Chapter 1067: Floating Light Phantom 1
Chapter 1067 Floating Light Phantom 1
After this battle, the number of Ilya bombers available to the Russians dropped by more than 40%! In one day, the number of other types of aircraft shot down by the Russian Air Force exceeded 56! Including those lost due to other accidents, two-thirds of the aircraft did not return to the battlefield.
"When our army reached the peak of its attack, our air force had been wiped out." After hearing the news, Alexeyev, who was in charge of commanding the battle, wrote in his diary. At this time, the situation on the entire Galician battlefield was as follows:
The Russian Seventh Army in the west finally reached the current deepest line of attack after paying a heavy price and leaving behind a string of fortresses that were difficult to break in a short time. Currently, nearly three divisions have reached the Carpathian Mountains. Mountains, this means that their attack depth is enough, and all that is left is to control a few more passes to isolate the Eastern Galicia region.
"Our follow-up troops will take at most 10 days, no, maybe a week. We can establish a defense line on the narrow north-south line of Galicia to defend against possible counterattacks by the Austrians and Bavarians, and then our troops will be deployed in the east. On the side, the Ninth Army is also gradually compressing the Allied forces, and it is said that there are three Bavarian divisions on the opposite side. It is more difficult to fight, but it doesn't matter. As long as it can be stabilized, it can be transferred to the east after the Seventh Army is freed up." Alexeyev continued to deduce the actions of both parties and their possible consequences on the sand table.
"Okay, Alexeyev, stop clinging to your stupid and far-fetched plan. We are now on the edge of the cliff. If we take another step, we will face an abyss!" At that moment, the door to the house was violently pushed open, and Borusinov walked in angrily.
"What a joke, we have already controlled the situation in the west and are only one step away from success. We will soon be able to establish a solid defense line in the north and south directions to prevent the reinforcements of the Bavarian Army. They cannot pass through Hungary from the east. Entering Galicia, because there are still four Romanian armies there," Alexeyev said.
"Okay, let me just ask you one question. Did we ever win in the field battle against the Bavarian Army?" Borusinov closed his eyes and then asked after a quiet tidying up.
"Holy shit, this is a sharp question!" All the Russians present were a little dumbfounded. Well, although this statement is straightforward, it does make sense. It seems, probably, maybe, that the Russian army and the Bavarian Army are in the wilderness. There really is no record of winning a match... But even if this thing is true, you can't say it!
"We can concentrate the strength of 6 divisions, no, 8 divisions on this front, which is less than 50 kilometers long. In addition, we also have a large number of reserves. Don't forget, the seventh There are 220,000 people in the group army, and we have only lost more than 40,000 troops now.
We could also draw forces from the Eighth Army that was laying siege to Lviv. Alexeyev said. "Even with a crowd, we can block the opponent!" "After talking about it, Alexeyev's face became a little ferocious.
To be able to achieve the position of commander of the front army, most of them still have some brains. After a period of hard work, Alexeyev has realized that the Lviv Fortress cannot be taken down in a short time. The Austrians cannot defeat it. But I definitely can’t get in. In that case, why not temporarily allocate troops to supplement where needed?
The commander also knew the situation of the Seventh Army to the west. Although the number of losses was not large, the losses of these troops were all elites! An army seems to have a lot of people, but in fact there are not many people who can actually fight! For example, Germany relied on Stormtroopers to break through the infantry in the later stages of the battle line. There are only 1,400 Stormtroopers in a German division that theoretically has 17,000 people. Moreover, among these 1,400 people, there is also an artillery company equipped with 4 77MM rapid-fire guns and a support unit equipped with 4 to 8 mortars. If these units are removed, the actual ones involved in the attack are two reinforced companies and 2 Machine gun unit as well as an engineer detachment and possibly a flamethrower squad. Only a few hundred of these people who are rushing forward can survive. These troops are the most elite and dedicated people in the entire division. If they are gone, the number may be insignificant, but the combat effectiveness of this division will directly drop by a notch!
This is the situation of the Seventh Army, although the losses are not large in terms of total numbers. Not even a sixth. However, it is undeniable that more than half of the truly capable troops in this group army have been lost. The most elite fast assault divisions have been beaten to a semi-disabled state. Not to mention the heavy losses in personnel, all kinds of artillery are even worse. ! The infantry division behind cannot even guarantee the number of 3-inch rapid-fire guns. From the perspective of the European battlefield, this group army can already go down and consider reorganization and wait for replenishment.
Now, the material transfer center of the Seventh Army has been bombed into a mess, which makes the situation of the entire Army even worse. Alexeyev is not unaware of this, so he is ready to let the Eighth Army temporarily relax. The siege of the Lviv fortress area was a preparation for devoting troops to defend the west and pulling out the remaining nails.
"You are quite smart and are aware of the situation of your army, but unfortunately, this idea is a bit wishful thinking. I have a hunch that the Bavarian Army has used this time to gather a large number of troops. Although our aerial reconnaissance is gone, but We can always tell something through various clues," Borusinov said with a sigh.
"How many Bavarian Legions have come? Do you know? You don't know! You are just guessing, a baseless guess!" Alexeyev said excitedly.
"We have no retreat, right?" Alexeyev continued, "I know very well what we are doing, and I am at least half sure that we can consolidate the current results. At least we still have the advantage of strength, at least We have controlled a large area. At least Romania has moved. The Austrians are facing a two-front battle! This is our only chance. If we lose this time, then we will always live in the shadow of Bavaria's front. !”
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