Expedition to Europe

Just as the battle between the armored forces and the 20th Infantry Division began, the battle also began on the side facing Fer-en-Tadenois.

The Germans who had just struggled out of the mud were immediately caught in another struggle.

But compared with the previous fight with the sky and the earth, this time it was a fight with people.

Perhaps the Germans could not get happiness from it, but Chen Kangjian was undoubtedly happy.

In Chen Kangjian's view, the more Germans came, the better. These Germans who were like ghosts seeking death when facing the French were like moving medals of honor for Chen Kangjian's armored forces.

All comers were not rejected.

Chen Kangjian was indeed not afraid of being overloaded. Even if he was attacked from both sides by the Germans, Chen Kangjian dared to divide his troops, and it was a fairly balanced half on one side, which was really impartial.

At this time, the battle situation in Tadenois was really a bit complicated.

Chen Kangjian's armored forces were attacked from both sides by the Germans, and the Crown Prince William Corps, which was attacking Chen Kangjian's armored forces on the side of Ferentardnoy, was also attacked from both sides.

Liu Zizheng's Corps and Griff's Corps finally caught up.

When it comes to rolling in the mud, the Germans are actually far less skilled than the Chinese. Since the industrial revolution, European countries have been transforming their domestic infrastructure such as bridges and roads. To be honest, Europeans don't have many opportunities to roll in the mud.

For the Chinese, whose national infrastructure is relatively backward, rolling in the mud is a common occurrence, so it can be said that it is easy to deal with it compared to the Germans.

Chinese farmers have a magic weapon called "stilts". It is said that when this thing was first created, it was used to pick wild fruits, but it was also effective in dealing with muddy ground, and it became a weapon for the Chinese to catch up with the Germans.

The soldiers of Liu Zizheng's regiment and Griff's regiment certainly did not use the original stilts, but a shorter and more stable wooden tool. Griff called it a "mud machine", which was a tool used by farmers in Griff's hometown to walk in the mud.

The mud machine is made of wood, with a board on top, about the same size as the foot, two vertical wooden strips under the board, and two horizontal wooden strips connected. It is small and exquisite, in fact, like a small bench. For such a gadget, first put on military boots, then step on one with each foot, and tie it with a rope. When you stand up, you will immediately become taller. When walking, because the stride becomes larger, it feels faster than normal walking in the mud.

Who made the country poor and unable to build roads? Farmers have to use various small tools in their daily lives to increase the convenience of life. Of course, this little thing also has disadvantages. Wearing this thing, you can't work because of the unstable center of gravity. For this reason, the armored soldiers can't use it when lifting tanks out of the mud pit, but it is the most suitable for infantrymen who are lightly armed.

It is such a little thing that even Qin Zhiyuan, a time traveler, couldn't think of, which allowed the Chinese soldiers to catch up with the Crown Prince William Corps, which set out several hours earlier, at an astonishing speed. Many soldiers didn't even get their shoes wet.

Compared with the exhausted soldiers of the Crown Prince William Corps covered in mud, this is simply a miracle!

So when the exhausted soldiers of the Crown Prince William Corps covered in mud stood in front of the Chinese soldiers who were neat and had few mud spots, they looked particularly embarrassed. The pride that foreigners had accumulated for decades in the Chinese disappeared silently, and the Chinese soldiers whose national self-confidence was gradually recovering were particularly proud.

Whether psychologically or in terms of image.

To be honest, the battle was not very fierce. The exhausted Germans who were struggling in the mud had little strength left in their bodies. The battle between the First Division and Crown Prince William's Corps was more of a surrender operation than a battle. Many Germans surrendered reluctantly as a whole regiment or battalion, without much unnecessary resistance.

Ordinary soldiers could surrender, but Crown Prince William could not.

Crown Prince William was a member of the German royal family, and a very important member of the royal family. As the eldest son of German Emperor Wilhelm II, if Crown Prince William was captured by the Chinese on the battlefield, it would be big news, and it would be big news that would shock the whole world.

So after receiving the news that the rear guard troops could no longer withstand the attack of the First Division's infantry and the road ahead was blocked by the First Division's armored forces, Crown Prince William's chief of staff Fritz Rosenberg made his own suggestions to the crown prince.

"Escape in disguise? No! Never! I can't do such a dishonorable thing." Crown Prince William refused with a serious face.

"If Your Highness is captured on the battlefield, it will be the greatest disgrace to the German Empire." Rosenberg insisted.

"But what about the soldiers? What about you?" Even at the last moment, Crown Prince William was still worried about his troops.

"It doesn't matter. The soldiers are not important, and I am not important. Compared with Your Highness, we can all be abandoned at any time." Rosenberg understood the importance.

Germany has paid the price of millions of casualties in the war, and Rosenberg has long been accustomed to it. From the first day he joined the army, Rosenberg knew that there would be such a day. He did not resist being a prisoner. For Rosenberg, this was just another life experience.

"Okay, please take care of yourself." Crown Prince William agreed to escape in disguise. He has never been a stubborn person.

Soon, with the help of the aide-de-camp, Crown Prince William changed out of his lieutenant colonel uniform and put on an ordinary soldier's uniform. Under the protection of several close guards, he left the Crown Prince's Guards, which were still struggling to form a defensive formation in the mud, and walked towards the hills filled with water mist.

Since he was escaping in disguise, he couldn't bring too many bodyguards with him. A large number of people would not only easily expose his whereabouts, but also be difficult to conceal the truth. Therefore, Crown Prince William only had four or five people around him at this time. A small and powerful team was more confident of escaping.

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Rosenberg, who stayed in place, would organize defense as much as possible. On the one hand, he wanted to buy more time for Crown Prince William to escape, and on the other hand, he wanted to try his best to show the bravery of the Germans.

Even if he was exhausted, Rosenberg wanted to show the brave side of the Germans.

Let's not talk about the German soldiers who were struggling to line up, but Crown Prince William who had already left the main force and escaped.

To be honest, the life of the 35-year-old Crown Prince William has never been so embarrassing as this moment.

At this time, Crown Prince William's heart was full of frustration and pessimism. He could not see the future of Germany, nor the road under his feet. The road of escape seemed to have no end. Crown Prince William was heartbroken.

If it were not for the guards around him pulling and dragging, I am afraid that Crown Prince William would shoot himself now. He really couldn't accept that he was in such a predicament.

Gunshots had been heard in the distance. It was the soldiers of the First Division exchanging fire with Crown Prince William's guards. The fierce gunshots were as noisy and messy as the drizzle in the sky, just like Crown Prince William's heart, and more like the mud spots on Crown Prince William's body.

"Qin, I will come back." Crown Prince William looked back at the place where the gunshots were heard. Although he could not see anything except rain and fog, Crown Prince William secretly swore in his heart that when he came back, he would definitely give Qin Zhiyuan a "surprise".

"Don't move, raise your hands!" A French voice with an accent sounded, and Crown Prince William was stiff all over, feeling like a thunder explosion in his ears.

Just ten seconds ago, Crown Prince William was still thinking about giving Qin Zhiyuan a surprise, but he didn't expect that just ten seconds later, Qin Zhiyuan's troops gave Crown Prince William a big surprise first.