Chapter 697

The sudden decisive battle not only disrupted the layout of the Vienna government, but also broke the British plan.

This world will always be "easy to add to the cake, but difficult to provide charcoal in the snow". Prussian and Russia have already begun a decisive battle, and the London government wants to help them pull allies too late.

It is human nature to tend to pros and cons, and international politics and diplomacy are no exception. After all, it is people who determine political diplomacy.

Whether it is the Central Asian countries, the Ottoman Empire, or the German Confederation, they will choose to wait and see the situation at this time.

If the Commonwealth of Pope lost in the battle, the war would have ended prematurely, the Berlin government was unable to organize a second battle, and the Russians would not give them time.

At that point, even these potential allies together are not enough for the Russians to beat, and the result is the same whether they help or not.

If the Russians are defeated, then there is no need to say that the war will continue, but the power of the weak will change positions, and the initiative of the war will be reversed.

Everyone doesn't mind selling the icing on the cake to Yingpu, just like the first Russian-Prussian War, jumping up and tearing a piece of meat from the Russians.

No, the Federal Republic of Germany is an exception.

George I did not dare to accept the victorious Commonwealth. Although there were few cases of usurping the throne in Europe, the "Empire of Comedy" election system was an exception.

Of course, if Pubo had won the battle, the British would not have pushed for the merger of Pude. What the London government needs is a pawn against Austria, not a rival.

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As the battlefield moves westward, winter is no longer icy and snowy, which is another big challenge to Russia's logistical system. It can be seen from the deployment of the Russian army.

The southern line of troops is close to the Austrian operation, which is convenient for nearby supplies; the northern line has sea supplies, which can be transferred from St. Petersburg or purchased from the Nordic Federation; the Warsaw battlefield has the Vistula River and the Narew River, which can be transported from water. .

However, the Naref River is mainly snow water, and the annual navigation time is limited, and it will be frozen in two months.

Ivanov has always opposed the launch of the Battle of Warsaw, and he also took this factor into account. If the Vistula River hadn't been under control, even if the Fourth Army had entered, he would not have launched troops.

In this respect, the Russian army was much more rational than in the first Russian-Prussian War, sending troops without taking it for granted, making the frontline soldiers hungry.

It takes time to mobilize troops, especially the mobilization of millions of troops.

"Brigade is expensive" is obviously not applicable here. It's not that the soldiers don't work hard, but the key is to march with luggage and materials, and they can't get up quickly if they want to.

In this regard, the local Prussian army has an absolute advantage. The railway built by the Berlin government can play a role. Mao Qi took the lead in completing the deployment of troops.

The general headquarters of the Prussian Army, looking at the marching route marked on the map, Mao Qi sighed.

Ivanov was still the Ivanov he was familiar with, and he made the best use of the stable word. Except for the fourth army, which was greedy for meritorious achievements, the troops behind it all walked by, and the distance between two similar troops was usually no more than Thirty miles.

The rapid march only took one morning, and in such a short time, it was difficult for him to do anything even if he wanted to.

"Send all our cavalry out, turn into small units to harass the enemy, delay the marching speed of other enemy troops, but don't engage with the enemy."

After a pause, Mao Qi added: "Don't worry about the enemy's Fourth Army that has already been sent to the door, let them in first.

I ordered the 7th and 8th divisions to outflank from the right flank, and ordered the 5th and 7th corps to assemble immediately. "

If you can't swallow the main force of the Russian army, it is also a good choice to eat the vanguard first. This is the limit that Mao Qi's mobile troops can do.

War is to make more mistakes than anyone else. Since the Russians made mistakes, Mao Qi naturally couldn't let it go.

Facts have once again proved that running too fast on the battlefield is not necessarily a good thing. If your teammates don't keep up, they will be tested by blood and fire.

The Russian Fourth Army, which acted in advance, is now about to be tested. It seems that they only set off two days in advance, and the marching speed is not very fast. In fact, they and their teammates are staggered by at least five days.

It takes time for the headquarters to make decisions, it also takes time for orders to be conveyed, and even more time is needed between the assembly of troops and the movement of troops.

Five days is enough to change a lot of things. Even though the marching speed of the Fourth Army was not fast, the nearest Russian army was pulled more than 130 kilometers away.

At this distance, once a war breaks out, even if the surrounding Russian troops do their best to rescue, it will be two days later.

Actually, this only exists in theory. Troops that marched more than 130 kilometers in two days existed, but only if they discarded their baggage and heavy weapons and equipment.

Without these belongings, and dragging a tired body, the combat effectiveness of the troops was directly destroyed by half. Don't talk about rescue, maybe you're all here to send people's heads.

No, the Russian cavalry can definitely do it, it doesn't take two days, just one day is enough.

Perhaps it was because of some reliance that Lieutenant General Obodo dared to venture into Warsaw.

Anyway, an early decisive battle is the demand of many people in the country. As the instigator of the battle, Obodo has gained a lot of favor in the innate.

If another military exploit is made, it will be logical to replace Ivanov as the spokesperson of the Russian military in the future.

"risk"?

There is no risk in doing anything this year

? The Fourth Army is strong and strong. With their strength, they can stick to the spot and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

With the continuous victories on the battlefield, the high-spirited General Obodo has drifted away, and he has not paid attention to the enemy at all.

There are many people in the Russian army who hold the same opinion. Many people think that the enemy won the last war by chance and happened to catch up with the weakest time of the Russian army.

Now that the tsarist government has cleaned up the worms in the army and replaced them with this wave of generals who "use soldiers like gods", how can they not win?

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Early in the morning, there was just a ray of light in the sky, and Lieutenant General Obodo was still a little confused when he just woke up, and there was a faint sound of artillery fire in his ears.

In the end, it was a military veteran, which immediately aroused Obodo's vigilance. Before he could figure out what was going on, the guards hurried over.

"General, the vanguard of our army encountered the enemy and requested fire support."

"Why is the enemy so fast?"

As soon as the words landed, Obodo realized that he had lost his way, and this question was simply not something that the guards could answer.

"Order the artillery to provide them with fire support, notify the officers to come to a meeting, and I will deploy a combat mission."

All the way, the enemy did not intercept, and now they are almost at the gate of Warsaw, the sudden appearance of enemy troops, naturally it will not be just a simple interception.

Since he dares to take risks, Obodo is naturally not a person who is afraid of war. If it was really trash, he couldn't hide from the general headquarters and take the Fourth Army to act.

The Russian army also has checks and balances, and only strong officers can fully control the troops. The army is a place that believes in the strong, and if you want to be strong, you must have "combat exploits".

If there is no convincing ability and military exploits, and he has a deep control over the troops, it is estimated that the telegram of the complaint flew to the headquarters as soon as Oboto acted.

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The brutal battle begins, and Obodo guesses the beginning, but not the end.

The speed of the Prussian army was much faster than he expected, and before he could react, he fell into an encirclement.

From the outbreak of the battle to the appearance of the encirclement, the enemy took less than two days. Obviously the enemy was well prepared, otherwise it would not be so fast.

Whether or not to break through has become the biggest problem in front of Obodo.

A bearded officer said excitedly: "General, you can't withdraw now. The enemy is obviously prepared, and if he chooses to break through, he will suffer heavy losses.

This action is our own initiative. If the troops suffer heavy losses, we will inevitably go to the military court when we go back.

I would rather die on the battlefield than in a useless prison. The battlefield is the destination of soldiers!

Besides, the situation is not that bad. We have more than 100,000 troops, and the enemy will not be able to eat them in a short period of time.

It's better to defend on the spot, wait for reinforcements to arrive, and give the enemy a center to bloom! "

The "court-martial" is the crux of the matter. It is not a sin to make one's own opinions on the battlefield, and everything has to wait for the order of the headquarters. How can we seize the opportunity?

It is a heinous crime to make up your own mind and then lose a battle. All the responsibilities must be shouldered by them, and they can't even find a target to throw the blame.

Obodo knew that there must be loopholes in the enemy's encirclement, and now he ordered to break through at least half of the troops, but as the supreme commander, he himself was finished.

Not only is he going to be unlucky, but all the senior management of the Fourth Army will be unlucky. Whether you can go to the military court depends on luck, or Ivanov will use it as a model and give it to Tutu directly.

After analyzing the current situation, Obodo found helplessly that he would be dead if he ordered a breakthrough now. Not only will he be ruined, but the family will also be embarrassed.

Staying and defending is equally dangerous. The enemy is obviously well prepared. The possibility that they will be able to wait for reinforcements is very low. If they are not careful, the entire army will be wiped out.

Reinforcements arrive in a week, which is ideal. The closest unit to the Fourth Army was indeed only over 100 kilometers away, and the cavalry could also arrive at night, but it was still hundreds of kilometers away.

If you want to relieve them, it is not something that can be done by a small number of troops. You must mobilize a large army, or you will beat the dog with meat buns.

It takes time to gather troops and to intercept the enemy's halfway, and what the Fourth Army lacks most is time.

"Order the troops to stand by and wait for help. From now on, send a telegram for help to the headquarters every day. Remember to pay attention to the wording and highlight the seriousness of the problem."

After hesitating again and again, Obodo decided to give it a go. A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist. In order to survive, he had to use the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Fourth Army as a bargaining chip.

It's better to lose a bet and die in battle than to be executed. The tsarist government is still very tolerant towards the dead.

The debts of death are eliminated, as long as it is a battle to die in battle, the preceding things can be turned over.

If you win the bet, you will make a lot of money. The winner is not to be blamed, and the previous self-assertion has also become an adaptable and grasping fighter on the battlefield.

The "halo of famous generals" will automatically fall on his head, becoming another miracle in Russian military history for future generations to look up to.

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