"Your Royal Highness, what are you doing now?" At parting, General Boll asked. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Me? Naturally, I went to Munich immediately, there was a big incident in Austria-Hungary, and I was waiting to clean it up. The prince looked like he took it for granted, and his expression seemed to be, I don't do this, do I want you to do it?

"Well, I hope you succeed on the Eastern Front." General Pohl said.

In fact, it was necessary to go back to deal with the affairs of the Eastern Front at this time, because the Russian offensive had gradually reached its peak. The complete defeat of the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Galician region can be described as a rout. Prince Leopold had already gone to support the Austro-Hungarian corps with 7 divisions. The Bavarian legion could not be left without a person in charge, so the prince had to take over the work immediately. And be prepared to support your uncle.

"The situation of the Austro-Hungarian army was very bad, although at the beginning of the campaign the Austro-Hungarian attack caused great trouble to the Russians, and a breakthrough was made in some places, and even forced part of the Russian army group to go on the defensive. At the beginning, the Austro-Hungarian regiments also fought more stubbornly. But it is a great pity that the Russians have a huge advantage in terms of troops and equipment, and after a long period of attrition, this advantage gradually accumulates into victory. The situation of the Austro-Hungarian regiment began to deteriorate, and when Conrad realized the imbalance in military power, he planned to shrink the defensive line, and at this time the Russians' armored car units and cavalry played a huge role. They bravely interspersed between the Austro-Hungarian armies, attacking the flanks and stage support. With the Russian army on the front breaking through the defensive line, the entire front soon became fragmented. A large number of troops were divided. ”

"At this time, the Austrian Emperor asked us for help, according to your original order and arrangement, Prince Leopold entered Galicia from Bohemia with 3 corps and 1 rapid division, and His Excellency the Prince first encountered the right flank of the Russian Fourth Army, and the battle proceeded quickly, and the 4 divisions that spread out in a fan shape easily repelled the opponent. But as we approached the first target, Krašnik (a city in the present-day Lublin province of Poland), we found that the Austro-Hungarian regiment had left ....... ”

"His Royal Highness then had to withdraw with his troops to avoid being besieged by the German Fourth and Ninth Armies, and at last we were able to secure half of the front at Przemyšl and the Austro-Hungarian Second Army. But the situation on the eastern half of the front was very bad, and the Russians captured Lviv and planned to continue westward. Lieutenant General Kur, Chief of the General Staff of the Bavarian Corps, gave a brief overview of the battle situation.

"Has the prince had any new telegrams lately?" The prince asked.

"Your Highness has just sent a telegram saying that the Austro-Hungarian Fourth Army is trapped 60 kilometers northeast of the fortress of Przemyšl. Two Russian armies with a total of 15 divisions have surrounded it, and the prince wants us to send more reinforcements to the aid of this army. General Kuhl said.

"The commander of the Fourth Army is Offenberg, right? If I'm not mistaken, his legion should have been predominantly German. The prince fell into deep thought. According to the data previously provided by Austria-Hungary, the Austro-Hungarian Fourth Army had a total of 4 corps (9 infantry divisions) and 2 cavalry divisions. As well as 580 artillery pieces. Half of the division was German, and three percent were Czechs. From the point of view of proximity and proximity, it belongs to the prince who must fight for it. The Germans were the core race of the future new empire, and the Czechs were an indispensable component, and from the point of view of politics and public opinion, the plans of the prince should be agreed.

But the problem is that it was 15 Russian divisions that bit this army group! Although these divisions could not be as full as they were before the war, it was not a big problem to muster at least 200,000 troops and 700 artillery pieces, and it was a question of how many Austro-Hungarian Fourth Army troops were still there. And the prince's troops themselves consisted of only 7 divisions. It will be difficult for these troops to help defend the Przemyšl fortress and rescue them at the same time.

And it is 60 kilometers away from the fortress, and it takes 2 days to walk this distance. You know, a large number of vehicles of the Bavarian Legion were temporarily drawn to the Western Front by the prince. Prince Leopold's troops lacked mobility. The prince who helped to fish people was supportive, but he couldn't get it out. It's a hassle to put yourself in. And most crucially, the current battlefield situation can be described as chaotic. The Austro-Hungarian army was completely defeated, and it was impossible for the prince to find a helper if he wanted to act.

The Bavarian Legion is indeed formidable, but if you remove the armored troops, self-propelled guns, air force, and a large number of transport vehicles from the troops, this legion is average, not to mention that the Prince's troops themselves have some Czech divisions. It may be difficult to rescue the Austro-Hungarian Fourth Army from the Russian army of 15 divisions!

"Bring me the situation of the Russian army group, and I'll see." In order to fight a war, it is absolutely impossible to take things lightly, and in line with this principle, the prince must know himself and his opponent before making a decision. And when the chief of the general staff of the Kur brought the relevant information, the prince finally had a general understanding of the situation with the Russians.

The divisions responsible for the siege of the Offenberg Army were the Russian Fourth Army and the Ninth Army, of which the Fourth Army had just been beaten by Prince Leopold once in the previous week, although the losses were not too large, but the corps commander Zalitz still moved the axis of attack to the east, so there was a matter of besieging the Offenberg Army with the Ninth Army.

The Russian Fourth Army was located almost in the westernmost part of the entire Galician battle group. That is, no one but themselves went to give them cover and flank protection anymore. Coupled with the fact that at the beginning of the war, the Russian Fourth Army was almost next to the annihilated Fifth and Sixth Armies, and the commander of Zalitz must have been apprehensive about the ferocity of the Bavarian Army, so when the Bavarian Army came over, it can be explained that he chose to avoid its edge and get close to the Ninth Army.

The entire Russian Fourth Army has a total of 3 corps, 8 infantry divisions and 2 cavalry divisions, if His Royal Highness's previous information is correct, although the battle of the Bavarian Westward Advance Army is only a rout, but it can also make at least 1 infantry division and half of the cavalry division ineffective. The cavalry division's ability to attack fortified positions is limited, so that is to say, the maximum number of troops that the Fourth Army can use is less than 6 infantry divisions. Well, I guess so.

And then there was this Ninth Army.

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