News of Napoleon's landing in the Bay of Jouan quickly reached Paris, and the newspaper "Le Parisien" published a sensational headline: "Monsters from Corsica land in Port Jouan."

Napoleon did not see this newspaper. He was facing the soldiers who were ordered to arrest him.

"Shoot! Shoot at the emperor who has led you through victory after victory, you bastards. Those restoration nobles in Paris are waiting for the news that you have killed me.

But what awaits you is not reward based on merit, but the scorn of all French people. Because only I can make France hold its head high. Without me, you can only grovel in front of the noble gentlemen.

Foreigners will run rampant in France, bully your children, and molest your wives.

Do you really want to live like this?" Napoleon was completely in speech mode, as impassioned as a mad dog, and dancing like a convulsion.

As he spoke, he unbuttoned his shirt to reveal his hairy chest. He poked his finger at his heart, signaling the soldiers to shoot here.

No soldiers fired, because there were Ming troops setting up general-purpose machine guns behind them. Behind them, there was a dark muzzle. In the distance, the tall warship like a mountain pointed at itself.

Everyone from the commander to the ordinary soldiers understood one thing. If they really dared to kill Napoleon, there would be no one alive here.

Napoleon accepted the surrender of the French soldiers with a smile, and he now had his first troops.

Then soon there was the second batch, the third batch, and the fourth batch.

Group after group of French troops were ordered to conquer Napoleon, and then group after group were recruited by Napoleon. The larger the army sent, the more troops Napoleon had in his hands.

Old men kept coming to defect to Napoleon. When they saw Napoleon, they all burst into tears and shouted: Long live His Majesty the Emperor!

The report in Le Parisien is even more interesting!

"The unspeakable man-eating demon is approaching Grasse."

“Despicable thieves enter Grenoble.”

"Napoleon Bonaparte captures Lyon."

"General Napoleon approaches Fontainebleau."

When Napoleon arrived outside Paris, Le Parisien's report became more respectful.

"His Majesty the Sovereign Emperor arrived today in his faithful Paris."

"Our great Emperor Napoleon held a magnificent coronation ceremony at Notre Dame this morning. Blessed is the great France~Long live the Emperor!"

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Soon, news of Napoleon's successful restoration spread throughout Europe.

The old aristocrats in Europe were very frightened. To them, Napoleon was a ferocious beast. If he were released, he would kill the aristocratic rule of Europe and eventually subvert the entire existing order in Europe.

Almost no effort was wasted, and in just one month, the seventh anti-French alliance was immediately formed.

In addition to the traditional Austria-Hungary Empire, Prussia, Britain, and Russia, there were also Sweden, Denmark, and Poland. Almost all European powers participated in this anti-French alliance.

One interesting thing is that no southern European country participated.

Italy, Spain, and Portugal are each more honest than the other. None of them has come forward to join the anti-French alliance.

Everyone noticed this, but no one cared.

The cowardly Italians behaved like clowns in the war.

The Spaniards, since the destruction of the Armada, their backbone has been broken.

Portuguese people, today's Portugal is no longer the Portugal it was a hundred years ago. Today's Portugal has become synonymous with ignorance, conservatism, and backwardness.

If they don't join the anti-French alliance, who cares.

War clouds were forming over Europe, and the anti-French alliance was actively mobilizing troops. The Russian army was the shortest distance away, and of course they were the last to arrive.

The first to arrive on the battlefield were the British and Prussian armies. The two armies gathered in the area between Brussels and Liege and successfully persuaded the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and other countries to join the anti-French alliance.

The first thing Napoleon did after he returned to the throne was to plunder every franc from the French treasury to purchase Ming weapons.

Li Xiu was very generous this time. Except for howitzers and general-purpose machine guns, he almost responded to Napoleon's requests. He also made an exception and sold Napoleon ten airships and more than a hundred rocket launchers.

Ships transporting arms almost crowded the Port of Marseille. Some ships even stopped directly in Bordeaux. British warships only dared to watch from a distance, and no one dared to intervene.

Even if they knew this was a ship transporting arms, they didn't dare to do anything.

There is no way, now the whole of Europe cannot afford to offend the behemoth of the Ming Dynasty. One Napoleon is already a headache. If there is another Ming Dynasty, then stop playing and just surrender.

Both sides were busy preparing for war, but no one noticed that Ming Dynasty was also quietly gathering troops.

"The whole of Europe is busy, and we cannot be idle. We are going to attack Gibraltar, which is Spanish territory, but British troops are stationed there.

How could such a strategic point be in the hands of the British?" Li Xiu pointed at the map and said fiercely.

"Second Master, please speak. It's just a broken camel, leave it to me." Yuan Keli has the most men in the Mediterranean. Cyprus, Rhodes, Crete and Malta are all under his control.

"Second Master, it's our turn this time. Brothers are all so idle. They always make trouble every day. The people in Egypt are almost in trouble." Li Dingguo's division headquarters is located in Port Said.

Egypt and the Suez Canal are both his sphere of influence.

It's been a long time since I've fought in a war. This time I have to seize a chance to fight no matter what. Military merit is a good thing, that is, money, and everyone wants a seat.

But there is no military merit without fighting, and the Liao army took this very seriously.

Zuo Liangyu didn't say anything. His men would be distributed across the vast areas of the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. It would be difficult to assemble them in seven days. This time, he had already made up his mind and could just be a bystander.

"Don't move the troops of the Third Division. As long as you guard these islands, we can control the entire Mediterranean.

It is better to let the troops of the Second Division do this. Egypt has been too peaceful recently. The Arabs have no tradition of making trouble, and no one in the Suez Canal Zone makes trouble. I think there will be no problem if the troops of the Second Division are temporarily deployed."

We only have three divisions of troops at hand, but we have to deal with so many places.

From the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean, and then to the Mediterranean Sea. Such a huge area is only garrisoned by 90,000 people, and Li Xiu is also stretched.

Fortunately, the people in many places are very honest, and a dozen Ming soldiers with guns can control a city.

This is not a joke, this is what happened in Alexandria. Li Dingguo sent a platoon to wander around the streets, and Alexandria surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.

For this city named after Alexander the Great, there is no difference whether it is ruled by the British or by the Ming Dynasty. It is just that the object of tax payment has changed. It is easy for them to accept it. It does not matter who pays tax.

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Perhaps the people of the Ming Dynasty were better than the British. At least the goods shipped to Alexander from the Ming Dynasty were cheaper.

As a Jizhou state, the prices of goods they enjoy are treated like allies.

Li Xiu spoke, and Yuan Keli could only listen.

The Marine Corps was founded by Li Xiu, and his prestige in the Marine Corps was unparalleled. Li Dingguo was Li Xiu's old subordinate. When the Marine Corps had only two regiments, he was the commander of the second regiment.

Furthermore, the Second Division is indeed somewhat wealthy in defending the entire Suez Canal area.

"The intelligence says that there are two thousand British troops stationed in Gibraltar. Li Dingguo, you gather a regiment as an attack force, and prepare two battalions as a reserve force.

With so many troops dispatched at once, the defense of the Suez Canal will be no problem." Li Xiu was still worried about the Suez Canal Zone. The Suez Canal is now the busiest waterway in the world.

If there was a problem with the Suez Canal, the victory in the Battle of Gibraltar would be overshadowed.

"No problem. In fact, the main defense of the Canal Zone is now done by hired Arab police. I only have 30,000 people, which is not enough to control the entire Canal Zone.

I just stationed the troops in some key points, and the daily patrols and maintenance of law and order were done by the Arab police." Li Dingguo reported helplessly to Li Xiu.

Li Xiu curled his lips, there was nothing he could do about the lack of troops. There was only so much funding allocated to the navy in a year, and ships and airships had to be built, and the Marine Corps also had to purchase new equipment.

There was money everywhere, and there was nothing Li Xiu could do about it.

"What about the police's weapons?" Li Xiu asked worriedly.

"Most people have revolvers. We made a lot of these in the past, but it would be good to equip them now.

There are also some old-fashioned revolvers, one for about ten people. These weapons are enough in the canal zone. As long as the Arabs make trouble, they can fire two shots in the air and there will be no one on the street."

"Well! Are you sure there won't be any problems if we take away so many of your troops this time?" Chen Laohu asked with some worry. He is now Li Xiu's deputy, and all the boats floating on the sea are under his control.

"There will definitely be no problem. If something happens, I, Li Dingguo, will come to see you first." Li Dingguo patted his chest.

Seeing what Li Dingguo said, Chen Laohu couldn't say anything. He could only advise Li Xiu: "Second Master! The opponent only has two thousand British troops. Although there are Maxims and mortars, we can attack with one regiment and two battalions.

This is really overkill.

I think sending a few more warships to the sea for fire support, one regiment is enough."

"Tiger, I'm afraid this won't work. Not only is Gibraltar's terrain rugged, but the British have been operating there for many years.

Not only are there various fortifications, there are even forts that can attack the sea. Please report that the artillery on the forts has a caliber of 300 millimeters.

Kunlun Mountain is still on its way, and it will take at least more than a month to reach the Mediterranean Sea. Changbai Mountain has returned to Singapore for docking for repairs. We can only use Yuanzi-class ironclads for fire support.

In other words, the navy faces great risks in this battle. If it fails, there will be a risk of being sunk."

"The airship...!"

"Forget about airships, according to intelligence, the British may already have anti-aircraft guns. Several anti-aircraft guns were damaged on the Indian battlefield, and two of them disappeared.

I think it is very likely that these anti-aircraft guns ended up in the hands of the British.

After all, they have ruled India for more than a hundred years, and there are still many people who are completely devoted to them."

"Holy shit! Then our Ming Dynasty's airship is no longer dangerous?" Chen Laohu's expression changed. The airship is too important to Ming Dynasty. Now, it is Ming Dynasty's only air strike force.

"There is no problem for now. Although the British have anti-aircraft guns, they dare not attack the Ming airship. If they really dare to shoot down our airship at will, I will send two ships, Kunlun Shan and Changbai Shan, to block it with 460mm cannons.

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To be continued...