Chapter 704

After the news of the Battle of Warsaw spread, the Russian army headquarters was gloomy and gloomy. The good situation in the Warsaw region was lost, and the Tsarist government advocated abandoning the North-South battle, and the voice of reinforcements in Warsaw was getting louder and louder.

On the day of receiving the battle report, Ivanov returned to St. Petersburg by train and had secret talks with Alexander II overnight.

No one knows the specific content. In short, the internal turmoil in Russia was suppressed by Alexander II.

After the internal disputes were settled, Marshal Ivanov's eyes returned to the battlefield again, looking at the casualty data in his hand, he sighed deeply.

"Order the Fourth Army to retreat, there is no need for them to stay there now."

There may be a lot of kindness, but there is still no need for more. Originally, Ivanov also expected the Fourth Army to hold back the main force of the Prussian army and buy time for the Russian army.

Now that the Fifth Army was crippled and the Seventh Army suffered heavy losses, even if the Third Army and the Sixth Army arrived, the Russian Army lost the ability to encircle and wipe out the main force of the Prussian Army.

At this point, there is no need for the Fourth Army to sacrifice. No matter how unhappy they were, Ivanov had to consider the political impact of the annihilation of the Fourth Army.

The middle-aged officer reminded: "Marshal, according to the information from the front line, the main force of the Fourth Army has been exhausted, and the total force in General Obodo's hands is less than 30,000 people. I am afraid to break through..."

Ivanov said angrily: "There are not so many fears! The main force of the Prussian army is in Warsaw, and the total strength of the enemy is only that much. Mao Qi is not God, he can't make an army.

Most of the people who surrounded the Fourth Army were idiots, and that idiot Obodo didn't notice that the enemy's main force had left. If there was another person, the current situation would not be so bad. "

Throw the pot!

When a battle is lost, someone needs to be held accountable. The high-level officials of the Fifth Army and the Seventh Army, as the parties, will definitely not be able to escape.

There is no accountability now, let them continue to command the troops to commit crimes and merits, that is the need of the war, and the tsarist government will still settle the merits and demerits after the war.

As the commander-in-chief of the Russian army, Marshal Ivanov also needs to take responsibility. At this time, we need to take the blame, and Obodo is the unlucky one.

Of course, Obodo is not wronged either. If he hadn't acted without authorization and disrupted the overall deployment of the Russian army, there would have been no defeat in Warsaw.

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Franz has been watching closely since the Battle of Warsaw began. I have to admit that in this battle, the Prussian army played very beautifully and brought the speed to the extreme.

In contrast, the performance of the Russian army is much worse. Especially in terms of cooperation, the Fifth Army was besieged by the Prussian Army, and the Seventh Army was not able to rescue in time, and the Fifth Army would be finished before they could react.

If the Russians were quicker to respond, or more vigilant, the Fifth Army and the Seventh Army could cooperate closely and carry out reinforcements in time. It would not be so easy for the Prussian army to win.

Chief of Staff Albrecht: "Your Majesty, the Russian-Prussian War is coming to an end. If there is no miracle, the defeat of the Commonwealth of Pubo is a foregone conclusion."

This conclusion surprised Franz. You must know that before the Battle of Warsaw, the General Staff concluded that the odds of Prussia and Russia were 28. Now that the Prussian army won the Battle of Warsaw, not only did the odds not increase, but it decreased.

Franz asked suspiciously: "Why? The Prussian army won the Battle of Warsaw, they should increase their odds of winning, how could it be..."

Albrecht explained: "Tactically speaking, the Prussian army in Warsaw won the battle very beautifully and reversed the unfavorable situation in the Warsaw region in one fell swoop.

But the strategy is different. After the Warsaw Battle, the Russian army lost its military advantage in the Warsaw area. Next, the Russian Third Army and Sixth Army will probably have to be cautious and cautious.

The Prussian army wanted to find an opportunity to surround and destroy the remaining Russian army, but it was almost impossible. With Ivanov's style, most of the Russian army will not take the initiative to attack, but hang the Prussian army from a distance.

The Russian Third Army and Sixth Army, plus the remnants of the Seventh Army and Fifth Army in front, still have a total strength of 600,000. Defeating them is not something that can be accomplished overnight.

In the previous battle, the Prussian army was not without losses, and the strength in Mao Qi's hands was probably almost the same as that of the Russian army. It is also difficult to divide troops to reinforce other battlefields.

Once the Prussian army is divided, these Russian troops will immediately rush over and seize the Warsaw area.

Mao Qi did not dare to give up the Warsaw region, and if the Warsaw region was lost, Poland would also be lost. Neither the political influence nor the military influence could be afforded by the Berlin government.

Before the war, the general staff judged the two-point odds of the Pubo Federation, which was based on the premise that the Prussian army won the war in Warsaw, and Mao Qi had to kill the Russian Third Army and the Sixth Army together.

Under normal circumstances, this is an almost impossible task. Mao Qi should have realized that he was not sure, so he would act in advance and not give the Russians time to assemble their forces. "

From a military point of view, Mao Qi's approach is certainly correct. When the Russian army assembles, even if it is delivered to the door, they will not be able to eat it. It is undoubtedly the most correct choice to start first.

The right choice does not equal the final victory, and the gap in strength cannot be made up by individuals.

If you only consider the military, it is the best choice to give up the Warsaw area now, kill the Russian army on the southern front first, and then come back for a decisive battle.

In fact, this simply cannot be done. There are still a large number of Polish soldiers in the Prussian army. Mao Qi dared to abandon Warsaw without a fight, and the Polish soldiers would mutiny.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Carl questioned: "I'm afraid this may not be the case! The Pope Federation has been fully mobilized, many retired veterans have returned to the army, and the students of the military academy have also graduated early and entered the army.

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These new troops are poorly trained and their combat effectiveness is worrying, but they can always be used to defend the city and delay time. "

Albrecht nodded: "Berlin may be able to hold it, but Poznan will definitely not be able to hold it. At this point in the war, the Poles are no longer reliable.

In the East Prussia battle, the Russians had problems with the navy, and the Prussian army had no chance of winning. It was only a matter of time before the defeat.

The Commonwealth of Pubo cannot afford to lose. No matter where the Russians break through, the Prussian army in Warsaw will become a lonely army. "

The human heart is the most complex, and loyalty has a price.

People prefer to believe what they see rather than what the government says. The Russians are all facing the city, and the government still says that perseverance means victory. Who would believe it?

The Pubo Federation has only been established for a few years, and national loyalty has not had time to cultivate. When people are in chaos, they are "birds of the same forest", and they will fly separately when disaster is imminent.

The tsarist government has not ruled Poland for a day or two, nor is it completely groundless in the local area. It is normal for capitalists and nobles to secretly collude with the Russians for their own interests.

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After thinking for a while, Franz made a decision: "Since the overall situation has been decided, we will not interfere. Let the Immigration Department prepare, a new round of immigration is about to break out.

The immigration this time is extraordinary. There are a large number of retired soldiers in it. It is necessary to do a good job of screening, so as not to let extremists infiltrate. "

No way, the European intellectual world is a mess these days, with all kinds of ideas running rampant, of which more than 80% are utopian.

Especially in war-torn areas, it is a high incidence of various extremist ideas. Austria absorbed immigrants to develop the colonial economy, not to test new ideas.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

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