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The main target of the support of the British became Russia, but despite the frequent travel of British ships full of material goods to and from the Anglo-Russian routes, London seemed to be ruthless and Napoleon, but on the Iberian Peninsula, the British chose to retreat. They even withdrew from Portugal altogether, and only in Spain, where the resistance was stronger, did the British grit their teeth and hold on.

Returning to London, Arthur Wellesley proposed a return to Portugal on more than one occasion, but London rejected them.

Even João, the son of Maria I, the regent of Portugal who came to London from Brazil, did not approve of Arthur Wellesley's strategy of returning to Portugal at this time. In today's European continent, Napoleon is obviously about to attack the Russians, and you Arthur Wellesley is going to land in Portugal at this time and open up a new battlefield, what does this mean? Wouldn't it be necessary to draw Napoleon's attention to Portugal and postpone his plan to attack Russia?

Russia is your father and mother?!

The current Russia, that is, the former Austria, is the savior of the whole of Europe. Moreover, Alexander I was far braver than Franz I, perhaps Franz I really thought that Austria no longer needed war, but Austria's surrender to France was its betrayal and betrayal of the anti-French forces.

Now Russia alone can be the savior of Europe.

The vast territory, unique geographical location, and strong character all made the anti-French forces led by London have high hopes for Russia.

Or Alexander I led the Russian army south to attack Napoleon, and the Russians were looking for death; And if Napoleon led his army north to attack Russia, the outcome would be unpredictable.

"Our Savior knows his high vocation, and He will keep it." George III said so about Russia. He used the word 'savior'.

"The independence of Russia is inviolable, this is our only credo. Our philanthropic monarch now needs to perform the greatest function in the world. He was very good and moral, God would never abandon him, and he would fulfill his duty to suppress the evil forces led by Napoleon; Over the years, the observators have paid endless blood, and we should repay this blood debt. ”

"Who are we going to rely on?" Who in the whole of Europe, except for Russia, could fight Napoleon to the end? The British fought more on the sea, in which they had absolute superiority.

"England, with its commercial atmosphere, never understands, nor can it understand, the nobility of His Majesty Alexander's character. Filthy and dark-hearted people cannot understand the spirit of our majesty, our emperor is not greedy for personal gain, he always wants to benefit the whole world. "Alexander I in the mouth of the Russian envoy is a holy angel." Russia is about to pay a huge sacrifice, and what does Russia have to gain? What did you promise Russia? Nothing. What's more, all promises are a dead letter! Prussia even declared that Bonaparte was invincible and that all of Europe was incapable of opposing him. I don't believe in the nonsense of the Prussians at all. I believe only in God, in the noble fate of our virtuous His Majesty Alexander I. He will definitely be able to save Europe! ......" In Windsor Castle, the impassioned Russian envoy suddenly stopped, and then smiled at George III in front of him.

What Russia needs most now is the help of the British 'real material', not the empty promises that have been made. And the British are doing very well at the moment.

In the whole of Europe, apart from Russia, the only ones who insisted on being the enemy of France were the British. Even Sweden has changed its tune.

Karl XIII had no descendants, but Sweden needed a prince, and Karl wanted to make his cousin a prince, but his cousin died soon after, although Karl later avenged his cousin by killing a Swedish marshal and nobleman at his cousin's funeral. Now Karl's health is getting worse and worse, and the canonization of the prince has become a top priority in Sweden.

Sensing Napoleon's great influence on the European countries and to ease the contradictions between France and Sweden, Karl XIII sent his minister Karl Otto Mornay to France to inquire about Napoleon's wishes. But Mornay acted alone, betraying the throne to the French marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte. Although this guy's shamelessness stunned the whole of Sweden, he was immediately arrested by the Swedish government after returning home. But Sweden also really needs a tough man with a military background to lead the whole country forward.

This is because most Swedish military and political figures, considering the possibility of a future military conflict with Russia, tend to have a military man as the future king. So Bernadotte's means of obtaining the status of crown prince were disgraceful, but he was recognized by the Swedish parliament after his arrival in Sweden; This was due to the fact that Bernadotte had been quite friendly to Swedish prisoners of war during the previous Danish war, which earned him an honor in Sweden.

He was then adopted by Karl XIII as his adopted son, renamed "Karl Johan", and became the crown prince of Sweden.

Bernadotte became the crown prince of Sweden, and his wife was the aunt of Napoleon's eldest brother Joseph, so Sweden could not have been as firm against France as Russia, even if Russia supported Sweden's annexation of Norway. But Bernadotte could not have made a blatant alliance with Napoleon, fearing that an alliance with France would result in a British naval attack that would affect maritime trade and even national security. This is good news for Russia.

But the European forces on Napoleon's side were still not small, and there was no need to say more about the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, as well as the Danes. The British destroyed the Danish naval power with a sneak attack and bombarded Copenhagen, and the Danes had a serious anti-British tendency.

Prussia and Austria would also be asked by Napoleon to send troops, as well as the Rhine League, the Italian region, and so on.

The British projected that Napoleon's mobilized force would not be less than 400,000 men, which was a huge threat to Russia.

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Paris, Tuileries Palace.

Like an angry lion, Napoleon paced around the palace and roared loudly. He kept waving his arms, looking extremely excited.

"Bernadotte betrayed me, betrayed the great France. He even asked me about Norway's affiliation, did he think his power was really that important? ”

Karl XIII was in poor health, and Bernadotte seized power soon after arriving in Sweden. Not only did he become the stepson of Karl XIII, but he was also known as a marshal of France, and soon gained the allegiance of a large number of nobles and the army.

In this war against Russia, Napoleon first sought the favor of Karl XIII, who was obviously willing to take the opportunity to settle the conflict with Russia on the one hand, and take revenge on Russia on the other hand and recapture Finland. But now Bernadotte went so far as to ask Napoleon whether Norway could belong to Sweden, which was a complete betrayal in Napoleon's eyes.

Because Norway is the territory of Denmark, an ally of France, what is Bernadotte going to do?

Napoleon would not have thought that Bernadotte was not optimistic about his expedition to Russia, he only thought that it was Bernadotte's betrayal, and possibly the reason for Desireet. The latter was Bernadotte's wife and the aunt of Joseph's wife.

Bernadotte had refused to save Davout in the Battle of the Three Emperors - Bernadotte had a discordant relationship with Davout, and he felt that it was undignified to assist Davout in the battle. Fortunately, the Prussian army's tactics were dull in that battle, and the commander-in-chief of the Prussian army, Braunschweig, was hit by the vital point when he personally led the grenadiers to charge, causing fatal injuries. But because of nepotism, Bernadotte was exempt from Napoleonic punishment.

However, Desirée also has an identity that is crucial. She was once Napoleon's lover + fiancée. Hehe, hehe, although there is news that Napoleon tore up the marriage contract first......

Napoleon had negotiated an alliance with Austria and Prussia, and he demanded that Austria must send 30,000 soldiers to help Napoleon fight, and Prussia must contribute 20,000 men [half of Prussia's army], as well as 20 million kilograms of rye, 40 million kilograms of wheat, more than 40,000 sheep, and countless barrels of beer for the army.

Although Austria and Prussia had not yet signed the Entente, Napoleon believed that they would not have the courage to resist his orders. Not to mention the Poles, this time the weak Grand Duchy of Warsaw mobilized a full 100,000 men.

And now Napoleon only asked Bernadotte to provide 10,000 troops and some food to support the French army, and then promised to return the Finnish land plundered by Russia to Sweden, but Bernadotte decided not to mention Finland, but wanted to make a fuss on Norwegian soil.

Napoleon had already decided that Bernadotte was a traitor.

Just as he once treated his third brother, Louis Napoleon, I put you in the position of king of a country, not to ask you to serve the country you rule wholeheartedly, but to sit on the throne of the king and lead the country to serve France.

Bernadotte's situation was somewhat peculiar, Karl XIII believed that France was a great power that influenced the whole of Europe, and he wanted to 'consult' Napoleon's opinion on the succession to the Swedish throne, and the envoy sent out was a 'talent', and directly sold the Swedish crown prince to Bernadotte in Paris.

Both Napoleon and French contributions in this process were indirect. But Napoleon still regarded Bernadotte as an important ally for himself and the Empire. He did not cause any trouble in Bernadotte's succession to the throne of the Swedish crown prince. But now he received a betrayal, a shameless betrayal.

Bernadotte betrayed Napoleon and also betrayed the French Empire.

Napoleon was furious, but he also had to face up to the troubles of Sweden's 'betrayal'. Although Sweden was only a second-rate country, a country of little stature to Portugal, Bernadotte could easily cobble together an army of thirty to fifty thousand. And his military prowess was clearly displayed when Bernadotte was awarded the rank of marshal by Napoleon.

This would be no small trouble in a war.

So Napoleon decided to 'swallow his anger', he wanted to solve the big trouble of Russia first, and then turn around and clean up Bernadotte and Sweden this '***'.

Fortunately, Napoleon's eastern strategy went well, and both the Ottoman Empire and the Chinese agreed to fight jointly against Russia. This is great news for France.

The war was too heavy for Napoleon's empire, and the baggage convoy [26 branches] alone transported food supplies contained more than 200,000 large livestock, which could eat more than 4 million pounds of feed per day.

If the war against Russia drags on for too long, Napoleon will go bankrupt.

There are many people in France who oppose this expedition to Russia, believing that the danger is too great. In Napoleon's empire, although there were traitors such as Fouché and Talleyrand, many more people were still loyal to Napoleon. Because their glory and wealth are maintained on Napoleon, and if Napoleon is unlucky, they will not be better off.

If the Bourbons were restored, many of them would be liquidated.

Russia is located at the northern tip of Europe, where the territory is vast, which is conducive to the Russian army to drag the front; The snow and ice of winter were natural allies for the Russians, and Napoleon's campaign would not begin until at least June. At that time, there were only three short months left before the Russian winter......

Napoleon could have suffered defeat, and if he failed, Napoleon's empire could have failed. Those countries that had submitted to Napoleon's bayonets were likely to take advantage of this to once again stand in opposition to France.

For example, Talleyrand, whose Royal Highness had fled Paris, saw this as an opportunity to overthrow Napoleon's regime.

Napoleon was on an adventure again. In this adventure, Napoleon could become the ruler of all of Europe, or he could fall completely, and he was once again desperate.