"Beckman, do you want me to surrender?" Aylmer, the defense commander of Riga City, looked at the old subordinate in front of him.

Beckman's face was covered with traces of gunpowder smoke, and one arm was still hanging around his neck. There was faint blood oozing out from the gauze.

"Yes, sir! We can't hold on any longer, as you will know after experiencing the battle with the Ming tanks.

Those steel monsters are not something we can resist. We fought as hard as we could, really!

If you look at the injuries on my body, you will know that all my injuries are on my chest and none of them are on my back.

We tried our best...!" There was a cry in Beckman's voice, as if he had endless grievances.

"What happened that night? How could 300,000 people collapse in one day?

Even if 300,000 pigs were released, Ming would not be able to catch them all within three days." Aylmer wanted to know what happened that night.

Leading to the complete collapse of the Nordic Allied Forces!

“The order to retreat was given too hastily that night, and the Swedes were unwilling to abandon their baggage.

Therefore, the road seems to be very congested. If senior officers intervene, they can still retreat smoothly, at least most of the troops can be saved.

But the Swedes actually shot at us because they were trying to get through.

They killed many of our brothers. They did not die in the battle with the Ming people, but died in the hands of their own allies.

When the brothers were attacked, they would naturally fight back. Then there would be a large-scale melee, in which no one would gain much advantage, and the retreat would be delayed.

At dawn, the Ming army arrived.

After fighting all night, all the ammunition we carried was almost used up. The brothers no longer had the courage to fight, so they surrendered."

"So... the injuries on your body were all caused by Swedes?" Aylmer frowned.

"...Yes, sir." Beckman nodded.

"Damn Swedes!" Aylmer's face turned livid.

He was not only the city defense commander of Riga, but also the commander of the Danish expeditionary force stationed in Russia.

Now that his men were treated like this by the Swedes, he was filled with resentment.

But we can't fall out with the Swedes now. Many of the transport ships on the sea now belong to the Swedes. Without the help of the Swedes, it will be impossible to successfully withdraw the 200,000 defenders of Riga with Denmark's transportation capacity.

"The Ming Dynasty asked me to inform you that if you are willing to lead the Riga garrison to surrender, as long as you lay down your weapons, you will let us return to Denmark.

Moreover, Ming Dynasty will respect Denmark’s formal surrender and will not attack our Denmark!

Sir, if we don't surrender, the war will burn to our hometown.

Stockholm is right on the seaside. If we are bombed by the Ming Dynasty, we will still have no choice but to surrender. We have no planes!"

Aylmer said nothing, he knew what Beckman said was right.

If you don't surrender at this time, the war will burn to Denmark itself.

This damn war could actually bring the flames of war to Denmark itself. This is beyond anyone’s imagination!

Just last year, the balance of the war seemed to be tilting in favor of the coalition.

After all, the number of coalition forces was more than twice that of the Ming and Russian armies combined.

But in just one year, the Ming Dynasty's army turned against the wind without increasing in number. Not only did it defeat the French army, it also defeated the powerful German army.

The Israeli Army, which appeared as a dark horse, has now been wiped out, and the country of Israel has also been wiped out.

As for the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which suffered two serious blows, it is now devastated. The country has lost more than one million strong young men!

Hungary is in the process of separating from Austria, and I heard that they have sent separate envoys to win the support of the Ming Dynasty.

"Sir, the war has been lost. Denmark's future is in your hands!" Beckmann said eagerly when he saw that Aylmer was still hesitant.

"I need to send a telegram to Stockholm and report what's going on here. Can I make the decision on such a big matter?"

Aylmer shouted angrily.

Beckman shut his mouth. He knew that Aylmer had agreed, but...he needed someone, or a group, to take the blame for him.

Otherwise, when he returns to Denmark in the future, he will go to court-martial for this.

In four days, just four days, the Ming army defeated the remnants of the Swedish army on the outskirts of Norgrove.

It is said to be tidying up, but in fact it is not much different from gathering.

Because these people have no command, no supplies, and most importantly, no fighting spirit.

Many people came to seek refuge on their own initiative.

There was even a Russian army cook who went out to collect firewood and came back with a fully manned company.

The weapons in these people's hands were still intact, and the ammunition in their hands had not been consumed too much.

Such an army can no longer fight.

After the battle at Norgrove was resolved, the 1st Cavalry Division went into rest and recuperation on the spot.

There is no way, after this round of assault, the motorcycle hours are almost exhausted again.

If it is not repaired in time, any tank that cannot be maintained will lie down on the battlefield.

Man Ye helplessly watched as Ao Ye's tank division drove into the surrounding area of ​​Riga and began to besiege them.

The First Army of the Expeditionary Force besieged Smolensk with Li Dingguo's troops of the Third Tank Division.

The 1st Tank Division and the 2nd Tank Division besieged Riga.

Soon, two huge encirclements formed on the Nordic plains.

There are 100,000 people in one encirclement circle, and 200,000 people in the other encirclement circle.

The difference is that the garrison in Riga is constantly decreasing.

Giant ships leave Riga every day, taking the Nordic soldiers back to their home countries.

The European Union headquarters in Brussels has now become a place full-time for quarrels. Every day, representatives from Germany and France and their younger brothers start to quarrel with each other.

The British just sat in the corner and said nothing, and everyone could see it. The European Union, which had just been established for two years, has now been de facto disintegrated.

European countries, each with their own evil intentions, will soon become a piece of scattered sand and return to what they were before the war.

The difference is that European countries will be even more depressed than before the war.

In today's Europe, except for Germany and the United Kingdom, which have maintained their national strength fairly well, the rest of the countries have been severely weakened.

Two years of war have exhausted almost all the power of European countries.

Except for Germany, most European countries are experiencing famines.

Hunger covers almost all the people at the bottom. Even in wealthy France, it is not easy for farmers to have a full meal.

A large number of young and middle-aged men were sent to the battlefield. The yield of crops will definitely be affected!

Moreover, there are a large number of men on the battlefield who died or were disabled due to fighting.

Those who are disabled have lost their ability to work. Not only can these people no longer create labor value, but they will become a drag on their families and society.

No matter on the streets of Paris or Vienna, there are a large number of people on crutches. These are people who are missing a leg, many of them are missing a foot.

Most of these are caused by the Ming Army's landmines. The power of the wicked Ming Army's landmines is getting smaller and smaller now.

There used to be that kind of explosion that could blow up half of a person's feet alive.

Now, it's just a tube with bullets in it.

After stepping on it, the nail below triggers the primer, directly making a hole in the foot!

If this happens to the Ming army, one foot can be saved. But if the coalition army has poor medical conditions, the foot will need to be amputated.

An item that costs only a few copper plates can replace a person's foot. This business is not very cost-effective.

Therefore, whenever the Ming army started to defend or take a rest, they would scatter a large number of these things around them.

Because of its small size, it is very difficult to detect.

It's easy to clear mines. You just need to drive a tank or infantry fighting vehicle around in a circle the next morning.

Those mines will explode with a ping-ping-pong-pong bang, and apart from leaving scratches on the tank chassis, they will have little impact!

Compared with people who have lost a foot, people who have lost an arm seem to be somewhat lucky. After all, they can move around freely without the need for crutches.

Although it is inconvenient to live with one hand, it is better than having both arms amputated.

There are many people with one arm like this in factories in France now.

In fact, even if the Ming Dynasty did not launch a counterattack, European countries would not be able to sustain it for long.

The Russian army's attack on Warsaw was very brutal. The people at the bottom of Poland really fought to the last breath for their country.

The German army, on the other hand, has mastered the essence of the Ming Dynasty's army.

The infantry dogs waited behind to let the artillery shells go in first.

Every house that looks questionable, regardless of whether there are people inside or not, will be hit by a shell first.

After sweeping the entire street, there were only a few intact houses left. When the German soldiers saw that the front was almost swept, they would tentatively launch an attack.
To be continued...