At this time, continental Europe.
Catholic Church.
After the assassination of Louis XV, the Pope personally visited and prayed to the Lord for the recovery of Louis XV's injuries.
Now it seemed to him that his prayers were having an effect.
Louis XV's injury was gradually improving.
The Pope felt relieved and returned to the residences prepared for the Pope in various European countries.
The Pope looked at the battle report of the Crusaders ahead and showed a satisfied smile.
The battle report clearly stated the current situation.
The Holy Crusaders led by General Douglas have captured most of Hanover and are aiming at Berlin.
The Holy Crusaders led by Prince Subitz of Saxony greatly restricted Frederick II's military strength, preventing him from fighting General Douglas and him at the same time.
The strength of the Prussian army was greatly weakened.
Now Frederick II personally led the army to resist General Douglas's offensive, but now it seems that his coordinated attack with the Longyan Army did not achieve much results.
It can even be said that it has no effect.
Hanover was still firmly in the hands of General Douglas.
And the performance of the so-called Longyan Army in Hanover was simply unsightly.
The invincible dragon flame army, the nightmare of Europe, the devil on the sea... and other such words, now the Pope feels ridiculous when he hears them.
Now the Long Yan Army is firmly suppressed by his Holy Crusaders.
There is no way to attack and can only defend.
The Pope now had reason to believe that Berlin, the capital of Prussia, would soon be captured by the Holy Crusaders.
At that time, he would be able to see the proud, arrogant and arrogant Frederick II kneeling in front of him, begging for his forgiveness.
Thinking of this scene, the Pope felt extremely happy.
He couldn't wait for this to happen.
That abominable Frederick II actually believed in some kind of Protestantism, and planned to establish a new pope and make himself emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. This was simply the greatest contempt for his pope.
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The other side of Europe.
On the battlefield between Ling Chen and Frederick II.
Hanover ushered in a brief period of peace because of a woman.
The Holy Crusaders, the Prussian Army, and the Long Yan Army all coincided with no war breaking out during this period.
On the side of the Holy Crusaders, it was entirely because Douglas was obsessed with women and did not focus on the war.
This gave Long Yanjun and the Prussian army a chance to breathe.
During this rare period of time, Long Yan's army cooperated with the Prussian army to capture a large number of factories in other areas, rebuild routes, and resume production.
Use it to strengthen your own strength.
In order to prepare for the coming battle, Ling Chen and Frederick II both had a common understanding of the coming battle.
The next battle is bound to be brutal.
The weapons and ammunition brought by the Long Yan Army have been almost consumed.
Although the factory is now in operation, it has not yet produced the equipment that Long Yanjun needs.
In addition, battles often broke out on the border between Prussia and Saxony.
Frederick II suspected that Saxony might take advantage of this moment to launch a surprise attack on Berlin.
Therefore, he left a lot of troops to confront Saxony, lest any troops really attack Berlin from Saxony.
If this happened, Frederick II would not have time to respond.
With his current military strength, it is simply not enough to support such a long-distance battle. There is no way around it.
Moreover, the Holy Crusaders are supported by many countries, and their weapons and equipment are not bad.
There is plenty of food and supplies, and the troops are supplemented by those from Catholic countries.
Under such circumstances, it is impossible for this army not to be strong.
The honey trap is nothing more than a delaying tactic, and it has a very effective impact on the battle situation.
But it's a miracle that Mary was able to delay it for so long.
They must complete the deployment of their troops as soon as possible and defeat the Holy Crusaders in one blow!
In the command room temporarily established by Ling Chen, Ling Chen and Frederick II looked at the entire map of Hanover.
It has been marked on the map that of the large area occupied by the Holy Crusaders, only a small part of Hanover is still under the control of the Long Yan Army.
In the Elbe River Basin in Hannover, there is Hamburg upstream.
War also broke out in Hamburg.
There Britain went to war with Sweden.
However, the British army is too weak to withstand the pace of the Swedish army. It is uncertain when the Swedish army will really take back Hamburg.
If the Swedish army continues to move south, Prussia will face the threat of attack from three sides.
The battle situation is not optimistic.
Ling Chen frowned and thought about a solution.
Frederick II stared at the map and said in a deep voice: "Although the British army is weak, their navy is strong enough to delay the Swedish army's attack."
"What we are most worried about now should not be the Swedish army, but our frontal enemy."
Frederick II penciled in the key points on the map, the Holy Crusaders led by Douglas.
There are other troops in other places to contain them, but this frontal enemy, the Holy Crusaders led by Douglas, is the most difficult to get out.
"He now occupies the plain area of Hanover, and their French cavalry is also very powerful."
Frederick II sighed and said: "We have no way to stop his cavalry now."
Ling Chen looked at the map and thought of the tools built to resist the cavalry during the ancient Long Yan war.
"We can build horse-repelling racks and dig trenches to prevent the cavalry from attacking." Ling Chen said calmly.
Regarding Ling Chen's suggestion, Frederick II shook his head.
"Most of the cavalry of the Holy Crusaders are heavy cavalry, with amazing defensive capabilities. Ordinary weapons cannot hurt them at all." Frederick II frowned.
"Their horses are covered with iron armor." Frederick II sighed.
He fought against those Holy Crusaders.
In order to kill that group of Holy Crusaders, they paid a heavy price and finally managed to kill that group of Holy Crusaders.
Think of the situation at that time.
Frederick II had a frown on his face. He had no way to kill these troops.
But after hearing this, Ling Chen was slightly stunned as something flashed through his mind.
It seems that the key point has been grasped.
He looked at Frederick II and asked hurriedly: "You mean their armor is very heavy?"
Frederick II was confused by the question and said doubtfully: "Yes, their heavy cavalry is even armed with horse heads, and the weight is amazing."
Hearing these words, Ling Chen narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Maybe I just know how to defeat these Crusader cavalry."
Upon hearing this, Frederick II raised his eyebrows and asked hurriedly: "What can I do?"
Ling Chen chuckled and said, "Tire them up!"
