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Throughout April 1914, when Germany, Britain and France were fighting together on the French plains, and Austria-Hungary was beating Serbia into dogs, the Russians, who were full of discipline, sat on the Eastern Front and watched the play, and the whole Eastern Front was almost undisturbed. Of course, the Russians still have a good reason, and they are not well prepared, you have to understand.

As the Russians themselves say, it was not until the end of May, when the supplies from China arrived, that they were slowly ready to go.

No matter how much the hairy bear makes a small calculation, the battle will still be fought. Because they owe a lot of debts to France, and many domestic assets are controlled by French capital, even if Nicholas II doesn't want to fight, the interest groups don't agree. In the face of France's offer of debt relief, Nicholas II immediately agreed, boasting that Russia's original goal was to annihilate the German army, and that the scum of Austria-Hungary was not considered at all.

Russia is a state of indescribable deterrence in the minds of the vast majority of Europeans. The mere thought of the millions of ferocious gray cattle and Cossack cavalry swarming all over the world makes Europeans tremble. Even though this country is full of ills, has made a lot of foreign appearances in the world, and was blown up by little Japan in the Russo-Japanese War not long ago, that nightmarish impression is indeed engraved in the hearts of Europeans.

For Europeans, it's understandable that the woolly bear is only getting its hands dirty now. After all, a dinosaur-like behemoth like Russia must have a relatively bloated and sluggish system, and its mobilization is certainly not as fast as that of other countries, but as soon as its war machine starts to move, this "gray steamroller" will use its almost endless manpower and resources to ruthlessly crush its opponents into meatloaf.

Another manifestation of this strange "Russophobia" is to make Britain, France and other allies feel extremely safe. The thought of a polar bear behind their opponent makes them confident of victory. This is also the reason why the French were able to resist desperately after losing Paris, because in their eyes, the Germans were nothing more than a three-plank axe, and they only accidentally hit the streets. As long as the army of hairy bears moves, the Germans who deserve to die will definitely be brutally blown up and killed to the scum

The Russians themselves see it this way, they believe that they have great power, amazing resources and potential, and endless wealth. As soon as they do it, the Germans will hit the streets. Our Great Russia is rich in resources and has a large population, and even without the resources of Britain and France, as long as it takes a long time, the Germans will be exhausted.

However, the Russians were not as strong as they thought. Therefore, after Russia officially entered the war, its appearance made the onlookers shatter their eyes, and also made everyone scorched and tender.

Under the repeated urging of Britain and France, although it was true that the Russians had not yet organized an army of 6o thousand, they still drew a part of the troops from the Southwest Army Group attacking Austria-Hungary to strengthen the Northwest Army Group that was fighting against Germany, and replenished it to the size of two armies, and the Russian Northwest Army Group was commanded by General Gilinsky, who had participated in the Russo-Japanese War.

On June 2, 2755 (1914), a Russian cavalry division pulled out the stake border on the East Prussian border and entered East Prussia, and the Russo-German War began.

The strategic plan of the Russian Army Group Northwest was to use their Polish salient to attack north from Warsaw. Cut off East Prussia from Berlin. After annihilating the German forces stationed in the area, he captured East Prussia and continued its march into the heart of Germany.

Garrisoned in East Prussia was the German Eighth Army, which was commanded by Lieutenant General Prittwitz and had four corps, one cavalry division and a number of local garrisons, and the total strength was only half of that of the Russian Northwest Army Group. However, the number of heavy weapons such as artillery and machine guns of the Russian army is far inferior to that of the German army, so in terms of firepower, the German army has the advantage. The task given to the Eighth Army by the German General Staff was to hold East Prussia as far as possible until the end of the war on the Western Front. After the main force on the western front flew to the French and British, the railway network of Guò Nada was sent back to the eastern line, and all those greedy woolly bears were xxoo.

At the beginning of the war, the Russian army entered East Prussia by two routes. The main force of the Russian First Army attacked from Lithuania in the east and began to move into East Prussia in full swing. Two days later, the Russian Second Army, commanded by Samsorov, launched an offensive from Vostrowinka in the southeast to the northwest, reaching the German hinterland of Allenstein.

The Germans reconnoitred that the Russian First Army from the east was moving quickly, while the Russian Second Army from the southeast was moving slowly, so they decided to break through each of them, first attacking the Russian First Army that had already invaded East Prussia, preparing to defeat it and then turn around and deal with the Russian Second Army inserted into their rear.

But there was not much time left for the German army, and the preparation was not sufficient, and the most important thing was that the German Eighth Army was not concentrated at that time, but was distributed throughout East Prussia, and at this time it was possible to send part of its forces to meet the Russian army. Although the equipment of the Russian First Army was inferior to that of the German army, its combat effectiveness also exceeded the expectations of the German army, and until the Russian Second Army approached, the German army had not yet defeated the opponent in front of it. So the Germans were afraid of being blown up, so they hurriedly retreated, and were beaten by the counterattacking Russian army in Combinan, and they withdrew to the Vistula River to stabilize their footing.

The victory at the Battle of Compinan gave the Russians high spirits, and the British and French were also greatly encouraged, believing that the end of Erdezi was coming. But the Russian First Army was not able to move on, because their logistics could not keep up.

The Germans were prepared for the unfavorable situation on the Eastern Front, and they had already made detailed retreat arrangements before the war, and carried out strict fortified clearing of East Prussia. All the warehouses and farms were transported to the rear, trains, boats and vehicles of all kinds were evacuated, and even telephone lines were cut. Mao Xiong's logistical support system has always been known for its chaotic organization and rough negligence, and during the Russo-Japanese War, it was already full of foreign appearances and made a lot of jokes. For example, the delivery of winter clothes to the officers and men of the fleet who were suffering from the scorching heat in the equatorial region, and the replenishment of the statues of the 6th Army troops who were in urgent need of artillery shells on the northeast front, were all created by the wonderful Russian logistics department......

This time was no exception, only after advancing dozens of kilometers into German territory, the main forces of the Russian First Army were already out of touch with the supply troops. This army has six corps and six and a half cavalry divisions under its jurisdiction, and the daily consumption of more than 20,000 troops is definitely not a small amount, but the ineffective Russian logistics department cannot supply it at all. And although the Russian army flew the German Eighth Army, its own losses were not small. The most important thing is that the preparation before the war was not sufficient, the ammunition reserves of the Russian army were insufficient, and after a fierce battle with the Germans, the shells were exhausted.

Lieutenant General Prytwitz, commander of the German Eighth Army, was frightened by the gray cattle and hurried to call for help from home, and demanded that East Prussia be abandoned and withdrawn. But now that Germany is in full swing with the Anglo-French forces on the Western Front, it is impossible to accept the abandonment of East Prussia if there are reinforcements. Moltke Jr., the chief of the German General Staff, was furious, believing that Prittwitz was a tease and a coward, and was not at all fit to be a commander, so he removed him from his post on the spot and sent Hindenburg and Ludendorff to replace him.

After the arrival of Hindenburg and Ludendorff, they immediately reorganized their troops, in fact, although the German army was defeated, the losses were not large, and even less than the losses of the Russians, but the original commander Prittwitz was a mediocre general, which was unlucky. In fact, Ludendorff's battle plan was still broken individually, but he aimed at the Russian Second Army, which was still struggling to get there. This time, the Germans were fully prepared, and the railway system of Guòda was able to assemble all four corps of the entire Eighth Army at once.

The logistics situation of the Russian Second Army was even worse, with a shortage of mules, horses, and vehicles, as well as a shortage of food, grass and ammunition, and the extremely bad condition of the roads from Poland to Germany, which made the Russian Second Army suffer a lot along the way. The most important thing is that the Russian army has made a serious mistake in its judgment of the German army, they believe that the German army has been broken up and is currently retreating in a hurry, as long as they rush up to block their retreat, they can completely annihilate the Eighth Army.

Due to the desperate urging from above, the Russian Second Army carried out a high-intensity march of up to two hours a day for a whole week, and when it arrived near the Komsin Forest, the Russian Second Army was already sleepy and could no longer walk. On top of that, their rations are running out. The Germans have done a very thorough job of clearing the fortified walls, and they can't even do "on-the-spot transfer", and there is no place to grab them.

On June 1, the extremely tired and hungry grey animals almost sleepwalked to their destination, the Komsin Forest, where they were so tired that they did not even set up a tent and fell to sleep. That's all, because the German army, which is not sure of the situation of the Russian army, will not attack so rashly, after all, there is still a Russian First Army squatting aside.

But the most bizarre thing is that the Russian army actually used clear code telegrams to distribute orders. Because Russia has not popularized the cipher system in the army until now, the entire Russian Northwest Army Group does not have a unified cipher, and even many armies and divisions are not equipped with cipher books, and there are no translators, and the telegraph lines and communication systems in Germany have been destroyed by the Germans, and the Russians have no choice but to use radio to send telecommunications in clear code.

So the predicament of the Russian army was fully grasped by the German army, and the woolly bear was tragic.

In the early morning of June 2, the German Eighth Army, which had been recuperating for a long time, attacked the entire Russian Second Army. At this time, the morale of the German army was at its peak, and it had an absolute advantage in equipment, except for the number of people, all aspects of the Russian army were completely destroyed, and the Russian army was in a state of fatigue and hunger at this time, and it could not resist it at all. It's like two opponents pk, one with huff on his body, and the other with a red buff on his head, and they want to get it with their toes.

Although the hairy bears are known as a fighting nation, they are not iron-clad, even if they are machines, they have to have energy, and the gray animals have been out of food for 2 days. Coupled with a week of high-intensity marching, if you can still fight like this, then you are not human.

But even under such circumstances, the woolly bears persisted for three whole days. But by June 6, when the airship troops urgently sent by the Germans arrived on the battlefield, the qiē was over. The Russians, lacking anti-aircraft weapons, were completely incapable of resisting the airship units that were high above. The Russian army, exhausted and hungry for several days, finally collapsed. Encouraged by the great victory, the Germans pursued fiercely, and the surrendered Russian troops were everywhere, and by the afternoon of June 6, the Russian Second Army had almost completely wiped out the fleeing Russian army. Five elite armies, 20,000 officers and soldiers were wiped out, the Germans killed more than 70,000 Russian soldiers, captured as many as 130,000, and less than 30,000 escaped.

On June 11, the German army, with the prestige of a great victory, under the cover of the air force, launched an attack on the Russian First Army, which was also exhausted of ammunition and food. The state of the Russian First Army was only a little better than that of the Second Army, they were not very tired, but the same Yan zhòng lacked food. The most important thing is that they have almost run out of shells, and the shells in the rear have not yet been delivered, which is inferior to the Second Army.

There was no suspense in the battle, and on June 14, the Russian First Army was defeated again, and the German army advanced into Russian territory, losing more than 20,000 Russian troops.

These two battles shocked the world and made Britain and France feel extremely panicked.

And on this day, under the combined attack of Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria, Serbia, which had resisted for more than a month, could no longer hold on. Because of the rewriting of the war, the current strength of this little fart country is not as good as that of the original time and space, but the Austro-Hungarian Empire on this plane is stronger than the strength of the original time and space with the support of China.

In the early morning of June 14, the last Serbian infantry division was annihilated by the Austrian-Bulgarian coalition army on the Serbian-Turkish border, and the entire territory of Serbia fell, and the Serbian royal family fled to black

When the news of the two successive defeats of the Russian army and the end of Serbia reached the country, Wendesi was not surprised. In his opinion, if the Russians can win the war in their current state, it will be unreasonable. Serbia's defeat is even more reasonable, and it is good that such a small country can resist for so long in the face of the fourth largest industrial country in Europe.

"It seems that Britain and France want us to buy things again......" Wen Desi said to Gu Xiaolu with a smile.

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