(The computer is broken, and it was repaired at night and the update is late. I am very sorry! But two chapters will be updated today, and there will be another chapter later!)
"So many?" Xiao Jie frowned. It is very difficult to resettle more than two million refugees. Although it is still possible to resettle those refugees with the current strength of Iberia, Xiao Jie is unwilling to put his own The strength is wasted on this. But if these refugees are left alone, I don't know what chaos will happen. Xiao Jie was caught in a dilemma. It would be great if these people could support themselves, and no matter how bad they were, they had to make some contributions to the development of Iberia. After thinking for a while, Xiao Jie said: "Well, with the development of the economy, more and more factories have been opened in various places, and there is a shortage of labor in many places. We can definitely select refugees who are able to participate For those who work, let them support themselves and their families through their own labor, so that the government's financial expenditure can be greatly reduced."
"That's a good idea!" Forbeck agreed after hearing this.
"His Royal Highness, can we select some soldiers from those refugees?" Eke also made his suggestion. Xiao Jie's current armed force is composed of the 88th Legion composed of the French and the 1st and 2nd Iberian Legions composed of the Iberians. But Xiao Jie's future development will be mainly in France, and recruiting some French soldiers now will be very beneficial to his future development.
Hearing Eck's suggestion, Xiao Jie's eyes lit up, but then he became a little worried, because Napoleon had been militaristic all these years, many young and middle-aged French had died on the battlefield, and most of the rest of the country were old, weak, sick and disabled . "General Eke, can we choose good soldiers from those refugees?" Xiao Jie asked with some uncertainty.
Eke naturally knew what Xiao Jie was worried about, and replied: "Don't worry, Your Royal Highness. It is not too difficult to select more than 100,000 suitable soldiers from 2 million people, and the total number of refugees is still increasing. The increase should be no problem."
"Conscription again? We already have enough soldiers. If we add more soldiers, I'm afraid there will be a financial deficit again this year." When he heard that a new army would be formed, Forbeck's face darkened immediately.
"There is no way around this. I believe you also know how critical the current situation is. If we are not fully prepared, I am afraid that it will be difficult to cope with future developments. Your Excellency, please rest assured that the formation of the new army this time All the expenses will be borne by me, and will be included in the financial budget next year." Xiao Jie quickly explained.
Hearing Xiao Jie said that he had to solve the funding problem by himself, Forbeck did not continue to entangle on this issue.
"Then how large an army should we form?" Eck asked. On these issues, it is usually Xiao Jie who makes up his mind, and then he executes according to Xiao Jie's wishes.
Xiao Jie thought for a while, now that Iberia already has nearly 500,000 troops, if another large-scale army is formed, it will be too much financially. So he replied: "Just according to the size of the Iberian 1st Army, the designation of the new army should be the 89th Army. In addition, we must do a good job of review, and don't let spies from other countries mix into the army. "Xiao Jie specially instructed that the military technology of Iberia is far ahead of other countries now. If these technologies are stolen by others, the advantage of the Iberian army on the battlefield will no longer exist.
In early May, Napoleon came to the south of the Netherlands and urged the legions to build a new line of defense. Mainly relying on the three relatively large cities of Rotterdam, Antwerp and Brussels to build three lines of defense, if the anti-French coalition forces can break through the last three lines of defense of the French army, then they can drive straight into France.
After mandatory conscription, men over the age of 15 and under 45 were forcibly recruited into the army by Napoleon. In just over ten days, a total of 200,000 men were recruited. Can't believe how many of these people with absolutely no military training are left after the war. In addition, Napoleon also made the final reorganization of the army. He divided all the veterans who had been on the battlefield into the Guards Legion, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 10th Legion, and the Imperial Guard with only 10,000 people left. , so that they can exert their greatest strength. The 200,000 recruits were all reorganized into the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th corps, and they trained while building the defense line. When the war started, they had already learned shooting and some simple tactical actions.
There is another problem that plagued Napoleon, that is, these recruits can only guarantee one rifle per person, and there are very few heavy weapons. A legion only needs twenty or thirty cannons and heavy machine guns. Xiao Jie considered that if Paris fell, the equipment in the Andrési Armory would definitely be snatched by the Anti-French Alliance, so he secretly transported those machines and equipment to Zaragoza in northern Iberia, and planned to set up an arsenal there. New Arsenal. Later, although Napoleon discovered Xiao Jie's attempt and stopped it, the equipment for making artillery and heavy machine guns had been transported away, and only the equipment for making bullets remained in the arsenal. However, other arsenals in France can only produce old-fashioned artillery, which made Napoleon think that Xiao Jie did this on purpose to make him lose the war, so his resentment towards Xiao Jie deepened.
In mid-May, the rested anti-French alliance began their offensive. After discussions between Kutuzov, Clausewitz, Wellington and Grand Duke Charles, they invested 200,000 troops in the first round to attack the first line of defense of the French army, while Napoleon was on top of the first line of defense. What was deployed was the Guards Corps, the 1st, 2nd, and 5th Corps, a legion composed of 3 veterans and a corps composed of recruits, and Marshal Davout was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the first line of defense. Emphasis on the first line of defense.
The fierce battle continued for more than a week, and by May 23, the anti-French coalition forces were still unable to break through the first line of defense of the French army. At this time, Clausewitz proposed a new tactic. He proposed that the British navy **** an army to land behind Rotterdam, so as to achieve the effect of front and rear attack. Kutuzov and the others adopted Clausewitz's suggestion. And it was decided that this army would be served by a British army with experience in landing operations. As if to avenge himself, Wellington offered to command the army himself.
On May 27, with the help of the British Royal Navy, Wellington successfully avoided the attention of the French army, led nearly 30,000 British troops to land in Dortrecht, and launched an attack on Dortrecht. A fierce attack was launched. Dortrecht is an important fulcrum for the first line of defense of the French army to connect with other French troops. Since it is behind the first line of defense, Davout deployed the 5th Army, which is not strong in combat effectiveness, here. However, under the fierce attack of the British army, the 5th Army collapsed after resisting for less than two hours, and the first line of defense of the French army was attacked by the enemy. On May 31, the first line of defense of the French army collapsed. Davout led less than 50,000 people to break through. The other French troops were either killed or captured. Marmont all walked into the prisoner-of-war camp of the Anti-French Alliance.
The first line of defense was broken by the anti-French coalition forces, and the French army suffered heavy losses. Napoleon's last elite was lost in Rotterdam, and the development of the war became more and more unfavorable to Napoleon.
Beginning on June 8, the Anti-French Alliance once again organized 200,000 troops to launch a fierce attack on the second line of defense of the French army. What Napoleon deployed here were the 3rd, 4th, and 6th armies and the remnants withdrawn from the first line of defense. Compared with the first line of defense, the second line of defense was even more ineffective. It was broken through by the anti-French alliance after only supporting it for a week. This time, more than 100,000 French troops withdrew only 50,000.
On June 20, the Anti-French Coalition launched its final attack on Napoleon, and they put all their famous 300,000 troops into the battlefield. And Napoleon led his last army: the Imperial Guard, the 7th, 8th, and 10th Corps, and the remnants who had withdrawn from the two front lines of defense~www.mtlnovel.com~ A total of 180,000 people were in Brussels and surrounding areas at the same time. The anti-French allied forces fought a **** battle. Although the French army resisted very bravely, after Napoleon's last elite, the Imperial Guard was defeated due to being outnumbered, the 7th and 8th legions, which were all recruits, immediately collapsed. The entire line of defense immediately fell apart. As a last resort, Napoleon issued the final retreat order. During the retreat, Napoleon was unfortunately hit in the abdomen by a stray bullet and was seriously injured. The army was all under the command of Marshal Davout, and Marshal Bessières escorted Napoleon back to Paris.
On July 2, the Allied Forces of the Anti-French Alliance entered France, and the flames of war burned into French territory. Marshal Davout gathered the remnants in Amiens, an important city in northern France, for the final struggle.
After receiving the news that the anti-French coalition forces had entered France, Xiao Jie did not hesitate, and immediately ordered the 88th Army and Cavalry Corps assembled on the border to cross the border and enter France. The Iberian 1st Army, which was assembled in Madrid, was immediately transported by rail to northern Iberia, and then crossed the border into France. At the same time, naval warships also left the naval port and headed for French waters, ready to support the Iberian army at any time. Various combat materials also began to be quickly shipped to the north to prepare for the upcoming war. Under Xiao Jie's order, the huge war machine of Iberia started to run quickly again. The prelude to Xiao Jie's fight for hegemony in Europe has also officially kicked off. (To be continued, if you want to know the future, please log in to .QDAN., more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)