In the waters near Ireland, the British had several fly-scissors who could not go back. However, after losing several boats, the British finally understood what they had encountered. However, the British were unable to replicate this "Greek fire" for the time being, so they could only suspend the interception of these fly-scissors in France.

On the other hand, the British diplomatic envoys began to run around Europe again, trying to organize a new round of anti-French alliances again.

Their first goal to win over was naturally Austria. At this time, Austria felt that the last peace talks were really bad for them, and... and the French also left a tail for themselves. The places where the French have been staying have not been very good. The nobles went back to collect rent, and they were half less than other places.

If this is just this area, the Austrians gritted their teeth and endured it. But the trouble is that guys in other areas have also begun to follow suit, and they have asked for rent and interest reduction, which is simply intolerable.

So although the British are persecuting Catholics now and although the Pope's Coronation has called on Catholics in Europe to support the "Irish Brothers", in the eyes of the Austrian emperor, the French are much worse than the British.

Of course, if the Austrian army could not defeat the French, then His Majesty the Emperor could only grit his teeth and endure it. But now, the Austrians have just made new progress in the military. In the last war, the Minni rifles and revolvers that made the Austrian army so much were successfully copied. So when the emperor asked Grand Duke Carl, "Can our army now fight against the French army?", Grand Duke Carl also gave this answer:

"Your Majesty, the current situation is much better than that of that time. But our infantry is still not as strong as the French infantry. Compared to us, the French infantry, especially their stragglers. And I believe that after such a long time, their line infantry will not be as inadequate as when the last war began. So I think that although we have weapons comparable to them, our infantry is still not as good as the French infantry.

Of course, we are not without advantages. Our cavalry should be able to rebuild their advantages over France after obtaining new weapons. But even so, France is still stronger than us on the whole. Austria will not be able to defeat France alone in the short term."

"What if Prussia is added?"

"That's not enough," said Grand Duke Carl, "unless the Russians are added, war may not be beneficial to us."

So the emperor told the British: "Unless Prussia and Russia join in, Austria will not be able to join the battle between Britain and France. Moreover, the Russians must send troops honestly, and do not say that they want to fight with the French as they did last time. As a result, until the peace talks, the French army did not know what the Russian uniforms were!"

So the British went to find the Russians and the Prussians again.

Russia admitted that this time it was very straightforward to express his willingness to teach the French a lesson. This was because the great Empress had passed away and the newly ascended His Majesty was not cunning enough. Secondly, it was because the French were too unconscience and made the Russians sad. They didn't see how much Russia helped France drag Prussia and Austria before this, and how much help they helped them. If it weren't for Russia's help, the white flag would have been flying on the city of Paris.

But those French guys were all ungrateful bad things, and they actually sold so many dangerous things to the Poles. The Poles used these things to play assassination every day. Although there are not many people who have been assassinated so far, it is really unbearable that the Russian nobles in Poland dare not hold dance parties casually.

Besides, Russia and France do not have borders. Even if the war is not good, the worst thing is that it will be fine. The risks are limited. Moreover, we can take this opportunity to ask the British, or two other allies for some money and technology.

But it is not so easy to convince Prussia. The Russians are not worried about their own safety, but Prussia has to worry about their own safety. Unlike the last time, after occupying the Rhine region, the French have already arrived at the gate of Prussia! It really started to fight. If you can't win, it's really not a small probability, so what will Prussia do?

So the Russians just want money and technology. Prussia first directly expressed that we have always loved peace, and then said that if you want me to join, you British will take Hannover first, and then we will talk. Otherwise, if you lose, you British will shrink your neck to the strait, what should we do?

However, if the British could bring Hannover back from the French, then would they still be able to bring Prussia? Besides, where did Britain have troops to do this at this time? Ireland would be too busy!

At this time, the second major sweep of the Duke of Norfolk officially began after a period of preparation.

In addition to using 40,000 British troops, the Duke of Norfolk also used the same number of "Irish security forces". In the Duke of Norfolk's view, although these people have poor combat effectiveness, even if they are 40,000 pigs, they still have the function of pigs, right?

For example, when the road ahead is opened, let these people walk in front, clear mines while walking; for example, go into the village to set fire, go into forests and swamps; for example, let them deal with rebel troops (women and children) who have not completed training and have not yet been armed. They are still very useful.

Of course, using these people will also bring some trouble, such as the degree of confidentiality of the operation has decreased. The speed of the army's movement has also been greatly reduced. After all, the "Irish Security Force" cannot be compared with the British army in terms of training.

However, considering that after the first major sweep, the rebels of the Unified Irish Federation would not be able to commit the trauma of carelessness again as long as they were not fools, so even if they did not use the 40,000 pigs, it was not possible to achieve the raid as before. Moreover, the things that these guys need to do are as long as they have no conscience, and there is no need for too high training.

As for the possibility that the guerrillas might not be caught because of slow action? This is not a problem. Although the priests had donkeys, the church did not grow legs. Even if the guerrillas and the common people ran away and hid, their villages could not be run away. Even if their villages were all rammed earth and thatched houses were not worth it and they didn't feel sorry for burning them, but the potatoes in their fields could not be run away. Of course, the British army had no time and no energy to do the waste of crops, but did they bring 40,000 pigs? If we talk about waste of crops, is there any more efficient way to put pigs into the field?

Of course, pigs will not keep it secret. Especially some time ago, after the guerrillas attacked the "Irish Security Force", many pigs from the "Irish Security Force" started to play with two boats. While they were following the British, they secretly contacted the guerrillas and told them, "Everyone is Irish, we are just making a living, and we don't really want to make things difficult for you." They even simply said, "We are in the British camp and love our hearts."

In this way, this sweep was almost a sign of clarity, at least strategically. Before the British army could be dispatched, the Federation had already learned the time, strength, and operational goals of the British army's upcoming sweep through the intelligence it received.

But even so, the pressure of this counter-sweeping is still very great. It is like playing poker. The opponent's card face is really good. Even if you open the card face, you may not have any way to fight. Of course, the base is not unprepared for this period. At least, in terms of how to transfer the masses, the base face has made various efforts according to local conditions.

For example, some villages close to the hills have dug hiding holes on the hills; some villages close to the swamps have opened safe passages and temporary shelters by nailing wooden stakes into the swamps and laying wooden boards. With the support of intelligence, everyone in the federation can guarantee that in this big sweep, the lives of the direct masses and soldiers will be much smaller than the last time.

But this did not make everyone feel relaxed, because the first goal of the British sweep was not to target people, but to the agricultural production of the base area. Potatoes will soon enter the harvest season. If the British were allowed to run around the base area at this time, agricultural production would be greatly damaged, and the entire base area would fall into a human-made famine.

This terrible prospect has made almost all members of the Federation worried.

"Some comrades hope that our comrades in France can bring us more food to ensure that there will be no famine in the base area in the future. However, after calculating the amount of food needed, everyone immediately understood how unrealistic this hope is.

Some comrades hope that our French comrades could organize an army to come, land directly in Ireland, and defeat the British on the front battlefield with us. But when we were in Toulon, we knew that the shipping forces from France to Ireland could not support a large army in conducting regular operations.

So some comrades suggested to us that we would rather fight the British than starve to death than starve to death. We revolutionized to make the Irish people live better, rather than bringing everyone to death.

Just when everyone was confused, our friend, Comrade Joseph Bonaparte, wrote to us after learning about the current situation. His letter was like a gust of wind, blowing away the dark clouds and fog that blocked us, and made a golden road leading to victory appear suddenly."
Chapter completed!