Chapter 817: Siege Fight II

He once asked Conrad for help, but the Austro-Hungarian Army, which did not have enough reserves and frustrated front-line troops, was unable to save this somewhat advanced corps. There was no way other than issuing a meaningless retreat order! If he could go, Offenberg would have left. Depending on the existing defensive position, his troops could also be temporarily defended. However, if he left the position, he would have been taken by the Russians at a speed of less than 20 kilometers per day. Overtaken and rushed away!

And at this time, Prince Leopold sent a telegram to Offenberg, asking him to gather the planned Austro-Hungarian troops on the battlefield as much as possible, and then rely on the existing positions to defend against the Bavarian Army. Response.

"His Royal Highness, my troops are surrounded by an overwhelmingly dominant Russian army. We lack ammunition and supplies, and our morale is low. It is already very difficult to hold on, and accommodating more remnants can only make the situation worse." In a reply, Offen Berger wrote.

"This is an out-and-out disaster. In the face of the disaster, the Germans and Czechs of the Kingdom of Bavaria and Austria should stand shoulder to shoulder against the coming test. We should do our best to help everyone who is hopeful of being rescued, even if we want to It’s no hesitate to take some risks. I promise in my personal reputation and in the name of the Wittelsbach family that we will do our best to support your army, and the first reinforcements will arrive before sunset tomorrow.” Prince Leopold said The telegram wrote.

No one will send precious troops to the desperate situation. Prince Leopold used his own actions to show his position. He let his son lead the team, with the first support army, which is the only one in the past few days. A support army went to support the Fourth Army in Offenberg. The prince collected all the motor vehicles on hand and carried as many ammunition and supplies as possible. This force of less than 10,000 people became the footnote of the prince's telegram!

When the prince received this news, he immediately decided to mobilize vehicles from other troops to form a new rapid assault group directly to the road to attack the Russian Fourth Army.

"The Offenberg Army can be severely damaged or completely wiped out, but I hope you must bring the Prince's son back. This is an unshakable bottom line. I can give you anything as long as you can do it!" The prince wrote in a secret telegram to Baron Schmidt who led the team.

For his cousin, the prince is still very good, both in history and now. In history, when Ruprecht was jailed for opposing the Nazis, this cousin once helped. He, and in this plane. Prince Leopold is the elder of the prince and one of the most important supporters. Even if the legion has to pay some price, it must also ensure the safety of this cousin.

"Prince, you really shouldn't come." When Prince Georg broke through the Russian blockade, he came here with his armored battalion, three infantry battalions, a cavalry battalion, and a heavy army. Offenberg said mixedly.

"Here, there are hundreds of thousands of our compatriots. In order for them to safely return to their homes in Austria and Bohemia, I should come here. Even if the Emperor and Conrad both gave up, as long as there is a chance, We will never give up our allies." Prince Georg said: "My father and the crown prince will do their best to save you, even if you launch a large-scale attack. Let’s talk about the situation here."

"Our supplies are basically enough, rifles and light weapons and ammunition are still adequate, but we lack enough artillery. The two Russian armies have concentrated at least 600 artillery to attack us, but fortunately, their supply lines are also relatively long. The stock of ammunition is not too large."

"Our morale is very low, and some cowards have clamored for surrender or escape. I tried to control the situation. The Germans are still relatively tenacious. The Bohemians can still execute orders under the pressure of the officers, but the Magyars Some other ethnic minorities are not the same. They can't bring much benefit to the improvement of combat effectiveness except for consuming supplies." Offenberg said with some frustration.

"Morale needs to be boosted by victory! In order to let our soldiers see the hope of victory again, I decided to take my troops to launch a limited counter-assault! Father's troops may not arrive tomorrow, but I can promise, At dawn tomorrow, our soldiers can see the air force of the Kingdom of Bavaria as soon as they look up." Prince Georg said confidently.

When Georg’s troops entered the encirclement, Prince Leopold, after learning that Ruprecht would fully support the Austro-Hungarian front and attack the flank of the Russian Fourth Army, immediately led the 5 divisions. Go to the rescue. The scale of war has begun to gradually tilt. At this time, the entire Galician front can be divided into two parts. In the direction of Poland, the two Russian armies have completed the encirclement of the Offenberg Army, but the hundreds of thousands of Austro-Hungarian troops are still fighting. Russia People can't eat it for a while, and on the outside, the main force of the legion led by Prince Ruprecht and the troops of Prince Leopold will come together from the west and the south ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ in the next 3 days In the period of time, the Polish direction of power handling will undergo subversive changes.

In the direction of Ukraine, the three Russian armies still occupy an overwhelming advantage. After defeating the two and a half Austro-Hungarian armies, the three armies continue to develop in the direction of Galicia. The Austro-Hungarian Empire is ready to defend against the Lorpathians.

"It seems that Prince Leopold's troops are going to relieve Offenberg?" Nikolayevich said with some worry looking at the information just obtained.

"The battle should be over. The combat effectiveness of our two legions in the Polish theater was a bit low, and now it's at the end of the battle." Kuropatkin had some retreat.

"However, if this is the case, our battle damage ratio is not optimistic. In the Ukrainian theater, we lost nearly 150,000 troops, and the Austria-Hungary Empire lost about 200,000. In the Polish theater, we lost 120,000 inexplicably. , And the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s loss is about 140,000. In this case, the war damage ratio is about 270,000 to 340,000. Our advantage is not large."

"Of course, the most important thing is that this front is not good now. Our troops cannot occupy the areas north and east of the Lorpathians. This also means that we cannot lock the Austro-Hungarian Army in In the inner ring of the Rolpathians, we need to split up a large number of troops to defend against Austria-Hungary, so where do we find enough mobile troops to deal with the Bavarian Army?" Brusinov said. He is very unwilling to the current situation.

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