Chapter 660 Mao Qi

Under the roar of artillery fire, the sky gradually dimmed, and the screams of tearing and killing could be heard in the distance. Maybe there will be thousands more corpses tomorrow morning.

Marshal Mao Qi, who had just arrived at the front line, picked up the binoculars and stared straight ahead. Due to the distance, only the smoke from the explosion of the shells could be seen.

After a while, Mao Qi sighed. The situation was much worse than he expected. Judging from the artillery fire, it was obvious that the Russians were not what they used to be.

As night fell, the two sides tacitly stopped fighting. Yin Feng began to howl, as if to awaken the dead soul.

In the Prussian army headquarters, Marshal Mao Qi, who came to supervise the battle, started to get angry.

"It's been a week since the war broke out, and even a little Brest has not been taken down, what a bunch of rubbish.

say something! In normal times, aren't you very capable? Each of them is defiant, boasting of defeating Russia in three months, and going to St. Petersburg for a military parade within six months.

Now, not even a Brest can take it. Don't talk about going to St. Petersburg for a military parade. If we go on like this, our strategy to cut off the Dnieper will go bankrupt. "

Everyone bowed their heads listening to the teachings. There was no way that this battle was really bad.

According to the plan of the General Staff, the Prussian army should capture Brest within three days, then take Kyiv down the Dnieper River and cut off the Russian army's water supply channel.

The core of this strategy is to be fast, the Russians lack everything, that is, there is no shortage of troops. Once the tsarist government reacted and a large number of reinforcements arrived, the war would not be easy to fight.

This is a lesson from historical experience. The fact that the British and French troops used blood in the First Near East War tells the world that the Russian army, which is fully armed and has perfect logistics, is a tough one.

As long as the Dnieper River is in the hands of the Russian army, Austrian supplies can be brought in continuously, and the war will turn into a war of attrition.

The commander of the Southwest Front, Hohenlohe Ingelfingen, replied bravely: "Your Excellency Marshal, the enemy is much more stubborn than we imagined. During these seven days, we have fought head-to-head dozens of times.

Although most of the time, we have the upper hand, but overall it is still not optimistic. The Russian army has replenished very quickly, and the troops fighting with us have changed three waves.

You may not believe that they not only stick in place, but also launch counterattacks from time to time.

According to the information detected, there are 80,000 Russian troops guarding the front line of Brest, and there are 100,000 Russian troops in the Warren region, not to mention a steady stream of reinforcements in the rear.

The commander of the Russian army on the opposite side is a group of lunatics, and they don't take the lives of soldiers as one thing at all, and many times they deliberately exchange money with us.

In just one week, our Southwest Front lost two divisions. In a short period of time, it is almost impossible to make a breakthrough here. "

No way, strategy can't be kept secret at all. The Prussian army wanted to cut off the Dnieper River, but the Russian army naturally refused.

As an enemy, it is natural to stare at each other. Especially after the birth of the airship unit, there are Russian airships cross-border reconnaissance every day, and the mobilization of large groups of troops is difficult to keep secret.

Mao Qi frowned, and he also knew that the Brest Fortress could not be taken down, and the main responsibility was not with these officers. On the battlefield, it is necessary to rely on strength to speak. The Prussian army does not have an overwhelming advantage, and it is normal to fall into a stalemate.

The strategic plan formulated by the General Staff: Pretend to attack Estonia, make a posture of marching into St. Petersburg to attract the main force of the Russian army, and create opportunities for the capture of Kyiv.

However, plans are not changing fast. The goal of attracting the main force of the Russian army was achieved, and the first step to capture Kyiv was stuck.

No matter how good the strategy is, it can't hold back the tsarist government's many soldiers. The Russian defenders outnumbered the attacking Prussian troops, and things were embarrassing.

Not only here, the Russian army has an advantage on the entire front. With all its strength, the Pubo Federation gathered 750,000 troops to go to the battlefield, and the number of Russian troops on the opposite side had already exceeded one million.

Mao Qi shook his head: "We don't have that much time, if we can't capture Kyiv before winter comes and cut off the transportation line of the Dnieper River, we will be in big trouble in the coming year.

No matter how difficult it is, we must complete this strategy. Otherwise, the enemy will directly drag us to death by relying on the superiority of our troops.

To tell you the truth, it was not only the Brest frontline that was blocked, but the entire battlefield.

Over the past decade, the enemy has built a large number of fortifications. With so many lines of defense, how could it be torn apart in a short period of time? "

Speaking of this, Mao Qi sneered and said sarcastically, "Why, are you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid!"

"Don't be afraid!"

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As a gang of warmongers, how could it be so easy to be afraid? The war has only just begun, and it is normal to encounter difficulties. No matter how optimistic people are, they will not think that they can defeat the Russian army in just one week.

Compared with the last war, the situation is much better now. At that time, when the war broke out, the Russian army pressed the Prussian army to fight, and they were finally turned over by them.

"Since you're not afraid, don't make excuses. Calm down and find a way to tear apart the enemy's line of defense.

The enemy has deployed heavy troops in the Brest area, so find a way to bypass it. The big army can't make it through, can't the small group of troops not do?

No matter how bad it is, you can arrange for someone to blow up the Dnieper River. As long as the strategic purpose is achieved, I don't care what method you use. "

In order to win the war, Mao Qi has been desperate. Don't look at how easy he said, if a small group of troops go deep alone, it will basically go nowhere.

Hornlohe Ying

Gelfingen: "Your Excellency Marshal, the enemy has deployed heavy troops in the Brest area, which is not suitable as a breakthrough. It is better to change direction.

Unlike the last war, this time the Russians have made full preparations, and the Russian army will not be short of supplies in a short period of time.

Even if the Dnieper is cut off, they can be transported by rail in the Eastern Ukraine, unless we can occupy the whole of Ukraine.

Strategically, this is very tasteless. The Ukrainian region is not the core of Russia. Even if it is lost here, the Russians will not surrender.

They had already obtained an understanding from the Nordic federation from which the Russians could obtain supplies, in addition to Austria.

Until the Tsarist government runs out of the last gold coin in their pockets, it will be difficult for us to drag them down financially.

To overthrow the Russian Empire, Moscow and St. Petersburg must be captured. Compared with these two strategic locations, other places should be only auxiliary. "

Mao Qi slapped the table: "I will consider your proposal carefully. What I need now is to execute the order, do you understand General!"

It's not that this proposal is bad, or that Mao Qirong has to disagree. On the contrary, the Berlin government would not have insisted on Smolensk in the last war if it had not been prepared to fight Moscow.

The strategic points of attacking Moscow are all in our hands, how could Mao Qi ignore it?

The problem is that the Russians also saw it. As soon as the war broke out, the Russians mobilized heavy troops to besiege Smolensk.

In this context, Mao Qi naturally would not choose to fight recklessly with the Russians, and there was an offensive and defensive battle in Brest.

As for Smolensk, it's better to consume the enemy's forces. The Berlin government has built a complete fortification there, just to attract Russian firepower.

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After the meeting, Moltke left behind Hohenlohe Ingolfingen.

"Marshal, why didn't you speak at the meeting?"

Mao Qi: "Yes, it is what you think. Of course, I am not saying that there is a problem with the people attending the meeting. The Russians have not been able to buy high-level officers.

The following people are not sure. In recent years, we have caught quite a few spies, and many people have leaked information to the enemy without knowing it. At this critical moment, we must be cautious. "

Hohenlohe Ingelfingen pondered that catching spies was never a harmonious thing. Although the Berlin government did not engage in any involvement, many officers were still involved.

Where there are people, there are disputes, and the military is not monolithic. Because of the power struggle, as long as it is involved, no matter if it is innocent or not, it can only retire in despair.

"Well, in principle, I'm not against this battle plan. The Southwest Front will try to attract the enemy's attention as much as possible, but I'm still a little worried about breaking through from the Warren area."

If you want to capture Kyiv, you can not only follow the Dnieper River down the road, but also push it directly from the Warren area, but it is not so convenient.

Mao Qi smiled slightly: "It's right to worry, if you don't think it's okay, the enemy is even harder to think of.

Moreover, no one stipulated that we must go directly to Kyiv.

After the breakthrough in the Warren area, we can turn our guns around and outflank the Russian army in Brest.

The war has already begun, and the strategic plan formulated in advance can only be a plan. Whether or not to implement it and how to implement it depends on the actual situation.

No matter how you fight, just win the war. What we have to do now is to annihilate the main force of the Russian army as much as possible. "

Once the success is complete, everyone only cares about the victory of the war, and no one pays attention to the hard work behind it. Unsung heroes are the greatest and the most tragic.

Mao Qi would rather put pressure on the officers to force everyone to attack, rather than tell the truth of the feint to everyone, and he also has this consideration.

If everyone knew the truth, would they still work so hard? If you don't work hard enough, how can you create enough pressure on the enemy to force reinforcements from the surrounding Russian troops?

Even for political reasons, this feint will be erased artificially. If a breakthrough is not made on the battlefield, the troops responsible for the feint will not only fail to gain military merit, but will also be punished.

A good commander should not only consider military and politics, but also human nature.