On November 27, 1880, the Prussian army arrived in the Poznan area. After a simple rest, it launched an attack on the Russian Eighth Army the next day.

Under the harassment of Russian cavalry and airships, it took less than 8 days to arrive from Warsaw to Poznan. The General Military used facts to explain what the speed of soldiers is.

Anyone with some military knowledge knows that the more armies, the more difficult it is to coordinate and the slower the marching speed.

The total strength of the Pu Army is as high as 468,000. Being able to complete more than 280 kilometers of march within 8 days is a miracle in military history.

If the organizational ability is not strong enough, perhaps the troops in front have arrived at the destination, but the troops in back have not set off yet.

Anyway, there are so many people in line, and there are two rows from Poznan to Warsaw.

There is no doubt that the rapid action of the Prussian army exceeded the Russians' estimates. Before the Ninth Army, which was closer, arrived, the enemy arrived first.

Even though the Russian Eighth Army resisted bravely, it was useless. Not to mention intercepting the Pu Dynasty's army to return, whether it could defend Poznan was a problem.

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The Russian Army Command, looking at the telegram asking for help in his hand, Ivanov sighed helplessly.

"Order the Eighth Army to defend Poznan and wait for reinforcements, and order the Ninth Army to speed up the march and reinforce the Eighth Army as soon as possible."

Staff Officer Julian Bennettou reminded: "Marson, the main force of the Prussian army arrived in the Poznan area two days ago, and now the city of Poznan may have been surrounded.

At this time, the Ninth Army rushed over and it was difficult to immediately join the Eighth Army in the city, and it was possible that it would be surrounded by the enemy and attacked the aid.

The Eighth Army has cities to defend, and it is no problem to support it for ten days and half a month. It is better to let the Ninth Army and the Eleventh Army and the Seventeenth Army join, and then go to reinforcements."

Military terms, Julian Bennett's concerns make a lot of sense. In the field, a Ninth Army cannot be the enemy's main force.

If an encounter occurs, the least the losses will be heavy, and the worst will be the entire army will be wiped out. Without the Ninth Army, the two second-line armies behind will not be the enemy's opponents.

Ivanov sneered and said, "There is no need. If Moltke had such a good appetite, what would it be possible to give the Ninth Army to them?"

The total strength of the Eighth Army was as high as 216,000, and the total strength of the Ninth Army was 187,000, which totaled more than 400,000, so how could it be so easy to be swallowed?

If we cannot fight quickly, our 11th Army and 17th Army will arrive on the battlefield. Even if Moltke can win, how many troops will they still have after the war?

If the main force is exhausted, and if you want to recover, it will not be possible overnight. We will not give them time.

Now the troops in Moltke's hands are the essence of the Pu army. If he is willing to take them out and exchange them, why should we be stingy!"

The Berlin government has begun to mobilize the whole nation, and the new troops have not been able to form combat effectiveness. The main reason is that there are insufficient officers and too few veterans.

The elite army of Maudraine in Moltke's hands is particularly important. With this army, with veterans leading new recruits, the PNG army has a chance to explode for the last wave.

Of course, it is not easy to break out. The Prussian army lacks enough time, and Ivanov will not leave them a chance to breathe.

The war has gone through now, and the losses are no longer important. Open the map and you will find that the Popo Federation has lost 55% of its territory, 40% of its population, half of its food production capacity and one-third of its industry.

This is just the beginning. The war has already reached the heart of the Prussian Kingdom. Once the Warsaw falls, only one-third of the Popo Federation will remain.

No matter how beautiful the Pu army fights on the battlefield, it cannot make up for the gap in national strength. The Pu army's lack of succession has become increasingly obvious.

...

The Russian army suffered losses in the Poznan region, which does not mean that it also suffered losses on other battlefields.

In the Baltic Sea, the Russians had maritime advantages, and they pushed the Prussian army forward in a row, and had already occupied a quarter of the East Prussia land.

In the Warsaw area, after the main force of the PLA escort, the strength of strength was transferred. Although it was not able to break through Warsaw City, it was too soon.

The Poles who were not guarding Warsaw did not work hard, but the Russians were too sinister and expelled a large number of refugees into the city, increasing the pressure on the defenders.

The 10th Russian Army, which was responsible for the raid of Berlin, is now less than 80 kilometers away from Berlin. Of course, this distance may be the limit, and if you want to advance, it is not something the 10th Army can do.

From a military perspective, the raid of the Russian 10th Army was obviously failed and had no effect on the raid. It was discovered by the enemy early on.

It was different in politics. The 10th Army appeared near Berlin, and the impact on the Popo Federation was disastrous, and more and more people were pessimistic about the war.

If it weren't for the deep hatred of the Russians and the number of chips that had been suppressed for this war would be too much, there would be no way out, and the Berlin government might have compromised with the Russians.

In London, after confirming that the Popo federal situation was hopeless, Benjamin's cabinet was thinking about how to stop losses in time and minimize Britain's losses.

Secretary of the Exchequer Garfield: "After our investigation and analysis, the most optimistic estimate is that once the Popo Federation is defeated, we will lose at least 300 million pounds of wealth.

The total overseas assets of Popo Federation may be less than 150 million pounds, including the final deposits of the Berlin government account and the gold mortgaged to us.

Most of these overseas assets are distributed in Africa, and in private names, we can't even freeze it."

There is no doubt that it is already difficult to stop the loss now. The Popo Federation's wealth is too thin, and many of the collateral can only be cashed out on the premise of winning the war.

In theory, the immediate freezing of the Berlin government's bank accounts in Britain and confiscating their mortgaged gold and overseas assets can minimize losses.

In fact, there is no possibility of operation at all. As the overlord of the world, Britain is also shameless. At this time, what do other younger brothers think?

Although Britain is powerful, it is not as strong as not to need a younger brother.

Now is the era of Britain, France and Austria, and no one can dominate one. Against the backdrop of the fact that the three major countries do not support the battle, whoever wins over more younger brothers will have the advantage in international politics.

Foreign Minister Edward: "There is no need to think about freezing assets. The gold mortgaged by the Berlin government cannot be moved either, at least we cannot move until the Popo Federation is over.

The most urgent task is to find a way to protect the Popo Federation, at least to protect the Kingdom of Prussia.

We need to set an example to let all countries in the world know that even if cooperation with Britain fails, we have the strength to protect them."

In a sense, the Prat. Russia-Russia War was also a continuation of the conflict between Britain, France and the Austrians. The three countries used this war to engage in a political game, but the French withdrew halfway and eventually became a game between Britain and the Austrians.

Competition for a big country is not a matter of a day or a night, but if you lose today and win it tomorrow. If you suffer a loss in the struggle and stab your brother, who dares to cooperate with them?

Chancellor Garfield nodded: "Of course, this is a must. Only when the debtor is there can we recover the investment.

The Berlin government is too poor now. Even if it freezes all their assets, it cannot make up for our losses.

The question is, can we keep them? Now that the Russians have the upper hand, I don’t think the Tsarist government will let go of this enemy because of our face.”

How great is Britain's face? This is a question with no accurate answers, with different answers in different regions and countries.

Since the London government supported the Popo Federation, their face was not good in the Russian Empire. It hurt its own interests, and the Tsarist government did not care about any British threats.

Foreign Minister Edward: "This is not something that the Russians do not agree. No country wants to see Russians reaching the Central European region, including Austria, which supports them.

If the Russians annexed the Popo Federation, how can Austria's Central European Empire dream be realized? The bottom line of the Vienna government should be to let the Tsarist government take back the Polish-Lithuanian region.

The only thing worth worrying about is that Russia and Austria may have a secret to dividing the Popo federal federal government. This is the strength of the Vienna government, and no one knows how many secret treaties they have signed over the years."

"Austria's Secret Agreement" is also one of the popular topics in Europe. The widely circulated ones include the Russian-Austria secret agreement, the French-Austria secret agreement, the British-Austria secret agreement, the Theo secret agreement, the Holland secret agreement... and the secret agreement with the German states.

There is no doubt that many secret treaties here are nonsense. Most of them are just ordinary treaties, because politics needs to be kept temporarily secret, and when they come to the outside world, they become so-called "secret treaties".

The Vienna government has never explained that this thing is getting darker and darker. Even if the content of the treaty is exposed, a large group of people still don’t believe it.

The more water is, the more muddy it becomes. When the true and false content is mixed together, it becomes even more difficult for the outside world to distinguish.

The secret agreement between Russia and Austria certainly exists, otherwise the agreement on the bright side would not be enough to make the Vienna government invest a lot of money in the Tsarist government, so the London government would not know the specific content.

Prime Minister Benjamin: "This is not a problem. Austria is not ready yet. At this time, they have no confidence to swallow the Kingdom of Prussia in one bite.

I have studied Franz. He attaches great importance to his personal reputation. Even if he wants to annex the Kingdom of Prussia, he would not choose to cooperate with the Russians at this time.

The most urgent thing is to get the support of the French and not to delay it anymore. I have a bad premonition, and always feel that something big is going to happen in Europe."

Foreign Minister Edward laughed and said, "Prime Minister, you are so humorous! Something big has happened on the European continent. After the end of the Prussian-Russian War, the European political landscape was reshuffled, and the three countries of France, Austria and Russia will stand together in the future.

Although our support for the Popo Federation failed this time, the situation on the European continent is still good.

The Russians won the war and the European continent added another competitor. The future Vienna government will probably not be able to live a better life."

Secretary of the Finance Minister Garfield: "Sir, you are too optimistic. The relationship between Russia and Austria is still very good, and there is no possibility of turning against each other in the short term.

The Prussian War caused quite a lot of losses to the Russians. For a long time in the future, the Tsarist government will have to rest and will not move westward at all.

On the contrary, we are about to get into trouble. The Russians have dealt with the Popo Federation, and their next target is likely to be Central Asia."

It is normal to find a soft pinch of persimmons in this era when the strong prey on the weak.

The Russian Empire, which was greatly damaged, was unable to compete with Austria, but it was still okay to bully several Khanate countries in Central Asia.
Chapter completed!