One night, Bismarck was very busy.

Tomorrow morning we will set off for Daming. We have a list of entourage, the gifts we carry, and the recruitment of various talents from China. Everything is going on in a hectic manner.

Bismarck could have prepared his trip leisurely, but Bismarck, who was full of cat-like curiosity about the Ming Dynasty, could not wait even a quarter of an hour now.

Many mistakes were made in the rush, and many unnecessary gifts were brought out. Those who should have gone to Daming did not go, and those who should not have gone to Daming went instead.

But nothing can stop Bismarck from wanting to see the fiery heart of Ming Dynasty!

God! Or maybe the God they believed in also seemed to support Bismarck. The morning of the next day was beautiful and sunny. When the sun came out, the sky was cloudless and the whole sky was red.

Magdeburg in late autumn is usually windy. But today, there was not even a breath of wind in the sky.

Since Zheng Sen was injured, he did not go to see Bismarck off. Frederick went to see him off in person. In addition to hugging Bismarck, His Majesty the Emperor also cordially shook hands with all the travelers.

Due to the rush of time, Bismarck did not have time to gather so many people. There were only fifty people in his entourage. Except for Bismarck who brought two servants and five guards, the rest were all Prussian elites from all walks of life.

After walking under the airship, Bismarck realized an important problem.

No one understands Prussian!

This is going to end. The two parties don’t understand each other. What can we do?

A Japanese man came down from the airship, with a reserved smile unique to Japanese people: "Prime Minister, I am your spokesperson for this trip to the Ming Dynasty. My name is Yamamoto Kazuki."

If Dawson were here, he would definitely recognize him. This was the Japanese silk and satin merchant he had met in Hamburg. And Yamamoto Kazuki didn't know that if he hadn't left Hamburg in time that day, his bones might be cold now.

Yamamoto Kazuki has been in the silk and satin business in Hamburg for many years. He dare not speak Prussian but is proficient in other things.

The Japanese country is now a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and it is an honor for every Japanese person to be recruited by the Ming Dynasty. The cargo ship docked in Crete. When I heard that the Ming Dynasty court wanted to recruit two Prussian translators, Yamamoto Kazuki immediately signed up.

Therefore, this Japanese who had just left Prussia for a month came to Prussia again and became a full-time translator for Prussian Prime Minister Bismarck.

"Oh! Hello, Mr. Yamamoto." Bismarck shook hands with Kazuki Yamamoto warmly.

I couldn't help but feel sad for Prussia. Looking at the whole of Prussia, no one had put an end to the Ming Dynasty. Even if I wanted to find a speaker who knew Chinese well, I couldn't find one. I had to rely on the Ming Dynasty people to find a Japanese to translate.

Of course Bismarck didn't believe that no one in the Ming Dynasty could speak Prussian. At least Zheng Sen spoke Prussian well.

Bismarck said his final farewell to Frederick the Great and took off in the huge airship pod.

Knowing that Bismarck was the Prime Minister of Prussia, he must have a lot of people accompanying him. Zheng Sen specially deployed a modified cargo airship. The huge pod could hold not only fifty people, but even two hundred people!

This airship, which belongs to the Ming Dynasty Marine Corps, has a rated capacity of two hundred and fifty fully armed soldiers, plus twelve mortars and a base amount of ammunition!

The mission of this airship design is to carry Marines for secret landings at night.

More than 200 soldiers, plus twelve mortars, can quietly land behind the enemy's position at night and cut off the enemy's retreat.

If ten such airships are concentrated, more than 2,000 soldiers can be deployed at one time. This kind of airborne force is an important force in seizing key points such as bridges and passes.

When Li Xiao captured Xingxingxia and Hami, he gathered hundreds of airships at once. They transported heavy equipment including howitzers and suddenly appeared behind the Mongols. They attacked from both sides and cut off the retreat, and then conquered the natural chasm.

Xingxingxia.

Bismarck looked at the rows of small stools in front of him and made some calculations in his mind. This airship alone can carry more than two hundred soldiers. It is too easy to carry around fifty people.

The attendants and the salutes all boarded the airship, but the cabin still seemed very empty.

The airship buzzed, and Bismarck looked out the window. The airship was slowly taking off. As if to take care of Bismarck, the airship took off a little slower than usual.

When ascending, Bismarck felt that his heart felt like he was falling. Fortunately, the slow rise of the airship alleviated this feeling to a certain extent.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, please take a piece of this." Yamato Kazuki took out a piece of fruit candy from the waiter's plate and handed it to Bismarck.

"This... what is this for?" Bismarck looked blankly at the fruit candy that was handed to him, wondering why he was holding it in his mouth.

“As the height increases, you will experience ear congestion and tinnitus. You will also have a strong sense of pressure on your eardrums, and severe symptoms may even cause headaches.

If you hold a piece of this thing in your mouth, you can avoid this kind of thing happening." Yamamoto Kazuki said and ate a piece first.

It's still the old thinking of Easterners. If you send something to eat for such an important mission as Bismarck, you have to take a bite first.

"Oh!" Bismarck took the fruit candy, unwrapped the candy wrapper and stuffed it into his mouth. Immediately, a sweet aroma of fruit filled his mouth.

Sure enough, there was still a little tinnitus just now, and the symptoms were relieved immediately.

There even seemed to be a little "gulu" and "gulu" sounds in the ears, and the feeling of swelling and pain in the eardrums soon disappeared.

The airship slowly rose to the flying height. There are many high mountains in Europe. Although the route was avoided, sometimes it was necessary to fly over some high mountains to save fuel.

Bismarck watched the people seeing him off slowly shrinking in size, and finally became as big as ants on the ground. The huge tower in Magdegeburg now looked smaller than a matchbox.

Everything about the huge Magdegeburg can be seen from the air.

Seeing all this, Bismarck sighed deeply. In the last war, Napoleon was always able to find the weak points connecting the Prussian troops.

As long as you get a few of these airships, it will be easy to explore the terrain.

In the past, wars were decided on the ground, and the decisive factor in future wars will be in the air. When Zheng Sen mentioned the term air superiority, Bismarck was still a little confused.

Now I fully understand that air superiority will be the decisive factor in future wars.

The airship moved forward, the noise was a bit loud but within a tolerable range. Under the porthole, the mountains and rivers of Prussian territory were all displayed in Bismarck's eyes.

He leaned back on the armchair and sighed heavily. If Prussia wants to catch up with the Ming Dynasty, it will probably take several generations.

After seeing off Bismarck, Frederick went to the Royal Medical College to visit Zheng Sen. Frederick was also shocked by Zheng Sen's miraculous recovery.

Before the Ming Dynasty medical team arrived, Dean Paul even told Frederick that the Ming Dynasty envoy's condition might worsen at any time.

The Zheng Sen in front of him had a rosy complexion and was even a little fat. The gap in medical standards between the Ming Dynasty and Prussia was so great that Frederick could not imagine it.

He chatted casually with Zheng Sen for a while, and then talked about some things about Prussia's future invasion of Russia. Frederick then left. Before leaving, he asked Dr. Ming to help diagnose and treat his seriously ill wife, and Zheng Sen immediately agreed.

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From that day on, Frederick visited Zheng Sen frequently and worked hard to provide everything Zheng Sen needed. He even invited Zheng Sen to visit his imperial guards.

Although in Zheng Sen's view, the equipment of Frederick's Guards was backward, he had to admit that these people were real warriors. They were definitely not the Japanese type. They were warriors who were ready to sacrifice at any time. These Prussians knew how to fight very well.

, how to cause more damage to the opponent.

In terms of the quality of soldiers, Zheng Sen had to admit that the Prussian soldiers were indeed better than those of the Ming Dynasty. Especially the lower-level officers left a deep impression on Zheng Sen.

After waiting for another month, Zheng Sen's wounds had reached the point where he could travel far. Zheng Sen had to say goodbye to Frederick, and he was going to Paris.

Because of this accident, the Paris Peace Conference has been delayed for two months. Winter is coming soon, and this matter cannot wait any longer.

According to Li Xiao's vision, the entire winter from January to March is a period of war preparation for various countries. Of course, this kind of war preparation is almost public.

Countries are preparing for war, and Russia can also prepare for war.

Starting in April next year, the coalition forces will launch an offensive against the Russians. The offensive will continue until October. If it can end before October, that would be the best. If not...!

Then the coalition forces can only choose to retreat. After all, Napoleon has already suffered a big loss in Moscow. Kings of various countries are not fools.

Zheng Sen went to Paris to preside over the Paris Peace Conference, discussing things above and below the table with various people. The talks were actually a place full of plots and conspiracies.

Fortunately, under the influence of Sun Chengzong, Zhang Huangyan and Li Xiao, Zheng Sen has successfully grown into a young fox. With the blessing of Ming Dynasty's powerful national power, he can maneuver among the envoys of various countries with ease.

Moscow! Kremlin!

"Your Majesty, why are you calling me here in such a hurry?" Kutuzov walked into the small hall and saw Empress Catherine and Prince Peter already sitting on the chairs.

The two of them were drinking black tea and talking quietly about something.

In the small hall, there was not even a waiter. There was not even a personal attendant of Empress Catherine, which surprised Kutuzov.

Generally speaking, this arrangement would only be made when discussing the most secret matters. Otherwise, Queen Catherine would never allow her guards to be more than ten meters away from her. Even when sleeping!

"Kutuzov, how are the preparations of the army? News came back from Paris that the coalition forces are being formed, and they have begun to compete for the final command. If this matter is confirmed, a large army will appear in the west of Russia.

"Prince Peter asked as he saw Kutuzov and immediately put down his teacup.

"Have the Poles rebelled?" Kutuzov frowned. If the Poles can side with Russia, then Russia's strategic depth will be too great. He can rely on this strategic depth to defeat the Western coalition forces.

Drag down.

This is what he did against Napoleon.

"The Poles have always been unreliable, and their betrayal is expected." Queen Catherine sighed and said helplessly.

"Damn the Poles, sooner or later they will pay the price for this." Kutuzov said viciously.

"We can no longer count on the Poles, we can only count on ourselves." Prince Peter also sighed.

"General mobilization has begun. All men over the age of sixteen and under fifty in the Russian Empire, as long as they do not work in factories or government, must join the army.

The training of the army has also begun. Many soldiers have been transferred back from the Ottoman front line. They all have actual combat experience and are perfect for training new recruits.

Just because the army is expanding too fast, we are seriously short of grassroots officers. Especially those grassroots officers with actual combat experience!" Kutuzov was also helpless. A large number of professional, grassroots officers with combat effectiveness determine whether an army has combat effectiveness.

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But there is no way, the army is expanding too fast. For a while, there is no way to find so many qualified grassroots officers.

"What about the military industry?" Queen Catherine frowned after hearing Kutuzov's words. The Russian army is far from ready to fight the Western coalition.

"Dorgon has always been in charge of military affairs." Kutuzov looked at Empress Yekaterina strangely, why he asked himself about everything today.

Training new recruits was already exhausting, how could he possibly still be able to take care of the military affairs.

Facts have proved that Kutuzov was overthinking. "For the military industry, it is good. The machine gun production line put into operation this summer has reached a monthly production capacity of 200 light machine guns and 80 Maxim heavy machine guns."
To be continued...