Chapter 661

The Prussian army was in action, and the Russian army was not idle either. Perhaps learning the lessons of the last war, the Russians are much more cautious this time around.

No matter how the Prussian army fought, they identified Smolensk, and other areas depended on the fortifications built before.

From the standpoint of a bystander, the Russians are a little conservative in strategy, but have to admit that this is the safest option.

Smolensk is the gateway to Moscow. If you don’t take it here, the Russian army will not be able to move westward with confidence.

Anyone who has studied the Prussian army knows that they like to concentrate their superior forces on local battlefields for decisive battles. Divide and join attacks, quick breakthroughs, external operations and quick decisions are all their strengths.

In the last war, the Russians suffered a big loss, and now they naturally have to learn their lessons.

Steady and steady is undoubtedly the best choice. Concentrating forces in one direction to focus on attacking, and relying on fortifications for defense in other areas, even if the Prussian army concentrated its superior forces, it would be difficult to break through in a short period of time.

Defense is always more advantageous than offense. With bunkers and fortresses as the backing, there is no two or three times the strength of the army, and under normal circumstances, it is impossible to break through.

In the Vienna Palace, looking at the Russian military deployment map, Franz frowned, the Russians are stable, but what about the Pope Federation?

An evenly matched battle is what Franz wants to see. Now the tactics of the Russian army do not have any technical content, and they are completely consumed by the Commonwealth.

"Albrecht, if you were in Mao Qi's position, how would you fight this war?"

After some thought, Albrecht picked up the baton and pointed it on the map: "Here is the

Smolensk, located in the middle of the Eastern European Plain, is regarded militarily as the gateway to Moscow.

In recent years, Prussia and Russia have built a lot of fortifications on the border, and Smolensk is even more bunker fortresses.

If it is my command, since the Russians are going to attack Smolensk, they will directly defend the place and use the fortifications to consume the Russian army.

The Russians are defending in other areas, and the Prussian army can also stick to it. Anyway, winter is coming soon, and even if a breakthrough is made now, there is no way to expand the results.

The issue of the decisive battle can be postponed until the beginning of next year, when the muddy road will be the biggest enemy of the Russian army's mobilization. "

After a pause, Albrecht added: "Actually, in addition to the army, you can also consider the navy.

In recent years, the Russians, constrained by their financial resources, have abandoned their navy. Although the navy of the Commonwealth of Pubo is not good either, but they can turn to Britain and France for help.

Buy or lease a fleet, attack St. Petersburg directly, and if you are lucky, you can end the war within a year.

Even if the tsarist government is not retained, it does not matter. The capital is lost, and the Russian army on the front line will definitely be in turmoil.

In order to replace the failure, maybe the tsarist government will change its previous strategy and order the Russian troops on the front line to come out for a decisive battle, and fighters will naturally appear. "

Franz was stunned for a moment, and suddenly found that the Russians still had such an obvious flaw, and he couldn't help but be surprised.

After calming down, Franz shook his head: "Maoqi will not do this, and the Junkers nobles will not allow the honor of defeating the Russians to be given to the Navy.

The sneak attack on St. Petersburg required the close cooperation of the army and navy. The Prussian army has not conducted landing training. If the cooperation is not good, this plan will not be realized at all.

Moreover, it is difficult to keep such a big movement of the purchase fleet secret. Even if Britain and France cooperated, entering the Baltic Sea would be exposed, unless Britain and France personally sent troops. "

The battle between land and sea is an inescapable topic. Although the Army of the Commonwealth of Pubo occupies an absolute advantage, the Navy also has no shortage of supporters.

When the last wave of colonial expansion broke out in the late 1950s, Prussia also set off a wave of naval development, and even built its own ironclad ships to open up a colony in the Indo-China Peninsula.

If the Army hadn't acted first and launched the Second Purdan War, which caused the situation to get out of control, the Kingdom of Prussia might have become a new colonial empire.

Even now, Prussian domestic industry and commerce are still supporters of the navy. It is too late to divide the colony, but everyone's overseas investment still needs to be protected!

International trade is not easy to do these days. Without a strong navy to back it up, it is difficult to do anything. Even pirates are watching people eat.

If you count carefully, you will find that in a landlubber country such as the Commonwealth of Pubo, the probability of a ship having an accident overseas is several times that of a naval power.

The losses of the capitalists, the Junker nobles do not care, their core interests are in the land. If not for the pressure of the Russians, they even opposed the establishment of the Commonwealth.

In order to prevent the agricultural products from the Polish region from impacting the domestic market, tariffs are still retained in the current Popo Federation.

In this context, unless it is a last resort, or as a representative of the interests of the Junkers aristocracy, Mao Qi will never sacrifice class interests.

As for Britain and France sending troops in person, that is completely overthinking. It is true that they support the Commonwealth of Popo, but it does not mean that they want to see the Russians lose immediately. At least the French just want to see the Commonwealth of Popo win.

Albrecht nodded: "Indeed, once the navy is the key to winning this war, it will be difficult to suppress their development after the war.

The strength of the Pubo Federation is still insufficient. It is impossible to build a large navy while maintaining a world-class army. "

This problem is not only plaguing the Commonwealth of Pubo, but also Austria.

Same trouble.

At the same time raising a world-class army and navy, even Austria is struggling. The dispute over the Vienna government's annual budget is the best proof.

It's normal to not be able to guess Mao Qi's movements. Albrecht was only the chief of the Austrian general staff, and did not know enough about the Commonwealth of Pope, so he was inevitably influenced by the Austrian army's operational thinking when making judgments.

In fact, each country's military has different thinking on combat, which is usually influenced by its own national strength. Different countries have different military tactics.

There is no right or wrong, only suitable and unsuitable. Perhaps the tactics that seem to be perfect now will fall behind in a few years; the tactics that appear to be fantastic now may become mainstream again in a few years.

With the development of the times, this situation will happen more and more.

Franz asked indifferently: "Well, this question is put on hold for a while, and the answer will be revealed after a while.

Let’s talk about overseas first. At what stage of the South American war, are the British going to do things again? "

With his knowledge of the British, it would not be John Bull if the London government didn't take advantage of Fao's focus on Europe.

Foreign Secretary Wesenberg: "Yes, Your Majesty. According to the information we have gathered, the British Second Squadron of the Pacific Fleet is on its way.

If nothing else, they have a high chance of blocking the coastal areas of Peru and Bolivia, creating a chance for Chile to win the war. "

Hearing this news, Franz was very upset, but he was powerless. Unless France and Austria jointly intervene, the British cannot be stopped at all.

In this era, Bolivia and Peru, except for their territorial size, are really small countries. The combined economic aggregates of the two countries are less than half of Vienna's.

With such a little interest, it is undoubtedly a dream to expect France and Austria to unite.

Europe is the center of the world these days. It would be tragic if the situation in Europe got out of control because of its interference in South America.

After hesitating for a moment, Franz reluctantly made a decision: "Our strength in South America is limited, and without domestic support, it is difficult to compete with the British.

For the time being, give up the layout in South America. As long as it does not directly damage our interests, let the British toss it! "

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