"Commander, should we stop resting and go south along Kursk and go straight to Kharkov?

This will threaten the rear of the French defense line and cut off their logistics supply line."

After eight days of fierce fighting, the allied forces led by the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Kursk encirclement finally ended the battle with surrender.

In the entire battle, the Ming and Russian armies captured more than 324,000 coalition troops and annihilated more than 143,000 people, and the entire central coalition group was destroyed.

At the same time, the Austro-Hungarian army lost a large number of weapons, ammunition and various equipment.

In a short period of time, the Austro-Hungarian Empire lost its combat effectiveness.

Li Xiao said nothing and stared at the map.

Everyone stood silent and the combat command room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

No one dared to disturb the commander's thoughts at this time.

After a long time, Li Xiao finally raised his head.

Seeing that Stewie was still watching eagerly, he put down the pencil in his hand.

"No need, let's rest as planned.

Fighting in such an environment, equipment and personnel are very tired.

Many problems were exposed in various units. It was too cold and the mortar barrels would shrink.

The shells cannot be put in, and the barrel may even explode.

The 3rd Tank Division lost two artillery squads just because of the explosion.

Also, it is very difficult for a tank to start in such weather.

All tanks need to be equipped with side armor, which has a certain protective effect on the tracks.

Most of the tanks we lost in this battle had their tracks broken by explosive charges or mines.

The infantry also has problems, and the barrels also have shrinkage problems.

Moreover, after fighting in the field for more than ten days, I was very tired.

The fifteen days of rest planned before the war were not more, but less.

It is recommended to increase it to twenty days!”

"Twenty days!" Shi Dewei was a little shocked. The Ming army always had a tradition of fighting in turns.

Even in Tsaritsyn, where troops are scarce, the Ming army will try its best to rotate troops on the battlefield.

The withdrawn troops will be replenished as soon as possible. Lost equipment will be replenished with equipment, and lost personnel will be replenished with full personnel.

Usually, after a company withdraws to rest for two days, it returns to the battlefield with a fully equipped company.

This ensured the combat effectiveness of the Ming army to a certain extent.

But at the same time, it also increased the demand for troops on the front line.

"Commander, it is very difficult for Tsaritsin to hold on.

Napoleon had made a desperate move, and the French army attacked like crazy, not caring about human life at all.

As of yesterday, the French army had captured a quarter of Tsaritsyn city.

Our army suffered heavy casualties. The company that withdrew yesterday suffered 30% casualties. Several companies suffered more than half casualties.

It will take at least three to five days to complete the repairs, and the troops coming from China are currently unable to keep up.

If this continues...!"

"Tell Kutuzov to let the Russian army mobilize its elite troops.

We can't just let us bleed while they stand aside and watch.

The Guards troops in Kutuzov's hands have also rested for a long time. It's time for them to come up and see blood."

Li Xiao threw the pencil on the table and pushed the Russian soldier up.

"Commander..., the Russian army can't do it!

They all have problems marching." Stewie said helplessly.

Everyone in the Ming army looked down upon the Russian army.

If it’s not for anything else, the Russian army’s combat effectiveness is simply too poor.

Many Russian soldiers not only did not have enough to eat, they did not even have warm clothes.

The cotton-padded clothes should contain five kilograms of cotton, but in fact they don’t even weigh three kilograms.

What is even more worrying is that ordinary soldiers cannot even eat enough bread mixed with sawdust.

During this battle, it can be seen that the Russian soldiers were generally malnourished. Their physical strength was so poor that they could not walk several miles!

This kind of army is a big problem not only in fighting but also in marching.

Especially with the current road conditions, we can't walk more than a few miles in a day.

"Tsaritsyn is a street fight without marching. Good soldiers are made by fighting. Don't worry, Kutuzov is also a famous general. He understands the consequences of losing Tsaritsyn."

"promise!"

Seeing Li Xiao's firm words, Shi Dewei had no choice but to comply and contact Kutuzov.

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"Fourth Uncle, I'm back. This time, not only did I successfully stop the Tianhe, but I also captured that Shi Lang.

The second aunt also came back and moved into the second uncle's mansion in the capital.

This errand went very smoothly."

Li Lin sat on the sofa in front of Li Hao, looking like a good boy waiting to be praised for doing good things.

Li Hao glanced at Li Lin, picked up a memorial on the table, and threw it directly to Li Lin.

"What is this?" Li Lin looked at Li Hao with some confusion.

"You don't want to know where the oil on the Tianhe comes from?"

"The oil on the Tianhe? It was refined at the Basra Refinery. What else...!" Li Lin was a little confused and didn't know where the mistake was.

"Your second aunt misappropriated a sum of money from the account of Quanzhou Arsenal to provide her with a mortgage loan.

And this money was used to buy fuel for the Tianhe. Now you know where your second aunt got such a large amount of money.

Twenty-eight million silver dollars belonged to grandma, and those bastards helped her cover it up, but they suddenly cut off a zero.

At first I was still puzzled. Two million and eight hundred thousand silver dollars, considering my second brother’s family is not that big of a sum, it would not be impossible to get it out.

Only now do I know that these bastards gave me a fucking Chunqiu calligraphy technique."

The more Li Hao talked, the angrier he became, and finally he simply threw away the pen in his hand.

"Pah...!"

The pen fell to the floor and bounced for a few times and became motionless.

Li Lin was startled. This fourth uncle always presented himself as a young and mature person.

But I didn't expect that today I would be as angry as a lion.

But this thing is too shocking, 28 million silver coins.

The second aunt took advantage of the courage and misappropriated such a large amount of money. No wonder she didn't even have the slightest objection when he brought her back.

It turns out that the hole can't be filled, so why don't you give it a try? It's not afraid of being scalded by boiling water. Do whatever you like!

Twenty-eight million silver dollars, this hole is really big enough.

The only person who can fill this hole, besides Nuwa, is my own father.

"Fourth uncle, don't get so angry. Sit down and talk!" Li Lin saw Li Hao's face flushed with anger and quickly pulled Li Hao to sit on the sofa.

He poured a glass of water himself and placed it in front of Li Hao.

"The oil is now withheld, but the Quanzhou Arsenal's production is about to stop due to a broken capital chain.

You have just returned from the front line and know how high the demand for ammunition is.

Quanzhou Arsenal is a specialized factory that produces naval ammunition, torpedoes, mines, and naval gun shells of various calibers.

In particular, the 480 mm caliber battleship front main gun shells and large-caliber rockets are most needed on the front line.

But now...!"

"Fourth uncle, drink some tea to calm down your anger, calm down your anger. There is a way, there is a way." Li Lin hurriedly comforted the uncle.

Speaking of how to deal with this matter, Li Lin had no idea.

If it were someone else, that would be easier.

The person was captured and cut into pieces, and then the family property was confiscated. The remainder was squeezed out of the bones and had to be squeezed out from the family members.

But this person happened to be the daughter-in-law of her second uncle Li Xiu. In addition, she was from the Zheng family and had a Zheng family background.

This makes things very tricky!

“I don’t dare to tell others about this matter.

It is not only related to your second uncle, but also related to the morale of the Ming Dynasty.

This is wartime, if word gets out.

The whole country was in an uproar!
To be continued...