Chapter 1668: The Fall of Berlin

"It's over! Berlin has fallen!"

Frederick II's face was filled with extreme panic; he immediately leaped onto his horse and shouted in a deep voice, "Notify all soldiers, return to reinforce Berlin!"

Berlin was Frederick II's base of operations, a place where he absolutely could not afford any mishaps!

The Prussian army immediately turned back to reinforce Berlin, but it would take at least a week at the fastest, and a week had already passed since the news was sent out.

The garrison force left in Berlin consisted of only ten thousand men, and due to years of constant warfare, weapons and ammunition were scarce.

However, the Holy Cross Army led by Prince Soubise had received support from countless countries.

They were not lacking in weapons, ammunition, or provisions, and they possessed a force more than ten times larger than the Prussian army.

It was hard to guarantee that Berlin would not fall!

He had to return to Berlin as quickly as possible; no matter what, Berlin absolutely could not suffer any mishaps!

His adjutant, however, said, "General, should we leave a detachment of troops to intercept the retreating Holy Cross Army?"

This was the plan he had agreed upon with Ling Chen: the Dragon Flame Army was responsible for the offensive, and he was responsible for cutting off the Holy Cross Army's retreat route.

But now, Berlin was in trouble.

Frederick II thought for a moment, frowned, and said, "The primary mission now is to defend Berlin. Inform General Ling Chen that I will leave behind a detachment of Infantry and Crossbowmen, and the rest will return to Berlin with me!"

Hearing this order, the adjutant did not ask further.

Even if the Holy Cross Army here were completely routed and scattered.

It still could not compare to Berlin.

That was Prussia's current base of operations; it absolutely could not suffer any mishaps!

Frederick II immediately led his troops to reinforce Berlin.

Meanwhile, Ling Chen also received this news. He was stunned for a moment, not expecting the Holy Cross Army to split into two routes and attack Berlin from the direction of Saxony...

Berlin is in danger!

Ling Chen sighed, and immediately afterward, he received the second piece of news: Frederick II was returning to reinforce.

Hearing this news, Ling Chen was not the least bit surprised.

After all, Frederick's base of operations was in Berlin; if anything were to happen to Berlin, then Prussia would be as good as a fallen nation.

Ling Chen immediately checked the map, where the positions Frederick II was defending were marked.

They were all very important retreat routes for the Holy Cross Army.

Originally, they had a chance to severely damage France and many countries of Catholicism; under his careful deployment, these Holy Cross Army troops would absolutely not have escaped.

But now it seemed that was no longer possible.

Once Frederick II withdrew his troops, these retreat routes would no longer have any obstacles.

The fruits of this great battle against the Holy Cross Army would be reduced by at least half.

However, this was a helpless situation; fortunately, Frederick II still left behind some troops.

Ling Chen continued to lead the Dragon Flame Army in the attack, and these Holy Cross Army troops, as expected, were defeated and retreated like a tide.

After losing their morale, although the Holy Cross Army still held a great advantage, they did not dare to fight the Dragon Flame Army.

The Dragon Flame Army's Infantry and Crossbowmen frightened their Artillery and Musketeers into retreating step by step.

There was no need to even mention the other branches of the military.

The Dragon Flame Army did not bring Cavalry into the battle, but the Holy Cross Army's Cavalry was completely useless; originally, on the plains, they should have been at an extreme advantage against a Dragon Flame Army that had lost its Cannon.

But the result was exactly the opposite; it was not like that at all.

The Battle of Hanover, although not yet over, had already seen the Holy Cross Army begin to retreat.

And at the same time.

Upon learning that Li Hongtian had reached an agreement with Victor regarding the construction of steam trains, Liu Zheng ordered his troops to head north, marching into Saxony to engage in War-Nourished Warfare, starting from Saxony to solve his current problem with provisions.

However, just before mobilizing, Liu Zheng received a piece of news that left him stunned.

Prince Soubise had already led the Holy Cross Army to capture

Berlin.

Liu Zheng was stunned; the Holy Cross Army had already captured Berlin, and the next moment he thought that Prussia would very likely perish as a result.

As an ally of Prussia and the best medium for Liu Zheng to intervene in Europe, this matter absolutely could not be allowed to happen.

Liu Zheng personally led fifty thousand Dragon Flame Army troops to rush to the front line immediately.

He would absolutely not let Berlin fall completely.

Liu Zheng engaged in a fierce battle with Saxony.

Facing the Holy Cross Army that had suddenly appeared on Austrian soil, the garrison in Saxony was completely bewildered.

They had never received any intelligence that a Dragon Flame Army was lurking in the vicinity.

Austria belonged to the rear of Saxony, and both sides belonged to the Anti-Prussian Alliance; coupled with various historical relationships, the two countries were trusted comrades-in-arms.

Therefore, the King of Saxony had always been very at ease on the border with Austria and had not set up many garrison troops.

To them, the defensive line on the border between the two countries had always been very safe.

But they never expected that a Dragon Flame Army of such significant scale would suddenly emerge!

The Saxony garrison was completely bewildered.

Without any preparation or psychological expectation, the Dragon Flame Army led by Liu Zheng attacked the city rapidly.

The border fortress of Saxony soon fell.

Regarding the fallen city of Saxony, Liu Zheng did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately dealt with all the soldiers in the city.

War-Nourished Warfare; he would absolutely leave no future trouble behind.

The Dragon Flame Army advanced rapidly in Saxony.

The current main forces of Saxony, having united with Prince Soubise to attack Prussia, simply do not have many spare troops.

Faced with the offensive of the Dragon Flame Army, the King of Saxony had no choice but to recall his troops to provide reinforcements and hold back the Dragon Flame Army.

However, these fifty thousand Dragon Flame Army soldiers were like rainwater entering the sea; the shadow of the Dragon Flame Army was everywhere.

In a single day, they could launch as many as six attacks in different locations within Saxony.

Each time, they would inflict unbearable damage upon Saxony.

The King of Saxony could only exhaust himself responding to the attacks of the Dragon Flame Army, with no time at all to continue focusing on the war of annihilation against Prussia.

Prince Soubise was truly peerless in bravery and quickly captured Berlin, but after taking Berlin.

Because Prince Soubise lacked the assistance of the Saxon troops—as they were originally a United Army—once Saxony withdrew its troops, the strength of Prince Soubise's forces plummeted instantly.

It was precisely at this critical juncture.

Frederick II led the main Prussian army to arrive; with Prince Soubise lacking support and manpower, and with the Dragon Flame Army currently cutting off their retreat route, Prince Soubise did not fight Frederick II.

Instead, he withdrew his troops early.

To avoid being surrounded and attacked by the Dragon Flame Army and the Prussian Army.

Prince Soubise had occupied Berlin for only one day and, without causing too much damage to Berlin, he hurriedly retreated to preserve his forces.

By the time Frederick II arrived, although Berlin was engulfed in the flames of war.

The residents in the city were still safe, though the Prussian Army that had defended the city had all perished.

The city walls had also been blasted into tatters by cannons.

Frederick II felt very fortunate that Berlin was still in his hands.

But he was also deeply shaken; if not for the help of that Dragon Flame Army that had suddenly emerged this time, Berlin would surely have fallen!

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