"Stand upright!" The guard at the door slammed his heels together and made a crisp sound, then he stood as straight as he could, put his right hand on his chest and made a fist salute, his chin held high to make him look heroic. His cuffs are embroidered with golden sleeves, like intertwined ears of wheat, beautiful, generous and delicate. This sign indicates his identity as the brocade guard of the Ming Empire, and also indicates that important royal figures are about to appear here.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!" An etiquette officer who had entered the room stood on the other side of the door, chanting the guest's name in a loud voice, and all the people in the room straightened up and looked at the open doorway.

A mild-mannered young man walked into the room and threw the slightly sassy white gloves in his hand to the ceremonial officer who followed him, he was dressed in a bright yellow military uniform, he looked heroic, his armed belt was tied around his slender waist, and his straight figure showed that he was not a pampered royal moth in the interior, but a teenager with a good habit of resting and exercising.

"Prince Chitose!" All the people in the room put their fists on their left chests, stood upright, and shouted their greetings. The sound of cumping boots was continuous, and everyone raised their chins in pride.

Since the beginning of the industrial revolution in the empire in 1627, it has been stipulated that generals have the right to stand and meet the royal family when commanding battles, which is a specific manifestation of the elevation of the status of warriors in the entire Ming Empire, and is the pride of every professional soldier of the empire. Although the army of the Ming Empire has become slightly decayed with the passage of time, this atmosphere of pride to the bone has always been retained.

"No courtesy." His Royal Highness the Young Crown Prince waved his palm lightly, and then lifted the restraint of everyone present: "This palace came this time, first, to meet my classmates and friends, to see his sassy and heroic posture on the front line, and second, to see how many eye-catching achievements there are in the imperial martial arts this time." Don't be too restrictive, just go ahead. ”

"Yes! Your Highness! A general with a golden five-pointed star on his shoulder nodded his head, then turned around, took the whip from his assistant's hand, pointed to the small flag representing the Gezhi army on the sand table in the center of the room, and began to introduce the basic situation of the two sides on the battlefield to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who had just entered: "The Royal 1st Army is launching an attack in the north, and the Red Army has just concentrated all the artillery fire of the reserve and the military headquarters to bombard the forward positions of the Blue Army on the opposite side, and we are discussing how to determine the specific losses of the Blue Army." ”

"According to the exercise layout instructions actually submitted by the two sides, the Blue Army used the deep trench theory used in the world war seven years ago to arrange a very strong defense ......system," a staff officer held a report in his hand and introduced the advance campaign arrangements of the Blue Army to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was standing on the edge of the sand table and staring at the situation of the two sides.

Obviously, according to the specific experience of the last war, the trench system can indeed offset the opponent's artillery superiority, and play a clear purpose of attrition of the opponent in the battle. The war between Germany and France, far away in Europe, was supported by this set of theories, and the "amazing record" of 1.1 million dead but did not change the Line of Actual Control between the two sides.

The Ming Empire, which sent its own military observation group to participate in that war, was naturally familiar with this whole set of warfare methods, but in fact, there was nothing worth keeping secret about the new technology -- since the birth of the high-tech product of heavy machine guns nine years ago, trying to break through the opponent's permanent fortifications by concentrating forces has become a very troublesome military topic.

However, it is obvious that the Red Army has decided on this ruined attack, and the artillery advantage of the concentrated reserves, as well as the direct sacrifice of the Imperial 1st Army, the most elite of the Empire, can clearly see that the other side wants to use a brute force to break through the Blue Army's defense.

"The speed of the Red Army's concentration of artillery fire and its determination to invest in the most elite troops are remarkable, but after all, in actual combat, the theory of trench warfare has been quite perfect, and only relying on concentrating forces on a single point of breakthrough, even if it succeeds, it may not be able to get much cheapness." As the commander-in-chief of the referee headquarters, Cheng Zhixin, the veteran general of the military department, shook his head and sighed.

At that time, several subordinate officials of the East Palace who were following His Royal Highness the Crown Prince changed their faces, and the gaze of the old general Cheng Zhixin became unfriendly. Almost everyone in the room knew that the prince came this time to see how Wang Jue, a classmate who served as chief of staff on the red side, won the victory. As a result, Cheng Zhixin, who presided over the exercise, was obviously unwilling to give face to the prince, and wanted a fair judgment that the red side had failed in attacking.

"General Cheng...... In your opinion, what should be the best way to deal with this current war situation? Sure enough, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed to be very unhappy, he asked questions in a very ordinary tone with his hands behind his back, but did not call Cheng Zhixin the more elegant "Cheng Shilang", but directly shouted out the word "Old General Cheng".

Cheng Zhixin lowered his head, and then replied slowly and solemnly: "From the perspective of seeking the country, it is not easy to take risks in this situation. The best strategy should be to build a strong defensive position as well, engage in a war of attrition with it, and then slowly figure it out. In actual combat, the opinion of the Reich General Staff was to refer to the tactics of Germany of the victorious country, concentrate artillery as reserves, and focus on counterattacking the enemy's breakthrough. ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't seem to have any intention of having an immediate attack, but instead eased his emotions, nodded and formally agreed: "Old General Cheng is also a serious man, and this palace also feels that it should be dealt with in this way." ”

As His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Empire, he just obtained a first-class graduation certificate from the Imperial Military Academy with an excellent score of 7th place a few months ago, and naturally has his own perception and understanding of the latest military tactics in the whole world. The Imperial Military Academy has been established for more than 200 years, and the fact that he was able to graduate from the top ten places there also saw the prince's own profound attainments in military science.

"This damn Wang Jue, I know the way, what is he doing?" With a faint voice that no one else could hear, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Empire gritted his teeth and began to curse the young man who was now standing in the headquarters of the Red Army.

"Ah...... Ahh At this moment, a young man who did not tie the style and discipline button sneezed, he sniffed, and then casually wiped the runny nose with the sleeve of the intern staff uniform with the red sleeves: "Alas...... It's unlucky, I caught a cold again. ”――

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