe, Western and Central Europe were almost all under Napoleon's rule, and the best parts of the continent, except for Great Britain, were completely subjugated to Napoleon.

Since the beginning of the summer of this year, the OEU has been in contact with Nanjing on a weekly basis. Because the Fourth Anti-French Coalition had been shattered, and the French were to be signed with Prussia and Russia, the British were still stubbornly hostile to Napoleon. Although the rapid dispatch of communications from Europe to China was expensive, it was worth it in order to let Chen Ming and Chen Han's current ministers know about the changes in the situation in Europe in the shortest possible time.

Especially the "Peace Treaty of Tilsit", which worried Chen Ming, during the negotiation period of less than half a month, Xie Qinggao delivered three letters to Nanjing. Although the correspondence was frequent, so frequent that it seemed unnecessary, there was something in each letter.

Napoleon, in the signing of the Entente after the collapse of the Fourth Anti-French Alliance, greatly weakened the Kingdom of Prussia, but was very tolerant of Russia.

"Your Majesty, the negotiations are over." Gao Yanming took the news of the newly arrived European Office and told Chen Ming: "According to the peace treaty, Prussia only left four provinces, "Old Prussia", Pomerania, Brandenburg and Silesia, and the rest of the territory was cut off. All of Prussia west of the Elbe was annexed to the newly formed Kingdom of Westphalia, which was ruled by Jérôme, Napoleon's younger brother. Most of the territory gained by Prussia's second and third partitions of Poland was formed into the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, with Napoleon's vassal King of Saxony as Grand Duke. The territory of Prussia was fragmented, the size of only the Kingdom of Saxony. ”

Chen Ming had a detailed map of Europe in front of him, and with Gao Yanming's report, the attendants in the chamberlain quickly changed the color on the map. Prussia after the treaty was really small, and this agreement can be said to have planted the roots of a century-old hatred between Prussia and France.

As a time-traveler, Emperor Chen was well aware of the various contradictions and violent conflicts between France and Germany in the history of the original time and space.

It can be said that Napoleon's approach played a drastic role.

As a result, Prussia completely lost its status as a European power and was reduced to a small German state. Moreover, the peace treaty obliged Prussia to reduce its army to 40,000 men and pay France an indemnity of 100 million francs. Before the reparations were paid, French troops were stationed on Prussian territory. In addition, Prussia had to participate in the continental blockade system.

Napoleon beat Prussia to a pulp and put him in captivity in a hospital bed. Looking at this extremely harsh treaty, Chen Ming felt that Napoleon had the possibility of devouring Prussia.

But Napoleon was extremely tolerant of Tsarist Russia. Russia not only did not lose territory, but also received the Polish territory of the former ally Prussia in the Bialystok region. However, Alexander I also had to recognize the lands occupied by France in Germany and the boundaries that Napoleon had modified there, as well as Napoleon's dominion over the Ionian Islands, agree to the formation of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw (a French military base on the Russian border), and participate in the blockade of Great Britain (the so-called continental blockade). Alexander I also wanted to recognize the Confederation of the Rhine; Recognition of Napoleon's brother Joseph as king of Naples, recognition of the annexation of the Netherlands to France, recognition of Jérôme Bonaparte as king of Westphalia.

These conditions seem to be harsh, but many of them do not tainish Russia's own interests, such as the recognition of the Rhine League; recognition of Joseph as king of Naples, recognition of the annexation of the Netherlands to France, recognition of Jérôme Bonaparte as king of Westphalia; Even if these demands are all recognized, they will not cause substantial harm to Russia. In the present situation of defeat, such conditions are extremely tolerant.

You know, Russia also received large tracts of Polish land from Prussia. Although the establishment of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw also made it difficult for St. Petersburg.

Chen Ming quietly listened to Gao Yanming's next report: France and Russia also signed an offensive and defensive alliance treaty. The two countries pledged to act in unison everywhere, in all wars, against all nations; and pledged to use all his forces for this purpose; Pledge not to negotiate peace alone. The treaty provided that if Britain did not accept Russian mediation, or did not agree to a peace treaty by 1 November 1807 on the basis of the recognition of freedom of the sea and the return of the overseas colonies it had seized after 1805, Russia should sever diplomatic relations with Great Britain and participate in the continental blockade system. In addition, Russia was obliged to advise Austria, Sweden, Portugal, and Denmark to join the war against Britain.

If one of the countries refuses, Russia will declare war on that country.

Napoleon also assured Russia that if the Ottoman Empire launched a war against Russia during this period, France would join Russia in taking joint action against the Ottomans.

If he hadn't seen the report of the European Office with his own eyes, Chen Ming really couldn't believe that Napoleon would have such a bottom line. This made him feel that he was still very shameful and moral.

Haussmann was one of France's strongest supporters. Under pressure from the British, they continued to send all kinds of military supplies to France that Napoleon needed, and now Napoleon did not hesitate to sell the Ottomans when faced with the 'friendship' of the Russians.

Of course, this is not the news that shocked Chen Ming the most, and the bigger shock came from the sentence that popped out of Gao Yanming's mouth at the end.

"What? Napoleon was going to send troops to the Iberian Peninsula? ”

In Chen Ming's memory, Napoleon only invaded Spain in 1808. Although the world has changed a lot from the world in his memory, Napoleon's life experience has convinced Chen Ming of the existence of historical revision. In the course of Napoleon's life, no matter how far he deviated from his original life plan, an invisible force always pulled him back into the established track.

1795, 1796, 1798, 1799, 1804, 1806......

Napoleon deviated from the 'direction' countless times, and finally returned to the intended trajectory countless times. The timing of the rise and collapse of the Fourth Anti-French Coalition is very consistent with history.

"Your Majesty, if Napoleon really moved troops against the Iberian Peninsula, he would have committed a military taboo." France is likely to be fighting on both sides, as there are signs that Austria is dreaming of revenge for the humiliation of its defeat two years earlier. This news has long been reported to Nanjing by the European Affairs Office.

Even the reason why Napoleon was tolerant of Russia was largely because Austria was ready to move. Napoleon needed to pacify Russia as soon as possible, and then shock Austria.

Chen Erbao has been recuperating for a long time, and it is Chen Qi who takes his place.

Gao Yanming returned to his seat, and he reported all the information clearly, and the following is the analysis of the important ministers and dignitaries of the cabinet and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

Prussia was left behind by a cadre of people, and now the Spaniards are the focus.

Napoleon's invasion of the Iberian Peninsula is a new insight into his 'personal character' when compared to his collusion with Manuel Godoy last year to steal the rights of all of Spain in the event of a coup d'état in Madrid.

"The continental blockade decrees ......, perhaps on Napoleon's side, that he must sanction the Iberian Peninsula." Pang Zhenkun looked at the world map in front of him and said, his perspective on the problem was different from Chen Ming and Gao Yanming.

Chen Ming's eyes also looked at the world map, the whole world of the East has been rendered by Chinese red, and the whole East has surrendered to his feet; Then he looked at half of Europe dyed red by the red of France, and a different kind of aura rose in the Qianqing Palace.

Between China and France, between East and West......

Many people's eyes were then focused on the Americas.

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The vast expanse of Europe had been subjugated to Napoleon, but the British were still at odds with Napoleon, who was going to become the ruler of all Europe, and now the only enemy left was England.

It's a pity that the French navy is not angry, even if it joins forces with the Spanish navy, the scale of the warships is obviously larger than that of the British, but the result is still defeat after defeat.

Of course, this phenomenon is beneficial to China. If the Franco-Spanish fleet is undefeated, it will be the British who will be in trouble. If Napoleon really conquered Europe completely, his next opponent would be China. South America was definitely more difficult for China to get hold in the hands of Napoleon than in the hands of the Peninsulars.

Nelson had risen to the rank of Earl with his prowess and led the British Grand Fleet in the Bay of Biscay, while the French naval fleet could only protect its own offshore ports. This made Napoleon both angry and humiliated.

On land, Napoleon's great success made him arrogant, he was already a little distracted from everything, he was convinced that he was invulnerable in strategy and intrigue, that he was the greatest soldier in Europe, and that his legions were invincible. All of Europe was in front of him with the keyboard of a piano, on which he could play rhapsody as he pleased.

But the situation at sea hit Napoleon in the face, and his plan to land in England was completely defeated.

Moreover, Napoleon knew deep down that the future of Europe lies in the overseas borders, and that without the vast overseas colonies, the continent of 'Europe' would no longer be Europe. In the same way, if the Europeans continue to fight for a long time, all their overseas homes will be stolen by 'thieves'.

China has taken advantage of the war in Europe to take away too much.

Napoleon was convinced of that 'rumor', and he was convinced that the appetite of the Chinese was far from being satisfied, and that their aim was to seize the whole of America.

Napoleon was also afraid of China's incomparable strength, and he knew very well that China could not be resisted by France alone. Population, material, economy, France is no opponent. If France were to fight China alone, it would be like Don Quixote bravely rushing to the windmill.

To resist China, he must unify and integrate the whole of Europe and gather the strength of the whole of Europe to compete with China.

Louis Bonaparte also said in a letter to Napoleon that the new census of China, which began in the 31st year of Chengtian, showed that the population of China itself had exceeded 250 million, and that the population of China had exceeded 300 million if the population of Nanyang and Nanming Prefecture was included. And that's not counting their immigration to the Americas! The annual revenue of China as a whole reached 4.2 billion Chinese yuan, and large sums of gold and silver were sent directly to the state treasury by China's state-owned mining companies.

This is an empire that requires the whole of Europe to unite in order to contend with it.

Napoleon had conquered Europe, and he had to stand on the pinnacle of Europe and think about the whole of Europe.

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