"Your Excellency Marshal, the Southwestern Front of the Russian Army has almost been completely wiped out. Pen ~ fun ~ Cabinet www.biquge.info in the next six months, Russia is unlikely to pose a threat to Austria-Hungary. Therefore, the next battlefield on the Eastern Front will be maintained by yourselves. I'm going to lead the 8th Army Corps and return to Germany. "In Uzhhorod, Qin Tian bid farewell to Marshal Baron Hezendorf, Chief of the General Staff of the Austrian Army.

"Your Royal Highness, are we just going to stop the attack? Now that the Russian Southwestern Front has suffered a crushing defeat, it is a great opportunity for us to launch an offensive against Russia! As long as we attack, we can easily capture a large part of western Russia. Marshal Baron Herzendorf said.

Indeed, in the eyes of many Austrian generals, it would be a pity to stop the offensive now. The main force of the Russian army has been wiped out by them, which means that those territories in western Russia will easily fall into their hands like ripe peaches. And all they have to do is stand on tiptoe to pick it.

Austria-Hungary has always been pressed and beaten by Russia in this war, which also makes the generals of Austria-Hungary hate Russia very much when they are afraid of Russia. If there is an opportunity to stab the Russians hard, it will be difficult for them to give up such an opportunity.

For Qin Tian, it was also difficult to make such a decision. Within the German army, there were also many people who hoped that they could take the opportunity to launch an offensive and occupy Russian territory. After all, a series of previous battles have proven that the Russian army is not a match for the powerful German army at all, even if the Russian army completes the mobilization and sends a large number of troops to attack them. With the strength of the German army, there is no need to be afraid.

However, Qin Tian still had to suppress the greed in his heart and reject the generals' suggestions. If nothing else, it's late October. Soon, the cold winter is coming. And the winter in Russia is terrifying. Napoleon before and after, Hitler later, they are all Qin Tian's examples! Without being completely prepared, Qin Tian would definitely not easily launch an attack on the hinterland of Russia. Even if there is a war with Russia one day, he will take a gradual approach and gradually encroach on Russian territory, and will definitely not hope to defeat Russia in one or two battles. Because, Qin Tian knew that it was simply impossible. The strategic depth of Russian terror and its huge population base will be the greatest enemy of all countries that seek to destroy him.

In addition, Qin Tian was very much looking forward to the outbreak of civil strife in Russia. If Russia's serious defeat on the battlefield could cause a revolution to break out within Russia, then Qin Tian would be able to easily get everything he wanted. Qin Tian remembered that in another time and space, what kind of price the Russian Cloth Party paid in order to withdraw from World War I and make peace with Germany. Of course, after the defeat of Germany, the Brucellos immediately tore up the treaty and reoccupied all the ceded territories. In this time and space, if everything continues to develop, Germany may be able to obtain those benefits without much effort. If Germany had won the World War, the Russian Cloth Party would have no way to tear up the treaty as it had done in another time and space. When the time comes, those territories will become German territory. Because of these territories, Germany will develop stronger and become the real hegemon of Europe.

Of course, none of this could be revealed to Austria-Hungary.

"Your Excellency Marshal, although we have inflicted heavy losses on the Russian army, their main forces are still there. After completing the mobilization, Russia can also arm millions of troops. Therefore, their strength should not be underestimated. In addition, the stalemate on the Western Front and the growing strength of the Anglo-French forces will be very unfavorable to us. Therefore, I had to bring the 8th Army back to China and then devote it to the Western Front, striving to make a breakthrough on the Western Front in one fell swoop. Qin Tian said.

"Okay, Your Royal Highness, then I wish Your Highness a victory on the Western Front." A trace of inexplicable emotion flashed in the eyes of Marshal Baron Herzendorf. In his heart, there was undoubtedly some entanglement, he hoped that Qin Tian would agree to cooperate with them to launch a new round of attack, but he hoped that Qin Tian would refuse. With the cooperation of the German 8th Army, they would have a better chance of victory and less risk after launching a new offensive. But, again, Germany would share a lot of benefits, and Austria-Hungary would have to pick up a little scraps. This was completely unacceptable to Austria-Hungary.

At the same time, as the main force against the Entente, the victory or defeat of the German army on the Western Front was directly related to whether the Allies could win the war or not. Therefore, Marshal Baron Herzendorf and even the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire also hoped that Germany could win on the Western Front, and only in this way could it keep the fruits of its victory. Otherwise, if Germany fails, Austria-Hungary will not end well.

In late October, Qin Tian left Uzhhorod. At the same time, the 8th Army Corps also began to move north, returning to East Prussia for rest. The newly formed 9th Army Corps will be stationed in the Kingdom of Poland. Once the 8th Army Corps marched west next year and participated in the great battle on the Western Front, East Prussia and the Kingdom of Poland would have to rely on the 9th Army Corps for defense. Of course, if it was possible, Qin Tian also wanted to form a new legion to strengthen the defenses of the Eastern Front. Austria-Hungary, on its part, was a hardcore ally of Germany. However, they also have their own interests. So, it's not very Karp!

While the German 8th Army was moving north, Austria-Hungary was also actively replenishing the three army groups deployed on the Eastern Front. They also lost a large number of troops in this battle. After replenishment, it will soon regain strength. Even a newly formed army group of the Austro-Hungarian Empire would go to the Eastern Front. In this case, the Austrian army will have four army groups on the Eastern Front, with 1.2 million people. With such a large army, it is clear that it is not just about defense. With the victory on the Eastern Front, the ambitions of Austria-Hungary were gradually revealed.

Of course, this is Austria-Hungary's own small calculation, and all this has nothing to do with Germany and Qin Tian. After the Russian Southwestern Front was almost completely annihilated, the crisis on the Eastern Front in Germany could be basically resolved. This allowed Germany to ignore the Russian threat and concentrate on building up its strength and preparing for the challenge on the Western Front. The defeat of the Anglo-French forces on the Western Front was directly related to the outcome of the war.