Chapter 1934: Propaganda

The news of the victory over the United Army soon reached the ears of Frederick II.

For him, this was a joyous occasion.

His own front had seen little progress; one could even say it was basically at a standstill.

Moreover, prior to that, the 24,000-strong force led by Wedel had been defeated by the Russian-Austrian Allied Forces in the Oder River basin.

The people of Prussia were suppressed by the pain following the defeat.

They were now in urgent need of a great victory to shake the hearts of the people.

Without a doubt, his younger brother, Prince Ferdinand, sent him this news.

Frederick II immediately ordered the domestic media to begin propaganda at once, to wildly promote the victory of this battle.

In these reports, not a single word was mentioned about the contribution of the Longyan Army led by Ling Chen.

When the matter reached the ears of Ferdinand, he wore a look of embarrassment.

If this battle had not had the help of the Longyan Army, they would have absolutely failed.

The main force of the attack was the Longyan Army, while the main force of the interception was their Puluosi Budui.

As it turned out, even when facing the routed United Army, they were still defeated by the opponent and let a significant number of United Army troops escape.

Regarding the propaganda for this victory, Prince Ferdinand believed that if they left out the part where their Puluosi Budui was defeated, it would be a perfect victory.

But the reality was...

Ling Chen also received news that Prussia was wildly promoting the great victory of the Puluosi Budui; regarding this news, Ling Chen did not care in the slightest.

To him, no matter how Prussia promoted it, it would not hinder him in any way.

However, Diana was strongly dissatisfied with Prussia's propaganda of this kind.

"It was clearly our troops fighting the main United Army, and now, good for them, they've taken all the credit!"

Diana slammed the newspaper in her hand onto the table.

The map was drawn by her.

The military intelligence was provided by them.

The main force for the ambush and attack was also their Longyan Army.

She let out a breath and looked at Ling Chen with indignation and confusion.

"General, you should do something; this is simply too unfair!"

Ling Chen glanced at Diana, whose chest was heaving with anger, poured her a cup of Longyan tea, and handed it over: "Calm down, it's no big deal."

Diana looked at the teacup, then looked at the indifferent Ling Chen, shifted her body over, and stared at him with furrowed brows but some grievance: "General, I feel it's unfair for our Longyan Army."

Ling Chen waved his hand: "There is nothing unfair about it; Frederick II needs a victory in battle to stabilize the hearts of the people."

"This victory is just right."

Diana said again: "But they can't just erase all of our Longyan's achievements; look at this newspaper, there isn't a single piece of information about us."

"It's all saying how heroically Prince Ferdinand fought; I just can't get over this matter."

Ling Chen picked it up, took a look, threw it back on the table, and said indifferently: "Just because of this?"

"What else could it be for?"

"It's just a newspaper; it has no impact on the morale of our Longyan Army, and it didn't even affect me drinking my tea."

"Diana, even with the newspaper propaganda, does that mean if the United Army attacks again next time, we can just ignore it?"

Diana was momentarily speechless and had nothing to say.

Ling Chen sat over; Diana shifted her body to avoid him and turned her face away.

Ling Chen sat a little closer to her side, rested his hand on Diana's shoulder, and said softly: "Right now, there is someone else who should be more resentful and anxious than us."

"Don't forget, the initiative on the battlefield is in our hands now. Although we repelled the vanguard of the United Army this time, what about next time? Without our Longyan Army, how are their Puluosi Budui supposed to fight?"

"Besides, the main reason we are fighting is not"

"to see whose contribution is greater; it is to stabilize the safety of Hanover, that's what you said."

Ling Chen's hand wandered downward, teasing Diana.

Diana gave a light slap to brush it away: "Not now, wait until the war is over and we are married."

Ling Chen laughed, and his hand moved away from Diana helplessly.

Just at this moment, his door was knocked upon.

"Who is it?"

"It's me, Ferdinand."

"General Ling Chen, I have something to discuss with you."

The two were startled, hurriedly tidied up their slightly disheveled clothes, and immediately sat back in their original positions.

"Please come in."

Prince Ferdinand pushed the door open and entered. He saw Diana sitting to the side with a slight flush still on her face, and Ling Chen's expression was also not very pleasant. He saw the newspaper lying on the table.

He smiled politely but awkwardly, and picked up the newspaper on the table that recorded Frederick II's propaganda about the great victory in the west.

He flipped through it and said: "General Ling Chen, you also know that these are all reported by those Prussian media outlets on their own."

"It does not match the facts."

Ling Chen glanced at him, then looked at the newspaper in his hand without speaking.

Ferdinand seemed to notice Ling Chen's gaze, gave an awkward laugh, and threw the newspaper into the trash.

"Rest assured, General Ling Chen, I will definitely make those newspaper offices clarify this matter and have them tell everyone the truth."

Ling Chen shrugged.

"You came to find me just for this matter, nothing else?"

Prince Ferdinand was stunned: "What else could there be?"

Ling Chen stood up and said, "We only repelled the vanguard of the United Army; their main force is still behind. Calculating the time, they are not far from us now."

"I think they will attack very soon. You came to find me, isn't it to discuss a Method of response?"

Prince Ferdinand only then recalled that this matter indeed still existed.

After they repelled the vanguard of the United Army, nearly five days had passed, according to the intelligence gathered last time.

It will not take long before the main force of the United Army arrives in Prussia.

Hanover will once again be plunged into total war.

"General Ling Chen, our Prussian troops, the forces we can bring out now are not many. We have no Method to resist the main force of the United Army with a single unit."

"I was thinking of using our troops as bait to split off a portion of this United Army, and then we can defeat them one by one."

General Ling Chen shook his head and said, "Prince Ferdinand, you are thinking too simply. Having had the experience of the first time, they will increase their defenses too much the second time."

"You should know what I mean."

Prince Ferdinand fell into silence.

Ling Chen looked at him and said, "Summon the generals for a meeting. We cannot always wait for the enemy to enter our territory before launching an attack."

Prince Ferdinand nodded, turned around, and left to summon the generals.

After seeing him leave, Diana walked to Ling Chen's side and said, "General, did you foresee long ago that he would come here to apologize?"

Ling Chen turned his head to look at Diana and said, "Prussia needs us now."

"Don't look at how Frederick II promotes their victory in battle; in fact, Ferdinand did not make such a choice at all."

"He knows that at this moment, he needs the help of the Dragon Flame Army, otherwise the western front might be lost."

"And for me, helping him or not helping him entails no loss."

Diana looked at Ling Chen and said, "Then, General, will you help him or not?"

"I will help." Ling Chen changed to a comfortable position and looked at Diana, saying, "If I don't help him,"

"how would I have a reason to start a war, and how would I have a reason to protect the people here?"

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