"Corsica has surrendered and Haig is dead!" Early in the morning, Murat informed Napoleon of the worst news.

"Haig is dead?" Napoleon, who was having breakfast, slowly took a sip of milk.

"suicide!"

"Send someone to ask the Ming army for his body back and give him a generous burial! You can decide on the conditions. As long as they are not too harsh, agree to them.

Take care of his family!"

Napoleon put down the phone and returned to the table.

Breakfast is very simple, just a few slices of toast, a few slices of ham, and two fried eggs.

During the war, everything was kept simple.

Queen Josephine is already working hard to reduce palace expenses.

The expenses of Napoleon's palace were much smaller than those of the previous French King Louis.

There are too many people who rely on the palace for meals, so the expense is still huge.

I heard that Li Xiao's palace is just a villa covering an area of ​​thousands of square meters.

The total number of servants is only more than a hundred.

I really don’t know how people lived in the Ming Dynasty. Anyway, there are almost a thousand people living in Fontainebleau alone.

Not to mention other palaces!

Napoleon himself didn't know how many people were in these palaces.

"What happened?" Josephine looked at Napoleon who looked very unhappy.

"Haig is dead, Corsica has surrendered." Napoleon took another sip of milk.

"Corsica surrendered? Then we...!" Josephine panicked.

Although she is a woman, her status makes her understand many things.

Corsica was occupied, and the Ming Dynasty would soon attack the south coast of France through Corsica.

Not only France, but also Italy, Spain and all the Mediterranean countries.

If the coalition forces had not recaptured Gibraltar, the Ming Navy could even go out into the Atlantic Ocean and threaten the entire French and British coasts.

If that happens, the coalition forces will be doomed.

"What should we do?" Josephine was a little flustered.

"There is no good solution for the time being. Even if the European navies unite, they will not be as powerful as the Ming Dynasty navy.

What's more, the most powerful Israeli navy is now trapped in the Black Sea and unable to get out.

An army without a navy is a cripple."

"Aren't we building warships at our military port? The British are also building them, and they can build pretty good warships."

"The British man-made warships are still burning coal, and they cannot compare with the Ming Dynasty warships in terms of speed and efficiency.

In the end, the things we created are not good enough.

You have never been in Russia and have never seen how tanks crush our infantry.

If Leclerc hadn't invented the method of using anti-aircraft guns to hit tanks, maybe Kiev would have belonged to the Ming Dynasty by now.

They have all the weapons of the Ming Dynasty.

Howitzers, tanks, aircraft, and even their infantry weapons are better than our infantry weapons.

I also want to equip our infantry with repeating rifles, and even our arsenal can produce such firearms.

pity!

The Ministry of Finance calculated an account for me. If all the French army used Aka rifles, the consumption of bullets would be five to ten times more than it is now.

Even if our arsenal can produce that many bullets, the logistical pressure will be much greater.

In other words, even if we make so many bullets, we still don't have that many wagons to send to the front line.

Although I am the emperor, there are still many conditions that restrict me. There is nothing I can do!

no way!"

Napoleon let out a sigh of relief and looked very melancholy.

"In the final analysis, we cannot create anything that Ming Dynasty can create."

Josephine sat down on the chair helplessly!

If this situation continues, there will be no hope of victory in the war.

“This is a matter for scientists, and there is nothing we can do if our skills are inferior to others.

The people of Ming Dynasty did a great job of keeping secrets. In order to keep it secret, they even refused to allow any non-East Asians to enter the South China Sea.

Not to mention Liaodong, the homeland of the Ming Dynasty, even if people from the Ming Dynasty's vassal country went there, they would be mercilessly executed.

We have sent so many spies and spent countless money to bribe them.

But so far, nothing has been gained." When he thought that he could not steal any information about the Ming Dynasty, Napoleon felt that he could not eat.

I lost my appetite for the carefully prepared breakfast in a melancholy mood.

"The Prussians got one there. I heard it's pretty powerful."

"You mean that Hans?

hehe!

There is something, he was the one who made the infantry cannon.

But he is not a technician and does not know anything more. His value may only remain at the infantry artillery level."

Since he couldn't eat anymore, Napoleon simply stopped eating.

The Eastern Front is still quiet at the moment, and he doesn't need to go back for the time being.

According to intelligence and battlefield conditions, neither the coalition forces nor the Ming army had any intention of launching an attack.

"Your Majesty the Emperor! Telegram." The adjutant came in, holding a telegram holder in his hand.

"Read it!" Napoleon said coldly.

"Top secret!" The adjutant hesitated for a moment, but still adhered to the principle.

"oh!"

Napoleon took the telegram holder from the adjutant's hand, glanced at it hastily, and his expression suddenly became serious.

"Go and ask Marshal Murat!"

At the same time, the same scene was repeated in Magdegeburg and London.

Soon, Murat, the new British Prime Minister Winston and the Prussian Prime Minister Bismarck arrived at Stettin, a small town in northern Prussia.

On a gloomy afternoon, several people appeared in a tavern at the same time.

The wind is howling outside, and the sky is terrifyingly gloomy. It looks like a heavy snowstorm will fall at any time!

The fireplace in the tavern burned brightly, and the room was very warm.

There was a small table and a few chairs placed against the fireplace. On the table were authentic brandy, some Baltic smoked fish and several plates of local specialty snacks.

Of course, these big shots would not come to such a small place for no reason when the storm is coming.

Since they are here today, they must be meeting important people.

"Hello, Prince Peter, long time no see." Among these people, Bismarck was the oldest.

He had met almost all the nobles in Europe, and naturally he recognized Prince Peter.

That's right, it's Prince Peter of Russia who's here.

The arrival of Prince Peter surprised several people.

Let alone wartime, even in peacetime.

Prince Peter's status does not allow him to travel around the world.

Generally speaking, someone needs to notify him in advance of where he wants to go. At least the diplomats on both sides can talk to each other!

Agree on a time and place to meet.

We also need to make good arrangements for the cities we pass through.

If it was during wartime... I have never heard of such a high-ranking nobleman secretly coming to the enemy's country during wartime.

Unless it's defection!

But Duke Peter is unlikely to defect. He is the brother of the former tsar, and his fiefdom is St. Petersburg.

Even the Russian Empress Catherine had to give him three points.

It is very unusual for such a person to arrive in an enemy country without even saying hello.
To be continued...