"There are certainly some difficulties, but it may not be as difficult as possible. In fact, if we look at the position of Bavaria alone, we almost occupy the best position on the Eastern Front! Uncle, please look here." Compared with the Western Front, the biggest feature of the Eastern Front is that the plain is large and the front line is very long. If the Russians set up positions according to the border line from East Prussia to Austro-Hungarian Empire, then the length of this defense line is nearly a thousand kilometers!

"The Russians will improve their railways, but if they can fill up all the thousands of kilometers of fronts at once, I still don't believe it, because the support capacity of the front line is one aspect, and transportation capacity is another problem!" Ruprecht said confidently.

Compared with their previous performances in history, the Russians mobilized World War 1, but it was only good. In 18 days, the Russians mobilized millions of troops and formed 6 armies. These six armies formed two fronts, one was the Northwest Front. This front was composed of two armies, with troops of 250,000 and 200,000 respectively. They were mainly targeted at East Prussia. The other four fronts formed the Southwest Front, and the four armies lined up along the front line of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian border. Nearly 400 kilometers of fronts were launched on the front line!

Historically, after the Russian army was launched, a very serious problem was discovered. There was an unguarded area between the two armies that was 200 kilometers long! In terms of width, it was much more deadly than the 70 kilometers gap between the two armies in the East Prussia Battle! Because there was a Lake Mazur between the two armies in the East Prussia Battle, and the gap was not very large in fact. The 200 kilometers gap between the two fronts was actually there, so the Russians planned to form another army to make up for this gap. But unfortunately, until the Battle of Silesia was over, the Russians could not block this gap. It was not that they did not want to block it. It was really impossible to block it!

The gap between the two fronts gathered in the heart of Russia, which was a bit far away, and it was difficult for the Russians to mobilize more than 200,000 troops to come here. In fact, the consumption of such a large army has exceeded the supply capacity of the Russian Polish region, which is different from that of Germany and Austria. A large amount of Russian supplies need to be transported from a more distant place! The Kingdom of Bavaria is in this gap!

Of course, this gap in history did not cause much serious consequences, because the allies had insufficient troops on the Eastern Front. Although the German Eighth Army belonged to a large army group in the German army and had 15 infantry divisions, he faced nearly 500,000 Russian troops. He stopped attacking and was a little stretched in defense against the vast East Prussian front. As for the Austro-Hungarian side? Well, he was directly drawn by the Russians and could not find the north... It is said that he lost 400,000 and almost killed the Austro-Hungarian Empire!

But this plane is different. Thanks to the relatively sufficient financial assistance, Germany can completely create another army! The personnel and equipment of other army groups have also been greatly improved. The most direct result is that there is an additional Bavarian army with terrifying strength on the Eastern Front! The army of nearly 300,000 is in an unprepared area on the Russian front!

Anyway, no matter whether others believe it or not, the prince does not believe that the Russians can create an additional army to block this gap during war! The reason is very simple. In this plane, Germany started the war earlier than in history, and Russia consumed more national strength in the Russo-Japanese War and made shorter preparations after the war. And if the prince remembers correctly, Russia received the largest aid in the last two years, that is, 1913 and 1914. In 1913, Russia received a loan of 102 million pounds from France to expand its military preparations! And this plane, I'm afraid the two sides would have fought in 1912?

"If nothing unexpected happens, the Russian defense line will have big loopholes, and it will probably be with us. Our troops may not have to break through the opponent's defense line and go around behind the opponent. You are clear about the Russian supply system. The supply distance at the division level is no more than 25 kilometers, and the entire defense line will be very shallow. We can easily cut off their contact with the rear and eat them!" Ruprecht used the putter in his hand to click on the map, and then drew a curve to indicate the encirclement line.

"What if the Russians disperse their troops?" Prince Leopold frowned slightly, and then quickly rejected his opinion. Now the front of a Russian army has opened a front of about 100 kilometers. If you want to make up for the entire front, then an army will be responsible for an average of about 150 kilometers! A division must be responsible for a sufficient front of 30 kilometers, and there is almost no reserve force. Such linear deployment is not only a decrease in the density of troops, but also more difficult for supply!

Even if the Russians did this, they would just drink poison to quench their thirst. This way, through the sharing of troops, it seemed to make up for the front line, but instead gave the other side the opportunity to defeat each other.

"I'm afraid this is why you have been fighting on the Eastern Front? Our enemy is really a bit weak." Prince Leopold said meaningfully. If it were the Western Front, the French Legion with better infrastructure and more heavy weapons would be enough to mobilize troops no less than the Russian Legion during this period. In addition to the British and French people who came across the sea, maybe on the 300 kilometers front, Britain and France could concentrate 1.5 million troops! Then, using this force to attack the German Legion that had been exhausted across hundreds of kilometers, which was already exhausted. It would be painful to think about it!

"Tell me about your plan," asked Prince Leopold.

"As long as the Austro-Hungarian Empire does not advance and its combat effectiveness is reasonable, there will be no suspense in the battle between the two sides on the border. It is certain that the Austro-Hungarian army suffers some losses, but it will not be damaged. At least three Russian legions will be restrained. Then we start from the most border legion of the Russian Southwest Front Army, and launch a frontal attack and flanking detour at the same time. I will mobilize two armies and the Austro-Hungarian army assigned to us to launch an attack from the front, while the other two armies and one cavalry army, plus a fast legion composed of motor vehicles directly under the army, inserted into the gap! Go back to the back of the Russian army and eat it completely!" said the prince.

"Then what? Should we continue to attack the Russians' Southwest Front or choose to rest on the spot?" asked Prince Leopold.
Chapter completed!