"Accelerate, accelerate, the most elite lads of the Empire, we are the Thorn Flower Division, we are the most heroic first regiment, don't be afraid of hardship, you must know that the rewards after victory are unimaginable......"

"Just defeat those pesky Prussians, and we'll get a big war reparation, and I promise you all a lot of money that you'll ever dream of laughing at......"

"Aha...... Bah, bastards, be careful, the dirt is all in my mouth......"

Viscount Alain has never been so majestic in his life, don't look at her in Vienna as a well-known nobleman, but in the years of army gilding, she has made no achievements, which makes his family extremely angry.

But what's the use of being angry, not many people in the entire Austrian military department are optimistic about Alain's group of gentlemen, or they won't have formed a division to support them.

Look at Alain's outfit on the battlefield, the delicate sheepskin gloves are actually dyed white, according to his original words, it is necessary to retain the beauty of the white cloth gloves and the handguard effect of lambskin.

Of course, gloves are just one aspect that Viscount Alan pays attention to, you look at the texture of his military uniform, it is made of top-quality tweed fabrics, all the buttons are either gold or silver, if you go out without money to pull a button, it is enough for ordinary people to spend more than half a month.

The superior living conditions since childhood, coupled with the status of the nobleman, made Alain develop a jealous and arrogant temper, and the most direct manifestation of this temper is the cleanliness that is revealed on him anytime and anywhere.

Alain likes to make achievements on the battlefield and win glory for his family, but he is very disgusted with the dirty environment on the battlefield, especially this morning, when it rained drizzly, and the land was trampled by the army, it quickly turned into a dirty muddy road.

Look at the cow dung mixed in the mud by the roadside, Viscount Alain couldn't really associate the delicious steak on the gold and silver plate with the dung, and he covered his mouth with gloves most of the way except for the occasional shouting of slogans.

But just now, the short-eyed cavalryman actually flew all over his horse in front of him, and the dirt raised by the horse's hooves even flew into his mouth.

Oh my God, Viscount Alain was sick at the thought of cow dung, but he also knew that the soldiers around him were watching him, and this kind of demoralization must not be allowed.

The adjutant who served him personally was used to calling him since he was a child, and when the young master became an officer, he naturally had to arrange an adjutant for him to be an officer, but in fact, he was just a personal subordinate. As soon as the adjutant saw the young master's appearance, he knew that he had committed cleanliness again, so he quickly took out the wine jug that had been silver and secretly handed it over.

Alain raised his head without saying a word, and the top French wine worth two hundred gold coins was not for drinking at all, but for gargling.

With a pop, the red wine syrup spat all over the ground, good wine is good wine, and the strong fruity aroma stimulated the surrounding soldiers to sniff, they probably never had the opportunity to drink such a precious wine in their lives.

"Report to the Chief...... Urgent information from the front......"

"Ahem, cough, cough ......" Viscount Alain, who had just finished rinsing his mouth and wanted to take a sip of wine to moisten his throat, was suddenly startled by the herald who broke in, and all the sip of wine choked into his trachea.

"Ahem, ahem...... You bastard...... Why did you come out of me...... cough cough cough ......"

The herald didn't expect that he had been running all morning, and he was tired and covered in stinky sweat, but in exchange for a scolding, but on the other side was a proud nobleman, and his identity was only a commoner, plus he was still the top boss, even if he was scolded, he had to be next to him.

The soldier lowered his voice slightly, "Report to your lordship, the sentry has sent urgent information, our destination is Shiqiao Heights, and suddenly found a general army, it seems that it is to protect Shiqiao, please instruct the commander......"

"Well, why is it so fast, open the map...... "Although Alan is a gentleman, he is also a serious graduate of the military academy, and he still has the kung fu to talk on paper.

"Hmm... It seems that old Moltke still has some skills, and he must have discovered our plan...... How many enemies are there?"

"Report to your lordship, no more than two battalions are visually inspected, all infantry without cavalry and artillery auxiliary......"

"Hahaha, this is really sleepy and sending pillows, isn't this a credit to me for nothing? Send an order, let the sentries spread the warning area, and we must find out if they have reinforcements...... The rest of the soldiers are speeding forward, our first regiment is going to monopolize this achievement, and I won't give anyone else a point, hahaha......"

Just as he was laughing wildly, the herald spoke again, "Sir, there is one more thing I need to report to you secretly...... "Viscount Alain was puzzled to disperse the soldiers around him" Long story short, we have to hurry ......"

"Yes, sir...... The sentinels at the front found that this unit was extremely strange, and they found that there were a lot of oriental faces mixed in it, and the military uniform was not the same as that of the Prussian army......"

"Sir, could it be the Prime Minister of the East, and if we rashly exchange fire with them, will it cause a diplomatic dispute?"

"What..."Viscount Alan grabbed the herald by the collar, "Do you say it again?

When the herald nodded in response, Viscount Alan let go of his hand and a strange smile appeared on his face, "Hehe, God really loves me, I never thought that they would actually go to war...... Come on, order the troops to march forcibly, and be the first to rush to the stone bridge heights, and we will crush this army......"

"Report sir, now we are already marching at the fastest pace, and if we go faster, our artillery will not be able to keep up......"

"Don't worry about the artillery, let the cavalry and infantry start a rapid march, the enemy has no artillery at all, we can drown them with a charge, I only need to win the first stop...... Execute the order immediately..."

"Yes, sir—" A group of cavalry suddenly dispersed around Viscount Alain, and they began to issue orders along the long march, shouting as they ran, and soon all the soldiers of the first regiment picked up their speed and began to trot forward.

Don't look at the thorn flower division has a group of noble children, but it is precisely because of the incompetence of the officers that the imperial military department will allocate more elite soldiers to balance the su zhì of the entire division.

The proportion of veterans in the Thorn Flower Division was the highest, and the overall Suzhì was also super strong, and under Alain's orders, the rolling crowd quickly accelerated, and the wilderness was full of thunderous footsteps.

There will always be some fatal enemies in a lifetime, and some fatal enemies will accompany him for a lifetime, just like the Manchu court that Xiao Letian faced, or Britain and France, which were already the top powers, all of which required him to fight with his life.

But some enemies are destined to be just passers-by for a period of time, such as the old birch mountain family of the Shimazu family, and the Manchurian green camp in Tanggu Port, these people can only find trouble for Xiao Letian for a period of time, and in the end, these enemies will be wiped out in Xiao Letian's counterattack.

What did Viscount Alan say to Xiao Letian? Perhaps, in the eyes of Viscount Alan Ran, this Xiao Lotian was his mortal enemy and the East Asian barbarian who made him lose face. But in Xiao Letian's eyes, Alan is just a clown, and when the conflict at the drinking party is over, Xiao Lotian doesn't bother to recall the clown.

How broad a person's horizons are, how broad his heart is, Xiao Letian's heart is filled with the heavy task of national rejuvenation, and since he has already taken revenge on the insult at the cocktail party, he has no interest in remembering it anymore.

But life is sometimes so coincidental, Xiao Letian, who commanded the deployment of the mixed battalion, never thought that the first wave of enemies he faced was actually led by Viscount Alain.

"Report to the Chief...... Suddenly a small group of Austrian sentinels was spotted in the southeast, and they immediately retreated as soon as they noticed that we were approaching......"

"Keep exploring...... Damn, good spirits and bad spirits, I guess the Austrian army will definitely divide the troops, but I didn't expect the troops to really be divided......"

Xiao Letian knew very well that in the Battle of Sadowa, Austria's forces were definitely greater than Prussia's, just as General Benedek was really preparing to block the Second Corps, he could use the strength of one army.

Don't look at the 120,000 elites of the Second Corps, but it takes time to defeat the strength of an army, but now for the Prussian army, time is life, and every minute of delay will tilt the balance of victory in Austria's favor.

"Damn, I didn't expect Austria to be so tricky, Benedek is really a masterpiece......" When Xiao Lotian and the officers around him had a small meeting, everyone frowned and fell into deep thought.

After a while, Sima Yun suddenly said, "My lord, maybe the gaffe is even stricter than our deduction, if Austria is determined to delay time, they can blow up the stone bridge, don't look at this small river can't stop the advance of the cavalry and infantry, but the artillery can't, without the bridge, they can only rely on war horses and soldiers to pull hard..."

"That's right..."Xiao Hexin also reacted, "The Austrian side doesn't need to send too many troops at all, just send a few engineer regiments, bring enough explosives to blow it all the way, all the roads are destroyed, forcing the army to go through the farmland and wilderness, if they want to delay time, they have a way to ......"

The officer corps immediately discussed, and everyone had a stern expression, and they all realized the severity of the situation, and for a moment, the eyes of everyone present were on Xiao Letian, he was the highest commander here, and he could only make the decision.

Xiao Letian carefully checked the topographic map, and then picked up the telescope and looked around, his heart was comparing with each other, and it took more than ten minutes for him to finally make up his mind.

"Damn, it all depends on what I'm doing? What else is there to discuss, prepare for battle, Shiqiao Heights is a necessary place on the march route of the Second Army, and it is the highest place in the terrain, whoever occupies this place will dominate the absolute control of the entire battlefield...... Do you remember the previous civil engineering training? What are you doing in a daze, do it right away......

Xiao Letian gave an order, everyone acted separately without saying a word, and the military order was quickly passed back and forth in the mouths of the battalion commander, company commander, platoon commander, and squad leader, and in less than five minutes, the two special battalions all moved, and there was a lot of noise on the high ground.

At this time, I really saw the elite Cheng Dù of the Prussian soldiers, don't look at it as just a group of rookies who came out of the Hamburg new barracks, but the basic military training is absolutely solid, and there is no need for Xiao Lotian to give orders at all, only the middle-level officers will divide the entire high ground into different defense areas, and all companies and platoons can quickly find their own defense locations.

"Remember the ground rat training on the banks of the Elbe? Don't you complain? Let you know today how important civil training is in future wars...... Everyone immediately went into action, digging individual pits first, stationing sharpshooters to cover the battlefield, and the others immediately digging trenches......"

"One more drop of sweat now, one less drop of blood will be shed on the battlefield later...... Accelerate, accelerate..."

The whole stone bridge heights were completely transformed into a huge construction site, and everywhere there were sapper shovels flying up and down, wet pitch black earth was lifted up, and then beaten into neat fortifications, and in a short time hundreds of individual pits appeared around the high ground.

At the same time, the trench behind the single soldier pit also began to work, and everyone did not dare to relax a little, everyone knew that this was a race against the god of war for time, and the Austrian army could appear at any time.

Just as the trench had just taken on a rough outline, but could not hide the figure of an adult, suddenly the sentinels from the south rode back on horseback.

"Spot the enemy's tracks...... Direction: Southeast...... Visually inspected as a reinforced regiment...... The Austrians have appeared..."At the roar of the sentinels, a black line appeared on the horizon to the southeast, and the enemy finally appeared.

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