chun is gone and autumn comes, and in a blink of an eye, two years have passed.

The chuntian in 1833 seemed to come particularly early. As soon as March arrived, the whole of Paris was dressed up in green.

In the past two years, except for South America, France and the United States-Canadian alliance had basically not fought. Of course, the French Navy organized several operations during this period, hitting superior forces to defeat the 9th and 11th Fleets of the United States in the South Atlantic Ocean, and once again carried out important materials, ammunition and personnel supplies for the three French 16, 17th and 18th Fleets stationed in South America. [bsp;   In the past two years of battle, the three French corpses had more than 300,000 troops, and they did not fall at a disadvantage in the face of nearly 800,000 US troops. However, various materials were consumed very quickly, especially heavy artillery shells. With the armed forces they established in South America, they could not produce them at all, and were basically in a state of less than one round. In the end, because of the lack of heavy artillery shells, they did not dare to engage in siege.

Of course, this is also the reason why the US team has other purposes. After the war has been going on for so long, the United States also knows the gap with France, especially the gap between the Army and the French Army. Therefore, according to the plan of the US Chief of Staff, the United States regards South America as a training ground for recruits. Three rotations a year, sending a large number of recruits to be tested by the war. The one who survives is qualified soldiers. Although this is a great casualty, it is a good way to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops.

After several battles, Dawu and others also guessed the intentions of the Americans. However, they did not hold back. After all, war requires death. The human resources of the United States are also limited. To eliminate the American vitality as much as possible in South America, it can slow down the pressure faced when landing in the United States in the future. At the same time, they can continue to consume the United States' national strength, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

In North America, the main theme of the past two years is to step up preparations. John Quincy Adams used the upcoming war as an excuse to successfully modify the election law and obtained a third presidential term. This made Secretary of State Brandon and Chief of Staff Zominsk angry and helpless.

After all, the two of them were the ones who had the most hope of being elected as the new president after Adams, but after playing this trick, Adams immediately made their plans fail. The people also had their own choices. After Adams was elected as president, he did a good job overall. He even pushed the front line to Europe, and the French family successfully kept the war away from the United States, so the people trusted him very much. He hoped to defeat the evil France under his leadership.

After the hope of becoming president failed, Brandon and Zominsk both put down their other thoughts and cooperated with Adams. After all, Adams had all his strength to replace them. Therefore, with everyone's joint efforts, he received support from the people. Many people tightened their belts and were willing to donate their money to support the army. The United States' preparation plan was very smooth. All 12 fleets of the Navy were built, and each fleet had four powerful "North Carolina" class warships. In terms of the army, the regular American army has been reorganized into 120.

The total force of each division exceeds 2 million. It can mobilize 60 divisions within three months and 60 divisions again within a year. A large amount of arms are also filled with warehouses. Regardless of whether the navy wins or fails, these arms can be used. If the navy wins, these arms will be used to land in France. If the navy fails, they will be used to resist the landing of the French. Of course, in the minds of most people, the US Navy is extremely powerful, and with the assistance of the Canadian Navy, it is obvious to defeat the French Navy.

Under the influence of the United States, Canada's preparations were also very smooth. During the past two years, Canada has established a total of 6 fleets and a huge navy of nearly 200 warships based on St. Johns, Halifax and Katze Port. In terms of the army, although Canada has a small population, it has also established a regular army of 60 divisions, with the final mobilization capacity reaching 100 divisions.

In order to defeat France, the United States and Canada have tried their best. Not only did they invest all their fiscal revenue in the past two years into the construction of the army, but they also forced the national strength to invest in it, making people's lives miserable. However, under the shadow of the war, these were just hidden well. If the war could be won, all contradictions would be resolved, but if the war failed, these contradictions would probably break out immediately. If France did not need to take action at that time, both of them would likely collapse.

This is the consequence of military force, and Xiao Jie has always been committed to preventing France from taking this path. Therefore, he spends a lot of time to solve the military expenditure problem with his own pocket. After the war, France's troops will definitely be laid off. It is completely unnecessary to maintain such a strong military strength, and it will also restrict economic development.

Perhaps because of the ocean barrier, the European continent seemed very calm. Even in the nearest battlefield, the Isle of Wight was only more than 100 kilometers away from France. But the French seemed to believe that the powerful French navy could protect them from attacking by the United States and Canada.

During the past two years, the French team basically completed the preparations for the war. The army of 15 legions has been trained. In order to improve combat power, each legion directly conducted several live-fire exercises. Although it caused hundreds of casualties, with the support of Xiao Jie, the Army Department withstood the pressure from all walks of life and carried out the exercise plan to the end. Because in this way, the soldiers can understand the cruelty of the battlefield, and the survival rate of their command on the battlefield will be higher in the future.

In the navy, all four major fleets of the French Navy have been built. In the past two years, in order to complete the orders placed by the Navy, France's shipyards, large and small, have basically adopted a three-shift strategy. People can rest, but the machinery and equipment can be stopped. Under such circumstances, all the warships of the French Navy Strait Fleet, the North Atlantic Fleet, the Mediterranean Fleet and the South Atlantic Fleet were full. At the same time, the soldiers were also full of morale and made up their minds to completely defeat the navies of the US and Canada next time.

In addition, in order to ensure the continued war, the French side also established a large number of military warehouses in convenient areas near the coast to stock up on ammunition and other military supplies to ensure that after the navy wins, it can quickly invest these military supplies on the front line. Of course, if the French navy fails, then these military supplies will be more dangerous. However, from French Emperor Xiao Jie to ordinary soldiers, everyone believes that the victory of the God of Victory is on their side. The next decisive battle between France and the United States and Canada will surely win, France. France will stand at the top of the world.

In terms of social and economic aspects, due to the large amount of resources occupied by the army, economic growth is very slow. Fortunately, the people's living standards have finally been maintained. Not only has they not continued to deteriorate, but have improved. Therefore, the people's resistance to war is not very serious. There are even many people who support the war, believing that France should resolutely fight back against the United States and Canada and completely defeat them.

Other countries on the European continent were also stable. Under the strong oppression of France, there was basically no movement. However, in May 1832, France asked all countries to actively prepare for war. After the war began, they would follow France to march into the North American continent.

France's request aroused opposition from many countries. But when France issued an ultimatum, either joining France's chariot or being destroyed by France. In the end, all countries agreed to follow the French army. After all, France was too powerful. France, which established its dominance in Europe through wars, could easily tear them apart even if other countries all add up. In this case, it is undoubtedly very wise to maintain a high degree of consistency with France. And France also made a promise to them that after defeating the United States and Canada, it would measure the military achievements by the number of countries' contributions, and in exchange for a colony on the North American continent. The higher the military achievements, the larger the colony, the richer it will be.

This made the active movements of European countries suddenly mobilized. Central European countries led by Bolan responded even more actively. Bolan even proposed that if France needed it, Bolan's 300,000 troops across the country could be sent to the North American continent and eventually mobilized 500,000 troops to participate in the war. Among European countries, Bolan has always followed France's footsteps. Without France's support, Bolan could not have been able to re-establish the country at the beginning.

Bolan has a very good head. Whether it is sincere or perfunctory, other countries agree to send troops to fight together with France. Finally, the total army sent will reach 1.2 million.

Although their combat effectiveness is not worth mentioning compared to that of the French team. They are not even opponents of the US and Canadian Army. They should still be competent to protect civilians and protect transportation lines. This will undoubtedly greatly liberate the French team and use it in more critical places.

At the end of March 1833, Xiao Jie, Dugor, Ek, Burt and Sucret, a group of five people secretly came to Toulon again. Today is the day when the "Glorious" class warship was successfully launched and tried. During this two years, all the workers of the Toulon Shipyard worked overtime, 10 "Glorious" class warships were finally built. During this period, in order to keep the secret, the workers in the entire shipyard were all in the factory, which was quite hard.

The "glorious"-level launch ceremony was personally presided over by Xiao Jie. At the ceremony, Xiao Jie thanked the workers for their hard work. Without them, such a powerful warship would not have been born, and the French Navy would not have had the confidence to win. Therefore, they would be the heroes of the entire France.

When the deck was covered and the champagne was not opened, all the workers' eyes were wet. These "magnificent" class warships were like their children.

The chimney was filled with thick smoke, and the warship began to tremble, then slowly reversed and left the port. The first trial voyage began. In the evening, when the warship returned, Burt and others reported the trial voyage results to Xiao Jie with a happy look on their faces.

In general, today's trial sail was very satisfactory. Although there were still some minor problems, they could be solved well after inspection. Moreover, the warships conducted a trial at sea, and the overall effect was very good. When the four dual-mounted 305mm naval guns opened fire at the same target, with the help of the rangefinder and fire control system, the hit rate could reach 5% within 10,000 meters. Of course, this data is not very accurate, and the hydrology and weather conditions of the battlefield must be taken into account. But this is already quite good. In terms of speed, due to the use of a new large steam engine developed, the "Glorious" level speed exceeded the originally scheduled 18 knots, and the maximum speed reached 20 knots. This allows them to not only sink the enemy, but also catch up with the enemy at sea.

"That's great. Everyone's efforts over the past two years have not been in vain!" Xiao Jie was also very pleased.

"Your Majesty also asks you to name the ships!" Burt took the opportunity to say.

Xiao Jie thought for a while and finally named the 10 warships: the first ship "Glory", followed by "Dawn", "Majesty", "Liberty", "Dignity", "Peace", "War-weary", "Rage", "Giant" and "Victory".

In the next time, these 10 warships, except for an ocean trial, will stay in the Mediterranean for training in other times, so that the sailors can speed up the running-in with the warships and exert the maximum power of the warships. At the same time, it is also to slow down the time of violence to ensure that they appear on the battlefield.

The time entered June 1833. After the summer began, the situation seemed to become tense. First, in South America, the United States and Canada carried out a crazy sweep of the French South American controlled area. The disadvantage of the French team's lack of troops showed up. Although it finally defeated the enemy's invasion, its own losses were large after all. Especially in the 17th Legion, a division was trapped in the siege of the US and Canadian Army, and in the end less than one regiment broke through the siege.

On the Atlantic Ocean, the navies of the United States and Canada are also actively deploying, as if they are brewing a huge action.

In Europe, the two American and Canadian teams, together with the British and Irish troops, gathered on the opposite side of the Isle of Wight, and once again, they meant to pull out the nail.
Chapter completed!