"Save Russia, give us three months of breathing time, otherwise the entire Eastern Front will collapse!" The Russian ambassador to France almost spoke in a pleading tone when meeting French President Armand.

Just three weeks after the war started, the Bavarian and Bohemia Legion broke out with the Russian Fifth Army and the Sixth Army on the German-Russian border. The entire battle lasted 18 days. Russia successively invested two armies, a total of 22 infantry divisions and 6 cavalry divisions, with a total force reaching nearly 500,000. The Bavarian and Bohemia Army concentrated a total of 21 divisions, a total of 450,000 front-line troops, as well as three aviation regiments, and a huge battle group of 600 aircraft.

In this earliest and largest ground coordinated battle in history, under the command of Prince Ruprecht, the two German and Austrian armies wiped out a total of 15 infantry divisions and 4 cavalry divisions of Russia! A total of 350,000 enemies were wiped out! Among them, as many as 90,000 were captured! According to the description of the German official newspaper, the captured officers filled the area of ​​five football fields, and the captured soldiers were no longer worried about the lack of labor. Although it was a bit exaggerated, the huge losses were unquestionable.

With the loss of these forces, the equipment lost by the two armies and defensive forces made the Russians feel even more painful. The two armies had 1,300 various artillery pieces before the war, and after the addition of other troops, the number of artillery pieces increased by 300. However, after the end of the war, all artillery pieces were only 400, which means that after the end of World War I, the Russians lost 1,200 artillery pieces, which was the equipment of more than 200 artillery companies. Apart from the destruction, the Russians estimated that the Bavarian Legion seized at least 500 various artillery pieces.

In addition to the army and equipment, the Russians also lost more than 20 large warehouses originally arranged on the border and shallow depths, including hundreds of thousands of tons of food and various military supplies, as well as about tens of thousands of livestock. After the battle, the Russians estimated that these materials alone would be enough to support Ruprecht's troops for more than half a year of consumption, or to expand another 200,000 troops.

After the battle, the Russians lost nearly 30,000 square kilometers of territory, and the Bavarian and Bohemia legions deeply wedged into Russian Poland. The entire Eastern Front battlefield was divided into two sections. The two Russian armies in the northern front were confronting Makenson in an unison. Originally, the Russian army was preparing to make a reckless wave, but now they are under the opponent's clamp attack and have no courage to continue attacking. If the Bavarian legions choose to go north after rest, then the best choice for the Russians would probably be to flash people immediately.

The southern line is the other four Russian army, which is fighting against the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Their situation is better than the brothers on the Northern Line. The Bavarian army is far away from them. If nothing unexpected happens, the southern line should be decided before the other side completes preparation. However, even if the Russians defeat the Austro-Hungarian fleet, they still have to face Ruprecht's troops. So what if two armies can be drawn? It's just the result of repeating the border battle again.

"Even in the best case, that is, after the battle, the Bavarian Legion does not take any action on the Eastern Front within three months, we can recover the previous battle losses. And to respond well to the battle, we do not lose in strategy or quantity. Our tactical system is far behind our opponents. Equipment, cooperation, quality, etc. After they launch an attack, our best way is to retreat. It is difficult for us to throw away a little less troops." Looking at the shocking losses, Kuropatkin wrote in a letter to the Russian Emperor.

"If the Bavarian Legion continues to attack, in order to reduce losses, the Northwest Front must retreat, give up some territory, and then level the front. The troops began to dig trenches on the spot to build fortifications to defend against opponents' attacks. If necessary, they even stopped the offensive of the southern front and mobilized troops to make up for the shortcomings of the northern front." Ivanov had even made the worst plan, abandoned the strategic offensive completely and turned to strategic defense, and this plan seemed almost unacceptable to Nicholas II!

In other words, no matter how hard you fight, you can't win. Unless there is a short period of time that Russia can readjust, including establishing air force and armored forces, strengthening artillery, and concentrating forces. Only with huge military strength advantages and new equipment can we compete with the opponent.

So now the question is. Will Ruprecht give the other party a breathing time? According to the Russians' estimates, the maximum losses of the two legions of Bavaria and Bohemia will not exceed 80,000 casualties, most of which are injured. If we only look at personnel and equipment, the replenishment speed will be very fast. In other words, if there is no external force, the Russians will theoretically not be able to delay that long.

Of course, the actual situation will not be as straight as the Russian ambassador said, to save Russia. After all, Russia still has a vast depth, after all, it has a population of hundreds of millions. After all, it is considered a great power. As a diplomat, learning to act in a variety of situations, especially crying for poverty is almost a compulsory course! Therefore, when the Russian ambassador met the French president, it was strongly requested that the French army launch an offensive in the border areas so that part of the Bavarian Legion could ease the pressure on Russia.

"We will consider your request carefully, but we are under great pressure. They have concentrated 7 of the nine armies on the Western Front, and the soldiers on both sides are almost next to each other on the front. We have blocked the opponent's attack on the border. We will soon launch a counterattack, driving the Germans out of France's territory, and even directly restoring Belgium. Your country only needs to persist, and the war will end soon, believe me." French President Armand said.

"Then I'm waiting for news of your country and the British Empire's victory on the Western Front." The Russian ambassador flattered.

Just when the history of the Eastern Front had undergone major changes, some changes also occurred on the Western Front. In this plane, the Germans encountered some trouble in the border area, which was unexpected by the Germans. Ruprecht's expected border battle, Germany not only did not repel France, but instead fought half a dozen points, and some fronts also shrank back a little, which made all the German senior executives, including the prince, feel nervous! Damn! The situation is not right!
Chapter completed!