Holy Roman Empire

Under the roar of artillery fire, the sky gradually dimmed, and the shouts of tears in the distance were endless, and perhaps there would be several thousand more bodies tomorrow morning.

Marshal Mao Qi, who had just arrived at the front line, picked up the telescope and stared at the front.Because of the distance, only the smoke of the shells exploded.

After a moment of effort, Mao Qi sighed.The situation is much worse than he expected. Judging from the artillery fire, we know that the Russians are not what they were.

As night fell, the two sides stopped the fight in tacit agreement.The Yinfeng began to howl and seemed to wake up the dead soul.

Within the General Command, Marshal Mao Qi, who had come to oversee the war, began to swell.

"It's been a week since the war broke out, and a little Brest didn't take it down. It's a real waste.

say something!In ordinary times, aren't you very capable?No one in the list, bragging about defeating Russia in three months, went to St. Petersburg to parade within half a year.

Now, none of Brest can take it.Not to mention going to the military parade in St. Petersburg. If we go on like this, our strategy to cut off the Dnieper River will go bankrupt."

Everyone lowered their heads to listen to the teachings. There was no way this battle was really bad.

According to the plan of the General Staff, the general army should conquer Brest within three days, and then go south along the Dnieper River to capture Kiev and cut off the Russian water supply channel.

The core of this strategy is to be fast. The Russians are short of everything, but there is no shortage of soldiers.Once the tsarist government reacted and a large number of reinforcements arrived, the war would not be easy to fight.

This is a lesson in history. The fact that the Sino-British-French alliance used blood in the first Near East War tells the world that the heavily armed and well-logistically equipped Russian army is the hard bone.

As long as the Dnieper River is in the hands of the Russian army, Austrian materials can be transported continuously, and the war will evolve into a war of attrition.

Hornlow Ingelfingen, the commander of the Southwest Army, replied bitterly: "My Excellency, the enemy is more stubborn than we thought. During these seven days, we have confronted dozens of times.

Although most of the time, we have the upper hand, but overall it is still not optimistic.The strength of the Russian army is very fast, and the troops fighting us have changed three waves.

You may not believe that they not only stayed in place, but often launched counterattacks.

According to the information detected, there are 80,000 Russian troops guarding the front line of Brest, and there are 100,000 Russian troops in the Warren region, not to mention the continuous reinforcements in the rear.

The commander of the Russian army on the opposite side is a group of lunatics, who simply do not take the life of the soldiers as one thing. Many times, they deliberately exchange with us.

In just one week, our Southwest Front Army lost the strength of two divisions.In a short time, it is almost impossible to make a breakthrough here."

No way, the strategy thing cannot be kept secret at all.The general army wanted to cut off the Dnieper River, and the Russian army naturally refused.

As an enemy, naturally staring at each other.Especially after the birth of the airship force, Russian airships were cross-bordered every day, and large forces were mobilized, making it difficult to maintain confidentiality.

Mao Qi frowned, and he knew that the Brest Fortress could not be taken, the main responsibility was not these officers.Relying on strength on the battlefield, the general army has no overwhelming advantage, and it is normal to fall into a stalemate.

The strategic plan formulated by the General Staff: pretend to attack Estonia and make a stance to enter St. Petersburg to attract the main force of the Russian army and create opportunities for seizing Kiev.

However, the plan did not change fast.The goal of attracting the main force of the Russian army was achieved, and the first step in seizing Kiev was stuck.

No matter how good the strategy is, it can't stand up to many soldiers of the Tsarist government.The Russians had more defenders than the generals who attacked, and things were embarrassing.

It ’s not just here, the Russian military is dominant on the entire front.With all of his strength, the Federation of Popo gathered 750,000 troops on the battlefield, and the number of Russian troops on the opposite side had already exceeded 1 million.

Mao Qi shook his head: "We don't have so much time. If we can't seize Kiev before winter and cut off the transport line of the Dnieper River, it will be in trouble next year.

No matter how difficult it is, we must complete this strategy.Otherwise, the enemy will directly drag us to death by virtue of its strength.

To tell you the truth, not only is Brest ’s frontline offensive blocked, it is the same on the entire battlefield.

In the past ten years, the enemy has built a lot of fortifications.How can so many lines of defense be torn in a short time?"

Speaking here, Mao Qi sneered and sneered: "Why, are you afraid?"

"Not afraid!"

"Not afraid!"

...

As a group of war-mongers, how could it be so easy to be afraid?The war has just begun, and encountering difficulties is normal.People who are optimistic will not think that they can defeat the Russian army in just one week.

Compared with the last war, the situation is much better now.At that time, when the war broke out, the Russian army suppressed the general army, and they were finally overturned by them.

"Since you're not afraid, then you don't have to make excuses. Sink down and find a way to tear the enemy's defenses.

The enemy deployed heavy soldiers in the Brest area, and then tried to get around.The army can't get through, can't the small unit still do?

No matter how bad it is, you can arrange for people to blow up the Dnieper River. As long as the strategic objectives are achieved, I do n’t care if you use any method."

In order to win the war, Mao Qi has been desperate.Don't look at what he said lightly, if the small army alone went deep, it would basically go nowhere.

Hornloe Ingelfingen: "My Excellency Marshal, the enemy has deployed heavy soldiers in the Brest area and is not suitable as a breakthrough. It is better to change directions.

Unlike the last war, the Russians made sufficient preparations this time, and the Russian army will not be short of supplies.

Even if the Dnieper River is cut off, they can be transported by rail in the Eastern Ukraine region unless we can occupy the entire Ukraine.

Strategically, this is very tasteless.The Ukrainian region is not the core of Russia. Even if it is lost here, the Russians will not surrender.

They have already obtained the understanding of the Nordic Federation, in addition to Austria, the Russians can also obtain supplies from the Nordic Federation.

Before the tsarist government spends the last gold coin in its pocket, it is difficult for us to drag them down in terms of supplies.

If you want to defeat the Russian Empire, you must occupy Moscow and St. Petersburg.Compared with these two strategic points, other places should only be auxiliary."

Mao Qi flicked the table: "Your proposal, I will carefully consider it. What is needed now is to execute the order, understand General!"

It is not that this proposal is not good, nor that Mao Qi cannot tolerate different opinions.The fact is quite the opposite. Without preparations to fight Moscow, the Berlin government would not insist on Smolensk in the last war.

The strategic points of attacking Moscow are all in the hands, how can Mao Qi ignore them?

The problem is that the Russians also saw it. As soon as the war broke out, the Russians mobilized heavy troops to siege Smolensk.

In this context, Mao Qi naturally would not choose to fight hard with the Russians, only Brest attack and defense.

As for Smolensk, it is good for consuming enemy forces.The Berlin government has established a perfect fortification on the ground, which just attracts Russian firepower.

...

After the meeting, Mao Qi left Hornloe Ingelfingen to discuss.

"Marshal, why not say it at the meeting?"

Mao Qi: "Yes, that's what you think. Of course, I'm not saying that the people attending the meeting have problems. The Russians are not yet capable of buying high-level officers.

The following people are not sure. In recent years, we have caught a lot of spies. Many people leaked the information to the enemy without knowing it.At this critical moment, we must be cautious."

Hornloe Ingelfingen thought about it, and it was never a harmonious thing to catch spies. Although the Berlin government did not engage in a company, there were still many officers involved.

There are disputes in some places, and the military is not alone. Because of the power struggle, as long as it is involved, whether it is innocent or not, it can only be retired in the end.

"Okay, in principle I have no objection to this combat plan. The Southwest Front Army will try to attract the attention of the enemy as much as possible, but I still have some concerns about breaking through from the Warren area."

If you want to seize Kiev, you can not only go down the Dnieper River, but also directly from the Warren region, but it is not so convenient.

Mao Qi smiled slightly: "It's right to worry, you don't think it will work, and the enemy is even harder to think about.

Moreover, no one has stipulated that we must hit Kiev directly.

After making a breakthrough in the Warren area, we can turn the muzzle completely and take a roundabout outsourcing of the Russian army in Brest.

The war has already begun, and the strategic plan made in advance can only be a plan.Whether to implement it or not, how to implement it should be based on actual conditions.

No matter how you fight, just win this war.What we have to do now is to wipe out the main forces of the Russian army as much as possible. As long as these troops are killed, the following battles will be easy to fight."

As long as it succeeds, everyone is only concerned about the victory of the war, and no one pays attention to the effort behind it.Unknown hero is the greatest and most tragic.

Mao Qi would rather put pressure on the officers to force everyone to launch an offensive, rather than telling everyone the truth about feinting, and also have considerations in this regard.

If everyone knew the truth, would they be so desperate?If it is not desperate, how can it create enough pressure on the enemy to force the surrounding Russian troops to reinforce?

Even out of political considerations, this feint will be artificially erased.If no breakthrough is made on the battlefield, the troops responsible for feinting will not only fail to gain merit, but will also be punished.

An excellent commander must consider not only military and political aspects, but also human nature.