Chapter 40 The French Proposal

Indeed, this war will be going on for a long time.

There were not many Ming troops attacking Corsica, and about 8,000 Ming troops did not intend to march on the whole island after capturing Tavignano.

They simply stayed in the city of Tavignano, constantly driving out the inhabitants and reinforcing the fortifications and trenches with the broken bricks and tiles of the city.

The French Foreign Legion tentatively launched two attacks, both of which were repulsed by Ming artillery fire.

There is no way, the Ming Navy is too strong. Within fifty kilometers of the coast, it is within the coverage of their artillery fire.

The 480 mm guns on the battleship, under the command of the school-firing aircraft, could easily destroy the French artillery positions.

Without artillery fire, it is too difficult to conquer the positions of the Ming army!

"The Ming navy has blockaded Corsica and wants to trap the island's army. This month, all the ships we sent out were sunk without exception. ”

Mula shook her head helplessly, the navy can't pass, and the airship can't get by.

The soldiers and civilians of Corsica have only one way to go by waiting to starve to death.

"How long can it last?" Napoleon shook his head helplessly.

He was mentally prepared for the fate of Corsica.

So, it was only the French Overseas Corps stationed there.

When it comes to the history of overseas legions, Napoleon is still the founder.

As early as that year, during his expedition to Egypt, Napoleon recruited many locals to serve the French army.

Later in some battles, these locals took up arms and fought alongside the French army.

Napoleon, seeing how brave they were, incorporated them into the French army.

But because of religious issues, comrades-in-arms who fought side by side could not urinate in a pot.

Napoleon couldn't help it, and in the end it was Joseph who came up with an idea for his brother.

The Egyptians were organized into a separate army, with the main officers of the army being French.

In this way, France would be able to obtain a good army without having to conscript it at home.

The mercenaries of the Foreign Legion actually knew that they were just cannon fodder pushed out by the French.

But for a good salary, plus after five years of service, you can obtain French nationality and become a French living in France.

The Foreign Legion also had to knock out its teeth and swallow it in the stomach!

In fact, the whole world, including Europeans, wants to live in Daming.

But Daming is very unique in this regard, Africans, Indians, and Europeans.

If you appear in the South China Sea without permission, as long as you are caught, you will directly have your head cut off.

The Ming Dynasty rejected all outsiders, and all trade could only be completed in Xinjiapo. Foreigners were not allowed to cross the South China Sea, not even to live in any vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

Immediately put to death if discovered!

The repressive policies have even forced some people to take the risk of crossing the Himalayas from India.

It's a pity that this tall snow-capped mountain is not something that anyone can climb over casually.

Nine deaths and a lifetime are not enough to describe the danger there, and if I had to use one word, it would be very apt.

The only thought of hopeless Africans and Middle Easterners is to go to more affluent Europe.

Unfortunately, the French did not like them equally.

These people can only be smuggled through, and there is no chance of obtaining French citizenship at all.

Now that I have the opportunity, I will not hesitate to fight for my life.

The Foreign Legion has always been known for its courage and tenacity.

"Before the blockade, we sent enough food to feed the army for eight months to a year.

But, if it is all Corsica people eat ...... together.

You know, our hometown does have a limited amount of food production. As a result, the inhabitants did not have much to store. ”

"Well, at least they won't surrender for a few months.

The last time I went to England to talk to Rothschild about Israel's entry into the war, he talked about the formation of a European Union to deal with the Ming Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, it was only a little more than a month before he got things done. "Napoleon was a little inconceivable about the countries agreeing to the European Union in the city.

After all, there are dozens of large and small countries in Europe.

"The Hebrews had contacts with the monarchs of various countries, and the banks of the Ming people robbed them of their business, and of course they were against the Ming people.

This time, the whole Hebrews mobilized together and generated a very great energy.

To be honest, I was blown away by the force.

They have such a great influence in Europe.

However, the Holy See also has a great contribution to this effort. You don't know, some time ago the Holy See was full of specialities.

There are three waves in Paris! ”

"Huh! They are taking advantage of the war as an opportunity to expand their influence.

The Holy See had an impact on the population and did not actually help much in the war.

War borrowing is the driving force to support the war!

Now that there is no Daming Bank, the war loans have to rely on the Hebrews, who dares to offend them. ”

Napoleon shook his head helplessly, war is a bottomless pit, and money is spent by mountains of gold and silver.

Without the war loans of the Hebrews, France would not have lasted a few days.

"When it comes to Daming Bank, we have suffered a bit.

Many European countries have said that the two sides are at war, and Daming's loans have not been repaid.

Da Ming was so angry that he jumped to his feet, but there was no way.

Hehe! ”

When she remembered the bitter gourd-like face of the manager of Daming Bank, her heart blossomed.

"Daming's money, don't say nothing." When Napoleon heard that the Ming Dynasty was deflated, he was also very happy.

"The EU will set up a committee with countries taking turns to hold the presidency.

Then according to the national strength of each country, the seats in the European Parliament will be allocated ......! "Mula told Napoleon about the European Parliament.

"Our first presidency?

Well, our first proposal is to integrate the navies of Europe. Form a European Navy to face the Ming Navy.

We must take back the sea dominance in the Mediterranean!

Otherwise, our southern coast will not be able to defend it.

We can't trust the Italians, maybe Italy at both ends of the rat is now making peace with the Ming Dynasty in private.

Didn't Sicily surrender without a fight! ”

"I'm afraid that even if the navy of all Europe is concentrated, it will not be able to win the Ming fleet.

They have aircraft carriers that can strike at a distance of one hundred and fifty kilometers.

And our battleships, only naval guns. ”

"It doesn't matter, the location of the Ming fleet has been determined, and we can attack at night.

The aircraft carriers of the Ming Navy are powerful, but at night it is another matter.

The only difficulty now is how to get close to the Ming Navy. ”

"This kind of thing, let's let the admirals of the Navy worry about it. You are a cavalryman, and you don't know naval combat at all.

Rather, I was thinking about how to integrate the powers of Europe.

You don't know if you're not on the front line, the situation on the front line is very chaotic. The lack of unity among the armies of various countries will only lead to separate actions.

Among the militaries of various countries, there is a difference in language and combat habits, and there are also differences in equipment and combat effectiveness.

In addition, our communication is not smooth, and it is really a mess.

Although there are many people in front, there are very few who can fight.

Like the Dutch, a total of 20,000 troops. We have to provide equipment and supplies, and the combat effectiveness of the Dutch and Belgians is okay, and if we give it, we will give it.

But in countries like Luxembourg, Ireland, and Monaco, it is not possible to fight wars, but they are constantly causing trouble.

He asks for food and pay all day long, but he always hides behind when he fights.

I thought about asking these countries to withdraw their troops.

The front line is only supported by a few of our big countries, and the remaining small countries provide us with money, food, materials and other supplies.

It's like the Czech army, which doesn't do much to fight.

However, there were many Czechs in the steel mills, and the ammunition they produced was of good quality, and there were very few defective products.

Even better than ours!

Since Europe is integrated, then there is money to contribute power.

In this way, it can also alleviate the economic pressure in our country.

I thought, the countries of Western Europe are far from the battlefield. It mainly provides food, meat and poultry, and countries that are far from the battlefield can provide weapons and equipment such as guns and ammunition.

What do you think? ”

"Hmmm! I think it's good, and I can also learn how to make canned food from Daming.

In this way, even in the summer, our officers and soldiers on the front line can eat meat. ”