"Retreat if you can't hold on any longer. Don't worry about the gains and losses of a city or a place." Li Xiao said lightly.

Shi Dewei opened his mouth wide and looked at Li Xiao in surprise.

fight!

It is not easy to win a battle, but it is even harder to defeat a battle.

The battle really turned into a rout, and everyone was thinking only about escaping. No one would stay to stop them!

At that time, we still don’t know how big the losses will be.

Now it seems that the commander-in-chief means to leave the Russians alone. This... It's hard to say what Yekaterina will think.

"Why did Master Ao and Master Man withdraw to the east of Moscow?" Li Xiao looked at Shi Dewei's expression and said calmly.

"Uh...! It's to solve the supply problem. The road conditions from Smolensk to Minsk west of Moscow are too poor."

Shi Dewei was a little surprised and didn't understand what Li Xiao meant.

“Our supply problem cannot be solved, can it be said that the coalition’s supply can solve it?

Now we are rescuing the Russian army. Under such road conditions, it is difficult to achieve the expected victory.

In fact, not only can it not effectively stop the coalition forces, but it will also be entangled by the coalition forces. It may even be eaten by the coalition forces!

After all, there are millions of people there, but we only have 120,000 people.

Then we will let the enemy troops in and let them wade through the muddy pond between Smolensk and Minsk.

Russia has a mild winter this year, but I believe that no matter how warm the winter is, the ground will be frozen solid after a month.

At that time, roads were everywhere for our armored forces.

Why don't we just wait for the hard work, but now we have to go through the mud to fight with the coalition forces?

Even if we send troops now, how can we ensure logistical supplies?

When there is no war, airships can still fly around for supplies.

But now it's wartime, and the enemy already has large-caliber anti-aircraft guns that can shoot down planes.

Airship... haha, flying out would be suicide.

Therefore, our best strategy now is to shrink! Shrink! Shrink again!

However, the contraction cannot be too fast, and the sluggish enemy must be resisted step by step.

We must slowly and slowly retract the front line from Smolensk to Moscow.

When the coalition troops approached the city of Moscow, their supply lines had been stretched by at least 500 kilometers.

With their supply capabilities, such a long distance is almost the limit.

At this time, the ground has frozen solid. The Dnieper River, Volga River and other rivers should also be frozen.

Even if it's not frozen hard and can't pass a tank, it's still okay to pass a truck.

The coalition forces must be exhausted after more than a month of offensive. Coupled with the harsh Russian winter, it can freeze people to death.

Sleeping in the wild under such circumstances will severely weaken a person's physical fitness and willpower.

When that time comes, hehe!"

Li Xiao opened his arms and gestured like an iron wall surrounding him.

Shi Dewei listened to Li Xiao's words, but his eyes kept searching on the map.

I have to say that Li Xiao's strategic idea is very bold. But..., it seems to be very effective.

As long as the ground freezes hard, the bad roads and the Dnieper River will no longer be obstacles.

Russian winter is colder than Liaodong!

One month after the Liaohe River froze, there was no problem at all for a five-ton truck driving over the ice.

The ice surface of the Dnieper River can only be frozen more solidly than the Liao River.

Maybe it will be no problem to pass the tank by then.

The most powerful thing about armored troops is penetrating behind enemy lines!

Concentrate your forces and rely on the powerful attack power of the armored forces to break through the enemy's front line a little, and then quickly penetrate behind the enemy's rear.

Directly kill the enemy's logistics supply points, command posts, and artillery units!

As long as the Liao army is allowed to penetrate, the powerful armored forces will mess up the enemy's rear.

Even if the coalition army has millions of troops, if it cannot survive half a month in the ice and snow, it will be the fate of the Poles.

"It's just Empress Catherine's place...!" Shi Dewei was worried that Li Xiao's strategy would be opposed by Empress Catherine.

After all, those on the front line now are Russian troops.

It is said that they are resisting step by step, but that is tantamount to sending the troops into the tiger's mouth.

After years of war, the Russian army has become very weak. If it fights such a fierce battle again, it is hard to say whether it can withstand it.

In the event of a defeat, it is very likely that the 300,000 to 400,000 Russian troops currently on the front line will be wiped out.

"Haha! You have to persuade Queen Catherine.

Zheng Sen just came back yesterday and happened to go to Russia with you.

Please personally explain our strategy to Queen Catherine. I know that Russia will suffer huge losses!

But if you want to win this battle, this is the best way."

"Shall I go to Russia?"

"Yes! Let's take a look at Master Man and Master Ao to see if their equipment and personnel can cope with the following battle.

Moreover, you must clearly explain our strategy to them.

Otherwise, if these two guys get stubborn, they might charge forward with their troops.

They must remain calm. Even if the coalition forces cross the Dnieper River and defeat Smolensk, they will not be allowed to send troops.

Do you understand?"

Master Ao and Master Man are actually what Li Xiao is most worried about. Their personalities are too impulsive. Once they lead their troops up, the strategy will fail.

"No!" Shi Dewei couldn't refuse Li Xiao's request.

"Please keep it secret! Even Zheng Sen is not allowed to know about this matter.

After meeting Ekaterina, only Brauchitsch and Ekaterina were allowed to know.

If you didn't need an interpreter, I wouldn't even let Brauchitsch know about it.

When telling Master Ao and Master Man, you also need to keep it secret. Only they are allowed to know about it, and no one else should know about it.

Do you understand?"

Li Xiao solemnly warned Shi Dewei!

This strategy is to lure the enemy deep. Once detected by the coalition forces, they will not move away after Minsk is captured.

Then the trouble will be big!

The two sides are separated by a muddy pond of more than 200 kilometers, and no one is willing to rush through it first.

In that case, the war becomes a war of attrition.

The Ming Dynasty is not afraid of fighting a war of attrition. Although the coalition forces consume a lot of money, fortunately there are many countries and there is support from the Pope, so there should be no big problem.

But Russia cannot sustain it for a long time!

After all, Russia was very depleted after the first two wars.

Nowadays, almost all the young and middle-aged men of the right age have been sent to the front line, and behind the scenes, women, old people, and half-grown children are working.

Whether it is food or other supplies, it relies heavily on Daming's help.

This undoubtedly caused a huge burden on Ming Dynasty's finances.

All in all, the pressure on Ming Dynasty is no less than that of the coalition forces.

Li Xiao is not willing to fight this kind of war against attrition.

"promise!"

Stewie agreed, knowing the importance of this matter.

The commander didn't even tell Zheng Sen, which shows the importance of keeping this matter confidential.

Once Shi Dewei left, the General Staff would be leaderless.

But that’s okay!

Although they are currently in a state of war, the Ming army has not had any large-scale battles.

This situation is a little weird!

In the Middle East, the Ming army began to suppress the Arab rebels.
To be continued...