The French envoy Viscount Kolkin saw that the city of Warsaw in the distance was shrouded in smoke.
He sighed and said: "The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth fell too quickly.
I thought they could delay it for a year or two, if they could block the Chinese Empire for more than ten years like Russia did.
We in France have much greater hope of getting through this crisis."
He turned to his subordinates and asked: "Sallyen, how are you doing with the things we arranged?"
Sallyen responded respectfully: "Lord Viscount, we take advantage of the corruption of the nobles of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Use a large amount of livres to bribe the nobles of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
We bought grain from major cities in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at prices higher than the market price and shipped them to Germany and France.
With this supply of food, Germany and France will not be facing a food shortage crisis in the short term.
Your Lord Viscount's judgment was really accurate. Not long after we finished transporting the food, people from the Great China Empire had already arrived in Warsaw.
In these troubled times, food is much more important than Beverly."
Viscount Kolkin raised his lips and said: "Not only do we need this food, but the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth will lose this batch of food. With so many people in Poland lacking food, famine will inevitably occur.
If the Dahua Empire wants to quell the famine, it must supply limited military rations to the hungry people.
They watched the hungry people starve to death, which will forever bury a period of hatred.
The hungry people will also find various ways to survive, which will inevitably affect the order here and affect the continued march of the Great China Empire.
If hatred breaks out and leads to a massive rebellion in Poland, that's the best-case scenario.
Now in order to make the famine here in Poland more severe, we have a more important task next.
Sallyen, start executing the prairie fire plan."
When Sallyen heard the Viscount's order, a trace of unbearability flashed in his eyes, and then he stood up straight and responded: "Don't worry, Sir Viscount, Sallyen will complete the task perfectly."
He immediately walked out of the room and began to send people to notify various action groups to take action.
Sallyen personally led an action team to the farmland not far from Warsaw.
They piled hay soaked in kerosene into the wheat fields.
Sallyen held the metal lighter smuggled in by the merchant.
He opened the metal lid of the lighter, gently opened the valve, and rubbed the pulley quickly at the same time.
The pulley rubbed the flint, and sparks flickered at the gas door, igniting the gas in the lighter, and a pale yellow flame emerged from the top of the lighter.
Sally lit a piece of hay with a lighter.
Hay soaked in kerosene burns brightly and makes a crackling sound when ignited.
He threw the hay hard into the wheat field.
With a bang, the flames began to expand, igniting the hay in the entire wheat field, and the heat wave began to burn the shore.
The faces of Sallyen and others were burned by the flames, and they were sweating.
The fire gradually grew bigger, and the green wheat seedlings were roasted by the fierce fire, quickly dehydrated and dried up, and burned fiercely.
The wheat seedlings were ignited by the fire, and the rolling wheat fields formed a sea of fire.
While they were celebrating, they heard a strange sound.
This is when the Royal Army of the Dahua Empire discovered that something was wrong, and the patrol car came over to check the situation.
Viscount Kilkin saw a raging fire burning in the wheat fields in the distance.
He didn't know what happened to Sallyen, but he knew that Sallyen was an abandoned child, and her main task was to attract other people.
The real conspiracy must be kept strictly confidential, not divided into multiple groups, and the operation must be barely concealed.
With each additional link, the probability of the conspiracy being exposed increases.
Once the conspiracy is exposed, the plan cannot be implemented.
Burning wheat fields with kerosene is a conspiracy that can only be imagined in novels, but is not feasible in reality.
At this time of year, the moisture content of wheat is still quite high. If you want to make it burn, you must use a large amount of combustion accelerants such as kerosene.
France's current situation cannot afford so many manpower and kerosene to burn the wheat fields of the Kingdom of Poland.
The wheat fields appear to be connected in part, but are separated by mountains, rivers and canals. After a lot of effort, only a small part can be burned down.
Doing so will have little impact on the overall situation and is not advisable by the wise.
Since ancient times, fire and water have no mercy.
Fire is a mountain fire and water is a flood.
Near Warsaw is the Vistula River, the most abundant river in Western Europe.
Viscount Kolgin murmured to himself: "Floods can really bring crisis to this area.
After the floods flowed through, wheat fields were destroyed on a large scale, and clean water sources were contaminated by the floods.
After the flood passes, the epidemic of plague will also be aggravated.
Especially those who have experienced war and have not yet had time to collect the corpses. After they are soaked by floods, the possibility of plague is greatly increased.
The Black Death, which nearly wiped out Europe, is engraved in the minds of every European.
The plague really swept through, causing casualties far exceeding those caused by war.
When Spain was in America, they destroyed the indigenous kingdoms through smallpox.
It's a pity that smallpox is no longer effective.
The Chinese Empire discovered the cowpox vaccine against smallpox.
These expensive vaccines are also used by nobles from various European countries, and they can indeed block the spread of smallpox.
Basically everyone in the Great China Empire was vaccinated. In Europe, only some nobles were vaccinated against cowpox.
Using the strategy of spreading smallpox can only panic the native Europeans, and has no effect at all against the Chinese Empire.
The most effective way is to blow up the river embankments and flood Poland.
Turning this place into a vast country will not only slow down the attack of the Great China Empire.
It can also make Poland become the biggest burden on the Chinese Empire from now on."
Viscount Kolgin has arrived on the embankment of the Vistula River.
There was no one guarding here at all, and the people he led easily climbed up the river embankment with explosives.
Viscount Kolkin looked at the fast-flowing water of the Vistula River, and he knew what would happen to Poland if the river embankments were blown.
"Long live France, for His Majesty King Louis XIV."
He shouted and immediately asked his subordinates to start installing explosives on the river embankment away from Warsaw.
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Viscount Kilkin wants to complete this great plan.
He patrolled the embankment of the Vistula River, always afraid that someone would come to stop him.
If someone really comes to stop them at this time, they can only detonate the explosives on the river embankment in advance.
Viscount Kilkin will be destroyed together with the river embankment. Even so, the gap opened is too small.
The setting sun on the horizon has gradually disappeared.
Viscount Kilkin finally heard the good news that the explosives had been deployed.
They evacuated to a safe area.
Viscount Kolgin looked at the three fuses in front of him. As long as one of the fuses detonated the explosive successfully.
An embankment interface of more than 100 meters will appear on the embankment of the Vistula River.
He was holding the same lighter as Sally's. This metal lighter was a filial gift from Sally.
Viscount Kolgin's hands were trembling as he fiddled with the pulley a few times before lighting the lighter.
With trembling hands, he bent over and squatted on the ground, holding the burning lighter close to the fuse in front of him.
Viscount Kilkin knew what would happen if he did this?
For the sake of France, he lit the fuse with a lighter without hesitation.
He saw three fuses, which were either fast or slow, making a hissing sound.
The fire flickered in front of my eyes, becoming smaller and smaller, leaving only some smoke and ashes.
Viscount Kolgin covered his ears with his hands and opened his eyes wide to look at the situation ahead carefully.
He counted down silently.
"Ten, nine...two, one, boom."
Viscount Kolgin made a roaring sound, and he suddenly felt like the ground was shaking.
Then I saw a huge fire in front of me, and the soil on the river embankment had been blown up to the sky.
Large holes appeared in the river embankment, and the water of the Vistula River flowed along these holes to the surrounding farmland.
The water that has been sitting in the river for a long time seems to have a place to go.
They rushed out quickly along the gap.
The small gap gradually widened until there was a loud pop and the entire river embankment was washed away by the current.
The gap of more than 100 meters long directly allows the water in the Vistula River to pour down.
Viscount Kolgin clenched his fists excitedly and said happily: "Success, we succeeded.
At least the north, which has won the will, will not be attacked by the Great China Empire in the short term."
Viscount Kilkin got into the carriage and headed south. He kept praying in the carriage.
When he returns to Notre Dame, he must find a senior cardinal to forgive his sins.
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Wei Jing stood at the door of the noble meeting. He looked at the nobles of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth who were led out by soldiers.
He paid no attention to these nobles.
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is a small country, and the Imperial Royal Army's capture of this small country is not something worth showing off at all.
Wei Jing looked at these nobles with some hatred.
Based on the capabilities demonstrated by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Wei Jing won't get much merit at all by taking the country's capital.
The ongoing war to destroy the country did not achieve much in his mind.
He ordered the guard beside him: "Send a report to the military headquarters and the headquarters that our army has captured Warsaw.
All the nobles of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth were also captured.
May I ask what our army should do next? Continue southward or rest for a while."
The guard recorded Wei Jing's needs and did not leave to send the report.
There was a voice coming from in front of the courtyard entrance.
"Mr. Wei, not only are we unable to travel south, it will become dangerous to stay in Warsaw."
Wei Jing knew from the voice that these words were spoken by Supervisor Wu Xiaoqi.
He knew that Wu Xiaoqi was usually very cautious and would not say so many words for no reason.
Commander Wei Jing quickly asked: "Wu Jianjun, what must have happened?"
Wu Xiaoqi walked into the yard, and everyone saw his livid face that was about to turn black. They knew without guessing that there must be a major problem.
"Commander Wei, inform the army to suppress the prisoners and prepare to evacuate Warsaw City.
At the same time, let the people of Warsaw find ways to save themselves.
The crazed Poles dug up the embankments of the great river outside Warsaw.
The cracked length of the river bank is too large and there is no possibility of filling it.
The flood is now only three or four miles away from Warsaw and will soon reach Warsaw.
Our troops are going to retreat to high ground to rest, and none of us know how big the flood will be, so we can’t stay in Warsaw and gamble our luck.”
Commander Wei Jing heard that the Poles were blowing up the river embankments and preparing to drown them with river water.
He immediately realized that this matter was in serious trouble.
What should they do when a flood occurs?
There is only one answer to this, and of course it is to first ensure the safety of our soldiers.
The attack on Warsaw resulted in few casualties.
Once a flood occurs and the army loses too many non-combat personnel, those waiting for him will be the people from the Military Justice Department.
Commander Wei Jing immediately said: "Then don't waste time and notify the troops to evacuate immediately.
If artillery and other heavy weapons cannot be carried, destroy them on the spot.
They must not be thrown into the city of Warsaw so that the locals can obtain these weapons and use them against us."
After Commander Wei Jing issued the order, the army immediately gave up the task at hand and began to evacuate Warsaw in an orderly manner.
They had previously wiped out or captured the garrison in Warsaw.
Without enemy interference, the Royal Army could retreat from the battlefield calmly.
When they evacuated, they were not too indifferent to the residents of Warsaw.
Instead, they were informed that the Vistula River outside the city had burst its banks and the flood was about to reach Warsaw.
They could evacuate with the army, or they could stay in Warsaw and wait for the flood to recede.
The residents of Warsaw did not believe the Royal Army's statement and believed that this statement was intended to lure them outside the city and capture them all as slaves.
Only a few people who had no food left at home chose to retreat with the Royal Army.
Wei Jing evacuated near the island city gate. He looked at the more than 30 destroyed artillery pieces and said distressedly: "These artillery pieces are too difficult to move on the battlefield.
Self-propelled artillery is more suitable for the battlefield and can fight and support at any time.
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Otherwise, if the chariot is artificially destroyed here, and the military headquarters finds out, they will go crazy."
Wei Jing glanced at the newly occupied Warsaw, but they left the city due to natural disasters.
He took another look at the scrapped artillery pieces. These artillery pieces were not pulled back by cars because the cars would transport more important things.
The car kicked up bursts of dust on the road, and under the guidance of the airship, they headed to camp on higher ground outside Warsaw.
Wei Jing was worried as he walked. After the flood, their Third Army's mechanized army would not be able to exert its advantages in the muddy swamp area.
The 21st Army has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and they will definitely propose to become the main force.
The convoy could no longer see the shadow of Warsaw. They finally arrived at a higher area and set up camp.
The soldiers took out their engineering shovels and dug several water diversion channels around the camp.
Even if floodwaters reach the area around the camp, they will flow along the diversion channels to the low-lying areas of the terrain.
The flood will not cover the camp above.
Commander Wei Jing saw that the army had completed setting up camp on higher ground.
The flood did not have much impact on the Royal Army.
This is already the best result.
Floods will inevitably have a significant impact on the Royal Army's future marches.
But as long as the army does not experience too high non-combat attrition.
This does not have enough impact on the Royal Army, and Commander Wei Jing is completely acceptable.
Commander Wei Jing had just finished his work when Supervisor Wu Xiaoqi came over with a troubled expression.
"Division Commander, the headquarters sent a telegram to give our army the latest instructions."
