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The successive victories made the Germans feel that Prussia was not worth a damn. After capturing the two important cities of Berlin and Szczecin, the Germans apparently quickened the pace of their offensive, and the German Sixth Division advanced nearly 100 kilometers in a few days, and lost friendly support on the flanks, in order to pursue the main Prussian army that had retreated from Szczecin.

After defeating two groups of enemies in succession, the German 6th Division broke headlong into the Prussian ambush. At this time, the German 6th Division abandoned its slow-moving howitzer artillery and carried mortars that were easy to carry, and even the continuous fighting made their ammunition reserves not very sufficient. The German commander decided that the Prussian army was at the end of its powerful crossbow and would be crushed with a single blow, so he took the risk of attacking.

Prussian Lieutenant General Konobelsdorf took advantage of the German army's weak enemy and deployed a large number of Prussian cavalry to attack the German flanks and cut off the German rear. In the absence of cavalry and ammunition, the 6th Division was heavily damaged by the Prussian army. Although the German resistance was very tenacious, and many German soldiers used bayonets to kill after firing bullets, the Prussian army enjoyed a 1:4 superiority in strength, and the German firepower could not suppress the enemy, and was finally defeated.

In this battle, the main force of the German Sixth Division was almost completely annihilated, with heavy casualties, only one and a half infantry regiments successfully broke through, and it still had combat effectiveness, more than 8,400 German soldiers were killed and wounded, and more than 2,000 were captured. This news shook the German command and poured a basin of cold water on the brains of the enthusiastic Germans.

The commander of the 6th Division ignored the instructions of the commander Blücher and advanced lightly, but in the end he also paid the price with his life and died on the battlefield. Of course, the victory of the Prussians was by no means hearty, and the Prussian army, with four times the strength of the German army, actually suffered nearly 6,000 casualties, which made the Prussian army also unable to calm down.

Even when the king of Prussia heard the news, he was not excited to win, but to be able to use it as a bargaining chip to negotiate an armistice and peace with the Germans.

Of course, the Germans did not make peace, and Marnes, who was good at manipulating people's hearts, even personally came to the newly formed infantry divisions and shouted the slogan of revenge for his comrades. The German army on the Eastern Front led by Blucher was replenished, and at this time there were 80,000 troops, and they were coming to Prussia with the overwhelming force of Mount Tai.

A defeat made the Germans' feverish brains more sober, and Datang did not feel any frustration for this, defeating the Germans again and again, and Datang, who had a good hand, also had many ways to reverse the form.

On the Western Front, in the military camp in Antwerp, Belgium, a commander of the Tang Army was ushered in.

"Welcome, Major General Zhang Min." The French general D'Oger greeted "warmly".

Rather than the somewhat feigned welcome of Deauger, the welcome of Scharnhorst and the Belgian general was a little more real.

Zhang Min naturally knew that if he came to Antwerp alone without bringing troops, it would be easy for people to feel that he was here to seize power. Of course, he did come to seize power. After the Tang Dynasty joined the war, the Tang, France and Germany did not form a clear military alliance, although they faced the same enemy, but there were still many problems in coordinated operations, and the most important one was the question of the ownership of command.

On the Western Front, the French army had the largest number of troops, with as many as 70,000, followed by the German army with more than 20,000 people, and the Belgian strength was negligible. The Don army numbered 14,000 men, but they came in batches, some of them now in Dunkirk, but the idea of the Don army was to launch a landing operation directly in the Netherlands, not to follow the Franco-German-Bilian coalition from Belgium into the Netherlands.

In fact, even if it is the same party, there are still differences between Datang and France in the competition for the Netherlands. In fact, France did not necessarily have to get a colony from the Netherlands, in fact, France's poor colonial management ability, even if it did, there was no interest to occupy, especially during the period of the European war. But Datang is determined to win both Ceylon and South Africa. In this way, the Dutch exiles, the future members of the would-be Dutch government, would be more inclined towards France.

Of course, the Tang Dynasty also has its own means, after the capture of the Netherlands, France will inevitably not be able to garrison troops in the Netherlands for a long time, because they still have to fight. However, Datang can directly leave its troops in the Netherlands and establish a headquarters of the Tang Army in Europe in the Netherlands. With a garrison, the influence on the Netherlands is naturally very huge. Because of business, Datang has dealings with many capitalists in the Netherlands. Although Datang will take Ceylon and South Africa, if the Netherlands becomes a protectorate of Datang, that is, like several countries in South America, Datang will open up its huge domestic and overseas territories, and Dutch merchants will enjoy zero import tariffs and trade between Datang's overseas territories more flexibly.

Although this also means that the entire market of the Netherlands is also open to Datang goods and capital with zero tariffs, but the actual total industrial volume and manufacturing capacity of the Netherlands can not have any impact on Datang at all.

Losing a certain degree of autonomy and losing a direct colony, but in exchange for huge business opportunities and a thick thigh, there will inevitably be many people who are willing. The Dutch, especially the Dutch capitalists, who recognize money but not the state, are happy to see this.

But no matter what, Datang must do a good job of preparation. When Zhang Min came to Antwerp, he actually brought a diplomatic team with him. Tang diplomats will reach out to exiled Dutch politicians and bargain with them.

On the military front, Zhang Min actually has only one proposal now.

"The Datang Navy is confronting the British in the Strait, and our main fleet will be deployed in about three weeks, and we hope that the coalition forces can exert some pressure on the Anglo-Dutch coalition forces, and when the Netherlands is attacked and in danger, it will naturally shake the Dutch Navy and the Royal Navy defending the coast, and create better conditions for the actions of our Datang Navy."

Deore touched his chin and said, "So, isn't Datang ready to send troops to attack the Netherlands with us?" ”

Zhang Min said: "No, once we break through the Anglo-Dutch fleet, our landing force will carry out a landing operation in The Hague to cooperate with the coalition forces on the southern front to carry out a comprehensive occupation of the Netherlands." ”

Deauge was slightly dissatisfied, "The British and Dutch have placed their armies on the border, and you have to wait until you break through the Anglo-Dutch fleet and then land and fight, which is equivalent to picking up a bargain and leaving the hardest work to us." (To be continued.) )