Chapter 1494: Situation on the Eastern Front

Chapter 1494 The Situation on the Eastern Front

"I originally thought that the Polish Pocket Battle would at best deal with the Russian army in the Russian Polish region. However, I was wrong. This battle directly sounded the death knell of Russia's collapse. The Russians deployed far more troops on the front line than we did. In other words, we overestimated the mobilization ability and national strength of the Russians. After this battle, the Russians could not even form a complete front, and their troops were forced to defend around important cities. Our advance across the vast Ukrainian plains appeared to be very easy."

"The Russians seem to have concentrated their few remaining elites on the front line of St. Petersburg. In the direction of Poland and Belarus, the Russian army cannot compare with the previous Polish garrison in terms of size or equipment quality. In their ordinary infantry squad , and there were even cases where three people used one rifle. Artillery was even rarer, very rare. Pushing it to describe, for the Bavarian Army and the Bohemian Army, there are no problems on the battlefield. The logistical problems we face may be more serious than the enemy, and we need more vehicles and horses. In order to ensure the next One step forward."

"However, it must be admitted that after we entered the Ukrainian plains, the front line was greatly stretched, the density of our troops began to decrease, and the logistical pressure became very high, especially the Austro-Hungarian Army. They were to the south of us. At the same time, there is a lack of sufficient transport vehicles, so the supply situation is very bad. The situation of the war has changed. In the northern part of Ukraine, the Russians retreated in a big way. They even abandoned the vital Zhitomyr region and Kiev region. The Dnieper River confronted us, but on the southern front, they stubbornly resisted the attack of the Austro-Hungarian Army, because the front line became very wide and there were a lot of gaps between the troops, so the Russians were able to take advantage of their cavalry and constantly A short assault on the Austro-Hungarians to delay and wear down our allies has been very effective as things stand."

"Our air power played an important role in this phase of the battle. They suppressed the Russian offensive, bombed their logistics facilities and convoys, and provided us with early warning. But as the front continued to advance, our air power It's becoming less and less available and I would like to add more planes if I can."

"The Bavarian Army and the Bohemian Army are very stable on the northern front of Ukraine, and there will be no problems, but I am not sure on the front line of the Austro-Hungarian Army, especially the Hungarians. Advocate. They are like robbers, trying to put as many things in their pockets as possible. They are more like a group of speculators than an army. From the attachment, you can clearly see that the Hungarian Legion is already in A huge salient has formed in the lower reaches of the Dnieper River, but their forces are weak and their battle lines are too long, which is a very serious hidden danger."

Prince Leopold's 5,000-word telegram almost explained the situation on the entire Eastern Front, and then combined with the data compiled by the General Staff, the prince had a very intuitive understanding of the current Ukrainian war situation.

If you want to summarize it, the overall situation is very good, but there are hidden dangers in some areas. Of course, to be honest, this hidden danger is irrelevant to Ruprecht.

Because the Russians aimed at the Hungarian Army, the prince wished that the Hungarian Army suffered heavy losses. As for whether it will beat Austria to half death like the Russian Borosinov offensive in history? This possibility is not great!

As a traverser, how could the prince not prepare for a desperate attack by the Russians? The Bavarian Army and the Bohemian Army under the Prince have never done their best. Even when the Polish Pocket Battle started, the Prince still guaranteed that there would be at least 5 divisions in reserve behind! From a purely quantitative point of view, this is much different from the size of the reserve teams on the Western Front, which often consisted of more than a dozen divisions or even more than 20 divisions. All shrunk.

Take the German army as an example. Before the war, a German division had 17,000 people, but now, it is quite good to be able to give you 15,000 people. A large number of divisions belong to only 13,000 people, which is only a few thousand people. But if it is refined to the infantry on the front line, the difference in combat effectiveness will be huge! And what about the Bavarian reserve division? A division of 17,000 to 20,000 people! This is also why, from the perspective of organization, the army under the prince's command is not large, but in fact, if the number of people is counted, it is enough to scare the Kaiser! And if you want to calculate the equipment in detail, it is estimated that Xiao Maoqi can't bear it!

To be honest, the prince's behavior is really a bit outrageous, but it's politically correct in Germany, no problem! The equipment, personnel and military expenses of the Bavarian Legion are all borne by the Kingdom itself. Since the German central government does not pay a penny, Bavaria has to provide additional equipment to Prussia. Then in line with the principle of unity of rights and obligations, Bavaria can do some tricks Tolerant, the so-called water is clear and there will be no fish, the prince is not wrong to do so.

However, up to now, after withdrawing most of the troops from the front line of St. Petersburg, on the Belarus-Ukraine front line, the reserve team of the Bavarian Army has reached 7 divisions! Four of the divisions were deployed on the side of the Austrian Legion. This is to ensure that if one day the Austrians can't stand it anymore, the Bavarian Legion will go directly to the top....

And on this plane, when the Eastern Front of the Allied Powers Legion was greatly strengthened, the combat effectiveness of the Russian Legion was greatly reduced. And the length of the front.... Well, now from the Baltic coast in the north to Ukraine, it's a longer front than it used to be. The Confederate Legion was dispersed, but so were the Russians!

Relying on the cavalry, the Russians can indeed run amok on a line of defense that does not have enough troops and is not consolidated, but because of the lack of heavy weapons and machine guns, they are at best a taste of it. It is impossible to pose a fundamental threat to the entire front. Therefore, the prince is still very satisfied with the military situation in Ukraine. In terms of military affairs, the prince has only one request for Prince Leopold, and that is to continue fighting according to the plan.

But in another telegram, the political and economic issues mentioned by Prince Leopold attracted the prince's attention.

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