Chapter 1006 Holy Angel Alexander

Europe in 1811 was a turbulent Europe.

The main target of British support has become Russia, but despite the fact that British ships filled with supplies frequently travel between Britain and Russia on the British-Russian route, London seems to be ruthless and fights Comrade Napoleon to the end, but in Iberia On the peninsula, the British chose to retreat. They even completely withdrew from Portugal. Only in Spain, where the resistance was stronger, the British still gritted their teeth and persisted.

Arthur Wellesley, who returned to London, proposed the strategy of returning to Portugal more than once, but London rejected all of them.

Even João, the son of Maria I, the Portuguese regent who came to London from Brazil, did not agree with Arthur Wellesley's strategy of returning to Portugal at this time. In today's European continent, Napoleon is clearly going to attack the Russians, but you, Arthur Wellesley, want to land in Portugal at this time and open up a new battlefield. What does this mean? Wasn't it necessary to draw Napoleon's attention to Portugal and delay his plan to attack Russia?

Russia is your biological father and mother? !

The current Russia is the former Austria, the savior of the entire Europe. Moreover, Alexander I was far more courageous than Franz I. Perhaps Franz I really believed that Austria no longer needed a war, but Austria's surrender to France was a betrayal and betrayal of the anti-French forces.

Now, only Russia can be Europe's savior.

The vast territory, unique geographical location, and strong character all make the anti-French forces led by London have high hopes for Russia.

Or if Alexander I leads the Russian army south to attack Napoleon, then the Russians are looking for death; but if Napoleon leads the army north to attack Russia, the outcome will be unpredictable.

"Our savior knows his lofty calling, and he will abide by it unswervingly." George III said of Russia. He used the word 'savior'.

"Russia's independence is inviolable, this is our only creed. Our benevolent monarch is now required to perform the greatest function in the world. He is very kind and moral. God will never abandon him, and he will definitely fulfill his vocation , to suppress the evil forces led by Napoleon; those who abide by the canon have paid endless blood over the years, and we should repay this blood debt. "

"Who are we going to rely on?" Who else in Europe except Russia can fight Napoleon to the end? The British fought more on the sea where they had absolute advantage.

"Britain, which is spread with a commercial atmosphere, will never understand and cannot understand the noble character of His Majesty Alexander. People with dirty and dark psychology cannot understand our Majesty's unyielding spirit. Our emperor is not greedy for personal gain at all. He always wants to do something for himself. Blessing the whole world." Alexander I in the words of the Russian envoy is a holy angel. "Russia is about to make a huge sacrifice, and what will Russia get? What did you promise Russia? Nothing. What's more, all the promises are empty words! Prussia even announced that Bonaparte was invincible in the world, and the whole of Europe There is nothing I can do against him. I believe in the Prussian lies. I only believe in God and the noble destiny of our wise Majesty Alexander I. He will definitely be able to save Europe! ..." In Windsor Castle, the impassioned Russian envoy suddenly stopped and faced himself. George III smiled.

What Russia needs most now is "real" help from the British, rather than empty promises. And the British are doing pretty well so far.

In the entire European continent, apart from Russia, the only one who insists on being an enemy of France is the British. Even Sweden has changed its tune.

Carl XIII had no descendants, but Sweden needed a prince. Carl once wanted to appoint his cousin as prince, but his cousin died soon after, although later Carl killed one at his cousin's funeral. The Swedish marshal and great nobleman came to avenge his cousin. Now that Carl's health is getting worse and worse, establishing a heir apparent has become a top priority in Sweden.

Karl XIII felt Napoleon's huge influence on European countries, and in order to ease the conflict between France and Sweden. To a certain extent, this was a surrender to Napoleon. He sent his minister Karl Otto Mornay to France to discuss this issue. asked Napoleon about his wishes. But Mornay acted alone and sold the throne to French Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte. Although this guy's shamelessness shocked the whole of Sweden, he was immediately arrested by the Swedish government after returning to the country. But Sweden also really needs a strong figure with a military background to lead the entire country forward.

This is because most Swedish military and political figures consider the possibility of military conflict with Russia in the future and therefore prefer a soldier to be the future king. Therefore, although the method used by Bernadotte to obtain the title of crown prince was very disgraceful, he was still recognized by the Swedish Parliament after arriving in Sweden; this was because Bernadotte was quite friendly to Swedish prisoners of war during the previous battle in Denmark. It won him fame in Sweden.

He was then adopted as an adopted son by King Carl XIII, renamed "Carl Johan", and became the Crown Prince of Sweden.

Bernadotte has become the crown prince of Sweden, and his wife is the cousin of Napoleon's elder brother Joseph's wife, so Sweden cannot be as determined as Russia to oppose France, even if Russia supports Sweden's annexation of Norway. But Bernadotte cannot openly ally with Napoleon. He is afraid that an alliance with France will be attacked by the British navy, affecting maritime trade and even national security. This is good news for Russia.

But the European forces standing on Napoleon's side are still not small, not to mention the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, and the Danes. The British destroyed Denmark's naval power with a sneak attack and bombarded Copenhagen. The Danes have a serious anti-British tendency.

Prussia and Austria will also be asked by Napoleon to dispatch troops, as well as the Rhine Alliance, the Italian region, and so on.

Britain expects Napoleon to mobilize no less than 400,000 troops, which is a huge threat to Russia.

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Paris, Tuileries Palace.

Napoleon paced in the palace like an angry lion, roaring loudly. He kept waving his arms, looking extremely excited.

"Bernadotte betrayed me and the great France. He actually asked me about Norway's ownership. Does he think his power is really that important?"

King Charles XIII was in poor health. Soon after arriving in Sweden, Bernadotte took control of the power. Not only did he become the stepson of King Charles XIII, but he also quickly gained the loyalty of a large number of nobles and troops because he was a French marshal.

In this war against Russia, Napoleon had first consulted King Charles XIII about his inclination. The latter was obviously willing to take the opportunity to add insult to injury to Russia, resolve the conflict with France on the one hand, and take revenge on Russia on the other hand to recapture Finland. But now Bernadotte actually asked Napoleon whether Norway could belong to Sweden, which was completely a betrayal in Napoleon's eyes.

Because Norway was the territory of Denmark, an ally of France, what was Bernadotte going to do?

Napoleon would not think that Bernadotte was not optimistic about his expedition to Russia. He only thought that this was Bernadotte's betrayal, and there might be Desiree's reasons. The latter was Bernadotte's wife, and the cousin of Joseph's wife.

Bernadotte had watched Davout die in the Battle of the Three Emperors without rescuing her - Bernadotte had always had a bad relationship with Davout, and he felt it was beneath his dignity to assist Davout in the battle. Fortunately, the Prussian tactics were rigid in that battle, and the Prussian commander-in-chief Brunswick was hit in the vitals when he led the grenadiers to charge, causing fatal injuries. The Prussian army was leaderless, and each division fought on its own, and soon it was in a disadvantageous position, otherwise Davout would be in danger. But because of nepotism, Bernadotte was spared from being punished by Napoleon.

However, Desiree had another identity that was crucial. She was once Napoleon's lover + fiancée. Haha, haha, although there is news that it was Napoleon who tore up the engagement first...

Napoleon has been negotiating an alliance agreement with Austria and Prussia. He requires Austria to provide 30,000 soldiers to help Napoleon fight, and Prussia must provide 20,000 people [half of Prussia's military strength], and also to hand over 20 million kilograms of rye, 40 million kilograms of wheat, more than 40,000 sheep and countless barrels of beer for the army.

Although Austria and Prussia have not signed the agreement yet, Napoleon believes that these two countries do not have the courage to resist his orders. Not to mention the Poles, this time the weak Grand Duchy of Warsaw mobilized a full 100,000 people.

And now Napoleon only asked Bernadotte to provide 10,000 troops and some food to support the French army, and then promised to return the Finnish land looted by Russia to Sweden, but Bernadotte did not mention Finland at all, but wanted to make a fuss about the Norwegian land.

Napoleon has already determined that Bernadotte is a traitor.

Just like he had treated his third brother Louis Napoleon, I pushed you to the position of king of a country, not to ask you to serve the country you rule wholeheartedly, but to ask you to sit on the throne of the king to better lead the country to serve France.

Bernadotte's situation is somewhat special. Charles XIII believes that France is a great power that influences the whole of Europe. He wants to "ask" Napoleon's opinion on the issue of succession to the Swedish throne. As a result, the envoy sent out is a "talent" who directly sold the crown prince position of Sweden to Bernadotte in Paris.

Napoleon and France's contributions in this process are indirect. But Napoleon still regards Bernadotte as an important ally of himself and the empire. He did not cause any trouble in the process of Bernadotte inheriting the position of crown prince of Sweden. But now he has been betrayed, shamelessly betrayed.

Bernadotte betrayed Napoleon and the French Empire.

Napoleon was very angry, but he also had to face the troubles caused by Sweden's "betrayal". Although Sweden is only a second-rate country, a country with a similar status to Portugal, Bernadotte can easily put together an army of 30,000 to 50,000. And his military talent was clearly revealed when Bernadotte was awarded the rank of marshal by Napoleon.

This would be a big trouble in the war.

So Napoleon decided to "swallow his anger". He had to solve the big trouble of Russia first, and then turn around to deal with Bernadotte and Sweden, the "***".

Fortunately, Napoleon's Eastern strategy went smoothly. Both the Ottoman Empire and the Chinese agreed to a joint war against Russia. This was great news for France.

This war was too much of a burden for the Napoleonic Empire. The large livestock in the baggage trains [26] transporting food and supplies alone exceeded 200,000 heads, and these livestock could eat more than 4 million pounds of feed every day.

If the war against Russia dragged on too long, Napoleon would go bankrupt.

Many people in France opposed this expedition to Russia, believing that it was too dangerous. Although there were traitors like Fouché and Talleyrand in the Napoleonic Empire, more people were still loyal to Napoleon. Because their wealth and glory depended on Napoleon, if Napoleon was unlucky, they would not be able to take it away either.

If the Bourbon dynasty was restored, many of them would be liquidated.

Russia is located at the northern end of Europe, where the vast territory is conducive to the Russian army to prolong the front line; and the heavy snow and cold in winter are the natural allies of the Russians, and Napoleon's battle will not start until at least June of the following year. At that time, there are only three months left in the Russian winter...

Napoleon may fail, and if he fails, the Napoleonic Empire may also fail. Those countries that surrendered to Napoleon's bayonet may take this opportunity to stand against France again.

For example, Talleyrand, the Duke, has already fled Paris, and he thinks this is a great opportunity to overthrow Napoleon's regime.

Napoleon is taking risks again. In this adventure, Napoleon may become the ruler of the whole of Europe, or he may collapse completely. He is once again risking everything.