Chapter 686 Mao Qi's Big Plan

After the beginning of spring, the smoke of the Eastern European battlefields once again filled the air. After a winter of preparations, the situation is very different.

The Berlin government organized the construction of a large number of castles and fortresses in the border area, and the movement of the Cossack cavalry was restricted. If you want to loot the goods, you must storm the castle fortress.

The combat effectiveness of the Cossack cavalry is based on interests. When the people were prepared, the difficulty of robbery continued to increase. In many cases, the casualties paid were not proportional to the gains, and the enthusiasm of the Cossack cavalry was also hit.

Active and passive, the combat power that erupts is completely different.

Although the Cossack cavalry was still dispatched, the results were getting smaller and smaller. Most of the time, it just destroys farmland and infrastructure, and the soldiers are not willing to bite the hard bones.

It is no longer the Middle Ages. As long as you have money in your pocket, there are many places where you can buy food. Only the farmland in the border area is damaged, and the Berlin government can still bear it.

To a certain extent, William I also thanked the tsarist government. It was the Russians who made the Poles have to rely on them.

The decline in the destructive power of the Cossack cavalry did not mean that the scorched earth strategy of the tsarist government failed.

Human beings are vulnerable in the face of war. In order to avoid the war, many people in the border areas drag their families to the inland, and many areas have become no-man’s land.

It's not that the Berlin government didn't stop it, the problem is that it can't be done at all. The hordes of refugees running to the rear still brought a heavy economic burden to the Berlin government.

The coastal areas suffered the heaviest losses. Most of the port cities of the Pubo Federation were reduced to ruins under the artillery fire, and very few surviving cities were also trembling.

These are just small problems. Since the Danes blocked the strait, the sea communication line of the Pubo Federation has almost been cut off, and the strategic value of the port city has been greatly reduced.

The worst thing is that the Russians have supplemented the loss of troops on the southern front, Mao Qi's plan to conquer Kyiv has gone bankrupt, and now the tsarist government adopts the most conservative strategy and the Commonwealth of Pubo is exhausted.

Steady and steady, simple head-to-head, the Prussian army could not play its tactical advantage. Even a famous general like Mao Qi could not reverse the development of the battlefield in a direction that was not conducive to the Popo Federation.

The bad situation on the battlefield has affected the domestic atmosphere of the Pubo Federation. From time to time, anti-war voices emerge from time to time. Even the most optimistic people are worried about this war.

berlin palace

William I roared: "The war has gone on so far, and we have lost three hundred thousand troops, but have achieved very few results.

You promised me three months to win the war, and now three months and three months have passed, and the third three months are over, and there is no sign of winning.

Who can tell me how much I have to pay to win this war? "

It's not that William I is not self-cultivating enough, it's just that the recent pressure is too great. The performance of the Prussian army on the battlefield was far from what was expected.

The so-called "three months to win the war" is actually just Mao Qi's southern plan. In theory, as long as the trade line between Prussia and Russia is cut, they will win most of the war.

It is a pity that the combat effectiveness of the Russian army is much stronger than they expected. Perhaps it is not as good as the Prussian army in the field, but the defense is still no problem.

There is nothing wrong with the strategic plan that Mao Qi painstakingly designed, but the wrong object is used. If you change a country and kill hundreds of thousands of troops at one time, it will definitely hurt your bones.

It's a pity that we encountered Mao Xiong, and the speed of destroying the enemy was a little faster than the replenishment of the tsarist government. With a winter buffer, the tsarist government not only replenished the lost troops, but also increased the total strength.

Mao Qi bit his head and replied: "Your Majesty, the Russians are completely hurting people on their own, and the Russian army's casualties are greater than ours. Even if the Russians can win the war, they will only be victorious.

Now that the Russians have the upper hand on the battlefield, there is absolutely no need for the tsarist government to choose a lose-lose approach.

As long as we show our flaws at the right time, the Russian army will definitely not give up the opportunity. Once the Russians adjust their tactics, our chance will come.

In order to win this war, I suggest giving up some areas if necessary and first lure the Russians out of the fortifications. "

Involving millions of people and stretching hundreds of kilometers of fronts, it is also very difficult to make tactical adjustments. The cooperation between the various units will be "moving".

Organizational ability has always been the flaw of the tsarist government. Even after the reform of Alexander II, the organizational ability of the Russians is still slightly inferior.

On the battlefield, whoever makes more mistakes and who makes mistakes is more deadly.

Now the Russian army is defending in other areas except for the attack on the central line. If you hide in the fortress and can't come out, you may not be able to grasp the opportunity, and it will not be a fatal mistake.

Mao Qi didn't want to fight to the death with the main force of the Russian army in the middle line, it would not be able to exert the mobility of the Prussian army, but simply fight for the comprehensive strength.

William I was uncertain: "You want to give up Smolinsk?"

Smolinsk has always been known as the gateway to Moscow. Controlling it, the Prussian army has the initiative to attack Moscow.

After the outbreak of the Prussian-Russian War, the Russian army has been fighting here, just to ensure the safety of Moscow and avoid being divided into two by the Prussian army.

Mao Qi nodded: "Your Majesty, we have tried many plans, and the Russians just stay in the defense line and can't come out.

The loss of the storm is too great, and it is completely worth the loss. In addition to abandoning Smolinsk and letting in the Russian army, it will be difficult for us to break the current deadlock on the battlefield in the short term. "

There was no way, the gap between the strength of the two sides was too great, the central offensive launched by the Russian army also contained a large number of the Prussian army, and Mao Qi had limited mobile forces.

Mao Qi, who was originally good at concentrating superior forces and fighting the enemy in a decisive battle, found helplessly that he couldn't do it at all. Especially after the Russian army adopted the scorched earth plan, he was even more afraid to take risks.

The deployment of troops in any direction could result in the displacement of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people.

If the war can be won, a certain sacrifice is acceptable. The problem is that such a war cannot be decided by one or two battles at all.

It is difficult to say whether it is a loss or a gain for annihilating tens of thousands of Russian troops and generating hundreds of thousands of refugees.

Anyway, you have to make sacrifices, it is better to do a big vote. If the enemy can be lured into the depths and the main force of the Russian army can be annihilated in one fell swoop by taking advantage of the advantages of local operations, then no matter how big the loss is, it is acceptable.

"How sure are you?"

William I hesitated, betting on the fortune of the country. If you win, you can turn the tide of the war; if you lose, the Commonwealth of Prussia will come to an end, and it is a question mark whether it can keep the shrinking version of the Kingdom of Prussia.

Mao Qi replied calmly: "Abandon most of Belarus and parts of Poland, put the battlefield in Warsaw, and call on the Polish people to rise up against the Russian invasion. Our odds of winning are at least 60%."

The war was originally a gamble. The Popo Federation was already on the weak side, and it had a 60% chance of winning, which was already a high percentage.

With a "pop", William I slammed the table.

"Bet!"

"Marshal, follow your plan, the government will cooperate with your plan."

It is not that William I is decisive, more or less there is no way. At this point in the war, no one can do anything. Prussia and Prussia must win the battle on the battlefield.

Even if William I was unwilling to gamble, the Junkers nobles would help him make decisions. Just like the war in the original time and space, after the collapse of the Russian Empire, Wilhelm II wanted to end the war halfway, and the Junker nobles directly oversaw the emperor to continue the war.

The situation is similar now. With the outbreak of the war, the military has more and more power, and the government has become the logistics department of the military. The balance of power has long been broken.

As King William I, many times he had to compromise with the military.

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