Welcome to 19th-century Europe, where strength reigns supreme

War is the most common topic in this era. There are many countries in Europe and the ethnic composition is complex. Many people hope to win a big victory to achieve class crossing.

War is a carnival for the big shots. Those sitting in the court do not have to worry about danger and death, and do not have to endure the suffering of war, while the little guys just survive in the battlefield filled with bullets and pray that they can survive until tomorrow.

Among those who followed the tide and enlisted in the army, there was a young man who was only twenty-seven years old. His name was Alois, and he was an ordinary platoon leader in the Prussian Second Infantry Division.

There are only about thirty people under them. They are a very special force. They also have a more important responsibility, the messengers.

Alois was an Austrian businessman who came to Prussia to do business when he was twenty-four. The two countries shared the same language and race, so communication was not difficult.

He didn't like his native Austria because it was very difficult to do business because of the mixture of various nationalities, because Alois only spoke German, and his family lived in Bohemia, although most of them were German. people, but occasionally some Czechs and Slovaks would come, and Alois couldn't understand their language at all.

Later, he saved some money, left Austria, and ran to Prussia next door. When he first came, the Prussia he saw was a poor and weak country, and he came at the right time. It was during the period when Augustus first came to power. .

He witnessed the transformation of Prussia with his own eyes, from the establishment of the Industrial Recovery Administration to the elimination of dissidents by the Great Trials. That night he could even hear the footsteps of the Prussian gendarmes outside.

When it came to the establishment of the Anglo-Prussian Alliance, the assistance to the Kingdom of Sardinia to unify Italy, and the subsequent annexation of Japan, Alois felt that all of this was too magical.

In just two or three years, Prussia has achieved a miracle that could not be achieved in the past few decades. He believed that August was the person who came into being for Prussia, and Prussia was the country that came into being for Germany.

When Alois joined the army, it happened to be the end of the Japanese War. He regretted not joining the Prussian army earlier. After all, his nationality was still Austrian, and theoretically he could not join the Prussian army. However, he bribed the inspector and got into trouble. Entered the Prussian army.

Later, he performed very well in the army and was promoted to a private. When he was rotated to Japan, he met August and the Prussian leader with his own eyes.

In the security war, Alois performed very well and was promoted to sergeant. Although his military rank was not high, he had gained some fame. This promotion was not too slow.

He was promoted to sergeant in just two or three months, and Alois was full of confidence in his military career.

With the beginning of the Danish campaign, Alois finally set foot on the battlefield he had longed for. Because of his relatively high military rank, he was granted the position of platoon leader and was responsible for delivering orders to the Second Infantry Division.

It was a hard job, but Alois took it anyway. The more dangerous the task, the more promotion you can get. This is an iron rule since ancient times.

And he is going to recapture Schleswig and Holstein for Germany, which were seized by the Danes. For the Germans, this is a very sacred thing.

But things were not so easy later. As reserves and flanking troops, they were responsible for assisting the first group army in the main attack.

And their position was much further back than expected, because the German Confederate troops withdrew too far at the beginning, so they had to regain some positions south of the Ida River.

As messengers, they must follow the troops in the front to attack. The main attacking First Army attacked Rendsburg, while the Second Infantry Division of the Second Army attacked the position on the outskirts of Hohenwestatt.

Both sides invested a total of about [-] people in this battle. The Prussian army invested [-] people in this battle, Denmark invested more than [-] people, and the rest were basically miscellaneous soldiers from Austria and the German Confederacy.

The other side launched a fierce attack from the beginning. The German Confederate army had little cohesion and quickly dispersed.

This was the first time Alois saw a real battlefield. Shells fell like raindrops and the explosions were surprisingly loud.

He hid at the bottom of the trench, his uniform soiled by the dust.

Suddenly someone grabbed him by the collar, "Sergeant Alois!"

"Yes, sir!" Alois immediately wanted to stand up and salute, but was held down.

"Idiot, do you want to be blown up by a bomb?"

The moment the commander spoke, two more shells fell on the position.

"Sergeant, our numbers are too small to continue charging. You should take your troops to Okrug now and call the [-]rd Cavalry Regiment stationed there!"

"Yes, sir." Alois stuffed the letter from his commander into his pocket, lay down on the ground and started crawling. At this time, a shell hit the bunker where they were, and the entire mud wall collapsed.

Alois found his platoon. Yesterday there were thirty people in the platoon. In just two or three hours, there were only seven people left.

Alois asked, "Where are the others?"

A soldier said tremblingly, "I don't know..."

Alois took the note out of his pocket and said, "Hurry, we have to take this letter to Okrug. Hurry, we are going there now. Which of you is going?"

Most of these were new recruits, young men who were blinded by military achievements and rewards and rushed to join the army as soon as they were fooled.

Their hands holding the guns were shaking. They had only been trained in the military academy. They were actually a group of rookies with no actual combat experience. Alois was actually not much better, but he didn't know where he got the courage to dare. Go on the most dangerous mission.

"I'll go with you to the platoon leader!"

"I am coming too!"

There are two people who are willing to go with Alois to deliver the message, and they are brought along for no other reason. If they die accidentally, then the living people will deliver the message.

"Okay, don't die! What are your names?"

"My name is Hans!"

"My name is Deb!"

"Okay, two little guys, spread your legs, we are going to charge."

Alois, Hans and Deb immediately shuttled over the trenches, and the rising mud and sand occasionally made them fall down.

They didn't even dare to bend over, because this trench was dug temporarily, not by engineers, but by infantry. All infantrymen are equipped with a small engineer shovel, because they don't always have the conditions to call engineers. Yes, you have to dig the trench yourself at the critical moment.

But this time the engineers happened to be transferred to another front. There was no support company at all, so the infantry had to go up in person. The trench dug was uneven, and the Prussian army suffered heavy losses.

The infantry division here is not equipped with horses, so bicycles are needed to deliver orders. This thing is one of the most useful means of transportation in this era.

Alois and his men relied on this gadget to shuttle between various fronts.

The bullet almost grazed Alois's clothes. He pedaled the bicycle as hard as he could. He didn't have the time to worry about the two teammates behind him.

To get to the other side, they had to cross a road. The roads in this era were not concrete, but uneven mud. If you were not careful, you would fall down.

"Are you two okay?" Alois glanced back, and suddenly a shell hit behind him.

Alois was lifted up and fell heavily into a small ditch.

A corpse fell on Alois. His eyes widened. Half of the body was gone. He recognized it. It was Deb, the person who followed him just now.

This was the result of being hit by a cannonball. Alois was very lucky. He was only shaken by the aftermath and was not injured. He just fell and was now a little unable to stand up.

"Platoon commander!" Hans slid down next to Alois. "Platoon commander, how far is it..."

Alois took out the map, "Come on, is the bike not broken? Let's go quickly!"

Alois pushed the bicycle up and rushed towards Okrug with Hans, the explosions behind him getting farther and farther.

Alois successfully sent the information to Okrug, and artillery supported the battlefield in time. The offensive lasted for three days, and finally captured this position. The original six thousand Prussian troops here only had two left after this battle. A thousand.

Alois's platoon fought until there were only four people left. This was war. This was just a war between positions. This kind of war would happen countless times in the future.