The motorized infantry annihilated the cavalry, and in the flanking attack, their horses lost the ability to charge, and the warriors on horseback had to disarm and surrender.

In the midst of the rush, these old armored vehicles also completed their mission. A few were destroyed by bombs, and most were in the wilderness with mechanical failures.

The soldiers rushed through the Russian reserve positions in trucks, and the Russian soldiers were instantly encircled. In the face of a swift offensive, the organization and command of the Russians were destroyed, and the encircled soldiers decisively surrendered. Rudolph ordered the mechanized troops to continue the pursuit, capturing the fleeing Russian soldiers.

The heralds who returned from the front reported that they had captured a colonel, who was the commander of the Russian cavalry.

Taking advantage of the defeat of the Russians, Rudolph also followed closely behind the troops of the Third Army and withdrew within the defensive line. After interrogation, Rudolph learned that he had annihilated an infantry regiment and routed a cavalry division. Two thousand four hundred people were eliminated and one thousand three hundred were captured.

Rudolph reported the results of the battle directly to the Eastern Front Command, and the commendation order was sent instantly, and soon after, the commendation order from the commander-in-chief of the army, Archduke Ferdinand, also came, Rudolph was promoted to major general, and was awarded an Austro-Hungarian War Medal of the 3rd degree and an Imperial Order of the Iron Crown of the 3rd degree, because of this Iron Crown Medal, Rudolph had his own knighthood in addition to the hereditary title of his family.

Rudolph's 79th Brigade also lost a thousand men in the southern and northern wars, and has now been sent to the rear for repairs, and the 241st Regiment as a supplementary regiment also has its official number, the 146th Regiment.

Rudolf sat on the train to Vienna when the snow had begun to accumulate on the Carpathians. Since the outbreak of the July War, Rudolph has spent five months of war years. From Rzeszow, he marched north, then southwest, and finally to the east. During this period, Rudolph crossed the San River three times, almost the whole game, and the dramatic thing is that Rudolph has not yet fought a real battle.

The journey was tiring, and most of the time he was avoiding the military trains that came and went. The stations along the route were full of soldiers, and the tragic condition of the wounded was particularly shocking, and it was to be expected that the enthusiasm of the recruits would be at least half dispelled by the sight of these flesh-and-blood people.

Rudolf arrived in Vienna three days later, and the war did not change the city much. It's just that the posters everywhere and the slightly depressed street market still show traces of war.

Sitting in the special car of the military department, Rudolph was treated like a hero. As the war has progressed so far, four of the five participating countries have felt the taste of victory and defeat. Embarrassingly, Austria-Hungary had only failed, the offensive on the Eastern Front turned into a rout, and the Southern Front, after achieving initial results, fell back into a state of standoff. Archduke Ferdinand was disgraced, and the army faced unprecedented humiliation. Against the backdrop of his peers, Rudolph stood out from the crowd and became a national hero. The newspapers in Vienna were already publishing Rudolph's experience, especially highlighting Rudolph's selflessness in rescuing friendly forces and his fearlessness in breaking through the encirclement.

Looking at these reports, Rudolph smiled, if it wasn't for the fact that the war was so bad, where would this have happened.

In the afternoon of the same day, Archduke Ferdinand personally awarded Rudolph the Order of Merit with military ranks. After a few polite sentences, the ceremony ended, and before leaving, the crown prince told Rudolph: "There is a meeting tomorrow, and you must think about the future." ”

Rudolph understands that as a time-traveler who is a hundred years ahead of his ideological understanding, his ability to talk is absolutely unbeatable in the world. Rudolph was arranged to stay in a hotel near Hofburg, and no one gave him a banquet, perhaps during this time, he was one of the few people who received good news, and Rudolph treated himself well, even if it was a celebration. Then he lay down on the soft bed, making up for his poor sleep for months.

The next morning, Rudolf arrived at the Hofburg Chamber, which was a military meeting, but was attended by government officials such as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Industry. Rudolph sat at the back of the seat, and there were only a handful of people in the audience who were lower in rank than him. From a distance, Rudolph listened intently, and this kind of meeting was actually more like a mobilization, starting with the crown prince, and the prime minister, the minister of war, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front, the chancellor of the exchequer, and the commander of the navy spoke in turn, and these words were nothing more than some general guidelines and impassioned calls. Rudolph listened boredly and spent the morning sleepy.

In the afternoon, Rudolph was pulled into the meeting again. The content of this meeting was much simpler, mainly about future war plans. As soon as the meeting began, the crown prince set the tone for a counterattack against Russia and the recapture of lost territory.

Archduke Friedrich, who had been raising his arms and shouting in the morning, was now silent, and the old monk sat still, perhaps he had no confidence in the expectations of the crown prince.

The chief of staff, General Straussenburg, kept making comparisons on the huge map, but his hand never left the San line of defense. At the end of the day, he explained to the crown prince: "Our army has suffered heavy losses and is now unable to attack. We lacked everything, from personnel to weapons, and in fact, we could only form an offensive force of an army group. The words of the chief of staff seemed to tear through all the disguises, and everyone's faces were heavy, as if they had lost the war. The gap between reality and ideals makes everyone have to face it with difficulty. These ambitious officers did not hesitate to start a civil war to polish their swords, but their swords were so fragile that they could not even defend their homeland.

Rudolph's state of mind was unusually calm, even with a sense of happiness. Had it not been for his previous preparations, he would have starved in Przemyśl or froze in the valleys of the Carpathians. As for the San River, none of the Overseers could hold back the retreating army.

Because of the absence of the Chief of the General Staff, Conrad, the people at the meeting were immediately divided into two factions, with the majority supporting a decisive battle with the Russians, and the majority still maintaining their sanity, hoping to accumulate strength and wait for an opportunity to counterattack. Some have been blinded by shame and hatred, frantically shouting: "Historically we are invincible, we must defend our cities from falling into the hands of the Russian barbarians, defend our land, or die." It's a pity that these people only have a lot of enthusiasm and can't come up with key arguments at all. Rudolph was sure that if Conrad had been in command of the Eastern Front, he would have made decisions on behalf of these sad people. In fact, these most emotional people are the most vulnerable, they are like gamblers who have lost everything, and they have to put their lives on the line in exchange for a slim chance of turning the tables.