Chapter 106: , Toulon (four)

Robespierre and Couton failed to persuade Kano, but at any rate they made Kano agree to send observers to the institute’s prison. (Kano calls the residential area of ​​the institute a "military prison") As for the experimental area...
"Sorry, many experiments conducted in the test area are military secrets that require strict confidentiality. I don't doubt the loyalty of the observers, but the details of some things. The less people know, the better. In fact, even me, I know the purpose of the research, the general progress, and some technical details-you know, I am not unsure of them, nor am I not interested-but I will try to avoid knowing too many technical details. Because of these things, I see When it arrives, maybe if you don't pay attention, you accidentally leak it out. Then it will bring huge losses to the army." Kano said.
　　 "You don't even know some details, so there is always someone who wants to understand the whole research relatively clearly, right?" Robespierre asked.
"Joseph Bonaparte is in charge of the entire process. He is a very reliable fighter. In order to keep it secret, he voluntarily put himself in a semi-imprisoned state. He cannot leave the test area casually. If he leaves, he must explain his whereabouts and get my Approved; must be accompanied by security personnel-if it is not for the love of the motherland and the belief in the revolution, no one can bear such conditions." Cano replied.
　　 "Joseph... it's not easy." Robespierre sighed. Robespierre’s impression of Joseph was actually good, at least better than that of Kano. Sometimes he even thought that if Joseph could replace Kano, it would be good. But this is just to think about it, because Joseph Bonaparte has a brother who can fight and takes a soldier. So, in any case, he couldn't sit in that position of Kano.
　　 Everyone also admits that apart from Joseph, you will never find anyone who can replace Kano's job, and even Joseph, in fact, may not be able to replace Kano. Therefore, Robespierre can only tolerate some of Kano's offense, as long as it is not too excessive. As for what is too much, Robespierre has not had time to think about it.
　　 Today was the first day that the observer Charles entered the heavily guarded "Military Technology Laboratory". Early in the morning, he came to the War Department to report. In a small room, he was taken quite strict measurement records. Includes records of palm prints and other physical features. A painter also painted a frontal portrait for him. For some reason, Charles always felt that that portrait painted himself like a dead man.
　　 "Because of the emphasis above, the person on the portrait must not have any expressions." This is how the artist explained.
　　 After drawing the portrait, it is already noon. Charles, accompanied by a group of cavalry, got on a carriage and headed for Versailles.
　　It takes about four hours to walk from the War Department to Versailles. So when they arrived at the "Military Technology Laboratory", it was already time for the sunset in the mountains.
　　 The army has dug a deep trench in the area where the army laboratory is located. Along the trench, at intervals, a watchtower was built. A four-meter-high wall was built further back, so the situation inside is not visible from the outside-it is really heavily guarded.
　　 The carriage stopped in front of the suspension bridge. An officer came up, checked their pass, and then said to the Shire in the carriage: "According to the order, only observers can enter. Neither other people nor the carriage can pass through the trench. So you must get out of the car and enter the laboratory on foot. "
　　 About this, Shire knew it when he set out. So he nodded and said, "Excuse me, please lead the way." Then he got out of the carriage, and a soldier from inside followed and helped him lift his suitcase.
　　 Charles followed the officer into the laboratory. As he walked, the officer said to him: "Mr. Observer, you are allowed to move in the staff living area and the prisoner’s living area. In the staff living area, you can move freely around the clock. In the prisoner’s living area, your activities must Tell the guards first to avoid misunderstandings. You know, the confidentiality here is very strict. Any activity that is not approved and therefore unknown to the guards may result in unwarned shooting."
　　 "I see." Charles said. In fact, he had already known this rule, but at this time, he still felt a little nervous seeing the guard towers and guards standing there everywhere.
　　 "Boom!" There was a violent explosion in the distance.
　　 "This is?" Charles couldn't help asking.
　　 "Mr. Observer, everything about the test is confidential. Don't ask anything about the test area. You can't mention anything you hear or see." The officer did not answer, but reiterated the confidentiality discipline again.
　　 At this time, a few people arrived in front of the gate, and Charles looked inside from the door. It was just an alleyway with high walls on both sides, and there was still nothing to see.
The officer said a few words to the soldier guarding the door, and the door opened, and then a few people walked in. After a long walk in the laneway sandwiched by the high wall, they finally reached a small door with a few guards as usual. Soldiers with live ammunition.
　　 After identifying themselves, the soldiers opened the small door.
　　 The officer said: "Inside is the staff activity area, and your dormitory is also in it. Please follow me."
　　 Several people walked into the small door, and behind them heard the sound of the iron door being closed and the lock being locked. A thought suddenly popped out of Charles' head: "Damn it, who is in jail?"
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　　 On the front line of Toulon, Pope is in great panic. He attacked Toulon these days, but the effect of the attack was very poor. Although the British have limited interest in going north, they are indeed very serious about defending the Port of Toulon. Because as long as Toulon is still in their hands, the French Navy has no foothold in the Mediterranean, and they can do whatever they want in North Africa.
　　 Therefore, the British quickly strengthened the various fortifications of Toulon, and removed all the artillery from the captured French warships to enrich the defense. Pope’s soldiers are very brave, but the British hiding behind the fortifications are cunning enough. As a result, his previous offenses suffered heavy casualties and made no progress.
　　 The enraged Pope was determined to concentrate his forces and launch a general offensive, and smashed into Toulon, so that the invaders and traitors knew how powerful France was.
　　 But what they thought was that the British actually gave him a cannon ambush. They had anticipated the direction of Pop’s attack a long time ago, and ambushed a large number of artillery in the manner of the French in Valmi. But unlike Valmy, they have more cannons and heavier weight. What's more terrible is that their cannon is not only ambushing on the front, but also on the side, forming a crossfire.
　　 They first used retreat to seduce the French to this preset battlefield. Seeing that he had made progress, Pope was immediately excited, and immediately put his main force into the offense. As a result... the result was naturally a bombardment by British artillery, and then the British and the Spaniard charged with bayonet, and the French retreated to today's starting point in one breath. If it were not for the British to be overly conservative, and the number of combat troops invested in the counterattack was too small, I am afraid that Pope would not even be able to keep his camp.
　　 After this failure, Pope counted, and found that in the past few days, he had suffered nearly 3,000 casualties, and the morale of the entire army had also fallen to a trough. This made it almost impossible for him to launch any more attacks. Pop knows that the guys above are not easy to fool. If they fail so badly, if they don't do it well, they will be sent to the guillotine as a traitor to the motherland.
　　 But now, he has no more methods, and he can only ask his superiors for "tactical guidance". (Tactical guidance is a term for the Japanese army, which is similar to transfer in. The actual meaning is to request reinforcements from above.)
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　　 When Pope wrote to ask for "tactical guidance," Lucien and the others finally landed on Corsica.
　　 In fact, their journey is fairly smooth~EbookFREE.me~ The weather in the Mediterranean has been very good these days. But when they went ashore, Lucien went to inquire, only to find that they were still running a lot. They did not land near Calvi as planned, but moved to Calenia further south. For this reason, it took them another day to come to Calvi.
　　 Corsica is a relatively closed place. Suddenly there are people from outside the country, and it is easy to attract the attention of others. Therefore, under the guidance of Lucien, they sailed the boat into a remote harbor and hid it. Most of the people still stayed on the ship, only Chrysler and Lucien sneaked into Calvi after dark together.
　　 Lucien has not returned to Calvi for several years, but this did not cause him any trouble. Compared to Paris, Calvi is almost frozen in time, everything in it is no different from when Lucien left. In the darkness, Lucien took Chrysler across the street familiarly and came to his door.
　　 "Boom boom", Lucien knocked on the door softly, and he knew that his mother shouldn't be asleep yet as he used to do.
Following the knock on the door, there were a couple of dog barks in the room, but soon the fierce dog barking turned into a pleasing whining, and then footsteps came, and a woman’s voice asked Said: "Who is it?"
　　 "Mom, it's me, I'm Lucien!" Lucien pressed his mouth to the door and whispered.
　　 The door of the room opened, and Letizia, who had become a little older, appeared in front of Lucien with a lantern.