Xiao Letian will never leave his brothers alone, there is no doubt about this. But what faced Xiao Letian was still a very difficult multiple-choice question.
Now the entire new army is divided into two. Luo Huo and Noheita are with more than a hundred people beside them, while the remaining army is with Xiao Hexin and Sima Yun.
At this time, two French cavalry battalions had already pressed over from the north. According to the Prussian intelligence, they would arrive in fifteen minutes at most.
Although Xiao Letian didn't know whether this wave of enemies came with one battalion or two battalions, they couldn't stand it even if a cavalry battalion came.
If Xiao Letian chooses to stay, the most likely scenario is that the three hundred new troops plus himself will be overwhelmed by the thousand cavalry. With the current anger of the French, they are likely to kill Xiao Letian on the battlefield to vent their anger.
If Xiao Letian chooses to turn north with Luo Huo, Noheita and the others, although he will lose Xiao Hexin and Sima Yun, at least half of the strength of this officer corps can be maintained.
On one side, the entire army was annihilated, and on the other side, a strong man escaped with his arms broken. This multiple-choice question was not a problem at all in the eyes of the Prussians, but it stumped the Prime Minister from the East.
Jonas carefully reminded from the side, "Your Majesty Prime Minister, for the sake of future victory, temporary sacrifice is worth it. Where in the world can there be a war without death?"
Xiao Letian rubbed his temples in pain, "I know, I understand what you are saying. Let me think about it, and think about it again..."
Xiao Letian kept cursing in his heart, how could you Europeans know my current difficulties? In any case, you Prussia has been fully militarized for a hundred years and has accumulated countless talents. But what about me? In that old empire, how difficult it was to recruit such an officer corps that could receive Western education.
Everyone here is my treasure. In the army, they are all future company commanders and battalion commanders. If placed in the local government, everyone here is qualified enough to be a qualified county magistrate.
This is my talent pool. How much blood did I shed and how much energy did I spend to save this seed for my future career? How could I throw it away? I couldn’t bear to part with it.
Everyone present could see Xiao Letian's entanglement. At this time, no one dared to speak or disturb his thoughts. Now, any decision made by Xiao Letian would involve the lives of countless people.
"If possible, I really want to think about it forever without making any decisions... But this is unrealistic. Since I have led you on this road of no return, I must make a choice for you... …”
Having said this, Xiao Letian clenched his molars and stared at the small road and dense forest in the north and said loudly, "Time is running out. All the new troops will immediately deploy on the hills to build a temporary blocking position. We must block half of these French cavalry here." Hours……"
"Yes, you heard it right, and I'm not crazy either. I just want to use more than a hundred new troops to block the iron hoofs of the French in this hilly area, and I want to successfully block it for half an hour... What I can do Just give Xiao Hexin and Sima Yun 45 minutes..."
"If they don't show up after 45 minutes...it's their lives!"
The French soldiers present were stunned. The officer leading the team shouted loudly, "No, this is chaos. This is an impossible task for you. There are four hundred people in a French cavalry battalion. This is not the case at all." What you can resist, even if there is only one battalion, you cannot resist..."
Xiao Letian knew very well that these Prussians were right. Without the support of heavy machine guns and artillery, it was almost impossible for the infantry to compete with the high-speed attacking cavalry.
But Xiao Letian has no other choice. Even if there is only one percent chance of success, he will fight for it.
"Is there no hope? Do you think it is impossible? Yes, I also think that the chance of success is only one percent, but on the road to national rejuvenation, let alone one percent chance, even if it is one thousandth It is worth fighting for, because there is only one end if you don’t fight, and that is death..."
"My good brothers, don't let me down. I'm here to watch the battle. If any of you take a step back, I will take a step forward. If you can't hold it anymore, I, Xiao Letian, will hold it for you with my chest..."
There is no need for a heavy hammer to play the drum. How could these young men withstand Xiao Letian's words? They rushed forward one by one with enthusiasm and shouted, "Your Excellency, you want to go to the battlefield unless we are all dead...Fight, fight to the death!"
Xiao Letian's determination was the confidence of all the new troops, and the whole crowd became enthusiastic. At this time, His Royal Highness King Yi came over, "Let me command this battle. I still have some experience in infantry fighting against cavalry. Our ancestors left I haven’t forgotten a little bit of what I downloaded…”
Xiao Letian's eyes lit up and he grabbed Shi Dakai's hand and said excitedly, "That's great. I'm relieved when I go to the battlefield. Come on, come on. I still have some ideas to discuss with you, brother..."
Time was running out. While Xiao Letian and Yi Wang were whispering, more than 120 new troops had already begun to enter the position. Engineers were flying up and down with shovels and began to build simple defenses.
When the war entered the era of breech-loading rifled guns, civil engineering work in the field became more and more important. Just a change in the way of installing bullets, but the result was a huge revolution in the shape and consciousness of the entire war.
In the age of muskets, people could only stand and load their muskets. People in the queue were like puppets, mechanically repeating fixed movements. At that time, every soldier in the war was more like a screw.
In the era of breech-loading rifled guns, soldiers were finally liberated from large queues. People could hide in bunkers and load ammunition behind obstacles. Coupled with the widespread popularity of fixed-loading ammunition with bullet casings, the frequency and accuracy of soldiers' shooting increased. It has increased exponentially, and the security is also improving.
By the time of World War I, trench warfare had become the mainstream on the battlefield, and civil fortifications had become a required course for all teams.
But today's Europeans have not realized this yet. This is the magic weapon that Xiao Letian, the time traveler, relies on. It is these new war concepts that transcend the times that have allowed him to win all the way to today.
The Prussian soldiers were stunned one by one. Although their military training also included courses on temporary fortification construction, they were definitely not as skilled as these Chinese. Seeing individual soldier pits being dug out, the soil was neatly patted down to form small shooting bunkers, which looked like standard parts in a factory from a distance.
Not only that, there were many new troops busy in the woods and hills in front of the shooting position, and the Prussian soldiers in the distance could not see clearly.
Fifteen minutes passed quickly. When a low vibration suddenly came from the west, everyone realized that the cavalry battalion was getting closer.
"Get back, everyone, get back...return to the bunker and prepare to shoot..." The orders from officers at all levels came and went, like waves, passing from the center of the military formation to the two wings.
After the rattling of gun bolts and hammers, the murderous aura of war instantly covered the entire battlefield. At this moment, even the battle-hardened Prussian army was sweating.
This is the French-Swiss border, and the Prussian army cannot get involved under any circumstances. If the gun goes off, I am afraid that the next war will not be the Prussian-Austrosian War, but the Franco-Prussian War.
"Retreat, all Prussian troops retreat, stay away from the battlefield, avoid contact with the French army..." The silent army began to retreat backwards. Although everyone was unwilling to do so, no one could disobey the military orders.
Xiao Letian's palms were now sweaty, and the telescope he was holding tightly was wet. A faint smoke had risen from the dense forest in the distance, which showed that the French vanguard was getting closer and closer.
This is a forest path that can only allow three horses to walk side by side, and this is where the woods and hills intersect. As long as the cavalry can rush out of the path, they will soon be able to spread out in the hilly areas and form an army. The cavalry in the formation is very formidable.
If the new army wants to defeat these cavalry, they must disrupt their positions just as their troops emerge from the dense forest and before they have time to form a formation.
"It's here, it's already here. No one is allowed to attack at will. Please obey orders and bring in the enemy..."
Amidst the orders of countless officers, several war horses rushed out from the intersection of the dense forest at lightning speed, followed immediately by a burst of French cries.
Following the vanguard cavalry were countless cavalry smokes. One tall horse after another leaped up the hills. The French army saw the burning military camp at a glance.
"Oh God, look...our military camp was attacked by these barbarians, and they captured the border checkpoint..."
"What? These Chinese people actually dare to stop us? Are they lying on the ground waiting to die? Hahaha, they have even dug their own graves, waiting for us to kill..."
"Look, there is a group of people on the other side of the checkpoint! Is it the escaped Eastern high-ranking official? Who cares if he is, French warriors, prepare to fight and trample these bandits to death with our horse hooves..."
At that moment, there was a burst of thunder on the ground, and countless horses' hooves trampled on the shaking rocks on the ground. The tall Arabian horse was indeed amazingly strong. It took only a few seconds for the horse to pick up speed.
"Speed up, speed up, the French boys speed up... In such a short distance, they can only fire two rounds of guns. They can't threaten us at all..."
"Oh shit..." At the moment when the leading officer was boosting his morale, his horse suddenly stumbled and the whole horse rolled to the ground, throwing him away.
Among the neighing sounds of Xilulu's horse were the wails of the leading officer and the sounds of broken bones and tendons. The horse could not stop at such a fast speed. Before he could stand up, the hoofs of the horses behind him had already stepped on his. head on.
With a pop, it was like a rotten watermelon being stepped on, and the whole ground was covered with red and white tofu.
"There is something strange on the ground, please be careful..." Before another cavalryman could finish his words, he also lost control of his horse. The front half of the horse suddenly fell to its knees and threw him away.
At this time, there was a sudden burst of wild shouts from the New Army position, "Fire... everyone, fire..." A series of dense gunfire was followed by the neighing of countless war horses and the wails of dying soldiers.
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