1517 Dying struggle 3
This idea seems to be very reasonable in Borusinov. First of all, the Bavarian Legion had just completed an attack, which was a huge siege battle. In this case, the Bavarian Legion should choose to rest rather than continue the attack. Two weeks were too little for the Germans. They needed at least one month to straighten out the traffic and logistics, and then accumulate the power of the next attack.
Secondly, judging from the performance of the Bavarian Legion, they were still very interested in their allies. They repeatedly brought the Austro-Hungarian Legion from the brink of collapse. In order to help these not-so-powerful allies, the Bavarian Legion also suffered some unnecessary losses and lost some opportunities. Borusinov was not as worried about whether such aid was related to political marriage. For him, the result was important!
Therefore, a continuous logical chain was formed. Borusinov believed that he had grasped the key point of the entire strategy, a key point that could delay the Allies on the Ukrainian front for at least 2 to 3 months. As for what will happen after September? This is not something Borusinov can manage. Anyway, at that time, the grain should have been almost harvested, and the fall of the eastern bank of the Dnieper River will become inevitable. But it doesn't matter. At this time, Russia should have obtained food that can barely deal with a winter. As for the Donetsk coal mine? If you are lucky, it should still be in the hands of the Russians, but these coals may not be transported to the north in large quantities because the load on the transportation line is too high.
"If the materials transported to the north are appropriately reduced, such as 15% of coal and steel, the personnel and materials saved can be used to increase the production of weapons and equipment. Within 2 weeks, we may be able to add about 150 more artillery pieces and add and repair 900 machine guns. These firepower can be used to strengthen the front line."
"It is not difficult to break through the Hungarians' defense line. The key is to attack in depth so that they can completely encircle and annihilate the Hungarians on a large scale. Therefore, all these 100,000 cavalry must be invested. No, this is not enough. We still need some horse-riding infantry. These guys may not be as skilled as those Cossacks at once. But if they are matched with horses, they can still be used as a mobile force."
"And so, I need to provide them with at least 40,000 horses. (Increasing the cavalry organization, in addition to increasing the horses required for cavalry, the various artillery and logistics supplies of the ancestral are also required to be transported by horses.) God, this is really a headache." Where do these horses come from? The so-called wool comes from sheep. No matter where the horses are allocated, they will eventually fall on the heads of civilians, because there are no enough horses in Russia's current state-owned horse farms to supplement the war. Now more than 70% of the supplementary horses are from the people every month! And now, the number of agricultural horses in the Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine has dropped to less than half of the pre-war period! In this case, the destruction of agricultural productivity can be imagined!
"Forget it, why do you think so much? Anyway, the logistics department can definitely get what I need. If they can't get it, I will use them to pull the cannon!" The so-called "Ci Bu" commands the soldiers. No matter who they are, they will take some extraordinary measures to win the war. Under one layer after another, the pressure is dispersed to the lower departments, and Borusinov has no time to consider these details.
The so-called "becoming a doctor after a long illness" was the Russians who had been beaten into dogs by the Bavarian Legion in rapid assault with armor and were obviously also progressing in the war. Borusinov himself was also a talent, so in the next period of time, he formulated a combat plan that the Russian army could bear at this stage! He therefore formulated a combat training!
"First, attack on the whole line! At the first time, most of the infantry forces in his hands should be suppressed and put pressure on the entire Hungarian army, but there is no rush to break through. We should give the Hungarians a fantasy, a fantasy that can restore the position! Attract all their reserves to shallow positions, and then fight a war of attrition with us!"
"Secondly, all artillery will be concentrated and used, and assigned to several specific assault groups, all cavalry artillery will be concentrated, and a considerable number of 37mm and 57mm artillery used in the infantry units will be transferred to the cavalry as support weapons."
"Third, the cavalry group is engaged in the battle in the second stage. Their task is to penetrate deep into the opponent as much as possible, and not to surround him. Just launch an attack on the supply center and troop station behind the opponent as soon as possible."
"Fourth, on the tenth day after the battle began, all troops, including cavalry, were prohibited from continuing to attack, began to consolidate positions, and ate away the remaining enemies within the encirclement."
This combat training seems very simple, but in fact it is indeed the best in line with the current situation of the Russians. The Russian army has very limited mobility. A group of infantry running with two legs, even if there is no battle, how far can you run in a day?! As the distance extends, the logistics pressure increases exponentially. When it reaches a certain level, if you don’t need the opponent to fight, you will be killed by the logistics. Therefore, if you can eliminate the opponent as much as possible in the shallow position, it is best to fight in the shallow position. As for whether the Hungarians will do this?
"They will!" Borusinov was very confident about this because he knew that the commander of this Hungarian legion was Grand Duke Karl, a strong contender for the future Austro-Hungarian Empire! He is actually just to accumulate prestige for himself ascending the throne. He will never tolerate a large-scale retreat on the entire front. Otherwise, Bavaria will be full of triumphs. Although Austria is not attacking enough, but has enough defense, why is the troops you commanded collapsed thousands of miles? So, at least until the reserve team in his hands is used up, he will not consider retreating.
By the same token, the actual commanders of the Hungarian Legion will not retreat easily, because neither Karl nor Hungarians can retreat easily for the sake of interests! Karl is for reputation, while the Hungarians are for the colonies. Now, the Austro-Hungarian Empire has acquiesced to Hungary's control over most of Romania, but this 100,000 square kilometers of land cannot satisfy the appetite of the Hungarians. The so-called people are so angry that people are more popular. Not to mention that they are more incomparable to Prussia and Bavaria, the land that Austria can obtain is enough to make Hungary jealous!
Hungary, which is jealous, will naturally not give up like this. That's good. If you want benefits, then let's exchange your military achievements!
Chapter completed!