Chapter 1515： Dying struggling one

Chapter 1515 Dying Struggle 1

However, when something happened inside the German Empire, the pace of the war would not be stopped. When the time came to June 1913, a new storm was brewing on the land of Ukraine! After the terrible defeat in the first half of the year, the entire Russian Legion has been forced to shrink into two major strategic directions. One direction is naturally the St. Petersburg area. Here, the last elite Russian corps is concentrated, and they are blocking it to death. The attack of the East Prussian Army in Mackenson. In Ukraine, the southern Russian army under the command of Brusinov is confronting the Bavarian Army and the Austro-Hungarian Army along the Dnieper River.

In fact, this statement is not accurate. In some places north of Ukraine, the Bavarian army is ready to cross the river at any time, while the Russian army is defending on the east bank of the river. But in southern Ukraine, the Russian army still firmly controls most of the west bank of the Dnieper! Compared with the Bavarian Army, whether it is the Austrians or the Hungarians, their combat effectiveness is too low, and their logistical supply capabilities are lower, especially the Hungarians, whether it is ammunition or materials, even launching a limited offensive not enough! The situation of the Austrians is pretty good. Although they are not able to get in, the defense is still very good, and because their position is very close to the Bavarian Army! Therefore, the Russians will not hit the Austrians for the time being.

"We must launch an offensive now, otherwise, in the constant retreat and war of attrition, our last little strength will be slowly wiped out, and the entire Ukrainian region and the coal mines in the Donetsk region will fall into In the hands of the Allied Powers. And without these, Russia will definitely not be able to survive this winter." Brusinov looked at the attacking front line that was approaching the Dnieper River, and he was caught in a dilemma.

If it chooses defense, Russia will collapse at the beginning of next year, and if it chooses offense, it may delay the opponent's offensive and preserve some Ukrainian food during the autumn harvest. In this case, Russia may support until the second half of next year, but if the offensive fails, then Russia may not even be able to survive this winter!

"Up to now, it has been impossible for Russia to survive on its own strength. Unless the war is stopped, or before the end of this year, Britain and France can open a channel to Russia and can send a large number of troops to help Russia fight, otherwise we are absolutely not spared. The possibility!" Brusinov wrote so pessimistically in his diary.

No country or regime will sit still on the eve of its destruction, and the Normanov dynasty is like this! Therefore, the Russians are doing their best to make the final fight! To this end, Borusinov also went to Moscow to have an interview with the Tsar’s plenipotentiary, members of the royal family, and Grand Duke Nikolaev. The scene of the interview at that time is still vivid.

"Your Excellency, how is the situation at the front in St. Petersburg now?" Borusinov asked politely.

"We blocked the German attack." The Grand Duke's answer made Borusinov secretly relieved, but then the next sentence made him fall into an ice cave! "But at the same time, we are also like a dying man, lying stiffly on the ground, leaving only one head and making some hoarse sounds."

The parable of the Grand Duke is very appropriate. Now Russia is barely defending their capital, St. Petersburg, which is like what he described. St. Petersburg is the head of the dying man, and other places are stiff limbs, except for the capital. The other elite areas of Russia can no longer stop the German front. Now, even in Ukraine, the Russians can hold on not because they can fight more, but because the Germans have not yet launched an offensive. It is foreseeable that even if the Dnieper River serves as a barrier, if the Germans want to cross the river, it will be. It must be successful!

"It seems that if you rely solely on Russia, then you can only delay the death of this great empire, but cannot completely reverse it." Borusinov looked at the opposite Grand Duke, and his calm words were full of coolness. The potential meaning of the Grand Duke is very clear, and it is impossible to support Borusinov in the direction of St. Petersburg!

"If you can, after you go back, you can appropriately reduce the supplies sent to the battle zone along the Baltic Sea. It is no longer possible for us to launch a large-scale counterattack, and there seems to be a chance on your side?" Grand Duke said.

"Our face-to-face enemies are scattered on the battle line more than 1,500 kilometers long. The long battle line makes the Allied forces very scattered, so we have the opportunity to launch a counterattack. However, this counterattack effect is not enough to fundamentally change the situation. It is possible to defeat the Bavarian Legion, which is the backbone of the entire Eastern Front. Even now, there is no advantage against the Austrians, because we have lost too many experienced soldiers and equipment. The people who come up now are recruits, but are there weapons? It has reached the point where three people use a gun."

Borusinov said slightly ashamed. Because from what the Grand Duke said just now, he could hear what the Russian government expected of him, including the Tsar, who had already placed all hope on him! However, Borusinov could only tell one piece of news that made the Czar desperate.

Before coming to , this Borusinov, who is regarded as the best commander in the history of Russia in World War I, calculated his own wealth. In terms of the number of troops, that is really a lot. So far, his frontline force is still around 800,000! Among them, there are nearly 100,000 cavalry units! But so what?

In terms of combat effectiveness, Borusinov thinks it is better to fight at the beginning of the war with the two armies of Russian Poland! You know, when the war started, the two armies had only 400,000 troops, but the Russian army of each division could be equipped with more than 100 machine guns, and the two armies had more than 1,700 artillery pieces! But now? There are 3 army groups in the Ukrainian army group that Borusinov holds, twice as many as the original army! But each division now only has 50 to 60 machine guns, all three armies together, the number of guns does not exceed 1,600! And there are almost no heavy artillery over 8 inches...

This combination of firepower is not enough to deal with the Bavarian Army, or even against the Austrians. As long as the opponent builds a decent line of defense, it is absolutely impossible for the Russians to go deep, at most, to penetrate a few layers of defense in the outer position. Frighten the opponent.

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