Chapter 321: ,Variety

Talleyrand's suggestion completely exceeded Juan's expectations. Therefore, Juan deserves to express to Talleyrand that he needs to study this separately from China.
When sending Ambassador Juan out, Talleyrand said to him: "Ambassador Juan, I do not hide from you. You also know that in our country, a steam locomotive was successfully developed not long ago. Its carrying The capacity is no less than that of a sea-going ship, and even stronger in some aspects. If we can get the Panama area, we intend to invest there to build a railway line connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Such a railway line is almost impossible without Make money. Apart from other things, there are now fewer and fewer whales in the Atlantic. If you want to hunt whaling, you have to go to the Pacific Ocean and to the Bering Sea. Then, to go to the Pacific, you have to bypass the Strait of Magellan and the entire Americas. , And the same is true for transporting whale oil back. The long journey consumes a lot of time and greatly increases the cost.
In addition, the Strait of Magellan is very dangerous. Many ships capsize there every year, which is another big cost. In order to adapt to the Strait of Magellan, they also had to sacrifice a lot of economy when building ships.
Now, if we have a railway from the east coast to the west coast in Panama. The whole situation is completely different. All kinds of Pacific cargo can cross the Americas from here. This alone can save a lot of cost. Controlling a railway like this, whale oil from the Bering Sea, copper and saltpeter from Peru, will pass through here. Think about it, um, Is the ambassador interested in investing too? "
Returning to the embassy, ​​Ambassador Hu An immediately began to draft the report, and then carefully compared the cipher text to make the document into a cipher text version. Although this was almost useless, Hu An didn't know it.
Before Spain responded, a new message reached Napoleon's ears.
"What? How could the Spaniards be so stupid? I remember, we were restrained, we really only sold them some civilian weapons! Lucien, are you sure this news is correct? There must be no problem?"
"Of course it is right. It must be no problem. This is what our intelligence personnel saw with their own eyes. Napoleon, you should not substitute the Spanish army into the French army! Especially do not substitute the Spanish colonial army into the French army. This is not the case. A level thing. Apart from anything else, the Spanish army in Mexico is still using the weapons and tactics of the enemy we encountered in Valmi. They are already an era behind.
On the side of the rebels, civilian guns were bought from Louisiana. Although it is a civilian gun, it is also a serious new rifled rifle. Then morale is not at the same level. I think if you change, you will...
It's a pity that the news was almost 20 days ago. I don't know if Mexico City is still in the hands of the Spanish. "Lucian said.
"Change me? Hehe..." Napoleon hehehe did not refute Lucien too seriously. On military issues, Napoleon did not bother to argue with Lucien. In terms of how he treats laymen, Napoleon has always admired what Joseph said: "For example, a guy said to me:'Your little melon, the explosive is not good. You must use black powder instead of nitrated starch. Fortunately, a little lime, sand, etc. must be added to it to ensure the power. "I will never argue with him, and even if I just look at him with my eyes, it will be considered a loss."
"Theoretically, the insurgents have no heavy weapons at all and almost no ability to attack fortifications. It should not be that easy to win Mexico City. But...well, Joseph, you are an expert in defense warfare. If it were you, you plan to How to hold Mexico City?" Napoleon suddenly turned to his elder brother.
"Keep Mexico City? Keep a shit! It's all like this, what else to keep? If I, of course, immediately pack up my things, blow up all the cannons, and take someone to Veracruz! Uprising! The army does not have many heavy weapons, but Napoleon, I ask you, do you think the defenders of Mexico City have the will to fight at this time?"
"If you have the will to fight, you won't be beaten like that by less than one-fifth of your own insurgents in the previous field battles! Even if there is a generational difference in weapons, this will not be the case."
"Then the situation in Mexico City is stable? Will there be any moths?" Joseph asked again.
"Hehe, there are all native whites in Mexico City. Who do they need to say?" Napoleon laughed, "Joseph, what you said is indeed very reasonable. At this time, the best thing to do is to retreat to Veracrule first. S. But you can make the decision to escape in the blink of an eye. This is really your style, Joseph."
"I'm not running away, I'm turning in!" Joseph said, "Since ancient times, no matter how strong a fortress is, as long as something goes wrong inside, it can't be kept. So Mr. Mensius told us:'In the war. Geographical superiority is more important than meteorological superiority, and unity within the army is more important than geographic superiority.'Today, the insurgents are clearly more united and have advantages in terms of strength and equipment. Why not run? Are you still waiting? Go to the guillotine?"
"Joseph, the Spaniards have guillotines from time to time. They are very traditional. They still use gallows." Lucien said. ::
"The effect is not as good as the guillotine!" Joseph curled his lips. This is the truth. If you must choose between the gallows and the guillotine, theoretically, the comfort of the guillotine is even higher.
"Then if they retreat, what will happen next?" Napoleon asked.
"It's hard to tell." Joseph shook his head first, "If that priest..."
"Pastor Hidalgo," Lucien reminded.
"Yeah." Joseph nodded and continued, "If Pastor Hidalgo has received special training in Toulon and has enough preparation time, the Spanish scumbags are not worth mentioning. But Father Hidalgo. Only received theological training, not military training. And his supporters, also lack the basic military capabilities. From the war mentioned in the intelligence, it can be seen that they are actually They won in the skirmish way. But at the beginning, they tried to get the militias to line up a dense array, and they almost collapsed under the shelling of the Spanish army. If it weren’t for everyone’s disobedience, active offensive, and random shooting, This battle really doesn't know who will win. In short, the rebels are very poor in military technology. They are just lucky enough to meet the cute Spaniards.
Of course this is not the most terrible problem. It doesn't matter if there is no war, and neither will the Spaniards. They have enough time to learn war in war. But they still have a bigger problem, that is, their organization is expanding too fast. Well, Lucien, I remember you also had information about those people in Mexico before. It seems that Father Hidalgo really started to build their organization in just a few months.
Moreover, our revolutionary priest has not received professional training on how to establish an organization. He really regards the establishment of a revolutionary organization as a mission, and there is really no rejection. His team expanded too fast, and he had not been able to prepare enough cadres before. As a result, he had to use a lot of unreliable people. In addition, I think Father Hidalgo is more suitable to be a propagandist than the helm of the revolution.
Therefore, Father Hidalgo’s army will soon occupy Mexico City. But the question is what will happen after taking Mexico City. The people who join his team have their own demands and their own goals. Whether Father Hidalgo can complete the rectification and education of his team in a short time is the key. If he can accomplish this quickly, the Spaniard should still think about how to withdraw from North America in a decent way.
But if Father Hidalgo can't do this, then the Spaniard really has a little more hope. "
"Then do you think he can do it?" Napoleon asked.
"I don't think it will work. Because there is an obvious defect in the teachings of the Revolutionary Theological Seminary. Of course, this defect was also deliberately guided." Lucien interrupted, "I studied in the Revolutionary Theological Seminary. Those guys always feel that they can use reason to persuade others. This is also normal. There are not many of them who have really experienced the revolution. They lack understanding of the cruelty of the revolution. We have also intentionally helped them strengthen this concept, So...hehe...I guess Father Hidalgo will be at a loss and waste a lot of time when he manages his internal affairs ~EbookFREE.me~."
"Revolution is not a treat, it is not an essay, it is not a painting or embroidery, it cannot be so elegant, so unhurried, gentle, so restrained, patient, tolerant, and humble. Revolution is a riot, a violent action by a class to overthrow a class. If he can't If you decisively integrate the internals, the problems behind it will be really troublesome." Joseph said.
"Maybe they will have divisions and struggles within themselves. Moreover, their victory was not won because of unity and organization, but because they did not obey orders and won by themselves. This victory will even encourage them to disobey unity. Command and dispatch, thereby reducing their organization. In a sense, this kind of victory is sometimes more deadly than failure." Napoleon said, "However, this is to our advantage. If the Spaniards see no hope, They will not obey us honestly. And when necessary, we only need to release a certain message, and it is estimated that they will be hit hard immediately. And they can't blame us on the head."
So everyone laughed together.
"It is estimated that it will take a while before the Spaniards know this news. After all, they don't have high-speed communication ships. By that time, they will probably have... Well, I think our appetite can be bigger." Napoleon said again.