Chapter 1345 Steel Storm 3
Chapter 1345 Steel Storm 3
"Tell Grand Duke Nikolayev that without an additional army group, we can't stop it! This time they broke through as a whole, and the most terrifying armored forces have not yet appeared. They want to penetrate our entire defense line!" Finally! , the admiral said in an almost hysterical tone!
The Russian military headquarters in Warsaw received telegrams from the front almost at the same time. After analysis and summary, the staff placed models marking the situation of the enemy and ourselves on a huge sand table. And when Borusinov and others saw the schematic diagram of the battle situation, they couldn't help but gasped!
On a front of hundreds of kilometers, the entire defense line was greatly recessed by 12 to 16 kilometers! Not to mention the outermost line of defense, even the main line of defense that the Russians had carefully designed for a long time was shattered by the impact. Judging from the news coming from the front, the Germans' most elite armored forces have not yet been mobilized on a large scale. The Germans can fight so smoothly today because they rely entirely on infantry and artillery! Isn’t this TM too fierce? The failure of the armored forces to move means that the Germans are still capable of continuing to advance in the next few days!
In the depth of the Russian defensive positions, black dots represent the Bavarian Air Force's attacks on Russian targets in depth. Broken bridge models, destroyed railway hubs, and roads that have been cared for are all clearly marked on the map. These black "scars" make people shudder! There are only a few railways in Russia, and these scars are all in the most critical positions. Although they can be repaired very quickly, it is obvious that judging from the current speed of the German attack, the other side obviously does not intend to give the Russians a chance to repair!
"Brest can no longer hold. According to past experience, the Germans can advance at least 80 to 110 kilometers this time. If we consider that they have prepared for a whole winter to advance 180 kilometers, I will not go too far. Surprised." Mikhail Vasilyevich Alexeyev, who served as the chief of staff of the Russian Southwest Front last year, said after looking at the sand table.
"Can't we stop it? If we are willing, we can invest more than 600,000 troops here!" Nikolayevich asked.
"We are fighting on the ground. There is an upper limit for how many troops can be deployed in a wide area. After exceeding this upper limit, we can only deploy our troops layer by layer behind. Moreover, after the opponent breaks through the main position, We have no danger to defend, and it is really terrible to fight tanks and artillery with our flesh and blood on the vast plains." Alexeyev took out a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat on his head and said.
"So, you mean to retreat? Let the troops retreat and avoid the opponent's front?!" Nikolayevich thought for a while and asked. If this is done, it goes without saying that the troops currently on the front line and preparing to enter the front line will be completely abandoned. They will receive orders to attack at all costs, and then buy time for other troops to move.
"No, we absolutely, absolutely cannot evacuate! Even if we have the intention to fight to the death of the entire Fourth Army,
It is absolutely impossible to evacuate. Everyone, look here, if the Germans occupy Brest and continue to advance 100 kilometers, then our situation will become like this! "Next to him, Borusinov walked to the sand table in a few steps, picked up the push rod in his hand, swept away the chess pieces of both sides that were originally on both sides of the battle line, and then pushed a few red soldiers representing the German troops to the In the position he just mentioned!
In an instant, most of the five Russian armies in Poland were completely surrounded by the German-Austrian Eastern Front Army, leaving only a very narrow exit in the northeast and two very precious railway lines! Seeing this scene, everyone present was frightened! Although it was still early spring, drops of cold sweat ran down their backs and remained in their clothes. The entire venue was silent, and the silence was not a joke!
"Withdraw from Poland and pull the troops to the heart of Russia?" An idea that had been suppressed for a long time came up again. Nikolayev looked at the others, hoping that someone would make this suggestion, and then everyone would write a petition to the Tsar so that the latter could agree to the Polish garrison's attempt to withdraw.
"It is definitely too late to evacuate now. If our frontal troops begin to shrink and leave the solid defense line, we will definitely not be able to outrun the opponent's pursuit troops. It is impossible for our railways and roads to withdraw so many troops from the area west of Warsaw to Ukraine and Belarus!" Borusinov thought of his boss's idea, but he knew that this would definitely not work. Before the enemy can attack, you should be in chaos first. This is the way to die!
"We must at least resist this wave. The Bavarian Army is not a devil. They will also suffer casualties and get tired. Even if it can kill our 300,000 troops, this has reached the limit. We can weaken it appropriately to face the Austrian army. The troops of the Hungarian Empire will then be mobilized to form a new reserve team. We must be prepared to invest half of our troops in this strategic direction to consume them. They can only fall, otherwise the entire empire will fall to us. Buried with me, everyone should know very well that the empire will not be able to replenish the equipment of the five armies in our hands this year!" Borusinov said with red eyes and a hoarse voice, like a crazy gambler!
However, these words completely sounded the death knell for the five Russian armies in Poland! Borusinov underestimated the speed and production capacity of the Kingdom of Bavaria. His thinking was still from last year. The Bavarian Army had reached its limit by killing more than 200,000 troops at a time. Even if you add the Bohemian Army and Mackensen's East Prussian Army, it will be enough to kill 400,000 Russian troops at once, right? During the interlude after a fierce battle between the two sides, the Russians slowly and orderly withdrew the remaining more than 1 million troops from Poland. This was Borusinov's idea. In his opinion , there’s nothing wrong with it!
Borusinov never thought that there would be problems with the defense system in East Prussia. There were either fortresses or woods. You should give me a look! And I also deployed a group army there, okay? Therefore, Borusinov is still recommending his plan to everyone!
"We must not give in a step and let the Germans advance in waist-deep blood! Completely hold them back, wear them down, and drag them to death! Then after evacuating the Polish area, we will re-establish our defense lines! In this way, the war situation will gradually Balance! All participating troops must attack relentlessly and disrupt the opponent's deployment through constant counterattacks." Borusinov said fiercely, waving the putter in his hand.
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