After just one day of fighting, the German army numbered more than 500 people, 10% of whom were officers!

Officers, especially junior officers, are a treasure. Especially in a place like Prussia, most officers are hereditary.

Although many people don't admit it, the fact is that the nobles have the right to recommend a talented young man to take the military academy examination!

But not all the people recommended by the nobles are suitable. Secret operations in secret are still widespread.

After Rundstedt attacked for three days, they only occupied a few peripheral positions. They had not even touched the core fortification group outside Warsaw!

If we keep chewing like this, we may not be able to conquer Warsaw until spring comes.

However, Manstein had already moved in from the north.

"Commander, the Germans can't capture Warsaw because the fortifications there are too strong.

So...!" Stewie said hesitantly.

"So what? Do they want support? Impossible, I want to encircle and annihilate the Nordic coalition forces now. It has only been ten days, and they have already lost 200,000 people.

If we delay any longer, they will all run back to Northern Europe.

This is not good for us, we want to eliminate the population of the Nordic countries, the more the better."

Li Xiao looked at the map and flatly rejected Shi Dewei's suggestion.

"They are not asking us to send troops, but they are asking us to provide air and ground fire support.

I don’t think those two 538-mm mortars are parked outside Moscow. How about we sell them to them, along with the shells in stock.

This thing is useless here, but it is a good thing when it comes to them.

In this way, we can also sell it at a high price."

"Oh, you are talking about those two cannons!" Yuan Hao immediately thought of the two research products produced by Jinzhou Research Institute.

At the beginning, the total weight actually reached fifty tons.

As a result, Li Xiao ruthlessly rejected it, and the final compromise was to put this thing on the rails for use!

Become a rail gun!

Not to mention, this rail gun is quite easy to use. It has a range of 30 kilometers and a shell of two tons.

It only takes one shot to blow up a building.

Although this thing is powerful, its shortcoming is also obvious, that is, its maneuverability is too poor.

The Ming Army's artillery required mobility, otherwise how could it provide fire support to the attacking armored forces.

Even many tank chassis are equipped with 120mm howitzers, turning them into self-propelled artillery!

This self-propelled artillery provides fire support, which is fast and accurate, and the power of the 120mm gun is also sufficient.

For larger targets, there is also a self-propelled 155mm howitzer.

If it doesn't work, the towed 203mm artillery will be dispatched.

Of course, the Ming army's rocket launchers are also towed. After all, the current production of the No. 4 tank chassis is really not that rich yet.

These three types of artillery are almost all the large-caliber support artillery of the Ming Army.

As for the 538mm mortar, because it moves slowly, it needs to be transported by rail. There is definitely no way this thing can keep up with the marching speed of the troops!

"Okay, you can sell things to the Germans. But you need to exchange them for gold!

Also, they need to find a way to transport this thing themselves. We are only responsible for transporting it to Smolensk!"

"That's right! If this thing is placed in Smolensk, it can also provide fire support for our siege." Stewie's eyes lit up.

The reason why the Second Battle of Smolensk has not been launched is because Smolensk is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Now that we have the 538mm mortar, this is a little easier.

Not to mention anything else, the two-ton cannonball alone makes people shudder. Even if the cannonball doesn't explode, it can smash out a ten-meter deep pit.

Those underground bunkers are useless as long as they don't exceed this depth.

"Smolensk is currently defended by the Swedes, and their fighting will is quite good. They once had the title of Nordic Little Overlord.

It's still the old method, surround first and then attack.

In the past two years, they have built many fortifications and tunnels.

Distribute the flamethrowers that have been shipped. Good things must be given to the troops.
Chapter completed!