Only the French can truly appreciate the magic of these three words Napoleon. This little man who almost unified the entire Europe is the military soul of France and the nightmare of the entire Europe!
He is a military god condensed into the most powerful period of French nationalism!
Moreover, he ascended the throne wearing the Iron Crown. There is no one in the Christian world who does not know the name of the Iron Crown!
The Iron Crown is not all iron, but a ring crown with a gold and silver base and studded with jewels.
If you just look at the appearance, this crown is not particularly unusual. Compared with some more ornate crowns, it seems a bit plain.
But everyone knows that any other crown, no matter how many of the world's largest top jewels are inlaid on it, cannot compare with the value of this crown.
Because there is a long iron nail hidden in the inner ring of this crown, and it is also circular along with the arc of the crown!
So why is this nail so important? Because this nail is said to be one of the iron nails that nailed Jesus Christ to the cross.
When the Romans crucified Jesus Christ on the cross, some legends used three iron nails, and some said they used four iron nails!
One of the nails was once thrown into the sea to calm a storm, and the whereabouts of the other nail were unknown. The Byzantine Empire accidentally found this nail from Jerusalem and brought it back to Europe.
It fell into the hands of the Catholic Church, and finally the Italian Kingdom of Lombardy transformed the iron nail and created the Iron Crown!
The crown made of holy objects stained with the blood of Jesus Christ shows his appeal in the Christian world. Any king or emperor who can wear such a crown will be revered by all believers!
Napoleon was able to obtain the Iron Crown from Italy, which shows how powerful he was in Europe at that time!
When Napoleon failed, the Iron Crown fell into the hands of the Austrian royal family. This incident has always been a shame to Napoleon III and future generations!
Reviving the glory of the family is the lifelong dream of Eugene Joseph Bonaparte!
Not only to defeat Xiao Letian, but also to defeat Germany and take revenge. In the end, his ultimate dream is to conquer Europe again, march into Vienna with a heavy army, retrieve the iron crown, and be crowned the emperor of France again!
This is the fate of the Bonaparte family and the dream of all French nationalists!
If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight!
Prince Eugene, this road is not easy to walk, but human beings have dreams. The harder it is, the more people will squeeze their heads on this road.
The Isle of Wight area is a commonly used training area for the British Royal Navy, and a sea closure order was issued in this area a month ago. All fishing boats and commercial ships are prohibited from entering this area.
All land on White Island that overlooks the sea is isolated by military police and soldiers, and no public is allowed to visit!
This is completely different from the previous operational rules of the Royal Navy. In previous years, British people were free to visit any performances on the Isle of Wight, but this time the viewing ceremony of reviewing the Great White Fleet was strictly prohibited.
Only a select group of reporters who have gone through layers of scrutiny can enter the interview, and all reports must be censored at the end!
There is only one reason. The news of the secret alliance between Britain and France to deal with the Chinese must not be leaked out. Even this expedition will not go through the Suez Canal.
Instead, tell cruisers to bypass South Africa and take the Indian Ocean route!
The long journey took three months to reach Asia. This was a huge gamble by Benjamin and the largest military operation by Britain after the Crimean War!
The huge steel battleships on the sea were painted white, and the sailors lined up on the deck, with the black muzzles raised high like the proud Royal Navy!
The Queen is the expedition flagship. General Fisher has already boarded the ship. There is a wooden-hulled sailing warship in the distance. Benjamin, the British Crown Prince Edward VII and a group of spectators are on board.
This battleship is incredible, its status in the British Royal Navy is no less than that of the Chinese HMS Zhiyuan!
Because this wooden-hulled sailing warship is Nelson's flagship Victory! Any British person will get excited when they see this battleship. This is the military soul of the Royal Navy!
The Victory came out to see her off, and the morale of the Great White Fleet was high!
Woo hoo hoo... The whistle sounded. It was a silent farewell. The area occupied by the naval array was too vast. In the era without electric power broadcasting, it was impossible for manpower to shout to such a large fleet.
The entire ceremony was for the Prime Minister and the royal family on the Victory to watch and see off, and the British priest prayed for the expedition fleet. The warships passed by the Victory one after another, sounding their whistles to pay tribute to their military souls!
General Fisher looked at the figures of a group of people on the Victory in the distance and stood at attention and saluted!
"The Great White Fleet... sets sail!"
Wuwuwu...wuwuwu...The whistle sounded long off the coast of White Island. Many people heard it but they couldn't see it. Only some children sneaked between the soldiers' legs and stood on the familiar high ground and looked into the distance.
"Oh! God...that's our victory! Long live..."
A group of six or seven-year-old British children were jumping and cheering excitedly on the high ground, waving their old hats, throwing them into the sky and then falling back down.
Several of the hats were blown away by the sea breeze, and the soldiers and military police looked at the group of children and smiled, but did not drive them away or blame them!
Yes, who among the British doesn't love their navy? Let these children see the world today, and maybe they will decide to join the Royal Navy in the future!
"We will win!" an elder in the village said after taking off his hat to the soldiers.
The soldier also stood at attention, saluted and replied, "Victory!"
The two soldiers moved half a step to the left and right, leaving a gap. These elderly British men took a few shaky steps forward on crutches. They finally saw the fleet on the sea!
At that moment, all the old people burst into tears with excitement, "This is our Royal Navy! They must have a mission. The world will eventually surrender to the British Empire!"
The military police looked at this group of simple farmers on the Isle of Wight, and at these tearful old men, they felt a sense of pride in their hearts. This is the military morale of the British Empire!
But no one expected that among these old people, there was a flickering gaze. Although his eyes were filled with tears of excitement, his eyes were fixed on the few additional warships in the fleet.
"How come there are four more battleships? How come there are four more battleships? When did Britain get these four more battleships?"
"Damn, there is only one possibility...France, France must have taken advantage of the fog in the strait to sneak over here. France actually joined forces with Britain, damn it!"
"The Great White Fleet has four more battleships! Xiang Ying is going to have a big problem!"
