Chapter 817: Rescue Battle 2

He once asked Conrad for help, but the Austro-Hungarian Army, which did not have enough reserves and whose front-line troops were frustrated everywhere, was simply unable to save this front-line army. There was no other way except to issue a meaningless retreat order! If he could leave, Auffenberg would have left long ago. Relying on the existing defensive positions, his troops could still defend temporarily. However, if they left the position, with the large force's movement speed of no more than 20 kilometers per day, they would have been defeated by the Russians long ago. Caught up and dispersed!

At this time, Prince Leopold sent a telegram to Offenberg, asking him to gather as many Austro-Hungarian troops as possible on the battlefield, and then rely on the existing positions to carry out the attack. The defense awaited the response of the Bavarian Army. "Your Highness, my troops are surrounded by the overwhelmingly superior Russian army. We lack ammunition and supplies, and our morale is low. It is already very difficult to hold on, and taking in more remnants will only make the situation worse." In the call back. , writes Offenberg. "This is an out-and-out disaster. In the face of the disaster, the Germans and Czechs of the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Kingdom of Austria should stand side by side against the coming test. We should do our best to help everyone who hopes to be rescued. , even if we have to take some risks, we will not hesitate. I guarantee on my personal honor and the name of the Wittelsbach family that we will do our best to support your army, and the first batch of reinforcements will arrive before sunset tomorrow." Leo Prince Pod wrote this in the telegram. No one would send precious troops into a desperate situation. Prince Leopold used his actual actions to express his position. He asked his son to lead the team and led the first support army, also in recent years. The only reinforcements of the day were sent to support Auffenberg's Fourth Army. The prince collected all the motor vehicles on hand and carried as much ammunition and supplies as possible. This force of less than 10,000 people became a footnote in the prince's telegram! When the prince received the news, he immediately decided to mobilize vehicles from other troops to form a new rapid assault group and directly attack the Russian Fourth Army by road. "The Auffenberg Group Army can be severely damaged or completely annihilated, but I hope you must bring the prince's son back. This is the unshakable bottom line. I can give you anything, as long as you can Do it!” the prince wrote in a secret message to Baron Schmidt, who was leading the team. For his cousin, the prince is still very good, both historically and now. In history, when Ruprecht was imprisoned for opposing the Nazis, this cousin I also saved him once, but in this plane. Prince Leopold is the prince's elder and one of the most important supporters. Even if the legion has to pay some price, the safety of his cousin must be guaranteed. "Prince, you really shouldn't come." When Prince Georg broke through the Russian blockade, he came with his own armored battalion, three infantry battalions, a cavalry battalion and a baggage force. After here. Offenberg said with mixed emotions. "Here, there are hundreds of thousands of our compatriots. In order for them to return to their homes in Austria and Bohemia safely, I should come here. Even if His Majesty the Emperor and Conrad gave up, as long as If there is a chance, we will never give up on our allies." Prince Georg said: "My father and the crown prince will do their best to save you, even if they launch a large-scale attack. Tell me about the situation here. ." "Our supplies are basically sufficient, and rifles and light weapons ammunition are sufficient, but we lack enough artillery. Two Russian armies concentrated at least 600 artillery pieces to attack us, but fortunately, Their supply lines are also relatively long.

The amount of ammunition hoarded is not large. "

"Our morale is very low, and some cowards are already clamoring to surrender or escape. I worked hard to control the situation. The Germans were relatively tenacious and the Bohemians were able to carry out orders under the pressure of the officers. However, the Magyars and other ethnic minorities were different. In addition to consuming supplies, they improved their combat effectiveness. It doesn't bring much benefit. "Auffenberg said with some frustration."Morale needs to be boosted by victory! In order to give our soldiers hope of victory again, I decided to lead my troops to launch a limited counter-assault! My father's troops may not arrive tomorrow, but I can guarantee that when tomorrow dawns, our soldiers will be able to see the Air Force of the Kingdom of Bavaria as soon as they raise their heads. "Prince Georg said with confidence. When Georg's troops entered the encirclement, Prince Leopold learned that Ruprecht would fully support the Austro-Hungarian front and attack Russia. After receiving news from the flanks of the Fourth Army, they immediately led five divisions to relieve the siege. The balance of the war had begun to gradually tilt. At this time, the entire Galician front could be divided into two parts. In the direction of Poland, the two Russian armies had already completed The encirclement of the Offenberg Army Group, but hundreds of thousands of Austro-Hungarian troops were trapped and fighting, and the Russians would not be able to take it for a while. On the periphery of the display, the main force of the army led by Prince Ruprecht and Prince Leopold's Troops encircled them from the west and south. In the next three days, the force response in the direction of Poland will undergo subversive changes. In the direction of Ukraine, three Russian armies still have an overwhelming advantage, and three After defeating two and a half Austro-Hungarian armies, the group army continued to move deeper into Galicia. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was ready to defend with the Garpathian Mountains at its back."Prince Leopold It seems that the troops are going to relieve Offenberg? Nikolayevich looked at the intelligence he had just obtained and said with some worry. "The battle is over. The combat effectiveness of our two legions in the Polish theater was already somewhat low, and now it is even more exhausted." "Kuropatkin already had some intention of retreating. "However, if we leave it at that, our battle loss ratio is actually not optimistic. In the Ukrainian theater, we lost nearly 150,000 troops. Austria-Hungary lost approximately 200,000 troops. In the Polish theater, inexplicable losses were 120,000, while the losses of the Austro-Hungarian Empire were around 140,000. In this case, the battle loss ratio is about 270,000 to 340,000. Our advantage is not huge. ""Of course, the most important thing is that this front is not good now, and our troops cannot occupy the areas north and east of the Garpathian Mountains. This also means that we cannot lock the Austro-Hungarian Army in the inner ring of the Garpathian Mountains. We need to allocate a large number of troops to defend Austria-Hungary. So where can we find enough mobile troops to deal with the Bavarian Army? Brusinov said. He is very unwilling to accept the current situation.The second update~~~! Please subscribe and reward~~~!