Chapter 1090: The Situation Is Over
Chapter 1090 The situation is over
At this point, the threat to the flanks of the Mackensen Corps had actually been eliminated. The two Russian divisions in front of the 10th Rapid Division had been basically defeated, with nearly 40% of the personnel lost, and all the artillery was either suppressed or destroyed. , there are very few that can be used. Although there are still a lot of people, a considerable part of them are baggage troops. It is impossible to gather enough infantry and artillery to launch an attack.
Of course, the 10th Rapid Division also paid a heavy price in this battle. One of them was the already somewhat limp armored force. In this battle, the German army also lost 15% of its troops and about half of its artillery. There was no other way. The Russian artillery suppressed it too hard at first, and it was not strong enough. In the bunker situation, if the train cannon fires, it will be hopeless!
The current situation is like this. The freed 10th Rapid Division can immediately go south to support its friendly forces after a short rest and defeat the other two Russian divisions. Before the second wave of Russian attacks arrives, the three princes mobilized The Bavarian Division can at least rush to the flank of the Mackensen Army. In this case, if the Russian army attacks again, it will be courting death. Of course, if you seize Covel and the Russian Eighth Army attacking from the flank at the same time, it will be very difficult. . But it doesn't matter. As long as Covel is captured, the Russian army that has lost its supplies will definitely not be able to outrun the elite Bavarian Army!
When the most elite division of Russia's most elite group army failed to attack, the overall situation of the war was decided. The Mackensen Army, which blocked the most ferocious Russian counterattack with only two divisions, continued to advance triumphantly. Germany and Austria The nearly 10 full-strength divisions of the two countries also have about 200,000 troops. Even if the Russians’ 10th Army, which is the general reserve force, does arrive in Kovel, it will only be a 1V1 fight, and all the Russians will Almost all the mobile heavy artillery was given to the Eighth Army, or it was placed in fortresses everywhere. Without these things, might the Germans be afraid of Russia?
If the Russians' communication is still open at this time, then they will inevitably choose to withdraw the four divisions from the second wave of flank assaults, and then speed up the evacuation to the rear, abandoning everything based on the plan of running as much as they can. Bottles and cans. At the same time, the Russian Tenth Army, which is the general reserve, also needs to consider whether it should give up the defense of Kovel. After all, not to mention the six divisions that came over, even if the entire Tenth Army came over, you would not be able to defeat Marken. Forest Army!
To paraphrase a later saying in the stock market, it’s time to close positions and stop losses! If you can't defend it, then you won't defend it. You can't lose both one person and one person, right? If the Russians were smarter, or were cheating, then considering withdrawing troops from Poland should be on the agenda. After all, the gap in the north is no longer large. Of course, directly abandoning Russian Poland would require huge political and political costs. People who really understand the morale risks and take responsibility may not dare to do it. What's more, no one among the top Russian military officials sees this! And now that winter is approaching soon, this will be the last battle between the two sides this year. Even before March next year, it is impossible for both sides to launch a large-scale offensive.
Therefore, people in Russia are not very worried about this situation. They can take at least 4 months to rest and recuperate.
By then, it shouldn't be a big problem for the Russians to suppress the number of three more armies, right? And the Russians with such thoughts will naturally not withdraw from Russian Poland now.
So, the rest can be imagined. Seven days later, outside Covel, all 8 divisions of the Mackensen Corps were in place, 420 Cricket tanks and Hu Feng assault guns, and more than 700 various caliber artillery, the Mackensen Corps, with a total strength of 150,000, raised its long sword against the six Russian divisions outside Covel!
"Let's start! I hope that within four days, the flag of the German Empire can be planted on the top of Covelli!" Mackensen issued the attack order. This time Mackensen, who once played a great role in history, can finally play a hearty game!
As a result, the German Eighth Army commanded by Mackensen finally performed a show of how to beat the "children" under the city of Covel! 420 tanks were divided into 4 assault groups, and they launched a centripetal assault against the Russian Legion with the follow-up troops. Under the cover of more than 200 bombers and more than 500 artillery pieces, they were invincible. The German defense line was like paper. , the defense line set up by the Russians 20 kilometers away from the city of Covel was penetrated 15 kilometers on the first day. When the sun set on the second day, three German divisions had already launched an attack on Covel. The siege of the city. And how could the Russian army, which was in a hurry and didn't have much defense at all, block its opponent? On the third night, Markenson got his wish and set foot on the land of Covelli.
"From now on, the Russian Eighth Army will no longer be able to get a grain of food or a bullet from here. The most elite group army since the beginning of the Russian war will soon become a thing of the past!" Mackensen pointed proudly at the train station not far away. Said the Russian vehicles captured by the German army and the supplies piled up in the warehouse.
However, Mackensen is not a person who is easily dazzled by victory. Although the overall situation has been decided, there is still some time before the end. What's more, the three Bavarian divisions transferred by the prince have not been used yet. If If such a trip is in vain, Mackensen thinks it is disrespectful to the future successor of Bavaria!
"Immediately send a report to the 12th, 14th and 15th Bavarian Divisions, and ask them to continue to advance eastward together with the Bavarian 10th Rapid Division to pursue the disintegrated Russian Eighth Army! The vehicles originally transferred from the Bavarian Army can also be mobilized In the past, in addition to leaving 6 divisions to defend against Russian counterattacks, our army's remaining two divisions and the troops that arrived later also advanced eastward. We needed to form a larger protrusion in the rear of Russian Poland. " Mackensen ordered.
A journey of 100 miles is half a mile. Mackensen did not want to waste the good situation in front of him like this. Counting the 3 newly arrived Bavarian divisions, a total of 7 German and Austrian divisions swept towards the east and completely cut them off. The Russian Eighth Army's retreat was blocked, and the artillery force established by the Russians after plundering the navy was wiped out in this battle. In the end, this powerful army, which sometimes had thousands of artillery pieces and more than 20 train guns, was destroyed in more than a month. was defeated in the battle. Except for 5 train guns that were evacuated early, all the remaining train guns were destroyed or captured. However, the Russian Eighth Army, which had a strength of 280,000 at its peak, had less than 80,000 people left after the battle, and the battle dead were 90,000. More than 110,000 people were captured and injured!
Third update today~~~! The land battle ends today~~~! New content starts tomorrow~~~!