After the failed Molière returned to Paris, many angry people shouted that they would try him and hang him. France must not allow failure, let alone a failure in Asia.
At that time, Major General Bruce, who returned with him, was also imprisoned in a military camp outside Paris, and he was in panic all day long.
But the strange thing is that Molière and Bruce were only imprisoned for a month before they were reinstated. The Emperor seemed to have not seen all the pressure from the outside world.
There are elements of Napoleon III's personal feelings towards Molière, as well as practical considerations as an emperor. Now France knows Xiao Letian best, and the people who have fought against Xiao Letian are Molière and Bruce, even if they The two of them deserved death, and they should have squeezed out the last bit of use value, and then died after Xiao Letian was finished.
After coming out of the military camp, Napoleon III specially allocated money to Moliere to equip a large number of intelligence personnel. He dared not do anything else but just one task: dig out all the intelligence on Xiao Letian and eventually destroy him.
From that day on, Moliere's only goal in life was to kill Xiao Letian.
"I like a Chinese proverb very much, that is, there is no airtight wall in the world. As long as there is a person under the sun, there will be a shadow. After my intelligence analysis of the ghost ship in the Atlantic, I think it should be a steam ship... "
"Your Majesty, we can take a look at the information brought by sailors at sea in the past month. Although there are a lot of confusing and junk messages, we can still find clues by comparing them before and after..."
"A total of 8 French merchant ships and 1 British merchant ship mysteriously disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean within a month. We arranged the time when they left the port, and then reported back to the island officials who were preparing to resupply these ships but did not wait. After arranging the time and making a simple estimate, we can preliminarily calculate a high-incidence zone of accidents..."
Molière opened the map of the Atlantic Ocean, and sure enough, he used a pencil to draw a gray area from north to south, which was the location of the sea attack he calculated.
"Your Majesty, you see, the earliest missing report came from the Azores. The palace transport ships Swift and Parisian passed by the Spanish fast clipper Barcelona on the sea before the storm. The ships of both sides We have made a long-term promise to have a drink together at Porto Heroo in the Azores..."
"But the Barcelona has never seen these two ships since then. Not only that, there are also many wrecks floating on the sea along the ocean currents. After the veteran sailors identified them, they are the wrecks of the Swift and the Parisian... "
"Not only that, but the news brought by an American merchant ship later was even more shocking. When the American merchant ship was sailing hard in the storm, it once discovered a huge explosion and faint fire coming from the northeast. It could be seen that the Swift and the Parisian The ship was not destroyed by a storm or a ridiculous ghost ship at all, but was attacked by the enemy..."
"This was the beginning of a series of attacks. The Swift, the Parisian, the Royal Carriage, the Dolphin, the Lucky Jack... and the British Twist. A total of nine merchant ships were attacked by this evil wolf hidden in the Atlantic Ocean. Devour.”
"The Azores Islands, Madeira Islands, Azores Islands...nine merchant ships disappeared in this strip area from south to north, which means that this warship is heading towards the South Atlantic at high speed. , as for the attacks in the Bermuda Sea and the Caribbean Sea, that is purely a rumor spread by people..."
"With time, distance, and area, we can naturally deduce that the average speed of this warship should be more than 13 knots, and it will not be affected by the monsoon. No ship except steamships can do this now. at this point……"
"Your Majesty, our intelligence department should reflect on it. There is now an extra steam battleship in Europe, but our intelligence knows nothing about it. This is a serious dereliction of duty."
Napoleon III nodded happily, "You are right. With all the factors combined, only a steam-powered battleship can achieve this... I would also like to add that the speed of this ship cannot be only 13 knots. It should be faster.”
"You must know that among the nine missing merchant ships, three are the latest clipper ships, which can reach a speed of up to 18 knots. Ordinary warships cannot catch up with them at all. It is easy for such ships to escape even if they are defeated by pirates. Yes, but none of them can escape the poisonous hands, which shows how terrifying this warship is."
Molière shook his head, "It's indeed scary. The most advanced steamships in Europe now only have a speed of about 14 knots. I doubt it can reach 18 knots... For me, I am more willing to accept that this warship has a new type of warship." Artillery this inference."
"Don't forget that American merchant ships have heard violent artillery fire during storms. The captain once participated in the American Civil War. He is still very familiar with the explosive power of various artillery. He personally told our intelligence officer, That is definitely a brand-new naval battle artillery, as powerful as a coastal defense cannon..."
With a puff, Napoleon III laughed, "Oh, my dear Molière, if you are making me laugh, then you succeeded... Putting huge coastal defense cannons on the battleships, are you kidding? There is no such strong battleship in the world. , Aren’t you afraid of being shaken away..."
"Your Majesty, nothing is impossible. What we are experiencing now is a great technological change. Before the Austro-Prussian War, who would have believed that breech-loading rifles would completely replace muzzle-loading guns? Custom-loaded bullets have now become popular on a large scale. , the old split mini bombs have been completely eliminated..."
"Countries are manufacturing new iron-clad warships one after another. Our intelligence officer reported back that the Russians are designing a round iron-clad warship... God, I can't even imagine what kind of weird thing it is."
"Nothing is impossible, let alone let me get to the core of the problem. What if the battleship roaming the Atlantic Ocean belongs to Xiao Letian? No matter how much we hate him, it is undeniable that he is, after all, He is a Chinese who came with a miracle."
Napoleon's expression froze when he heard Xiao Letian's name. "That's right, anything will become extremely difficult if Xiao Letian is involved. Is this a whip sent by God to punish me?"
Napoleon III rubbed his temples in pain, "Let me sort out my thoughts again. This battleship has a speed of more than 15 knots, and it is a steam-powered ship. It has very powerful artillery that is comparable to coastal defense cannons. Oh my God, How could those Chinese create such a monster?"
"No, my Majesty, have you forgotten Prussia? Xiao Letian is a whimsical madman, and he has very huge financial resources, which can completely support him to conduct such an experiment... Coupled with Prussia's industrial power, nothing is impossible It's possible." This book was first published from, be the first to see the genuine content!
