Chapter 2047 deep behind the enemy
"His Excellency General, the telegram from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." When night fell, Admiral Schmidt received a telegram from the German headquarters. In this telegram, Ruprecht praised the Gustav assault group to defeat four French advisors in one day, and added an independent armored brigade and a fast division to the assault group. This made Schmidt's troops stronger and the general's ambitions greater! Now, he needs to consider the next attack direction from a new perspective!
Previously, he had 5 divisions, 2 armored divisions and 3 rapid divisions. Now, he had 6 divisions and one armored brigade. There were three infantry divisions that could be reinforced at any time in the hands of Crown Prince Ruprecht, which made his troops quite strong! Although the three divisions directly controlled by the Crown Prince might be drawn to other fronts at critical moments, relying solely on the strength of 6 divisions and 1 independent armored brigade, he could try it out even if the French attacking main force gathered in the front of the German army!
"We now have two choices. One is to attack the main flank of the French army northward to support the main force to launch an attack. In this way, our supply line is very short and will not be cut off by the French. The other option is to attack the rear of the French army, where the materials and ammunition were hoarded by the French, and it is also the only way for the French army to retreat. Of course, there are at least 200,000 elite French reserves and other troops there. In this way, our supply line will be lengthened. If the three infantry divisions in His Royal Highness's hand do not keep up, the supply line may be cut off." At this time, General Von Seckert, who was the Gustav assault group, analyzed.
Although Von Seckert's uncle was not friendly to Bavaria, after all, he fought foreigners with the Bavarian Legion on the Eastern Front and then fought Britain and France in Turkey. He was considered a comrade-in-arms along the way. Considering the relationship between the Bavarian Legion and the Prussian Legion, this time, Von Seckert participated in this operation as the chief of staff. Judging from his performance, his ability and experience are still competent for this position! In just a few sentences, the current situation is analyzed very thoroughly.
"The French army is completely different from the French army we encountered in Turkey before. I really want to know what the so-called elite is." Admiral Schmidt did not hide the sarcastic meaning in his words. This tm is also called elite? Although he has 5 divisions, today he only wants to participate in the battle, and then he defeated 4 French divisions in one day! Although according to statistics on the battlefield, the average strength of each French division is no more than 7,000. On the one hand, it is because the French division itself is not satisfied with the organization, and on the other hand, it is because some auxiliary troops are still in the rear, but such poor combat effectiveness does not make Schmidt respect the current French army. Because this French army has rotted in terms of quality and fighting spirit!
"Today's daytime battle is mainly an encounter. In this case, the armored troops attack infantry without fortifications is simply crushing, but if we continue to advance, our supply line of about 80 kilometers will be directly exposed to the blade of the French main corps. If the opponent chooses to suspend the frontal offensive and sends elite armored troops southward, it will be difficult for us to resist, neither the environment nor the force will be allowed." Feng Seckert said. Relatively speaking, he is more inclined to go north and then attack the French main force with the main force, which is more safe to do.
"We don't have to worry about logistics at all! In a maximum of three days, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will launch a frontal attack! The supplies we carry can fully support our operations, and oil and food can be used by the French. The fuel used by the French cars and tanks is produced from the United States like us. As for ammunition? Our ammunition is enough to support 7 days." Admiral Schmidt said.
"Also, we can also obtain support from the Air Force. Their effective depth is less than 30 kilometers! There are not many tanks and lack of bunker fortifications. Almost one charge can be broken! Therefore, I will send a request to His Highness Ruprecht to continue to march westward. If His Highness agrees, then follow my strategy!" General Schmidt said.
"Okay, let Your Highness decide everything." At this point, Secker naturally could not continue to stick to his opinion, so the decision-making power was directly returned to Ruprecht's hands.
"Continue to intersperse westward! To completely destroy the French rear, don't care about supplies, don't consider the way out, you just need to move forward! Leave the rest to the main force." Ruprecht's response was extremely simple and firm, so the Gustav assault group would continue to advance westward. At the same time, the frontal main force of the German army was also stepping up combat preparations and ready to launch an attack at any time!
"If the main force of the French army dares to attack Admiral Schmidt's logistics supply line, then we will first concentrate our efforts to attack the French!" said the Crown Prince. Although Lord Hamilton's British army was elite, it was rare. The most important task now is to force the French to surrender as soon as possible. Once the French are scared and make way for the road, then the A-Group Army in the north can launch an offensive. After the French are gone, how can Lord Hamilton's troops stop the attack of the four German armies? What's funny?
"What if the French main legion just sticks to it?" Prince Albert asked.
"At the beginning, the French may have held their ground, but if General Schmidt broke through the defense line of the French reserves, then Foch would definitely mobilize the main force, because we directly pressed the Frenchman's neck with a long knife." The little Moltke said with a little depressed voice. Now, anyone can see that the German Emperor wants to train Prince Albert, and may not inherit the throne, but will definitely be used. However, as a member of the real power of the royal family, how can you not understand military affairs? Look at the Crown Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria and Grand Duke Albrecht of Württemberg. The gap is not very big!
"Your Highness, if the French do not take action for the time being, how can we set our total time? Now, our total attack time is 4 days later." Caripot asked.
"Depending on the situation, if Schmidt's battle group progresses rapidly, we can consider launching an attack in advance. The French are no longer able to do it. I just don't know what the British are now. In addition to leaving the reserve team to target the British, the other main forces attack the French!" Ruprecht said.
Chapter completed!