"Who are you?" Li Yuan used honorifics unknowingly.

"There are 20,000 Ming troops behind you, but these people are logistic soldiers who don't usually hold guns.

If the French break through your defenses, they will rush in like a flood.

The mountains of food, weapons and equipment, and winter clothes all belong to them.

They will use these equipment to sweep through the rear of our army.

At that time, our 200,000 troops will be buried here.

Not only these 200,000 people, the French army will continue to advance and cut off the Central Asian Railway, thereby threatening the supply line of the First Expeditionary Army on the Northern Front.

In desperation, we, the Ming Dynasty, had no choice but to withdraw our troops.

Russia will be occupied by Christian Union troops, and our borders will be pushed back two thousand kilometers.

Now, everything depends on whether your battalion can hold this place for two days.

After two days, the 1st Cavalry Division will take over your defense.

Two days!”

Li Xiao stretched out two fingers and shook them at Li Yuan.

"Gudu!" Li Yuan swallowed a big mouthful of saliva, looked at Li Xiao and asked blankly: "You...who are you?"

"My name is Li Xiao, I'm leaving it to you.

If you fail, I will take your place with the guards to defend this place."

Li Xiao took out the box cannon from Shunzi and inserted it directly into Li Yuan's belt.

This thing has twenty rings and uses a magazine. The reloading speed and the sustained firepower are far better than the revolvers Li Yuan and the others are currently equipped with.

"Commander...Commander! You are the commander-in-chief." Li Yuan quickly stood at attention and saluted.

No wonder he doesn't wear his military rank.

The commander-in-chief also wears a woolen military rank!

By the way..., what is the rank of Marshal?

Li Xiao gave Li Yuan a military salute in return!

"Commander, don't worry, there are 398 people in the whole battalion. We are in position!"

"Don't always be determined to die, a great man once said.

The true meaning of war is to kill the enemy and save yourself. I hope you are alive, and if possible, I hope your brothers are alive."

"promise!"

Li Yuan stood at attention and saluted again, his face glowing red with excitement.

Li Xiao waved his hand to Shunzi, and soon the airship flew over.

After shaking hands with Li Yuan, Li Xiao stepped onto the airship and quickly took off.

It is not safe here, large-caliber artillery may directly bombard here.

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The cold wind on the front line dried the last traces of body temperature from people's bodies, and it was as cold as an ice cellar inside the underground fortifications.

But at this moment, Leclerc felt hot all over his body.

Napoleon stood in front of him and personally took off his colonel's epaulettes. Then, he personally hung the epaulettes with a gold star dotted with leaves on both sides on Leclerc's uniform.

"I! Bonaparte Napoleon, Emperor of the French Empire, by virtue of the rights given to me by God, promote Jacques-Philippe Leclerc de Hautecroc to the rank of Major General.

Leclerc, you are a general now." Napoleon patted Leclerc on the shoulder.

"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor. I will definitely break through the Ming army's positions and sweep across the Ming army."

When Leclerc was speaking, there were dense explosions in the sky. Then, there was a ghost-like roar.

Napoleon and Leclerc walked out of the underground bunker, holding the arbor with their hands and looking towards the sky.

A plane was plummeting to the ground with black smoke.

A snow-white umbrella flower bloomed in the sky. But soon, anti-aircraft fire was aimed at this white umbrella flower.

The parachute was ignited and the pilot fell straight into the icy Volga River.

"Pick up the body and hang it on the battlefield.

Let the people of Ming Dynasty know that we have ways to deal with their aircraft."

Napoleon gave the order gently!

"yes!"

"Leclerc, this is France's reward for you. Do it well, if you can cut off the Central Asian Railway.

I will directly promote you to the rank of marshal in the name of the Emperor of the French Empire."

Napoleon turned around and looked at Leclerc standing behind him.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I will definitely defeat the Ming army in front of me. Then I will sweep behind the Ming army!" Leclerc was extremely excited.

In one night, two regiments of French soldiers crossed the Volga River by boat and pontoon bridge.

As the pontoon bridge was repaired, more French soldiers crossed the Volga River.

As long as enough French troops cross the Volga River, they can directly attack the rear of the Ming army.

No problem if there is no supplies. The Ming army has a large amount of weapons and equipment, as well as endless canned food.

The supply capabilities of the Ming Dynasty's army are the envy of all armies in the world.

"The Russians are still attacking?" Napoleon listened to the rumble of cannons, picked up his telescope and looked at the small highland in the distance.

"The Russian attack was easily repulsed, and those people would just charge with strange shouts of "Ula."

He wouldn't stop running, thinking that if he ran fast he wouldn't be hit.

I even find it strange that their officers don't know that the best way to do it when machine guns are firing is to lie down on the ground?

In one morning, we repelled three Russian attacks.

They lost at least two thousand people, maybe more.

As long as our troops gather three divisions, I can launch an attack directly."

"What a pity! Murat is not here, if his cavalry were here.

You can attack to the rear of the Ming army in one fell swoop!"

Napoleon put down his telescope and now began to regret disbanding Murat's cavalry corps.

Ten years ago, the French cavalry was still a terrifying presence in Europe.

But with the popularity of machine guns, Napoleon decided that cavalry was a target on the battlefield.

He resolutely disbanded the expensive cavalry corps and instead led the French army into the all-infantry era.

Now when an assault force was needed, Napoleon discovered that he was unable to conduct a quick attack.

But it seemed too late to organize a cavalry corps at this time.

"In front of Tsaritsyn, the Italians and Romanians will attack on our behalf.

We will definitely drag the main force of the Ming army to the front battlefield and prevent them from rushing to reinforce here.

You don’t need three divisions. You can launch an attack tomorrow morning. Defeat the Russians in front of you, then cross the Svetloyar swamp and attack the Ming army.”

"yes!"

Leclerc heard Napoleon's words and immediately stood up and responded.

But in his mind, he was thinking about how to get the troops to cross the river faster.

Tomorrow morning, we must gather three divisions no matter what.

The area is too vast, and if we don't gather enough three divisions, we may miss out on many battle results.

"The follow-up troops will arrive at noon tomorrow. Come on, my General Leclerc."

After Napoleon said this, he walked towards his horse, glanced at the sky and left with his entourage.

Damn the Ming Dynasty aircraft. If there were no Ming Dynasty aircraft to harass him, he would be able to take the airship instead of riding on a war horse like this now.

It quickly became dark, but the fighting near the small highland did not stop.

The Russians launched an attack like crazy. They stepped on their own bodies, shouted: "Ula," and rushed towards the French positions.

The French were also unambiguous, with a density of one illumination bomb every three minutes. The first illumination bomb did not go out, and the second illumination bomb rose into the sky.

The flares illuminated the ground in a snowy white state, leaving the attacking Russian soldiers with nowhere to hide and becoming targets for the Maxim heavy machine guns.

A group of people fell down, and another group of people rushed up.

The French machine gunner felt that the Russian attack was less like an attempt to kill him and more like a suicide attempt.
To be continued...