"The Navy guys finally held back the British, and the Italians had a much better navy than their army, opening the Suez Canal and driving out Jericho. Our sea passage has finally been opened, which means that the resource problem that has plagued the army for many years has been solved in a great way, and as long as the Huaxia Republic wishes, then we can get enough weapons and supplies to support the war effort. Moltke looked at the route from China to the Mediterranean on the map and said with relief.

"Does that mean we can finally occupy all of Poland? Annihilation of the Russian Third Army and the Eighth Army at the same time? By the way, there's also that First Guard. Well, his commander seems to be called Denikin, a guy who was once captured by the Chinese Army. Hindenburg said fiercely.

"That might disappoint you, this First Army was seen near Warsaw not long ago, but then it was said that they would have to be transferred back to the rear to correct and receive new equipment, this time they might run away, but sooner or later we will catch him!" Moltke reassured.

"We have 4 armored divisions deployed on the Northern Front. 1 armored division was deployed on the Southern Front. Under the cover of heavy artillery, we will successfully tear through the Russian fortifications, then launch a centripetal assault on Warsaw, and finally crush this vital point of support, and then we will continue to pursue the remaining Russian forces until we have the whole of Russian Poland under our control. Moltke said.

"Five armored divisions is a little less, but it should be enough." Hindenburg said with some trepidation that only 5 armored divisions with less than 800 combat vehicles were not enough for the entire Eastern Front. They can only be used as sharp blades to cut through the opponent's defense, and as for the later breakthroughs, the infantry needs to pile up with human lives. However, this was also a matter of no choice, and on the Western Front, Britain and France put too much pressure on Germany. As a result, these 5 armored divisions were raised only after the use of reserves.

Shortly after this conversation, on July 3, 1915, on the Eastern Front, the German Army and the Austrian Army launched a simultaneous attack on Russia, and the scale of the attack and the firepower were so great that the Russians could hardly imagine that the British and French were constantly pinning down the German forces on the Western Front. The two countries can still fight such a powerful attack on the Eastern Front!

The entire Russian army was divided into two parts, one was the two armies of Alexander Samsonov and Paul, which were used to defend against the Germans, about 800,000 men, and the other was the Russian Third Army and the Eighth Army, which had already invaded Austria, with more than 600,000 men on paper. However, compared with the former, the strength of the Third and Eighth Armies was not at full strength at all, although because of Dönitz's successful defense, the fate of the annihilation of the two armies was avoided. However, their troops at this time were less than 500,000 even after replenishment. Fortunately, however, they were confronted by the relatively weak Austro-Hungarian army. And it was only about 100 tanks of various types of combat vehicles in one armored division.

At this time, Denikin's First Army, which was supposed to have withdrawn to the rear to correct and receive new equipment, did not leave the battlefield as expected by Germany and Austria, but held in the Warsaw area, which they originally planned to withdraw, but as a result, after the British and French launched an offensive on the Western Front, the Russian top brass thought that this was an opportunity to change the stalemate on the Eastern Front, so the Russian army originally decided to launch an offensive later in about August. So Denikin's First Army plus a division was left in the Warsaw area and waited for the battlefield to be replaced. By mistake, when the Russians wanted to fight but didn't fight, the Germans struck first!

The Russians have seen tanks, and most of the Russian officers who participated in the Sino-Russian War have a lingering fear of these iron boxes armed to the teeth, but in the long fighting, the Russians have also come up with some methods to counter tanks, such as mines, anti-aircraft guns and all kinds of anti-tank grenades that work or don't work. Coupled with the strong fortifications, the Russians thought that it was not a big problem. But this time, they encountered a weapon of war that Germany, one of the most powerful industrial countries in the world, had built over the years, and the Germans also had an absolute advantage in firepower! For troops of the same specification, the firepower of the German army is at least 3 to 4 times that of the Russian army! Such a huge difference is something that the Russians have never encountered!

IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS OF FIREPOWER, THE ROAR OF THE POWERFUL 210MM HEAVY HOWITZER AND 150MM CANNON MADE AT LEAST 60% OF THE PERMANENT FIRE POINTS AND FORTIFICATIONS OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY TURN INTO ASHES, AND THE ENDLESS FLAMES AND ARTILLERY FALLING FROM THE SKY FINALLY FELL LIKE A SWORD OF DAMOCLES HANGING OVER THE HEADS OF THE RUSSIANS, AND IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE RUSSIAN ARMY LOST AT LEAST 40% OF THE TROOPS DEPLOYED ON THE FRONT LINE. And with the extension of firepower, the German armored forces finally wielded their might!

On the battlefield, the Bobcat tanks with willow knot turrets on their heads finally appeared in the Russians' field of vision. NIMBLY WEAVING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE RUBBLE AND NEUTRALIZING THE REMAINING RUSSIAN FIRING POINTS WITH 50MM GUNS AND MACHINE GUNS ON THEIR TURRETS, THEY WERE FOLLOWED BY A LARGE NUMBER OF ELITE INFANTRY, ARMED WITH NEW PORTABLE MACHINE GUNS AND MORTARS TO DIVIDE THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE.

The Russian Army, which had lost a large number of anti-tank guns and was divided into isolated positions, was quickly wiped out. Although the Russians had a contingency plan after the first line of defense was breached, the Germans attacked too quickly, and the four armored divisions pressed from the north cut through the Russians' subsequent defense line like four sharp knives, and the only thing that could limit them was travel and supplies. The Russians' defensive line was indeed well built, but the depth was too narrow. And there was not enough firepower to suppress the opposing artillery.

The Russian troops, whose rear roads were cut off and even communication was cut off, were completely disorganized, and many of them put down their weapons after a little resistance, and soon, with the disappearance of the troop numbers one by one, Samsonov knew that the fall of Russian Poland was only a matter of time!

After a frantic 80-kilometer advance, the Germans finally reached their limit, and they had to wait for supplies and follow-up troops to arrive, which also gave the Russians a chance to breathe, and finally formed a temporary defensive line outside Warsaw. And the Denikin Army, which originally planned to go to the battlefield after changing its outfit, now does not need to move the nest anymore, the people have already hit the doorstep, and they can meet it as soon as they go out!

"I can meet all your supply requests, but you have to buy the entire legion 3 days, and we need to withdraw from this siege. We will retreat to the southwest and join the 3rd and 8th Armies, and finally withdraw from Poland. Alexander Samsonov said to Denikin.

"Well, leave me as many trucks and fuel as I can." Denikin did not hesitate to make his request. He must also prepare a retreat for his troops.

Thanks to the book friend zhouyu1976 for the reward, and the book friend JhonnyRidden for the monthly pass support ~~~~. Yesterday the subscription was another tragedy. The author's heart is cold--! If you're in a bad mood, let's do less today, and tomorrow you'll recover! (To be continued......)