Holy Roman Empire

On November 27, 1880, the generals arrived in the Poznan region. After a brief rest, they launched an attack on the Russian Eighth Army the next day.

Under the harassment of Russian cavalry and airships, it only took less than 8 days to reach Poznan from Warsaw. The general military explained what it means to be fast and expensive.

A little military common sense knows that the greater the number of troops, the greater the difficulty of coordination and the slower the march.

The general army has a total strength of 468,000, and it can complete a march of more than 280 kilometers in 8 days, which is a miracle in military history.

If the organization is not strong enough, perhaps the troops in the front have reached their destination, and the troops in the back have not yet started.

Anyway, with so many people lining up, two rows can be arranged from Poznan to Warsaw.

There is no doubt that the rapid action of the general army has exceeded the Russians' estimates.The closer the Ninth Army did not arrive, the enemy arrived first.

Despite the brave resistance of the Russian Eighth Army, it did not help.Not to mention intercepting the return of the general army, whether Poznan can be held or not becomes a problem.

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The Russian military command, looking at the telegram for help, Ivanov sighed helplessly.

"Order the 8th Army to stay in Poznan and wait for reinforcements, order the 9th Army to speed up the march, and reinforce the 8th Army as soon as possible."

Chief of Staff Julian Benette reminded: "Marshal, the main force of the general army arrived in the Poznan region two days ago. Now Poznan City may have been surrounded.

At this time, the Ninth Army rushed over, it is difficult to immediately merge with the Eighth Army in the city, but may be aided by enemy encirclement.

The Eighth Army has cities that can stick to it, and supporting it for ten days and a half months is no problem.It is better to let the ninth army and eleventh army, seventeenth army converge, and then go to reinforcements."

From a military perspective, Julian Bennet ’s worries are very reasonable.In the field, a ninth army can really not be the main opponent of the enemy.

If an encounter occurs, the loss will be heavy or the entire army will be wiped out.Without the Ninth Army, the two second-tier troops alone will not be an enemy of the enemy.

Ivanov sneered and said, "It's not necessary. If Mao Qi had such a good appetite, what would happen to the Ninth Army?"

The total strength of the Eighth Army is as high as 216,000, and the total strength of the Ninth Army is 187,000, which totals more than 400,000. How can it be so easily swallowed.

If we can't make quick decisions, our eleventh and seventeenth armies will arrive on the battlefield.Even if Mao Qi can win, how many troops can they have left after the war?

The main force has run out, and if you want to recover, it will not be completed overnight, and we will not give them time.

Now this army in Mao Qi's hands is the essence of the general army. If he is willing to exchange it, why do we need to be stingy!"

The Berlin government has begun to mobilize the whole people, and the newly formed troops have not been able to form combat power. The main reasons are the lack of officers and the small number of veterans.

The elite army in Mao Qi's hands is extremely important.There is this army, with veterans to bring new recruits, the generals have the opportunity to erupt the last wave.

Of course, it is not easy to break out. The generals lack enough time, and Ivanov will not leave them a chance to breathe.

Now that the war is in progress, the loss is no longer important.When you open the map, you will find that the Pupo Federation has lost 55% of its land, 40% of the population, half of its food production capacity and one third of its industry.

This is just the beginning. The war has reached the hinterland of the Kingdom of Prussia. Once the Warsaw region is occupied, only one third of the Federation of Popo will remain.

No matter how beautiful the battles are on the battlefield of the General Army, they cannot make up for the gap in national strength. The subsequent powerlessness of the General Army has become more apparent.

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The Russian army suffered a loss in the Poznan region, which does not mean that it also suffered a loss on other battlefields.

In the Baltic Sea area, the Russians had a maritime advantage. The land, sea and land pushed the Prussian army into a beating, and they already occupied a quarter of East Prussia.

In Warsaw, after the withdrawal of the main force of the general army, the strength of the strong and the weak was transferred.Although I was not able to break through Warsaw City, it was fast.

It was not the Poles who guarded Warsaw did not sell their lives, but the Russians were too insidious to expel a large number of refugees into the city, increasing the pressure on the defenders.

The 10th Russian Army, responsible for the raid on Berlin, is now less than 80 kilometers away from Berlin.Of course, this distance may be the limit. If you want to move forward, it will not be possible for the Tenth Army.

From a military point of view, the raid of the 10th Russian Army obviously failed, and it did not play a raid role at all. It was discovered by the enemy early on.

The politics is different. The Tenth Army appeared near Berlin, and the impact on the Poppo Federation was disastrous. More and more people were pessimistic about the war.

If it is not too much hatred with the Russians, there are too many chips for the war, there is really no way out, and the Berlin government may have compromised with the Russians.

In London, after confirming that the general trend of the Poppo Federation is gone, the Benjamin cabinet is thinking about how to stop losses in time to minimize the loss of Britain.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Garfield: "After analyzing the data from our survey, the most optimistic estimate is that once the Commonwealth of Pope defeats, we will lose at least 300 million pounds of wealth.

The total overseas assets of the Commonwealth of Popper may be less than 150 million pounds, including the final deposit in the Berlin government account and the gold pledged to us.

Most of these overseas assets are distributed in Austria and Africa, and in private names, we can't do it even if we want to freeze it."

There is no doubt that it is hard to stop now.The Pupo Federation is too thin, and many collaterals are built on the premise of winning the war.

Theoretically, freezing the Berlin government ’s bank account in Britain immediately and confiscating their mortgaged gold and overseas assets can minimize losses.

In fact, there is no possibility of operation at all.As a world overlord, Britain also has a face. At this time, what happened to other younger brothers?

Although Great Britain is powerful, it does not reach the point where it does not need a younger brother.

Now is the era of the three countries of Britain, France and Austria, and no one can stand alone.Against the backdrop of the three major powers not supporting the battle, whoever wins more younger brothers will have an advantage in international politics.

Foreign Secretary Edward: "You don't have to think about freezing assets, including the gold mortgaged to us by the Berlin government, and you can't move it, at least we can't move until the Pupo Federation is finished.

The top priority is to find a way to keep the Federation of Popo, at least the Kingdom of Prussia.

We need to set an example to let countries all over the world know that even if they fail to cooperate with Britain, we have the strength to keep them."

In a sense, the war between Russia and Russia is also a continuation of the contradiction between Britain, France and Austria. The three countries used this war for political games, but the French withdrew halfway, and finally became a game between Britain and Austria.

Competition among big powers does not happen overnight, it is today's loss and tomorrow's win.If he lost money in the struggle, he would stab the younger brother when he changed hands. Who would dare to cooperate with them?

Chancellor of the Exchequer Garfield nodded: "Of course, this is a must. Only when the debtor is present can we recover the investment.

The current Berlin government is too poor, and even freezing all of their assets will not make up for our losses.

The question is can we keep them?Now that the Russians have the upper hand, I do n’t think that the Tsarist government will let this enemy out because of our face."

How big is Britain's face?This is a question that does not have an accurate answer. There are different answers in different regions and countries.

Since the London government supported the Pupo Federation, their face is not good in the Russian Empire.Harmful to his own interests, the Tsarist government did not care about any British threat.

Foreign Minister Edward: "This can't be ignored by the Russians. No country wants to see the Russians penetrate the Central European region, including Austria, which supports them.

If the Russians had annexed the Pupo Federation, how could Austria's Central European Empire dream come true?The bottom line of the Vienna government should be to allow the tsarist government to take back the Polish-Lithuanian region.

The only thing worth worrying about is that Russia and Austria may share the federal secrets of Pupo.This is the strength of the Vienna government, and no one knows how many secret contracts they have concluded over the years."

"Austria's secret covenant" is also one of the hot topics in Europe, widely circulated are the Russian secret covenant, the French secret covenant, the British secret covenant, the western secret covenant, the holy covenant ... and the secret covenant with the German state.

There is no doubt that many of the secret contracts are nonsense.Most of them are just ordinary treaties, because politics needs to be kept secret temporarily, and it becomes a so-called "secret contract" when it reaches the outside world.

The Government of Vienna has never explained it. This thing has been getting darker and darker. Even if the content of the treaty has been exposed, a large group of people still do not believe it.

The more and more muddy the water is, the real and the fake content are mixed together, and the outside world is more difficult to distinguish.

The Russian-Arabic covenant certainly exists. Otherwise, the bright agreement is not enough to make the Vienna government invest the blood of the tsarist government. The specific content of the London government is not clear.

Prime Minister Benjamin: "This is not a problem. Austria is not ready yet. At this time, the Pupo Federation is divided, and they have no confidence to swallow the Kingdom of Prussia.

I studied Franz. He attached great importance to his personal reputation. Even if he wanted to annex the Kingdom of Prussia, he would not choose to cooperate with the Russians at this time.

The top priority is to get the support of the French, and it cannot be delayed any longer.I have a bad hunch and I always feel that something big is going to happen in Europe."

Foreign Secretary Edward smiled and said: "Prime Minister, you are so humorous! The European continent has already made a big deal. After the end of the Russo-Prussian War, the European political landscape was reshuffled and the three countries of France, Austria and Russia will stand in the future.

Although our support for the Pupo Federation has failed this time, the situation on the European continent is still good.

The Russians won the war, and another continent was added to the continent. The future of the Vienna government may not be better."

Chancellor of the Exchequer Garfield: "Sir, you are too optimistic. Russian-Austrian relations are still very good, and there is no possibility of turning your face in the short term.

The losses caused by the Russian-Russian war to the Russians are not small. For a long time to come, the tsarist government will rest and recuperate, and will not go west at all.

Instead, we are about to be in trouble.The Russians packed up the Pupo Federation, and the next target is likely to be Central Asia."

The persimmons are looking for a soft pinch. In this era of weak meat and strong food, it is normal.

The Russian Empire, which was badly hurt, was unable to compete with Austria, but it was no problem to bully several Central Asian countries.