Returning to the town of Billlum, Richard once again moved into the house of the owner of the vineyard, but this time as the rector of the Kingdom of Prussia.

The Vineyard Lord's Mansion is large and comfortable, and one of the best buildings in Billum, so it's no surprise that it was chosen.

The occupation forces were stationed in companies in the town, and although military discipline was strictly forbidden, the soldiers were strictly forbidden to burn houses and act recklessly, but the whole town was inevitably thrown into panic.

The town was filled with Prussian soldiers, some of them drunk, some wandering around aimlessly, and some contented from the locals' homes, with the faint cries of women behind them.

The atmosphere was somewhat oppressive, but overall it was no different from other towns under the occupation.

news from the front;

The Austrian left flank retreated in disarray after breaking through the siege at night, and was caught up by the Austrian cavalry at dawn, and had to leave behind an infantry division to occupy the favorable terrain of the river valley, and the main force of the corps quickly retreated.

By late afternoon

After retreating more than 40 kilometers in one day and one night, he quickly moved closer to the main force of the right wing of the Austrian Corps, shortening the distance between the two to 130 kilometers, trying to keep warm in a group.

As for an infantry division behind the Austrian army, as expected, it suffered heavy losses after resisting for most of the day, and had to raise its hands and surrender, but it was the most outstanding Austrian unit in this battle.

The army of the Kingdom of Prussia pursued the victory, and the main force crossed the line of Billlum for the most part, and clung to the ass of the Austrian left flank corps.

Austrian commander Prince Benedict was furious when he received the news of the defeat of the Left Wing Corps, and his army of more than 300,000 troops was stationed on the banks of the Elbe River, controlling a 160-kilometer border and preparing to meet the challenge of the Prussian army.

After calming down, Prince Benedict was again in a dilemma.

The situation deteriorated rapidly due to the collapse of the left side of the Austrian army, and Prince Benedict originally planned to take the initiative to destroy a part of the Prussian army first, so as to give the arrogant King William a powerful look.

The difficulty lies in the wide distribution of the Sudetenland, with more than a dozen passages out of the mountains on the side of the Austrian Empire, spread along the border of more than 140 kilometers.

Taking the initiative to attack and disperse the forces will lead to an excessively long front of the main Austrian army, but will give the enemy a chance to break through.

Now that the left wing corps has suffered a big defeat, the Prussian army behind it will attack in a big way, which will lead to the left flank of the main army of the Austrian army.

If you are stabbed from the left side at a critical time, it will be miserable!

The luxurious aristocratic pleasures of the Austrian court on a daily basis corroded the enterprising spirit of Prince Benedict and a group of senior Austrian generals, and they could not come up with an effective way to deal with the enemy's heavy troops.

Instead, in hesitation, let the precious pioneer fighter pass quietly.

If the Austrian army can take the lead in attacking, send heavy troops to garrison the passes in the south of the mountain. Taking advantage of the geographical advantage, the Prussian army was blocked in the valley and resolutely attacked. The Prussian army is bound to not last, and there is a high probability that it will retreat with hatred.

Hesitation is inaction, and it's the worst thing to do.

While Prince Benedict was hesitating, the main force of the Prussian Second Corps successfully crossed the Sudetenland, converged on the southwest valley, and after a long journey, fought continuously despite fatigue, defeated the Austrian Fifth Army stationed there.

June 19th

The main force of the Prussian Second Corps led by Prince Frederick launched a large-scale battle with the Austrian right wing corps on the banks of the Yinbei River, with more than 530,000 troops on both sides participating in the battle, and the sound of guns and cannons rumbled through the world.

The overall scale of the Battle of the Elbe was staggering, and the process was lackluster, and it can be described as an enlarged version of the Battle of the Valley.

The Prussian army is the main attack, and the Austrian army is the main defense.

Interspersed with small-scale offensive and defensive battles, the Elbe River turned a radius of hundreds of kilometers into a large battlefield, and the two sides fought endlessly.

The battle, which lasted a day and a half, ended with the defeat of the Austrian army, unable to withstand Putin's sharp offensive.

And on the left flank battlefield

The Elbe Corps and the First Corps of the Prussian Army also launched a large-scale offensive, successively overcoming the defense lines of several villages and towns held by the Austrian Army's left flank corps, and marching into the main battlefield of the Elbe River, bringing a huge threat from the flank.

As a last resort

The Austrian Imperial Army could only shrink its forces, retreat back to the Yinchin area to re-establish its defensive line, and urgently mobilize at home to replenish personnel and supplies to the front......

Billum Town

There was a sound of blushing and heartbeat in the bedroom on the second floor, and the beautiful little Emma listened to the tea set on the table on the first floor, and couldn't help but take a sip, secretly complaining about the eldest sister Yin Ersa, the second sister Xiandi screamed so loudly, and ...... So the waves......

The owner and his wife went to the winery, and the small courtyard of the house was guarded by heavily armed Prussian guards, and only little Emma, who was hiding in the house, had nowhere to go but to endure the noise bombardment.

Emma, who has just received rain and dew, knows what is going on upstairs?

You can even think of ...... A flush rose on her pink cheeks, she stomped her foot angrily, and hid with her hands over her ears.

The storm on the 2nd floor is stormy, and it takes a long time to rest.

Richard refreshed himself from his crossed arms and white legs, freshened up, put on his military uniform, and then swaggered downstairs.

The Austrian version of the grape Shih Tzu really has a different charm, unlike Emma, who is only sharp and sharp in the lotus, 22-year-old Yinelsa and 19-year-old Cindy are ripe grapes, sweet, juicy and moist.

After living in the vineyard owner's house, the owner and his wife were forced by the occupying forces to give their second daughter, Cindy, who was engaged but not yet married, to the chief to sleep, in order to protect the life and property of the family.

There are no two days

Yin Ersa, who lived in the same town, ran back, and she was targeted by a second lieutenant officer of the Prussian army, and her young husband was beaten half to death by finding a reason to collaborate with the enemy.

If a woman falls into the barracks, it is really like a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, and she knows that the end will be miserable if she thinks about it with the back of her head.

The beautiful sister flowers sent to the door, Richard has no reason not to accept them!

After returning from the battlefield of the Elbe River in the night, the evil fire that had been suppressed in Richard's heart for a long time was vented and the battlefield was transferred to the bed......

The kitchen and living room on the first floor were silent, and the Prussian guards guarding the door were not allowed to enter without being ordered, so Richard picked up the coffee pot and poured a cup of hot coffee, picked up a knife and spread cheese on the slices of bread, and ate some briefly.

Richard's ears and eyes were extremely sensitive, and he could hear the subtle movement in the room in the distance on the first floor, and he couldn't help but have a smile on his face.

It wasn't a little mouse, it was little Emma who had been avoiding him.

Ever since the Prussian governor had lived in the house, Emma had gone into hiding, and was hardly seen these days.

The vineyard owner and his wife also helped to cover up and play peek-a-boo.

Fortunately, the Prussian guards lived outside in the servants' quarters, and there were many rooms in the main mansion of the vineyard, which have been hidden until now.

Richard had no intention of exposing this little trick, but cooperated with the soldiers to restrain them from entering at will.

He poured himself another cup of coffee, walked to the study and sat down, the bright summer sun shining in, the flowers blooming outside the window, and the scenery was quiet and pleasant.

Richard watched two large-scale battles in a row, and had a clear definition of the combat effectiveness of the current European powers, and completely achieved the original goal, so there was no need to continue watching.

Tactically speaking

The realistic army tactics of the Tang Empire are flexible and changeable, and the Chinese officers generally do not have the obsession of traditional European knights, and take defeating the enemy as the first priority, interspersed with Chinese cultural inheritances such as encircling Wei to save Zhao and darkness Chen Cang, forming a practical military style that belongs to the Tang Empire.

Compared to the rigid tactics of Europe, it undoubtedly wins.

In terms of armament

The Tang Empire is constantly innovating in infantry equipment, leading the trend of infantry weapons and equipment in today's era, especially in the field of chemical industry products, which is the world's top level.

In terms of the quality of personnel

More than 7~8 percent of the existing army of the Tang Empire are illiterate, and the literacy rate hovers back to around 20%, which is far lower than the literacy rate of more than 4 percent of the army of the Kingdom of Prussia, and is on the same level as the British and French armies, and higher than that of Austria, Austria-Hungary and Tsarist Russia and other European agricultural countries.

The quality of the army of the Kingdom of Prussia was among the highest in Europe, thanks to decades of universal education in the kingdom.

The Tang Empire has only implemented the five-year universal education policy for the whole people for about ten years, and the early education population base is small, and the distribution of schools is not extensive, especially in the more remote provinces, so the results are not significant.

In recent years

Especially after the victory of the North American War in early 1862, due to the unprecedented abundance of imperial finances, comprehensive school construction and universal education system could be implemented, and primary schools were built in rural towns with hundreds of people, and middle schools were built in villages and towns with thousands of people, and school-age children were required to be enrolled in school unconditionally.

With the massive investment in universal education, it is expected that in a few years, the literacy rate of military recruits will increase dramatically, and there will be a large number of high-quality workers in society to meet the needs of the growing wave of industrialization.

As an emerging immigrant country in North America, the Tang Empire will still have to absorb a large number of new Chinese immigrants in the future and for a long time in the future to support the rapid development of the overall national strength.

However, the requirements for absorbing new Chinese immigrants are also gradually increasing, and in addition to the low-level working population, there is a more urgent need for the introduction of middle and high-end talents such as literature, art, religion, traditional Chinese medicine and scholars.

Everything he saw and heard with his own eyes in Europe strengthened Richard's correct ideological line for the development of industry and commerce, science and technology, finance, and now agriculture in the Tang Empire.

Next

He plans to promote the interaction between the judicial circles of the Tang Empire and Europe, send more students and judicial scholars to exchange, gradually explore a set of legal systems that are in line with the industrialized society of the Tang Empire, and promote parliamentary legislation to improve the social judicial system, which is very important.

The operation of the entire society must be guaranteed by a sound legal system.

The army of the Kingdom of Prussia is the highest quality army in Europe, and it still cannot avoid the remnants of the feudal vice of burning, killing and looting in the occupied areas.

Within the Tang Empire

After returning to the imperial provinces and settling down, there were many retired officers and soldiers who were accustomed to burning, killing and looting in the occupied areas, and after returning to the imperial provinces to settle down, they couldn't help but itch their hands and secretly colluded to rob and kill some wealthy manor owners, rape, adultery, kidnapping, plundering women, and robbing gold and silver wealth, committing many crimes.

Either they collude with the children of the clan to run rampant in the township, bully and dominate the market, and disturb the peace of the place.

By all indications

With the growing prosperity and strength of the empire, the local undercurrent dross has risen, which has caused serious harm to the construction of a peaceful and orderly social environment, and has also affected the glory of the empire and the army.

Formulating a set of laws and regulations with a high degree of feasibility is a sharp sword to cut at evil.

For several years

Richard could clearly feel that with the rapid expansion of the empire's territory, the central government's control over the local areas was rapidly declining, and it was difficult for the policy enforcement power to penetrate into the grassroots towns and villages, which was a big problem that needed to be solved urgently.

During this time, he traveled and thought about the way to govern, and he already had a lot of experience.

While he was thinking about his thoughts, the guards came to the door and reported loudly; "Report to Sir, Lieutenant Colonel von Hartmann of the Mannheim Musket Regiment has come to visit."

"Oh...... Please come in and sit down, sir. ”

"Yes, sir."

Richard got up and walked out of the study, just in time to see Lieutenant Colonel von Hartmann enter the room, and said with a smile; "Welcome, Lieutenant Colonel von Hartmann, you seem to be in a good mood. Sit down and chat, the plum biscuits and hot coffee make for a relaxing time. ”

"I take the liberty of it, Lieutenant Colonel Stadt von Schmering, I have received a cordial greeting from His Excellency Duke Ottom von Franzsky of the Second Army today, and I am deeply disturbed in my heart, so I have taken the liberty to pay a visit." Lieutenant Colonel von Hartmann's expression was very humble.

Richard smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and gestured before taking the lead in sitting.

The Tang Empire has military observation missions in all major legions of the Prussian army, and it is easy to do this.

But for a mid-ranking officer in the Prussian army, that was great news.

"Lieutenant Colonel von Hartmann, you and I both know that this is a battle to unify the German region, and compared to the importance of long-term rule in the future, less destruction will be less estrangement, which will be beneficial to us all."

"Thank you very much for your advice, I have summoned the officers of this regiment to reiterate discipline and strictly prohibit soldiers from trespassing into people's houses." Lieutenant Colonel von Hartmann whispered with a smile on his face; "There are dozens of women in the local tavern who want to make extra money, and I have reiterated to the officers of the regiment that they are not allowed to harass those women who do their duty, otherwise each will be given 10 lashes."

"Very well, Lieutenant Colonel von Hartmann, we are only staying in this little courtyard for a while, and we should not make a mess, the master will be very fond of polite people."

"I understand, so I would like to ask Your Excellency to convey my infinite respect to the Duke and I am willing to serve at any time."

"Don't worry, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, I will definitely convey to Lord Duke that this is a win-win situation, isn't it?"

"Thank you very much." Lieutenant Colonel von Hartmann said sincerely, the smile on his face even more greasy.