"By the way, how to fight street fighting?" When Ruprecht asked his uncle eight years ago, the latter was also confused, because the German soldiers of this era had never experienced street fighting. The scene of a large number of infantry fighting repeatedly between ruins, punching the flesh and holding guns and shooting within 10 meters rarely appeared on the battlefield, because since the Franco-Prussian War, no war between countries has ever been carried out on the urban battlefield. Generally speaking, in field battles, the winner will surrender, or declare a city an unguarded city, thus leaving it to the winner. Even if the loser is unwilling to surrender, the winner will generally be mainly siege.

If we really talk about large-scale street fighting, it would probably be the only one that the Paris Commune and the French bourgeois army fought in Paris. In addition, there has never been a large-scale street fighting in both the Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War and even the current War!

There was not much street fighting in a war in history, because after discovering that the field battle was unfavorable, the Russians generally chose to retreat, while the German army could only advance due to the movement speed problem, but could not encircle on a large scale. As for this plane, the German legion's combat effectiveness has been greatly improved. It can be said that it took one year to do something that took about three years in history! Now if you fight in a field battle, to put it bluntly, the prepared German army will only need to be level!

But don't forget that even though Russia is unprecedentedly weak, and even if there are too many forces in Russia now covet Russian regime, one thing is certain that Russia is still a big country. No matter who comes to power, they will not allow their capital to be compromised like this! Therefore, in history, even after the fall of the Tsarist government, both the bourgeoisie and the Bolsheviks have never relaxed in preparation for war in the direction of St. Petersburg! The mines in the Gulf of Finland are still arranged, and the troops are still concentrated in St. Petersburg. In order to avoid too much casualties, Germany did not force them too much. On the contrary, the German legion slowed down the pace of northward advance and then concentrated its strength in Ukraine and Belarus... And this path is what the prince chose at present!

The pressure on the Northern Line is needed. Without the large-scale pressing of the Prussian army on the Northern Line, and without the threat of the capital, why should Russia negotiate with you? The bourgeois government after the February Revolution wanted to continue to fight Germany with the Allies, and within the Bolshevik Party, many people also held an attitude of not fighting or not fighting or waiting. Therefore, for Russia, if you can't get it on the battlefield, then you can't get it at the negotiating table! This requires mastering a degree, and one can continue to put pressure on the Russians, but at the same time, it will not force Russia too much, so that Russia can form a whole again under external forces! And this task, the prince intends to hand it over to Markensen's Prussian army to complete...

At the same time, due to the continuous pressure on the Northern Line, the Russians will draw troops from Ukraine, Belarus and even the Caucasus. In this way, the prince's offensive will be smoother, and the Ukrainians and the Transcaucasians can do things better! The prince does not value the significance of St. Petersburg. In this war, the prince pays more attention to actual profits, that is, the gains and losses of Ukraine and the lower Don River and the Transcaucasus! Therefore, for this part of the area, the prince naturally has to take action personally, with 3 points of military, 3 points of politics, and 4 points of economy. Well, only Ruprecht, who is a time traveler, can do this fine job well!

To be honest, this time, Markensen took the blame to resist the injury. After the Bavarian Legion turned to Ukraine and Balkans, even if the Austro-Hungarian Legion included, the Allied troops on the northern line were only more than 300,000. Although they could obtain absolute advantage in naval and air force support, it would be difficult to advance with such forces. Unless the German Emperor was willing to continue to increase troops, or when the prince needed to make the Russians feel pressured, additional troops would be drawn.

Otherwise, the prince is very real. In order to allow Markens to adapt to all this, and to allow the German army on the Northern Line to reduce unnecessary casualties, and continue to advance better, and put pressure on the Russians. This time, the prince took a special siege force to participate in the battle, and used the city of Riga as a training ground to tell them how to quickly occupy a city with low casualties!

"If you want to occupy a city, the first thing you need to do is to cut off the connection between the city and the outside world. If you can do it, then no matter what the process is, you have 80% chance of achieving the final victory. On the contrary, if you can't do it, then the enemy has 80% hope of achieving the final victory." The prince said this when he arranged the attack.

"The biggest problem in urban combat is the ubiquitous buildings and complex road conditions, as well as various traps and traps set by the enemy. Many of the things we are familiar with will be rewritten in the rules of urban combat. The role of heavy artillery and air force is greatly reduced, while the role of individual weapons and engineers is strengthened. Therefore, the offensive troops must have a large number of engineers and curved firepower to cooperate."

"Remember, in a siege, it is a battle to compete for endurance and resilience. It is unrealistic not to try to fight in one battle or take down a big city in a short time. The speed of advancement is not important. What is important is to kill the enemy with vitality in the city. Repeated clearance of the occupied areas and try not to go to the streets, because the other party also thinks so. They will deploy various firepower on the streets, and then rely on their familiarity with the terrain, enter the position without you knowing it, and then ambush them, and evacuate the position before you react or reinforcements arrive."

"As for the rest? Let's experience it again in actual combat. Thank God. This is an era where portable anti-tank weapons are not popularized. Therefore, in urban warfare, our crickets and Hu Feng are still worth relying on." Finally, the prince left a mysterious sentence.

But no matter what, the first urban war on the Eastern Front kicked off. The German army, who came from land and sea, successfully completed the encirclement of the Bay of Riga, and the remaining troops even had the spare time to pursue their opponents. However, as an important transportation hub, the Germans must still take the city. The outer defense line was torn and shattered by the roar of artillery and the whistling of aircraft. The first large-scale street battle between the two sides was about to be launched in this city.
Chapter completed!