Under the instigation of the French government, the French propaganda agencies are at full strength to promote the pressure from the other side of the ocean. (Remember me) and the opponent has already hit the door, and established a so-called "Davis" line of defense, firmly blocking France on the European continent. The propaganda, although somewhat exaggerated, has succeeded in arousing the people's common hatred.
Since the time of Napoleon, France has become the master of Europe, and the French people also regard themselves as the master of Europe. But now, the country established by colonies on the other side of the ocean and a country composed of a government-in-exile have actually made France feel pressured and bullied to the doorstep. This is unacceptable to the French people whose national self-esteem and pride have greatly increased. The overwhelming majority of the people demand that the government remain strong and fight to the end. A large number of young people have been recruited into the army. They will use their blood and lives to defend the dignity of France.
Against this backdrop of war as the main theme, the French army's war preparation plan went quite smoothly. The original plan was to recruit 2.4 million people. As a result, more than five million young people applied for the draft, which enabled the army to select suitable soldiers. [bsp; With soldiers, weapons and equipment are being produced continuously, and the reorganization plan of the French Army is going smoothly. Except for the 88th Legion, which was directly reorganized into the First French Legion, and the number increased to 220,000, the other legions were all disbanded in regiments and cooperated with recruited soldiers to form the Second to Fifteenth French Legions.
The regiment commanders of each regiment were also reappointed. The descendants of the older generation, except for Davout in South America, have all retired. They have fought for France for a lifetime, and it is time for them to enjoy their old age in peace. Although these old marshals and generals were very ungrateful, under Xiao Jie's strong request, they still had no choice but to retire.
The reorganized French Army, Commander of the French 1st Army, Field Marshal Thomas. Field Marshal of Coote, Commander of the French 2nd Army Corps. Field Marshal Karl, Commander of the 3rd French Army. Commander of the 4th French Army, Field Marshal Bryde, former Deputy Commander of the 1st French Army, transferred back from South America. General Harold, commander of the 5th French Army, and former deputy commander of the 3rd Iberian Army. Commander of the 6th French Army, General Harvey, former commander of the 2nd Division of the 88th Army. Commander of the 7th French Army, General Howard, former commander of the 4th Division of the 88th Army. Commander of the French 8th Army, General Charis, former commander of the 5th Division of the 88th Army. Commander of the 9th French Army, General Andre, and Commander of the 2nd Iberian Army. Commander of the French 10th Legion, General John, former Deputy Chief of the French 2nd Legion. Commander of the French 11th Legion, General Jason, former commander of the 1st Division of the 88th Legion. Commander of the French 12th Legion, General of the Kent Army, former commander of the 3rd Division of the 88th Legion. Commander of the 13th French Army, General Lambert, former commander of the 6th Division of the 88th Army. Commander of the 14th French Army, General Louis, former deputy commander of the 4th French Army. Commander of the French 15th Legion, General of the Maren Army, former Deputy Chief of the 1st Iberian Legion. Commander of the 16th French Legion, Marshal Davout, adapted from the original French 1st Legion. Commander of the French 17th Army, Field Marshal Otis, adapted from the original Iberian 2nd Army. Commander of the French 18th Legion, Marshal Monty, adapted from the original 89th Legion.
Among them, the last three legions did not participate in the reorganization this time because they were still fighting fiercely with the American and Canadian allied forces in South America, but only changed the troop designation.
A major focus of this reorganization, apart from almost doubling the strength of each legion, the big change is the promotion of a large number of young generals. For example, several division commanders of the 88th Army were promoted to generals of the army during this reorganization and commanded an army. The retirement of the old generals in the mainland has also left a broad stage for the young generals to display their abilities.
After the legions divided their garrisons, intense training began. Full strength and complete equipment does not mean that a legion will be reorganized. A lot of energy will be spent on the training of soldiers. Especially after recruiting a large number of soldiers, the combat effectiveness of the various legions of the French army did not rise but fell. Those soldiers, without systematic training, could not become a qualified soldier at all. And it still needs to pass the test of the battlefield to be able to truly grow in the midst of blood and fire. Fortunately, France has a complete set of training measures, so that they can receive sufficient training before they go to the battlefield to improve their survival rate.
As with the Army, so does the Navy. Almost all major French shipyards are filled with orders from the Navy. The several major fleets of the French Navy, except for the Mediterranean Fleet, need a large number of additional warships. Especially when the U.S. and Canadian navies are also struggling to build ships, the French navy must not only maintain its technological advantage, but also try its best to expand this advantage, and at the same time, it needs to reduce the numerical advantage of both sides.
Both the United States and Canada have established a large number of shipyards. Moreover, the rich resources of various races in the Americas allow them to build a large number of warships at a very low cost.
For a long time, the technological advantages of French naval warships have been greatly ahead of the United States and Canada. However, with the joint efforts of the two countries, coupled with the loss of a large amount of data and technology from France, France's technological advantage has become smaller and smaller. In order to solve this dilemma and continue to widen the gap between the two sides, the French Navy began to actively study warships and strengthened confidentiality measures.
In April 1830, the Emperor of France, Andrési Bonaparte, Napoleon II, began his tour of France. Xiao Jie set off from Paris with Queen Angel and some entourages all the way south. Observe the people along the way.
At the beginning of June, Xiao Jie and his party came to Toulon, a city on the French Mediterranean coast. This is an important port and shipbuilding base in France. At the same time, it was also the place where Napoleon rose and where the Bonaparte family prospered. At the beginning, Napoleon was the commander of the artillery brigade here. Since then, he has risen steadily and finally became the emperor of the French Empire.
The two sides inspected the Toulon shipyard under the Andrécy Group.
In the conference room of the shipyard, five people sat together.
"Your Majesty, the Design Institute of the Admiralty has designed a new type of warship. It is definitely an epoch-making warship. Once built, it will be able to serve the U.S. and Canadian Navy for more than 10 years!" Boult said excitedly. Facing the strong pressure from the U.S. and Canadian navies, he has been anxious enough for this period of time. Fortunately, both the government and Xiao Jie strongly supported it, which allowed the strength of the French navy to recover quickly and grow rapidly.
"Oh? No wonder all of you appeared here at the same time!" Xiao Jie said. Right now is the critical moment of the army plan, logically speaking, all four of them should be quite busy.
"Your Majesty, all of our warships currently use a multi-barrel layout. This makes our warships seem to have powerful firepower, but in fact, only a few large-caliber naval guns can cause damage to enemy warships. Therefore , the warships will all be dominated by large-caliber naval guns. The Naval Design Institute has designed a new type of warship with a displacement of 23,000 tons, a length of 214 meters, and a maximum speed of 18 knots. The main weapons use four double-mounted 305 mm The naval gun and 12 105mm rapid-fire guns, while ensuring the speed, we have also increased the thickness of the armor. The armor of the turret and the bridge has reached 305mm. The horizontal armor is also 200mm, which greatly increases the defense. If it can be built, it will definitely be the most powerful warship in the world." Sucrete gave a general introduction, then looked at Xiao Jie, his eyes full of longing.
Xiao Jie now understands that these people didn't meet him here by chance at all, but were waiting for him.
"This warship is good, but how do you solve the problem of shooting accuracy. With so many large-caliber naval guns installed on a warship, the accuracy of shooting is not so easy to control." Xiao Jie asked. He is very clear that with France's current scientific and technological strength, it is obvious that no real future "Dreadnought" class warships can be produced.
"Your Majesty, don't worry~ www.mtlnovel.com~ We have already developed a new type of range finder and a simple artillery control system. Although it is not very ideal at present, it can also make the performance of the battleship play out." Boult said .
"Your Majesty, I think the Admiralty's opinion can be considered. With the powerful combat power of this warship, we can definitely defeat the American and Canadian fleets in one fell swoop. Destroy the coastal cities and shipbuilding facilities of the opponent, and burn the war to the North American continent. Even end the war early! "Dougal also spoke out in support.
"Okay, then how many such warships will be built, and how many will the Admiralty plan to purchase?" Xiao Jie had to compromise.
"Hehe, Your Majesty, the cost of this warship is not expensive. Each ship is only 60 million francs. The Admiralty plans to purchase 20 ships at a time!" Boult said with a smile.
"Pfft!" Xiao Jie spit out the coffee as soon as he drank it. "Damn! 60 million is not expensive, it's enough to build three 'Giant Whale' class battleships. We need to build 20 more in one go! How dare you open your mouth!" Xiao Jie shook his head helplessly.
"Your Majesty, three battleships of the 'Giant Whale' class will definitely not be able to defeat one such battleship." Boult said hastily. He was really afraid that Xiao Jie would think the price was too high and refuse to build it!