Xiao Lotian will never leave his brother behind, there is no doubt about that. But what is in front of Xiao Letian is still a very difficult choice.

Now the new army has been divided into two, Luo Huo and Ye Pingtai around him have more than 100 people, and the rest of the army is around Xiao Hexin and Sima Yun.

By this time the two French cavalry battalions had already pressed over from the north, and according to the Prussian intelligence, they would arrive in fifteen minutes at most.

Although Xiao Letian didn't know if this wave of enemies was a battalion or two battalions together, even if there was a cavalry battalion, they couldn't stand it.

If Xiao Lotian chooses to stay, then the most likely scenario is that the three hundred new troops plus himself are drowned by this thousand cavalry, and with the anger of the French now, they are very likely to kill Xiao Lotian on the battlefield to vent their anger.

If Xiao Lotian chooses to take Luo Huo and Ye Pingtai and them to turn north, although they will lose Xiao Hexin and Sima Yun, the strength of this officer corps can be maintained at least half.

The choice of the annihilation of the army on the one hand, and the escape of a strong man with a broken wrist on the other, was not a problem at all in the eyes of the Prussians, but it stumped the prime minister from the East.

Jonas cautiously reminded the sidelines, "Your Excellency, for the sake of future victory, the temporary sacrifice is worth it, where is the war of the immortals in the world?"

Xiao Letian rubbed his temples in pain, "I know, I know what you are saying, let me think about it, think about it again......"

Xiao Letian kept scolding in his heart, how can you Europeans know my current difficulties, no matter what, you Prussia has been fully militarized for a hundred years, and there are countless talents you have accumulated. But what about me? How difficult it is to pull out such a Western-style education in that old empire.

Everyone here is my baby bump, in the army they are all future company commanders, battalion commanders, if put in the locality, everyone here is enough to be a qualified county magistrate.

This is Lao Tzu's talent pool, how much blood I have shed, how much energy has it taken to save the seeds of this future career, how can I lose it, I am reluctant.

Xiao Letian's entanglement was seen by everyone present, no one dared to speak at this time, no one dared to disturb his train of thought, and now any decision made by Xiao Letian involved the lives of countless people.

"If I could, I would like to think forever without making any decisions...... But this is not realistic, since I have led you on this road of no return, I must make a choice for you......"

Speaking of this, Xiao Lotian gritted his back molars and stared at the northern paths and dense forests, and said loudly, "Time is running out, all the new troops will immediately deploy in the hills to build a temporary blocking position, we will block these French cavalry here for half an hour......"

"Yes, you heard me right, and I didn't go mad, I was going to hold back the French hooves with more than a hundred new troops in this hilly area, and I would succeed in blocking them for half an hour...... All I can do is buy Xiao Hexin and Sima Yun 45 minutes of their time......"

"If after 45 minutes, they still haven't shown up...... That's their fate..."

The French soldiers present were stunned, and the officer who led the team shouted loudly, "No, this is a chaotic order, you can't complete this task, a French cavalry battalion has 400 men and horses, this is not something you can resist at all, even if there is only one battalion, you can't resist it......"

Xiao Letian knew very well in his heart that what these Prussians said was not wrong, and it was almost impossible for the infantry to compete with the cavalry team at high speed without the support of heavy machine guns and artillery.

But Xiao Letian has no other choice, even if it is only a one percent chance of success, he has to fight to grab it.

Yes, I also think that the chance of success is only one percent, but on the road to national rejuvenation, let alone a one percent chance, even one in a thousand is worth fighting, because if you don't fight, there is only one end, and that is a dead end......

"My good brothers, don't let me down, I'll watch the battle here, if any of you take a step back, I'll take a step forward, if you can't stand it, I'll use my chest to hold the ...... for you"

There is no need for a heavy hammer to ring the drum, where can these young men stand Xiao Letian's words, and they all rushed forward with enthusiasm, shouting loudly, "Adults want to go to the battlefield, unless we are all dead...... Fight, fight to the death ...

Xiao Letian's determination is the confidence of all the new troops, and the whole crowd became fanatical, and at this time, His Royal Highness the Wing King walked over, "I will command this battle, I still have some experience in infantry against cavalry, and I haven't forgotten the little things left by our ancestors......"

Xiao Letian's eyes lit up, grabbed Shi Dakai's hand, and said excitedly, "Great, my brother is on the battlefield, I will rest assured, come on, I still have some ideas to discuss with you, brother......"

Time was pressing, and while Xiao Lotian and Yiwang were whispering, more than one hundred and twenty new troops had begun to enter the position, and the sapper shovels flew up and down to start building improvised fortifications.

When the war entered the era of breech-loading rifled guns, civil engineering in the field became more and more important, and only a change in the way of installing bullets resulted in a huge revolution in the form and consciousness of the entire war.

In the era of smoothbore guns, people could only stand to reload muskets, and people in the queue were like puppets mechanically repeating fixed movements, and every soldier in the war was more like a screw.

In the era of rifled guns, soldiers were finally liberated from large queues, and people could hide in bunkers and hide behind obstacles to load ammunition, coupled with the widespread use of fixed ammunition with bullet casings, the frequency and accuracy of soldiers' shooting increased exponentially, and the safety was also improving.

By the time of the First World War, trench warfare had become the mainstream of the battlefield, and civil engineering had become a compulsory course for armies of various countries.

But the current Europeans are not aware of this, this is the magic weapon that Xiao Letian, the traverser, relies on, and it is these new concepts of war that transcend the times that have made him all the way to today.

The Prussian soldiers were dumbfounded, although their military training also had courses on the construction of temporary fortifications, but they were definitely not as skilled as these Chinese. Seeing that the individual pits were dug out, and the dirt was neatly slapped to form small shooting bunkers, it looked like standard parts in the factory from a distance.

Not only that, but in front of the firing position, there were many new troops in the woods and hills, and the Prussian soldiers from a distance could not see clearly.

Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and when there was a sudden low tremor in the west, everyone realized that the cavalry battalion was getting closer and closer.

"Withdraw, everybody withdraw...... Return to the bunker and prepare to shoot......" The orders of officers at all levels came and went, like waves from the middle of the formation to the two wings.

After the sound of rattling bolts and hammers, the murderous aura of the battle instantly covered the entire battlefield. At this moment, even the battle-hardened Prussian army sweated.

This is the Franco-Swiss border, and the Prussian army cannot be mixed in under any circumstances, and if the guns go wrong, I am afraid that the next major war will not be the Prussian War, but the Franco-Prussian War.

"Retreat, all the Prussian troops retreat, away from the battlefield, avoid contact with the French army......" The silent army began to retreat, although everyone was unwilling, but the military order was like a mountain, and no one could disobey it.

Xiao Letian's palms are sweaty now, the telescope he is holding tightly is wet from his grip, and a faint smoke and dust have risen in the dense forest in the distance, which shows that the vanguard of the French army is getting closer and closer.

It was a forest path where only three horses could walk side by side, and this was where the woods and the hills intersected, and as long as the cavalry could rush out of the path, they would soon be able to spread out in the hills, and the cavalry that formed the formation was very terrifying.

For the new army to defeat these cavalry, they had to disrupt their ranks before they could even form a position before they had even had time to burrow out of the forest.

"It's coming, it's already coming, everyone is not allowed to attack at will, follow orders, and bring in the enemy......"

At the sound of countless officers' orders, several war horses rushed out of the dense forest intersection at a gallop, followed by a burst of clattering French shouts.

The vanguard cavalry was followed by countless cavalry smoke and dust, and one after another tall horses leaped up the hills, and the French saw the burning barracks at a glance.

"Oh God, look...... Our barracks were attacked by these barbarians, who captured the border outposts......"

"What? These Chinese still dare to stop us? Are they lying on the ground waiting to die? Hahaha, they have even dug their own graves, waiting for us to kill ......."

"Look, there's a bunch of people on the other side of the level... Isn't it the runaway Oriental dignitary?Whoever he is, the warriors of France, ready to fight, trample these bandits to death with the hooves of our horses......"

At that moment, there was a thunderclap on the ground, and countless horses' hooves trampled on the earth, and the shaking stones buzzed and jumped, and the tall Arabian horse was really amazingly powerful, and the speed of the horse was lifted in only a few seconds.

"Accelerate, accelerate, French lads accelerate...... At such a short distance, they put two rounds of guns at most, and they can't threaten us at all......"

"Oh I cāo......" At the moment when the leading officer was boosting his morale, the horse suddenly lost its front hoof, and the whole horse rolled to the ground at once, throwing him out fiercely.

In the neighing of the warhorse, there was the wailing of the leading officer and the sound of broken bones and tendons, and the speed of such a fast horse could not be stopped at all, and before he could stand up, the hooves of the horses behind him had already stepped on his head.

Poof, it was like a rotten watermelon being trampled on, and the whole ground was full of red and white tofu brains.

"There are strange things on the ground, everyone be careful......" The other cavalryman did not finish, and then his war horse also lost control, and the front half of the war horse fell to the ground at once, throwing him out fiercely.

At this moment, there was a sudden shout of "open fire" from the positions of the Forces nouvelles...... Everyone opened fire...... "A dense burst of gunfire was followed by the neighing of countless horses and the wails of dying soldiers.

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