Chapter 1516 Dying Struggle II
Chapter 1516 Dying Struggle 2
"I know this, but hope still exists. His Majesty's request is very simple. Before the autumn harvest, you and your troops must firmly block the opponent from the area west of the Dnieper River! Without food in this area, we can't even survive this winter." It’s impossible!” Nikolayev said.
The Grand Duke did not tell Borusinov what to do, but in fact, Borusinov realized that he had no choice, because, on the northern front of Ukraine, the Bavarian Army had already fought by the river and was now resting After 2 weeks, it is estimated that after a rest of up to three weeks, the offensive can be launched again, and Borusinov will definitely not be able to stop it. Therefore, the only way now is to encircle Wei and save Zhao. Find soft persimmons on the southern front, and then force the Bavarian Army to go south to rescue, thereby delaying the German offensive.
After recalling the meeting with Grand Duke Nikolaev, Borusinov already knew what he should do. He had to launch an active offensive, and the attack direction could only be the southernmost Hungarian Army, for no other reason, because the current Russian army can only gain an overwhelming advantage when facing the Hungarians!
"They are too greedy." Looking at the deployment of the Hungarian Army on the sand table, Borusinov finally showed a long-lost smile on his face. In fact, as a unitary of the dual empire, although Hungary is not as powerful as Austria and does not have a lot of aid from Bavaria, it is still possible to gather millions of troops in the case of a national war, although the front line is now deeply embedded. In Russia, but if the Hungarian troops can be concentrated on the front line, at the current level of the Russian army, it will be very difficult to severely injure the opponent.
But unfortunately, at this time, the Hungarians' own mistakes helped Borusinov a big favor! Now, a considerable part of the Hungarian army is deployed in the Romanian occupation area and Bessarabia (later Moldova). The Hungarians were too anxious to incorporate these places into the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary, so they ignored the orders from the Austrian Emperor and left a large number of troops here to strengthen the local rule. Of course, most of the troops that can perform this kind of task are the troops of the Hungarian nation, and this will not only weaken the strength of the Hungarian Legion on the front line, but also make the Hungarian Legion lack of cohesion.
You know, whether it is the Germans in Austria or the Hungarians, they account for no more than a quarter of the total population of the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire... . In other words, if the ratio of the army to the population is correct, then, in the Hungarian Legion, not even half of the real Hungary can reach. There are a large number of ethnic minorities mixed in the Hungarian Legion, such as Magyars, Croats, Serbs and Romanians... . Unlike Austria, the Germans and Czechs (Bohemians) in Austria were united under one kingship thanks to the efforts of the prince. And the confluence of the two major nationalities made the Austrian Legion relatively united. But Hungary is definitely impossible.
Especially now, a considerable part of the Hungarian national army has been deployed to the rear to consolidate the occupied area, (you can't expect the Romanians in Hungary to suppress Romania, right?) Then the front line becomes a large number of ethnic minority troops and a small number of Hungarians army.
Not to mention low combat effectiveness, let alone cohesion. so. It is easy to cause a situation where one point is defeated and the whole system collapses! (In fact, this problem also existed in the Russian army and the Soviet army of later generations. For example, in the Mars operation, there was a point in the combat regulations issued by the Soviet army that personnel of non-Russian nationalities were separated and used.)
What makes Borusinov even more ridiculous is that the nominal commander of this army is actually Archduke Karl, a boy who is only 22 years old. It is not bad for a guy of this age to be a company commander in the Russian army. ! "
"Hehe, ridiculous nobleman." Borusinov couldn't help but feel that there are all kinds of birds in the forest, and they are both royals. If they can come out like Ruprecht's existence against the sky, they may also come out like Grand Duke Karl. of parallel imports. However, Borusinov is still very happy to have such a person as the commander-in-chief of the Hungarian Army.
But in fact, Grand Duke Karl was not as unbearable as Borusinov thought. He knew that his military skills were limited, so he seldom interfered with the operations of the Hungarian Legion. He was more of a sign, a representative of the central government of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Hungarian Legion. At the same time, he is also here for melee achievements, accumulation of qualifications, and at the same time contacting a group of his followers. Don't doubt, this buddy can think of going to Hungary to become the king in history is also a talent!
If we talk about the attitudes of the major powers in the Allied Powers towards the war, the Bavarian Legion is preparing for the war with all their might, Prussia is preparing for the war seriously, and Austria is doing its best to prepare for the war, but if it has more than enough energy, then Hungary is preparing to paddle and share the dividends of war up. Just like on this plane, within Germany, Prussia and Bavaria share the fruits of victory. As a unitary in a dual empire, Hungary also thought of this, but unlike Bavaria, the former intends to contribute less and take advantage...
And if this idea is implemented in war, then it will be like now, a greedy person is spread on a huge cake, and he tries his best to eat more without considering whether his appetite is affected, but What's worse, he forgot that beside the cake, there is an enemy eyeing him! In this case, if you don't hit you, who will you hit? !
After choosing his target, Borusinov began to hurry up and prepare for this battle. This was a big gamble, a war that determined the fate of the country, so this time, Borusinov did not hold back, he decided to play his All the cards in your hand!
"Order, the Seventh Army will draw 5 divisions to move to the center line, and then the Eighth Army in the middle will draw 7 divisions to strengthen the Ninth Army on the southern line! At the same time, 2 divisions will be drawn from the Eighth Army , as the general reserve!" Borusinov's first order was to move the entire troop deployment to the southern front. As for the defense of the Bavarian Army in the north? Well, in fact, Borusinov is betting that the Bavarian Army will not take the initiative to launch an attack at this time. At the same time, he is also betting that if his side succeeds, the Bavarian Army will choose to go south to support instead of taking the opportunity to break through the Dnieper River.
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