There has been no large-scale war in the world for three years, and now it is actually fighting. Moreover, it was a war in which the Ming Dynasty participated, and countries around the world sent observers to watch.

A spectacle of war has emerged, and the two sides are fighting to the death on the battlefield. A large group of observers from various countries rushed to watch the slaughter on the battlefield with binoculars held up in the designated security zone.

There was really nothing to say about the fighting, and the Russians still used traditional trench warfare. The front of the position was covered with barbed wire, behind which were stretches of bunkers, and machine guns were mounted in each firing hole.

In the middle of the battlefield is the death zone that is about a kilometer long. As soon as humanoid objects appear here, they will be mercilessly fired at by various weapons.

The middle ground was littered with mines, corpses that had not yet fully decomposed, and crows pecking at carrion. The smell of corpses permeated more than ten miles away, and the stench inside the trench was untenable.

Due to the relationship between spears and shields, gas masks have been equipped as quickly as possible since the popularization of gas bombs.

Both the Russians and the Ottomans used gas bombs on a large scale.

However, after actual observation by observers on both sides, they gained a new understanding of poison gas bombs. In the face of well-trained troops, the power of gas bombs is really limited.

After being effectively contained by the gas surface, the gas bomb has practically lost its battlefield role. Since it doesn't work, then don't use it at all, and everyone shouldn't use it.

To Li Xiao's surprise, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Chemical Weapons, which was painstakingly fought in Geneva, Switzerland, was quickly adopted because of this war.

The treaty was signed by various countries, including Russia and the Ottoman Empire, which were at war.

Everyone is pragmatic, and since it has no effect when it is used, it is simply not used by everyone. After all, chemical weapons are not cheap to manufacture. With this money, it is better to produce some normal weapons.

Of course, Daming also sent a military attache observation group, which was not only sent but also of a very high standard. Because the leader is an officer, it is Ao Ye!

"What the fuck, this son of a bitch." Putting down the binoculars, Ao Ye scolded.

Objectively speaking, the weapons of the first division are only stronger than those of the two sides in the battle, but there is no generation difference.

Although the howitzer is powerful, it is not so powerful. The Arca rifle is not bad, but it only fires in bursts. The general-purpose machine gun, although fierce, is also lightweight. Can...... The range and power are also similar to those of Makqin.

As for the mortar, in Ao Ye's view, the two sides are basically at the same level.

Even the tactics are pretty much the same.

It was the artillery that finished the infantry and rushed it, and the infantry could not rush down and continued the artillery bombardment. There are only a few sets back and forth, especially Li Xiao, who has always emphasized the role of artillery. This made the Liao army more dependent on artillery!

Ao Ye even believed that the sacrifice spirit shown by the Ottoman army was stronger than that of the Liao army. Those mouths cry out: Ah! Paste! Yes......! Gram it! The guy is obviously mentally abnormal.

Or rather, they went to war to die.

Many of them had no weapons on them, and in the dead of night, someone would carry a bag of explosives. Then silently lying down in the darkness and moving inch by inch, they crawled over rotting and half-decomposed corpses, swam across muddy ponds, or passed a swarm of rats dining.

Few of these people were able to climb to the opposite side and detonate the explosives bag behind their backs.

Some of them were killed by mines, others were killed by the sentries on the opposite side. Others, after being bitten by the wolf dogs released from the opposite side, had no choice but to blow themselves up. Some people are even attacked by a large swarm of rats.

The dead have eaten too much, and the rats of the night are especially bold, and they are no longer afraid of the living. Rats with red eyes will bite two bites when they see a living person.

Despite this, there are still people who sign up every day to infiltrate the opponent's position and launch this kind of suicide attack.

To be honest, Ao Ye was reluctant to fight such an enemy. Whether it's offensive or defensive, this is a battle method that devours human life. Even the well-trained Ming army was helpless in the face of such a battle.

No wonder Li Xiao said that trench warfare is the torment of those who participate in the war. It wasn't until one side was boiled down that the war was truly over.

Before one side is brought to the ground, each side will fill the flesh mill with the lives of countless soldiers.

After watching it for half a month, Ao Ye was no longer interested in watching it. Leaving a few officers to continue watching and playing, he returned to Constantinople with a large group of men, and then returned home in an ironclad ship.

Li Xiao didn't have time to care about dog-eat-dog thousands of miles away, and now he had to face the disposition of Mao Wenlong and his men.

After several months of investigation, Luzhu finally investigated the matter clearly. The mastermind of the assassination incident was not Mao Wenlong but Wang Tong.

The anti-corruption in Liaodong has moved too many people's cheese. Wang Tong, who has been in charge of Liaodong for many years, is naturally the one whose interests have suffered the most. Mao Wenlong, an old fox, naturally has a sensitive sense of smell.

After going back and forth, the two hooked up together, and the plan proposed by Mao Wenlong was to imprison Li Xiao and then usurp power.

But what Wang Tong proposed was to kill Li Xiao. Then blamed Ao Ye, causing infighting in the Liao army, they brought troops into Beijing to stabilize the political situation.

Seeing Luzhu's report, Li Xiao was so angry that he had a headache. I thought it was Mao Wenlong who was going to kill me, but I didn't expect it to be Wang Tong.

"Old Sun, you said that we used it for more than ten years, and we used a white-eyed wolf." Li Xiao sat on the sofa and looked at Sun Chengzong, who was lying on the recliner and the old god was there.

After many years of old habits, when I encounter a knot that cannot be untied, I still have to come to Mr. Sun to untie it.

"He was originally a white-eyed wolf, and he was the chief soldier of Datong in the year of the Apocalypse. He has seen the world as an official, and later because of the officialdom, he came to Liaodong to be used by you.

For so many years, Liaodong has been ruled by him. How many people are his people up and down, and you originally got so many officers to transfer to Liaodong, which is a damage to his interests.

Now it's good, and we have to fight corruption.

Tell me, I don't know when this anti-law will come back to his head. How could he be as good as sitting on pins and needles! The old man said that he was forced by you to make trouble! ”

"Liaodong has become like that, can it be said that it can't be anti-corruption? If we don't fight corruption, then the common people will be about to rebel. Li Xiao was so angry that he almost jumped up.

"Anti-corruption is due, but before anti-corruption, you should transfer Wang Tong to the center. Instead of staying in Liaodong!

He has been in Liaodong for more than ten years, and there is no hope in the upward, and it is all his people downward. If he doesn't have bad thoughts, who can have bad thoughts?

If he is transferred to the center, another capable general will be sent to govern Liaodong. Do you think this will ever happen? Sun Chengzong puffed out a puff of smoke from his mouth, and the words in his mouth choked Li Xiao so much that he had nothing to say.

Indeed, when it comes to political skills, this long-established old fox is still powerful. Even, together with Zhang Huangyan, who is an old fox, is a little inferior to him.

Seeing that Li Xiao didn't speak, Sun Chengzong took another puff of cigarette. "But it's also a good thing that this matter has been exposed, Wang Tong has been in charge of Liaodong for so many years, and his power is already deep-rooted.

Now there is such an opportunity to completely uproot Wang Tong's power. This also removed a cancer for the future. The new atmosphere of Liaodong officialdom will further consolidate the position of the imperial industrial base.

This is a good thing in the long run. ”

"The fourth child is rectifying Jiangnan, and now Liaodong can't be chaotic."

"You don't have to worry about Jiangnan affairs, you have soldiers and guns in your hands, and you still need to be afraid of those talents of the Donglin Party? Show talent rebels, three years will not be able to do this proverb, do you not know?

Let the fourth child toss in Jiangnan, don't be afraid of chaos. After the chaos, there will be great governance, and take advantage of this opportunity to kill more people who are yin and yang. The more such people die, the fewer people will be constrained by the great rule in the future.

And you say that in recent years there has been no preparation for a large-scale campaign. The country has enough time and energy to face chaos. The court is in our hands, what are you afraid of?

In a few years, a large number of young people who graduated from the school entered the imperial court. You'll have a steady stream of available officers!

Young people are always vibrant, and their joining will change the twilight of the court. The Ming Empire will soar into the sky like an eagle that soars into the sky. ”

Sun Chengzong stretched out his arms to the sky, as if he wanted to hug God. It's just a cigarette that smokes from the tips of your fingers, and it's a bit of a sight to behold.

"It's not that there is no action at all, next year Man Ye will go out of the Ili River Valley to Central Asia, eliminate the Mongols there, and avenge Zu Dashou.

Zu Kuan and Cao Bianjiao will also try their skills in the war between the Ottoman Empire and Russia, crushing the main force of the Russian army and allowing the Ottoman Empire to reoccupy Crimea.

The Russians were the masterminds behind the elimination of Zu Dashou, and with the help of Dolgon and Zilharang, the country's strength increased rapidly. If you don't beat it at this stage, you are likely to become a henchman in the future. "Li Xiao has a full understanding of the expansion capacity of the Russians.

It is a gluttonous people with an insatiable desire for land. Even if the population is not enough to control, it will not delay them from continuing to occupy other people's land.

"Russia is too far away, and it will be very difficult to get to Moscow. However, ......, the old man heard that Napoleon had suffered heavy losses in Russia. The scheming Sun Chengzong showed a sensible smile.

It immediately dawned on Napoleon that Napoleon had suffered heavy losses in Russia. Now, if there is a chance to take revenge, I must be very happy. At first, he only thought about agitating the Ottoman Turks, but he forgot about Napoleon, who had a bitter hatred for Russia.

"I think the French would love to mix it up, too."

"And not just the French, but also the Caucasians. They were also oppressed by the Russians, and the Swedes were not happy with the Russians. Tsar Peter was the nephew of the King of Sweden, but was killed by Catherine.

And the Poles, the Prussians.

As long as you promise enough benefits, they will be willing to participate in this big fight. Russia's territory is large enough that it has been a few hundred years since the Kipchak Khanate. The wealth of the collection of likes is also enough!

If so many people are encouraged to carve it up, not many countries will refuse. Perhaps, even Britain, which has a fairly good relationship with Russia, will intervene.

It's a feast, and trust me, no one wants to pass up the opportunity to make a profit. ”

"The land is divided among the countries that are near, and the wealth is divided among the countries that are far away. Russia is rich, it's a big cake. Li Xiao immediately remembered that the coalition army composed of eight countries.

At the beginning, China was also too rich to attract so many jackals to besiege it.

Now that he is organizing, there are not many people who can maintain the so-called chivalrous demeanor in the face of interests. The so-called demeanor of Europeans is actually very hypocritical.

"Driving it to profit has always been your means, how did you forget it this time. The ship is too big to support the sea, and a single tree cannot make a forest. The business of eating alone will definitely not last long.

The benefits you have grabbed before, because of the knowledge, those countries in Europe do not value. But Russia, in their eyes, has a great interest.

The battlefield is tens of thousands of miles away from our Ming Dynasty, and the labor expedition is the most consuming national strength. Moreover, this expedition to my Ming Dynasty did not have many tangible benefits.

In this case, the best thing to do is to bring all the European countries in. There are interests to share together!

Two fists are invincible to four hands, facing the siege of a large group of countries. Even Russia is absolutely difficult to parry. ”

"Dolgon and Zilharan must be handed over by Russia, or ......! Everywhere they go, they are a scourge! Li Xiao gritted his teeth, these two Jurchen remnants were still harming the Ming Dynasty at this time.

Recently, Green Pearl has cracked several espionage cases, most of which are related to them. Because of the relationship between the Daming Industrial Base in Liaodong, these two guys can always develop a downline, and they can always spy on Daming's confidential information.

This time the anti-corruption made them take the opportunity to pull a few guys in key positions into the water. Fortunately, Lu Zhu detected it in time, otherwise Li Xiao didn't know how much technology they would steal.

"Let Li Xiu hurt them and warn them that if they don't hand over these two people, they will destroy the country. I'm sure they'll hand it over! After all, for Russians, both Dolgon and Zilharan are outsiders.

For the sake of two outsiders, no one will be willing to risk the destruction of the country to protect them. ”

"Probably not!"

"Now that we're done with business, let's talk about something personal." Sun Chengzong looked at Li Xiao with a thief's eyes.

This look made Li Xiao feel bad, the old fox spirit was about to be broken.

"You say!"

"Zhijie has been in Australia for more than a year, and many of the indigenous people have been exterminated. But that's not a military feat, you know, my grandson's cleanliness is a manufacturable material.

Since there is going to be a war, should you transfer him to the front line? Anyway, let him make some military achievements! ”

This is also Sun Chengzong's first open fire to seek benefits for the Sun family. And it's still sending your own grandson to the front, which has to be supported!

"Mr. Sun, it's okay to go to war if you want to. But let's talk about the ugly things ahead, and now the battlefield is full of guns and shells. Even if I'm Li Xiao, I can't guarantee that it will be thorough. If Zhijie goes to the front line, then ...... In case there is a slip-up ....... ”

"Hahaha! I want to reap the benefits, but I don't want to take risks, where is there such a good thing. If you want to reap the benefits, you have to prepare the price of a comeback.

If other people want to make military achievements, they need to fight with their lives. How can Sun Zhijie be an exception?

There are really three long and two short, that is how his grandson's life should be, and the old man will not say anything. You can rest assured of this. ”

What else can be said? Sun Chengzong has said it to this extent!

"In that case, I will transfer him to the front line in the Middle East."