One night, Bismarck was busy.

I will leave for Daming tomorrow morning, the list of entourage, and the salute to carry. There are also all kinds of talents drawn from the country, and everything is going on in a hurry.

Bismarck was completely ready to travel again, but Bismarck, who was full of cat-like curiosity about Daming, couldn't wait for a quarter of an hour now.

There were a lot of mistakes in the chaos, and many of the salutes that didn't need to be brought were brought out, and those who should have gone to Daming did not go, and those who shouldn't have gone to Daming went instead.

But nothing can stop Bismarck from wanting to see Daming's fiery heart!

God! Or maybe the God they believed in seemed to be very supportive of Bismarck, and the next morning was a beautiful day. The moment the morning sun came out, the sky was cloudless, and the whole sky was red.

In late autumn, it is usually windy in Madegarburg. But today, there is not even a hint of wind in the sky.

Injured, Zheng Sen did not send Bismarck. Frederick personally went to see it off, and in addition to hugging Bismarck, His Majesty the Emperor also cordially shook hands with all the travelers.

Due to the rush of time, Bismarck did not have time to gather so many men. The entourage consisted of only fifty men, and with the exception of Bismarck, who brought two servants and five bodyguards, the rest were all Prussian elites of all walks of life.

Walking under the airship, Bismarck realized an important problem.

No one understands Prussian!

This is going to be the end, the two sides don't understand each other's language. What can I do?

A Japanese man walked down from the airship, with a reserved smile unique to Japanese people: "Prime Minister, I am the tongue man of your trip to the Ming Dynasty, my name is Yamamoto Kazuki." ”

If Dawson was here, he would have recognized it. This was the same Japanese silk merchant he had met in Hamburg, and Yamamoto Kazuki didn't know that if he hadn't left Hamburg in time that day, maybe his bones would be cold now.

Kazuki Yamamoto had been in the Hamburg business for many years, and he was still proficient in Prussian.

The Wa State is now a subject country of the Ming Dynasty, and it is the glory of every Wa State to be able to be recruited by the Ming court. The cargo ship docked in Crete, and when he heard that the Ming court was going to recruit two Prussian translators, Yamamoto Kazuki immediately signed up.

As a result, this Japanese who had just left Prussia for a month came to Prussia again and became a full-time translator for Prussian Chancellor Bismarck.

"Oh! Hello, Mr. Yamamoto. Bismarck warmly shook hands with Kazuki Yamamoto.

I couldn't help but feel sad for Prussia, and looking at the whole of Prussia, no one ended the Ming Dynasty. I can't even find a tongue person who knows Chinese, and I have to rely on the Ming people to find a Japanese translator.

Bismarck, of course, did not believe that no one in the Ming Dynasty could speak Prussian. At least, Zheng Sen's Prussian is good.

After saying his final goodbyes to Frederick the Great, Bismarck walked the huge airship pod.

Knowing that Bismarck was the Prime Minister of Prussia, there must have been quite a few people in his entourage. Zheng Sen specially transferred a modified cargo airship, a huge pod not to mention holding fifty people. Even if it's pretending to be 200 people, it's no problem!

This airship, which belongs to the Daming Marine Corps, is rated to carry 250 heavily armed soldiers. Plus twelve mortars and a base of ammunition!

The airship was designed to carry marines for covert landings at night.

More than two hundred soldiers, plus twelve mortars. At night, it can quietly land behind the enemy's position to cut off the enemy's rear route.

If ten such airships are concentrated, it will be possible to put more than two thousand soldiers at once. This kind of airborne troops is an important force for seizing bridges, passes, and other key points.

When Li Xiao seized Xingxing Gorge and Hami, he concentrated hundreds of airships at one time. Heavy equipment, including howitzers, was delivered, which suddenly appeared behind the Mongols. Attacking before and after, cutting off the back road, this is the only way to conquer the Trench Star Gorge.

Bismarck looked at the rows of small stools in front of him and thought about it. This airship alone is capable of carrying more than two hundred soldiers. It's too easy to pretend to be fifty or so people.

The attaché and salute were all on the airship, and the inside of the pod still seemed very empty.

The airship buzzed, and Bismarck looked out the window, where the airship was slowly rising into the air. As if to take care of Bismarck, the airship lifted off a little slower than usual.

As he ascended, Bismarck felt a feeling of his heart falling. Fortunately, the slow ascent of the airship alleviated this feeling to some extent.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, you have a piece of this." Kazuki took out a piece of fruit candy from the waiter's plate and handed it to Bismarck.

"This ...... What is this for? Bismarck looked at the candy in his hand, not understanding why he was holding it.

"As the altitude increases, you get tinnitus in your earbuds. Moreover, the eardrum will have a strong feeling of pressure, and the symptoms may even cause headaches.

If you have a piece of this stuff, you can prevent this from happening. Kazuki Yamamoto said, eating a piece of it himself.

It's still the old thinking of the Orientals, to give Bismarck something to eat for such an important task, you have to eat it yourself first.

"Oh!" Bismarck took the fruit candy, untied the candy wrapper and stuffed it into his mouth. Immediately, a sweet smell of fruit filled the mouth.

Sure enough, there was a little tinnitus just now, and the symptoms were immediately relieved.

Even in the ears, there seems to be a little "grunting" and "gurgling" sound, and the feeling of eardrum swelling and pain soon disappears.

The airship slowly rose to the altitude of flight, and there are many high mountains in Europe. Although the route is circumvented, there are times when it is necessary to fly over some mountains in order to save fuel.

Bismarck watched as the people below slowly grew smaller, and finally became as big as the ants on the ground. The huge tower inside the Madgar Fort now looks smaller than a matchbox.

Everything about the huge Madegarg Fort, you can see it from the air.

Seeing all this, Bismarck sighed deeply. In the last war, Napoleon was always able to find weak points in the connection of the Prussian troops.

With a few of these airships, it's too easy to scout the terrain.

The decision of the previous war is on the ground, and the decisive factor in the future war is in the air. When Zheng Sen talked about the term air supremacy, Bismarck was still a little puzzled.

Now it is fully understood that air supremacy is the decisive reason for future wars.

The airship moved forward, a little loud but still tolerable. Under the portholes, the mountains and rivers of the Prussian territory were all displayed in Bismarck's eyes.

Leaning back in his chair, he sighed heavily. If Prussia wants to catch up with the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that it will take several generations to do it.

After seeing off Bismarck, Frederick went to the Royal Academy of Medicine to visit Zheng Sen. Frederick was also shocked by Zheng Sen's miraculous recovery.

Before the arrival of the Ming medical team, Dean Paul even told Frederick that the Ming envoy's condition could deteriorate at any time.

And Zheng Sen in front of him was ruddy and even a little fat. The gap between the medical level of the Ming Dynasty and Prussia was unimaginable to Frederick.

I talked with Zheng Sen casually for a while, and then talked about some things about Prussia's future invasion of Russia. Frederick left, and when he left, he asked Dr. Daming to help treat his seriously ill wife, and Zheng Sen immediately agreed.

From this day on, Frederick often visited Zheng Sen and tried to provide everything Zheng Sen needed. He even invited Zheng Sen to visit his Praetorian Guard.

Although in Zheng Sen's opinion, Frederick's Praetorian Guard was poorly equipped. But I have to admit that these people are real samurai. It's definitely not the kind of Japanese people who are ready to sacrifice at any time and are samurai. These Prussians knew very well how to fight and how to inflict more damage on their opponents.

As far as the quality of the soldiers is concerned, Zheng Sen has to admit that the Prussian soldiers are indeed more powerful than the Ming Dynasty. In particular, those officers at the grassroots level left a deep impression on Zheng Sen.

After waiting for another month, Zheng Sen's wounds had reached the point where he could travel far away. Zheng Sen had to resign to Frederick, he was going to Paris.

Because of this accident, the Paris Peace Conference has been delayed for two months. Winter is approaching, and this cannot be waited any longer.

According to Li Xiao's vision, the whole winter from January to March is a period of war preparation for various countries. Of course, this preparation for war is almost public.

Countries are preparing for war, and Russia can prepare for war as well.

Beginning in April of next year, the coalition forces began to launch an offensive against the Russians. The offensive will continue until October, and it would be best if it could be over before October. If you can't ......!

Then the coalition forces can only choose to retreat, after all, Napoleon has already suffered big losses in Moscow. None of the kings of the nations are fools.

Zheng Sen went to Paris to preside over the Paris Peace Conference, and discussed with all kinds of people what was above and under the table. The talks, in fact, are a place full of conspiracy and conspiracy.

Fortunately, Zheng Sen, under the influence of Sun Chengzong, Zhang Huangyan and Li Xiao, has successfully grown into a young fox. With the blessing of the strong national strength of the Ming Dynasty, he can easily navigate between the envoys of various countries.

Moscow! Kremlin!

"Your Majesty, what is it that called me in such a hurry?" Kutuzov walked into the small hall and saw that Empress Catherine and Duke Peter were already seated in their chairs.

The two of them were drinking black tea and talking about something in a whisper.

In the small hall, there was not even a single waiter. Even Empress Catherine did not have a personal attendant, which surprised Kutuzov a little.

Generally speaking, this arrangement is only made when talking about the most intimate things. Otherwise, Empress Catherine would never allow the guards to be more than ten meters away from her. Even when it's time to sleep!

"Kutuzov, how is the army preparing. News came back from Paris that coalition forces were being formed, and they had begun to fight for the final command. If this is confirmed, a large army will appear to the west of Russia. When Duke Peter saw Kutuzov, he immediately put down his teacup and asked.

"The Poles are backwatering?" Kutuzov frowned. If the Poles can be on the side of Russia, then the strategic depth of Russia is too great. Themselves, with this kind of strategic depth, can completely drag down the Western coalition forces.

That's what he did against Napoleon.

"The Poles have always been unreliable, and their backlash is expected." Empress Catherine sighed and said helplessly.

"Damn the Poles, sooner or later they will pay for it." Kutuzov said viciously.

"You can't count on the Poles anymore, you can only count on ourselves." Duke Peter also sighed.

"The general mobilization has begun, and men over sixteen in the Russian Empire and below fifty years old. As long as they do not work in factories and in the government, they all have to join the army.

The training of the army has also begun, and many soldiers have been brought back from the Ottoman front, all of whom have actual combat experience, and it is best to train new recruits.

It's just that because the army is expanding too quickly, we have a serious shortage of junior officers. Especially those grassroots officers who have real combat experience! Kutuzov is also helpless, a large number, professional, and combat-effective grass-roots officers are the indicators of whether an army has combat effectiveness.

But there is no way, the speed of the expansion is too fast. For a while, there was no way to find so many qualified grassroots officers.

"What about the military industry?" Empress Catherine, hearing Kutuzov's words, frowned. The Russian army, far from being ready to fight the Western coalition.

"The affairs of the military industry have always been the responsibility of Dolgon." Kutuzov looked at Empress Ekaterina strangely, why did she ask herself about everything today.

Training recruits has already made him anxious, how can he still take care of the military industry.

It turns out that Kutuzov thinks too much. "Fortunately in the military industry, the machine gun production line put into production this summer has been able to produce 200 light machine guns and 80 Maxim heavy machine guns per month.

Mortars and other artillery pieces are also capable of domestic production.

Moreover, the production of various types of ammunition has also doubled in the past three months. In Minsk, another gunpowder factory was built. The supply of gunpowder will be more sufficient, and if we want to fight in the future, our army should not have a problem with ammunition. "Duke Peter who spoke.

Kutuzov was a little surprised as to why Dolgon did not attend the meeting today, and he was usually responsible for these things. An ominous premonition began to hit Kutuzov's heart.

"Kutuzov, do you think we can win this battle?" Ekaterina looked at Kutuzov.

Because of the defeat of Napoleon, Kutuzov was already considered the god of war by the Russians. For the war, Empress Catherine, of course, should consult him.

"It depends on how many Western countries can send troops, and Prussia can send at least 200,000 soldiers. The French are also estimated to be between 200,000 and 300,000 people, and the rest of the Baltic countries, plus what Italy, Britain and these countries.

The number of Western coalition troops will exceed at least 600,000.

If we want to resist these 600,000 people, we need at least 600,000 to 800,000 people. It is not impossible to win this war with equal numbers, but we will have to pay a heavy price. ”

"Oh, at what cost?" When Empress Catherine heard Kutuzov say this, she immediately asked with interest.

"Russia must be ready to die in the war for one or even two generations of men!"

When Kutuzov said this, Duke Peter and Empress Catherine gasped together. This kind of price is too great.