Fox of France

Although Louis was very dissatisfied with the behavior of the Americans, just scolding couldn't solve any problems. After all, no matter how much he scolds, even if he mobilizes all the employees of the Louisiana Development Bank to scold him, can he still scold Jefferson or Nelson to death?

But the war situation in the United States can no longer go on like this, he must take measures to reverse the war situation. Strategically, at least for now, Britain is still France's biggest enemy. The reason why France supports the Americans in declaring war on Britain and playing against the British is to prove to other countries in the world that Britain is nothing but a giant with mud feet and a paper tiger. As long as you dare to fight, you can tear a piece of flesh from Britain.

If the Americans can successfully tear off a piece of flesh from the British this time, it will expose the weakness of the British to the whole world, and then, maybe there will be a partition of the United Kingdom, at least a partition of the United Kingdom. The frenzy of the kingdom's colonies. This frenzy will not only be limited to North America, but will also spread to Africa, and even Central Asia and even India in the future.

But if the United States gains nothing in this war, it will make people feel that the British are still real tigers, and at most the French will continue to trouble the United Kingdom, but other countries will watch the show honestly. In this way, France can only rely on its own strength to deal with Britain. Considering that it is impossible for France to put all its power on sea power like Britain, it is still a long way to go to defeat Britain. .

"At present, our power at sea, at least our sea power in Louisiana, is not enough to change the situation of the war." Louis said to Governor Marcel, "Even if we join directly, it is useless. However, maybe we are on land. Now, can you send mercenaries to fight against Britain?"

"Send mercenaries? This is also a solution. However, we are not completely helpless at sea." Governor Marcel said.

"Sea? We only have a few colonial cruisers in our hands, and together they can't beat that old British maid." Louis shook his head.

"I heard that not long ago, an American found you and sold you a submarine?" Governor Purcell said.

"You know about this? But the submarine was not sold to us, but as compensation for the default of the debt." Louis asked.

"That guy came to a friend of mine before, and wanted to get an investment from him. My friend is a navy. He said that the guy's submarine is actually not very useful. At most, it is used to sneak Get into someone's military port, and then put a time bomb under their warship—but I think it will be too late when the British take Atlantic City. But after they take down the next target, maybe it will be There is a chance to use this to attack them."

The submarine that the Americans sold to Louis was actually an improved version of the submarine that the Americans tried to use to attack the British fleet during the War of Independence in 1776.

The concept of a submarine should have been first proposed by Da Vinci, but Da Vinci did not come up with a design plan. Later, people also completed some designs with wild imaginations, and some even completed entities and conducted experiments. For example, in 1620, Dutch engineer Cornelius van der Rebel created the first successful submarine in history, and was called the "father of submarines" by later generations. His submarine is a sealed ship, driven by 12 sailors paddling, and has dived into more than 5 meters of water on the Thames River in the United Kingdom many times for performances. However, its role is limited to performance.

After more than a hundred years, the submarine has basically not made much progress, and basically can only be used for performances.

In 1776, during the American War of Independence, American David Bushnell made a "submarine" out of wood by himself to attack British warships. The submarine, named "Ocean Turtle", looks like a duck egg in appearance, floating vertically in the sea, filled with a leather bag, and discharged sea water to adjust the displacement, control the ups and downs, and use a hand-cranked propeller to adjust the displacement. to advance.

David Bushnell brought a gunpowder pack outside the submarine, and prepared a drill on the submarine. He planned to drill a hole in the British warship first, and then fix the gunpowder pack on it to detonate.

This design is theoretically feasible, but in reality, this submarine has only one occupant, who must control the depth, control the course, and provide power... As a result, it is difficult to control this thing after it goes into the sea. Move slowly. So in fact, this thing failed to achieve any successful attacks at all.

However, the submarine that Louis and the others just got has a lot of improvements. For example, it is a little bigger and can already accommodate two people. Such a person controls the depth and the course alone, which is much better than the previous "Ocean Turtle".

Of course, the biggest improvement of this submarine is that the power source has changed from a human to a battery pack. Relying on the battery pack and electric motor, this thing can move slowly underwater at a speed of up to three knots. Of course, this speed is very slow, not even comparable to the speed of many ocean currents. However, compared with the manual propulsion of the "Ocean Turtle", it is actually much faster.

Of course, it is no longer possible to drill a hole in the bottom of a warship with a hand drill and then load explosives on it. But to deal with steel warships, there is actually an easier way. Use a large magnet to suck the submarine full of explosives under the ship, then set the time, and just swim away by yourself.

"You mean, our warships carried this thing and watched the actions of the British all the way. When the British entered the port to rest, we put this down? Then, um, I went to see this thing because I was bored. Doing so may have a chance of success. You can give it a try." Louis said.

"Should we play a trick on the time bomb and let it explode as soon as it is activated, so that no one will be captured and expose us." Governor Marcel said.

"No need." Louis shook his head, "Let them say it. We don't need to admit it. If they dare to BB, we will say that they shamelessly insulted us and ask them to apologize publicly and eliminate the influence, otherwise, we will go to war with them!" I don't believe they dare to talk nonsense. To be honest, we have been missing an opportunity to intervene in this incident on a larger scale."

"If the British really suffer losses, they will hardly bear it. But even if they do, it is useless. We can find a group of condemned prisoners, drag them to the border area, and then replace them with British soldiers. Clothes, and then shoot them all. Put a British rifle in each of them, and you can accuse the British of invading." Governor Marcel said.