God did not favor the Russians, and time stood on the side of the enemy. When the Russian army reported the news to St. Petersburg, it was already late at night.

The officer responsible for drafting the telegram is an old official. The previous part introduces the results of the battle, focusing on the heroic and good at fighting, fearlessness of sacrifice, etc., and the report is placed behind.

The bureaucrat on duty had just come down from the cocktail party and was not able to enjoy it. He looked at the beginning and thought it was a telegram, so he didn't look back.

The Great Chamonix victory was reported once two days ago, and the celebration banquet was held. The details of the second report were naturally not that important. Just queue up directly, and there was no need to rush.

I waited until the next afternoon and reported it to Marshal Ivanov, the head of the department, before discovering the following content.

It was too late at this time. Before Marshal Ivanov could make a decision, Brest's telegrams for help followed one after another.

Two urgent electric shocks collided with each other, and Marshal Ivanov was furious. Time is life on the battlefield. If you received the news last night, you would report it immediately. Now the reinforcements have set off.

"Which bastard was on duty last night? I'm going to kill him!"

Upon hearing the news, the attendant replied in panic: "Yes, Georgi."

When Marshal Ivanov heard this name, he became more angry: "Who idiot, who arranged this playboy to be on duty? Don't you know that this waste has nothing to do except bad things?"

There is no way, the relationship household cannot handle it. Although Alexander II has purged the army, the nepotism relationship has not been completely resolved.

Georgi was born into a noble family, and his father was the current Chancellor of the Finance Department. He relied on his family background to enter the army to gilt.

There are many similar examples in the Russian army. Ivanov doesn’t care about it normally, as long as these people don’t cause trouble. Except for some of the materials that can be made, the rest of the people usually arrange some simple work for "exercise".

There is no doubt that receiving telegrams is one of them. The most important requirement for this work is reliability, and the rest of the work is simple, and it is reported according to the importance of telegrams.

The great nobles are undoubtedly reliable. They and the Russian Empire will not disclose secrets to the enemy.

There are not many things and it is easy to make a fortune, so it is naturally welcomed by everyone.

Seeing that no one answered, Ivanov knew that this was probably involving a big shot, so he stopped asking. He slapped the table and said, "Immediately let an idiot go home, I don't want to see him appear in front of me again."

If you can't shoot it, you can still rush home. Apart from such a big thing, Ivanov has already given you a lot of face.

That is, things have not yet started, and you can handle the lid internally, otherwise Georgi will be dead. At this critical moment, Alexander II will never mind killing the chicken to scare the monkey.

The attendant replied in panic: "Yes, Marshal."

If someone walks closer, he will find that the sweat on his forehead has flowed down and his heartbeat is accelerating.

There is no way, the first thing that suffers from the fight between gods and immortals is the mortals. Many things cannot stand the investigation, and once they are serious, they will be a bloody storm.

Marshal Ivanov still has a big view and knows that now is a critical moment and there cannot be problems within the government. It can only turn big things into small things, and small things into small things.

As for telegrams, they can only be seen as if they have never received them.

...

Of course, Lieutenant General Olivier Thorenfield's overall view is still useful. When reporting to the headquarters, power generation also reminded the defenders of Brest.

The bureaucrats above can be taken lightly, but no officers on the front line dare to be careless. Even if they received the news in the middle of the night, the defenders immediately responded.

Unfortunately, the time is still too short, and it is too late to adjust the strategic deployment. Preparation can only increase vigilance and ensure that we are not attacked by sneak attacks.

Since the Prussian army divided the troops, the Brest defender was prepared, but only the Prussian army was guarded against. Now the enemy has doubled, so the original preparations were naturally not enough.

The Battle of Brest broke out in full swing, and the Prussian army launched an attack at all costs, and the Russian army also fought bloody battles. Airships, cannons, and machine guns filled the entire battlefield.

The cruelty of modern warfare is shocking. Looking at the photos coming from the front line, Franz was also shocked. At this moment, life became worthless.

Vienna Palace, Chief of Staff Albrecht: "Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, the Russians are in trouble.

The actions of the Prussian army disrupted the deployment of the Russians, and the strategic defense line that the Tsarist government worked hard to manage has now appeared obvious loopholes.

Brest was attacked by the Prussian army on both sides. No one knows whether the defenders can withstand it. The Tsarist government cannot afford to take this risk.

The time for Moltke's choice was very good. The inland areas of the Russian Empire had entered winter, and the temperature in many places was already more than ten degrees below zero.

In this harsh climate, it was too late to send troops from the rear to reinforce Brest.

In terms of time, the fastest transfer of troops from both wings is available. The Ukrainian region has not yet entered winter, and it only takes three or five days to reinforce Brest.

But in this way, the forces on both wings will become weak. No one can guarantee that the Pu army will not use the same trick again, and get a bunch of cannon fodder to attract attention, and the main force has been transferred.

Now Russians should have a headache. No matter how they choose, they are taking risks. Once they choose the wrong one, the southwest battlefield will collapse all over the line."

collapse?

Franz shook his head: "It's not that serious. It's November now. Even if the Prussian army conquered Brest, there is no time to continue to expand the results of the war.

If he was really impatient, Alexander II could still go with the Pu army and Duizi. He ignored the threat from the southwest and concentrated his troops to attack East Prussia from the coast.

Even if the entire Ukraine is lost, the Russian Empire is still the Russian Empire. How big is the territory of the Pubo Federation? As long as a Russian army goes to the rear to carry out destruction, the Berlin government will lose even if it wins."

No matter how garbage the Russian navy is, it is a little better than the Popo Federation. It was able to attack the coast of the Popo Federation in the last war. If it weren't for the lack of logistics, the war result would have been reversed long ago.

One mistake can bring wisdom.

This time, the Tsarist government had hoarded a lot of supplies in St. Petersburg and did not attack the coast of the Popo federal government. More importantly, the Berlin government had prepared and deployed a large number of shore artillery.

These are all small problems. As long as you are willing to suffer casualties, you can always log in successfully.

Of course, the premise is that Britain and France do not hinder, otherwise the Russian navy will really not complete the mission.

Frederick suggested: "In fact, the Russians have another choice. After the Kamen victory, the defensive pressure of the local defenders was greatly reduced.

If the Tsarist government dares to take risks, it can ignore it and directly order local troops to raid Warsaw.

No matter whether they can succeed or not, they can disrupt the deployment of the Pu army and make them rush for a while. If they succeed, they will make a lot of money."

Franz shook his head. He always hated this kind of gambling tactic. It would be great if he succeeded, what if he failed?

"Arbrecht, explain it to him!"

Franz knew that his strategy was OK, but his tactics really couldn't stand the test. He did not choose to play, but let professionals take action.

Albrech nodded in a characteristic way: "Your Highness, before implementing this plan, you must figure out what the Russian army guarding Kamen is.

Don’t think they have a good record, but they think they have strong combat effectiveness, but in fact there is too much water here.

According to our intelligence, half of the Kamen defenders were newly mobilized recruits, so they were fine to defend and fight with the wind, but they would collapse immediately if they encountered a hard battle.

If they were to attack Warsaw, they would probably have fallen behind in the emergency marches before they arrived at the battlefield.

Putting aside these internal factors, even if these Russian troops are elite, the Prussian army will not intercept them halfway, and they will not complete this task.

The people of Warsaw alone can make them return in vain. The Poles hated them to the core, and such an isolated army without support will not be able to get out once they go in."

Frederick's face turned red and he couldn't stand his face. He didn't find such a simple problem, which seriously damaged his self-confidence.

Franz smiled slightly. In his opinion, this was a good thing. Perhaps because he had contacted the staff more, Frederick had become overconfident recently.

As a crown prince, just learn strategic layout. Isn’t my brain going to study military command?

...

Kamen, Russian Army Command

Chief of Staff Larson: "His Excellency Commander, the headquarters call and order us to immediately remove the troops of the two regiments to reinforce Brest."

Lieutenant General Olivier Thorenfield's face changed drastically, and he frowned at the map: "The light is drawn from us, and I'll ask if the troops are only drawn from us, or the troops are drawn from each region."

Chief of Staff Larson: "I have asked this question, and the nearby troops have been mobilized, including us.

However, not many draws are being drawn, and we should have the most troops. Maybe considering that we have just won a big victory, there will be no war in the short term."

Olivier hesitated, feeling something was wrong, and he couldn't tell what was wrong.

"Since that's the case, just execute the order! By the way, try to find a way to travel with the surrounding troops. It's too dangerous to send two regiments alone."

Caution is Olivier's greatest advantage, and this is the lesson learned in the last Prussian-Russian War. Under this guiding ideology, Olivier often fought stupid wars.

I have never won a big victory or suffered a big defeat. It can be said that a general with very stable output is reassuring.

...

At the Brest Front Prussian Army Command, Moltke directly occupied the war room.

A middle-aged officer whispered: "Marson, the Russians are moving."

Moltke stood up, walked quickly to the sand table, and ordered: "Hans, mark the direction of the Russian troops' mobilization."

"yes!"

After saying that, the middle-aged officer took action quickly and completed the task very professionally.

Moltke smiled happily: "Okay. Very good. We have won half of this battle. How much results can be achieved this time depends on whether the Russians are generous enough.

Tell Demacia that the Russians have taken the bait and he is capable of eating as much as they can.

Order the 7th Division and the 11th Division to strengthen the offensive force. From now on, attacking Brest day and night has made the Russians exhausted.

Order the 13th Division and the 25th Division to be prepared for combat. Whether Warren can be captured depends on them."

As a military strategist who is good at fighting on the outside, Moltke's dislike is fighting tough battles. If the Russians stick to it, both sides will compete for strength, and no matter how many skills he has, there is no room for display.

Now that the Russians move, the situation has changed. The Russian army in field battles must be much easier to deal with than the Russian army in fortresses and bunkers.

Although the Pu army paid a heavy price in the early battles, it would be worth it as long as it could mobilize the Russian army and break the deadlock on the southwest battlefield.
Chapter completed!