Chapter 818 Battle Objective 1

What is the purpose of the campaign? Generally speaking, it can be divided into three major categories. The first category is to consume the opponent's hard power, such as killing a large number of the opponent's troops and consuming a large amount of the opponent's materials. The second category is to seize key points and make the war situation develop in a direction that is beneficial to oneself. For example, occupying an important transportation hub, leveling the defense line, eating the opponent's protrusion, etc. The third category is time, exchanging time at a certain price

Judging from the current situation, the third category cannot be mentioned, so the significance of the Russians launching this offensive lies in the first two categories, severely damaging Austria. The Hungarian front-line corps has not achieved this combat goal very well so far. In terms of troop losses, the gap between the two sides is actually not big. Even considering the huge number of Russian reserve troops, the Russian base camp still does not think that it has achieved this goal. , although the Russians have enough cannon fodder, which is a big profit purely from the perspective of numbers, but the problem is that along with the consumption of personnel, the Russians also suffered huge losses in weapons and equipment. Russia's industrial level is not as good as Austria-Hungary's. If this goes back and forth, it is difficult to say how much advantage the Russians have taken. Historically, according to the Russian battle reports, the Russians exchanged 230,000 for 400,000! And now? If Offenberg's legion is wiped out, the battle damage will almost be close, but if it cannot be wiped out. That’s blood loss! As for the second type of goal? Well, the Russians still failed. Whether the front is conducive to defense or not, the length of the front is one aspect, and the length of the front suitable for offense is another aspect. At present, the physical length of the front cannot be shortened. Then the only thing the Russians can do is change the topography of the front. If you can compress all the Austro-Hungarian armies to the area south of the Garpathian Mountains, you would be great. The Russians can deploy at a few mountain passes. With a large deep defense line, defend the Austro-Hungarian Army with a smaller number of troops, and then use the main force to deal with the Germans. Compared to severely damaging the Austro-Hungarian Army, this goal is more strategic. Because everyone is a big country. Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire is a parallel import among the big countries, (well, Russia was not much tougher in World War I.) But it will not be defeated by World War I. In Brusinov's view, even if the Fourth and Ninth Armies did not eat the Offenberg Army, even if they did not eat it and the Russian army lost another 50,000 people, as long as they could fight on the front line in Ukraine and parts of Poland, Pushed to the foot of the Garpathian Mountains, then this battle can be regarded as won by the Russians. But the problem now is that the Russians have not achieved either of these two goals! After fighting for a long time, not a single goal was achieved. How can you make Russia embarrassed? Where do you want the Tsar to put his face? Well, none of this matters. What matters is, how do you fight the war you want the Russians to relieve? "The Bavarian Army's most elite force, whether it is tanks, armored vehicles, or aircraft, suffered heavy losses in the battles on the Western Front. Even if they really want to launch a counterattack, they may not be able to fight back quickly. We still have time, Even if the Fourth and Ninth Armies can surround the Offenberg Army, attract the Bavarian Army to attack, and then buy time for the Ukrainian front line, that will be enough!" Brusinov emphasized; "Buying time? Is it three days or a week? Or half a month? I estimate that if it takes more than ten days, the two armies can be merged into one." Grand Duke Ivanovich was not at all convinced Don't buy it. The reason is simple, the Bavarian Legion is simply too powerful. If all four armies were in good condition, Ivanovich would still have the urge to fight with the opponent, but now, in terms of combat effectiveness, the fourth and ninth armies are even one and a half armies! What do you do when someone knocks on you? "But our strategic mission has not been completed!" Brusinov insisted.

"Even if it is not completed, we can't let this battle change from an advantage to a defeat, right?" Nikolayevich said. "Can we do this? Let the Russian Army Group in the center support the Ninth Army, leaving the two Ukrainian armies to continue completing the mission." Kuropatkin proposed a compromise plan. "In this case, I'm afraid we can't take care of both sides." Grand Duke Nicholas glanced at the former and said. The current situation is one of three people with three opinions, and no one can convince anyone for a while. But unfortunately, Ruprecht and Prince Leopold will not let the Russians discuss the results before taking action. However, no matter what, the prince and his men also faced the same problem as the Russians. What is the purpose of our campaign? "The Russians did not leave many mobile troops on the Polish front line, so Prince Leopold's troops received very little resistance. It is expected that they can launch an attack on the Russian troops on the outside of the encirclement circle in 2 days. Our speed is much slower, and it will take about 5 to 6 days for the forward troops to launch the attack." Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Kuhl said, although from the forward starting position, Prince Leopold's troops did not Not much closer than the Bavarian Legion. But the problem is that the Bavarian Army is larger and more troublesome to mobilize. Before supporting the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the prince took away a number of the remaining transport vehicles of the Bavarian Army. Although the total number of vehicles increased with the return of the Western Front troops, , but when implemented, each participating unit will have fewer vehicles. Of course, the more important thing is that the Bavarian Army is crossing the occupied area. The original railway and military depot system suffered heavy losses. Without the support of the military depot, the troops' advance speed will naturally lag behind. While Kuhl was introducing the situation to the prince and the generals participating in the war, Ruprecht himself was a little distracted. When he learned that his cousin had entered, the prince made his decision immediately. He must be rescued if necessary, but soon, after calming down, the prince began to think again that he must have some deep-seated purpose in mobilizing troops like this. When hundreds of thousands of troops are mobilized, the daily consumption is a terrifying figure. As the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Bavaria, the prince believes that this consumption cannot be forgotten like this! Generally speaking, it is not difficult to relieve the siege or consolidate the front. The Fourth Army's combat effectiveness is average, and the Ninth Army is scum. The Polish front-line Allied forces will completely crush Maozi in 6 days, both in quantity and quality. But if you want to eat your opponent, it won't be easy. If they can't beat you, why can't they run away? As for the 200-kilometer journey, it is quite time-consuming for the Bavarian Legion currently mobilized by the prince to get there. The third update is here~~~! Please subscribe and reward~~~!