"General, the order for Your Excellency the Commander to retreat has been given, asking us to retreat tonight and overnight. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info"The commander of the 3rd Front of the Russian Army, the staff officer reported to Colonel-General Rusky.

"Well, order the troops, start preparing. Two hours later, the whole army retreated. Admiral Rusky nodded with a dark face.

The 3rd Army also suffered heavy losses in this battle. In the battle against the Austrian lines, they lost more than 100,000 men. When Lviv was attacked by the Germans, General Ivanov ordered the 3rd Caucasus Army under the 3rd Army to be transferred to reinforce Lviv, so that the troops under the 3rd Army now have only more than 100,000 people.

"Those cowards of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, how did they become so strong in combat? It's incredible! Admiral Rusky was a little puzzled. Why overnight, the combat effectiveness of the Austrian army has been completely changed. Otherwise, how could the Austrian army, which was easily defeated by them before, now face their powerful attacks and not retreat?

But even if you don't want to believe it, the truth is the truth, and this cannot be changed. The Russian army has already failed in this offensive. After Lviv was captured by the Germans, they were even more mortally threatened. So, I had to retreat. Otherwise, the last hundreds of thousands of troops may also be lost here.

Two hours later, the remaining 100,000 troops of the Russian 3rd Army withdrew from the battlefield and fled to the east.

At the same time, the 8th Army, the 11th Army, of the Russian army, is doing the same. Having suffered heavy losses, after receiving the order of Admiral Ivanov, they did not make any stops and directly organized the retreat of their troops.

Hundreds of thousands of Russian troops, overnight, retreated cleanly. In this regard, the Austrian army, which confronted the Russian army, did not know.

However, Qin Tian mentioned this when he was talking to Marshal Baron Hezendorf.

"Your Excellency, the 8th Army Corps has completed its scheduled combat mission. However, in order to prevent the Russian army from fleeing. Tomorrow morning, the main forces of the 8th Army Corps will continue to attack southward, seize more important node cities, and block the escape path of the Russian army. However, the 8th Army Corps has limited strength, and it is very difficult to say how many Russian troops it can block. Qin Tian said.

"His Royal Highness, the 8th Army Corps is able to destroy a group of Russian armies in such a short period of time. It has also captured an important logistics base of the Russian army, which is already extremely difficult. If it were to be replaced by the Austrian army, it would be impossible for any group army to do it. In this battle, we have annihilated half of the strength of the Russian Southwestern Front, which is already a rare victory. Next, no matter how many Russian troops are destroyed, we are already victorious. It would be great if more Russian troops could be eliminated. Marshal Baron Herzendorf said with a smile.

Indeed, for the Austrians, this battle was already an extremely rare victory. Even if the battle had ended like this, Marshal Hezendorf would have been satisfied. It's just that what Qin Tian wants is more than just such a victory.

In this battle, Qin Tian was ready to wipe out the main force of the Russian army in one fell swoop and completely gain absolute superiority on the Eastern Front. Therefore, he hoped to be able to deal with the troops of the Russian Southwestern Front as much as possible. Compared with the troops being formed in Russia, the troops of the Russian Southwestern Front, which have experienced the baptism of war, are undoubtedly more powerful in combat. Solve them, and the strength of the Russian army will drop by a step. This would be very advantageous for both Germany and Austria-Hungary.

"Your Excellency Marshal, we still have to destroy as many Russian troops as possible. Therefore, once the Russian army retreats, I hope that the Austrian army will be able to pursue it with all its might. In this way, we will be able to occupy an advantage on the Eastern Front for a long time. Let's not forget that the mobilization of the Russians is almost complete. When the time comes, they can easily send another two million or more troops to the front. Therefore, we must seize this opportunity to knock the Russians down in one fell swoop! Qin Tian said solemnly.

A hint of hesitation flashed in the eyes of Marshal Baron Hezendorf. The losses of the Austrians in this battle were also close to 200,000. This was undoubtedly a heavy loss for Austria-Hungary. If they continue to pursue the Russian army, it will inevitably make them pay even greater losses. However, he had to admit that what Qin Tian said was very reasonable. This is a great opportunity for them to inflict heavy losses on the Russian army and consolidate their superiority on the Eastern Front. If you give up this opportunity, you don't know when you will have such an opportunity.

Although the troops were now suffering heavy losses, the mobilization of Austria-Hungary was soon to be completed. The lost troops can be replenished very quickly. It is even possible to form new units to take their military strength to the next level. In this case, this opportunity to inflict a heavy blow on the Russian army cannot be let go.

"Alright, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Early tomorrow morning, I will send a force to launch a tentative attack. If the Russians did not resist, the Austrians would attack on all fronts and try to get the most out of this battle. Marshal Baron Herzendorf said.

"Hmm!" Qin Tian nodded, it was naturally best for the Austrian army to attack on all fronts and pursue the Russian army. This can make their gains further expand and inflict greater losses on the Russian army. It is beneficial for the next battle.

Of course, it would be great if the situation in Russia could change in some way as a result. This was really great news for Germany and Austria-Hungary.

On the morning of October 12, Marshal Baron Herzendorf ordered the Austrian 2nd Army and the 3rd Army, each sending an infantry division, to attack the Russian positions.

When the officers and men of these two infantry divisions of the Austrian army launched an attack with trepidation, thinking that the ferocious Russians were about to rush out and destroy them. What they could not believe happened, the Russians' positions, quietly, there was no movement at all.

When these Austrian soldiers plucked up their courage and rushed to the position of the Russian army, they found that there was no one left on the entire position. There were weapons and ammunition scattered everywhere. Obviously, the Russian army was in a very hurry when it withdrew.

Marshal Baron Herzendorf was even more pleasantly surprised when he learned the news, and he immediately gave an order to the Austrian 2nd, 3rd and 4th armies to attack on all fronts and pursue the fleeing Russians!