Snowflakes were flying all over the sky, and the wind hurt people's faces like knives.

Li Xiao stood in the snow, with heavy snow covering his cotton hat. In front of him were the soldiers who had withdrawn from the front line!

The troops who withdrew were in terrible condition, and many of them were wounded.

Some were on crutches, some were hanging their arms, and some were even placing stretchers at the front of the procession.

Li Xiao frowned and looked back at Geng Jingzhong coldly: "The wounded should be in the field hospital now, or be transported back to the country by airship.

It's freezing and snowy, put them in the snow. I know you were beaten badly, but you're going to stain your medal with human blood like this?"

"Commander, don't ask me, ask them." Geng Jingzhong did not dare to meet Li Xiao's eyes.

Li Xiao looked at a wounded man suspiciously. Could it be that there was a hidden secret here?

"Commander, all the brothers want to see your true face. Everyone said that it is not easy to meet the commander. If you can meet the commander, it will be worth your life."

"nonsense!

Are you willing to risk your life just to see me?" Li Xiao scolded helplessly.

But he had no choice but to come to the front of the team and watch the soldiers salute.

Every time they passed a square, the soldiers there would carry the wounded and continue towards the train station not far away.

I finally understood why Li Dingguo had to come to review the withdrawn troops himself.

The battle in Smolensk must have been very brutal.

Many companies have only a few dozen people left. Many people are injured!

As he walked, Li Xiao saw a soldier standing under a red flag.

This guy has a thick gauze wrapped around his head, and he looks a bit like an Indian Asan.

"What are you...!" Li Xiao looked at the soldier in confusion.

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, the Ninth Division's Third Regiment and Nine Companies are temporarily established. All officers and soldiers will be inspected by the Commander-in-Chief."

The soldier stood at attention and saluted!

His hands were also wrapped with gauze.

This is a company that fights to the last man!

"All sacrificed?" Li Xiao's voice was trembling.

The Liao army had never fought such a battle before, and even fought to the point where only one man was left in the company.

"Report to the commander, our company has been ordered to guard the Smolensk Bank Building.

On the last day of the battle, in order to cover the retreat of the entire battalion, all ninety-eight people in our company, from company commander Zhang Laojiu down... died in the battle."

Li Xiao said nothing and stood at attention!

salute!

"What's your name?" Li Xiao stretched out his hand and shook hands with the soldier.

"My name is Ding San. When I went out to shoot snipers, I was knocked unconscious by a shell."

"Jiulian is good, good!"

Li Xiao patted Ding San on the shoulder.

"Rebuild the Ninth Company, he is the company commander." Li Xiao turned around and said, striding forward.

The eye sockets still couldn’t stop the tears!

He thought that after such a long time, he had become hard-hearted and ignored the casualties of the soldiers.

Under his orders, batch after batch of good men braved the hail of bullets to make bloody sacrifices.

However, he still couldn't do it.

He would still feel sad when he saw the soldiers bleeding and dying.

Inside the Winter Palace, Catherine was reviewing the final menu for the banquet.

This is a banquet for His Majesty the Grand Marshal of the Ming Dynasty, and Yekaterina ordered that he must be received with the highest standards.

Every dish is personally reviewed by Ekaterina.

It must have a Russian style, so that His Excellency the Marshal of the Ming Dynasty will be full of praise for the food.

Brauchitsch was away, so she specially found people who had been to the Ming Dynasty to understand the tastes of the Ming people, and asked the cook to take care of their tastes.

When the time came, Catherine summoned the dignitaries from all over Russia to prepare for the dinner of the Ming Dynasty Marshal.

She specifically ordered the noble ladies to bring their beautiful daughters with them.

In fact, there was no need for her to give orders. Those scheming ladies had already made up their minds secretly.

The dukes, earls, and ladies from the jazz families all dressed up carefully.

If you are fat or thin, you will be as enchanting as you want.

There were even some robbers who sent family members to inquire about the clothing of the Ming Dynasty people, and then specially wore Ming Dynasty clothing.

It's a pity that white women are tall and strong.

Wearing Ming Dynasty costumes sewn in a hurry, the scene perfectly illustrates what it means to be neither fish nor fowl.

Li Xiao was riding a jeep and parked at the entrance of the Winter Palace. Ekaterina envied Li Xiao's machine, which did not have a horse but ran faster than a carriage.

"Your Majesty the Queen, we meet again." Li Xiao was not in a good mood after just experiencing the scene at the train station.

This time, the Ming Dynasty did not hide any secrets. Those who were brought in to fight were all the direct troops of the Ming Dynasty.

Unlike before, either Mongolians or Japanese were used. Or Indians were used on a large scale in the Middle East!

This is all meat on the palm of my hand. Such heavy casualties made Li Xiao heartbroken.

"Nice to see you again, Your Majesty the Grand Marshal.

Today's Russia is facing huge difficulties, and we are grateful to Ming Dynasty for helping us."

Ekaterina personally welcomed her to the entrance of the Winter Palace, and the two of them talked in vain diplomatic rhetoric.

Li Xiao is in a bad mood now and has no interest in waiting with her at the door.

Brauchitsch was not there, and standing next to Ekaterina was a tall, thin young man acting as translator.

Catherine was still at the entrance to the Winter Palace, imitating the Ming Dynasty and forming an honor guard.

It can be seen that Ekaterina put a lot of thought into it.

The soldiers in the honor guard all wore woolen coats produced in the Ming Dynasty. They were all over 1.8 meters tall and held Mosin-Nagant rifles produced by the Russians.

This kind of gun is famous for its simple structure, rough design and clumsy operation.

The only creative thing is that the bayonet can be used as a screwdriver. When there are no tools, it can be used as a tool to disassemble firearms.

Moreover, this thing fully inherits the simple and crude weapons needs of the Russians.

It actually reached a caliber of 10.06 mm.

Ammunition of this caliber has greater lethality and range than the Ming Dynasty's large eight-grain rifle and Aka rifle.

But the problem is...!

The bullets of this thing are much larger and heavier than the bullets of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming army carried one hundred and twenty rounds of ammunition, but the Russians only carried ninety rounds of ammunition.

It's not that the soldiers didn't want to carry more, but it was just too damn heavy.

Not all Russian soldiers are tall and tall. There are also many who are thin and small, with a height of no more than 1.6 meters.

As for long-range shooting, you can't equip every soldier with a scope.

That thing is quite expensive. Every soldier is equipped with one. I guess Ekaterina even wore one.

After seeing the Russian honor guard, the rest of the program consisted of eating and drinking.

Li Xiao frowned and looked at the room full of warblers and swallows. There were also delicacies and delicacies coming up like running water!
Chapter completed!