Chapter 656: Hindenburg's Plan
At the command of the coalition forces in the city of Ufa, German Army General Paul? Feng? Hindenburg, a military conference was being held, and the army commanders of the Entente and the other six countries of the Central Powers, all attended this pre-war meeting, sat around a rectangular wooden table in the headquarters, and Hindenburg sat at the head of the wooden table.
"In order to resist the attack of the Chinese Imperial Army, we have built a large number of fortifications around the city of Ufa, especially in the east of the city of Ufa, we have built a group of fortifications up to 15 kilometers long, we must first use these fortifications outside the city to try to block the attack of the Chinese Imperial Army, if the fortifications outside the city are captured, we will continue to use the fortifications in the city of Ufa to carry out street battles with the army of the Chinese Empire, and fight to the end, and at the same time we will take advantage of the opportunity that the Chinese Imperial fighters cannot be lifted into the air at night, Organize forces to launch a counterattack against the armies of the Chinese Empire. β
French Army General Joyles, British Army General Jersunsk, Russian Army General Sonokopski, Italian Army General Hannaverde, Austro-Hungarian Army General Gloria, and Ottoman Turkish Army General Bagilja, heard Hindenburg say that there were some arrangements for the battle of Ufa City, and thought there was something surprising, but what Hindenburg said was just a clichΓ©, and still used the city of Ufa and its surroundings to build a large number of fortifications built by the coalition forces to resist the attack of the Chinese Imperial Army on Ufa City.
For this, the six commanders were not too surprised, after all, the situation of the enemy and us was here, and the coalition forces still had nothing to do with the fighters of the Chinese Empire, and they could only rely on fortifications to defend to the death, and launch a counterattack while it was dark. In order to form a tug-of-war situation, the other 6 commanders nodded in agreement. However, Hindenburg's next words surprised the six commanders.
Hindenburg said: "But I think it's very passive to just stick to it like that. Even if I organize a counterattack at night, it is only a passive counterattack, so I decided to draw 2 troops from our city of Ufa, one force will bypass the camp built by the Chinese imperial army outside the city of Ufa, and then go straight to the city of Zwutoust at the foot of the Ural Mountains, this small city is the first stop of the Chinese Imperial army to cross the Ural Mountains into Europe, which is about 260 kilometers away from the city of Ufa, if we can occupy this small city called Zwutoust, It also cut off the back road of the Chinese Imperial Army outside the city of Ufa. β
Hindenburg has just said that. French Army General Joyles interjected: "But General Hindenburg, the city of Zeutoust is only a small city, the population of the entire city of Zeutoust is less than 5,000 people, it is better to say that it is a city than a big town, after our coalition troops withdrew from the city of Chelyabinsk, we originally considered holding on to this city of Zeutoust at the foot of the Ural Mountains to prevent the Chinese Imperial army from advancing into Russian Europe, but the city is too small, It is not at all suitable for defensive operations of large armies. So we had to retreat all the way to the city of Ufa. According to General Hindenburg's meaning, I think that it was this force that took the city of Zutousst by surprise, and it was difficult for this force to withstand the counterattack of the Chinese Imperial army in the city of Zwutoust. β
Hindenburg explained: "I did not have this force to attack the city of Zeutoust immediately, I was going to let this force move to the troops near the city of Zwutoust. Hide in the nearby mountains, waiting for the Chinese Empire's army to have no chance to send a large number of troops to reinforce the city of Zwutoust, and then let our hidden army. Launched an assault on the city of Zeutoust and took the city of Zeutoust. Cut off the rear route of the Chinese Imperial Army. β
British Army General Jersunsk frowned and asked, "What does General Hindenburg mean by what General Hindenburg said that the Chinese Empire did not have the opportunity to send a large number of troops to reinforce the city of Zwutoust?" β
Hindenburg continued: "I am talking about another force. It is to draw some of the most elite troops from our coalition forces, including a considerable part of the armored forces, as the general reserve for the battle of Ufa City, and only when I think it is necessary, will this force be sent to join the battlefield, and once this force joins the battlefield, it will be the general counterattack of our coalition forces against the Chinese Imperial Army, not a counterattack of the scale of the night, and will launch a comprehensive counterattack against the Chinese Imperial Army attacking the city of Ufa, at this time the troops hidden in the mountains outside the city of Zwutoust, In this way, it is very likely that we will annihilate all these forces of the Chinese Empire that have entered the European region here in the city of Ufa, even if we cannot completely annihilate them, we can also destroy most of them and reverse the situation of the entire war. β
The other six commanders did not expect Hindenburg to plan a full-scale counterattack now, and after Hindenburg finished speaking, the six commanders fell silent and began to digest Hindenburg's plan.
You must know that in the face of the powerful Chinese Imperial Army, the current coalition army from top to bottom, most people are very afraid in their hearts, even if the coalition army has gathered more than 6.5 million troops here in Ufa City, many people only think that they can resist the attack of the Chinese Imperial Army here in Ufa City, and never think that they can completely defeat the Chinese Imperial Army here in Ufa City.
But now, according to Hindenburg's plan, this is to eat all the Chinese Imperial troops outside Ufa City, this rhythm is a bit scary, the Chinese Imperial Army is really not vegetarian.
Hindenburg saw that the army commanders of the six countries did not speak, and immediately continued: "The combined forces of our Entente and the Central Powers have gathered more than 6.5 million troops here in Ufa City, and Ufa City includes the fortification group outside the city, so there is no need for so many troops to defend at the same time, after all, the army of the Chinese Empire still has absolute air superiority, and it is not better to place more troops in the fortifications, or to draw out 2 troops, it will not affect the defense of our coalition forces in Ufa City at all." β
At this time, French Army General Joyce frowned and asked: "I don't know how many troops General Hindenburg is going to transfer from here in Ufa City to form these two strange troops?" β
"I am going to draw 600,000 to 800,000 elite troops from the coalition army to bypass the camps built by the Chinese Imperial Army outside Ufa and take refuge in the mountains of the Ural Mountains near the city of Zutousst," Hindenburg said. In addition, the general reserve needs at least more than 1 million elite troops, and most of the tanks and armored vehicles of our coalition forces. β
Joyls went on to say, "Draw less than 2 million troops. It doesn't have much impact on the defense of our Ufa City. But General Hindenburg should know that the planes of the Chinese Empire conduct reconnaissance over our city of Ufa every day, and the general reserve is good to say, and it is enough to transfer them directly to the west of the city of Ufa, after all, if the army of the Chinese Empire attacks, it will definitely be launched from the east, but how can the elite troops of 600,000 to 800,000 secretly run to the mountains of the Ural Mountains near the city of Zwutoust under the nose of the Chinese Empire to hide? β
Hindenburg smiled and said, "I plan to let the 600,000 to 800,000 elite troops that have been drawn out have been operating at night. And this army will first march more than 100 kilometers to the south of the city of Ufa, and then go around to the vicinity of the city of Zwutoust, this route is along the forest, and this army will always go out by day, using the night march, choose to rest in the forest during the day, and then come to this position near the city of Zwutoust. β
As he spoke, Hindenburg pointed to a location on the military map on the rectangular wooden table, and the army commanders of the other six countries saw that Hindenburg was pointing to a mountainous area dozens of kilometers from the city of Zutousst.
Hindenburg pointed to the military map and continued: "This mountainous area is covered with forests. As long as our troops hide in the forest, it will be difficult for the troops of the Chinese Empire to find out, and I will let this elite force of 600,000 to 800,000 bring a large number of mules and horses, so that they can carry a large amount of food. It is enough for these 600,000 to 800,000 elite troops to hold out for a long time, of course, there is no need for this force to set off for the city of Zwutoust immediately, and it is necessary to wait for the army of the Chinese Empire to attack the periphery of Ufa City. The battle was in a stalemate, and this elite force set off for the city of Zeutoust. Therefore, there is no need for everyone to worry about the logistical supply of this force. β
After a pause, Hindenburg continued: "This time the army of the Chinese Empire crossed the Ural Mountains. Attacking Ufa City, for the Chinese Empire, the logistical pressure is very great, this is the opportunity for our coalition army, as long as the rest of our troops in Ufa City can resist the attack of the Chinese Imperial Army, after a period of fierce fighting, the logistics supply of the Chinese Imperial Army must have problems, at that time the opportunity for our coalition army will come, this time we will stage a miracle here in Ufa City, completely defeat the undefeated mythical Chinese Imperial Army, and then we can wave our army to the east to recover the Russian lost ground in this war, and even counterattacked into the territory of the Chinese Empire. β
After listening to Hindenburg's words, the army commanders of the other six countries looked at each other and nodded involuntarily, no matter what, this plan still sounds very good, as for whether it can be realized, it depends on the direction of the war after the battle of Ufa City started.
British Army Admiral Jersunsk said with a solemn expression on his face: "After the combined expeditionary fleet of our Entente and the Central Powers was defeated by the main naval fleet of the Chinese Empire, this war has been very unfavorable to our entire Entente and the Allied Powers, and the big battle that is about to break out here in Ufa City is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most important decisive battle of this war, so our British Army agrees with General Hindenburg's plan, our coalition forces must not only block the troops of the Chinese Empire here in Ufa City, but also defeat them completely, Just as our British Army did in India, here I will also correct General Hindenburg, the undefeated golden body of the Chinese Imperial Army, which has been broken in our British Empire India! β
The British lost nearly 1 million troops in Islamabad and Dhaka, India, and the two field armies of the Chinese Empire that attacked them added up to more than 100,000 casualties, but no matter how you say it, it seems that the British Army completely defeated the army of the Chinese Empire in India, after all, the Fifth Field Army and the Sixth Field Army of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire retreated from India together still have 200,000 troops to maintain combat effectiveness.
However, the British don't care how many troops are left in the two field armies of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire, what the British see is the army of the Chinese Empire, in front of the British defenders of Islamabad and Dhaka, hit a big bag, and now they have evacuated Islamabad and Dhaka in embarrassment, and even fled directly to the territory of the Chinese Empire, leaving the land of India, this is not a great victory, what is a great victory!
So the British are now spreading propaganda all over the world, they have achieved a brilliant victory in India, wiped out hundreds of thousands of troops of the Chinese Empire, and sent the claws of the Chinese Empire to India, and beat them back.
No one here in the Allied Command here to find fault with the words of British Army General Jersunsk, everyone is a grasshopper on a rope, and the great victory in India advocated by the British can still boost the morale of the entire Entente and the Allied countries to a certain extent, especially in the city of Ufa, where a major war is about to break out, the morale of the Allied forces is still greatly improved, so the Entente and other countries of the Allied countries also follow the British to promote the so-called great victory in India.
Hindenburg smiled noncommittally at the words of the British Army General Dersunsk for correcting him, what is going on with you British in India, everyone knows it, can you use it so seriously?
French Army General Joyce sighed and said: "Our Allied and Allied forces were forced to retreat from the city of Chelyabinsk in shame, and achieved the prestige of the Imperial Chinese Army, and now it is time to cut off the dazzling halo on the Imperial Chinese Army, and our French Army also agrees with General Hindenburg's plan, our Entente and Central Powers must completely defeat the army of the Chinese Empire here in the city of Ufa." β
Russian Army General Sonokopsky said excitedly: "We, Russia, will fully support General Hindenburg's plan, ask for people to give people, ask for materials to give materials, and absolutely cooperate well!" β
If the army of the Chinese Empire could be completely defeated here in the city of Ufa, it would be the greatest benefit for Russia.
Italian Army General Hannaverde, Austro-Hungarian Army General Gloria, and Ottoman Turkish Army General Baguirja, each of whom subsequently represented their own army units in Ufa, agreed to Hindenburg's plan and was completely subordinate to Hindenburg's troops. (To be continued.) )