The Rise of the Empire

"We can do this, in East Prussia, we launch a limited offensive, try to enter the Silesian region of Russia, occupy East Prussia and then level the front before the German reinforcements come, then the Northwest Front and subsequent reinforcements stabilize the defense, and The Southwest Front Army concentrates all its efforts on attacking the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Compared with Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is much weaker in terms of national strength, military power, and will to fight. If the Austro-Hungarian Empire can collapse or be forced to withdraw from the war, our goal will be achieved. "Kulopatkin said his well-thought-out plan.

War is for politics, and it is for interests. It is because of the rise of Germany that France and Russia have the opportunity to get closer to each other.

Under such circumstances, the Russian strategy is surprisingly similar to history. If Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire concentrate their forces to attack Russia after the war, then the Russian troops will mainly defend against the German army. After all, the performance of the German Army in the Franco-Prussian War is really good To describe it against the sky, who would have thought that the strongest army in Europe would be over so soon? This is the I plan of the No. 19 plan formulated by Russia in 1910 in history.

And if the German military transfers its main force to the Western Front and fights with the French, then the Northwest Army composed of the Russian First Army and the Second Army will attack East Prussia, while the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 8th Army will form The Army Group Southwest launched an attack on Austria-Hungary. This is the so-called Plan A.

The main combat mission of the Russian Army Group launched in the southwest is to destroy the Austro-Hungarian Army in the direction of Galicia, and then cooperate with the friendly forces from the Carpathian Mountains to cut off the retreat of the Austro-Hungarian Army in order to completely kill the main force of the Austro-Hungarian Army. The ultimate goal is to target Vienna and Budapest, the capitals of this dual empire.

In addition to these six armies, the Russians also have two armies ready to go. These are the Sixth and Seventh Armies. One of these two armies is stationed near the capital, St. Petersburg, to defend the Baltic coast. Deployed in the Transcaucasus to defend against the Turkish Legion.

"It's a good idea to launch a limited attack on Germany and concentrate most of our forces on Austria-Hungary. We can definitely achieve the greatest results with the least loss." Nicholas II appreciated this suggestion very much.

"The only problem is that we don't know which army is the German army guarding the Eastern Front? Is it the Bavarian army or a certain Prussian army?" Kuropatkin said.

"Does it make a big difference?" Nicholas II asked.

"The difference is quite big, because the current size of the Bavarian Legion should be the largest among all German legions, and it is also the most well-funded and best-equipped. Although the Kingdom of Bavaria cannot compare with the Kingdom of Prussia, they only use one army group, so This group army is relatively strong, and the equipment they sold to us was well received in the war, so their combat effectiveness will be stronger. Moreover, the prince’s wife is also the princess of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, so he is likely to help the Austro-Hungarian Empire.” Ku Ropatkin said.

"So, if this army is defending the Eastern Front, what do you think?" Nicholas II continued to ask.

"Although we have done a lot of business with Bavaria, we don't know much about their situation, but based on our experience, I think they will be equipped with a large number of heavy artillery and have strong mobility, so I hope to give The Northwest Army is equipped with strong cavalry units and heavy artillery units.

It is better to fire the German army to build armored car units. said Kuropatkin.

Although Kuropatkin does not have the foresight of Prince Ruprecht, he also knows to follow the footsteps of the pioneers. As a follower, he will never be wrong. Since Bavaria likes large-caliber artillery, then we should also equip it Well, since Bavaria uses a lot of machine guns and semi-automatic rifles, let's try it too, let alone, the battlefield is not bad. Now that the Germans have decided to purchase a large number of tanks, we should follow suit. In short, if the enemy has them, we must have them too, um, that's it!

"Unfortunately, what we need is an army with more than 1 million troops, not an elite army with only 200,000 troops. In fact, in the next few years, we can only guarantee that each division will be allocated according to the establishment. Sufficient 3-inch rapid-fire guns and 1,000 rounds of ammunition. Heavy artillery and armored vehicles are not issues we can consider now." Witte's words made Kuropatkin's ideas come to naught.

"Your first suggestion can be adopted. We can strengthen the heavy artillery to the Northwest Army, and we can also assign powerful cavalry. As for the armored vehicle unit, we will discuss this issue later." Nicholas II also agreed with Earl Witte's thoughts.

"There is another problem, that is, the social problems during the war. The Poles have been seeking independence. I am worried that if we are in a long war with Germany, the Poles will become more independent. So I suggest that we need to The Poles use divisive tactics," said Aleksandr Delovic.

"Specifically, we need to recruit some Polish manpower to the interior of Russia to complete our infrastructure construction. If the wartime situation is unfavorable, we can move the Poles in Warsaw and other big cities to the east, just like we did when we dealt with Napoleon like our army.”

"This will cause the Poles to resist. And this is not the migration of millions of people, but the migration of millions of people." Brusinov said.

"This is necessary. First, we can use local food to reduce the logistical pressure on our army. Second, we can maintain social stability. Of course, we can also prevent the loss of human resources. If the Germans occupy parts of Poland, they must Poles will be conscripted into the army." Aleksandr Derovich still insisted on his opinion.

"This is a very troublesome matter, but it is really important. If the matter is really irreparable, I think it is better to remove all the Poles than to leave it to the Germans." Chief of the Army General Staff Nikolaevich agreed with the infantry general. He is a member of the royal family, coupled with the status of chief of staff, so his words are very weighty.

"I hope that such a thing will not happen, but if it is for victory, then it is okay to take some actions. I think God will forgive us. Although the Russian Empire has a huge population, we must also be careful." Nicholas II Shi said.

In this way, during the 5-day meeting, Russia's combat plan on the Eastern Front has formed a basic prototype, and the rest is slowly perfected and arranged in a few years. The countdown to the war has begun, and the sea With the new round of shipbuilding plans, the battle for war has reached a climax!

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