"According to the agreement reached between the two high-level leaders, after the outbreak of war, Austria-Hungary will be responsible for defending against the attack of the Russian army before the main German forces advance eastward, and in order to achieve this goal, we have developed a detailed and feasible strategy. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Conrad stood up and walked over to a large map, and then used the putter in his hand to introduce the situation.

"After the outbreak of war, Austria-Hungary will deploy four army groups on the border between the two countries, and on this 400-kilometer defensive line, we can commit at least ten corps and at least eight cavalry divisions, and once the war has begun, the direction of attack of the First and Second Armies will be between the Vistula and West Prague rivers, and the Russian group will be crushed in western Poland with the cooperation of the Bavarian Corps."

"And two other armies and a number of separate units will launch an offensive of Russian troops in the Dubno and Lutsk directions. For the convenience of the Bavarian Corps, we have specially set the direction of attack in a position relatively close to your country. The Bavarian Army and our two armies will encircle the forces of at least 2 armies of the opponent and take the initiative in one fell swoop. Conrad said.

"It's not a realistic plan." No sooner had Conrad finished his presentation than Ruprecht objected.

"Why? This plan is already very reasonable, and we have fully considered the situation of both sides. Conrad was a little dissatisfied, but decided to explain first.

"You have not taken into account our situation at least, and your knowledge of the Russians is very limited." The prince got up, picked up a lever from his squire, and said, "Your plan for the Austro-Hungarian advance rate is set at a speed of 15 to 18 kilometers per day. This speed is too slow, the Bavarian army-level advance rate is about 30 kilometers per day, and even the heavy artillery units travel more than 25 kilometers per day. ”

Then His Royal Highness **** drew an arc with a pusher, "In this case, our troops can quickly complete the outflanking, but your troops have just left the starting position, the two legions can not form a joint force at all, but will form a time difference, so that the other party has the possibility of each break, if we want to cooperate, then the daily movement speed of the Austro-Hungarian corps with the Bavarian corps must be more than 25 kilometers." ”

"When maneuvering in the rear, I believe that you are capable of maneuvering on the road at a speed of more than 30 kilometers per day, but we are on the battlefield, and we need to break through the opponent's defenses and fortresses, and such a speed is simply unimaginable. In fact, 18 kilometers a day is already our limit. Conrad's estimate is still relatively reliable, and the historical breakthrough speed of the Russians in the Battle of Silesia is 90 to 110 kilometers in 6 days.

"If we are maneuvering in the rear, our military-level units will move at a speed of about 45 kilometers! All of our heavy artillery, and most of our heavy equipment, were towed by vehicles. The number of vehicles attached to a military unit is more than 700. Even the above are equipped with separate vehicles for resupply. We have done several experiments in field maneuvering, and compared to our Prussian counterparts, we are at least 60% faster! You can't keep up. ”

"And most importantly, we have the weapons to tear through the Russian lines, and our armored forces can easily destroy unfortified positions. However, Russian military-level units do not have gradient defense capabilities, and at a distance of less than 20 kilometers behind their large forces are logistics supply units, and we can directly destroy their rear supply points at a much smaller cost, and then isolate and surround the Russians. The prince said.

"But the Russians had a large number of cavalry, and the Cossacks could quickly close the gap. And we are still skeptical about the combat effectiveness of the new armored forces, at least until it is verified, and I think that such a speed of attack is not realistic. Conrad said with a cold sweat.

Bavaria is tinkering with new things, he knows this, but he didn't expect that after some preparations, the Bavarian Legion can have such combat effectiveness, if it was someone else's words, he would definitely not believe it, at most it was a joke, but the reputation of **** is still very good, at least there has never been a deviation in major events. Thinking about the scene when Ruprecht **** took hundreds of various vehicles from Munich to Vienna, he believed the prince's words in three points.

"If you have any objections to the speed of the attack and the speed of the breakthrough of the Bavarian Corps, we can organize a show, and we can prove with reality that everything I say is true, and if you have to speak from actual combat experience, I don't think the whole of the Allies has as much experience as the Bavarian Corps? Isn't it? Our officers and soldiers took part in at least three local wars. We have a bigger say in how we make plans. Invisibly, Ruprecht took the initiative.

It is normal for the army to test the combat effectiveness of the army through exercises, study new tactics, and then revise the plan in peacetime, such as Germany's Schlieffen Plan, Austria-Hungary's Plan A, and Russia's Plan No. 19, are not all tinkered with in peacetime, based on the train schedule and the experience of the exercises, plus the brains of the staff officers? Then, after the war, it went straight to the plan. Therefore, if the prince asks for a drill to prove everything, then neither Conrad nor Crown Prince Ferdinand can deny it in reason.

But at this time, Crown Prince Ferdinand absolutely could not agree, after all, Bavaria has a lot of training every year, and the news from the German side has also proved the strength of the Bavarian Army from the side, and if this verification exercise proves Ruprecht's assertion again, then this plan will really be overhauled, and the direction of the overhaul is not unilaterally decided by Austria-Hungary.

"After all, Austria-Hungary bears the main pressure, and we naturally need to design the whole plan according to the situation of the imperial army, I recognize the strength of the Bavarian corps, but this strength is more at the tactical level, so I hope you can think about it strategically." Looking at Conrad, who was undecided, Crown Prince Ferdinand finally spoke, but his words were not new, and even made the Bavarian military personnel present a little disgusted, at least Prince Leopold felt very dissatisfied.

"We are in a cooperative relationship, not a subordinate one, and the German General Staff did not place us under your command, so we rejected the plan that did not take into account the situation in Bavaria. We cooperate with your country with 12 points of sincerity, not to be cannon fodder! Prince Leopold was speechless.

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