"Give the Mongolian battalion five days to familiarize themselves, and do not assign combat missions to them within these five days.

Are all the troops of the Third Division suffering such heavy casualties?"

Li Xiao was a little surprised. According to common sense, there should not be such heavy casualties.

The Air Force is already at full deployment, with some pilots even dispatching as many as twelve times a day.

Although the Third Division had just been transferred from China and had little combat experience, under the strong artillery fire cover and ubiquitous air strikes, it should not suffer such heavy casualties.

"Oh, only the Mongolian battalion suffered such heavy casualties. The casualties of the rest of the troops were not large, but they were only about 20%.

The rear is already mobilizing supply troops, and the quality of the soldiers sent from the Xi'an Replacement Center are now very good.

My combat skills are also much better than before."

"Kong Youde is still capable. He is a veteran after all."

"Should we call Mr. Man over and launch a surprise attack from the flanks to threaten the German army's flanks in the direction of the main attack?

In this way, the German attack can be delayed and Cao Wenzhao will have time to prepare for the next stage of defensive operations?"

"no!

Man Ye cannot move now. The current defense line is still 60 kilometers away from Moscow.

We still have room to retreat, allowing the Koreans and Japanese to continue building positions behind the Third Division.

We must resist step by step until the German troops are put under the walls of Moscow.

The previous line of defense was a hastily constructed field defense line and was not very strong.

Moreover, it was also the first time that the Third Division fought against the German army.

It lasted for three days. Although it suffered losses, the number of enemy troops it could kill was even greater.

Some troops actually had an exchange ratio of one to five.

Tell Cao Bianjiao that this second line of defense must last for more than a month.

It will take ten months for the German army to attack the city of Moscow with heavy casualties."

"October? In other words, the remaining sixty kilometers will have to be eaten by the German army for half a year?"

Stewie was a little surprised. The total number of German troops plus the Nordic Allied Forces exceeded two million.

Cao Bianjiao only had one division in his hands. Although the establishment was large, it only numbered more than 80,000 people.

There are quite a few Russian troops, but they have just been defeated by the Germans.

The troops and weapons suffered huge losses, and their morale was not very good.

It is simply unreliable to allow them to resist the German attack.

They can only be assigned to guard the flanks in the direction of attack. This is because the Ming army is really short of troops.

Otherwise, even the flanks would not be safe for them to guard.

"We must hold on until ten months, because last year's hoarding has given the German army an excess of material reserves.

With two million people in half a year, I think most of the reserves should be consumed.

Just drag the war until winter, and then use my air force to tightly block their supply lines.

Think about it, the troops on the front line can last for several days without supplies in the ice and snow.

If we can eliminate the main force of the German army on the northern front, then the war may end next year.

Europe will become a piece of meat on the chopping board, we can take whatever we want."

"But I'm worried that Cao Wenzhao won't last six months."

"If he can't hold on, let's go up front with our guns and shoot snipers."

Shi Dewei knew that what Li Xiao said was angry, but his heart was pounding.

He was really worried that the Third Division would not hold until October.

"Oh, here's a telegram from Sun Zhijie.

The Kurds made trouble again, and this time they were ruthless and destroyed a Gurkha camp.

We have more than a hundred Gurkhas dead, and more than two hundred others were captured." Stewie suddenly remembered a telegram he had received in the middle of the night last night.

"Damn it!" Li Xiao cursed fiercely after seeing the battle report.

The damn Kurds always make their presence felt at critical moments.

"The Kurds are always making trouble, and recently they seem to be in cahoots with the Persians.

Sun Zhijie said that he needs to recruit more soldiers to deal with the elusive Kurds."

"Recruiting more troops?

More than 200,000 Gurkhas and Sikhs have been recruited.

If they are recruited like this, they will be able to conquer India.

Besides, if we had enough troops, I would fucking have ordered my second brother to attack southern France.

Why wait until now?"

Li Xiao said angrily.

"...!" Stewie had no choice but to recruit more domestic soldiers, but you refused.

Talk about maintaining a proper ratio of soldiers to civilians!

Li Xiao scratched his head and suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

yes!

The only people who have a natural conflict with the Kurds who believe in the true God are those who believe in Jesus.

"What happened to the prisoners of war we transported to the country?"

Li Xiao suddenly asked.

"Most of those prisoners of war were placed in coal mines and various mines in Siberia.

Siberia is vast and sparsely populated. Even if you escape, you won't see anyone for hundreds of kilometers, and you can easily be captured.

Some of them were sent to mines in Yunnan and Guizhou, which are deep in the mountains and forests. No one wants to go there and can't recruit miners.

Then there are some coal mines in Shaanxi and Shanxi, probably tens of thousands of people.

Some of them performed relatively well and were sent to mines in Australia, as you know.

Because of the war, we need a lot of iron ore."

"How many people are there?"

"This...must be more than a million people.

But..., you know, the mortality rate in the mine is very high.

It’s hard to say how many there are now!”

"Send someone to pick out those who perform better, listen to our Ming people, and are physically strong.

Get an army, don't have too many people, just 20,000 to 30,000 people.

Be careful, you must be someone who is obedient to our Ming Dynasty."

"Using prisoners to form an army?" Shi Dewei said to himself, you really dare to think about it.

Shi Dewei had also heard about the harsh treatment in the prisoner-of-war camp. He estimated that the prisoners hated the Ming people to death.

"Yes, use prisoners to form an army. The establishment will be given to three divisions!

Let them go to the Kurdish areas to burn, kill and loot!

In addition, let the Ottoman Sultan also send some troops.

This time, give them a convenience.

They can kill any Kurd who can move, whether they are men, women, old people or children.

Anyone who is a Kurd can be killed.
Chapter completed!