"Winter, do you know what you're talking about?" Frederick straightened up like a lion.

The Chief of the General Staff, Moltke, had already offered his resignation, or he himself had proposed it.

This matter is irreparable!

I thought that Winter's target was the General Staff, but I didn't expect Winter to have such a big appetite.

Not only to make Moltke resign, but also to dismantle the General Staff.

Even, Bismarck's idea was raised.

For many years, Moltke and Bismarck ruled the Prussian Empire as Frederick's right-hand man.

Now, cut off Frederick's left and right hands together.

Then the fucking Lao Tzu didn't become the commander of the light pole?

"Your Majesty the Emperor!

The Reich was in an unprecedented predicament, and Chancellor Bismarck's responsibility in this was enormous.

I am the new President of the Reichstag, and I feel the need to vote on whether Prime Minister Bismarck is competent or not! ”

"I disagree!"

Moltke is finished, and now Bismarck is finished. Isn't that Lao Tzu being set aside?

Killing Frederick would not have agreed to the impeachment of Bismarck.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, you cannot interfere in the Imperial Council."

Duke Winter propped his hands on the table and looked at Frederick with fierce eyes.

"I can ......!" Frederick didn't budge.

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While the Prussians were in great trouble, so was the Ming army.

The siege and annihilation of Vyazma was over, and the Ming army could be said to have won a complete victory.

Li Xiao's eyes immediately noticed the navy in the Mediterranean.

The landing of La Ciotta, after the initial resistance, was forced to withdraw.

There was no way, after the only small port was blown up, it was very difficult for the landed marines to resupply.

Only small assault boats and landing craft could be relied on to transport some supplies ashore.

But how can this kind of unstable supply supply be able to supply continuous combat attrition.

In the end, the Ming army had to retreat.

Fortunately, the French army was also afraid of the Ming naval artillery and did not force the Ming army too much.

This allowed the Marines to evacuate La Cijota in the dark of night.

La Ciota was victorious, and the French newspapers hailed Lavanelli as a hero.

Even newspapers throughout Europe are reporting on this legendary general who defeated the Ming Dynasty.

Under the flash lens, the wreckage of equipment that was blown up by the Ming army on the beach, as well as some corpses of unknown origin, completely ignited the self-confidence of the French.

Since the war with the Ming Dynasty, no one has won a victory, especially such a brilliant victory.

Now France has done it!

The whole of Europe cheered for France's victory, and the Marseillaise resounded loudly over Europe.

Napoleon even made the "Marseillaise" the national anthem of France.

The victory in Marseille greatly boosted the morale of the Europeans.

They no longer believed in the myth of the invincibility of the Ming Dynasty, and the whole of Europe once again resented the anti-Ming frenzy.

Even the Pope, who had become ambiguous, came out at this time to brush up his presence and call on the people of Jesus Christ to take up arms and drive out the infidels.

At the time when the anti-Ming movement in Europe set off a new mastery, Li Xiao sailed into the Red Sea on the battleship Yanshan, which had just left the Ming Dynasty.

From the icy and snowy Russia to the warm Mediterranean, Li Xiao felt like heaven.

No wonder, later generations of Liaodong people like to run to Sanya in winter.

Among those who travel abroad, there are also many Liaodong people.

The gentle Red Sea breeze blows on your face, and the warm sunlight makes your whole body comfortable.

The seagulls kept chirping, the sea was sparkling, and the Yanshan and the three escort destroyers were cleaving the waves on the blue sea!

Far away, there were several ships that couldn't tell whether it was a fishing boat or a merchant ship sailing on the sea.

"The boats are avoiding us!"

Li Xiao patted the railing and said quietly.

"Only countries with our permission can fish at sea.

Merchant ships must be strictly inspected by our checkpoints before they can be released!

Of course, apart from Italy, there are no other countries where merchant ships can go to sea.

After Sicily, the sea is calmer than here, and there are not even fishing boats. ”

Zuo Liangyu, who came from Cyrenaica, hurriedly explained to Li Xiao.

The Marine Corps had just suffered a major defeat, and although it was not him who was directly in command, he did not have a light on his face.

"The affairs of the navy are not in your charge, and the Xingshi Question Knife will not be able to cut your head.

Let's talk about the landing battle of La Ciotta, the Marines can only draw one division.

The strength of the army is so tight? ”

"Handsome! Our Marine Corps has 50 divisions and 600,000 men on its books.

But our Daming Sea is so big, and the coastline is so long.

The mainland left five divisions, which was already compressed to the limit, and only deployed troops at key nodes.

And that's just the placement of the recruits, which can be considered arming while training.

Waguo, Cochin, Siam, Burma, Java, and Xinjiapo all need to be garrisoned, especially Xinjiapo must be heavily defended.

In such an important place, it is not too much to garrison five divisions.

In this way, the fifteen divisions were sprinkled out like pepper noodles.

India, Jialan Island, these places have to be garrisoned.

Moreover, the situation there is more complicated than that of the countries of the South China Sea and the subject countries of the Ming Dynasty, and the law and order are also unstable.

More garrisons are needed there.

Mumbai, in particular, has shipyards, ship repair yards, and important bases for the navy, marines, and army.

These places need to be protected!

Fifteen divisions are nested there like this!

Moreover, these divisions must also have a certain combat capability.

After all, it's too complicated there.

Further back, the oil fields of Basra, and the Suez Canal zone in front.

This needs to be heavily guarded!

This again requires a dozen divisions!

Moreover, the Basra oil field is still very badly secure.

The Kurds, always instigated by Israel, want to move south to seize the Basra oil fields.

That's what needs to be fought, and troops that don't have some combat effectiveness can't withstand it.

Therefore, in this way, only thirteen divisions can reach the front line.

Commander Li is also really unable to break the troops.

The Russian front urgently needs a move on the French front, which involves the energy of the French.

That's where the La Ciota landing was born!

At the beginning, it was only intended to build a bridgehead.

No one expected that the resistance of the French would be so fierce. ”

Zuo Liangyu secretly said good things to Li Xiu and made excuses for the navy's failure in Marseille this time.

Li Xiao knew that because of Li Xiu's relationship, no one wanted to offend the navy, and no one dared to offend the navy.

After years of governance, Li Xiu has made the navy a system independent of the Ming army.

The officers of the navy were almost all trained and promoted by Li Xiu.

The naval system has now become a fortress that cannot be penetrated by a needle.

Li Xiao took a deep breath and didn't speak for a long time.

People like Zuo Liangyu say this, and what Chen Tingjing and Sun Zhijie say after a while is expected.

The ship sailed into the Suez Canal, and the Yanshan, with a displacement of 70,000 tons, was so large that it could only move slowly.

An airship flew over and slowly hovered on the back deck of the Yanshan.

After a dozen people walked down from the pod, the airship continued to take off.

"Handsome!

Handsome! ”

Chen Tingjing and Sun Zhijie stand side by side!

After ten years of tempering, a weak scholar in Huating has now become a feudal official.

Manages a vast area from the banks of the Nile to the Euphrates and Tigris!

is only thirty-six years old, which is the year of fighting, but his sideburns are already gray.

After he became the governor of the Middle East, the situation in the Middle East improved significantly.

The Middle East, which was made a mess by Li Xiu, is now slowly calming down.

With the exception of the Kurds, who are supported by the Israelis, the other races are as well-behaved as cats in confinement.

It can be said that Chen Tingjing has made outstanding political achievements.

Not to mention Sun Zhijie, the Middle Eastern army, under his command, fought against the superior Kurds and Arab guerrillas with inferior forces.

The Basra oil field was not threatened in any way, and the supply of crude oil to the empire was guaranteed.

Sun Zhijie, who was just thirty years old, also had gray hair on her head.

"You've worked hard!" Li Xiao patted his shoulder one by one.

Gray hair is the best proof of hard work.

"Dashuai!"

"Dashuai!"

"You are doing a good job in the Middle East, and the crude oil from the Basra oil field is constantly being supplied to the mainland.

With Basra stabilized, the Russian and Mediterranean fronts were secured.

In the future, there will be more and more mechanical things, and the demand for oil will also increase.

Can the Middle East guarantee the Empire's crude oil needs? ”

Chen Tingjing and Sun Zhijie glanced at each other, and the latter nodded.

"Dashuai, this problem shouldn't be big.

In addition to Basra, large oil fields have also been discovered in Ahmadi.

The place is not far from the Basra oil field and even closer to the seaport than Basra.

Drilling has now begun, and it is estimated that mining conditions can be formed around April.

Starting in May, crude oil production can be increased by 30,000 barrels per month.

With the increase in oil wells, the target of 70,000 barrels per month should be reached by the end of the year.

Dashuai, you don't know.

The exploration team said that there are many oil fields in the Middle East, and they are also very large.

In many places, the oil layer is very thin, and more than 100 meters of drilling can extract crude oil.

The proven reserves may not be exhausted in a hundred years if we mine them at the current rate.

In the future, I hope that the empire will continue to invest more.

Add more wells so that more crude oil can be pumped. ”

Li Xiao glanced at Chen Tingjing, this guy came here after doing his homework, and he also stretched out his hand.

But more, faster pumping of crude oil, that's right.

After all, with the spread of mechanization, the consumption of crude oil will reach a new height.

"This part of the Middle East has a lot of sand and a lot of crude oil.

It can be said that the Middle East is floating on the oil fields.

I am afraid that the current output alone will not be exhausted in two hundred years.

Chen Tingjing, you can rest assured that Daming will invest more funds and technicians to participate in the work of oil production.

In the future, the production of crude oil will gradually expand.

From Kuwait to Riyadh, there will be oil wells all over the place. ”

Li Xiao patted Chen Tingjing's shoulder again.

"That's great!" After receiving Li Xiao's assurance, Chen Tingjing was very excited.

Pumping more crude oil means more investment, more money. Also, the status of the Ming Dynasty has been greatly improved.

"How's the security in Basra, I heard that there are Kurdish women who are making trouble with explosives bags and dying with others?" Li Xiao's gaze turned to Sun Zhijie.

"That's the thing!

But not Kurdish women, but Arab women.

They tied up the children of the women, and the women did not do what they said.

They would cut off the children's hands and feet, and they would throw them into the desert to be eaten alive by the eagles.

Our people have cracked several such cases with very cruel means. ”

"Hmmm!

Such a thing should be widely publicized. Set the Kurds against the Arabs!

Especially those children who died tragically, be sure to take pictures and print them in newspapers.

Belch...... Arabs are not very literate, and they can find someone to read a newspaper on the street.

Photographs in newspapers should be large and clear.

Without the cover of the Arabs, the Kurds are lice on the bald head, one catches the right one! ”

Li Xiao remembered the vast sea of the People's War and began to give Sun Zhijie advice.

"Shuai, we've already done that.

But among the Arabs, it is not very popular to read newspapers. It's more about hiring bards!

It's almost the same as our Ming storyteller!

There was no newspaper either, but the photographs were enlarged directly to the bards.

When they rap, it's full of pictures and texts, which is very infectious.

Many times, the onlookers are three layers inside and three layers outside.

Now the Arabs hate the Kurds, so much.

The most popular proverb in Basra says:

If you encounter snakes and Kurds in the desert, you must kill them first.

In the past two months, we have uncovered the case of attempted bombings, all of which have been reported by the Arabs. ”

Speaking of this matter, Sun Zhijie was quite proud.

"What happened to those French prisoners of war? Are they really fighting the Kurds? ”

Li Xiao suddenly remembered the French Foreign Legion that had surrendered.

"Don't mention it!

Those blacks are scum in combat, and they thought they would give them land and some provisions.

They will be able to help us fend off the Kurds!

Unexpectedly, these people actually gave some of the already small supplies to the Kurds.

In exchange for peace for the Kurds!

What is even more hateful is that they will kill Arabs and use their heads to pretend to be the results of war in exchange for supplies from us.

The place where this group of people is stationed has been corrupted like a sieve by the Kurds.

I think the Kurds just have to say feed them.

These guys will immediately defect to the Kurds! ”

Speaking of the Foreign Legion, Sun Zhijie seems to have been greatly wronged.

"It's better to let them go directly to the Kurds!

At least, we don't have to consume our food when we go there.

Dashuai, these people are not only killing good people.

The officers of the foreign legion will also embezzle military salaries and deduct food from soldiers.

The soldiers didn't have enough to eat, so they went to rob the people.

The people there can't live anymore. ”

Chen Tingjing also complained.

"Didn't you give them land?" Li Xiao was a little puzzled.

According to the prior agreement, the Ming Dynasty has allocated the best land to the Foreign Legion.

How can there still be a foreign legion, killing good people and robbing the local people?

"My handsome!

You don't know how lazy those black people are!

If it's not for dinner, they'll sit under the wall and chat for the day.

I didn't understand what they were saying, so I kept babbling and talking.

A group of people sitting together is more noisy than a group of house sparrows. ”

"Good land was given to them, but these people would rather rob than farm."