The Rise of the Empire

"According to the agreement reached between the high-level leaders of the two countries, after the outbreak of the war, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will be responsible for resisting the Russian army's attack before the main force of the German army advances eastward. In order to achieve this goal, we have formulated a set of detailed and feasible strategies. Let me introduce the specific situation for the distinguished guests who came from afar." Conrad stood up and came to a huge map, and then introduced the situation with the putter in his hand.

"After the outbreak of the war, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will deploy four army groups on the border between the two countries. On this 400-kilometer-long defense line, we can invest at least ten armies and at least eight cavalry divisions. Once the war begins, the First and Second Armies will attack between the Vistula and West Prague Rivers and, with the cooperation of the Bavarian Army, smash the Russian Group in western Poland."

"The other two armies and some independent troops will attack the Russian army in the direction of Dubno and Lutsk. For the convenience of the Bavarian Army, we have specifically set the attack direction at a position relatively close to your country. The Bavarian Army And our two armies will encircle the strength of at least two armies of the opponent, and take the initiative in one fell swoop." Conrad said.

"This plan is not realistic." Ruprecht objected just after Konrad finished his introduction.

"Why? This plan is already very reasonable. We have fully considered the situation of both parties." Although Conrad was a little dissatisfied, he decided to explain first.

"At least you haven't considered our situation, and your understanding of the Russians is very limited." The prince stood up, picked up a push rod from his attendant, and said, "Your plan to advance the Austro-Hungarian Army is based on 15 to 100 people per day. The speed is set at 18 kilometers. This speed is too slow. Bavaria’s military-grade advance speed is about 30 kilometers per day, and even the heavy artillery units can travel more than 25 kilometers per day.”

Then His Royal Highness drew an arc with the putter, "In this case, our troops can quickly complete the outflanking, but your troops have just left the starting position, and the two legions cannot form at all." If we cooperate, the Austro-Hungarian Army that cooperates with the Bavarian Army must move at a speed of more than 25 kilometers per day."

"When maneuvering in the rear, I believe that your side is capable of road maneuvering at a speed of more than 30 kilometers per day, but we are on the battlefield, and we need to break through the opponent's defense lines and fortresses. This speed is simply unimaginable. In fact, 18 kilometers per day is already our limit." Conrad's estimate is quite reliable. Historically, the breakthrough speed of the Russians in the Battle of Silesia was 90 to 110 kilometers in 6 days.

"If it is maneuvering in the rear, our military-level units move at a speed of about 45 kilometers! All our heavy artillery and most of our heavy equipment have been towed by vehicles. The number of vehicles assigned to an army is more than 700. Even more They are all equipped with separate vehicles for resupply. We have done several experiments in field maneuvering, and compared with our Prussian counterparts, our speed is at least 60% faster! You can’t keep up.”

"And the most important thing is that we have sharp weapons that can tear through the Russian defense line. Our armored forces can easily destroy positions that have not been fortified. Russian military-level units do not have gradient defense capabilities. The distance to 20 kilometers is the logistics supply unit. We can directly destroy their rear supply points at a much lower cost.

Then isolate and surround the Russians. said the prince.

"But the Russians have a large number of cavalry, and those Cossacks can quickly seal the gap. And we are still skeptical about the combat effectiveness of the new armored forces. At least before it has been verified, I think that such attacks will penetrate The speed is not realistic." Conrad said, wiping a cold sweat.

He knew that Bavaria was tinkering with new things, but he didn't expect the Bavarian Legion to have such fighting power after some preparations. If someone else said it, he would definitely not believe it. At most, it would be a joke, but ****The reputation of doing things is still very good, at least there has never been a deviation in major events. Think again about the scene when Mrs. Ruprecht brought hundreds of various vehicles from Munich to Vienna. He believed the prince's words first.

"If your Excellency has any objections to the attack speed and breakthrough speed of the Bavarian Army, we can organize a show, and we can use reality to prove that everything I said is true, and if we have to speak from actual combat experience, I don’t think the entire Allied Powers have as much experience as the Bavarian Legion? Isn’t it? Our officers and soldiers have participated in at least three local wars. We have more say in making plans.” Invisibly, Ruprecht said Take the initiative.

It is normal for the army in peacetime to test the combat effectiveness of the army through exercises, study new tactics, and then revise the plan, such as Germany's Schlieffen plan, Austria-Hungary's A plan, and Russia's No. 19 plan Aren't they all made up in peacetime, based on the experience of train schedules and exercises and the imagination of the staff? Then after the war started, it would start directly according to the plan. So if the prince asked to use exercises to prove everything, then neither Conrad nor Crown Prince Ferdinand could deny the truth.

But at this time, Crown Prince Ferdinand absolutely cannot agree. After all, Bavaria has a lot of training every year, and the news from Germany also proves the strength of the Bavarian Army from the side. If Precht's thesis is true, then this plan will really need to be overhauled, and the direction of the overhaul cannot be decided unilaterally by the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

"After all, the Austro-Hungarian Empire bears the main pressure. We naturally need to design the entire plan according to the situation of the imperial army. I admit that the Bavarian Army is powerful, but this strength is more at the tactical level, so I hope you can strategically Think about it." Looking at Conrad who was hesitant, Crown Prince Ferdinand finally spoke, but his words were not new, and even made the Bavarian military personnel present a little disgusted, at least Prince Leopold was very dissatisfied.

"We are a cooperative relationship, not a subordinate relationship. The German General Staff did not assign us to your country, so we reject the plan that does not consider the situation in Bavaria. We cooperate with your country with 120% sincerity, Instead of being cannon fodder!" Prince Leopold choked and couldn't speak.

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