Li Xiao looked at the telegram sent from the French front line and felt helpless.

There are still cliques and factions in the military, and these factions have already affected military operations.

In fact, Li Xiao does not object to the children of powerful families getting ahead.

Because these people usually have good military education, they sometimes play the role of the mainstay in the army.

Just like Zu Kuan, Zu Chengxun, and Cao Bianjiao, they have now become the backbone of the army.

This time, they were the main force responsible for encircling and suppressing the Prussian army.

Ao Ye, Man Ye and themselves are more responsible for planning the strategic overall situation, and they are the ones who specifically command the troops.

But if a wealthy family has a great business, it is inevitable that there will be some dandies.

When these dudes join the army, they are irresponsible for the lives of soldiers.

Just like this Chen Xiang, how can he be the captain of a ship if he is a dandy?

I thought it would be easier to operate an arsenal ship, so I arranged it on the arsenal ship.

As a result, two arsenal ships and three destroyers were lost in the First World War.

Nearly a thousand sailors lost their lives. This was a major accident rarely seen since the founding of the Imperial Navy.

"Commander, the navy has difficulties with the navy in this battle.

With such a small amount of troops, it is necessary to involve the entire Mediterranean coast of France, and to attack cities and guard key points along the way.

According to reliable intelligence, France's total mobilization capacity can reach three million people.

But now, there are only more than one million French troops on the Russian front.

Where are the remaining millions of people? They are staying at home to prevent the navy from attacking them in the Mediterranean.

Take this battle as an example, only one Marine Division was used.

We managed to gain a foothold on the outskirts of Marseille. As you can see on the map, the landing site is a little more than 20 kilometers away from the center of Marseille.

With a few 155 cannons, we can bombard the city of Marseille.

In three days, it withstood the siege of tens of thousands of French troops. It suffered only more than 2,000 casualties, but killed and wounded no less than 20,000 French troops.

With an exchange ratio of ten times, this achievement is already very impressive.

Commander, I don’t think we should be too harsh on the Navy, they have really tried their best.”

Generally speaking, Stewie's position is relatively neutral. He is a guy who only cares about results. As long as he has a good record, he can cover up all his flaws.

This may be a common problem among officials who have worked in Nanming. As long as the battle is won, hello, me and everyone celebrate the New Year, and it doesn't matter if you make mistakes in hiring people or take bribes.

There are many people with this view in official circles.

Logically speaking, they are all very consistent with the black cat and white cat conclusion.

No matter how it is done, it is a good cat to catch mice.

Li Xiao once thought about objecting, but the resistance was too great.

If you don't work for the future of future generations, who the fuck is addicted to becoming an official?

In this day and age, it is not nonsense to say that a person attains enlightenment, a chicken or a dog, and ascends to heaven.

Everyone works hard to recommend their nephews. Just like Zhang Huangyan, there are many people who only think about recommending their grandchildren.

Even now, some people are thinking of stuffing their daughters into Li Lin's bed.

Don't they understand that even if she is stuffed into Li Lin's bed, this daughter-in-law will not be able to get through without Li Xiao's approval?

"The navy has its own difficulties, everyone knows this.

But think about it, over the past few years, the Army has tightened its belt and only has four field divisions.

The total number of the national army is less than 900,000!

Where did the military spending saved go?

Look at the navy's ships, their tonnage, technical indicators, as well as the training and treatment of officers and soldiers. None of them are among the best in the world.

If you look at the navies in the world, is there any country whose navy can surpass theirs?

So much money was spent and so many battleships were built.

There are even aircraft carriers.

Is this record worth showing off?

Isn't it shameful to make such a big mistake?

Don't think that winning a battle will make one handsome person cover up all the ugly ones.

Can't cover it up!

With your butt exposed, it's a joke." Li Xiao roared like a tiger.

Shi Dewei did not dare to speak. This was the first time he had seen Li Xiao lose his temper with the troops.

"Call the navy to deal with this matter seriously! I will go to inspect the Mediterranean navy in a few days."

Li Xiao had a cold face and let Li Xiu deal with it first, and he had to lift the lid himself.

"promise!"

Stewie quickly nodded in agreement.

"Commander, aerial reconnaissance shows that the reinforcements that came out of Smolensk last night have arrived in the Safonov area.

It's only a dozen kilometers away from our sniper position.

Yes or no……!"

Stewie hurriedly reported the battle report on the Northern Front, thinking of changing the topic.

"How many troops came out in total!"

"About five divisions, with a strength of about 60,000.

The entire march stretched for almost twenty kilometers."

"Sixty thousand people, so few!" Li Xiao still had some thoughts.

For such a big battle, 60,000 people were mobilized.

"I was afraid that the Prussians would come rushing over. Oh my god, there are more than a million people!

More than 60,000 people are quite good, and it doesn’t take much effort to eat.

Including the enemy troops in the Vyazma encirclement, there were also hundreds of thousands of people.

If we eat too much at one time, we will suffer big losses.

By eating hundreds of thousands of Prussians, we will not suffer much loss, and we can rest for more than half a month before launching the defense of Moscow."

"Let's do it! Anyway, there are only so many, let Master Ao also attack.

Damn! Carrying such a big knife, I ended up killing a chicken."

"In the Vyazma circle...!"

“Didn’t the latest type of thermite arrive?

If we don't test it on the battlefield, how can we say that we are still testing it on the training ground?

Tonight, we all go to the front line.

Let’s see how powerful this thermite is.”

Li Xiao waved his hand with an unstoppable momentum.

"Thermite, that's more than forty tons."

“Throw them all over and bake them!

Get some new stuff out too, don't just throw chlorine bombs around.

If you don't do it right, even one of your own people will be smoked to death."

Li Xiao now begins to admit that the chlorine bomb is too unstable. It floats everywhere with the wind. If the wind direction changes while it is being left alone, it will be bad luck!

Napoleon is a tragic example!

If he hadn't released the poison gas, it's hard to say what the outcome of the Battle of Tsaritsyn would have been.

At that time, both sides had actually reached their limit.

Nightfall!

Li Xiao flew to Cao Bianjiao's armored division in an airship!

Just tonight, Ao Ye and Man Ye will launch a pincer offensive from the north and south wings at the same time.

Hundreds of thousands of elite armored troops would crush 60,000 Prussian infantry into pulp.

But when he arrived at Cao Bianjiao's headquarters, Li Xiao saw two guys holding wine bottles.
To be continued...