Late-night training was definitely a novelty for people in the mid-19th century, when electricity technology had not yet been invented, not even light bulbs, and night was still a constraint for human beings.

In that era, there were indeed some classic examples of night battles, but most of them were cold-weapon encounters, and truly planned and organized night battles were very rare, not to say that European commanders were incompetent, but only because of the constraints of conditions.

It is an almost impossible task for a regiment of hundreds of thousands of people to fight at night, not to mention the question of how to command, just one battlefield lighting can stump all the officers.

At that time, the front-loading gun had not completely withdrawn from the stage of history, and the vast majority of soldiers needed to stand up and load the musket with both hands, they did not have a third hand to hold the torch to light themselves, and it was difficult for him to find the enemy's traces and aim and shoot in the dark.

This status quo will continue until the popularization of rear-loading guns and the popularization of standardized bullets will be broken, and the soldiers at that time can lie down on their stomachs, can hide in the trenches and load bullets, and the soldiers' ability to penetrate the defense is greatly enhanced. The activities of small units in companies and platoons became the key to victory on the battlefield, and that was when night battles shone brightly.

At this time, the European military strategists did not have the insight to penetrate history, but Xiao Lotian ha... This traverser knows very well that the German Mauser was born in the Austro-Prussian War, but it was not popularized for various reasons, and by the time of the Franco-Prussian War, this kind of historical famous gun that changed the way the army fought will be popularized throughout the army.

It was this kind of rear-loading custom ammunition needle rifle that ended the history of the army lining up to shoot, and the progress of science and technology changed the mode and thinking of human warfare.

One step first, one step at a time, Xiao Letian's new army dare not guarantee otherwise, the throne of the world's first night war is grabbed.

The 300 recruits seemed to be familiar with the process of gathering late at night, and although they all drank alcohol during the dinner, the high-intensity training had formed a kind of conditioned reflex for them, and all the soldiers were silent and did not speak.

Three minutes later, heavily armed soldiers gathered in the courtyard and soon began a rapid march in the direction of the northern woods.

In the dark of night, the footsteps of leather boots trampling the earth, and the long breathing of the soldiers were continuous, as if a huge monster was running wild in the darkness.

The Hamburg boot camp seemed to be familiar with the crazy behavior of this group of Chinese, and the sentries looked at their mouths and muttered something, and then turned back and continued their duties. And the Prussian soldiers who slept in the barracks had no interest in turning over at all.

The weather in Hamburg in April was neither hot nor cold, and it was so comfortable that by the time everyone reached their designated goal, they didn't even sweat. Immediately after that, it was the target point of the infiltration, and each company platoon began to designate its own hidden path, and all of them proceeded in silence and order.

Leo stared intently at the soldiers, this was the first time he had followed the new army for an emergency assembly at night, he did complain a little at first, but as his brain became clearer and clearer, he gradually felt the horror of these soldiers.

"What a terrible efficiency it is to be able to go from a sleeping state to a fully armed assembly in three minutes, and to receive orders at once, to draw up a battle plan and implement it in a few minutes, and to be able to make and implement it in a few minutes, compared to these soldiers, the Prussian army is as bloated and sluggish as a fat pig......

Sima Yun beside Leo heard his muttering, and at this time Sima Yun could already understand simple German, and he generally understood Leo's words.

"Our big reporter, do you have any doubts? This kind of low-intensity training is also worth surprising? If you know that we once lurked all night in the cold snowfield, and survived alone for a week on a tropical island without any supplies, it would not be too late to be surprised......

Leo was shocked, he had never heard of this devil training method, which almost subverted his entire impression of the army. A wave suddenly arose in his heart, if such a soldier and such a citizen can be called weak, then what should be the definition of a strong person?

Just as he wanted to continue the conversation with Sima Yun, suddenly a mobile sentry not far away ran over.

"Report sir, there is no light in the west, it seems that there is a fire somewhere in the city of Hamburg..."

"What?" Several officers hurriedly picked up their binoculars and looked due west, and the result was that half of the sky was red in the western part of the city-town junction, and there was a faint chaotic roar.

"Lehman, come and see, where is it?"

"Oh, that's the warehouse area of the marina, and the location is probably a winery I frequent...... God, I remember, there is also an orphanage nearby, which I used to interview......"

"Assemble, emergency assemble, training canceled, now it's the actual combat ......"

Xiao Hexin, Sima Yun, Luo Huo, Hyotaro, Nohei Tai...... The officers of all levels of the New Army gathered together, plus Leo and Jonas, and a circle of people began to discuss nervously with their heads on top of each other.

"Rescue, this is nothing to say, I visually measured the distance, it is about five kilometers, and the west side of the forest is full of grape fields, which can't stop us at all......"

"There is no problem in saving people, the point is that we don't have any equipment to fight fires...... Leo, isn't there a fire brigade in Hamburg?"

"Of course there is, but it's too far away, and this is a warehouse area, and there are flammable materials everywhere, so the fire brigade may not have enough people...... I implore you, officers, not to sit idly by, for we are now in the nearest position......"

Jonas patted Leo on the shoulder, hoping he would calm down, "Don't get excited, Leo. I believe in the moral qualities of these oriental fevers..."

Then Jonas said frankly to the Chinese officers, "Gentlemen, I must tell you the truth, I hope you can lend a hand, but I also want to tell you the consequences of this......"

"Now, your identity is not a secret secret, but it is just a legend in the mouths of the people of Hamburg. If you enter the city today, it means that you are officially in front of the Europeans, and it will not take three days for the whole of Europe to know this information......"

Speaking of this, Jonas suddenly became extremely entangled, he frowned and didn't know how to speak, and it took a long time to make up his mind, "Gentlemen, there is something that is still top secret, and I shouldn't have told you...... Your Prime Minister, Mr. Xiao Lotian, is on his way to Hamburg, and he has come to Europe secretly......"

With a bang, Xiao Hexin and them were in an uproar: "What you said is true? The Prime Minister is here? Mr. Xiao actually chased after him? Why is it so fast?"

Jonas sighed with a bitter face, "Your Excellency the Prime Minister is walking in the Sinai Peninsula, not around the Cape of Good Hope, so the speed is much faster...... But you must know that now the French have set their sights on the Prime Minister, and they are mobilizing a force to capture him, although they do not know who this mysterious Chinese is......"

"If you show up in Hamburg today, I think the French spies will immediately link the two things, and even if they can't guess the identity of the Prime Minister, they can guess that what they want to arrest is definitely a big man......"

"Those French, as long as they can contain the rise of Prussia, they will do anything, and then the Prime Minister will be in danger......"

This was a great dilemma, and the young officers were suddenly caught in a dilemma, on the one hand, the fire that needed to be rescued, and on the other hand, the leader who was being hunted down by the French.

Leo saw the hesitation in the eyes of these Chinese, and he scratched his hair desperately, "Sir, honorable gentlemen... The fire is threatening the lives of hundreds of orphans, what about the morality in your hearts? What about the etiquette that you Chinese believe in? How can you see death without saving it..."

The young men who were squeezed by Leo's words were red-faced, but there was nothing they could do, and now that the adults had fallen into the encirclement of the French, the slightest carelessness would be dangerous. As Jonas said, the British and French who appear now can definitely guess the identity of the mysterious stowaway.

At that time, it will not be the intelligence officers who will collectively hunt down Xiao Letian, they will even use the army and navy to cooperate in encircling and suppressing him, this is not China, nor Naha, and the eastern face will not be able to hide at all.

Time passed minute by minute, and the boys were sweating profusely, especially Hyotaro and Noheita, and at this time the typical Japanese foolishness and loyalty flared up again.

"No, we must ensure my father's safety, and I will never allow my father to be in danger...... I voted against, I firmly opposed...... "Xiao Bingtaro can't care so much, he only has his father in his eyes."

At this time, Noheita also stood up and bowed apologetically to the two Germans, "I'm sorry, I also have to vote against it, because the Prime Minister is shouldering the burden of the rise of East Asia and the hope of countless Asian nations, and he can't ...... accidents."

Leo's nose was sour, and tears came out of his eyes, "Okay, good, this is the morality of you Orientals, I have seen it...... Take your stinky money..."Leo took out a handful of silver coins from his underwear pocket and threw them on the ground.

"I'm quitting this job... I'm going to put out the fire myself...", he turned around and ran west.

Jonas also stood up at this time and sighed and said, "I understand your choice, you also have difficulties, but I must save people, this is my morality..."

"Damn, this is going to kill us..."Luo Huo slammed his fist into the ground, and the two silver coins were smashed deep into the earth.

At this time, Xiao Hexin suddenly stood up, he looked at all the soldiers, and said sharply, "Brothers, do you remember the explanation of the adults before leaving? I'll ask you, have you forgotten ......?"

All the soldiers subconsciously stood up and saluted, "All the time, never dare to forget..."

"Okay, let me ask you, what exactly is the prestige of the country and the prestige of the army? Is it a brave charge on the battlefield? Or is it a mountain of thousands of enemies' heads? No, no, no, no, your understanding is one-sided, and you don't know what adults think......

"The only mission of the army is to protect, to protect, to protect, by the extremely violent means of war... To protect those we deserve... Now that hundreds of orphans are in a desperate situation, we see it but don't make a move, so what is the difference between us and those Eight Banners and Green Battalion soldiers?"

Xiao Hexin almost exhausted all the air in his lungs, roaring, "Remember who we are... We are a new army, a new army that carries the hopes of a nation, we are not selfish and greedy thugs, this has never been what adults want......"

"Now, I command you... All of them...... Face due west, rush to the fire, and tell those Europeans with our actions, what we Chinese are like, what is our military prestige and national prestige..."

"I'm sure adults will make the same choices as me here... A choice that has no hesitation..."

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