"Damn it, for the first time I found out, our railway system is not enough! These big guys from Bavaria are really too crowded in transportation!" At Essen Station, a Prussian colonel had just been told that his regiment would take the train to the front line two hours later. This was the fourth time it was postponed. The most important reason for this was the northbound trip of the Bavarian Legion.&1t;/p>

With the Bavarian Legion, several aviation corpses and at least three heavy artillery armies of the Austro-Hungarian Legion heading north, the railway line in western Germany faced the biggest challenge since the war started. The total amount of transportation this time was even greater than the traffic volume when the attack was launched in the early stages of the war! Few people could imagine that the number of carriages needed for a division is about twice the size of the original division! A large number of 75mm guns were replaced by 1o5mm howitzers and 15omm heavy howitzers. Some elite infantry divisions may also be equipped with an additional armored battalion. The capacity demand of this armored battalion is almost 30% higher than that of an infantry regiment!&1t;/p>

"To be honest, I am in a very complicated mood now. If we look at it from the perspective of a pure soldier, our compatriots in the south are much better than us. They have the best equipment and the best treatment. Taking the train is also a bit higher than our priority." The colonel said, looking at his colleagues who were driving wolf tanks to the flatbed trailer with the help of the guide in the distance.&1t;/p>

In fact, it takes about 180 trains to transport an armored division now. Each train tow 50 cars. What is this about? Historically, when Germany started war in 1914, it only required 120 trains to transport an army. You should know that if an armored division is about 17,000 to 20,000 people, and a German army is about 42,000 people. The amount of transportation required by an armored division is about 4 to 5 times that of an infantry division of the same number! As for the heavy artillery division supported by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, this number is probably even more terrifying, because the amount of ammunition required by these heavy artillery is too much!&1t;/p>

What is the level of French peers of the Germans during the same period? According to historical records, at the beginning of World War 1, the French used 361 trains to transport 115,000 British troops and their 46,000 horses from the site of 6 to the front line.&1t;/p>

So, for the current German front line, they were in pain and joy. The commanders suddenly appeared. For the first time, they would overwhelm the opponent in military strength and equipment. However, then, the ecstatic German commander suddenly found a problem. These troops and equipment were hundreds of kilometers or even hundreds of kilometers away. It was really difficult to transport these people and weapons.&1t;/p>

Under the huge transportation pressure, the German railway system once again exerted its strong transportation capacity. At Essen Station, an average train will be carried by a large number of equipment and supplies every 7 to 9 minutes. This record even passed through Cologne in history, where the transportation limit is about one train passing by every 10 minutes.&1t;/p>

"Oh God! This is definitely the largest human migration I have ever seen. In the era of Emperor Napoleon, the Russian army was just a trick compared to this." At this time, a French long-range reconnaissance plane was overlooking the entire station. A train drove out of the huge station in a few minutes. The station was like a huge heart, constantly pumping hundreds of thousands of people and tens of thousands of tons of supplies along the railway line to the front line.&1t;/p>

At this time, central stations such as Cologne and Alsace were also operating with extremely high efficiency. From the air, trains brushed with huge German gray formed long steel dragons to gallop along the railway line. If the railway line is compared to the arteries of the human body, then the complex highway transportation network is like a human capillary. The transportation efficiency of these blood vessels is much worse than that of the aorta. But it is far beyond the historical level!&1t;/p>

Because of the Crown Prince Ruprecht, the number of cars on the entire Western Front of the German army was more than 40 times higher than that of the German army in 1914 in history? (In history, the number of cars on the German army in Western Front of the German Army was only 40000. Of course, in addition to the great efforts of the German industry, the Americans also made great contributions! Their provided a total of 10,000 trucks and various spare parts, which greatly enhanced the strategic mobility of the German army.&1t;/p>

What? Some people don't believe it? Well, I can only say that these people underestimate the powerful America too much. In history, starting from April 1917, the US military had only 3038 trucks, 437 other motor vehicles, 67o motorcycles and 12 tractors. Then on July 1, 1919? (This time node was taken because the Versailles Peace Agreement was finally signed on June 28, 1919) The US industry has provided 185,000 cars, 30,000 ambulances, 40,000 passenger cars, 70,000 motorcycles, and 330,000 motor vehicles! The total value is over 700 million US dollars...&1t;/p>

As for France, another major automobile use country in history, with its industrial volume, the number of cars it owned in the war was excellent. During the armistice, the French Ministry of Automobile Transport had 59o69 cars, of which 23,571 were trucks, and there were 24o69 artillery tractors and 13,946 other motor vehicles. A total of 97,000 vehicles were used. These cars did play an important role. When the Germans launched their last attack in the Battle of the Somme, a car passed by at a certain location about every 4 seconds! (As for the Germans in history, let's forget it, it's embarrassing to say it)&1t;/p>

Now, including the vehicles of the Bavarian Legion, there are at least 10,000 trucks that are transporting supplies to the most powerful legion in history, including 60,000 Class A trucks and 30,000 Class B trucks. The remaining more than 10,000 trucks are heavy flatbed trucks or used to tow heavy artillery. (This applies to the classification standards of the US World War 1, the weight of Class A trucks is 1.5 to 2 tons, while the weight of Class B trucks is 3 to 5 tons)&1t;/p>

Now at least 30% of the personnel in Ruprecht's general command are arranging transportation and military deployment. The remaining 20% ​​[31 Novel Network] are arranging planes transferred from the Eastern Front and Bavaria to the scheduled airport or to land at temporary field airports. These guys flying in the air move very quickly. According to some people's complaints: "When breakfast, they were still eating bread at a place 20 kilometers away, but before our lunch was served, we had to arrange lunch for them first!"&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!