Chapter two hundred and sixty third Europe
It has been the thirty days since Xiao Lin seized Boston. During these thirty days, Xiao Lin mobilized most of the company's construction teams and began to transform the Boston turret facilities. All backward front-mounted artillery were dismantled and the company's artillery was installed. In addition to the necessary heavy punch three-type 250mm caliber heavy shore defense cannons, used to target the enemy's thick-skinned battleships, the others were 75mm and 37mm caliber rapid-fire cannons. All three types of artillery companies have mastered manufacturing technology. Now the North American mainland companies have the final say and there are a lot of iron ore resources.
Of course, these artillery can be installed as much as they can. In one month, all five sea-to-sea turrets turned into hedgehogs. Once attacked, they would directly expose sharp thorns and tie the enemy into a colander. According to the information obtained from Linman, in fifteen days, 80,000 reinforcements from the British would arrive, 13,000 field brigade soldiers and 27,000 garrison brigade soldiers, gathered 40,000 people, all guarding Boston.
Moreover, the civilian towns along the coast were also moved. Whether they were willing or not, these civilians could only leave the town and come to the newly arranged settlements of the company. The towns left behind were placed in many vicious traps, no food was left behind, and the wells were thrown into many animal corpses. This was done to implement the scorched earth strategy, so that the 80,000 British teams could not get any supplies when they landed in North America. When they were stranded, it was time for the company to annihilate the 80,000 people.
At the same time, this is not just because of the scorched earth strategy. The prosperous industry always requires that the population must be dense. Without a sufficiently dense population, there will be no enough workers and a large enough market, so naturally the industrial development will be very slow. Concentrating the population is also the company's main development model in the future. However, Xiao Lin still didn't know that all the preparations he made for the 80,000 reinforcements in Britain had become useless.
Just two weeks ago, a clutch caught up with the fleet and reported a message to the commander. The local commander was sent, and the fleet immediately turned, abandoning all unnecessary things, and throwing away all the cold weapons behind them to lose weight. The entire fleet rushed to Europe as quickly as possible. This was because the French gave the British a very fierce uppercut on the European continent. French King Louis XV, after the large-scale production of Hall M1819 muskets and heavy punches, erupted irresistible ambitions.
He wanted to become the most prominent king in French history, and to surpass his father, his grandfather, and even his grandfather. The fastest advancement to realize this dream was to completely destroy the British in France's hatred. Although the entire European royal family was related to the relationship, in the face of huge interests, the blood relationship was not the reason for them to maintain peace. Louis XV first dispersed the 10,000 soldiers who formed the battle first and placed them in small villages and towns on the borders of the two countries.
Then, he formed 10,000 infantrymen using Hall M8191 rifles, and 30 latest fleets equipped with heavy punch artillery. After that, he immediately began to land on the British Isles. Although the British were wary of the intelligence transmitted by the North American continent, the local defense was greatly weakened because of the strong military force. The imitation of Hall M1819 and heavy punch artillery was delayed, allowing Louis XV's army to break through the British coastal defense in one blow and land successfully.
The 20,000 army was equipped with Hall M1819 and also played with the British in line to kill him. This kind of musket with long range and high firing rate really gave them a good advantage. When the British were still marching, they had already fired the gun, and when the British fired the first shot and loaded the bullet, they had already fired the third shot. This is the gap, and this gap caused the British to suffer huge casualties. After three consecutive weeks of shooting, the number of British casualties reached 10,000, while the French were less than 3,000.
This ratio of war loss has never appeared in previous British and French wars. According to the company's consul in France, if the fighting method is changed, the casualties of the French will be reduced. Louis XV was surprised, and also gritted his teeth to reduce the cost of the royal family, and used all the extra money to hire military officers from the consulate to train the new French army. Under the example of Louis XV, a large number of French nobles donated generously. Don't think they were stupid. If the French annexed Britain, then their efforts would be rewarded ten times and a hundred times.
Otherwise, without their support, it would be very difficult for Louis XV to do anything in the future. According to Louis XV's plan, he will form another 50,000 new troops, all using Hall m1819 muskets and heavy punches and artillery to fight. At the same time, he will form a fleet of all heavy punches and artillery to be installed again, including battleships, cruisers, and frigates. Because of this huge military order, he showed a prosperous attitude.
In order to complete orders in a timely manner, military factories without sufficient staff can only recruit workers outside. In order to ensure quality and efficiency, they have to give real money. With money, workers naturally have to consume. With consumption, the market will have capital injection and naturally begin to prosper. Even if these workers are not available in the future, the market will not weaken too much, as long as it enters a virtuous cycle. Because of this, some social contradictions in France themselves are temporarily hidden. Although it cannot be said to have completely disappeared, the time of the outbreak has been extended.
The whole of France suddenly changed its style and devoted its main energy to dealing with the British. The British, as the target of the French, were really uncomfortable. The local army itself was not many, and the number of elite troops was even smaller. At this time, the disadvantage of relying too much on Hessian mercenaries appeared. Their army was not strong enough, and now they wanted to hire mercenaries, not to mention that they didn’t have time to feel it. Even if it was the cost, Hessian mercenaries would speak loudly.
The mercenaries lived a life of blood licking at the tip of a knife, and they didn't care whoever they beat. Today they could serve the British and tomorrow they could serve the French, which depends on which side gave them more money. And don't try to reason with them, you would definitely not be as chaotic as them. Voices appeared in the parliament and began to criticize the royal family and several grand dukes who agreed to Anderson to lead the 30,000 army to the North American continent. However, this was not the time of internal strife, and the more than 17,000 French troops were still struggling on their territory.
At this moment, they had already advanced a hundred miles, and more than a dozen towns fell into their hands. If this continues, it will not take long before the French team will advance to London. The parliament and the royal family discussed together and decided to recover the 80,000 convened servants, and all of them were transported to the local area to consume the French power. At the same time, the local area immediately began militia signs, and the arsenal immediately started to produce muskets and cannons at full capacity. It did not need to be too advanced, but it was required to be fast, large in number, and mature in technology.
An envoy also brought enough money to find Hessian mercenaries and was preparing to hire more elite mercenaries. The British wanted to turn the tables on these three moves and drive the French invaders out of their homeland. The British fleet also began to assemble. Now, the one-on-one British fleet could not defeat the French fleet. Therefore, they would not use the oil-adding tactics, but gathered the fleets together, preparing to gather enough numbers, and then annihilate the French fleet in one fell swoop and cut off the French supplies.
This may be the only shortcoming of the French. The bullets of the Hall M1819 rifle were not able to be produced in their occupied areas and could only be transported from the local area. If the supply ships could not pass through the strait, then it would not take long for the French teams on the British to lose most of their combat effectiveness. The Hall M1819 had no bullets and could not be used, so they could only use the seized front-loaded muskets, which greatly reduced their combat effectiveness.
Moreover, the war between Britain and France has affected not only these two countries. Not to mention anything else, the brothers of the two countries have entered a state of confrontation. If this were the past, the brothers of the British would have started to fight back. But now, because of the outstanding performance of the French and the poor record of the British, the brothers of the French are full of confidence, while the brothers of the British are a little lacking in confidence.
The French brothers provoked each other, and the British brothers were a little afraid to move because the boss seemed to be unable to do anything, but they just shrank their defenses and guarded against the enemy's attack. Louis XV was willing to support them with some Hall m1819 and heavy punches, but they were not enough to use them themselves, so how could they be sold to the outside world? However, the French had very good weapons before, and they were one of the best when they were released. At the suggestion of the staff, Louis XV sold half of the weapons that had retreated from the army, winning the hearts of many people.
At the same time, we also obtained some money and subsidized the finances. At the same time, both sides began to win over neutral countries, and the local European forces began to transform into two huge consortiums of forces. The European continent suddenly surging, and a tense atmosphere filled the sky of the mainland. People also felt something was wrong and began to curb their smiles and arrange emergency measures. Every time they fought, the most miserable thing was these civilians at the bottom.
Chapter completed!