Night is about to fall on the western border. The Prussian army camp has lit up countless torches early, especially the side facing the southern border, which is even brighter!
There has been no news from more than a thousand Chinese infiltration troops for a whole day. Only observation posts in individual positions reported that there seemed to be weak explosions in the distant jungle, which seemed to be the sound of a bomb explosion.
Everyone knew that the Chinese must have exchanged fire with the French cavalry, but it was not clear how the battle was going. Even the old commander Steinmetz was a little restless throughout the day, and he tentatively asked the head of state several times if he needed the Prussian army. The Rangers responded.
In the old commander's mind, a group of pure infantry was still so small that it could not fight against the mobile cavalry!
But unexpectedly, Xiao Letian said carelessly, "If they can't suppress this small scene, they don't have to come back! To tell you the truth, the training cost for each of these soldiers is five times that of the Prussian soldiers!" "
"The Chinese people have spent a lot of money to train them, and they have to repay them with victory! Just be patient and impatient..."
Xiao Letian focused more on the military map in front of him, and he kept deducing the changes in this battle in his mind.
"I know my soldiers well. As long as they don't leave the forest, there won't be much danger. As long as they don't take risks..."
"The forest coverage rate in Europe is really high. I remember clearly that there were three huge nature reserves in this area in the 21st century..."
"Lorraine Forest Park...Vosges Forest Reserve...what is the other one called? I can't remember the name, but the area is also very large!"
"In the 21st century, we can have such a high forest coverage rate, just think about it now! The French army cannot deploy in the forest. They can only march along the main roads and hilly areas. There are no places where they can fight decisively. Just a few!"
"Now we have to look at the news from Strasbourg. Only if they succeed can we fight back in a big way!"
At this moment, a messenger suddenly ran out of the military tent and said, "Report to the head of state! Report to the prime minister! There are changes at the border. Some of the Chinese troops that attacked in the morning have returned!"
"Oh? How's the situation?" Before Xiao Letian could speak, Steinmetz asked anxiously.
"The specific situation is unknown, because the large army did not come back... What came back was their spoils of war!"
"What? Trophies..." The old commander couldn't sit still anymore. He and Xiao Letian strode out of the military tent and rode towards the edge of the southern camp.
The evening wind blew through a forest of torches, making a swaying whirring sound. At the dividing line between light and darkness, there were indeed countless war horses and many dejected French troops being escorted over by a small number of Chinese special forces.
When the Prussian camp saw the friendly troops returning, they quickly sent troops to respond. They had just accepted ten horses and three prisoners, and then other sounds and shadows appeared in the darkness.
Within the entire defense line of more than 20 kilometers from east to west, this small-scale escort of prisoners continued until nine o'clock in the evening. Only then did people understand that the Chinese had really succeeded, and it was all over the line. A great victory within.
The special operations team members in the distance did not enter the camp. They handed over prisoners of war to the Prussian troops on the border. From a distance, they also saw the heads of state and generals standing at the gate of the camp.
The soldiers silently saluted the head of state and the generals, then turned around and continued to disappear into the darkness, each one as silent as the dark elves.
"These are prisoners of the Vosges Cavalry Battalion..."
"There are prisoners of the Lorraine Cavalry here..."
"There are also prisoners from the Redthorn Cavalry Regiment from Calais..."
"Oh God! Long live! We have captured a prisoner of Queen Eugénie's cavalry...and a viscount! Sure enough, the Praetorian Guards have arrived!"
Amidst the voices of the messengers, the civilian officials of the Prussian army began to count the numbers of these prisoners of war, and then they had to undergo the next round of interrogation. However, when they turned around, they realized that the Chinese had actually pried open the mouths of these prisoners in advance.
Xiao Letian looked at the disappearing figures of the special operations soldiers in the distance, expressionless on the surface but full of excitement in his heart!
"Good boy, you fought well, let's keep harassing him like this... With the impetuous character of the King of France, he will definitely get angry! What I want is for him to lose his cool!"
Xiao Letian raised his hand and performed a military salute in the distance, then turned and returned to the camp. He wanted to conduct a new round of analysis based on the latest confession.
In the early morning, new confessions were placed on Xiao Letian's desk one after another. It was not until all the statistics came out that the senior officials of the Prussian First Army truly understood how capable these Chinese were!
"Oh God! Look, two platoons of Chinese soldiers suddenly attacked a border post, and one-third of the 300 French troops were wiped out..."
"A squad of soldiers lurked into Agung's arsenal and burned all the oil..."
"And this...a platoon set up an ambush and annihilated an entire company of French troops, including the Queen's Cavalry! Even the commander was captured..."
"How was it fought? How was this battle fought! How is it possible?" All the generals present were confused by Hua Clan's record, and they all looked at Xiao Letian with confusion.
But Xiao Letian has no time to answer their questions. What he wants now is the latest information!
"The results of this kind of battle can be tallied up later. What I want now is not the statistics of our battle results. What I want is the enemy's intelligence!" Xiao Letian urged urgently.
Soon, the data on the sand table changed. The empty place names in France gradually became three-dimensional. Each war chess piece was placed where it should be, and various data were posted. There were even enemies. material supply situation.
"Haha... it's chaos! The enemy is indeed in chaos... You didn't look at the Fortress of Verdun! This is the temporary residence of the Queen's Cavalry Regiment, and they are actually in short supply of horse materials!"
"No wonder the confession said that the Queen's Cavalry only sent out 500 troops for this border raid! It turns out that they have no more horse materials!"
Xiao Letian rubbed his hands and laughed heartily, "In Berlin half a month ago, when Old Moltke and I were having dinner, he said..."
"The concentration of a huge force is itself a disaster. An army concentrated at one point is difficult to supply, cannot camp; it cannot march or fight, it cannot exist for a long time - it can only fight."
"When fighting, we should separate ourselves as much as possible, and only conduct timely concentration during decisive battles. This is the task of the generals of large forces. Attacking from the front alone has little hope of success, but the chance of failure may be very high. Therefore, we must Flanking the enemy position.”
"It is precisely because the scale of combat is getting larger and larger that we need a more professional staff system. To put it bluntly, we need more mathematicians!"
"But look at the French. They are still stuck in the old idea of massing a sea of people. It is clear that the logistical support capacity on the northern border can only supply 100,000 troops for combat, but they insist on gathering more than 300,000 people!"
"If he doesn't die, who will?"
"France's logistics is a disaster. Just wait and see the joke!"
