"Winter, do you know what you are talking about?" Frederick stood up straight like a lion.

Chief of General Staff Mao Qi had already submitted his resignation, and he did so himself.

This matter is irreversible!

I thought that Winter's target was the General Staff, but I didn't expect that Winter's appetite was so big.

Not only should Moltke resign, but the General Staff should be dismantled.

He even came up with Bismarck's idea.

For many years, Moltke and Bismarck governed the Prussian Empire as Frederick's right-hand men.

Now, Frederick's left and right hands must be chopped off together.

Then wouldn’t I become a polished commander?

"Your Majesty the Emperor!

The empire was in unprecedented trouble, and Prime Minister Bismarck had a very large responsibility in this.

I am the new Speaker of the Imperial Parliament, and I feel it is necessary to hold a vote on whether Prime Minister Bismarck is qualified for the job!"

"I don't agree!"

Moltke was already finished, and now Bismarck is finished. Wouldn’t that mean I’m being sidelined?

Even if he killed Frederick, he would not agree to impeach Bismarck.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, you cannot interfere with the Imperial Parliament."

Duke Winter held the table with both hands and looked at Frederick eagerly.

"I can...!" Frederick refused to give in.

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When the Prussians were in huge trouble, the Ming army was also in trouble.

The siege and annihilation battle of Vyazma is over, and the Ming army can be said to have won a complete victory.

Li Xiao's eyes immediately noticed the navy on the Mediterranean Sea.

During the La Ciotat landing battle, after experiencing initial resistance, they were forced to withdraw.

There was no way. After the only small port was bombed, it was very difficult for the landing Marines to supply supplies.

We can only rely on small assault boats and landing craft to transport some supplies ashore.

But how can such unstable supplies provide sustained combat consumption?

Finally, the Ming army had to retreat.

Fortunately, the French army was also afraid of the Ming army's naval artillery fire and did not overly force the Ming army.

Only then did the Marine Corps evacuate La Ciotat in despair at night.

The landing at La Ciotat was successful, and French newspapers hailed Ravanelli as a hero.

Even newspapers across Europe were reporting on this legendary general who defeated the Ming Dynasty.

Under the flash lens, the wreckage of bombed equipment abandoned by the Ming army on the beach, as well as some corpses of unknown origin, completely exploded the French's self-confidence.

Since the war with the Ming Dynasty, no one has achieved victory, especially such a glorious victory.

Now France has done it!

The whole of Europe was cheering for France's victory, and the Marseillaise resounded loudly over Europe.

Napoleon even made "Marseillaise" the national anthem of France in a high-profile manner.

The victory at Marseille greatly inspired the fighting spirit of Europeans.

They no longer believed in the myth that the Ming Dynasty was invincible, and the whole of Europe once again rejected the anti-Ming Dynasty craze.

Even the Pope, whose attitude was already ambiguous, came out to increase his presence and called on the people of Jesus Christ to take up arms and drive away the heretics.

When the anti-Ming movement in Europe took off to a new level, Li Xiao sailed into the Red Sea on the battleship Yanshan that had just been produced by the Ming Dynasty.

From the icy and snowy Russia to the warm Mediterranean, Li Xiao felt like heaven.

No wonder, later generations of Liaodong people like to go to Sanya in winter.

Among those who travel abroad, there are also many people from Liaodong.

The gentle sea breeze from the Red Sea blows on your face, and the warm sunshine makes your whole body feel comfortable.

The seagulls are chirping non-stop, the sea is sparkling, and the Yanshan and three escort destroyers are chopping the waves on the blue sea!

Far away, there were several boats sailing on the sea that were unclear whether they were fishing boats or merchant ships.

"The boats are avoiding us!"

Li Xiao patted the railing and said quietly.

"Only countries with our permission can fish at sea.

Merchant ships must undergo strict inspection at our inspection stations before they can be released!

Of course, apart from Italy, no other country’s merchant ships can enter the sea.

After passing Sicily, the sea is even calmer than here, and there are not even fishing boats.”

Zuo Liangyu, who came all the way from Cyrenaica, hurriedly explained to Li Xiao.

The Marine Corps had just suffered a major defeat. Although he was not the one directly commanding it, his face was not bright either.

"You have no control over the affairs of the navy, and even the sword of raising an army to investigate crimes cannot cut off your head.

Let's talk about it. In the La Ciotat landing battle, the Marine Corps could only spare one division.

Is the military strength so tight?"

"Commander! Our Marine Corps has fifty divisions and six hundred thousand men on its books.

But our Ming Dynasty has such a large territory and such a long coastline.

There are five divisions left in the mainland, which has been compressed to the limit, and troops are only deployed at key nodes.

This is just to place the new recruits there and set up defenses while training.

Japan, Jiaozhi, Siam, Burma, Java, and Xinjiapo all have troops stationed, and Xinjiapo in particular needs to be heavily fortified.

It's not too much to garrison five divisions in such an important place.

In this way, the fifteen divisions were scattered like pepper.

India, Jialan Island, these places all have troops stationed.

Moreover, the situation there is more complicated than that of the countries in the South China Sea and the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, and the public security is also unstable.

More troops are needed there.

Especially in Mumbai, there are shipyards, ship repair yards, and important bases of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Army.

These places need to be protected!

Fifteen divisions are just sitting there!

Moreover, these divisions must have certain combat capabilities.

After all, it's just too complicated there.

Counting further back, we have Basra’s oil fields and the Suez Canal area ahead.

This all requires heavy guarding!

This requires another dozen divisions!

Moreover, the security situation in the Basra Oil Field is very poor until now.

The Kurds, always encouraged by Israel, want to go south to seize the Basra oil fields.

That requires fighting, and even troops without any combat effectiveness cannot withstand it.

Therefore, only thirteen divisions can reach the front line.

Commander Li really couldn't break up the troops.

The Russian front also urgently needs action on the French front, which involves the energy of the French.

This is how the Battle of La Ciotat landed!

At the beginning, we only planned to build a bridgehead.

No one expected that the French resistance would be so fierce."

Zuo Liangyu put in good words for Li Xiu openly and secretly, and made excuses for the Navy's failure in Marseille this time.

Li Xiao knew that because of Li Xiu's relationship, no one wanted to offend the navy, and no one dared to offend the navy.

After years of governance, Li Xiu had turned the navy into a system independent of the Ming army.

Almost all naval officers were trained and promoted by Li Xiu.
To be continued...