"Nicolayev's army is over." When Kuropatkin received a telegram from the front, he said this for a long time. Although he had a premonition that the situation was not good, when the Fifth Army confirmed that it was encircled and annihilated and that the Sixth Army was killed, he was still deeply shocked! This news was too terrible. The simple telegram predicted that Russia had lost about 400,000 troops! These losses were different from ordinary casualties. The casualties in general defeat wars were largely recoverable losses. For example, if a battle ended, 100,000 people were killed or injured, then the deaths and deaths of the battle would definitely not be able to recover, but most of them were injured, and more than half of them could go to the battlefield again after a short period of cultivation.

But this time, it's different! Because the opponent is fighting an encirclement and annihilation! The troops were killed in an integral part, either died in battle or were injured in battle. According to the German base camp's estimates, after the end of this battle, the Bavarian Legion may have captured at least 100,000 prisoners!

"The loss of 400,000 people is not terrible. What we can replenish is the loss of equipment! We can replenish 400,000 people within February, but it is impossible to restore the equipment of 400,000 people without 4 months! And what will happen after 4 months? God will know!" Brusinov said very pessimistically.

"Of course, the most terrifying thing is that we cannot resist such an army! Facing Napoleon's army, we can also fight a battle like Borodino. In Crimea, we have suffered greater losses, but we are not unable to fight. But facing the Bavarian army, it gives me the feeling that children beat adults. Their equipment and tactics are beyond an era! An era where technology and machinery replace passionate blood and military strength has arrived." Brusinov fully expressed his pessimism in his diary.

At the same time, the Bavarian Legion's battle report was also sent to the German Emperor and Bavaria. After learning that his son commanded the legion and easily killed the two Russian armies, Ludwig III was overjoyed and decided to give the soldiers' families additional rations and supplies in addition to the normal rations. When William II received this battle report, it seemed as if he had broken the five flavor bottle.

Look at his side, the army could no longer be fought when it was pushed to the border between France and France. Yes, it just couldn't be fought anymore! On the surface, Germany's performance this time seemed to be worse than in history. Then look at the Eastern Front and chatting and laughing, the two Russian armies were finished. Although I thought that the Bavarian Legion was more capable of fighting, the ability to fight to this extent was still beyond the German Emperor's expectations. Originally, he thought that even if Ruprecht could win, the two sides would have to fight for 300 rounds, which would delay for a few months. Then the Bavarian Legion threw down another 100,000 casualties and defeat the Russians. But now?

The things Ruprecht sent were not only war reports, but also a bunch of photos and, which were taken by aviation. In the photos, pieces of Russian prisoners were covered with the ground, and there was a line of small characters underneath, which said that this was a square kilometer of prisoners! Then, 15 divisions of Russian military flags were sent.

"Although the Russians are quite good, I have to admit that Ruprecht did a good job. Promote it carefully. After all, when there are some troubles in the Western Front, the victory on the Eastern Front can also boost morale." The German Emperor thought for a while and said.

"Send a congratulatory message in my name, hoping that the Bavarian Legion can make greater contributions to the empire and the empire will not treat anyone badly." The German Emperor thought for a while and added.

Under the instruction of the German Emperor, the German propaganda machine was indeed powerful. Soon, the titles of the new god of war in the German Empire and the most outstanding representative of the younger generation of German generals were added to the prince. In particular, the large number of photos on the front page of important media such as the Frankfurt Daily proved this. The Russian flags of the fifteen divisions and the captured Fifteenth Army commander occupied the largest part on the page.

The Russian prisoners on the air photography, as well as the mountains of firearms and artillery, all proved that the Bavarian Legion was a brilliant victory. The guns of an army can be armed, the artillery of several divisions can be armed, and tens of thousands of horses and the mountains of materials in the warehouse were excited by the German people. Many people who failed to join the army in the first wave of mobilization asked to join the Bavarian Legion. Although they were not Bavarians, they could always find other reasons, such as Catholics...

The attitude of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is a bit interesting, and the congratulations are naturally sent out, but at the same time, some disharmonious voices have also been heard in the Vienna Palace, such as slandering the prince's victory, and concerns about the "internal enemy". In the eyes of some people, having such a "so powerful aid" may not be a good thing. Of course, if the Russian army of the two countries is destroyed, no one would say this, because they still need the prince and his legion!

At the same time, Britain and France also received the results of the border battle. It would be impossible to say that it was not touched. After all, even if you have two army pigs, you will take three weeks to capture them! However, Britain and France are not very worried. On the one hand, the Russian army is not very strong in quality, and the Russians have always fought with a large number and a vast strategic depth and a cold winter. On the other hand, it is more important, that is, the Bavarian Legion on the Eastern Front has nothing to do with the Western Front......

"From the intelligence provided by the Russians, the Bavarian armored forces are more elite than other German troops, and they actually started to use aircraft on a large scale, which was unexpected. We need to make up for this as soon as possible to avoid falling into the Russian situation." Xia Fei said at the military meeting.

"Bavaria is an anomaly. They have very good economic conditions and good industry. With the support from the Bohemia region, they can arm a small army like this. This situation cannot be copied to other German legions and us." Armand said.

"The GDP of Bavaria and Bohemia has reached more than half of France's! The same is true for the population, but they only armed 500,000 troops, and we need to arm 2 million troops. This kind of force piled up with real gold and silver is indeed powerful, but it is indeed a poison for a full-scale war, because with the same resources we can arm more troops, and it is obviously impossible for the other side to defeat our 1 million troops with 500,000 troops." said a French officer.

In short, the arrogant French are still very confident about their military system, just like they are confused about the 75mm rapid-fire cannon. Of course, the French have performed well so far this time. This also brings them confidence!
Chapter completed!