Berlin! The Empire State Building built by Shilla towers into the sky. It is the tallest building in Berlin.

Standing in the conference room on the top floor, you can have a bird's eye view of the entire city of Berlin through the huge windows.

The atmosphere in the conference room was filled with smoke and solemnity!

Just a week ago, the Ming army took the initiative to launch an attack on the northern coalition forces.

As a result of the offensive, Prussia lost five divisions stationed at Vyazma.

There were another five divisions that were surrounded by Ming armored forces on the way to reinforcements. Only 5% of the troops that were withdrawn to Smolensk were.

If the Ming army wanted to, they could definitely rush across the Dnieper River while the weather was still cold and the ice was still solid.

In that case, with Smolensk as the core position, the more than 300 kilometers of northern front would be in danger of collapse.

However, the Ming army did not launch a new attack, but quietly disappeared along the Dnieper River, breaking away from contact with the Prussian army.

The reconnaissance troops who came forward even discovered that their display had moved back more than ten kilometers.

In fact, fighting a war is similar to doing business, both of which focus on getting off to a good start.

The divisions sent by Moltke were all the empire's troops with excellent records and relatively capable troops.

But he didn't expect that the first kick hit the iron plate. Instead of a good start, he got a bad start.

The mighty Prussian Empire had millions of troops on its front lines.

Known as the strongest army in Europe, even Napoleon's French army looked down upon it.

But now...!

How to explain to other countries in the coalition? How to convince a group of younger brothers in Northern Europe?

In Frederick's words, he originally wanted to show his face, but ended up showing his buttocks.

“I have personally been to the Vyazma encirclement, and most of our soldiers were roasted alive in shell holes and underground bunkers.

In one bunker, a whole platoon of soldiers was roasted to death.

All roasted!

The military uniform on his body was soaked with the oil baked inside his body!

Rundstedt was burned to ashes and could only be distinguished from the remains of his gun. The pile of ashes on the ground was his."

Moltke's words echoed in the conference hall, and no one participating in the meeting spoke.

The scene is so tragic that it makes people shudder when listening to it.

Rundstedt, who was born into a noble family and had outstanding military exploits, unexpectedly ended up like this.

"You mean that Ming Dynasty used a new type of weapon.

A weapon...that our troops cannot resist?"

No one spoke, so Bismarck had no choice but to speak.

“No one escaped alive from the Vyazma circle.

According to the on-site investigation, there should be no survivors.

After the Ming army won the victory, they did not occupy Vyazma, but uncharacteristically retreated more than ten kilometers.

This shows that the Ming army wanted us to see the Vyazma battlefield."

Moltke did not directly answer Bismarck's words.

"A weapon that has never appeared before, a weapon that can wipe out tens of thousands of people in an instant."

Frederick shuddered. If there really was such a weapon, then... the empire's millions of troops would be nothing more than lumps of barbecue in front of the Ming army.

"The five reinforced infantry divisions were defeated overnight?

The casualty rate reached ninety-five percent?”

"Facts have proved that in the field without bunkers, it is indeed difficult for the Imperial Defense Force to resist the Ming army's attack."

The person who asked the question was Duke Winter. He was also a soldier, and it was impossible to hide lies from him.

Mao Qi reluctantly nodded and admitted that he had carefully inspected the battlefield in the past few days.

Only five hours after the battle began, the Prussian army's temporary battle line was cut into a sieve by the Ming army.

Ammunition accumulation points, logistics supply points, and command agencies at all levels have become key targets.

Many troops ran out of ammunition supplies after two hours of fighting.

Facing tanks and armored vehicles, as well as Ming army infantry who opened fire wantonly, the rifles in their hands had no bullets and were no different than fire sticks.

They had only two options: escape, surrender, or be killed by the Ming army.

"How many troops did the Ming army invest this time?" Duke Winter asked with a cold face.

"I don't know! But they are all tanks and armored vehicles. It is difficult to fight against them with our firepower."

"Does that mean that the spring offensive we have prepared will suffer heavy casualties if it is attacked by the Ming Army's armored forces?"

Duke Winter took a puff of cigarette slowly, his expression a little dull.

"Uh...! Yes." Moltke reluctantly admitted that Duke Winter was right.

"That means even if we launch a spring offensive.

We get nothing but casualties."

Duke Winter had an indifferent face, showing no emotion.

"yes!"

Mao Qi reluctantly admitted.

He planned the spring offensive all winter and concentrated a huge force of two million troops.

Now it seems that it is very difficult to win.

It can even be said that it is basically impossible.

This made Moltke feel very frustrated!

Before the war, he thought that he could annihilate the Ming army with his numerical advantage.

But when I started fighting, I realized that it was very difficult to do this.

The northern battlefield where he was located was entirely the Russian Great Plains.

There are no mountains or hills or swamps.

On the great plains of Eastern Europe, armored forces headed by tanks can run rampant without restraint.

The 88 artillery pieces, infantry artillery and the like that we originally thought we could rely on could no longer be used after achieving brilliant results in the initial battles.

Just like in this Vyazma defense battle, all the 88 artillery pieces failed to fire more than three rounds of ammunition.

As for the rocket launcher created by Kong Tingxun, its power is difficult to evaluate.

Because not a single living person escaped from Vyazma, not a single one!

At present, apart from anti-tank mines, the coalition forces actually have no real anti-tank methods!

When infantry fights against tanks, they still rely on the most primitive force. People hold explosive bags and die together with the tanks.

This method is considered the most effective, and its only drawback is that it is relatively useless.

Most of the time, filling in a platoon may not blow up a tank.

"His Majesty!

The Chief of General Staff of the Imperial Army has admitted that our planned spring offensive will not be successful.

If it persists, the Imperial Army will suffer heavy losses.

I recommend that the spring offensive be postponed indefinitely."

Duke Winter stood up and looked at King Frederick like a hawk.

It is very impolite to stare at His Majesty the Emperor like this.

But Duke Winter has the qualifications and strength!

The Prussian Empire should actually be called the Union of Prussian States.

After the Holy Roman Empire fell apart, there were 300 states, large and small, on this land.

Prussia was just the larger of these states.

Moreover, Prussia itself was not unified. Its territory was divided into Prussia and East Prussia by many states.

Hanover, Bavaria, Saxony, and Prussia became the four largest principalities.

Later, after continuous alliances, the alliance later formed the Northern German League headed by Prussia and the Southern German League headed by Bavaria.

The so-called Prussian Empire was actually the result of a compromise between North and South Germany.

Because the North German Alliance was relatively strong, Frederick, with the assistance of Bismarck and Moltke, controlled it vertically and horizontally.
To be continued...