Chapter 1362 Encirclement 2
Chapter 1362 Encirclement 2
"During the day, division-level troops cannot march on the roads at all. This kind of large column that is more than ten miles long is definitely the Luftwaffe's favorite target. They are like vultures circling over the formation, scattered individually. Sometimes, they will harass and attack infantry marching columns and logistics vehicles. When they gather in one phase, they lower their height, then sneak up, using the cover of the terrain. When they pull up suddenly, they will look like planting Rice generally dropped dense bombs on our heads in pieces. Such an attack was so swift and violent! Pieces of vehicles, people and horses were reduced to ashes in the fire and explosions. The entire queue would A death zone several hundred meters long appeared. Like the god of death, they caused irreparable losses to us in an instant."
Looking at the telegram describing the German air raid in his hand, Kuropatkin shook his head helplessly. Under the attack of the Bavarian Air Force, the march was very slow during the day, and what if it came at night? Although it can avoid the opponent's attack and can march faster, it is only limited to roads and fields. Because the railway hub has been destroyed, it cannot be repaired overnight. During the day, the German bombers will come again to "check some work." If they find signs of repair or recovery, they will not hesitate to use bombs to blow it up again!
In fact, the results of such an air strike were somewhat beyond the expectations of Germany and even the prince. This is not because the output of aircraft in this era is high, but because this is a worse game! It is true that the bomber's bomb load is not large, and its range is not large. But in this era, especially on the Eastern Front, there is almost no anti-aircraft firepower! Mounting a machine gun on top of your head can provide anti-aircraft defense? What are you thinking! As for the interception by the Air Force? The Bavarian Air Force stated that it had not found a single flyable Russian aircraft on the battlefield for at least 4 days!
There are even fewer targets on the ground. During World War II, in order to weaken Nazi Germany as much as possible, Britain and France also needed to classify bombing targets, such as industrial areas, submarine bases, and transportation hubs, and then bomb them according to the level of threat. And now? What industrial areas were there in the Polish region of Russia during World War 1? How many transportation hubs are there? As for bombing cities? The Germans have no idea. After all, the future here still belongs to me, so I don't want to cause so much hatred. As a result, Russia has very few targets that can be bombed, and this plus and one minus also causes the proportion of bombs allocated to the heads of Russian troops to increase a lot...
Therefore, most of the Russians' mobilization operations take place at night. However, you know, mobilization at night, even if it is safe, is not much more efficient! Sometimes, two armies would be stuck at an intersection for hours fighting over a road. And a blown bridge can leave tens of thousands of people at a loss. They don't have the skills of the Bavarian engineers.
However, as the saying goes, don't stop an army from going home! Under the desire to go home and save lives, even a thin person may burst out with amazing fighting power, let alone a group of strong Russian soldiers with weapons in their hands!
On the third day after the encirclement closed.
From Bock's division at the bayonet and Schmidt's division at the confluence point of the encirclement, they suffered the first round of attacks from the Russians! Moreover, this time the attack was at night! Because the Russians no longer have any hope of breaking through the German positions during the day!
However, if you can't break through during the day, do you have a chance at night? ! When the Russians attacked, the Bavarian Army's defense was not yet systematic. Nonsense, how well can you repair the trenches in 2 days? Although, on the surface, Baron Schmidt has an organization of three armies. But not all are in place, and the actual front-line troops are only about 50,000. And such a force needs to be responsible for a twisted, winding blockade that is hundreds of kilometers long, and there are more than one.
This newly formed blockade suffered its first impact at night. Three divisions of Russian troops launched an attack. Then, after a night of gunfire and flames all over the sky, most of them fell. Between the trench and the barbed wire fence. A small number of people retreated, and a very small number of people were lucky enough to slip through the gaps in the defense line. Successfully escaped. (It’s normal. Think about it. Even during the Battle of Kiev, when he was surrounded by two German fronts, didn’t Khrushchev still run away?)
In the following days, the Russian Army once again launched several attacks. However, these attacks were of little use. After the follow-up troops arrived, the depth and solidity of the encirclement network directly increased to a higher level. It has no effect except being hit by a solid defense line and getting bloody. But what is surprising is that the Russian army also launched several diversionary attacks against the Hungarian army, and actually achieved breakthroughs in some places... In this case, people once again lamented the weakness of the Hungarian Legion's combat effectiveness.
Generally speaking, the situation that the prince was worried about that the Russians would counterattack on a large scale and create huge pressure did not appear. Even front-line intelligence showed that the scale of the Russian attack was never "large-scale" compared to their total strength. Anyway, Baron Schmidt, who is responsible for confronting the Russians head-on, just said that the situation is very good now, and it is even possible to reduce the encirclement. So now, Your Highness, what do you think we should do….
"You have to figure it out yourself. Level the battle line first. I need to prepare troops." To be honest, Ruprecht really doesn't know what to do next. Now he has formed a trap of catching a turtle in an urn. However, this turtle is really big, even if the enemies that were eliminated before are removed. The total strength of all Russian troops is more than 1.1 million, because in addition to the field armies of the five army groups, there are also a large number of local garrison troops.
As for how long it will take to eliminate the opponent after encircling him? Referring to the historical Battle of Kiev, after the German army completed the encirclement, it took about 10 days to clear out its opponents. In the Battle of Stalingrad, the encircled German Sixth Army was probably surrounded on November 24, 1942, and was annihilated probably on February 2 of the following year, and the last unit surrendered.
It is obviously impossible to delay for more than 2 months, but Ruprecht will not let the troops eat these millions of Russian troops within 10 days. Not realistic! What's more, although these Russian troops are dead, lack transportation means and routes, cannot escape, and lack supplies, they are not unsustainable. After all, there are still tens of thousands of square kilometers of territory. After searching, At least there is no problem eating and drinking for a short period of time. As for defense, the combat power is there. If they really fight all the way, even if the exchange ratio is ten to one, the Bavarian Army will suffer another hundred thousand casualties? The prince does not intend to do this! So he planned to wait first!
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