Pierre finally joined Xiao Letian's forces with great regret for his mother country. His choice was actually not unexpected. His parents in France had already died of illness, and there were not many relatives left. He was a free man with no worries.
What's more, the repeated persecution by those bureaucrats made him completely cold towards his mother country. Coupled with his strong love for Fangguan, it was reasonable to join Xiao Letian's camp.
Needless to say, Pierre would never be able to repay the life-saving money of three hundred thousand gold francs in his lifetime!
Eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor. Since Pierre was determined to surrender, he would not hide anything. After combing through intelligence three times, he finally determined that the missing captain of the guard around Napoleon III should be the special envoy who went to East Asia to command the battle.
"That's right, it's him. Molière was Napoleon's most trusted captain of the bodyguard. He sealed the title of knight himself. Even though his rank is not high, he can definitely suppress those fat-minded governors in Asia. You know Many people got the lucrative position of overseas governor by bribing him..."
"Okay, now please make a detailed list of all the military forces you have left in East Asia. Let me see how rich your family is, and let me help you calculate how likely you are to hold on. …”
Xiao Letian nodded and Long Ye beside him opened the information that he had prepared a long time ago. When Pierre saw the little bit of wealth listed on the paper, the gold medal intelligence officer was completely dumbfounded and was in a sluggish state for ten minutes. .
"God! Are you all crazy? You can send out an officer corps of 300 people. I thought you must have 30,000 modern troops in Naha. How come there are so few..."
Pierre jumped up from his chair and shouted excitedly, "You only have a thousand new troops? You brought out 300 and left only 700? There are only a dozen coastal defense batteries for artillery? There are no cavalry at all. The sea surface There isn’t even a modern warship on board?”
"Crazy, you are simply crazy! How dare you get involved in the war in Europe with such little wealth? Gambler, you are simply a gambler..."
What Pierre said made Xiao Letian blush slightly. Xiao Hexin next to him couldn't bear to hear it and scolded, "We didn't invite you here to listen to your scolding. What we want is a solution to the problem... How did we go?" You who have taken this path don’t understand, and I don’t expect you to understand either…”
"But! You kid, remember, we have come a long way. We have always defeated the many with less, we have always defeated the strong with the weak, and it has always been one miracle after another that has pushed us to where we are today. What's so surprising? The big deal is just blood for blood and life for life, I'm not afraid..."
Xiao Letian raised his hand to stop the emotional Xiao Hexin, and said calmly to Pierre, "If we are a group of people who stick to the rules, we will not risk our lives in the Hamburg fire scene, let alone a mere mortal." A weak force of three hundred men entered France and resisted the attack of two cavalry regiments..."
"You have also seen the previous information. How did I liberate Ryukyu? I snatched it from the hands of a hundred thousand Japanese thugs with a domineering force that never admitted defeat. Not to mention that I fought against the decadent Manchuria. Once it's clear, I'll dare to hold the camp of tens of thousands of Eight Banners troops with only two hundred new troops..."
"On the road to national rejuvenation, how can there be no adventure and no big gamble? Look at Prussia now. Bismarck has drained every copper in the country. How intense has the conflict between Prussia and Austria become? ? To defeat the strong with the weak requires more than just data calculations on paper, it also relies on the spirit in people's hearts, the spirit of a strong person who is not willing to be bullied and enslaved..."
At this moment, Xiao Letian was full of domineering power. Pierre was so shocked that he couldn't say a word. Xiao Letian obviously would not give him a chance to talk back. "You have to remember, you have no right to question what I have appointed." Strategy and the responsibility of guiding the future direction will always be on my back. All you are responsible for is tactics, that is your responsibility!"
Pierre was completely overwhelmed by Xiao Letian's momentum. He could not refute Xiao Letian's words at all. If an already backward nation wants to go upstream, it will have to suffer more and shed more blood. Not to mention the backward medieval agricultural country of the Qing Dynasty, even Prussia had to grit its teeth and squeeze out the last bit of its strength if it wanted to rise.
Pierre took half a step back and bowed slightly to Xiao Letian. "As you wish, Mr. Prime Minister! I am speechless. I apologize to you. If a country wants to rise, it must have a gambler's spirit and stick to the rules." It is wrong to always think that all preparations are perfect before taking action. Who among the strong will give the weak the time and opportunity to prepare?"
"Very good, as long as you understand. From today on, this basement will be your working place. I will give you sufficient information. Don't let me down. Don't live up to your reputation as a gold medal intelligence officer..."
Just when Xiao Letian was unifying his thoughts, Sima Yun hurriedly walked in from the outside, "Sir, Mr. Bismarck, Prime Minister of Prussia, came to visit secretly. He is waiting in the garden now."
When Xiao Letian heard that the iron-blooded prime minister had arrived again, he did not dare to neglect and hurriedly left the basement to visit him. Along the way, he carefully guessed the reason for Bismarck's visit.
"The Prussian army has now begun to gather in the Holstein area. If history does not change significantly, then ten days later, that is, on June 8, the Prussian army will start a war on Holstein, and easily Achieve victory..."
"Then what's next? It should be Hanover, Saxony, and the Hesse region. Historical records indicate that these three small states will be easily captured on June 16th, and then Austria will be captured on June 17th. Only then will we formally declare war on Prussia..."
"When has this happened? It's so urgent, and Bismarck actually has time to come see me? Prussia will go to war with you in less than 20 days, and you still have time to talk to me?"
Xiao Letian walked and thought all the way, but the distance from the basement to the garden was too close. He had already seen Bismarck's classic beard without coming up with any answers.
"Oh, my dear Prime Minister, what brought you here from your busy schedule? Did you finally agree to my officer corps participating in the war? If that is the case, it would be great, hahaha... "Xiao Letian smiled and stretched out his hands enthusiastically, and held Bismarck tightly together.
Bismarck's wise eyes were fixed on Xiao Letian, and he kept praising in his heart. This is really a good young man. He was born to be a politician. The only thing he lacks now is his qualifications. If he has enough qualifications, he will definitely be a good candidate. Is a terrible figure.
"Dear Xiao, I am impressed every time I see you. To be honest, when I saw the public opinion war plan you specified, I didn't believe you could succeed. But you once again created a miracle. You actually It really drove the French to a dead end. Seeing the unlucky look of Napoleon's nephew, I admire him from the bottom of my heart..."
"Xiao, please remember, if you don't get enough respect in East Asia, I hope you can consider coming to our Prussian Germany. How about leaving my position to you in the future?"
"Ahem, cough..." Xiao Letian was still a little younger compared to Bismarck. He almost choked to death on his saliva. "Oh, God, please don't make me laugh. My abilities are in a country with a medieval structure." Among them, I am still an elite. But there is no place for me in Europe, and I am nothing here. Hahaha, you are kidding..."
The two foxes, one old and one young, always test each other with jokes and open up a conversation, but today Bismarck didn't have much time to beat around the bush, so he directly explained his purpose.
"Xiao, the conflict with the French caused heavy losses to your officer corps. Nearly half of the personnel were reduced. This is really a disaster. Please accept my condolences!"
"But I am here today not only to mourn the victims, but also to bring you good news... I finally convinced the Chief of General Staff and His Majesty the King. They have agreed to your request to watch the battle..."
Before Bismarck finished speaking, Xiao Letian almost jumped up with excitement. "Oh, this is really great. Please convey my gratitude to His Majesty the King and the Chief of General Staff on my behalf. Thank you for giving us this opportunity to study..."
"Okay, please let me finish." Bismarck subconsciously touched his beard, "Please remember that we have conditions. If we want to go to the battlefield, we can, but you must help us train two battalions of troops. Don’t worry, it’s just a medium-sized army battalion, with a total of 600 people..."
"What? Let us help Prussia train soldiers? Are you kidding?" Xiao Letian never expected that Bismarck would have such a weird request. My own expeditionary officer corps came to Europe as students. How come they are now instructors?
"Don't be so surprised. There is a reason why we made such a decision. I have to admit that when your officer corps first came to Europe, we already equated them with those backward armies in East Asia. But how about the French? This head-on confrontation has made us change our view of you..."
"I am impressed by your combat effectiveness. Three hundred men were able to defeat a battalion of Besançon defenders, and even blocked two cavalry battalions at the border. This is a miracle that even the strongest European armies can hardly accomplish. You have to know that during this period, almost all military theorists in Europe were studying the battle you fought..."
"Your art of war does have many shortcomings, but there are still many bright spots. For example, your skillful use of grenades, and your genius in creating many different types of grenades, are all worthy of our admiration."
"And you attach great importance to civil engineering work. We have carefully studied the individual soldier pits on the French-Swiss border. It is simply a miracle that such a perfect individual soldier defense bunker can be completed in such a short period of time. The entire European army has No one pays attention to this kind of civil work..."
"The standardized individual soldier pits show that you have systematically trained these skills. This also shows that you actually have a set of thinking about future war models. Am I right?"
Xiao Letian looked at the iron-blooded prime minister in front of him, and suddenly felt that this was a devil who could see people's hearts. It was not unreasonable for Prussia to win three out of three games in his hands. With his careful thinking, it would be difficult for Prussia not to rise.
Bismarck smiled and said to Xiao Letian, "You have exposed a lot of clues. Didn't you visit the Volcan Shipyard six days ago? Have you forgotten what you said? How could you be like this?" There are so many secrets? Why do you have a mature ironclad design plan?"
"Purely iron-clad shipbuilding, complete steam power, triple or double heavy artillery, and you actually set up a rotating turret, and requested the production of one-piece customized shells... Please tell me, do you have any experience in the navy? Really? Or have you studied shipbuilding?"
Bismarck stared at Xiao Letian like a sharp sword, as if he wanted to read his mind, "I really have an illusion sometimes. I feel that you are not from this world. You seem to be a messenger sent by God... …”
"Of course, this idea is extremely ridiculous. I can only say that there is a mysterious team behind you, a think tank that we can't find at all. They have a very deep understanding of the changes in the future war situation and even the changes in the world structure. After research, everything you have done has revealed that you already have a mature plan in your heart..."
"That's right. Whether it's military, political, economic or even technological development, you have your own set of judgments and plans. I always have a feeling that the future is unknown in our eyes, but in your eyes... But you can see everything at a glance, can you really predict the future?"
Xiao Letian broke out in cold sweat all of a sudden, and the shirt on his back was completely soaked.
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