And if, at this time, the Austro-Hungarian corps and part of the Bavarian corps launched a counterattack in the Lviv direction, then without 2 army groups and sufficient reserves, then could the Russians rest assured? That's 1.5 million troops! In addition to this, in Transcaucasia, there was a Turkish pindown, and the Russians deployed at least one army group, and along the Baltic Sea, the Russians had another army group. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info In this way, the forces of the Russians have already reached their limit, they do not have any more front-line forces.

"I have no intention at all to completely tear apart the Russian lines from the Polish direction, it would be inefficient to do so, the Russians are not stupid, they know how to build a series of fortresses and fortifications on the border and in depth on both sides. Even crappy fortifications are always an obstacle for the attacking troops. ”

"So, my breakthrough is here!" The prince clicked the direction of the Gulf of Riga on the map with a putt, and then drew a circle!

"Since the Russians have an offensive on land, and there are terrain obstacles, why don't we open a gap from the sea, bypass the enemy's border defenses, and plunge directly into the enemy's rear?" The prince asked rhetorically. "And in order to achieve this goal, I need the support of the Navy!"

In fact, the first operation was relatively unsuccessful, on the one hand, because the Russians were more effective in laying mines, on the other hand, Germany acted not resolutely, and the second, the famous Albion operation in history, was partially successful, and this operation was a little late in the prince's opinion, because by 1916, the two sides were already very close to the Gulf of Riga, and the offensive resistance was relatively large. But if you activate it now, the effect will be completely different!

The reason is simple, the main forces of the Russians are on the line of Poland and Silesia, and there is an accident in the Gulf of Riga, and the Russians will not have time to mobilize their troops! The only possible thing is the reserves in the St. Petersburg area, but a group of armies came over and fought to the death with the Germans under the cover of the high seas fleet? What do you think?!

After the successful landing, the German knife was equivalent to cutting directly at the most vulnerable neck of the Russians! There are almost no large corps of Russian troops in the entire vicinity, and the Russians can act as they please! And the next step is to aim at the railway lines and railway junctions of the Russians!

Don't occupy, just destroy! If the railways of Western Europe can be described by the railway network, then what is the description of the railways of Russia? That's just a few lines! And the mobility and logistical supply of the entire Russian troops are completed by these lines, which are already overwhelmed, and if a few more are cut off temporarily, then the front-line troops will basically have to rely on ......their legs if they want to maneuver. Maybe it's a 4-legged horse, or maybe it's a two-legged person!

Admittedly, at this time, it is true that the encirclement has not been completed, but what is that? The Polish region cannot supply millions of troops to consume, and the things behind it can't be transported, do you want to retreat? The railways are either destroyed or there are no cars, and you want to walk from Poland to Belarus and Ukraine by legs? What do you think?

Because the initial goal of the German army after landing was to destroy the railway network, this task could be undertaken by smaller, highly mobile units, which could be undertaken by the Bavarian Army, such as motorized troops plus cavalry and bicycle ....... (Don't laugh, there were ever bike brigades formed in Operation Albion in ......history.) This is much earlier than the Silver Wheel Legion of Yamashita Fengwen in the 2nd World War. ）

It does not require too strong offensive ability to operate in the rear of Russia without any heavy protection, and then, as long as it can destroy several important railway lines and some military stations, then Germany must have an advantage in the race against the Russians! In the process of evacuating in the opposite direction, kill the exhausted Russian troops one by one! What a touching thing!

And there was not much military risk in such an operation, the Russians were separated from the system of field fortifications and fortresses, lacked sufficient supplies, and fought in the field with the German regiments supplied by sea? The idea is very good, try it, who instigates whose grandson!

The first key point is that the German navy must be able to quickly take the Gulf of Riga and concentrate a sufficient number of merchant ships.

And the second key point is that the German General Staff needs to draw additional troops to carry out this task! The Prince's Bavarian Legion, the Bohemian Legion and Mackensen's Legion were not numerous enough, and if he could, the Prince hoped that the German General Staff would be accompanied by an additional army group, about 250,000 to 300,000 troops, and a large number of vehicles. That's the case. At the time of launching the campaign, the total combat strength of the Allies was one level higher than that of the Russians, and the certainty of success was greater, and the possibility of closing the gap as soon as possible was also higher!

"So you mean to add an additional army group at the right time, and to have command of the German High Seas Fleet?" The Kaiser said after listening to the prince's explanation. At the same time, he began to calculate the total number of German troops on the Eastern Front if this was the case.

The Bavarian and Bohemian legions are now 500,000 troops, and it is possible to rise to 600,000 after a while, because the Bavarian legions have captured a large number of prisoners, and Bohemia and Moravia are undergoing a deep mobilization, and after the captives provide a large number of laborers, more manpower can be converted into military power, and then the Mackensen corps plus the troops in the fortified area will be no problem to 250,000, which is 850,000 German troops, and then the prince will have another army group, which is properly more than a million, The strength of the High Seas Fleet has not yet been calculated.

"Isn't that a lot of troops?" After the Kaiser finished speaking, he glanced at Moltke.

"This strength can be considered, but I wonder what the Empire can gain after such a battle?" Moltke asked.

"We can crush at least 5 Russian armies, and then the Baltic coast, as well as part of Belarus, as well as Western Ukraine, will be brought under our control! After the end of this battle, the Russian army will not be able to pose a big threat to the German army, and I need to make it clear that with the current deep mobilization, our strength will continue to increase, and there are now 7 Prussian Army Group on the Western Front and only 1 on the Eastern Front, which is a bit unreasonable, right? The prince said carefully.

And the Kaiser and Moltke, who heard this, couldn't help but drop two drops of cold sweat. They didn't expect it to come so quickly!

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