Chapter 741: Shocked the world
"Nikolaev's army is over." After Kuropatkin received the telegram from the front line, he said such a sentence for a long time. Although he had a foreboding that the situation was not good, he was in the first place. After the news that the Fifth Army had been encircled and annihilated, and that most of the Sixth Army had been killed, he was still in deep shock! This news is terrible. The simple telegram indicates that Russia has lost about 400,000 troops! These losses are different from ordinary casualties. The casualties of a general rout war are largely recoverable losses. For example, if a battle is over and 100,000 people were killed or injured, then those killed in the battle must not be recovered, but most People are all injured, and more than half of them can go to the battlefield again after a short period of training.
But this time, it's different! Because the opponent is fighting a siege! The troops were killed by organizations, either killed in battle or captured after being wounded. According to the estimates of the German base camp, the Bavarian Legion might have captured at least 100,000 prisoners after the battle was over!
"The loss of 400,000 people is not terrible. What we can replenish is the loss of equipment! We can replenish 400,000 people within 2 months, but if we want to restore the equipment of 400,000 people, there is no need for 4 months. Impossible! And what will happen after 4 months? God only knows!" Brusinov said very pessimistically.
"Of course, the most terrifying thing is that we can't resist such an army! Facing Napoleon’s army, we can also fight a battle like Borodino. In Crimea, facing the British and French army, although we lose more, But it's not impossible to fight. But facing the Bavarian Army, it gives me a feeling that children beat adults. Their equipment and tactics are beyond an era! An era where technology and machinery replace blood and strength has arrived." Nove described his pessimism completely in his diary.
At the same time, the battle report of the Bavarian Legion was also sent to the Kaiser and Bavaria. After learning that his son commanded the Legion and easily killed the two Russian armies, Ludwig III was overjoyed and personally decided to take a normal course. In addition to rationing, additional rations and supplies are given to military family members. When William II got the battle report, it was like breaking a bottle of schisandra.
Look at yourself, the army can't move anymore after pushing it to the border with France, yes, it just can't move! On the surface, Germany's performance this time seems to be worse than in history. Then look at the Eastern Front, and between talking and laughing, the two Russian armies are finished. Although he thought that the Bavarian Army would be better able to fight, it was beyond the Kaiser’s expectation to be able to fight to this level. Originally, he thought that even if Ruprecht could win, the two sides would have to fight 300 rounds for a few months. Time, and then the Bavarian Legion will drop another 100,000 casualties and beat the Russians back. But now?
What Ruprecht sent was not only a battle report, but also a bunch of photos and, which were taken by air. In the photos, pieces of Russian prisoners covered the ground, and there was a line of small print underneath that said this A captive of one square kilometer! Then, the Russian flag of 15 divisions was sent.
"Although the Russians are more food, but I have to admit that Ruprecht did a good job. Promote it well. After all, when the Western Front is in trouble, the victory on the Eastern Front can also boost morale." The Kaiser thought. I thought about it.
"Send another congratulatory message in my name, hoping that the Bavarian Army can make greater contributions to the empire, and the empire will not treat anyone badly." The Kaiser thought for a while and added.
Under the instructions of the Kaiser, the German propaganda machine was indeed powerful. Soon, titles such as the new God of War of the German Empire and the most outstanding representative of the younger generation of German generals were added to the prince, especially the Frankfurt Daily News. A large number of photos on the front page of the media support this. The Russian flag of 15 divisions and the captured Fifth Army commander occupy the largest part of the page.
Pictures of Russian prisoners in aerial photos, as well as piles of guns and artillery, all proved the brilliant victory of the Bavarian Army. The guns that can be armed with a group army, the artillery of several divisions, the tens of thousands of horses and the piles of materials in the warehouse make the German people excited, and many people who have not been able to join the army in the first wave have asked to join Bavaria. In the Legion, although they are not Bavarians, they can always find other reasons, such as being Catholics....
The attitude of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is a bit interesting. The congratulatory telegram is naturally going to be sent, but at the same time, there are also some discordant voices in the Vienna Palace, such as vilification of the prince’s victory, such as Talk about concerns about "internal enemies". In the eyes of some people, having such a "such a powerful aid" is not necessarily a good thing. Of course, if it were before the two Russian armies were destroyed, no one would have said that, because they still need the prince and His legion!
At the same time, Britain and France have also received the results of the border battle. It is impossible to say that it is not touched. After all, even if the pigs of the 2 group armies, you can spend three weeks to catch them! However, Britain and France are not very worried. On the one hand, the Russian army is not very strong in quality. The Russians have always relied on a large number, vast strategic depth and cold winter to fight. On the other hand, it is more important~www.wuxiaspot.com~ that is, the Bavarian Army is on the eastern front and has nothing to do with the western front.......
"From the information provided by the Russians, it is described that the Bavarian armored forces are more elite than other German forces, and they actually started to use aircraft on a large scale. This is something we did not expect. We need to make up for this as soon as possible. In order to avoid falling into the situation of the Russians." Xiafei said at the military meeting.
"Bavaria is an anomaly. Their economic situation is very good, and their industry is also very good. With the support of Bohemia, they can arm a small-scale army in this way, and this situation cannot be replicated in Germany. Other legions and us." Armand said.
"The gross industrial production value of Bavaria and Bohemia has reached more than half of France! The population is the same, but they only armed with 500,000 troops, and we need to arm 2 million troops. This is piled up with real money. The army is indeed powerful, but it is indeed a poison for total war, because we can arm more troops with the same resources, and it is obviously impossible for the other side to use 500,000 troops to defeat our 1 million army." A French officer said. .
In short, the arrogant French are still very confident in their military system, just like their confidence in the 75MM rapid-fire gun. Of course, the French have performed well this time. This also gave them confidence!
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