The Rise of the Empire

"Nikolaev's legion is finished." When Kuropatkin received the telegram from the front, he said this for a long time. Although he had a premonition that the situation was not good, but on the second After the news came out that the Fifth Army was confirmed to be surrounded and annihilated, and most of the Sixth Army was killed, he was still deeply shocked! This news is so terrible. The simple telegram indicates that Russia has lost about 400,000 troops! These losses are different from general casualties. The casualties in general defeat battles are largely recoverable losses. For example, if a battle ends with 100,000 casualties, then those who died in battle will definitely not be able to recover, but most of them Everyone is injured, and more than half of them can return to the battlefield after a short period of training.

But this time, it's different! Because the other side is fighting a war of encirclement and annihilation! The troops were killed organically, either killed in battle or captured after being wounded in battle. According to estimates from the German base camp, after this battle, the Bavarian Army may have captured at least 100,000 prisoners!

"The loss of 400,000 people is not terrible. We can replenish it. The key is the loss of equipment! We can replenish 400,000 people within 2 months, but if we want to restore the equipment of 400,000 people, it will take less than 4 months." Impossible! And what will happen after four months? God only knows!" Brusinov said very pessimistically.

"Of course, the most terrifying thing is that we cannot resist such an army! Facing Napoleon's army, we can also fight a battle like Borodino. Facing the British and French armies in Crimea, although our losses are larger, But it's not impossible to fight. But facing the Bavarian Army, I felt like a child fighting an adult. Their equipment and tactics were beyond an era! An era has arrived where technology and machinery replace blood and military strength." Brussi Nove fully expressed his pessimism in his diary.

At the same time, the battle report of the Bavarian Legion was also sent to the Kaiser and Bavaria. After learning that his son commanded the legion to easily kill the two Russian armies, Ludwig III was overjoyed and personally decided to send the troops to Bavaria under normal circumstances. In addition to the rations, additional rations and materials are given to military families. When William II got the battle report, it was like breaking the five-flavor bottle.

Look at your own side. Once the army has pushed to the border of Belgium and France, it can no longer be attacked. That's right, it can't be attacked! On the surface, Germany appears to be performing worse this time around than it has historically. Then look at the Eastern Front. While talking and laughing, the two Russian armies were finished. Although he thought that the Bavarian Army was more capable of fighting, the fact that it could fight to this extent was beyond the Kaiser's expectations. Originally, he thought that even if Ruprecht could win, the two sides would have to fight for 300 rounds, which would drag on for several months. Time, and then the Bavarian Army will throw another 100,000 casualties and push the Russians back. But what about now?

What Ruprecht sent was not only a battle report, but also a bunch of photos and videos, which were taken from aerial photography. In the photos, patches of Russian prisoners were spread out on the ground, and there was a line of small words below that said this It’s a prisoner of one square kilometer! Later, the Russian flags of 15 divisions were presented.

"Although the Russians are relatively weak, I have to admit that Ruprecht did a good job. Let's publicize it well. After all, when there are some troubles on the Western Front, a victory on the Eastern Front can also boost morale." The Kaiser thought. After thinking about it, he said.

"Send another congratulatory message in my name, hoping that the Bavarian Legion can make greater contributions to the empire. The empire will not treat anyone badly." The Kaiser thought for a while and added.

Under the instructions of the Kaiser, Germany's propaganda machine was indeed powerful. Soon, the new God of War of the German Empire,

Titles such as the most outstanding representative of the young generation of German generals have been applied to the prince. Especially the large number of photos on the front pages of important media such as the Frankfurt Daily News further prove this. The Russian military flags of the fifteen divisions and the The captured commander of the Fifth Army occupies the largest part of the page.

The aerial photographs of Russian prisoners, as well as the mountains of firearms and artillery, all proved this glorious victory of the Bavarian Army. Guns that could arm an army, artillery that could arm several divisions, tens of thousands of military horses and mountains of supplies in warehouses excited the German people. Many people who failed to join the army in the first wave of recruits asked to join Bavaria. In the legion, although they are not Bavarians, they can always find other reasons, such as being Catholics...

The attitude of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is a bit interesting. Telegrams of congratulations will naturally be sent out, but at the same time, some discordant voices also came from the Vienna Palace, such as slandering the prince's victory, such as Talk about concerns about the “enemy within.” In the eyes of some people, having such "such powerful assistance" may not be a good thing. Of course, no one would have said this before the two Russian armies were destroyed, because they still need princes and His legions!

At the same time, Britain and France also received the results of the border battle. It is impossible to say that they have not been touched. After all, even if there are two armies of pigs, it will take you three weeks to catch them! However, Britain and France are not very worried. On the one hand, the Russian army is not very strong in terms of quality. The Russians have always relied on large numbers, vast strategic depth, and cold winter to fight. The other more important aspect is that the Bavarian Army is on the Eastern Front and has little to do with the Western Front...

"According to the intelligence provided by the Russians, the Bavarian armored forces are more elite than other German forces, and they actually began to use aircraft on a large scale. This was unexpected by us. We need to make up for this as soon as possible. In order to avoid falling into the situation of the Russians," Joffre said at a military meeting.

"Bavaria is an anomaly. Their economic situation is very good, and their industry is also very good. Coupled with the support of Bohemia, they can arm a small army in this way, and this situation cannot be replicated in Germany. Other legions and us," Armand said.

"The gross industrial production of Bavaria and Bohemia has reached more than half of France! The same is true for the population, but they only arm 500,000 troops, while we need to arm 2 million troops. This kind of money is piled up with real money Our troops are indeed powerful, but they are really poisonous for a full-scale war, because we can arm more troops with the same resources, and the other side obviously cannot defeat our 1 million army with 500,000 troops." A French officer said .

In short, the arrogant French are still very confident in their military system, just like they are confident in the 75MM rapid-fire gun. Of course, the French's performance this time is indeed good so far. This also gives them confidence!

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