Tennanberg, a small city located a few dozen kilometers south of Königsberg. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info is only a few dozen kilometers from the border between East Prussia and the Kingdom of Russian Poland. Although it is a small city, it is the only way for the Russian army to go north to Königsberg. Therefore, the strategic location of this place has also become very important.

As soon as the 11th Army of the 8th Army of the Imperial German Army arrived here, it began to strengthen its defenses. If you want to inflict heavy damage or even encircle and annihilate the 2nd Army of the Russian Northwest Front at the minimum cost, the best way is for the Russian army to suffer heavy losses in the attack on the strong defense line of the German army. After the Russian army lost a large number of living forces, it launched an offensive and inflicted heavy losses on the Russian army in one fell swoop.

Although the 8th Panzer Division was deployed behind the flank of Fort Tannan, their mission was not to help the 11th Army defend its positions. They will become the main force in the future counterattack against the Russian army.

As for the 20th Army, after attracting the Russian 2nd Army to Fort Tennan, they will also turn to rest and prepare for the subsequent counterattack.

Therefore, the task of guarding Fort Tannan and depleting the living forces of the 2nd Army of the Russian Army was completely pressed on the 11th Army. Even though the 11th Army had four infantry divisions with a total strength of more than 65,000 troops, it still felt extremely stressed.

The commander of the 11th Army, Lieutenant General François, personally took the fort of Tannanberg to strengthen the defenses here. The officers and men of the German army meticulously constructed defensive positions according to the requirements. It can be said that the German Army's earthwork is definitely the best in the world. They were able to use all the materials they could get their hands on to build a strong defensive position. After only a week, Fort Tannan was completely reduced to a small fortress.

On August 16, Qin Tian, Hindenburg, Ludendorff and others personally rushed to Tennanberg to inspect the defenses there. After a morning's understanding, Qin Tian was still very satisfied with the defense of Fort Tannan. Even if he was not a professional, he could see that the Russians would pay a great price to take Fort Tannan under the strong German defenses. I am afraid that the 2nd Army of the Russian Army will not be able to achieve the strategic goal of taking Fort Tannan.

"General François, it seems that Tennanberg has become a fortress, and I am really sad for the Russians to arrive. They don't know how many people will die in the battle of Tannanburg next! Qin Tian said with a smile.

"Your Highness, it would be best if the Russians could all die here." Lieutenant General François also laughed.

"Hahaha!" The German generals burst out laughing. Although, they all know that this is nothing more than a joke. But this undoubtedly shows their optimism about the battle ahead. Even if the Russians are menacing and heavy troops. However, they are still able to take it easy.

"General François, since you are so confident in the defense of Tennanberg, why don't I stay at Tennanberg and see how the general defeats the Russians!" Qin Tian said.

Qin Tian's words startled Lieutenant General François.

"Your Royal Highness, this is not going to work. Fort Tannan is about to become a war zone, it's too dangerous for you to stay here, you have to go to a safer place. Lieutenant General François said.

"I'm sure it's safe here. With the protection of the most loyal soldiers, I am safe wherever I am. Qin Tian said with a smile.

"Your Highness, let's go back to Königsberg. If you stay here, General François will only affect the command because he cares about your safety. In that case, it's not good. Admiral Hindenburg also persuaded.

Qin Tian didn't insist anymore, he wasn't the kind of person who was unreasonable. What I said just now was just a casual remark. You know, even though he is the crown prince, he has never experienced a real battlefield. He was also very curious about all this. He had heard that war was brutal, and he wanted to experience it for himself. However, in the face of strong opposition from the generals, his wish could only be frustrated.

In the afternoon of the same day, Qin Tian left Tannanberg and returned to Königsberg. Because of the development of communication technology, even if he stayed in Königsberg, he was able to know the situation on the front line at the first time. So there's nothing to worry about.

The next day, August 17, the commander of the North-Western Front of the Russian army, Ivan? Colonel-General Gilinsky, gave the order to attack. Hundreds of thousands of German 1st and 2nd armies, which had long been ready to attack, crossed the German-Russian border and invaded the territory of East Prussia.

However, at this time, the Russian army found out that they did not encounter any resistance at all along the way, not even civilians.

"The Germans, who were as timid as rats, they actually ran ahead of time, they were so incompetent. However, it would be nice to get us to Königsberg as quickly as possible. Admiral Samsonov thought secretly.

Even, Admiral Samsonov had already prepared several Cossack cavalry divisions under his command for battle. Once the breakthrough reached a point only a few tens of kilometers from Königsberg, it made a detour to the west. In any case, the road from Königsberg to the heart of Germany must be cut off. In that case, the German crown prince will not be able to fly.

Unfortunately, Admiral Samsonov's plan was wonderful, but it was doomed to be unrealizable. Because, from beginning to end, this was just a trap set by the German 8th Army, in order to let the Russian 2nd Army led by General Samsonov crash headlong into Tennanberg.

The 20th Army, which was tasked with luring the enemy into depth, was also very hard-working, and they did not blindly abandon their positions and flee, but would also block them at the appropriate time. Some of the battles were even fought fiercely. This made Admiral Samsonov not suspicious at all. And it is under such circumstances that the 2nd Army of the Russian Army, led by General Samsonov, is stepping into the trap step by step.

At the same time, the Russian 1st Army, which was attacking from the east, did not encounter a decent blockade. Although the German 17th Army set up several lines of defense in the east, every time the Russian army attacked, they took the initiative to abandon their positions and retreat, giving the Russian army a feeling that they could not resist and had to retreat. This also made the Russian army march step by step towards the preset positions prepared by the German army.

Even Ivan, who was in Warsaw? Admiral Gilinsky, although he thinks that the advance of the Russian army is inevitably too smooth, right? However, he didn't think much about it, he just thought that the German army could not resist when the Russian army occupied an absolute advantage, so he had to retreat.