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Suddenly, the word commissar spread like the Spanish flu or the Black Death that ravaged Europe in the Middle Ages, and rumors and fears began to spread among the Prussian army, casting an exaggerated layer of exaggeration over the facts. The soldiers of the French Third Army were afraid to encounter the French troops led by the political commissars, a group of monsters with an uncompromising will.

"Their iron discipline is like that of the 1st Prussian Grenadier Regiment that does not retreat."

This is the highest rating that the Third Army gives to its opponents.

However, the Prussian army completely misinterpreted the meaning of the political commissar, who was supposed to be mainly responsible for political education, propaganda against the enemy, and wartime encouragement. Because of the foundation of the system and the lack of candidates, Napoleon had to start with good officers, who were also responsible for propaganda against the enemy and wartime motivation. So far, Napoleon has not been able to promote it throughout the army, and he can only choose a few representative units as examples of political commissar propaganda, so as to silence the old guys in the War Office.

After carefully studying the battle, the far-sighted high-level of the Prussian army realized that the political commissar was only the spiritual pillar that supervised the soldiers to fight until the last moment, and as Engels said, the bravery of France and the superiority of the Chasebo rifle were not enough to offset the disparity in numbers between the two sides, and Prussia completely crushed France by relying on the advanced military service system and the superiority in artillery.

However, Prussia relied on an advanced military service system and superior artillery, and still followed the rules in terms of soldiers' tactical operations.

If both sides were still fighting in line infantry in history, then this war was a crushing game for Prussia, but their opponents were time-travelers who resurrected with the help of Napoleon's body, which changed the way the legions fought and had a profound impact on local wars.

Even if the hand-cranked Gatling can't catch up with the Maxim machine gun, the hand-cranked machine gun that can turn the muzzle of the gun can also form a cross-fire cover, and the reason why the Maxim machine gun during World War I can become a widow maker is that under the cover of cross-fire, the British soldiers who charged in the Battle of the Somme fell like a sickle harvesting wheat, harvesting 60,000 heads in one day, and a battle created a whole generation of widows for England.

The cross-fire hand-cranked Gatling against the line infantry of Upper Prussia was like a Krupp steel cannon against a Napoleonic bronze cannon, unceremoniously shattering the dream of the Second Reich.

Napoleon tried to use the machine guns of the old era to give the Prussian army maximum damage.

The Prussian feedback report recorded all the circumstances.

Chancellor Bismarck tossed aside the report brought by Crown Prince Frederick, and he stared at the map, when the Prussian army's attack on Paris was going very well, but the battle poked at his skew.

A battle-hardened army was routed several times by the reservists, and finally took a small town at a terrible cost, a battle loss ratio that Bismarck could not accept.

So, the first thing he did when he received the battle report was to remove the self-righteous Duke of Tann. What Prussia needed were brave officers, not brainless fools.

However, what made Bismarck even more troublesome was the commander of the Third Army, Crown Prince Frederick, after all, he was not a good commander, and he seemed at a loss in the face of a disadvantaged situation, which was the biggest taboo of a commander.

The means were not tough enough, too indecisive, which was why Bismarck did not like Crown Prince Frederick. If he can be as iron-blooded as his father, "Prince Butcher Shotgun", the relationship between the two of them will ease a lot.

Both sides are divided on this matter.

Bismarck did not look at Crown Prince Frederick's report, but sneered at him, "Your Royal Highness, it's not that I'm talking about anything here, but I still hope that you can carefully read this report before making a decision." ”

Bismarck handed another report of the investigation to Crown Prince Frederick and said in a cold voice, "The commissar only strengthened the determination of the French soldiers to resist, and the losses of the Low Rhine Regiment were not caused by the commissars, they just happened to use the terrain to fight a beautiful defensive battle." If it were me, I would have sent the commander of the Low Rhine regiment to a court-martial. The French army set up their machine guns on high ground and fired simultaneously from both fronts. And what about the offensive of our soldiers? A vast field, without any cover, they were like fools rushing to their deaths, falling in front of their machine guns one after another. However, in order to capture the town as soon as possible, the commander of the Low Rhine Regiment actually chose to cover it with artillery fire at night. At least seventy percent of the artillery did not give them a fatal blow. This is why the so-called French army became invincible overnight. ”

Crown Prince Frederick said with a pale face, "I don't think it was Tann's mistake. ”

Bismarck handed the report to Crown Prince Frederick, and every letter on it seemed to mock him.

"It's not your fault, you've experienced less war. This is also the first time you have taken control of an army group, but you and I should both understand that this war is 'gilded' for you to ascend to the throne later, so don't let your political enemies grab the handle, you know? I don't ask you to besiege Bazin's Rhine army, like your cousin Prince Karl, and trap this team in Metz, affecting the whole battle. I only ask you to cover the left flank of your father's army, so that we can get through to Paris without any problems. ”

The crown prince stared at the other report, silent.

Bismarck raised his index finger and whispered, "With such a request, I only beg you not to make a major mistake in this war." King William and I, both watching your performance. ”

Although there were differences of opinion between Crown Prince Frederick and Chancellor Bismarck, the two sides remained in agreement on some major issues. For example, the crown prince's right to inheritance.

The brightest figure in the Franco-Prussian War was not Crown Prince Frederick, but his cousin, Prince Karl.

Frederick clenched the saber in his hand, looked at the man in his fifties, and asked in a deep voice, "What if I meet the commissar again in the future?" ”

Bismarck was now distraught, although the Prussian army was pushing deep into French territory with a sharp knife, the tip of the knife was directly higher than that of Paris, but the strategic depth of the French army dispersed the Prussian army's forces, and they held the fortress for a long time, and the previous plan of the General Staff to quickly ensume their territory had failed.

He could only take Paris as fast as he could, ending the war.

So Bismarck didn't have the energy to pay attention to this kind of trivial matter at all, and he said in a deep voice without raising his head, "Since the political commissar is an important spiritual pillar of their army, then if they are caught, they will be shot directly, and we can give preferential treatment to prisoners of war, but we will not give preferential treatment to political commissars." ”

He did not realize that this small failed battle was only the beginning of a Prussian nightmare.

Bismarck, who felt that victory was in sight, clenched the crutches in his hand with great ambition.

"As I said, Prussia is going to crush the will of the French army to fight."