Following Xiao Jie's order, the French state machinery quickly started. In order to stabilize the society, the government has adopted a series of measures to stabilize prices and crack down on unscrupulous businessmen who hoard and speculate. The national reserve has also urgently mobilized a large number of various living materials to balance prices. Then, according to Xiao Jie's instructions, the Andresi Group and the Jewish Chamber of Commerce also invested a lot of money to suppress prices, and the prices were quickly reduced to the level at the beginning of the war, causing heavy losses to those unscrupulous businessmen. The number of French businessmen who committed suicide due to bankruptcy was much higher than in previous periods. Similarly, for those opposition organizations that endanger social stability, the government also dispatched a large number of military police to carry out **** suppression on them. For a while, those opposition organizations had no place to hide in France and had to flee abroad. .

Several regiments of the Army were sent to Central and Eastern Europe, which was completely beyond the expectations of these countries. Many countries were so frightened that they sent envoys to Paris to plead guilty to France. After being severely reprimanded by Xiao Jie, those envoys all left Paris in despair. After returning to China, they reported Xiao Jie's resolute attitude to the king or head of government of their country, which made these people also feel very frightened, and quickly disbanded all the troops they had recruited to show that they did not launch a war at this time at all. destabilizing Europe. In order to please France, many countries also expressed their willingness to contribute to the war between the United States and Canada. It's just that the navies of these countries are very weak or don't exist at all. Basically, they can't rely on them in naval battles in the Atlantic Ocean. Perhaps only when they re-land in the Americas in the future, can all these countries be pulled into the chariot. As for Sweden, when the French army arrived in St. Petersburg, all Swedish troops withdrew from the border to the country. Although the King of Sweden covets the land of Eastern Europe very much, if he has to take the risk of going to war with the mighty France for this, the King of Sweden can only restrain his ambition so as not to lose his country in time. As we all know, Xiao Jie has long coveted Sweden's iron ore resources.

As for the navy, since Xiao Jie gave them an order to counterattack, their pressure has become very high, but at the same time they have also actively prepared to find favorable opportunities to deal heavy damage to the US military and regain the initiative in the Atlantic region . To this end, France has provided a lot of support to the navy, and various strategic materials are given priority to supply them. For the Navy, Xiao Jie, the French government and people can be said to have great hopes.

"Your Excellency Marshal, Deputy Commander Wasser, Chief of Staff Sucrete and the captains of the fleets have arrived. Chief of Staff invites you to the meeting room." Bult's adjutant reported to him.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Boult closed the document in his hand and replied. After returning from Paris, Boult began to actively prepare for a counterattack. But what makes him feel embarrassed is that the French navy is not dominant now, and if he wants to severely damage the US and Canadian navies, he has to make a good plan.

When Burt came to the meeting room, he saw that everyone had already arrived. Those present were Deputy Commander of the French Navy Vasseur, Chief of Staff of the French Navy Sucrete, Commander of the Channel Fleet Hercules, Commander of the Atlantic Fleet Kirkbride and Commander of the Mediterranean Fleet Clarence. Hercules served as the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet before the war began, and after the original commander of the Straits Fleet retired due to age, he served as the commander of the Straits Fleet. And Paul was also appointed as the commander of the Mediterranean Fleet at that time.

Burt went to his seat and sat down, glanced at a few people, and said: "A few days ago, I went to Paris to attend a cabinet meeting held by His Majesty the Emperor. His Majesty was very dissatisfied with the performance of our navy during this period. Because of our reasons, the empire, the government, and His Majesty the Emperor have fallen into a very passive situation. Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor ordered us to capture the fighter plane as soon as possible, strive to severely damage the US and Canadian navies, regain control of the Atlantic Ocean, and open up China and the Americas contact."

"Originally, I'm very sorry. All of this was caused by our Mediterranean fleet. If we hadn't acted blindly, we wouldn't have caused the situation today." Clarence stood up and said very apologetically.

Burt shook his head, and then said: "There are many reasons for the failure of the Mediterranean Fleet. You and Paul are both responsible, but at the same time, I, the entire Navy Command, the General Staff and even His Majesty the Emperor also have irresponsible responsibilities." Shirk responsibility. You don't have to blame yourself too much."

"Yes! Everyone is responsible for this matter. Don't care too much about these things now. What you should think about now is how to rebuild the Mediterranean Fleet as soon as possible, restore combat effectiveness as soon as possible, and lead the Mediterranean Fleet into battle as soon as possible. Among them, do your part for the empire to defeat the United States and Canada." Chief of Staff Sucrete also persuaded.

"Yes, Your Excellency, I will definitely rebuild the Mediterranean Fleet as soon as possible." Clarence said firmly. Paul had died, and now the burden of rebuilding the Mediterranean fell entirely on his shoulders.

Others also comforted Clarence, telling him not to pay too much attention to the last failure.

"Okay, now let's talk about how to complete the order from His Majesty the Emperor. The time is very urgent, and we don't have much time left," Bult said.

"As far as the current situation is concerned, the U.S. Navy has already controlled the southern Atlantic region. Next, they should prepare to continue marching eastward. In the central Atlantic region, the main force of our Atlantic Fleet and the first part of the Channel Fleet are confronting the U.S. and Canadian navies. , the strength of the two sides is basically equal. But as the US military frees up its hands in the southern Atlantic region, it will inevitably transfer its forces to the central Atlantic region, and our situation will be worse by then." Wasser said with some concern.

"Next, let me talk about the power comparison between the two sides. As far as our country is concerned, after several naval battles, the Strait Fleet has two 'Dreadnought' class warships 'Dreadnought' and 'Honor', and 7 'Pre-Dreadnought' class warships. Battleships, 15 'Bonaparte' class battleships and 59 'Iberia' class battleships. The Atlantic Fleet has 'Hero' and 'Knight', two 'Dreadnought' class battleships, 4 'Pre-Dreadnought' class warships (another 'pre-dreadnought' class battleship 'Marauder' was injured and was overhauled on the berth), 10 'Bonaparte' class warships and 32 'Iberia' class warships." Sucre Te said. Since the major French shipyards are currently building new warships, the construction of those old warships has stopped at all, and most of the injured warships are repaired, so that the warships of the Channel Fleet and the Atlantic Fleet cannot be replenished after the loss. , so that the strength of these two fleets is getting weaker and weaker.

Hearing that Sucrete didn't mention the Mediterranean Fleet at all, Clarence felt very uncomfortable. Although there are only 5 'Iberia' class warships left in the Mediterranean Fleet, the newly recruited sailors and the 10 new warships that have arrived are still in the process of intensive training and running-in, but being ignored by others still makes Clarence very sad. unhappy. Secretly vowed that in the future, the glory of the Mediterranean Fleet must be restored. He has no doubts about this. Because from the newly arrived battleship, he saw the hope of the Mediterranean Fleet's resurgence. Although the number is a little small, he believes that it will be replenished soon. He has reason to believe that, as the first fleet equipped with new warships among the three major French fleets, it will definitely shine in naval battles in the near future.

"As for our enemies, the U.S. and Canadian navies, especially the U.S. navy, have almost 760 percent of our country's shipbuilding capacity ~lightnovelpub.net~ Plus Canada makes their The strength has greatly increased. At present, the U.S. Navy has a total of 6 fleets, namely the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th fleets. Among them, the 5th fleet is basically the The entire army was destroyed. The 3rd Fleet was also severely damaged, and there was not much combat power left. The 4th Fleet also suffered heavy losses, but only retained almost half of its combat power. The other 3 fleets were at their peak. In terms of their distribution, the 4th Fleet The 1st Fleet is deployed in the coastal areas of the United States and is responsible for the security of the coastal waters of the United States. The 2nd, 6th and 4th Fleets are deployed in the Mid-Atlantic region to fight against us with the Canadian Navy. The 5th Fleet has returned to China for replenishment and reconstruction. The 3rd Fleet continues to deploy in the Caribbean Sea, providing assistance to the U.S. Army while supplementing them. On the Canadian side, there are 5 "Glorious" class warships over 7,000 tons, and 20 "Canada" class warships over 3,000 tons. , and 50 "King" class warships of more than 1,000 tons, with a total force of more than 30,000 people. It is worth mentioning that Canada has developed a warship with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, which Canada named "King Arthur" class, its lead ship 'Arthur' has joined the battle order of the Canadian Navy and has been deployed to the central Atlantic region, and its second ship 'William' has also been launched, and it can be put into operation in a maximum of two months. In the middle of the war. The United States named this warship the "South Carolina" class, and its first ship will probably be launched in a month. This new warship is almost comparable to our "Pre-Dreadnought" class and " Dreadnought-class confrontation, on the surface, there is not much difference in the performance of our warships. This is what we need to pay attention to in future wars." Sucrete continued.