Both Frederick and Bismarck knew that this battle had to be fought.

Although there is no such thing as a cold mouth in Europe, the principle is still the same.

Daming actually helped Prussia a lot in industrial convenience, Prussia's earliest railway locomotive factory, as well as airship processing factory, bought all Daming machinery and equipment.

Not to mention, Prussia's current railway system was completely designed by spending money to hire Ming engineers to explore and design.

It can be said that all aspects of Prussian industry have the shadow of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to the power plant, which engineers from North America helped build.

There is no such thing as friendship, fairness, justice or morality among major powers.

There is no way to do this, and the people in power in the big countries think about the future of the entire country and the nation.

Rather than your own likes and dislikes!

In fact, before coming to Lens, Prussia had already decided to join the war that would affect the future of Europe and the world.

There is no way, if you want to survive in this world, you have to expand your living space anytime and anywhere.

If you don't grab the land, others will take it.

When others become stronger, it's their turn to rob you.

The law of the jungle has always been rampant in this world. For thousands of years, there has never been the slightest loosening.

All this was just for the sake of gaining a little more interest for Prussia.

Prussia, like any country, had spy agencies.

They had known for a long time that there had been a lot of arms in North America. And it's directly fainted to the UK!

Everyone knows in their hearts that the territory of North America is actually the territory of the Skull and Bones Society.

There is no government there, and the so-called parliament is under the control of the Skull and Bones Society.

The Confederations of the entire North American Territories are holding a convention in Philadelphia. They wanted to form a unified federation and form a federal government.

The meeting has been held since the summer, and it has been held until now, and I don't know what the outcome is.

Anyway, on another continent, there will definitely be a new regime.

A strong regime!

They have a natural advantage, and their opponents are only natives who can only hold bows and arrows and "whoop" and "whoop".

It's just that they didn't expect that they would already be able to create large-caliber anti-aircraft guns ahead of time.

The vision is really ahead, could it be that they heard the news that Daming has a plane?

It's very likely!

Anti-aircraft guns, made by the Ming Dynasty, are twenty-five millimeters. And the rate of fire is extremely high!

Then everyone's thinking was fixed, anti-aircraft guns had to have a high rate of fire, and the caliber was solidified at twenty-five millimeters.

This kind of anti-aircraft gun is okay against targets of less than 3,000 meters, but it is difficult to deal with targets of more than 3,000 meters.

However, at that time, the anti-aircraft guns had to deal with airships that attacked the infantry at reduced altitude.

This indicator is completely sufficient!

But now the world has changed, and there are airplanes in the sky. That kind of thing flies faster than an airship I don't know how many times!

The double-two-five rapid-fire cannon can't be dealt with at all!

Why didn't anyone think about expanding the caliber of anti-aircraft guns? In this way, it will not be a problem to deal with those airships that fly at an altitude of more than 8,000 meters.

As sharp-eyed military strategists, both Napoleon and the Prussian Chief of the General Staff Moltke knew.

The key to future wars is not on the ground, but in the air.

"News has just come that thirteen territories in North America have announced the formation of a federal government in Philadelphia.

They are also Christ's people, and they will naturally be on my side.

If war breaks out, the North American territories will have a steady stream of supplies to aid us. ”

Napoleon had long seen the minds of Frederick and Bismarck. Without hesitation, a bombshell was thrown!

"Really?" Bismarck's eyes widened immediately.

"Really, the news came back three hours ago. If you're in Berlin, I think you'll know that by this time. Mula raised the red wine in her hand.

"If that's the case, we'll participate. But we want the command of the coalition! ”

Frederick's final word!

"Nope! We're going to set up a joint command headquarters, of course. The Prussian army is still under the command of your Prussian generals!

The Joint Command Headquarters is a joint command organization established on the basis of the number of troops dispatched and the amount of supplies.

Take charge of the campaign decisions!

For the time being, you have two seats in Prussia.

We also have two seats in France!

Great Britain has one seat, and the remaining Spain, Sweden, Norway and Denmark each have only one.

I repeat, the General Staff Headquarters only makes strategic deployments.

The armies of each country are still commanded by the generals of each country. Napoleon looked at Frederick and said.

"Joint Staff Headquarters! It's a bit of an interesting proposal, but ...... if there's a disagreement? Frederick said leisurely.

"In the event of a dispute, it needs to be decided by a vote of all deputies.

The proposal with a majority of votes will be the final proposal. ”

"The final solution! Very good, very nice. Frederick nodded, agreeing to the plan.

"Cheers to our victory......!" Napoleon raised his glass.

"Be ......!" The four glasses collided with a crisp sound.

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"Gibraltar, and most importantly, Gibraltar."

"This is the key to the Mediterranean, in our hands. It is impossible for a warship outside the Mediterranean Sea to enter the Mediterranean.

We need to make sure that Malta and Crete are safe. This is our support point in Southern Europe! ”

"But the news we have now is that the main direction of operations is the northern front.

Moreover, both France and Prussia are army powers, and their navies are not strong. The Air Force has a large number of airships, but most of them, like us, are used for transportation.

I think the Franco-Prussian coalition, or the Christian state.

It was supposed to be on the northern front, so we should not hold Gibraltar.

We should evacuate Gibraltar and even Malta.

To protect Crete with the main forces of the Navy, the main forces of the Army needed to operate on the Northern Front.

As for the Mediterranean ......, the Eastern Mediterranean is preserved. It is enough not to allow the coalition forces to invade Egypt and then threaten the Middle East. ”

"Gibraltar's location is so important that if it is abandoned, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"We have to defend here, we have to defend there, we don't have so many soldiers."

"Gibraltar is isolated from the sea, far from the main supply base. We can't hold it! ”

"As long as we want to keep it, we can keep it. The Ming army is invincible. ”

"If they are besieged for a long time, our defenders will starve to death."

"We have aircraft carriers at sea, and we can use them to escort ships."

"There is still a lot of work to be done on the aircraft carrier, and it is impossible to find time to escort it."

In the Daming General Staff, a group of staff officers quarreled over whether Gibraltar should be withdrawn or stayed.

Li Xiao stared at the huge map of the Mediterranean Sea hanging on the wall!

It is indeed a problem on its own, Gibraltar is the gateway to the Mediterranean. If you want to enter the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic, Gibraltar is absolutely unavoidable.

It was precisely because of this that Li Xiao that he sent troops to attack and occupy Gibraltar.

But now, Gibraltar has become a hot potato.

Guard!

Far from the supply base, and deep behind enemy lines up to nearly 2,000 kilometers.

If there are fewer troops, they will not be able to hold it, and if there are more troops, the logistics and supplies will not be able to keep up.

Remove!

Or guard!

There are good reasons on both sides.

Li Xiao shook his head helplessly, to be honest, he was a little undecided.

After all, Gibraltar's geographical location is too important.

"Dad......!"

"It's a meeting now, it's called Dashuai." Li Xiao glared at Li Lin.

"Handsome!

I think Gibraltar should be abandoned. Li Lin sat next to Li Xiao, and the two of them didn't speak loudly.

But it attracted the attention of many people!

In the General Staff, few people recognized this young master.

Many people saw that Li Lin could sit next to Li Xiao, and asked who this kid was, and why a small lieutenant officer was able to sit next to the big handsome.

You must know that Li Xiao's guard leader Shunzi is a lieutenant colonel.

The minimum rank of all the staff officers here is also the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Li Lin's rank of lieutenant is a bit ...... Smart.

"Why?" Li Xiao asked in a low voice.

"Gibraltar is too far from our defense support Crete in the Mediterranean!

If the enemy adopts the method of besiegement, our navy will inevitably go to the rescue.

And the Israeli Navy is still in the Black Sea, although last time our troops managed to annihilate their detachment.

Managed to sink two battleships, and a number of destroyers.

But the main force of the Israeli navy was still there, and it was a huge fleet of five battleships, plus dozens of cruisers and destroyers.

What if they attack Constantinople again while our aircraft carrier is rushing to Gibraltar?

What if they storm the Bosphorus.

Putting such a large fleet into the western Mediterranean, Egypt may not be able to hold it.

Crete, Rhodes, Alexandria, Cyrenaica may not be able to hold on.

Without these bases, the aircraft carrier would also be derelict in Gibraltar.

At that time, should we continue to hold on, or should we withdraw?

Marshal, even if we wanted to withdraw at that time, we might not be able to withdraw back. ”

Li Lin's words made Stilwell and other senior officers look sideways.

This is a boy who is not yet twenty years old, and he actually has such a strategic vision. In contrast, there are many colonel-level officers here who are better than him.

But in terms of age, he is much older than Li Lin!

Reminiscent of Li Xiao's unpredictable command......

Could it be that ......, the children of the handsome family are born to fight?

"Huh! Boy, there's some insight.

Then you see, who among the people here has the closest idea to you? ”

There are not many fools who can sit in this conference room.

When Li Xiao spoke, except for a few two hundred and five, he was still arguing with a white face. The rest of the people all looked at Li Xiao and Li Lin, their ears were all pricked up like rabbits, and they wanted to hear what the big handsome said.

"That, that major." Li Lin pointed to a major officer who was sitting in the corner and had just spoken.

"Who's that?" Li Xiao pointed to the major sitting in the corner.

"Uh......!" Stilwell was in trouble.

The major in the Ming army, if not a thousand, but also eight hundred. How could he know them all!

"Dashuai, that's a staff officer of the Shanhaiguan Army University who studies strategy, named Nian Qianyao.

He is only 25 years old this year, and he is the youngest major in the Army University. Sun Xing next to him replied, it seems that he knows this young Qianyao.

"What's it called?" When Li Xiao heard the three words of Nian Qianyao, his head "buzzed" and "buzzed".

"Back to the handsome, Nian Qianyao!" Sun Xing didn't expect that Li Xiao actually had a shocked expression.

I rub!

It's actually Nian Qianyao!

This kind of legendary character is like thunder, Li Xiao naturally knows it.

The current Nian Qianyao is only twenty-five years old, but at this age, he has become a major, which is already an outlier.

Excluding the factor of spending money to buy officials, it can only be said that this guy does have two brushes.

"That Nian Qianyao, come here." Li Xiao beckoned to Nian Qianyao.

Nian Qianyao stood up and put on his military hat. Walk up to Li Xiao and salute!

"Dashuai!"

"Tell me, should Gibraltar be guarded?"

Nian Qianyao's waist was straight, and he didn't feel the slightest nervousness when he first saw the handsome: "Back to the handsome!"

Gibraltar should not be defensive.

Even Malta shouldn't be guarded!

Our line of defense, all the way to Crete.

And with Crete as the core, it is enough to defend the eastern Mediterranean. ”

"It's a pity to evacuate Gibraltar! Gibraltar, after all, is at the throat of the Mediterranean. ”

"Back to the words of the big handsome. I could sell Gibraltar for war materials or money.

It was best to sell to the English or the Spaniards. ”

This is not shocking, and it is said that Gibraltar was sold. It's like entering a beehive, and the sound of "buzzing" and "buzzing" is endless.

"Oh, sell it. This is a new idea, but the Spaniards and the British will definitely join the Christian League to fight against our army.

Sell to them, not sacrifice land to the enemy? Li Xiao's eyes stared at Nian Qianyao like a tiger.

In the end, it was Nian Qianyao, who was stared at like this by Li Xiao, and he didn't panic.

"If you go back to the commander, it is because they will join the Christian League and fight against our army. In the future, we will have a reason to retake Gibraltar. ”

“……！” Li Xiao nodded, sure enough, it was a generation of heroes.

Heart black! Thick skin! Shameless!

The essence of the three elements has been mastered thoroughly!

Sold out, and then snatched back.

This kind of thing is not something that everyone has the courage to say.

Li Xiao himself doesn't think he has the courage!

"And I feel that after we withdraw the defenders of Gibraltar. It is possible to gain momentum in Crete, and to the north it is possible to continue the attack on Israel.

Directly occupy Crimea and completely annihilate Israel.

If we don't want to get bogged down in multi-point operations, we can use Crete as a base. Escorted with aircraft carriers and battleships, sending troops to attack Rome and the Vatican directly.

Since it is a Christian alliance, then let's attack the Pope directly.

As the old saying goes: Capture the thief, capture the king first! ”