The Russian front presents a diagonal line.

Just because, the Prussian army stopped at Smolensk on the edge of the Dnieper River.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire fought harder eastward, advancing further east than the Prussian army.

The one who fought the hardest was the Southern Front group led by the French.

Therefore, the battle line between the two armies presents a diagonal line.

Kursk is the center of this middle line!

It snowed heavily for two days, and when all military operations were suspended, the Ming army unexpectedly launched an attack.

Man Ye's 1st Cavalry Division, after strengthening an infantry division, assaulted from south to north, advancing fifty kilometers overnight.

Ao Ye's First Expeditionary Force was even more fierce, advancing sixty kilometers on the first night.

The First Expeditionary Force under his command numbered a hundred thousand men, and they had not participated in any combat for a single day in the previous battles.

It can be said that I have been recharging my energy for a long time!

The master divided his men into three assault groups and followed them up step by step during the next day without any rest.

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

"The Ming army launched an attack?" After receiving Frentzen's report, Napoleon immediately walked into the war room.

The duty officer, who got the news first, very considerately brought over a map of Kursk.

"The situation is very chaotic. Now we only know that the Ming army suddenly launched an attack from the north and south fronts.

They are both elite tank troops. In one day, the southern front advanced more than 50 kilometers to the north, and the northern front advanced more than 60 kilometers to the south.

And during the day, they still started attacking."

"This is to eat the center line offensive group. The Ming people have such a big appetite." Napoleon glanced at the map marked by the operations officer and immediately understood Li Xiao's intention.

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

Five hundred thousand people!

Even if the Ming army was surrounded, they couldn't kill so many people quickly.

If they cannot quickly eat the center group, the Prussians will go south to relieve the siege, and the Ming Dynasty will be attacked from both sides."

"Moreover, even if the north and south lines are facing each other, the bottom line of the Kursk salient is 300 kilometers long. Can they quickly block this 300 kilometers long hole?"

"If the middle line group withdraws with all its strength, it should be able to withdraw most of it. Unless..."

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

"How is it possible to march 300 kilometers in three days?"

"On the first day, they traveled more than a hundred kilometers. Well... it only took them one night."

The staff members were busy discussing the situation of the war. Napoleon looked at the map with a livid face, but the scene of the Austro-Hungarian army being massacred appeared in his mind.

"Prepare the airship for me immediately, I'm going to Berlin." Napoleon suddenly said coldly.

"What? Your Majesty the Emperor, no, you can't take the airship. If you are discovered by the Ming Dynasty's plane, you...!"

Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, Forion immediately jumped out to object.

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

"Shut up! Bring the airship. It will depart in an hour. Now, immediately, immediately, bring the airship."

The look in Napoleon's eyes cut through everyone's heart like a knife.

Folion wanted to say something else, but he swallowed the rest of his words.

"I won't see the airship in an hour and I'll shoot you immediately." Napoleon said this and walked out of the underground command post.

Everyone looked at each other and looked at Forion.

"What are you looking at? Go and mobilize the airship." Forion roared, and the two staff officers immediately ran out like donkeys hit by arrows.

Snowflakes were still floating in the gloomy sky, and the howling of the wind was like the cry of ghosts.

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

From the mouths of the captured pilots, the French army understood that planes cannot take off when the weather is bad.

His Majesty the Emperor's orders are fatal, and the efficiency of work will naturally increase exponentially.

Forty minutes later, an airship parked next to the underground command post.

This is the advantage of airships, they can take off into the sky even in such bad weather.

Napoleon boarded the airship without saying a word. He wanted to go to Prussia immediately to see Frederick.

At the same time that Napoleon boarded the airship, Frederick and Bismarck were summoning someone.

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

Apart from his skin color, Kong Tingxun, who was wearing a double-breasted lining and a tuxedo, looked no different from ordinary Europeans.

It's just that his walking posture is unnatural. Even though he has been in Prussia for a while, he is still not used to these damn tight pants.

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

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

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

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

"hole!

Don't be restrained, sit down and talk." Frederick was as kind as the grandfather next door.

Kong Tingxun was flattered and sat down with his butt next to the edge of the chair.

"How was your stay in Prussia? I heard that you got married and married Bock's niece."

He didn't ask about military and state affairs, but talked about things as usual, which made Kong Tingxun feel a lot more relaxed.

As soon as he stood up and wanted to answer, Frederick motioned him to sit down.

"The rules of Germany are different from those of your Ming Dynasty. Just sit down and talk." Bismarck still had a kind smile on his face that was harmless to humans and animals.

Kong Tingxun sat on the chair in fear:

"yes!

I have now decided to become a Prussian and to serve His Majesty the Great Emperor.

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

The emperor is aloof and will not let me sit and talk to you like your Majesty.

Oh, by the way, I now have a Prussian name, Hans."

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

I've met von Bock's niece, and I'm very impressed. She's a nice girl, but... she's a little fatter."

Bismarck smiled. Obviously, being a little fatter was just a modest way of saying it.

In fact, the earl's lady weighed more than 200 kilograms.

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

"Luna is a nice girl!"

"I invited you here today because I want to continue to understand the affairs of the Ming Dynasty. Now that you are also a member of Prussia, your opinions are very important to us, do you understand?"

Just when Kong Tingxun relaxed, Bismarck suddenly stopped smiling and stared at Kong Tingxun with a pair of sharp eyes like an eagle.

"I know, please tell me. I will definitely know everything!" Kong Tingxun's relaxed heart immediately became tense again.

Bismarck made a gesture, and the staff quickly opened the curtain on the wall, revealing a huge map with each town marked in German in detail.

There are even simple mountain and river trends.

From the map, you can see the rigidity and 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, a little further north.

"This is the Kursk region of Russia. Just last night, the Ming army launched an attack on the central group of allied forces led by the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The situation is very chaotic now. I only know that the Ming army used tanks and broke through very quickly."

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

We want to know how long it will take the Ming army to complete this 300-kilometer journey."

Frederick held a long stick in his hand and scratched the bottom edge of the salient 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 military school, he also read the battle tactics tutorial compiled by Li Xiao.

This place suits Li Xiao’s taste perfectly.
To be continued...