"His Excellency Commander, the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire have declared war on Russia and Serbia. The Austrian Emperor sent a telegram in person, asking the Bavarian Legion to launch an offensive as planned." A staff officer said with the telegram he had just received.

"I understand, you go down first." Ruprecht said calmly. Then he made the final adjustments with Prince Leopold and others about the upcoming offensive.

"The Russians almost bet on all their capital from the beginning. On the circular front from Galicia to Silesia and then to East Prussia, the Russians deployed a total of 8 armies! There were 1.3 million offensive troops alone! Among them, four armies from the First to the Fourth were pressing on the Galicia area. It is estimated that they would use Lviv as the axis of attack."

"We have two armies in front of us, the Fifth and Sixth Army. This unit is commanded by Grand Duke Nikolayevich. He has a total of 20 infantry divisions, more than 5 cavalry divisions, nearly 400,000 troops, and 920 artillery pieces. It is considered a relatively strong army in the German army, but compared with the regular German troops, they are still far behind. There is currently no information about the air force and train artillery troops."

"The situation in the north is not good. They are facing the Russian Seventh and Eighth Army. Although Markens has 15 infantry divisions in name, 4 of them are fortress garrison units and have limited field combat capabilities. They are facing the attack of two Russian armies with a total of 20 infantry divisions. By the way, there are 6 cavalry divisions."

"How long will it take for us to complete the preparation?" Ruprecht asked.

"Today is April 5, 1912. By April 8, we can launch an attack, and the Air Force can launch an attack today." Kariput said.

"Wait a little longer, stock up on ammunition and various supplies, and we will crush the Russians!" Ruprecht said. If nothing is wrong, everyone will be ready to return to their posts!

According to the pre-war arrangement, Ruprecht was in charge of the Bavarian Legion, Baron Schmidt was in charge of commanding the first wave of three assault divisions, and Kariput was in charge of commanding the subsequent fast legion and ordinary divisions. Prince Leopold was in charge of commanding the Bohemia-Moravian Legion, the former was the main force in breakthroughs, and the latter was in charge of limited attacks.

The entire Bavarian Legion carried out a centripetal attack on Rhodes along the Silesian region. Three assault divisions of the First Assault Army commanded by Baron Schmidt were deployed at the front, followed by two divisions of the First Rapid Army commanded by Kariput and two divisions of the Second Rapid Army. A total of five divisions were deployed at the back in staging. The remaining two Bavarian ordinary troops were deployed on the third line, two of which were used to maintain the connection between the Bavarian Leopold Army and the Prince Leopold Army. Finally, the remaining two assault divisions and the 2 rapid divisions were assigned to the headquarters to deal with special circumstances.

Prince Leopold's Bohemia legion is launched around the Krakow line. The princes of two fast divisions have the ability to launch limited breakthrough operations. But overall, they are mainly defense and short-term assaults. They are used to block the Russian reinforcements rushing from the east when necessary!

At the same time, the huge Bavarian legion had already spread out on the vast Pod Plain. More than 300,000 troops formed a huge arrow, pointing straight to the Russians' fifth and sixth armies like a siege cone. Thousands of various combat vehicles formed the sharpest spearhead of this siege cone. Behind them were tens of thousands of infantry and artillery. Thousands of artillery of various caliber and thousands of machine guns could completely crush all the enemies they encountered into pieces!

The Munich reconnaissance airship flew over the assembled Bavarian legion at an altitude of 2,000 meters. Captain Major Ross once used such a sentence to describe the scene he saw. "At this moment, I saw the ultimate combination of industrial civilization and human war art! The new generation of Teutonic knights slowly entered the battlefield, like heavy cavalry from the old era, like kings who ruled the world! A large number of armored vehicles, trucks and self-propelled artillery support troops were like loyal and powerful knight entourages gathered around the armored forces. An offensive like a torrent of steel is about to unfold, and they will destroy everything they encountered like a world-destroying flood!"

Three assault divisions unfolded three wedge-mounted attack formations on the front of the 80-kilometer wide. The roar of thousands of engines resounded throughout the assembly and resistance. When thousands of vehicles rushing on the road and in the wilderness, the vibration of the earth could be felt even from a distance. A new legion composed of weapons on the battlefield had never appeared before. It indicates that human war civilization has entered a new stage, an era of replacing infantry and horses with steel and engines!

At the same time, Nikolayevich, on the other side of the border, also brought nearly 400,000 troops to the battlefield. The advance troops composed of three divisions of cavalry were deployed in the main offensive forces, advancing quickly like an incoherent curve. The Russian Cossack cavalry, like their ancestors, still relied on speed to perform harassment and reconnaissance tasks. These guys who came and went without a trace in previous wars were eager to reappear the glory of their ancestors and show off their might on the land of Germany.

The 20 Russian infantry divisions formed two relatively parallel fronts, among which the first wave of infantry of 10 divisions spread out on the front face of 180 kilometers wide. The 10 divisions advanced in unison, advancing forward like a wall at a speed of 15 to 20 kilometers per day. They gave up the usual tactic of concentrating forces at a breakthrough point, and instead adopted a multi-point attack method.

"According to our intelligence, the Germans did not build too many fortifications in the Silesian region. Moreover, their troops were less than us, no more than 300,000 troops at most. If we concentrated our troops to attack, the Germans would instead use their firepower advantages to concentrate on killing us, so we used the method of dispersed combat to disperse the opponent's firepower. At the same time, I also prepared enough reserves to block the German assault." Nikolaevich described his thoughts in his report.

"The Russians are here!" The reconnaissance airship Munich overlooked the entire battlefield from a height of 3,000 meters. A grey torrent of countless Russian soldiers began to think about the advancement of the West. The soldiers wearing gray officers, the cavalry and commanders running back and forth, and the Russian army composed of artillery and baggage units held at the rear of the team were messy like moving ants.
Chapter completed!