Chapter 819 Battle Objective 2

If we continue to advance eastward, the meaning is very limited. If we advance eastward, logistical supplies will definitely become more of a problem. At the same time, the length of the Bavarian Army's defense line will be lengthened. This makes the prince who likes to concentrate mobile forces to fight annihilation feel very unhappy, and it will be even more difficult. Crucially, the Prince would prepare to deal with the East Prussian threat in the first battle after the Eastern Front, rather than fighting the Russians in Galicia. If he continues to advance eastward, his plan will be put into an embarrassing situation. This is such a pain in the ass.

"Generals, let's change the topic. After we rescued General Auffenberg, what should we do with the rest of the work? Should we continue eastward and rescue Lviv, or should we stop? Or take other measures Action?" During the interval between General Kuhl's words, the prince raised his own question. "If we go eastward, King Fritz will definitely be very satisfied. We have helped him get back most of the territory he lost. But in this case, our front will be too long and we must allocate a considerable part of our troops for defense. , unless the Austro-Hungarian Army takes over the defense. But this seems unlikely in a short time." Caliput thought for a while and said. He knew the prince's plan, so he was against Xiangdong. "Continuing to stay where we are is actually of limited significance. We have mobilized more than a dozen divisions this time. Counting Prince Leopold's troops, there are already nearly 200,000. In addition to rescuing hundreds of thousands of Austro-Hungarian legions, In addition, we don’t seem to have a good record, and the ratio of input to output is not high.” Schmidt directly rejected the plan to stay in place. "Then let's fight north!" the prince said. You can't go east, you can't stay where you are, and you can't go back. (This is a political issue.) So the only option is to go north, and look, how easy is that decision? How convenient? It’s a complete no-brainer! Isn’t it really a no-brainer? It’s obviously nonsense! Of course, it is impossible for the prince to come up with this plan just by patting his head! The purpose of not continuing eastward was to shorten the Bavarian Army's defense line as much as possible. However, if the troops attack north, a protrusion will be formed on the entire front! A nail wedged into the Russian defense line in the direction of Galicia! The tip of this nail points directly to Warsaw, the base camp of Russian Poland! Well, tell me, if you were Nikolayev, what would you choose? Why bother asking? I must be trying to get rid of this protrusion! If the Bavarian Army achieves a breakthrough in the area north of Lviv, then this location is probably southwest of Warsaw. If the Russian army in the Polish theater is compared to a giant, then this protrusion is equivalent to pressing on the back of the Russian head. A dagger on it. So, once this protrusion is formed, the Russians can only smooth it out after repairing it, or deploy heavy troops to block it. Otherwise, when the German army comes from the front, the Austro-Hungarian army will attack from the front. If a flank attack is launched at the same time, then the entire Russian Polish area may be in danger! "It is not a problem to create a salient when the Russians are exhausted, but it is very problematic to defend. If it is our defense, then we need to rearrange logistics and transportation. And the number of troops in the salient cannot be too large. Less, this will affect our next stage of defense, and if it is the Austro-Hungarian Army, then this salient may not be able to be defended." Schmidt said tactfully. "It doesn't matter. It's best if we can defend it. It doesn't matter if we can't defend it. As long as this protrusion can help us attract the attention of the Russians." The prince said indifferently. In the prince's view, the most important thing now is not how much territory the Russians occupy. The Russian territory is too big. The Russians are one of the few countries in the world that can afford to trade space for time. Tens of thousands of square kilometers were lost today,

It doesn't matter if you lose some more tomorrow.

The record that the prince wants to achieve, and what the Russians are most afraid of now, is the loss of the legion's organic structure. Experienced combatants are one aspect, and the loss of a large amount of equipment is the most important. If we break it down to the next phase of the combat goal, it is to kill only the two Russian armies confronting Mackensen, as well as the Russian legions in front of Bavaria. The meaning of this protrusion for the prince is to contain the Russians. When the Bavarian Army takes action, other Russian troops cannot move westward to support them. As long as it can be delayed for a period of time, then this goal will be achieved. It is best to save the salient. If it cannot be saved, it doesn't matter. After the Russian troop strength drops significantly, wouldn't it be enough to fight out another one? So, this protrusion is simply a strategic feint. At present, after the Bavarian Army is dispatched, it can make the best preparations for the subsequent battle. Of course, if the Austro-Hungarian Army can be more powerful this time, while the German Army attacks from the north and center, the Austro-Hungarian Army can attack from the south, then it will be even better, a standard centripetal assault! The axis of attack is directed towards Warsaw! “We only conduct limited defensive operations in the protruding part, so we don’t need too many materials to establish an impenetrable defensive position. We can save a lot of transportation capacity, and we are in defensive operations, and the opponent’s losses will definitely be It will be far greater than us. From an exchange point of view, we can only make a profit but not lose anything. Not to mention that it can strategically cope with our upcoming offensive. Of course, it would be better if Austria-Hungary is willing to take over." "From a tactical point of view, there is no problem in realizing this campaign. Even if the Russians concentrate three armies, they will never be able to stop us in positional warfare. However, the loss of supplies may allow us to postpone the scheduled offensive. This is your most I really want to understand." Lieutenant General Kuhl is still qualified as a chief of staff. He objectively informed the commander of the situation without adding his own attitude. "I think it may be necessary to delay the battle a little later." The prince thought for a while and said. The battle does need to be delayed, because now he not only commands the Bavarian Army, but also commands the Imperial Navy to conduct a limited attack. In order to loosen the blockade in the North Sea. Although Germany's various supplies are quite sufficient now, and there are even a lot of supplies left because they were stocked earlier, but during the war, who would think they had too much stuff? And if nothing else happens, the fleet will probably be ready, right? The supplies transported through this crossing may be of greater significance than the elimination of tens of thousands of Russian troops. A large amount of lead, copper, tin, zinc, aluminum, rubber, various primary chemical products and a large number of canned products will be transported to Germany via a fleet of more than 30 ships. The supplies were ordered by the Kingdom of Bavaria itself. And if the slow ships of these fleets want to successfully pass the blockade, then the prince must use the High Seas Fleet to temporarily destroy the blockade in the northern North Sea! This is also one of the important reasons why the prince insists on commanding the navy! Today the author has to clean the house--! Well, so I’ll do a double update today--! Dear book friends, please bear with me--! !