The sky in Russia became clear again, but Li Xiao's face was so gloomy that water could drip from his eyes.

Five days ago, the Ming army still occupied three-quarters of Tsaritsyn.

But today, five days later, the Ming army occupied a quarter of Tsaritsyn.

Every Ming army suffered heavy losses before being defeated.

Some companies even lost 70% of their personnel.

The casualties of the Russian army were even more horrific. It is said that the death rate of the first-line company reached 90%.

Of course, this also includes the number of people killed by the supervising team.

The military regulations formulated by Kutuzov are very strict. Leaving the position for 800 meters without orders from superiors is considered an escape.

The supervising team can execute them on the spot without any request for instructions.

The helpless Russian army could only fight to the death in the ruins.

Of course, in the end, there is only death, and it can only be death.

The French have still made progress. As the battle progresses, they have evolved a new skill, night fighting!

In the past, the French soldiers could hardly see clearly at night due to insufficient supplies.

They rarely fight at night, and it can even be said that they rarely fight at night.

The two sides, who were at each other's throats during the day, became somewhat respectful to each other at night.

Especially after it snowed heavily and the weather became colder, there were less incidents of checking whistles and firing cold shots.

But in recent times, the French army suddenly seems to have been given a beating.

The intensity of the battle during the day was still the same, but at night the intensity of the attack was even crazier than during the day.

That new type of artillery is very powerful when it comes out on the front lines in night battles.

This thing is almost chasing the muzzle of fire. Once it is fired, even if you are an Arhat made of steel, your skin will peel off.

The machine gunner is the key victim. If a shell is fired, the person and the machine gun will be blown up directly.

The most bizarre thing is that no one can see clearly, no one has even seen such a cannon.

In other words, everyone who has seen this kind of cannon has died.

The enemy has a new suppressive weapon, and it is very effective.

This made Li Xiao very worried, because the Ming army, which had always relied on superior firepower and equipment, would not fight when it encountered the enemy's superior firepower.

Some company commanders were hit by the enemy's superior firepower and refused to retreat. As a result, the company was crippled.

In the end, I couldn't hold my position!

There are also some company commanders who see that the enemy has an advantage, but they have no way to solve it.

He simply ordered his company to withdraw from the position. The company suffered few casualties, but it had a heavy blow to morale.

Now, the Military Justice Department is imprisoning a group of company commanders and battalion commanders, all of whom were caught and prepared to be shot for retreating without permission.

Li Xiao wanted to yell and curse, if he shot dozens of company and battalion commanders at once, how could he fight this battle?

I really don’t know what the people at the Military Justice Department are thinking.

There's nothing we can do about it. The officers that Stewie stuffed into the Military Law Office are all bastards who only talk about military law and don't care about human feelings!

But there is nothing wrong with this. If all these guys are using smart and delicate minds, then it is estimated that military discipline will not be far away.

This employer is really a college graduate.

The Russian sunshine is also warm and fuzzy when it shines on people. In normal times, Li Xiao would enjoy sunbathing in winter.

But now he was only thinking about what the French had done.

"Commander, a sniper said he saw that kind of cannon.

But he wants to use this news to exchange for the life of their company commander."

"Oh!" Li Xiao looked at the staff officer who came to report with interest.

This is quite new, actually bargaining with the top.

In the Ming army, it is also a crime to fail to report knowledge. Could it be said that this guy is also a bastard who does not understand military law?

"Can't Stewie handle this matter?"

"The sniper said that he only believed in the commander-in-chief and wanted to tell him personally. He couldn't trust others..."

"Haha!" Li Xiao smiled, he is an interesting guy.

When Stewie heard this, his nose must have become crooked with anger.

"Okay, let me see you then." Li Xiao waved his hand and followed the staff officer to the command post.

From a distance, I saw a soldier being carefully searched by Shunzi and two others.

The search was very careful and even the nail clippers on his body were found.

This is a somewhat thin soldier with a slight stoop. But even if he stands up straight, he is probably not as tall as a sniper rifle.

His appearance is very ordinary, neither good-looking nor ugly, and he is one of those people who can't be found in a crowd.

Li Xiao picked up the nail clippers thrown on the table and fiddled with them twice.

"Do you use this on the battlefield?" Li Xiao shook the nail clipper in his hand.

"This is for cutting." The soldier stretched out his hand, and Li Xiao saw that his fingers were covered with thorns from swords and spears.

Living outside all year round, coupled with the terrible weather in Russia, I have a lot of cracks on my hands.

There are also two frostbite areas, which are swollen and shiny.

"What's your name?" Li Xiao nodded when he saw these hands.

Each sniper is issued deerskin gloves, which is a special treatment for snipers.

But even snipers have become like this, which shows how harsh the combat environment for ordinary soldiers is.

"Ding San!" Ding San didn't dare to look at Li Xiao. He raised his head and quickly lowered his head.

"Ding San, is it hard to fight on the front line?"

Li Xiao wanted to go to the first-line company to see it, but everyone in the command post was opposed.

They believed that the supreme commander went to the most dangerous first-line company simply to cause trouble for the soldiers.

“It’s not very bitter, and the food and drink are good, but it’s just cold!

Especially at night, the cold will make you unable to hold the gun. You can't shoot with gloves on, but you can't put your finger into the trigger ring with gloves on.

We can't light fires to keep warm. The smoke will attract cannonballs during the day, and the fire will attract cannonballs at night."

"Thank you for your hard work, does anyone want to escape? Escape back to Ming Dynasty?

Sit back and talk, don't rush.

Shunzi, pour some hot water."

Li Xiao was not in a hurry to ask about that kind of artillery. This was a rare opportunity to know the true situation on the front line.

The most important thing is that this person was not arranged for him to meet.

"I'm... dirty!" Ding San was flattered and didn't dare to sit in front of Li Xiao.

"It's okay, sit down!" Li Xiao pressed Ding San's shoulder and motioned for Ding San to sit down.

Ding San was held down by Li Xiao and could only sit down on Li Xiao's chair tremblingly.

Shunzi brought over an enamel jar of steaming water and placed it on the table in front of Ding San.

Ding San held hot water in both hands, and Li Xiao couldn't help but frown.

The hot water is so hot that it can remove pig hair, but Ding San is so hot that he sizzles, but he doesn't want to put it down.

"Warm!" Seeing Li Xiao's eyes, Ding San smiled shyly.

It seemed that the crack on his face had been affected, and Ding San's smile was extremely unnatural.

"There's no boiling water on the front line?"

"Don't let the fire start, just get boiling water.

Everyone brought it in a kettle and it had already cooled down.

When the weather is the coldest, for fear of freezing into lumps, I can only carry it in my arms."

"Where's the food? The food is cold too?"

"That's not true. The cooking class has a large iron bucket, and the food in it is hot.

But all we ate were flatbreads, which kept us hungry. Sometimes the cooking team also brought soup, but it was difficult to deliver and we couldn’t always drink it.

Everyone is very happy every time they come to heat the soup.

After drinking the radish meatball soup, everyone's farts smelled like radish.

The company commander also said that the French could find our position by following the smell of carrots.

Commander, our company commander is a good man.

If he hadn't organized a retreat that night, the whole company would have been doomed."

Ding San remembered the purpose of coming here and wanted to stand up, but was forced to sit down by Li Xiao.

"Let's put this aside, what do you think is the most difficult thing on the front line now?" Li Xiao tried to be gentle, for fear of scaring the timid sniper.

"It's just cold! It's too cold to make a fire.

Besides, lighting a fire in the wild isn’t actually very warm. My face hurts from being burned, and my back is still feeling cold.”

"Is there any problem with ammunition, food, etc.?" Li Xiao sat across from Ding San. He felt that standing like this would put a lot of pressure on Ding San.

"That's all good. The cooking team comes to deliver meals every day. Everyone eats canned food as snacks!
Chapter completed!