Chapter 1054: You think too much
Slide 1054
"Every hour, even every minute, the monster called war is devouring a huge amount of life. In the fortress area of Lviv, the opponent’s artillery consumes our manpower in pieces. Internally, the Austrians killed us bit by bit like a blunt knife cutting meat! We didn’t realize until the end of this battle that we didn’t know how to capture a modern fortress!” Even the commander-in-chief of the battle after the war Alekseyev all admitted that the attack on the Lviv Fortress was a failed move.
At the same time, on the side of the Allies, the prince and his staff have been paying attention to the offensive and defensive battle of the Lviv Fortress, and there are also a number of tasks from the Western Front among these people. General Farkingham came to watch the battle as a representative of the Prussian military in order to gain experience on how to attack a fortress in the future. To be honest, on this plane, the German army has no experience in capturing a fortress built by a powerful country. The Sun Fortress is just like that compared to a truly solid fortress.
Although there is no longer an offensive and defensive battle for the Fortress of Verdun on this plane (when the prince launched the battle on the Western Front, the Germans obtained a breakthrough from the two wings of the Fortress of Verdun. The fortress was in danger of being isolated, so the French chose to withdraw from the fortress area. ) But the French still established a solid fortress system in Belfort and other regions. This made the Germans on the Western Front a bit tricky.
After all, Farkingham was the Minister of War, the infantry general, and he was considered an old fritters. Therefore, the prince would also discuss the views of the two sides on the war with Farkingham in his free time. Especially, the prince of this plane didn't want to fight another battle similar to the Verdun meat grinder. It was too expensive and the gain was not worth the loss.
"If possible, I hope that the situation similar to the battle of the Lviv Fortress will not occur on the Western Front." The prince said to Fakingham. "You must remember one sentence. If you cannot achieve a decisive victory within a month, then immediately stopping the battle is undoubtedly the best choice."
"His Royal Highness, do you mean that it is irrational to attack the fortresses on the Western Front?" Falkinhan frowned. Although he was aware of the difficulty of the battle, he still thought the prince's view was too pessimistic.
"The battle of fortification is similar to the war of attrition, but at the same time it is not a war of attrition. A simple trench war of attrition can achieve a very good exchange ratio through tactics and troop quality. But the fortress battle is different! Even if you concentrate 3 times the force and 4 times the artillery , Even if you think that you have blocked the opponent's supply channel with artillery, you still have the possibility of defeat in this battle! Especially on the Western Front, where the opponent's strength is extremely dense, the traffic is very good, and you can quickly support it. I believe. I, Ma Jinhan, would rather crawl in the trenches than try to capture a key fortress through a battle. This temptation is like an apple in the Garden of Eden. It looks good, but it is very deadly!" The prince said sternly.
This is definitely not alarmist! On the Eastern Front, historically, the Russians could take four months to capture the Przemihir Fortress, from November 9, 1914 to March 22, 1915. It took a full 133 days to lay down the fortress when the fortress defenders were completely encircled without backup. This battle was almost unfolded under the best offensive and defensive conditions, and the Austro-Hungarian empire had lost so much energy for a long time! And what about the western line?
"Never believe in the strength and equipment advantages in your hands. The facts have proved that these things are not easy to use in front of the fortress area. First of all, the reason why a fortress is built in a certain place must be a very large geographical advantage. It is condescending, it may be the key that has blocked several roads, or the front is very narrow. In short, building a fortress in a certain place will definitely give the defender the advantage!"
For example, the fortress of Verdun in history is surrounded by mountains and the front is very narrow. Before the Battle of Verdun, there were a total of 4 positions, two of which were built on the northern and northeastern branches of the Maas Mountains. It can be said to be condescending and difficult to conquer. And the first line was laid, and it passed through the woodland. Moreover, the distance between the defense lines is very large, with sufficient depth to delay time and consume opponents.
Looking at the terrain of the entire fortress, all important positions and support points are in deep trenches, mountains or woodlands. The permanent fortifications and field fortification areas are combined, and the defense line is more than 15 kilometers deep. Don't talk about equipment, just this deployment alone has already made the French win half!
It is not that the Germans did not know this, and they also made considerable preparations for this battle. Before the start of the battle, the French army had actually transferred many fortresses and equipment to other areas. The fortress area was unprecedentedly weak. , And the Germans have concentrated several times their strength and equipment!
Before the battle, the French had only 3 armies in this fortress area with an outer diameter of 45 kilometers and a defensive front of 120 kilometers, which was divided into the east bank and the west bank by the Maas River. Among them, 2 armies and 6 divisions were stationed on the east bank, with 338 artillery pieces (including 152 heavy artillery pieces). In the West Bank stationed 1 army, 2 divisions, with 294 artillery (including 94 heavy artillery). In the southern part of the fortification zone, there are three divisions in reserve.
What about the Germans? In order to capture this fortress, they gathered the most elite Fifth Army. The commander is the German crown prince. In addition, 17 divisions were drawn from the reserve of 25 divisions on the western front! If you look at the strength of the army~www.wuxiaspot.com~ the strength of the German army is three times that of the French army!
As for firepower? The Germans gathered more than 1,200 artillery pieces and 202 heavy mortars! And the number of heavy artillery is much better than the opponent! For example, among the 850 artillery deployed in the assault area, there are 490 heavy artillery! And there are 29 380MM and 420MM heavy artillery to support operations! If you talk about the number of first-line artillery, the German cannons are three times the French! In order to ensure the quality of the bombardment, the Germans actually equipped 168 artillery planes and 14 observation balloons for the artillery.
In terms of offensive forces, the Germans also boldly innovated. Each battalion was assigned an engineering company, and a brigade could be assigned to a flamethrower company. In the main attack direction, there were 39 engineering companies and 8 flamethrowers. The company’s additional strengthening, and subsequent divisions are also equipped with sufficient blasting equipment and explosives.
In order to ensure the huge consumption of the battle, the Germans did a good job in logistics. The Germans invested 26 military engineering companies and 20 railway companies with a total of 20,000 people in charge of building temporary railways. Each division was equipped with a temporary railway. Field railway.
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