Chapter 1051: Prepare to Counterattack
Chapter 1051 Prepare to counterattack
"Tell the person in charge of the Air Force again that their performance this time was very poor. We invested more aircraft than the Russians, but we did not achieve the results we deserved. The Ilya bomber may be good, but it cannot be a mission. The reason for success is that before we officially launch a counterattack, I hope the air force will drive the Russians out of the battlefield!"
It's not that the Russians' ground attacks are too violent, but that aerial reconnaissance itself has a huge impact on the battle situation. Sometimes dropping a few tons of bombs is not as big as finding a gap on a certain front. . This time the prince still plans to fight a battle of encirclement and annihilation rather than a battle of defeat. Otherwise, why wait until now? After all, the opponent is also a group army. It is easy to defeat them, but it is more difficult to encircle them. In addition to speed, cutting off the opponent's eyes is also very important. Playing LOL without warding is already half the battle!
"The enemy troops on the left can be placed on the front line of the Carpathian Mountains. The remaining troops who are still on the front line and have not entered the fortified area can retreat if conditions permit. The troops directly under me begin to shrink. Tell Caliput, at most 5 days! I require that his 7 divisions must enter the attack position! I will not give him any extra troops and let him take care of the flanks. After the war begins, I require his troops to outflank the Russian rear at all costs , strive to form an encirclement with the defenders in the Lviv area as soon as possible!"
"But this seems to conflict with the previous plan. You plan to keep the rapid force to deal with Romania." The staff thought for a while and said.
"We can completely kill the opponents on the left before moving to the southern front. The Romanian army is very weak, and it doesn't matter if the troops are weaker." The prince said with some embarrassment. The Russians made a lot of mistakes, and the prince actually also made mistakes, that is, there were some deviations in the estimation of the battlefield situation, and he underestimated the Russians. The troops originally prepared to fight on two fronts at the same time seemed to be insufficient, and this It may be too late to continue mobilizing the Bavarian Army. And facing the five Russian armies on the front, the Bavarian-Bohemian Army really did not dare to mobilize any more troops.
"Your Highness, General Mackensen's telegram has arrived." Just when the prince was deploying a counterattack, a telegram from East Prussia was like a stone dropped on the surging water!
"Markenson, why did I forget him? He still has the strength of more than one army group!" The prince suddenly remembered that he was no longer just the commander of the Bavarian-Bohemian Army, but also the German Eastern Front. Commander-in-Chief, in East Prussia, Mackensen still has a complete army group that has not been used much until now, with about 300,000 people! (Including fortress garrison troops that are not classified as field troops, etc.) It is simply a crime for such a unit to do nothing!
Dear Prince, no one should sit idly by in this life-and-death war. After two months of preparation, more than half of the troops in my 8th Group Army have completed the re-equipment in their organic form. If necessary If so, we are at your service at any time. Currently, the troops that our department can immediately mobilize include 2 Bavarian breakthrough divisions, 3 Bavarian rapid divisions and 2 ordinary divisions.
If these troops pass through the north-south railway network, they can arrive at the Lviv theater within a week. All the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Army and I look forward to your call. —— Mackensen
"It turns out that I have finished changing my clothes and am ready to go out and practice my skills." The prince said with a smile. As one of the rewards for winning the Thunder-Serbrus battle, Bavaria's weapons and equipment can be further distributed to other corps of the German Army. So far, 30% of the equipment of the entire German Army and Air Force is provided by the Kingdom of Bavaria. As for the Mackensen Army on the eastern front, it was natural that all of them should be equipped with Bavarian equipment, and their organization and system should be closer to the prince's troops. The Bavarian division here does not mean that it belongs to the Kingdom of Bavaria, nor that it is composed of Bavarians, but because of their organization and equipment!
Overall, the Mackensen Group Army is in almost the best condition of the entire German army group. From the beginning of the war to the present, which group army has not fought a tough battle? Who hasn’t had a few front teeth knocked out by the other party? The Bavarian Army happily beat up the Russians on the Eastern Front, but it also went to the Western Front to fight the French to the death! However, as for the Mackensen Army, except for the initial trouble when blocking the two Russian armies on the eastern front, at other times, it really didn't fight any tough battles, then? Unlike the Bavarian Army that was running back and forth between the east and west fronts, the Mackensen Army began to change its equipment, and it could not attack while changing its equipment... Ever since, the current Mackensen Army has become the best among the entire German Army!
"In this case, I think we have solved most of the troubles! With the strength of General Mackensen's 7 divisions, our reserve force is enough! Not only can we kill the Russian Army Group in the direction of Przemysl, but we can also destroy Romania. The legions can fight against each other, and even the Russian Eighth Army in the direction of Lviv can be attacked!" After receiving this news, the prince's ambitions immediately swelled!
As for Mackensen's legion not arriving on the battlefield until a week later? It doesn't matter. The role of the Mackensen Army is to supplement the stamina of the Allied forces. It is equivalent to the second echelon in the Russian deep offensive in later generations. The initial breakthrough can be left to the current Bavarian Army. Wait until the prince's troops are tired. , and then replace Mackensen's troops.
"Very good! According to what Mackensen said, we will arrive in eastern Galicia within a week to participate in the battle. At the same time, we will contact the Austro-Hungarian Army and stockpile some accessories and supplies for us to use on the Romanian front. We We will immediately go south to attack Romania after the Battle of Galicia is resolved! Also tell Mackensen about this so that he can make some preparations," the prince said.
"So does Prince Leopold's side need to be strengthened?" the staff officer asked.
"No, tell the prince that you can retreat when the situation is bad, and don't care about the gains and losses of one city or one place. As long as the Russian Ninth Army is not integrated with the Romanian front in the end!" the prince shook his head and said.
After ruminating in his mind about the Russians' division of troops for a long time, the prince naturally would not make this mistake this time. How could the three strengthened armies that the Russians had spent so much effort on creating in one battle be fully prepared? Eat all the Confederate legions? It would be enough to eat most of the Seventh Army on the left and severely damage the Eighth Army in the center. Group 9? No one has time to care about this!
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