The Rise of the Empire

"If you say it's difficult, it's definitely there, but it doesn't matter how difficult it is. In fact, if you just look at the position of Bavaria, we almost occupy the best position on the Eastern Front! Uncle, please look here." Relative to As far as the western front is concerned, the biggest feature of the eastern front is that the plains are vast and the battle line is very long. If the Russians set up positions along the border from East Prussia to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, then the length of this line of defense is nearly a thousand kilometers!

"The Russians will improve their railways, but if they can fill up thousands of kilometers of front lines at once, I still don't believe it, because the support capacity of the front line is one aspect, and the transportation capacity is another problem!" Rupp Recht said confidently.

Historically, compared to their previous performance, the mobilization efficiency of the Russians in World War I was really good, but it was only good. In 18 days, the Russians mobilized millions of troops and formed 6 armies , These 6 armies formed two front armies, one was the Northwest Front Army, which consisted of two armies with strengths of 250,000 and 200,000 respectively. Mainly against East Prussia. The other four fronts formed the Southwest Front, and the four armies lined up along the border between Russia and Austria-Hungary. A front of nearly 400 kilometers was launched!

In history, after the deployment of the Russian Army, a very serious problem was discovered. Between the two army groups, there was a 200-kilometer-long undefended zone! In terms of width, it is much worse than the 70-kilometer distance between the two Northwest armies in the East Prussian Battle! Because there was a Masurian Lake between the two armies in the East Prussian Battle, the gap was actually not very big. And the 200-kilometer gap between the two front armies is so real that the Russians plan to form another group army to make up for this gap. But it is a pity that the Russians failed to close this gap until the end of the Silesian campaign, not because they did not want to close it. But there is really no way to block it!

It is a bit far away to gather in the hinterland of Russia in the gap between the two front armies, and it is difficult for the Russians to mobilize more than 200,000 troops to go here. In fact, the consumption of such a large army has exceeded the supply capacity of the Russian Poland region. Unlike Germany and Austria, which can supply the army locally, the Russians need to transport a large amount of supplies from farther places! And the Kingdom of Bavaria is in this gap!

Of course, this gap did not cause serious consequences in history, because the Allied forces on the Eastern Front were also insufficient. Although the German Eighth Army belonged to a large army group in the German army and had 15 infantry divisions, how could he face it? That's right, there are nearly 500,000 Russian troops, don't attack, the defense of the vast East Prussian front is a bit stretched. As for the Austro-Hungarian side? All right. I was directly drawn by the Russians and couldn't find the north.... It is said that the loss of 400,000 almost killed the Austro-Hungarian Empire!

But this plane is different. Thanks to the relatively sufficient financial assistance, Germany can definitely hold out another group army! The personnel and equipment conditions of other armies have also been greatly improved. And the most direct result is that there is an extra Bavarian Legion with terrifying strength on the Eastern Front! The army of nearly 300,000 is just in the undefended section of the Russian front!

Anyway, believe it or not, the prince does not believe that the Russians can conjure up an extra army to plug this gap during wartime! The reason is simple. In this plane, Germany launched the war earlier than in history, while Russia consumed more national power in the Russo-Japanese War, and the post-war preparation time was shorter. And if the prince remembers correctly, historically Russia received the largest aid in the last two years, that is, in 1913 and 1914.

In 1913, Russia received a loan of 102 million pounds from France to expand its arms and prepare for war! As for this plane, I am afraid that the two sides have been at war since 1912, right?

"If nothing else happens, Russia's defense line will have a lot of loopholes, and 80% of them will be here. Our troops may not need to break through the opponent's defense line to go around the opponent's back. The Russian supply system you It is clear that the supply distance at the division level does not exceed 25 kilometers, and the entire defense line will be very shallow, we can easily cut off their connection with the rear, and then eat them!" Ruprecht pushed Click the stick on the map and draw a curved line. Indicates outflanking lines.

"What if the Russians disperse their forces a little more?" Prince Leopold frowned slightly, and then quickly vetoed his opinion. Now a Russian army group has a front of about 100 kilometers. If you want to make up for the entire front, then an army group will be responsible for an average front of about 150 kilometers! A division has to be responsible for a sufficient front of 30 kilometers, and there is almost no reserve force. Such a linear deployment not only reduces the density of troops, but also makes it difficult for supplies!

Even if the Russians did this, they were just drinking poison to quench their thirst. This way, the distribution of troops seemed to make up for the front line, but instead gave the opponent a chance to break through.

"I'm afraid this is why you have been insisting on fighting on the Eastern Front? Our enemies are really weak." Prince Leopold said meaningfully. If it is the Western Front, the French Legion with better infrastructure and more heavy weapons is enough to mobilize troops no less than the Russian Legion during this period, plus the British who came across the sea, maybe 300 kilometers On the front line, Britain and France can concentrate 1.5 million troops! Then use this force to attack the exhausted German army that has traveled hundreds of kilometers. It hurts to think about it!

"Tell me about your plan," Prince Leopold asked.

"As long as the Austro-Hungarian Empire does not advance aggressively and the combat power is reasonable, then the two sides will not have too much suspense in the battle on the border. It is certain that the Austro-Hungarian Army will suffer some losses, but it will not hurt the bones, and the Russians At least 3 corps will be pinned down, and then we will start from the corps on the edge of the Russian Southwest Front Army. The frontal attack and flank detour will start at the same time. I will mobilize 2 corps and the Austro-Hungarian Army assigned to us as the main slave The frontal attack was launched, while the other 2 armies, 1 cavalry army and the motor vehicles directly under the legion formed a fast corps from the gap! Detour to the back of the Russian army and completely eat it!" said the prince.

"And then? Should we continue to attack the Russian Southwest Front or choose to rest on the spot?" Prince Leopold asked.

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