Chapter 896: The best in Poland pocket
"Well, Ruprecht, as the empire's first dual marshal, do you have any thoughts on the future of the battle? I remember that you are a land warfare with your old profession, and you should be able to fight better." During this period, the moment of scenery is always short. After receiving the marshal's scepter, which symbolizes the highest rank of the German Empire, in the flashing lights and the envy of the people, the prince must face the complicated war situation again.
"From now on, you will be in charge of the Eastern Front. The relevant documents and appointments can be officially issued tonight. You will be sitting on the same angle as Emperor Fritz to command this war. Mackensen will fully cooperate with you. And the General Staff has agreed that Mackensen’s Eighth Army will gradually replace the equipment of the Bavarian Army. Of course, related resources and financial assistance are definitely indispensable. We will pay in proportion, so good, talk about the next step. Plan." The Kaiser urged.
"Then the little Maoqi Chief of General Staff, can you first talk about the idea of the Imperial General Staff?" The prince did not directly state his plan, but asked rhetorically.
"We hope that your army and the Markenson Army in East Prussia can launch a large-scale offensive and launch a centripetal assault toward the discovery of Warsaw. From the map, the entire Russian-Polish region is a wedge between the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The huge protrusion, for this protrusion, we are bound to win. I hope that before Christmas this year, we can celebrate our victory in Warsaw." Little Mochi looked at the Kaiser and said.
"In order to be able to eat this protrusion in one bite, I think that the German Army should launch an offensive from East Prussia towards Brest, while the Austro-Hungarian Army on the southern front should launch an offensive from Lviv, forming a huge pliers. And gradually eat them in one bite."
"Of course, in order to achieve this strategic goal, we need to knock down Warsaw in the first stage, and then eat up the entire Russian Poland before the first half of next year, and then decide whether to move forward in the direction of the Baltic Sea or in the direction of Ukraine. "Little Maoqi finished speaking, looking at the prince who was sitting across from him in thought.
"Polish Pocket is indeed an area where a lot of Russians can be killed. It is very close to us, and the transportation is convenient for the large corps to maneuver, and the depth is very shallow. If the Russians want to defend here, they can only fight with us. This is the scene I most want to see. Regarding the strategic plan, I agree with His Excellency Mr. Mao Qi."
"However, I don’t agree with the specific methods or the steps detailed to the campaign level. The two major legions seem to be advancing very well, but in general, we are still pushing forward. It is difficult for us to defeat our opponents. But it is not realistic to annihilate the Russian army in large numbers." The prince shook his head.
"Can't your fast army intersperse with the offense?" Xiao Maoqi asked rhetorically.
"Of course it can, but the effect may be worse. In the previous battles, my army and the Russians basically fought along the border. The two sides did not have important fortresses and fortifications. It was basically a field situation. However, if we If we continue to go deeper, we will be full of the Russian garrison area. Even if we can break through these fortresses, it may be difficult to surround them before the Russians retreat.” The prince said.
This incident has also appeared in history. For example, at the Battle of Augustov, Germany concentrated the Eighth Army under Hindenburg and another Tenth Army launched a surprise attack on the Russian Tenth Army. They originally planned to follow Launched an attack on the easternmost part of East Prussia, then penetrated as deep as possible, and then completed the encirclement of the Tenth Army. In this battle, Germany gathered a total of 8 and a half armies, about 250,000 people.
The battle started fairly smoothly. In the face of the sudden blows from the two German armies, the Russian 10th Army was forced to retreat. As the battle front extended step by step, the German supply problem gradually became prominent. The Twentieth Army of the Tenth Army resisted the German attack for ten days in the Augustov Forest area. With the mt fully capable, the other two armies of the Russian Tenth Army and the subsequent reinforcements of the Russian 15th The army reorganized the line of defense together.
Although the prince’s armored forces solved the breakthrough problem, and although a large number of vehicles were added to the logistics unit to solve the supply problem to a certain extent, the jungle warfare was still not fun. If you want to fight south from East Prussia, then the Augustov Forest The area, as well as the Osowitz fortress in the back, is a hurdle that cannot be passed. This fortress can concentrate 24 wild artillery and 69 fortress artillery. It is not easy to conquer.
In fact, the Russians have built the entire Polish protrusion in depth into an extra-large garrison area. Although this garrison area is not good, as long as there is time, the Germans can smash the fortresses along the way one by one, but this has very limited meaning. What does the prince want? In the Russian-owned Poland region, try to eliminate as many Russian troops and equipment as possible~www.wuxiaspot.com~ instead of smashing the hard walnuts step by step, and then let the Russians retreat calmly, until finally in Russia Deeply continue to trouble the prince.......
"To be honest, simply encircling an army or a group army is meaningless to me. The Russians can enlist 1.4 million troops this year. The speed of our eradication is too slow. We need a Fundamentally, there is a chance to kill the forces of several Russian army groups in one fell swoop! Even if it will not be eaten for a while, but as long as it can be surrounded, it is victory!" said the prince.
"From your description, this battle may last quite a long time! It may become a collection of several small battles." The prince's plan gave Little Moqi an unclear feeling. Surround several army groups? What do you think? If you die, everyone heads up and meets each other. The 5 Russian armies are put together, and the German and Austro-Hungarian armies are not afraid. However, they are not stupid, they will run, and want to encircle so many armies. How big is the encirclement circle!
"And from the perspective of time, I think that in time the Bavarian Army will do its best, and it will not be possible to close the Russian-Polish encirclement soon. Time and speed are too late." Xiao Maoqi said.
"Yes, a battle will definitely not work. If the Russians are aware of the threat, they will certainly not succeed. So, my idea is how to gradually close the gap that we need to close when the Russians are not aware of the threat." Said the prince.
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