"That's right, British!" Seeing Napoleon blurt out, Han Xing nodded again and again, clapping his hands.

"Excuse me, what are the advantages and disadvantages of France over England?" After speaking, Han Xing smiled and said nothing, just looked at Napoleon meaningfully. A person as quick as Napoleon is a little bit thorough, and he doesn't need to say much~

Napoleon put down his quill and paced to the huge map of Europe hanging on the wall, and said: "England's strength naturally lies in its navy, while France's strength lies in its army." But England is on the sea, relying on the English Channel moat, and the Royal Navy is guarding the sea, as long as the Royal Navy exists for a day, France will always be in a passive position, and the great army of France can only look at the ocean and sigh! Napoleon's face was melancholy, and his gaze was so deep that it seemed as if he had really broken through the layers of obstacles and landed on the "shallow strait" thousands of miles away.

"Actually, I've been planning a counterattack recently, since Spain and the Dutch Republic have become our vassals one after another, uniting the fleets of the three countries, our navy has far surpassed the British in size and numbers!" As he said this, Napoleon's voice became impassioned, and his gaze was so hot that it seemed to Han Xing as if a fire was burning in his eyes.

"I don't want to splash cold water on you, but I have to tell you the truth. It is true that the combined fleet has surpassed the Royal Navy in terms of number and scale, but the fleets of the Netherlands, Spain, and France are not subordinate to each other, and they don't even understand the language, and such a fleet is simply a rabble! Han Xing said bluntly.

"You have a point!" Napoleon was not arrogant, on the contrary, he was often humble.

"If you want to build a strong maritime army, you must first do the order (jìn), the language barrier and the lack of cooperation experience are a problem, but they can be solved slowly. For example, common flag language, as well as military exercises and training. All of this is based on having a naval general who has a big picture, is well versed in naval operations, and has rich seafaring experience! This person is crucial, have you chosen someone? Han Xing stared into Napoleon's eyes and asked seriously.

"Of course, I've already got a pick! It was the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet, Vice Admiral Vernav! He was a seasoned seafarer with a knack for naval tactical command, and he was one of the commanders of the four ships that escaped from the Ascension in the Battle of Alexandria! Napoleon seemed to have a very good sense of the Lieutenant General Villeneuve, and with a proud qíng on his face, he swore by it.

"Wernerve? Oh my God~" Louis XVI had read through Napoleon's life, so he was no stranger to this Vice Admiral Villeneuve, and he suddenly gasped after hearing the name of this person who should be nailed to the "Pillar of Shame of the History of the French Navy". was about to speak out, but Han Xing waved his hand, and then he swallowed back the words that were about to come out.

"Remember what you thought of the Battle of Alexandria in Egypt?" Han Xing smiled faintly, picked up the teacup and said, "You call them waste, this battle is a complete disgrace~ Of the more than forty warships, only four escaped alive, which is a tragic defeat that should be remembered by the history of the French Navy~"

"That's right, but this Villeneuve was able to rationally lead the remnants to retreat and preserve his strength in the case of a big defeat (qíng), which also confirmed that he had quite a naval command ability, a calm person, and a cool head~" Napoleon said good things for Villeneuve.

"What makes you so confident in him? Please tell me? What makes you think that this coward of Alexandria, with the possibility of leading a combined fleet, defeated the "pride of the Royal Navy" Lord Horatio Nelson? Han Xing held the small spoon with three fingers, gently stirred the dark red liquid in the teacup, and said elegantly and calmly.

"There is a way to be ashamed and brave, don't forget, even I have suffered failures~ He has rich sailing experience and has the ability to command a large fleet, looking at the whole of France, only he has the ability to be the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet~" Napoleon sighed.

"Hanschel, you haven't met this Vice Admiral Werneuve, he talks about the head of naval tactics, he is tired of it, and he has a lot of experience and talent in seafaring! Personable and level-headed, he is indeed a rare naval genius! Napoleon spoke of Lieutenant General Villeneuve with praise in his mouth.

"Genius? Do you remember when you failed? My Imperial Majesty! I thought that you had too many smooth sailing (rì) in the past seven years, and I had forgotten where I had also bled under the fortress of Corsica~ Do you remember the city of Toulon, the nameless fortress under the Franc Mountains? Do you remember being chased by the British dragoons, and running for your life in embarrassment? Han Xing said in a mocking tone.

"I don't deny that this Villeneuve is a capable admiral, but I doubt that he is strong enough to stand up to a figure like Nelson! You must know that even you, known as a genius of the army, have grown up in battles and defeats, and your military experience has been slowly accumulated by relying on command again and again! And Nelson, I'm sure you haven't forgotten the description of him being deaf and one-armed, right? For admirals, the disability caused by the war is simply a medal of honor~ This is a clear proof that he (shēn) has been through a hundred battles~ And where is Wernave? What thrilling battles did he experience? The Battle of Alexandria? What's more, compared to the magnificent Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea is just a teacup~" Han Xing looked at the stirred tea in the cup and sneered.

"This ······" Napoleon was silent, he trusted Villeneuve, because he felt that Werneuve was like a naval version of himself, and he admired the officers who were not met with talents, and he admired the junior officers who were silent in the ordinary (rì) but could make a splash when it came to tactics. Therefore, he promoted these people exceptionally and generously gave them a stage to display their talents. His original intentions were good, but he made a serious mistake - to encourage seedlings!

The growth of an excellent officer is slowly tempered in the flames of war again and again, from an ordinary soldier to leading a regiment, then to leading a division, and finally becoming the commander of the front army. These are all important experiences in an officer's military career, and every success and every failure are valuable experiences that deserve to be savored. Like Napoleon, Napoleon's life would not have been complete without the Corsican battle and the Battle of Toulon.

For a commander, failure is not terrible, in fact, the sooner you experience failure, the better, because everyone has their own shortcomings, and failure can make people aware of their weaknesses in reflection and review, and make up for them.

"Failure is the mother of success, I don't deny that! But looking back, you hit a wall in Corsica, but you were ashamed and courageous, and you shined in Toulon; And during the Italian conquest, with a little trickery, Corsica was solved and brought into mastery. And in the case of Toulon, you also washed away the shame of the defeat of the past by occupying Little Gibraltar, bombing the Gulf of Toulon, and forcing the Royal Navy to leave. But where is this Lieutenant General Vernave? Has he proven himself with a successful campaign so far? Not everyone is you~ What's more, you don't understand the navy at all~" Han Xing said earnestly.

Hearing this, Napoleon's face gradually sank, but he smiled bitterly: "You're right, I really don't understand the navy!" As a person who gets seasick even on a boat in the Mediterranean, I do manage a little too wide~ Since this time, I have begun to become a little arrogant and arrogant~"

"There's nothing wrong with your big policy!" Han Xing first affirmed him, "If you want to defeat Britain, you really need to organize a strong navy, and the formation of a joint fleet of the three countries can be described as a stroke of genius!" However, to defeat a sea power country, it is not an overnight effort, and we still have a lot to do in terms of the quality of seafarers and the manufacture of ships! Therefore, this battle will be fought, but not now, at least also in 10 years! It will take us 10 years to build a strong army at sea, brave and sophisticated sailors, sensible and calm officers, and, in these ten years, we cannot wait, we will weaken Britain as much as possible, and it is on the basis of its vast colonies that Britain prospered! You must have noticed this! ”

"Hanschel, I know what you said, when I went to Egypt to cut off the connection between Britain and the rich Indian colonies, but as you can see, if it weren't for you, I would have been trapped in Egypt and couldn't come back! Without a strong navy, we can only retreat on land, and the expedition is simply a fool's dream~" Napoleon said with a wry smile.

This is also the main reason why he implemented the continental blockade policy in history, because without the navy, he could only be trapped on land, and the continental blockade policy was actually a complete failure! Relying on the continuous blood transfusion of the colonies, Napoleon's continental blockade policy could not help the "(rì) not fall empire" at all~

"That's why I went to the Caribbean! Britain's advantage is the ocean, but the disadvantage is also the ocean! The British Isles gave birth to British maritime supremacy, but it also led to their narrow-mindedness! The independence of the United States is a good example, there are so many colonies in the world, no matter how strong the Royal Navy is, there is only one, and no matter how strong Nelson is, there is only one! It is impossible to take care of it all, and it takes years to sail from the West to the Eastern colonies. The British could not prevent the independence of the United States on the other side of the Atlantic, and naturally they could not prevent other distant colonies from becoming independent! This is the best way for us to defeat the British, remember how you conquered Corsica, your homeland? ”

Han Xing's words hit the soft underbelly of "(rì) does not fall into the empire". Maybe you don't believe it? dignified (rì) does not fall into the empire, how can there be a weakness?

But don't forget, Han Xing's words are a true portrayal of today's "(rì) (rì) has fallen empire", today's Commonwealth is in vain, "(rì) does not fall into existence", "(rì) does not fall empire" collapsed, America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, successively independent, today's "British Empire", has become yesterday's (rì) yellow flower.

And the reason for this is the narrow-mindedness of the British!

There must be some among you who don't believe it, "How is the British Empire narrow-minded?" How can it be called narrow-minded with such a vast territory and such strong colonial ambitions? ”

The narrow-mindedness of the British was narrow-mindedness, although they were forced by the European form to embark on the road of colonial expansion, so that they established a glorious "(rì) empire". However, they only regarded the inhabitants of the colony as "second-class citizens", wantonly exploited and exploited, and then transported the wealth back to their small broken island in a steady stream, piling up gold and silver houses, and gorgeous (diàn) universe.

It's called narrow-mindedness! This is a common problem of almost all colonial powers, they cannot get out of their own circle, in essence, they are no different from the Vikings, when they are puzzled why the Vikings occupy rich England and have to transport the looted wealth back to Northern Europe. But they didn't think about why they occupied the rich Americas, but they had to keep shipping their wealth back to the British Isles.

The independence of the United States is actually a wake-up call for England, but unfortunately they turned a blind eye to it, and finally caused this end, hundreds of years of colonial expansion, in the end, the dream of Huangliang was shattered, and the rest was still the small broken island under their feet!

If they have a little brains and gradually shift their political and economic center to the vast, richer, and more potential Americas and Asia, today's England (rì) will be the leading bull, if not a superpower, and may even replace the United States as the world's first. And they will not be hit hard in World War I and World War II, because rich North America will be a strong backing for the whole of Britain. The British Isles are nothing more than "true· (rì) Buluo Empire "left a fortress in Europe, a former station~."