Chapter 1,082: Making up for the Situation After a Desperate Situation 2
Chapter 1082 Making up for the situation 2
"Maybe not a group army, just half is enough, half, maybe 6 divisions. I just hope they can set up a defense line outside Covel, and then protect the retreat channels and lifeblood of my army. This Is that okay? If you have 6 divisions, you still have reserves in hand, and we only need to break their spearheads. For the sake of the hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Russian Eighth Army, give us a hand!"
In fact, if the Russians do not mobilize the Tenth Army, which is the general reserve force, they will now have no troops to mobilize. It is not that no one in the Eighth Army has artillery, but because you can't outrun the opponent! It is absolutely impossible for this kind of thing to happen in Germany or the Western Front, because their railways are so powerful. Historically, during World War I, Germany took 11 days to send 250,000 troops from the Western Front to Krafko in southern Poland. Is this a joke? ! The plan of the prince and Mackensen is actually not too clever, and it may not work against any country except Russia, but I'm sorry, you are the one being attacked now!
Don't talk about Brusinov, even God cannot retreat 230,000 Russian troops and thousands of artillery pieces to Kovel within 7 days. This is absolutely impossible. You know, the Russian Infantry Division A first-level unit can cover 25 kilometers a day without war.
It is true that the Russians can use the railway, but the railway line itself is not stable, let alone the German bomber forces hovering in the sky, let alone the German sabotage squad that is elusive in the rear, not to mention the recent bombing of a very Important bridges, these are all internal factors and minor problems. The biggest problem is the Russian railway problem. Apart from anything else, the Russian Railways, which has not even undergone double-track reconstruction and can only operate in one train, has nothing to do with efficiency! Therefore, this determines that most of the Russian Army can only slowly crawl back through Route 11!
However, if we calculate the distance between the front lines of Kovel and Lviv, haha, the average distance for each division to withdraw is about 230 kilometers! And if the group army moves, the speed will be even slower! The fastest and fastest, it takes 12 days to complete the contraction, and if they act at the current speed, the Germans can reach the city of Covel in 5 days. The second-rate reserve division left behind by the Russians was unable to resist. The only way at present is to let the reserve team take the initiative to plug the gap. Taking advantage of the internal railway, we can count how many divisions we can pass.
"Brusinov, you made a mistake in your judgment." Nikolai, who had been silent, said openly. "So, you can't just rely on foreign aid to make up for this mistake."
"I..." Brusinov was speechless for a moment.
"Okay, I've already said what I said. The four divisions of the Tenth Army will rush back to Covel tomorrow. You can do the rest by yourself. The Ninth Army will help you if it can. Yan. That's it." The words of Grand Duke Nicholas, the commander-in-chief of the Russian front line, can be regarded as the final word on this matter. Help is available, but that's it. If you can't save yourself, then wait to be liquidated!
Then,
Then, Lieutenant General Brusinov, who was already furious and could even be said to be cornered, made the most impulsive decision in his life, which was to command the Eighth Army to launch an active attack on the flank of the Mackensen Army. attack!
"Order the 18th Army and the 19th Army, a total of four divisions, to gather together and form the first echelon to launch an attack on the German flank. The 20th Army and the 21st Army will hand over the excess equipment and ammunition to the attack The two armies, in addition, all the army and group army artillery units that could not be transported inconveniently joined the attack sequence. In addition, the Third Siberian Army and the Reserve 5th Army formed a second wave of attacks to provide support when appropriate. First wave of operations." This attack order was very brief, but with just over three digits, almost the entire Russian Eighth Army was mobilized.
Rusinov deployed 2 waves, a total of 8 divisions, and about 120,000 front-line combat troops to launch this counterattack against the Mackensen Army. These are currently the divisions of the Russian Eighth Army that are in the best shape. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the backbone of the Eighth Army. Judging from the number of people, it accounts for slightly more than half. In terms of artillery equipment, it accounts for more than 70%! Then, Brusinov organized one of Russia's most elite army groups and attacked the flank of Mackensen's army!
So, when Mackensen's three fast assault brigades were rushing towards Covel, a full eight divisions of Russian infantry also took knives at Mackensen's flank. On the night Brusinov made his decision, radio signals surged throughout the Russian theater! This already made Mackensen feel a little strange, and soon, when the German reconnaissance plane once again appeared leisurely over the Russian-controlled area the next day, preparing to make a routine circle, go back to report the situation, and prepare to have lunch. The pilot was surprised to find that the Russian troops on the ground were rushing toward Mackensen like a gray wave.
The so-called people filled the mountains and fields. This time Brusinov mobilized 120,000 troops, plus more than 50,000 horses and other livestock! Bring more than 700 artillery pieces to fight your opponents! It is impossible for such a troop to walk on the earth without being shocked! As a result, in almost one morning, the reconnaissance aircraft of the three squadrons responsible for reconnaissance missions sent hundreds of telegrams!
And that's not all. According to the intelligence obtained, a large number of military columns from the direction of Warsaw are also gathering in the south towards the north. Judging from the scale, there are about 6 divisions, and how many people does Mackensen have now? There were a lot of people, about 11 divisions, which was not a disadvantage in terms of quantity, but these 11 divisions also did not expand, and although the prince gave him 4 divisions, these divisions were all attrition. Especially when facing the Russian right wing first, there are only 2 divisions of flank covering troops at this time. At this time, the Russians are attacking in the first wave. Who can say for sure what the next wave of attacks will be like? What's even more frightening is that this time, the Russians seem to have a firepower advantage. Mackensen's largest artillery is a 210MM. And the Russians used the railway to pull some train guns onto the battlefield!
"Markenson? Can you hold on? Can you help?" The prince felt that something was wrong. So I sent an urgent telegram to Mackensen. And gritted his teeth again, preparing to dispatch three more divisions from Bavaria... Mackensen’s call back was also very straightforward, so let’s try calling first. It's definitely too late to mobilize troops now, let's touch and see. Therefore, what Mackensen was most worried about and what he was most looking forward to was that the field battle between the German army and the most elite Russian army finally began, and the first round involved two divisions on his right wing and four reinforced Russian infantry. A battle between teachers!
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