The Russian front, showing a diagonal line.

As long as it was because of this, the Prussian army stopped in Smolensk on the Dnieper River.

Austria-Hungary fought harder to the east, advancing further east than the Prussian army.

The most fierce fight was the Southern Front group led by the French.

Therefore, the front of the two armies presents a slash.

Kursk is the center of this median line!

It snowed heavily for two days, and when all military operations had stopped, the Ming army launched a surprise attack.

After reinforcing an infantry division, Manye's 1st Cavalry Division struck from south to north, and in one night it struck forward 50 kilometers.

Ao Ye's First Expeditionary Force was even more fierce, and it attacked sixty kilometers forward on the first night.

His First Expeditionary Force numbered 100,000 men, and had not fought a single day in the previous campaigns.

It can be said that it has been recuperating for a long time!

The old man divided his men into three assault groups, and followed them in echelons during the day of the second day, without any rest.

Like a steel knife, it stabbed directly into the depth of the enemy.

"The Ming army attacked?" Napoleon, after receiving Frenzen's report, immediately entered the war room.

The duty officer, who got the news first, got a map of Kursk very thoughtfully.

"The situation is very chaotic, and now it is only known that the Ming army has suddenly launched an attack from the north and south fronts.

All of them were elite tank units, and in one day, the southern front attacked more than 50 kilometers to the north, and the northern front attacked more than 60 kilometers to the south.

And during the day, they still start attacking. ”

"This is to eat the mid-line offensive group, the appetite of the Ming people is really big." Napoleon glanced at the map marked by the combat officer, and immediately understood Li Xiao's intentions.

"No, there are about half a million people in this encirclement.

500,000 people!

Even if the Ming army is surrounded, it can't eat so many people quickly.

If they can't quickly eat the middle line group, the Prussians will go south to relieve the siege, and the Ming people will be attacked on their backs. ”

"Moreover, even if the north and south are facing each other. The bottom line of the Kursk salient is also 300 kilometers, and they can quickly block these 300 kilometers of openings? ”

"If the central group retreats with all its might, it should be able to withdraw most of it. Unless ......"

"Unless Da Ming has the ability to close this 300-kilometer retreat within three days."

"How is it possible to march three hundred kilometers in three days?"

"On the first day, they advanced more than 100 kilometers. Uh......, they only used one night. ”

The staff officers discussed the battle situation, and Napoleon looked at the map with a blushing face, but the scene of the massacre of the Austro-Hungarian army came to mind.

"Prepare me an airship at once, I'm going to Berlin." Napoleon suddenly said in a cold voice.

"What? Your Majesty the Emperor, no, you can't take an airship. If you are found by Daming's plane, you ......! ”

Like a cat with its tail stepped on, Frion immediately jumped out against it.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, even if you are in a hurry to go to Prussia, you have to wait until it gets dark to mobilize the airship here."

"Shut up! Tune in the airship and set off in an hour. Now, immediately, immediately, transfer the airship. ”

Napoleon's eyes were like knives scraping through everyone's hearts.

Frion wanted to say something, but swallowed the rest of the words into his stomach.

"I won't see the airship in an hour, I'll shoot you right away." After Napoleon threw down a word, he walked directly out of the underground command post.

Everyone looked at each other, all looking at Frion.

"Look, go and gather the airship." Frion roared, and the two staff officers immediately rushed out like donkeys with arrows.

The gloomy sky was still covered with snowflakes, and the wind howled like a ghost.

In this kind of weather, the planes of the Ming army may not be dispatched.

From the mouths of the captured pilots, the French figured out that in bad weather, planes could not take off.

His Majesty the Emperor gave a death order, and the efficiency of work naturally increased exponentially.

Forty minutes later, an airship stopped near the underground command post.

That's the good thing about an airship, it can take off and rise to the sky in such bad weather.

Napoleon got into the airship without saying a word, and he was going to Prussia to see Frederick at once.

While Napoleon stepped onto the airship, Frederick was summoning a man with Bismarck.

The people who can be summoned by His Majesty the King of Prussia and the Prime Minister must be big people.

Except for the color of his skin, Kong Tingxun, who wears a double-row undershirt and a tuxedo, is no different from ordinary Europeans.

It's just that the walking posture is not very natural, and even though he has been in Prussia for a while, he is not quite used to these damn leggings.

Entering the office, Kong Tingxun immediately took off his top hat.

"Oh, welcome, Kong!" Bismarck stood up and greeted Kong Tingxun very warmly.

"Prime Minister!" Kong Tingxun immediately trotted over and shook hands with Bismarck.

Then he bowed deeply to Frederick: "Your Majesty the Emperor! ”

"Hole!

Don't be inhibited, sit down and talk. "Frederick was kind like an old man next door.

Kong Tingxun was flattered and sat down next to the side of the chair.

"How was it in Prussia? I heard that you have become a family and married Bock's niece. ”

did not ask about military affairs, but chatted like a homely conversation, which made Kong Tingxun's mood a lot easier.

He stood up and tried to answer, but was motioned by Frederick to sit down.

"The rules of Germany are different from your Ming Dynasty, just sit and talk." Bismarck's face still had a kind smile that harmless to humans and animals.

Kong Tingxun sat down on the chair in fear:

"Yes!

I have now decided to be a Prussian, to owe allegiance to His Majesty the Great Emperor.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was no such equality as Prussia.

The Emperor is on high and will not let me sit and talk to you like Your Majesty.

Oh yes, I now have a Prussian name, Hans. ”

"Oh! Hans, that's a good name.

I have seen von Bock's niece, and I am very impressed, a nice girl, that is...... Fatter some. ”

Bismarck smiled, and it was clear that being fat was just a modest statement.

In fact, this young lady of the earl's family weighed more than two hundred pounds.

It's hard not to be impressed by such a person.

"Luna is a nice girl!"

"I invited you here today to continue to learn about Daming. Now that you are part of Prussia, your opinion is important to us, you know? ”

Just when Kong Tingxun relaxed, Bismarck suddenly restrained his smile, and a pair of eagle-sharp eyes stared at Kong Tingxun.

"Yes, please speak. I'll know it all! Kong Tingxun's relaxed heart immediately became tense again.

Bismarck gestured, and the staff officer quickly pulled back the curtain on the wall, revealing a huge map detailing each town in German.

There are even simple mountain and river movements.

From the map, you can see the rigor of the Prussians.

Kong Tingxun looked carefully and found that he didn't know much about these places, but he was more familiar with Smolensk to the north.

"This is the Kursk region of Russia, where the Ming army launched an attack on the central group of the Austro-Hungarian coalition here.

Now the situation is very chaotic, it is only known that the Ming army used tanks, and the breakthrough was fast. ”

"You are from the Ming army, and you are familiar with their tactics.

We want to know how long it will take the Ming army to complete this journey of 300 kilometers. ”

Frederick held a long stick in his hand and made a slash at the bottom edge of the protrusion of the battle line.

"Uh......!" When Kong Tingxun saw this huge battle salient, he had an ominous premonition in his heart.

He had met Li Xiao, and when he was in the military academy, he also read the campaign tactics course compiled by Li Xiao's instructions.

This place is too much in line with Li Xiao's appetite.

The tank unit acted as the forerunner and carried out the north-south advance. At a speed of 80 kilometers a day, the entire rear road of the Central Group can be completely closed in three days.

"Generally speaking, wartime! The distance traveled by tank armored units in a day was almost eighty kilometers. ”

"Eighty kilometers ......!" Frederick and Bismarck gasped at the same time.

The speed was so fast that the Prussian army could march no more than forty kilometers in a day.

This is still a physically strong elite army, and the average unit marches at a speed of only 30 kilometers a day.

Note!

This is a simple marching speed, not an attack like the Ming army.

"The front line reports that heavy snow is falling in Russia. In most of Kursk, the snow is knee-high. ”

Moltke was composed, as he had carefully studied the Ming army's campaign to annihilate the Poles.

The speed of the Ming army's march that Kong Tingxun said did not exceed his expectations.

In his heart, even the Ming army could march faster.

"The snow below the knee doesn't have much impact on the tracked vehicle.

Oh, and the tracks are how the tank travels. ”

"Oh!" Bismarck nodded, he had seen a tractor when he went to Daming, and he knew what a crawler was all about.

"What about the infantry? Are they just tank rushes, ignoring the infantry behind? Moltke was the chief of the General Staff, and immediately asked questions after listening to Kong Tingxun's words.

"The infantry sat in an iron caravan with four wheels underneath, towed by tractors.

Although it is somewhat difficult to march in the field, it is still no problem to keep up with the speed of the tank troops.

When I was in the Ming Dynasty, I saw the tank troops marching.

On the high-standard highway of the Ming Dynasty, the tank troops could even march 40 kilometers in an hour.

The distance traveled in the field is a little worse, but the Kursk region does not have overly complex terrain.

Moreover, now that winter has come, the ground has frozen hard, and a thick layer of ice has formed on the river, and the tank troops can march unscrupulously.

If it weren't for the battle, a march of twenty kilometers per hour would not be a problem at all.

Even in combat, it is capable of advancing at a minimum speed of ten kilometers per hour.

The north-south branch must be commanded by Ao Canghai and Man Gui, the most loyal generals under Li Xiao.

The 1st Cavalry Division under Man Gui was formerly known as the Cavalry Division. Because it was Li Xiao's hardcore, his troops were the first to be equipped with the most advanced tanks.

In the Ming Army, it is known as the first army in the world!

The First Expeditionary Force of Ao Canghai, although the tanks did not have the elite of the first cavalry division.

But the First Expeditionary Force was outnumbered, almost 100,000 men.

It is composed of the first division of the Ao Canghai Army, which can be regarded as a collection of the elite of the Ming army.

I have read the war report, they have been resting in Moscow all the time, and they have not participated in a single battle in recent times.

Equipment and personnel, only strengthened without losses. ”

Speaking of this, Kong Tingxun paused and looked at several bigwigs.

The office fell silent all of a sudden, Bismarck, Frederick and Moltke, you look at me, I look at you.

They all looked at each other the same, and they didn't have any hope for the outcome of the battle.

"Go on." Bismarck looked at Kong Tingxun with encouraging eyes.

"Uh......!" Kong Tingxun took a deep breath and sorted out some ideas.

"According to my understanding of the Ming army, this battle must have been planned by Li Xiao himself. It's in line with his character!

Your Excellency the Chief of the General Staff has just said that it is snowing knee-deep in that place.

In other words, Li Xiao seized the opportunity of the heavy snow to attack.

This level of snow did not have much impact on the Ming army, and at most the advance speed was slower.

And for the Austro-Hungarian army it was fatal, because he was all infantry. It was very difficult for foot infantry to walk in knee-deep snow!

This means that it is impossible for the Austro-Hungarian army to withdraw until the encirclement is closed.

We need to be ready for the total annihilation of the Austro-Hungarian army. ”

Kong Tingxun felt that he could finally use his talent and talk eloquently to the map.

"Is it really that bad?" Although it was a question sentence, it was clear in everyone's hearts that the Austro-Hungarian army was doomed this time.

Kong Tingxun was right when he said that it would be very difficult for infantry to move in knee-deep snow.

The Ming army specially chose to launch an attack on such a day!

"Not only that, I believe in a depth of up to 150 kilometers.

The Ming army is attacking from multiple directions, and in a few days, the Kursk coalition will be cut into disconnected pieces and then eaten piece by piece. ”

"In that case, we have to act now. Either go to the rescue of the coalition forces in Kursk, or attack Moscow.

I guess now Moscow's defenses should be fragile. Moltke stood up, looked at Frederick and said.

It is clear that he now wants to take advantage of Moscow's military vacuum and take Moscow in one fell swoop.

"I'm afraid it's difficult, you just said it's snowing. Marching in the snow will be slow for us!

Rushed to Kursk to participate in the battle, and it was simply impossible to catch up in speed.

Attack on Moscow ......!

When I was still in the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty had already issued a recruitment order. Millions of new recruits have been recruited!

However, the Ming Dynasty had a habit of letting soldiers undergo two months of training before they were allowed to go to the battlefield.

Counting on time, these soldiers can all appear on the battlefield. And in this Battle of Kursk, it is obvious that the Ming army does not need to send so many troops.

If our army encounters a strong resistance under the city of Moscow, and the Ming tank units destroy the coalition forces without much loss......! ”

Kong Tingxun said, drawing his hand from Kursk to Moscow.

"You're saying they're going to attack the rear of our army?" Moltke's expression suddenly became solemn.

"If it was Li Xiao commanding, he would definitely do it.

His favorite thing to do was not to fight face-to-face positional battles, but to attack from the rear of the army.

Our troops left the Dnieper defense line with Smolensk as the core, and in the field they encountered tanks, the losses would be very large.

There was no hope of victory, and the Poles were a lesson from the past. ”

"No way, the great Prussian warriors will never be slaughtered as easily as the Poles." Moltke roared.

He was a standard Germanic proponent of racial superiority, and he could not tolerate this yellow-skinned Oriental.

Compare the good Germans with those filthy Polish pigs!

"Mr. Chief of the General Staff, if you are asked to take your soldiers, how many troops will you need to use to annihilate 450,000 Poles, and how long will it take?"

"Humph!

With the same number of troops, it can be solved in a month. ”

Frederick and Bismarck glanced at each other, and they both knew that the Prussian army was not so powerful.

But at this time, it is impossible for them to speak.

Kong Tingxun smiled, pointed to Minsk on the map and said: "The Ming army only used 150,000 people, and it took less than half a month. ”

"Uh......!" Moltke was speechless at this moment, because this was the official battle of Smolensk annihilation that had taken place just a few months earlier.

It was in this battle that the Polish army suffered a devastating blow.

"Hole...... Hans!

So what kind of strategy should we use now? ”

"There is no need for the coalition forces in the encirclement to rescue, because perhaps our side has just mobilized.

They have surrendered, or they have been exterminated.

The most important thing now is here......"