The Rise of the Empire

"The logistics department reported that the whereabouts of the transport team leading to the Fifth Army were unknown, and most of the military stations along the way were destroyed. The Germans seemed to have inserted a mobile corps into the rear of the Fifth Army. The Army was fighting the enemy, and the consumption was very high, and Without logistical supplies, this situation is very dangerous.”

"We have failed in the frontal battle with the Germans. The opponent's strength seems to be beyond our imagination. The Fifth Army has just reported that they have encountered opponents on the front and both sides. General Manov said that he has penetrated In a pocket. The enemy is likely to close the hole from behind. He hopes that the Sixth Army Corps can help."

The staff sent telegrams to Nikolayevich one after another. Just two days ago, Donetsk and another division had been completely wiped out. At the same time, they were buried with nearly half of the artillery of the Sixth Army. The other two divisions were also severely damaged. The situation of the Fifth Army today seems to be very bad. Although judging from the current situation, the opponents have formed an encirclement situation, but whether the encirclement has been completely closed is still questionable. There is no doubt that he has lost this battle so far. The question now is how to lose less.

"Send the information to the base camp. I need to ask for instructions." Nikolayevich said.

At this time, the Russian army of the four armies and the Austro-Hungarian army on the opposite side were also engaged in a melee in Galicia. Although the Austro-Hungarian army was weaker, after being strengthened, it was still able to kill the Russian army in a short period of time. When Brusinov, who served as the chief of general staff of the Russian army on the front line, was sorting out intelligence on the Russian-Austrian campaign, an officer sent up the intelligence on the center line.

"The Bavarian Army has formed an encirclement situation against the Fifth Army?!" When he saw this sentence, Brusinov's pupils immediately shrank into a needle-like shape that heralded danger. He immediately threw the telegram aside and quickly came to the sand table. The staff officer next to him immediately marked the situation between the enemy and ourselves according to the situation on the telegram.

Soon, tin soldiers marked with unknown enemy troops appeared on the map. "Did all the Bavarians fly there? Even at a speed of 25 kilometers per day, it's impossible for them to complete the encirclement so quickly, right?"

As a veteran, Brusinov knew that there was moisture in this telegram. Compared with another telegram, all the transportation of the Fifth Army was interrupted. You must know that army transportation is based on army supply, and each army has Your own transportation lines, the Fifth Army has a total of 5 corps and 10 divisions. If they are all cut off, then at least 5 channels are gone. The opponent can destroy all your transportation channels in such a wide area. Cut it off, which explains a problem. Their large army has appeared behind you! This is not an encirclement situation at all, but an encirclement completed!

"Give me the numbers of all the German and Austrian troops you can find!" Brusinov said. Soon, he began to find some clues from these telegrams. First, regarding the issue of troop strength, the Russians misjudged. The Russian Fifth and Sixth Armies faced not only the Bavarian Army, but also an Austro-Hungarian Army. Under Ruprecht's command, the two sides were 2 versus 2. In terms of numbers, the other side might have more. This explains the problem of troop strength.

But what Brusinov didn't understand was why the Bavarian Army's attack power and assault speed were so strong? Within two days, the four Russian divisions concentrated on the front were defeated. Then five days later, they formed an encirclement situation with the Austro-Hungarian Army. By now, the gap has been completely sealed. Isn't this fighting power too far-fetched?

But soon,

Brusinov gave up on this issue, because it was obviously not the time to discuss this issue at this time. The Fifth Army had been surrounded, so should we relieve the siege now or what should we do? Just as he was thinking about this, Army Minister Ivanov and Kuropatkin had also come to the war room, and they had obviously obtained this information.

"Now we must find a way to rescue the Fifth Army. We cannot afford to lose an army in less than 10 days." Ivanov said firmly.

"Unless we transfer the reserves or other garrison troops directly under the base camp, it will be difficult to rely on the Sixth Army to relieve the siege. And I think our troops in the direction of Galicia cannot be spared to assist the Fifth Army, right?" Lopatkin was a little hesitant. As the senior Russian army officer who has dealt with the Kingdom of Bavaria for the longest time. Kuropatkin objected to a battle with the Bavarian Army at equal strength. According to what he said, under the opponent's powerful firepower, there is no future in a head-on confrontation.

"The reserves must be left on the southern front. Our first task is to defeat the Austrians as soon as possible. The enemies on the center line are not as strong as we thought. Their strength is already stretched thin. The Germans in the encirclement circle have been replaced by Czechs. The Fifth Army is said to have made a partial breakthrough in the east. As long as the Sixth Army persists, we can succeed." Ivanov said.

"But they defeated four of our divisions in less than three days! Is this true?" Kuropatkin said excitedly.

"If they still had this kind of combat effectiveness, the Fifth Army in the encirclement would have been finished long ago! And to be clear, the command system and basic framework of those divisions are still there, so they cannot be considered eliminated." Ivano As the commander-in-chief, Husband must consider this matter from both strategic and political perspectives.

To be honest, the Russians were not willing to fight the Germans. This was the consensus before the war. After all, the French's record of easily beating them to death was too shocking. You must know that during the Napoleonic period, the Russians moved to Moscow and dragged the French to death, and then during the period of Napoleon III... The Germans went straight to Paris. Then they held a military parade arrogantly.

So unless there is an absolute advantage, for example, two armies on the northern front fight one German army, otherwise, in terms of difficulty and benefits, fighting the Austro-Hungarian Empire is better than fighting the Russians. Russia moved south, with a broad front, and won the battle to directly capture the rich Galicia region. Further south, you can penetrate Budapest directly and capture Hungary. In this case, Russia's interests are the greatest. The supply to Germany is different. Even if you attack in, I'm afraid you will have to withdraw after the main force of the German army returns to support. This kind of action that exchanges countless lives and military expenditures for one advance and one retreat is really not worth it.

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