On the night of August 23, the temporary command of the 1st Army of the Russian Army. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Although, they have been running for two days. However, it is still not possible to escape from the Masurian Lake area. The German 17th Army was in pursuit of them. And they didn't know when the pursuers would arrive. This made the officers and soldiers of the 12th Army of the Russian Army frightened when they fled.

"General, the 14th Infantry Division has been routed by the Germans, most of the soldiers have been captured by the Germans, and only a few have escaped. Now the pursuers of the Germans are no more than thirty kilometers away from us. A staff officer reported to Admiral Leinkamp.

"Bastard! Is this the real combat power of the Germans? No wonder the 2nd Army was defeated so badly, it turned out that the Germans were so strong in combat. We were like fools, easily deceived by the Germans. They laid out the traps, but we jumped in stupidly. Admiral Leningkamp looked remorseful.

It's a pity that it's too late to say all this now, who let them get carried away by the victory before? If you think about it carefully, the combat effectiveness of the German army was so poor at the beginning, which is undoubtedly very suspicious. But alas, these Russian generals thought that this was a good opportunity to capture East Prussia and capture the German crown prince alive. It turned out to be good, and I got myself trapped. If you don't do it, you'll be wiped out here. If there is a regret pill, Admiral Lenningkamp believes, he and Ivan? Admiral Gilinsky will surely run out of everything to buy one. But alas, there is no at all.

"Order the 15th Infantry Division, stay and hold off the Germans. In any case, we must resist the German attack and buy us more time to retreat. Admiral Leninkamp ordered.

In the face of the frenzied pursuit of the German army, he could only keep his troops behind to stop the German army, so as to buy time. In this way, it will constantly weaken their strength, which is tantamount to drinking water to quench their thirst. But there was no way around it, and if they didn't send troops to break the rear, they would soon be caught up by the Germans. When the time comes, no one will be able to escape.

"Yes, General." The staff officer replied.

"In addition, General, there has been a call from Warsaw that the main forces of the Germans are withdrawing from Tennanberg on a large scale, judging by their intentions, to deal with us. Your Excellency, Commander, we are asked to evacuate as soon as possible to avoid falling into the encirclement of the Germans. The staff officer continued to report.

"Bastard! After the Germans had dealt with the 2nd Army, they really set their sights on us. Admiral Leninkamp cursed secretly.

"Tell Your Excellency, Commander, that we are doing our best to retreat. However, under the influence of the pursuit of the Germans, we retreated very slowly. If we can't retreat, we'll fight the Germans to the death. Lenenkamp said. By saying this, he undoubtedly meant that their 1st Army had prepared for the worst.

"Yes, General." The staff officer immediately went to deliver the order.

Königsberg, Qin Tian and Admiral Hindenburg and others, after winning the Battle of Tennanberg, returned here. In Qin Tian's view, after the 2nd Army of the Russian Army was killed, the 1st Army was also unable to fly. In this battle, the Germans will win.

"Your Highness, at the moment the 8th Panzer Division, the 11th and 20th armies, as well as the 17th army, have arrived at the front. And the 1st Army of the Russian army still has not been able to retreat successfully. Early tomorrow morning, the 8th Panzer Division, the 11th Army and the 20th Army will attack the Russian army in three directions, striving to wipe out the Russian 1st Army in one fell swoop. It is foreseeable that the annihilation of this Russian army is already an ironclad thing. Admiral Hindenburg said.

Almost all the generals of the German army were beaming. To be able to wipe out all the invading Russian army's front army with 500,000 men in this battle is a great honor for everyone. Although, before the outbreak of the war, everyone still had some doubts about victory. But now, everyone is extremely determined. Because they believe that a great victory is already in front of them, and they just need to stretch out their hands and get their hands on it.

"Your Highness, after the annihilation of the 1st Army of the Russian Army, the Northwest Front of the Russian Army will have no troops. Can we attack the Rosea next? If it is too late, I am afraid that the Russian army will mobilize more troops to rush to Warsaw. Major General Ludendorff suggested.

For Germany, East Prussia was a huge salient and an important base from which Germany threatened Russia. In the same way, the Kingdom of Poland was a huge salient for Russia. From the western border of the Kingdom of Poland to Berlin, the capital of Germany, it is even only a few tens of kilometers. Of course, this has always been the focus of the German defense, and unless the Russians mobilize an absolutely main force to attack, they will not want to pose a threat to Berlin. But such a favorable salient is still something that Russia is unwilling to give up. If the Kingdom of Poland were occupied by Germany, the salient would be wiped out by Germany. When the time comes, it will undoubtedly be very difficult for Germany to threaten Berlin.

Therefore, the staff of the German 8th Army believed that it was impossible for the Russian army to see the Kingdom of Poland occupied by Germany. Even after the defeat of the Northwestern Front by the Germans, Russia would have sent more troops to the Kingdom of Poland to continue the fight against the Germans. Therefore, the 8th Army Corps still has a battle to fight next.

No way, although the Russians have plenty of troops? Some of them were troops to send to their deaths.

"After the Battle of Fort Tannan and the Battle of Lake Masurrey, let the troops rest for a week. Wait for the soldiers to have a good rest, and at the same time replenish the losses of the troops. After that, an attack was launched against the Kingdom of Poland. I believe that since we can defeat the Russians' Northwestern Front, we will be able to defeat more Russian troops. Even if they send reinforcements to defend the Kingdom of Poland, the final victory will still be ours. Qin Tian said firmly.

"Yes, Your Highness." Admiral Hindenburg and Admiral Ludendorff had no objection to Qin Tian's decision. After several days of fighting, the troops really need to rest. Otherwise, the combat effectiveness of the troops will be greatly affected.

"However, the first thing we have to do is to eat the German 1st Army. Send a telegram to the generals on the front line, these officers and soldiers of the 1st Army of the Russian Army, strive to stay all. That's hundreds of thousands! If it is all solved, it will be enough to teach the Russians a profound lesson. Qin Tian said.

"Yes, Your Highness."