Chapter 747： Crisis under calm (1/2)
The war has just begun. After fighting two armies, you think the Russians are finished? Prince Leopold mocked the other's naivety and ignorance mercilessly in his heart!
During this period of time, the prince was not idle. He did a good job of studying the situation of the Southern Front. After reading a lot of reports and filtering the water inside, he came to the conclusion that the Austrians were really bad. !
First of all, the problem can be seen from the strength of the troops. The Russians are theoretically the strength of 4 army groups, but the number of Russian troops that have been discovered by the Austro-Hungarian Empire is less. The prince does not know how many people are in a Russian army group, but if there are several divisions, the prince can guarantee that the error is less than 2. The Fifth Army was completely wiped out and captured many senior Russian officers. They not only provided information on the center line, but also provided information on the southern line.
From the current point of view, if only four armies are counted, in addition to the normal reserve team, the Russians still hold at least 7 to 10 entire divisions in their hands. Looking at the Austro-Hungarian Army, almost all of the four armies were overwhelmed. The remaining reserve team visually used up more than half, and the Russians used up to 70% of their power. The Austro-Hungarian Empire has already begun to overdraw its power. The current situation is that the two sides are evenly matched.
The prince could guess that the purpose of the Russians doing this was because they were afraid that the Bavarian Army would move eastward quickly after the battle of the middle road. The reserve team and the detained troops in his hand were used for defense. As long as the Bavarian Army does not take action or chooses to enter the Western Front, then the forces of these 7 divisions will be scattered on the battlefield, and the situation is wonderful.
From the front, the situation in the Austro-Hungarian Empire is also not good. The fronts of the two sides have been drawn very wide, and the canine teeth are intertwined and completely mixed together. If one place is broken, it is very difficult for other troops to withdraw. If there is no chance to withdraw and rebuild the line of defense, then you can only squat to the end, if you fail to fight it, it will be completely over. And there is no reserve team in the Austro-Hungarian Army. If the gap cannot be sealed, then a breach may completely cause a complete collapse.
Originally, the Austro-Hungarian Army also had a back hand. The troops directly under the Austrian Emperor had a total of 6 army groups, but now 4 army groups are on the northern front and 2 army groups are facing Serbia. According to Ruprecht's original plan, there were 4 army groups on the northern line and a reserve team of one army, and a group army on the southern line was the first to take charge of the defense, but unfortunately, this proposal was thrown into the Adriatic Sea by Fritz. This time, the prince still suggested leaving a group army as a reserve. But Fritz responded to the prince by preparing a new army group.
”Hehe, is it new to build? I'm afraid it's too late?” Prince Leopold now understood what the prince often said, what is meant by death without death.
”Okay, Fritz, let me explain my intentions. I will be in Bavaria tomorrow. I wish you success.” Prince Leopold sighed in his heart. The attitude of the other party disappointed him too much. Not helpful, then forget it.
”Are you going back to Bavaria?” Emperor Fritz frowned. He was a little surprised by the news.
”The Bavarian elite army is about to be transferred to the north. The remaining troops will defend the current occupied area and are unable to continue to advance. You can do it yourself.” The prince said calmly.