The Rise of the Empire

"It seems that the Russians still intend to fight with us." Looking at the situation map of both sides that the staff had just re-marked on the sand table in front of him, Prince Ruprecht couldn't help laughing.

Judging from the situation, the Russian Sixth Army is preparing to relieve the Fifth Army. Troops composed of 7 main divisions and 3 border garrison divisions have been assembled and on standby. The latter is a regional defense force and has also temporarily joined the Sixth Army's establishment. Although they don't have many troops, it is said that they have received heavy weapons from the border guards, which can be considered to be strengthened.

The Bavarian side also completed its assembly. Three fast assault divisions were deployed to the front line, followed by three fast divisions and two ordinary divisions, including a Czech fast division. In line with the concept of training the team and improving combat effectiveness, it was added to the attack sequence.

"Anything else to say about the battle plan?" asked the prince.

"Personally, I feel that we can just act according to the last plan. The Russian troops have no resistance to us. We can easily open the gap and then divide and encircle them. It is visually estimated that Russia will not be able to do so until the end of this war. Stop our advance." Baron Schmidt said very easily.

"Would it be too boring if we just repeated the previous tactics?" The prince frowned slightly. "I'm going to change my approach. Maybe now our tactics can be invincible in Poland, which has a small front. But when we invade Ukraine and Belarus, the fighting fronts between the two sides will be thousands of kilometers wide, and the troops will be quite dispersed, even if Even if it penetrates a certain point, the damage to the Russian army will be very limited."

"So, this time I plan to do an experiment to improve our tactics. Does anyone have any opinions?" Ruprecht asked.

"If we are just dealing with the Russians, then the rapid division itself can also break through the opponent's defense line. We can completely increase the width of the attack and deploy 2 more rapid divisions next to the 3 assault divisions on the front. In this way, our troops can be like A heavy hammer will instantly shatter the opponent's defense line into pieces." Caliput said first. This time Caliput, who had a heavy army in hand, did not perform well. While Schmidt was making great progress, Caliput was just Sweeping the tail from behind gave him a feeling of dissatisfaction.

"If it can be easily broken through, then the role of the assault division will be to penetrate deep into the opponent. For enemies in shallow positions, just leave it to General Caliput." Schmidt said.

"It's a good idea. The original one-point breakthrough tactic has been replaced by a multi-point breakthrough, relying on more breakthroughs and a wider front to smash the opponent's defense line. This already has the meaning of large-depth operations in later generations." The prince said in his heart .

Of course it's just a resemblance. In large-depth operations, the combat echelon is divided into three, the assault echelon, the development echelon and the reserve team. When the assault echelon breaks the position, it is not eager to continue the assault but expands to both sides. Then the development echelon attacks in depth and besieges the opponent's main force. And take out the reinforcements. The reserve force is used to plug leaks, plus the air force and airborne troops. Forming an attack surface with a frontal area of ​​tens of kilometers or even hundreds of kilometers.

In order to adapt to the vast battlefield on the Eastern Front, pure point assault must also be transformed into multi-point assault. Of course, this is based on the fact that the opponent's troop density is relatively low and the defense is not strong. If the opponent's equipment level and troop strength are the same as yours, then you should honestly concentrate your forces to fight...

The victory in the first stage of the battle greatly increased Prince Ruprecht's confidence.

So he decided to play hard this time and see if he could solve the situation on the middle and north roads of the Eastern Front as soon as possible. After all, judging from the current timetable, Germany had almost taken over the entire Belgium, and it would soon be over. There is going to be a war with the French, and the Kaiser and Moltke will most likely transfer some of the elite troops of the Bavarian Army to the west. The prince didn't want the battle on his side to be a half-finished one.

So, after some re-planning, the formation of the troops changed. Caliput's two fast divisions and one assault division arrived at the front. In this way, there were 6 full divisions on the front line, and the second echelon All are ordinary divisions. After the first echelon smashed the opponent's defense line, the second echelon entered the battlefield and was responsible for dividing the encirclement and expanding the breakthrough. At the same time, in order to ensure the speed of the troops' attack, the Bavarian Army reorganized its logistics and transportation troops into a unified plan, and some of the vehicles assigned to the shallow offensive troops were withdrawn to ensure that the troops attacking in depth could receive sufficient supplies.

At the same time, the Bavarian Air Force has also been organized. Considering that the Russians' defense capabilities are really poor, support for front-line troops will be placed in a secondary position, and bombing of Russian deep targets and transportation hubs will be the main task. , plus the 4 bomber squadrons transferred from Bohemia, in the combat plan code-named Black Lightning, the Bavarian Air Force concentrated a total of 11 bomber squadrons, with a total of 244 K-4 bombers!

"Such a large-scale attack may consume a lot of our supplies. Especially fuel resources. If we don't want to use reserves, our offensive should be postponed for two weeks." Lieutenant General Sainz, who is in charge of logistics, told Rupresi Reported by Te Zihui.

"Romania is still neutral now. We can still get fuel from Romania. There is no need to worry. Let's implement the plan discussed at the meeting." Ruprecht thought for a while and said. Romania still chose neutrality for the time being in this plane, so Germany It is still easier to obtain fuel. No more shipping by rail and water from the Middle East. Therefore, the prince is not very worried about the fuel reserves.

With the absolute military superiority on the frontal battlefield, the carefully prepared transportation and logistics system, and the continuous supply of fuel, Ruprecht was prepared for the upcoming offensive. He had thought of all the possible moves the Russians would take, starting from the garrison. The long-range artillery deployed in the base area may be a bit troublesome, and the air force and mobile artillery are responsible for these. Might the two Russian armies in the north move south for reinforcements? It doesn't matter, the bomber force will bomb key transportation hubs. Are reinforcements coming from the Russian Army Group that is confronting Austria-Hungary on the southern front? This is not a problem. They are too far apart. If they come over, the day lilies will be cold.

As for the Sixth Army on the front? Haha, even a pinch of it is not enough to fight. Ruprecht always feels that this battle is as stable as a dog. But it turns out that the prince is still a bit naive. There was still a small problem during the battle, but it was not caused by his opponent, but by his own people!

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