Spring goes to autumn, and in a blink of an eye, two years have passed.

The spring of 1833 seemed to come very early. As soon as March arrived, the whole of Paris was already dressed up in green.

In the past two years, except for South America, there have been basically no wars between France and the United States and Canada. Of course, the French Navy organized several operations during this period. In the waters of the South Atlantic, the superior forces defeated the US 9th Fleet and the 11th Fleet, and once again conducted a battle for the French 16th, 17th, and 18th Armies stationed in South America. An important supply of materials, ammunition and soldiers. [bsp;During the nearly two years of fighting, the three legions of the French army, with more than 300,000 troops, faced nearly 800,000 U.S. troops without any disadvantage. However, all kinds of materials are consumed very quickly, especially the heavy artillery shells, which cannot be produced at all with the ordnance industry they established in South America, and they are basically in a state of using less than one round. In the end, it was even more because of the lack of heavy artillery shells that they dared not carry out siege battles.

Of course, this is why the U.S. Army has another purpose. The war has been going on for so long, and everyone in the United States knows the gap with France. Especially the gap between the Army and the French Army. Therefore, according to the plan of the Chief of Staff of the United States, the United States regards South America as a training ground for recruits. There are three rotations every year, and a large number of recruits are sent over to accept the test of the flames of war. Only those who survive in the end are qualified soldiers. Although the casualties are high, it is still a good way to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops.

And Davout and others, after experiencing several battles, also guessed the intentions of the Americans. But they didn't hold back even more. After all, war requires the dead. The human resources of the United States are also limited. Eliminating the effective forces of the United States in South America as much as possible can reduce the pressure on landing in the United States in the future. At the same time, it can continue to consume the national power of the United States, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

In the North American continent, the main theme of the past two years is still to step up preparations. John Quincy Adams used the impending war as an excuse to successfully amend the electoral laws and win a third term as president. This made Secretary of State Brandon and Chief of Staff Zominsk angry and helpless.

After all, the two of them are the most likely to be elected as the new president after Adams, but Adams played such a trick, and immediately defeated both of their plans. The people also have their own choices. After Adams was elected president, generally speaking, he did a very good job. He even pushed the front line to Europe, the home of France, and successfully kept the war away from the United States, so the people trust him very much. And hope to defeat the evil France under his leadership.

After the hope of becoming president fell through, Brandon and Zominsk put aside their other thoughts and fully cooperated with Adams. After all, Adams has tried his best to replace them both. Therefore, with everyone's concerted efforts and the support of the people, many people tightened their belts and were willing to donate money to support the army. The United States' war preparation plan went very smoothly. All 12 fleets of the navy have been built, and each fleet has four powerful "North Carolina" class warships. In terms of the army, the U.S. regular army has been reorganized into 120 divisions, with a total strength of more than 2 million people. And within three months, another 60 divisions can be mobilized, and another 60 divisions can be mobilized within one year. A large number of munitions are also piled up in the warehouse. Anyway, no matter whether the navy wins or loses, these munitions can be used. If the navy wins, these munitions will be used to land in France. Used to defend against French landings should the navy fail. Of course, in the minds of most people, the U.S. Navy is extremely powerful, and with the assistance of the Canadian Navy, it is obvious to defeat the French Navy.

Under the influence of the United States, Canada's war preparations are also proceeding very smoothly. During these two years, Canada established a huge navy consisting of 6 fleets and nearly 200 warships based on St. Johns, Halifax and Port Cartier. In terms of the army, although Canada has a small population, it also established a regular army of 60 divisions, and the final mobilization capacity reached 100 divisions.

In order to defeat France, the United States and Canada have tried their best. Not only did all the fiscal revenue of the past two years be invested in the construction of the army, but it also forcibly took the strength of the country and invested in it, making people's lives miserable. It's just that, under the shroud of the shadow of war, these are well hidden. If the war can be won, all contradictions will be resolved, but if the war fails, I am afraid that these contradictions will explode immediately. At that time, if France does not do anything, both are likely to collapse.

This is the consequence of militarism, and Xiao Jie has been working hard to prevent France from taking this path. So a lot of time I spend my own money to solve the military problem. After the war, France's military strength will definitely be abolished. It is completely unnecessary to maintain such a strong military strength, and it will also restrict economic development.

Perhaps because of the barrier of the ocean, the European continent seemed very calm. Even the nearest battlefield, the Isle of Wight is only a little over a hundred kilometers away from France. But the French seem to believe that a strong French navy can protect them from the United States and Canada.

During these two years, the French army has basically completed its preparations for war. The armies of the 15 legions have all been trained. In order to improve their combat power, each legion directly and directly conducted several live ammunition exercises. Although hundreds of casualties were caused, with the support of Xiao Jie, the Ministry of the Army withstood the attack. Pressure from all walks of life pushed the exercise program to the end. Because of this, the soldiers can understand the cruelty of the battlefield, and their survival rate will be higher when they go to the battlefield to command in the future.

In terms of the navy, the four major fleets of the French Navy have all been built. In the past two years, French shipyards, large and small, have basically adopted a three-shift strategy in order to complete the orders issued by the Ministry of the Navy. People can rest, but machinery and equipment can stop. Under such circumstances, all warships of the French Navy Channel Fleet, North Atlantic Fleet, Mediterranean Fleet, and South Atlantic Fleet are fully staffed. At the same time, the morale of the soldiers was also high, and they all made up their minds that they must completely defeat the navies of the United States and Canada next time.

In addition, in order to ensure the continuation of the war, the French side also established a large number of military warehouses in conveniently accessible areas near the coast to stockpile ammunition and other military supplies. In order to ensure that after the navy wins, it can quickly put these military materials into the front line. Of course, if the French navy fails, then these military supplies will be more dangerous. However, everyone from the French emperor Xiao Jie to ordinary soldiers believed that the goddess of victory was on their side. In the next decisive battle between France and the United States and Canada, France will definitely win in the end. France will stand on top of the whole world.

In terms of social economy, due to the large amount of resources occupied by the army, the economic growth is very slow. But fortunately, the people's living standard has been maintained at last. Instead of continuing to deteriorate, it has improved. Therefore, the people's resistance to war is not very serious. There are even many people who support the war, thinking that France should resolutely counterattack the United States and Canada and completely defeat them.

Other countries in continental Europe also remained stable. Under the strong oppression of France, there was basically no movement. However, in May 1832, France asked all countries to actively prepare for the war. When the war began, they would follow France to enter the North American continent.

France's request has aroused opposition from many countries. But when France issued an ultimatum, either join the French chariot or be destroyed by France. In the end, all countries agreed to fight with the French army. After all, France is too powerful. France, which has established its hegemony in Europe through wars, can easily tear them apart even if all other countries add up. Under such circumstances, it is undoubtedly very wise to maintain a high degree of consistency with France. And France also made a promise to them that after defeating the United States and Canada, the military exploits will be measured by the contribution of each country, and in exchange for a colony on the North American continent. Countries with higher military exploits get bigger and richer colonies.

This made the enthusiasm of European countries mobilized at once. Central European countries headed by Bolan responded positively. Bolan even proposed that if France needs it, all of Bolan's 300,000 troops can be sent to the North American continent, and eventually 500,000 troops can be mobilized to participate in the war. Among European countries, Bolan has always followed in the footsteps of France. Without the support of France, Bolan would not have been able to re-establish the country at all.

Bo Lan took a very good lead. Whether it was sincere or perfunctory, other countries agreed to send troops to fight with France. In the end, the total army dispatched will reach 1.2 million.

Although their combat effectiveness is not worth mentioning compared to the French team. Not even the US and Canadian Army adversaries, who use them to protect against civilians, should still be able to protect transport lines. This will undoubtedly greatly liberate the French team and use it in more critical places.

At the end of March 1833, Xiao Jie, Dougal, Eck, Burt and Sucret, a group of five people came to Toulon again in secret. Today is the day when the "Brilliant" class warship was successfully launched for sea trials. During this two-year period, through the overtime work of all the workers in the Toulon shipyard, all 10 "brilliant" class warships were finally built. During this period, in order to keep confidential, the workers of the entire shipyard lived and boarded in the factory, which can be described as quite hard work.

The launching ceremony of the "Brilliant" class was presided over by Xiao Jie himself. At the ceremony, Xiao Jie thanked the workers for their hard work. Without them, such a powerful warship would not have been born, and the French navy would not have been sure of victory. Therefore, they will be the heroes of the whole of France.

When fresh huā covered the deck and the champagne was not opened, all the workers' eyes were moist. These "brilliant" class warships are just like their children.

Thick smoke billowed from the chimney, and the battleship began to tremble, then slowly backed up and left the port. The first trial voyage began. In the evening, when the warship returned, Boult and others reported the trial results to Xiao Jie with joy on their faces.

Generally speaking, today's trial voyage is very satisfactory. Although there are still some minor problems, after testing, they can be solved very well. Moreover, the warship was tested at sea, and the overall effect was very good. When four dual-mounted 305mm naval guns fire at the same target, with the help of the range finder and fire control system, the hit rate can reach 5% within a distance of 10,000 meters. Of course, this data It is not very accurate, and the hydrology and weather conditions of the battlefield must also be taken into account. But that's pretty good too. In terms of speed, due to the use of a newly developed large steam engine, the speed of the "brilliant" class exceeded the originally scheduled 18 knots, and the maximum speed reached 20 knots. This allows them to not only sink the enemy, but also catch up to the enemy at sea.

"That's good, everyone's hard work in the past two years has not been in vain!" Xiao Jie was also very pleased.

"Your Majesty, please also name the ships!" Burt took the opportunity to say.

Xiao Jie thought for a while, and finally decided on the names for the 10 warships: the first ship "Glory", followed by "Dawn", "Majesty", "Liberty", "Dignity", UU reading www .uukanshu.com "Peace", "Warspite", "Fury", "Colossus" and "Victory".

In the next time, these 10 warships, except for an ocean trial, will stay in the Mediterranean Sea for training, so that the sailors can speed up the running-in with the warships and exert the maximum power of the warships . At the same time, it is also to slow down the exposure time, so as to ensure the suddenness of its appearance on the battlefield.

The time enters June 1833. After entering the summer, the situation seems to become tense. First of all, in South America, the United States and Canada carried out a frenzied sweep of the French army's South American control area. The disadvantage of the French army's lack of troops was revealed. Although they finally defeated the enemy's invasion, they suffered heavy losses after all. Especially in the 17th Army, one division fell into the siege of the American and Canadian Army, and in the end, less than one regiment broke out of the siege.

On the Atlantic Ocean, the navies of the United States and Canada are also actively deploying, as if a huge operation is brewing.

And in Europe, the American and Canadian military teams, together with the British military and the Irish army, assembled on the opposite side of the Isle of Wight, which meant that Xing would pull out this nail once and for all.

The cloud of war seemed to hang over both sides of the Atlantic once again.