Holy Roman Empire

Affected by the heavy casualties of the Russian army, the war in the Asia Minor Peninsula has eased. In addition to continuing to harass and bombard, the coalition forces occasionally landed for destruction.

The Ottoman government wanted to take the opportunity to counterattack, but the reality is not allowed.Just experienced a major defeat, and the loss of personnel and materials was very serious.The Ottoman Empire had inconvenient transportation, and there was no way to complete the supplement in a short time.

In the Middle East theater, Lieutenant General Feslav looked at Jerusalem and sighed.Religious cities are trouble. There are too many iconic buildings in it. If you accidentally break them, it will be very troublesome.

Otherwise, Feslav had already ordered shelling.Not being able to use heavy firepower is only one aspect, he must also control the casualties of the main force.

The main purpose of the military training is to practice. Austria is not Russia, and it is not necessary to take the lives of soldiers seriously.

In order to reduce the loss, Lieutenant General Feslav used assault forces as much as possible to attack the city, which is also the reason for the slow progress.

The guard reminded: "General, the meeting is about to begin."

Feslav nodded and turned to enter the headquarters.

...

A young officer stood up, his face full of sadness, coupled with the tender cheeks, which made people feel awkward.

"General, you can't attack like this. If you go on like this, the war is not over, and the army in our hands will be lost first."

There is no doubt that the troops commanded by the young officers are used as cannon fodder.Indigenous soldiers have no status in the Austrian army and are not normally organized. They are recruited temporarily when needed.

Feslav replied facelessly: "Major Rick, war is always cruel. You are not afraid that sacrifice is the essence of a soldier. You have to learn to adapt.

If you are worried about the high casualties of the troops, then you have to find a way to bring the casualties down instead of complaining to me here.

Now you are commanding colonial forces, we can not care about such casualties.If one day you command a regular army, this casualty number can already send you to a military court."

The cannon fodder was sacrificed, and Feslav didn't care.If the regular army lost so much, he would have to think about how to explain it to the country.

In fact, Franz does not care about the casualties of soldiers, but the casualties must be valuable.If an officer ’s decision-making error results in heavy losses to the army, even if he wins the war, he still needs to be held accountable.

In contrast, the status of the cannon fodder is much lower, and it is sufficient to recruit if you die, and the Government of Vienna will not bother.

This war, except for Jerusalem, is to cultivate the commanding ability of young military officers through actual combat.

For example: Rick is a division commander of the colonial forces, or a major is not yet qualified to appear in military conferences.

The young officer of Rick hurriedly explained: "No general, I just think that this kind of blind attack is meaningless.

In the case where heavy artillery cannot be used, it is difficult for us to attack like this, and it is difficult to achieve results. Perhaps a more effective way of siege.

For example: recruiting young and strong on the spot, letting the Ottomans kill each other, weakening the morale of the defenders in the city.Or it may drive people into the city and consume the enemy's food."

These two methods have actually been mentioned in previous military meetings.The reason for being rejected is very simple, that is because of fame.

In order to gain political capital, the Vienna government has shouted the slogan of regaining the Holy Land.Not looking at the lonely Holy See, he spontaneously jumped out and waved his flag.

A large group of war reporters who are not afraid of death came here from the European continent.The actions of the Austrian army have been watched by countless people, and Lieutenant General Feslav will naturally not take extreme measures.

Some people do not understand this kind of approach. Everyone has a bad reputation these years. The means of Austria in the colonial movement are also not clean. Why care about the reputation.

After hesitating for a while, Feslav shook his head: "No, the military serves politics. Jerusalem's status is extraordinary. We must consider international influence.

If the soldiers in your hands have more than one-third of the casualties, you can suspend the siege first. We have cut off the water, and the people inside can't last long.

This war is an actual combat training, and the knowledge you have learned will be used on the battlefield, and the loss is second."

The seemingly easy answer is actually full of helplessness.Putting hope on the enemy's insufficient preparation is not what a general should do.

But for practical needs, Feslav has reported the situation to the Vienna government, and the answer is: it will not matter if Jerusalem will not be beaten in a while, Austria is not short of this time, but the international reputation is not bad.

Another young military officer proposed: "If we let go of it, we would send someone to spread the rumors and encourage the local cultists to enter Jerusalem to defend the Holy Land.

Also, when we capture the captives, we can also create opportunities for them to escape back to Jerusalem.No matter whether the defenders in the city accept it or not, it is in our favor."

This obscure means seems to be much more civilized.

Feslav nodded: "This is a good suggestion. It ordered the patrols on the north side to release water and deliberately left a mouth to allow personnel to enter and exit.

Then send someone to talk with the local strength, let them guide the local *** into Jerusalem, and find an excuse to deal with it if they don't cooperate.

Regardless of whether the defenders in the city let people into the city, let me send them to the city first.Be cautious and don't let people discover it."

...

The blood-red evening glow is fading away. Both sides of Russia and Poland are still fighting fiercely. The battlefield is already a sea of ​​corpses and blood.

At the moment of life and death, the courage shown by the Polish army surprised the Russians.However, this changed the direction of the war. With the promotion of time, the weakness of the Polish army's strength was gradually exposed.

As night fell, the night blocked the Russian soldiers, and both sides were forced to withdraw their troops.The crumbling Kiev was holding on for another day, as Pretar, a defensive officer, was exhausted.

With less than one-fifth of the Russian army's strength, he has been holding on to the city for a week, and the reinforcements have still not arrived.The surrounding friendly forces have long been defeated, and Kiev has become a lone city.

Dragging his tired body and counting the casualties, Pretar only sighed.

The Polish government has deployed an infantry division and two garrison regiments in the Kiev region, with a total strength of up to 16,000. Now, less than half of them can fight.

This was also the result of Pretar ’s pressure to concentrate all the troops in the Kiev area after the war broke out, otherwise the Russian army could not be blocked for a week.

The strategic points outside the city have almost been lost. During the day, the Russian army invaded the city. If there were no reinforcements, the fall of Kiev was a doomed result.

Pretar no longer has illusions about reinforcements, he just expects the government not to waste the time earned by these 16,000 defending military lives.

Late at night, after deploying the defensive mission, Pretal wrote the last letter, or suicide note, to the Polish government.

The telegram from Kiev to Warsaw has been cut off, and now only the original method of communication can be used. Whether the letter can be sent to the Polish government is unknown.

This time, Pretar did not ask for help, and reason told him that it was very stupid to fight the Russians in the Kiev region.

The best battlefield is in Warsaw, although putting the battlefield in the capital will cost a lot.But there is no public foundation, and it is too difficult to win from weak to strong.

War always requires sacrifice, and in Pretal ’s view, there is no price to pay for victory.

The defenders in the Kiev region can sacrifice for the country today, so Warsaw, the capital of tomorrow, can also make sacrifices.

As one of the leaders of the Polish Revolution, after independence, Pretal left the center of power and chose to defend the front line of Kiev, the least popular.

When he made this decision, he was ready to sacrifice for the country.The Russian Empire was not easy to deal with. The tsarist government made a comeback, as many people expected.

It's just that this time came too early. After independence, Poland hasn't revived, and after just a few years of effort, it became a fish again.

...

In Warsaw, when the Prime Minister of East Brovsky received Pretar ’s suicide note, news of the fall of the Kiev region and Pretar ’s suicide also came, pulling out the last nail, the Russian soldiers Directly at the Sluchi River.

Putting down the letter in his hand, Eastbrowski shook his head.In his view, Pretal is too idealistic, and it is good that the Kingdom of Poland can keep it at this point.

Rather than fantasizing about concentrating troops to reinvent the Russian army in Warsaw, it is better to expect Prussian reinforcements to arrive soon.

The day before Kiev's defeat, the Polish Parliament had elected William I as king, and the confluence of Pupo was a foregone conclusion.

Until the war, the Kingdom of Poland has failed.In this short half-month, the Kingdom of Poland has lost 80,000 troops and lost one-fifth of its territory. What is the decisive battle against the Russians?

The defeat of the war always requires someone to be responsible. As the loser, East Brovsky, the temporary prime minister, is not far from the blame and resignation days.

No way, under the pressure of the Russians, all sectors of Polish society advocated a compromise with the Prussians in exchange for the Berlin government to send troops for protection.

In these years of political career, Dongbrovsky has not been in vain, and he is no longer the original revolutionary.

Combined with an analysis of the current situation, he knew that there was a secret transaction between the two countries.The cold-hearted reason of the Berlin government cannot be ignored, but the Prussians are still slow, which is enough to explain many problems.

The end of the war is no longer determined by the Polish government.It is estimated that when the Russians took the agreed site, it was when everyone sat down to negotiate.

The intervention of the international community saw thunder but no rain.If Britain and France really want to interfere in this war, they will directly send troops to the Baltic Sea to threaten St. Petersburg, and the czar government will make a compromise.