"Send the other members of this batch of trainees to East Africa. Now that the war in East Africa is over, the army can be reorganized." After seeing Heinrich and Leopold off, Ernst thought.
This was also a good opportunity to retire some of the older German mercenary officers.
The war in East Africa had ended, but the war in Europe had not. Prussia was advancing by leaps and bounds through France. After being surrounded in Metz for seventy-two days, one of France's most elite Army Groups surrendered without a fight on October 27, 1870.
On the Austro-Hungarian Empire's side, Lieutenant General Karl led his troops roaming all over northern Italy. They even stirred up a tremendous storm in Lombardy, forcing the defending forces on the Lombardy front to divide their troops to prevent a sneak attack from the rear.
As a result, Archduke Albrecht seized the opportunity and cut off the connection between the Lombardy forces and the Venetian forces. Venice was surrounded by the Austro-Hungarian Army. The Imperial Army under Archduke Albrecht slowly wore down the Venetian defenders' strength. Under the blockade, all of Venice gradually teetered on the brink of collapse, especially the city's civilians, who were beset by hardship and starvation.
"Fulton, we're about to run completely out of food. This may be our last dinner!" Lisa said to her husband with a sorrowful face.
Fulton looked at the pot of porridge made from flour paste on the table and did not know what to say.
Lisa continued, "Since the war began, food prices have risen thirteenfold, and even then demand still exceeds supply. No one has any food left at home now. Alei's family sold their house a week ago. There are five people in their family—if they cannot scrape together any more money,