Chapter 728: Tranquility before the storm

The Russian cavalry, who had been knocked out, left in disgrace and evacuated the battlefield after dropping hundreds of corpses. At the same time, several Russian cavalrymen were doing the same thing, the scale of the battle was different, and the course of the battle was different, but the results were all unexpectedly similar. Some were knocked out of their teeth, some were beaten with hemiplegia, and The troops who came directly after hearing the news ate cleanly.

However, the first blood left by the Cossack cavalry did not arouse the vigilance of the Russians. The overly backward intelligence transmission and the chaotic battlefield situation made the Russians miscalculate the situation, and more and more Russian troops began to invest in this battlefield. . A large-scale battle is inevitable!

A battle must have a core goal. Some may be to capture a strategic location, some may be to eliminate the opponent’s vital forces, and some may be defense. Under this core goal, other secondary goals can be given up or failed. of. So what is Ruprecht's goal? Is there any power to destroy the opponent? This is one of the important goals, but the most important thing is to attract the Russian technical arms!

  There are many Russians, so no matter if you destroy tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops, it is not difficult for Russia to supplement. Therefore, simply killing the infantry will not solve the problem. As long as the precious machine guns and artillery can be retained, returning to Eastern Europe to catch a group of people and just a bunch of troops... On the other hand, from the perspective of the Russians' backward transportation capabilities, once the heavy artillery unit and accompanying heavy units enter the position and complete the deployment, it will not be easy for them to leave. A division belonging to the artillery regiment has thousands of horses and hundreds of carts. Does this thing mean to walk?

After the Donetsk Division received the initial blow, the following days were unusually calm. The opponent did not launch another fierce offensive, although as the two sides concentrated more and more forces, the width of the front became longer and longer. , But generally speaking, the two sides are still in a relatively mild positional warfare mode, attacking and defending each other, but there is no such thing as breaking the opponent's defense line or tearing a huge hole.

After several days of preparation, the three divisions on the two wings of the Donetsk Division have approached, and a reinforcement division from the rear has also been in place, and has entered the front to share the pressure. In a small area, the Russians have concentrated. The strength of at least 5 infantry divisions. The Russians tested the opponent's line of defense and found that these armored units cooperated with the defensive line of defense with high hardness and scary. Simply relying on the 3-inch rapid-fire gun and the infantry charge could not solve the problem.

"Call the 14th and 15th Army Artillery and the 2 heavy artillery regiments of our group army. We are not as good as the Germans in terms of firepower, not to mention that they have new armored vehicles." Nikolayevich finally decided to mobilize him. Baby heavy artillery troops! Half of the heavy artillery units under the Sixth Army were transferred to the front. As for why the Fifth Army was not mobilized, because in the Grand Duke’s plan, the Sixth Army was responsible for frontal containment, while the Fifth Army was responsible for turning around behind the Germans. They needed sufficient firepower.

The calm of the war was finally broken on the fifth day. With the arrival of the heavy artillery units under the Russian Sixth Army, the Russians finally had the courage to break through the German line of defense. There were 32 long-range cannons modified with naval guns and more than 50. 152MM howitzers, more than 100 122MM howitzers and 107MM cannons. Plus more than 200 76MM rapid-fire guns. The Russians gathered more than 350 artillery pieces in a small position!

In the area from 10 kilometers to 15 kilometers from the front line, more than 180 artillery pieces of medium caliber and above are arranged in sequence. The first is the 152MM heavy howitzer, then the 122MM and 107MM artillery with a longer range, and finally the 152MM naval cannon is interviewed. Ten artillery positions formed a discontinuous curve. Thousands of carriages shuttled back and forth between the front line and the rear. Although the artillery positions have been set up, they still need several days to hoard the shells. A 152MM heavy howitzer weighs 45KG, and there are additional launch pockets. If you include the packaging, a carriage can also transport 30 shells. And this little ammunition is not enough for a cannon to fight for 20 minutes!

  The Russians are gaining momentum. They know their weaknesses and know that they are not opponents of the enemy with the same strength, so they need to concentrate their forces first. However, they did not know that the concentration of Russian troops and technical equipment also brought convenience to the Germans. Unlike the artillery, which needed to accumulate a large number of shells and supplies, the Bavarian bombers could pour deadly bullets on the opponent’s head at any time while maneuvering. Although the artillery group was slower, it was still much faster than the Russians.

  At this time, the number of airships and reconnaissance planes in the sky has increased, and they faithfully pass on everything they see to the decision-making organization. They are based on the number of vehicles. Changes in units are used to estimate the size of the Russian army and its preparations for war.

"That's so much. The Russians we are facing have at least six divisions, right?" The Vulture reconnaissance airship moved toward the depths of the Russian army. The Russian army on the ground like moving ants made Aiden uneasy. ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ There is also artillery, do you see the fleet of vehicles in the northwest direction? There seems to be a lot of cars inside. This should be their towing heavy artillery unit. This time the Russians have lost their money! According to our pre-war intelligence, none of the military aircraft artillery units has a heavy artillery unit of this size. "The other crew member said.

"The feast has been set before our eyes. General Schmidt now has 4 divisions, 2 assaults and 2 fast divisions. The assault divisions on the left and right wings are also in place. Although there were some small-scale matches, judging from the current situation, the Russians did not realize the threat."

"The Fifth Army has completed its contraction. Instead of retreating, they moved to our right. This is equivalent to exposing the back to Prince Leopold. After defeating the enemy in front of him, Schmidt’s troops should quickly move south. The attack and Prince Leopold’s forces rendezvous to complete the defense of the Fifth Army. If we have spare capacity, Caliput can follow the left-wing rapid force to eat part of the Sixth Army."

Ruprecht finally issued an attack order. After all, it was a few hundred heavy artillery and infantry of more than 5 divisions. If you really waited until people were ready to show off, you would lose a piece of meat even if you were all iron. Launching an offense when the opponent is in place but has not completed preparations is a very important timing!

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