Chapter 372： Poor war (2/2)

I know from history that after the end of the First World War, they had the power to dominate the world. They just endured after World War II.

Domestic contradictions were directly ignored by Franz. The nets are all ready, so wait for the fish to hook. If there is still a problem, it means that his emperor failed.

After this wave, the last obstacle to national integration no longer exists. No matter how powerful nationalism is, it will take time to spread.

Even if there are survivors, after this wave, they dare to do things secretly, that is, the real warrior.

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St. Petersburg, Alexander II's recent rage has become more and more vigorous, and the altar pots in the royal palace have suffered.

The poor performance of the Russian army on the battlefield disappointed him. Fortunately, due to funding reasons, the early Prussian military reforms were not smooth, and the shrinking version of the reforms was completed before the war broke out.

In general, the two sides fought a lot. This result is enough for the Berlin government, who were originally prepared to drag the Russians.

Backed by Britain and France, there is absolutely no need to risk a decisive battle with the Russians. If a wave of reckless defeats the Russian army, the tsarist custody of the tragic government will die with them.

For the Russian Empire, the loss of hundreds of thousands of troops is the same. The Kingdom of Prussia is different. They ca n’t afford to lose.

The Russian army is not a soft persimmon. As long as the commander does not make a fatal strategic mistake, the exchange ratio on the battlefield will not be too disparate.

The Near East War is an example. The field battle between the British and French allies and the Russians is usually 1.5: 1. On the contrary, it is often 3: 1, 4: 1 when defensive.

If you really go up, you will find it easy to defeat the enemy and difficult to wipe out the enemy. In the era when there were no aircraft tanks and machine guns, after leaving the fortress, it was almost inevitable that infantry on the plains would suffer losses from cavalry.

The current situation is 546,000 Russian troops VS 328,000 Prussian troops + 231,000 Polish insurgents. The two sides fought one and a half pounds, and even the Russians suffered a small loss.

”Who can tell me what battle this is fighting?”

Looking at the angry tsar, everyone lowered their heads in tacit understanding.

I thought that I could easily win this war. As a result, instead of burning the war to the Kingdom of Prussia for more than a month, I was forced to withdraw from Poland.

Secretary of the Army Nicholas Cage explained stubbornly, ”His Majesty, the Polish region is full of gangsters. When we are fighting the enemy, we have to allocate a large number of troops to transport strategic supplies.

General Fitz Roy chose to shrink the front because the Warsaw region was not suitable as a battlefield. In order to avoid providing opportunities for the enemy, he decided to put the battlefield in East Prussia. ”

Now the guerrillas in Warsaw are everywhere, and the Russians fighting here do not enjoy the advantages of local warfare, but are trapped in the sea of ​​people's war.

From a military perspective, it is no problem to temporarily abandon the Warsaw region and focus directly on East Prussia.

Compared with the Polish insurgents, the Kingdom of Prussia is a confidant. As long as the Prussians are defeated, the Polish insurgents will not exist for long.

Moreover, the Polish Independence Movement was jointly launched by several revolutionary organizations. They can cooperate sincerely in the face of the crisis, and once the Russian threat weakens, they will fall into internal strife.

After the uprising broke out, in order to attract more people to join, the Polish interim government promised to grant land for free and implement labor protection laws.

These provisions severely damaged the interests of the capitalists and nobles, and did not gain their recognition, and the insurgents were divided from the beginning.

Oral promises are just fine. If these conditions are to be fulfilled, the insurgent forces must have internal fighting. No matter which faction wins, the strength of the insurgents will be greatly weakened.

The failure of the proletariat, these conditions cannot be fulfilled, and the morale of the insurgents will immediately dissipate; the nobility and capitalists fail, and the tsarist government will lead the party.

This military correct choice has failed politically. Conservative aristocrats in China kept jumping up and down, adding trouble to Alexander II, and attributed the defeat on the battlefield to reform.

Alexander II was not a fool who was pursuing political victory blindly. He knew very well that temporary gains and losses were nothing. The final outcome of the war was the key.

”Huh! Tell General Fitz Roy that no matter what he pays, I must burn the war into the Kingdom of Prussia as soon as possible.

If a large force cannot break through the enemy's defense line, it will send a small unit to make trouble, and weaken the enemy's war potential as much as possible.

The Prussians have the support of Britain and France. If we want to delay the war, we cannot give them this opportunity. ”

The war of the poor can only be resolved quickly. As long as the war is delayed, it will be a failure for the Tsarist government.

Because of this war, Alexander II had to suspend the next reform plan and make every effort to raise funds for this war.

The Russian army's early losses were also largely caused by lack of money. Fighting with the enemy in Warsaw, the material loss during transportation was too great, exceeding the tsarist government's ability to bear.

Fitzroy was under pressure to abandon the Warsaw region because of logistics problems. The government is short of money and the prepared strategic materials are limited. Once it is lost during transportation, the next batch will be difficult to arrive in time.

Implied by various government departments, Fitz Roy had to make this decision. These things were clear to Alexander II, but he knew and knew, but he couldn't stop them.

The funds raised by the Tsarist government are less than half of those raised before the Near East War, and it is very difficult for the war to continue.

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