"Only a thousand or so were troops sent from Moscow, the core of their forces, and the rest were armed groups organized by local workers, which were about the same fighting strength as the volunteers I had gathered from the surrounding areas. www.biquge.info"General Vilko and Koval talked while riding horses, and said: "I have now gathered three thousand five hundred men, and by the evening there should be four thousand, and with your five hundred, we still have an advantage in strength." In the first few months, because the Red Russians were too busy dealing with the White Guards to deal with the offensive of the White Guards, they did not have enough supplies here, so they only armed more than 4,000 workers. But if they continue to occupy Vilnius, they will have time to restore the Vilnius plant to production, self-sufficient. At that point, it will be very difficult for us to defeat them. So we must expel them from Vilnius while they are not mobilizing enough troops. ”

"Time is of the essence!" Koval sighed.

"Vilnius is the largest city in Lithuania, the enemy will not leave him empty for long, and if we don't seize the opportunity, it will be a credit to someone else." General Vilko looked at Koval coldly and hinted.

Koval also knew that it would be safest for them to wait here for a few days, waiting for the rest of the troops to come and turn.

But he will never say it. If the entire three regiments came over, most of the credit would go to the regiment commander, and Koval would only have to drink soup. If the entire 11th Infantry Division were involved, Koval would hardly be able to drink even a sip of soup, and it is estimated that the battle report would even mention Koval's name.

Such an ending is definitely not something Koval is willing to accept.

Koval looked at General Vilko's cold face and thought: General Vilko probably received the news that the Polish Army was marching to the east to regain territory, so he was eager to capture Vilnius in front of the Polish Army, so this is the most important credit!

Although the Polish government lacked officers, and officers in the Tsarist army were generally appointed, it was not so simple to become a general in the Polish army again.

"Can I hear your plan, General? I'm more than happy to do it if it works. Koval replied with a few spins in his mind.

"Vilnius is divided into north and south by the Neris River, the southern city is populated and densely built, according to intelligence, the command and main personnel of the enemy army are concentrated in the southern city, and in the northern city, there are some newly expanded factories, many factories have been suspended, the population is sparse, and there are less than a thousand people stationed in the north city.

There is a bridge between the north and south districts that connect each other. My original plan was to send a small number of cavalry to make a feint in the southern city to attract the attention of the enemy, while half of the main force, about 1,500 people, crossed the upper Nevas River, attacked the northern city, and before the enemy could react, occupied the Nevas bridge and cut off the passage for reinforcements in the southern city. The other 2,500 men set up positions on the hills near Nancheng District and blocked the road to the east of Nancheng District.

In this way, the enemy army was almost surrounded by us in the city of Vilnius, and could only lead to the south. But their supplies are all transported from the east and the northern city districts, and the south is towards our villages and towns, and they are not reinforced. In this way, the morale of the enemy will drop, and they will have to come out to find us for a decisive battle if they can't get supplies. As long as the 2,500-strong troops were able to withstand the enemy's first charges, they would have lost.

Although there is a gap between the combat effectiveness of our volunteers and the Red Russian soldiers, no matter how strong the morale of the defense and occupation is, it is difficult to break through the fire network of the machine guns. In the event that their northern part of the city is occupied by us, they will have to divide at least five hundred men to defend the rear road, so that the total number of troops they will come to attack the positions on the eastern front will not exceed two thousand. With 2,500 men defending against an attack of 2,000 men, I am still somewhat sure.

Of course, if you don't successfully capture the Neris Bridge, you will continue to maintain a two-sided attack posture and look for flaws. ”

"Very good plan! What part of the combat mission will my troops undertake? After hearing this, Koval couldn't help but admire the plan made by General Vilko.

First of all, this plan was completely feasible, and General Vilko, taking into account the difference in combat effectiveness between the two sides, reasonably distributed the number of troops for the assault on the northern front and the eastern defense. If he goes to the assault with five hundred men, then it is almost impossible to succeed; If more men were used to assault, the eastern defense forces might not be able to withstand the attack of the Red Russian army.

The Schlieffen Plan, executed by the Germans in World War I, was an unworkable plan. Schlieffen, Chief of the General Staff of the German Army, developed a two-front battle plan based on the German experience of the Franco-Prussian War of 1871. As a result, in 1914, when his successor, Marshal Moltke Jr., implemented this plan, he found that the logistics of the right flank could not keep up, so he made a simple version of the Schlieffen plan, and as a result, the army was halfway through the assault and was blocked by the British and French troops, Moltke Jr. lost confidence in the victory of the war, and said to Wilhelm II in frustration: "Your Majesty, we lost the war." ”

It is because the forgiveness of Schlieffen's plan is too low, one wrong step, one wrong step, completely exceeding the tactical level of the German army.

If this plan of General Vilko is carried out in full accordance with this, there is a good chance of victory. Koval thought about it carefully and found that there was a shortcoming in this plan: if the troops were to establish positions in the east, if the Russian side sent reinforcements, it would be easy to fall on the enemy's back and annihilate the whole army.

Of course, because General Vilko had intelligence support and cavalry reconnaissance, it was not easy to be surrounded. It's just a very hidden weakness.

General Vilko continued: "Now with the addition of your regular army, Battalion Commander Koval, our plans can be changed a little and become more practical. You lead your whole battalion of 500 men plus 500 volunteers to attack Beicheng District, and I will lead the remaining 3,500 men to defend in the east. ”

"Why did I command only a thousand men?" Koval asked.

"You are a regular army in Poland, and your combat effectiveness is far greater than that of ordinary volunteers, can't your five hundred people be worth a thousand volunteers?" General Vilko asked rhetorically.

"Okay. A thousand is a thousand. Koval even thought that he would be able to storm the Neris Bridge with only 500 men.

Of course, Koval will not dislike his large number of soldiers, in case 500 people are pushed by the enemy's tactics of crowds, isn't it to regret dying?