He shook his head and threw all these things behind him. If he didn't leave, he would be late for today's class. In his mind, Dolgoruky was a fierce old man.

Just as Peter III was about to go out, he heard Princess Sophia say: "Come back early tonight and continue to do..."

Peter III was stunned for a few seconds, nodded, and then ran out quickly.

After Peter III left, Princess Sophia wanted to bury her head in the cracks of the ground, she was so ashamed!

...

At this time, Ling Chen, who was on the Hannover front, did not follow Li Hongtian's order to withdraw his troops. Instead, he wrote a letter explaining the reasons for not withdrawing his troops now.

Li Hongtian frowned when he saw the content of the letter.

It was his intention to ask Ling Chen to withdraw his troops, but it was also Liu Zheng's suggestion.

The main reason for asking Ling Chen to withdraw his troops was to convince Frederick II. This was a kind of sanction.

But Ling Chen said in his heart: "Withdrawing troops now will undoubtedly damage the image of Long Yan Army. If we really withdraw, all our previous efforts will be in vain."

"Although Hanover here belongs to Prussia, it also belongs to Britain. There is British territory here, but it is more Prussian territory."

"We can take advantage of this opportunity to occupy Hanover."

"And there is Hamburg here, and it has a port. If our troops can expand in Hanover, we can threaten Hamburg's position. By then, we will have no problem advancing or retreating."

"You can even control the port of Hamburg to directly deter Britain geographically."

In general, what Ling Chen emphasized was the advantage of not withdrawing troops now.

This gave Li Hongtian a headache. In his opinion, withdrawing troops could reduce the external expenditure of the army, and there was no need for Long Yan to continue to participate in the European battlefield.

Now that they control Saxony, they have enough conditions to intervene in Europe.

The strategic goal has been achieved.

Now Long Yan controls the Suez Canal and the Red Sea Strait, which is equivalent to indirectly strangling the throats of the countries surrounding the Mediterranean.

Their energy has not developed in this railway, steam trains only existed in Long Yan's era, and navigation is their only option for importing and exporting energy.

But once the Mediterranean routes are controlled, these European countries that only have ports in the Mediterranean will have to purchase energy from France or other places at high prices, and the money they need to spend will be several times higher.

It doesn't make much sense for Ling Chen to continue to stay in Hanover. At that time, these countries will still have to come to them to ask for dragon flames.

After thinking about it, Li Hongtian decided not to let Ling Chen withdraw his troops yet.

He is known as the person in the Long Yan Army who best understands Lord Liu Zheng's thoughts. If he does not want to withdraw his troops now, it means that he knows what Liu Zheng means, so he has not withdrawn his troops now.

Finally, Li Hongtian wrote in his reply to Ling Chen: "The withdrawal can be postponed, but everything will give priority to Long Yan's interests."

Li Hongtian is not taking care of this matter, he still needs to deal with another matter.

About Jiang Xuelan.

Jiang Xuelan never left after delivering the news about Hu Xier to Li Hongtian.

In return, Li Hongtian acquiesced in his involvement in Saxony's business.

This was the best report for her. Jiang Xuelan decided to open a textile factory in Saxony and built it on the Elbe River, a river that could directly reach Saxony from Hamburg.

In fact, it is not a wise choice to enter a textile factory in Saxony, because cotton is not produced here and needs to be purchased.

But Jiang Xuelan didn't care about this matter. She chose to build the textile factory here because she was targeting the European market. Although it was difficult to purchase goods here, the sales channels were not difficult at all.
Chapter completed!