Chapter 814: Eastern Route

"His Royal Highness, what are you doing now?" General Boll asked when he was parting.

"Me? Naturally, I went to Munich immediately. There was a major event in Austria-Hungary, and I am waiting for me to clean up." The prince took it for granted, and his expression seemed to be, I don't do this, can you let you do it?

"Well, I hope you succeed on the Eastern Front." General Ball said.

In fact, it is necessary to go back and deal with the Eastern Front at this time, because the Russian offensive has gradually reached its peak. The entire Austro-Hungarian Empire in Galicia can be described as a defeat. Prince Leopold has already brought 7 divisions to support the Austro-Hungarian Army. The Bavarian Legion cannot be without a principal, so the prince must take over the work immediately. And be prepared to support your uncle.

"The current situation of the Austro-Hungarian army is very bad, although at the beginning of the battle, the offensive of the Austro-Hungarian army caused great troubles to the Russians, and made breakthroughs in some areas, even forcing some of the Russian army to turn into defense. At that time, the Austro-Hungarian Army was also relatively tenacious in fighting. But it is a pity that the Russians have a huge advantage in terms of strength and equipment, and after a long period of consumption, this advantage gradually accumulates to a victory. The situation of the Austro-Hungarian Army. It began to deteriorate. When Conrad realized the imbalance of military power, he planned to shrink the line of defense. At this time, the Russian armored vehicles and cavalry played a huge role. They bravely intervened between the Austro-Hungarian army and attacked the flanks and stages. Support. With the frontal Russian army breaking through the defense line, the entire front quickly became fragmented. A large number of troops were divided."

"At this moment, the Austrian emperor asked us for help. According to your original order and arrangement, Prince Leopold brought 3 armies and 1 fast division into Galicia from Bohemia, and the Prince met first. It was the right wing of the Russian Fourth Army. The battle went on very quickly. The four divisions that spread out in a fan shape easily repelled the opponent. But when we approached the first target Krasnik (now Lublin Province, Poland It was found that the Austro-Hungarian Army had already left..."

"Then His Royal Highness can only withdraw his troops backwards to avoid being besieged by the Fourth and Ninth German Army. In the end, in the round of Przemysl and the Second Austro-Hungarian Army, we finally stabilized the half of the front. But the situation on the eastern half of the front is very bad. The Russians have captured Lviv and have plans to continue westward." Lieutenant General Kurt, Chief of the Bavarian Army’s general staff, briefly introduced the situation.

"Has the prince got a new telegram recently?" the prince asked.

"His Royal Highness sent a telegram just now. The telegram said that the Fourth Austro-Hungarian Army was trapped 60 kilometers northeast of the Przemyšl Fortress. The 15 divisions of the two Russian Army Groups had already removed it. Surrounded, the prince wants us to send more reinforcements to rescue this group army." General Kuer said.

"The commander of the Fourth Army is Offenberg, right? If I remember correctly, his legion should be dominated by Germans." The prince was lost in thought. According to the data provided by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Fourth Army has 4 armies (9 infantry divisions) and 2 cavalry divisions. And 580 artillery pieces. Half of this division is German, and another 30% are Czechs. From the perspective of distance and closeness, the prince must fight for it. The Germans are the core race of the future new empire, and the Czechs are an indispensable part. From the perspective of politics and public opinion, they should agree to the Prince's plan.

But the problem is, 15 Russian divisions are biting this group army! Although these divisions cannot be as full as they were before the war, it is not a big problem to gather at least 200,000 troops and 700 artillery pieces. It is a question of how many people there are in the Fourth Austro-Hungarian Army. The prince’s army itself has only 7 divisions. If these troops need to assist in the defense of the Przemysl Fortress and at the same time rescue, I am afraid it will be a little difficult.

Moreover, it is 60 kilometers away from the fortress, and it takes 2 days to walk this distance. You know, a large number of vehicles of the Bavarian Army were temporarily drawn to the western front by the prince. Prince Leopold’s troops lacked mobility. The prince who helped fish for people was supported, but he couldn't fish it out. It's troublesome to get yourself in. And the most important thing is that the current battlefield situation can be described as chaos. The Austro-Hungarian army retreats completely, if the prince wants to act, it is impossible to find a helper.

The Bavarian Legion is indeed powerful, but if you remove the armored units, self-propelled artillery, air force, and a large number of transport vehicles from the army, the army will be average, not to mention the prince’s army itself has a few Czech divisions. It might be difficult to rescue the Fourth Austro-Hungarian Army from the Russian army of 15 divisions!

"Tell me the situation of the Russian Army, and I'll see." Fighting must not be arrogant. Based on this principle, the prince must know himself and his opponent before making a decision~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and being the chief of staff of Kuhl will be relevant. After the information was obtained, the prince finally had a general understanding of the situation of the Russians.

The Russian Fourth Army and the Ninth Army were responsible for the siege of the Offenberg Army. The Fourth Army was beaten by Prince Leopold once in the previous week. Although the loss was not too great, the commander of the Army Zalitz Still moved the attack axis to the east, so it was time to besiege Offenberg Army with the Ninth Army.

The Russian Fourth Army was located almost at the westernmost part of the Galician battle group. In other words, no one except themselves will provide them with cover and flanking protection. In addition, when the war first started, the Russian Fourth Army was almost next to the annihilated Fifth and Sixth Army Groups. Regarding the brutality of the Bavarian Army, the Zalitz Commander must have lingering fears. When the Bavarian Army fought over, he chose to avoid its edge and get close to the Ninth Army, that could be explained.

There are 3 armies in the entire Russian Fourth Army, 8 infantry divisions and 2 cavalry divisions. If the previous information of the Prince is correct, the battle of the Bavarian West Army Corps was only a defeat, but at least one The infantry division and half of the cavalry division lost their combat effectiveness. The cavalry divisions are limited in tackling tough situations, so in other words, the maximum available force of the Fourth Army is less than six infantry divisions. Well, probably it is.

Then the Ninth Army is left.

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