Receiving the order from home, Admiral Brusilov was dumbfounded, he really wanted to greet the whole family who gave this strange order, but thinking that the current supreme commander of Russia is the "great Tsar" - His Majesty Nicholas II, he decisively shut up.

After the outbreak of the world war, Nicholas II was not the only monarch who personally served as the supreme commander, and Ferdinand was the first to take the lead, and later Nicholas II followed suit when he felt that it would help him to improve his control over the army.

However, Ferdinand's appointment as supreme commander was widely expected, and Nicholas II's ascension to this supreme commander was met with resistance from the military, such as the Minister of War.

There is no way, the prestige of the inherited throne and the founding monarch is completely incomparable, and what is more troublesome is that Nicholas II's military literacy is not very good, but he likes to point fingers, which makes many generals in the military very dissatisfied.

History has proven that the consequences of indiscriminate meddling are very serious, and the front-line army will not say that the battle will be defeated. The worst thing is that when the revolution broke out, Nicholas II had already lost the support of the army and finally came to an end!

Unlike the other Russian officers, Brusilov was still a little politically minded, and knew that there were some things that could not be said, but in his heart he had already greeted the whole family of Nicholas II.

Having just experienced a big battle, the Southwestern Front is still licking its wounds and training recruits to recover.

Not to mention that the logistics supply of the Russian army is not sufficient now, even the Russian army in its heyday does not have the strength to deal with the current German-Austrian army!

It is also necessary to take the initiative to attack, General Brusilov thinks that it is already the most optimistic estimate to be able to hold the current defensive line, and the weapons and ammunition of the current Southwestern Front are only enough for half a month of high-intensity operations, so what to attack?

As for the other two fronts, it was even worse, and Brusilov even doubted that their soldiers would be able to fill their stomachs!

With the order in hand, Brusilov wandered left and right in the command headquarters, and he could not make up his mind whether to carry out this obviously erroneous military order!

"General, what's wrong with you? Looking restless? A young officer asked suspiciously

"Howell, you said that a very unreasonable order has been issued in China, should I carry it out?" Brusilov said with a wry smile

Howell said without hesitation: "General, you can make a request to the country, since you know that it is wrong, why do you want to carry it out?" ”

Brusilov shook his head with a wry smile, there is nothing wrong with "a soldier takes obedience to orders as his duty", especially now!

If it was before, he could still apply to the country, but now the supreme command in the country is already very chaotic, the tsar + politicians are involved, and many times the orders issued are out of political considerations.

Since it is a political battle, there is no objection to right or wrong, and it must be implemented anyway, and it is easy to cause unnecessary trouble when defending oneself.

Brusilov patiently explained: "Some things in Howell are not as simple as you think, and a military mistake does not mean a political mistake!" ”

I don't know when Brusilov was no longer a mere soldier, and he was thinking more and more about it.

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After the strategic center of gravity shifted eastward, there was another dispute within the German army over the specific point of attack. Hindenburg and Ludendorff proposed to attack Lithuania as a way to open the way to Petrograd (St. Petersburg), the capital of Russia, and implement the decapitation plan.

The Chief of the General Staff, Falkingham, disagreed, believing that this plan was not practical, because Petrograd, the capital of the Russians, was tempting, but it was too far away, and the logistical supply could easily be cut off by the Russians and then caught in the urn.

The Russian army has a long front and poor logistics, and if the battlefield is placed in the area of southern Poland and Galicia, and the Russians are lured to come to the decisive battle, it can not only solve the unfavorable situation of the Allies on the Eastern Front, but also inflict heavy losses on the main force of the Russian army in one fell swoop.

Since there has not yet been a major war on the Eastern Front, Hindenburg and Ludendorff naturally have no record of taking shots, and they have no halo to add to them, so they suggest that they be directly shelved!

Falkingham's battle plan was also supported by Field Marshal Franz Konrad von Herzendorf, Chief of the Austro-Hungarian General Staff, with the active cooperation of Austria-Hungary.

Now that Falkingham was in command of the battlefield, he and Hutzendorf had concentrated nearly 26 divisions on the Golice-Tanov line, and the 30 divisions of the Russian 3rd and 9th armies they were facing in front of them.

The total strength of the German army that could participate in the war on the entire Eastern Front was as high as more than 2 million, and with the more than 1.9 million troops of Austria-Hungary, the total strength of the German-Austrian army was approaching 4 million.

Although the Russian army had an advantage in troops, the German army's advantage project was artillery. The German-Austrian forces erected 7,800 artillery pieces behind the battle line, of which 850 were large-caliber heavy guns, including the 420 mm "Big Belsa" siege guns that had been used in the Belgian siege of the city, and 15 million shells for these cannons.

The engineering units had already opened special roads and bridges for the advance of the artillery units, and all these preparations were kept in strict secrecy, making it difficult for the enemy to perceive that a crisis was approaching.

It is obvious that the Russians are going to be unlucky this time, the crisis is approaching without knowing it, and the stupid tsarist government has issued another order to take the initiative to attack, which undoubtedly cuts off the last way of life for the Russian army.

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On May 6, the commander of the Russian army, unaware of the situation, was forced to launch a "crowd charge" against the positions of the German-Austrian coalition forces under domestic orders.

Due to the lack of artillery support, the Russian soldiers were subjected to heavy fire from German-Austrian machine guns and rapid-fire guns, and they were knocked down in pieces like crops waiting to be harvested.

Many Russian soldiers without tools were bloodied while climbing the barbed wire fence with their bare hands, and then were killed by German-Austrian machine guns, and the battle turned into a one-sided "massacre".

"What? The Russians actually took the initiative to attack? Falkingham said incredulously

The Germans were shocked by a sudden surprise, and such a good thing? Before they could attack, the Russians took the initiative to come and send them to their deaths!

"Good, good, good!" Fakingham said three good words in a row

"Order all units to try to induce the Russians to take the initiative to attack, killing and wounding their living forces!"

"God bless Germany!" Falkingham thought

Of course, how can such a good thing continue?

Brusilov was the first to notice that something was wrong, and of course he was opposed to taking the initiative to attack the enemy's positions.

"Something is wrong!" Brusilov muttered to himself

He was in the command headquarters, wandering for a while, suddenly remembered something, and said in shock: "The German reinforcements have arrived!" Order the front-line troops to stop the offensive and return to the camp to strengthen the fortifications, the enemy may be about to counterattack! ”

It's a pity that all he can command is the Southwestern Front, and the other two Route Armies are still stupidly continuing to send people away. Moreover, it was too late, and it was already the second day of the attack.

Time passed in a hurry, three days passed like this, and the Russian commander, frightened by the brutal casualties, had to stop the "suicide operation".

In just three days of attack, the Russian army has paid more than 200,000 casualties, even if it is spread over more than 1,000 kilometers of defense line, this number is still terrifying!

When the Russians stopped attacking, the German-Austrian army began to perform, composing a glorious chapter of the "God of War" with facts!

At the same time, the most tragic air battle on the Eastern Front also kicked off, due to Ferdinand's butterfly effect, countries have increased the research and development of aircraft, and all kinds of strange models have emerged in an endless stream.

On 8 May, as soon as the Russian bombers appeared, they were intercepted by the Luftwaffe and engaged in a fight with the Russian fighters escorting the aircraft.

Due to the numerical superiority of the Germans, in just one hour of fighting, the Russian Air Force fell 8 bombers and 5 fighters, while the Germans paid the price for the fall of only two fighters.

Subsequently, the Russian Air Force organized retaliatory actions, and more than 200 fighters heard the news and fought fiercely with the Luftwaffe, and the two sides were evenly matched.

This result made the German commander Falkingham very dissatisfied, and it was okay to be on a par with the British and French air forces on the Western Front, but now that even the Russians could not handle it on the Eastern Front, it was somewhat unacceptable.

There is no doubt that the main models used by the Entente are still Falcon 1 generation fighters and bombers provided by Ferdinand, and it is not that there are no aircraft with better performance than them, the main thing is the cost!

And then there's stability, every new model has to be tested for a long time, but now it's a time of war, and there is simply not that much time to test.

Most of them are tested directly on the battlefield, which is very risky for pilots. It's just that it was shot down by the enemy, but wouldn't it be unjust if it fell because of the plane?

In this context, even if there is a new model with comparable performance, the Air Force pilots can always find a lot of faults, anyway, why not use it if it is safe, why take the risk?

As for the German aircraft, imitation falcons are also indispensable, after all, if you talk about the originator of cottages, people are the predecessors, and Bulgaria is only a latecomer.

Coupled with their strong industry, it is directly deduced, but their respective structures are different, and on the whole, everyone is half a pound and eight taels.

With the performance of everyone's aircraft being similar, it is not so easy to achieve an overwhelming advantage on the battlefield.

The result became a war of attrition, which is also the last thing the Germans want to face, after all, they really can't fight for resources and people!

"Send a report to the country, asking them to urge the R&D department to come up with more advanced aircraft as soon as possible, even the Russians can't win the plane, is this like a word?" Falkingham said angrily

"General, obviously we won?" The adjutant reminded

Falkingham said angrily: "Shut up! Is the battle loss ratio of 1:1.4 between the two sides considered a win? Even if the Russians have more planes, don't forget that we still have fire cover underneath! ”

In fact, the Luftwaffe fought very well, the difference in the performance of the aircraft on both sides was not large, the Russians flew a total of 228 fighters, while the Germans only made 186 fighters, and the battle losses on both sides: the Germans fell 32 planes, the Russians fell 45 planes.

No matter how you look at it, the Luftwaffe has taken advantage of it, of course, this can only fool the layman!

Can the previous downed planes be counted?

Can the 2 planes shot down by anti-aircraft fire also be counted as the achievements of the Air Force?

Even if it is an aircraft with the same performance, can the quality of what the Germans make and what the Russians make can be the same?

This is no matter how black the Russians, the high-tech products of the woolly bear in this era are all unreliable endorsements. Of course, the engineers cannot be blamed for this, as long as there is a group of corrupt bureaucrats in any country, this will happen.

So from the point of view of parameters, everyone's aircraft performance is about the same, in fact, the quality of the aircraft used by the Russian Air Force has been a big difference, after deducting this gap, the records of the two sides can only be regarded as equal.

Of course, Falkingham did not know that after the Russian Air Force returned to the airfield, many aircraft needed to be overhauled and could not be put into battle in a short time.

However, this did not matter, this was only when the Germans deliberately showed weakness when they were on the defensive, inducing the Russians to attack.

Now that the German-Austrian coalition forces have taken the initiative to attack, it will be meaningless to hide and tuck it any longer, and which of the two German-Austrian industries is not crushing the existence of the Russians, how can they not come up with hundreds of fighters?

If the experts hadn't tampered with the data, Ferdinand remembered that in parallel time and space, more than 200,000 aircraft were produced by the belligerents in World War I, and a few hundred fighters could not be produced?

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