Although Louis was very dissatisfied with the Aricans' various actions, rely complaining solved nothing. After all, no matter how much he cursed, even if he mobilized all the employees of the Louisiana Developnt Bank to join in the cursing, could they really curse Jefferson or Nelson to death?
However, the situation in the Arican war could not continue like this; he had to find a way to turn the tide. Strategically, at least for now, Britain remained France's greatest enemy. The reason France supported the Aricans in declaring war on Britain, targeting the British, was to prove to other countries around the world that Britain was rely a colossus with feet of clay, a paper tiger. As long as one dared to fight, one could tear a piece of flesh from Britain.
If the Aricans could successfully tear a piece of flesh from the British this ti, it would expose the British's weakness to the whole world, and then, perhaps a frenzy of partitioning the United Kingdom, or at least its colonies, might occur. This frenzy would not be limited to North Arica but would also spread to Africa and even to Central Asia and India in the future.
But if the Aricans gained nothing from this war, people would feel that the British were still real tigers. Then, at most, the French would continue to trouble the British, but other countries would rely watch the show. Thus, France could only rely on its own strength to deal with Britain, considering that France could not, like Britain, concentrate all its efforts on naval power. Thus, defeating Britain would still be a lengthy process.
"At present, our naval forces, at least those in Louisiana, are insufficient to change the course of the war," Louis said to Governor Marcel, "Even if we join directly, it won't be of much use. However, maybe we can send rcenaries to fight the British on land?"
"Sending rcenaries? That's also a solution. However, we are not completely helpless at sea," Governor Marcel said.
"At sea? We only have a few colonial cruisers at our disposal, and together they are no match for that old British spinster," Louis shook his head.
"I heard that not long ago, an Arican approached you and sold you a submarine?" Governor Marcel said.
"You know about this? But that submarine wasn't sold to us; it was given as compensation for a debt default," Louis said.
"That guy previously approached a friend of mine, trying to get so investnt from him. My friend is a naval officer, and he said that the guy's submarine wasn't very useful, at best, it could sneak into an enemy's naval harbor and place a tid bomb under their ships—though I think it will be too late once the British take Atlantic City. However, after they capture their next target, perhaps there will be an opportunity to use this to attack them."
The submarine sold to Louis by the Arican was actually just an improved version of a submarine used by the Aricans during the Revolutionary War in 1776 to attack the British fleet.
The concept of submarines was first proposed by Da Vinci, though he did not present a design. Later, people completed several designs filled with fanciful ideas, so of which were even built and tested. For example, in 1620, the Dutch engineer Cornelius Drebbel built the first successful submarine in history, later known as the "father of the submarine". His submarine was a sealed boat driven by 12 rowers, who several tis subrged over 5 ters deep in the Thas River for demonstrations. However, its use was limited to performances.
For over a hundred years afterwards, there was little progress in submarine developnt; they were mostly used for demonstrations.
During the Arican Revolutionary War in 1776, David Bushnell constructed a "submarine" out of wood to attack British warships. This submarine, nad "Turtle
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