Russian 2nd Army Corps was defeated miserably in Tannenberg, which was a major blow to the entire Russian Northwestern Front Army. Although, 2nd Army Corps's military strength only accounts for 40% of the entire Northwestern Front Army. However, without the support of 2nd Army Corps, can the Russian army still defeat German 8th Army Corps and realize its planned plan to occupy East Prussia?
That is obviously impossible! Tannenberg's battle has already made Russians see clearly how powerful German military really is. Even if Russian 1st Army Corps is stronger than 2nd Army Corps, its strength is very limited. Under such circumstances, it is obviously impossible to defeat German military.
Ivan? Gylinski was having dinner when General learned of 2nd Army Corps's tragic defeat. Vodka Paired with good steak, it tastes very good. The big shots at Kingdom of Poland and Russia can always enjoy the best things. For example, the delicacies on the table and the beautiful Poland girls standing around, as long as General Ivan? Gylinski is willing, he can eat them all.
But it was a pity that soon General Ivan? Gylinski was no longer in the mood to linger on these beautiful girls.
"General, Telegram is coming from the front line." A staff officer rushed in with a panic look on his face.
"What happened?" General Ivan? Gylinski said with some displeasure. He was very unhappy when he was interrupted while he was enjoying his meal while admiring the beautiful woman. But as Northwestern Front Army's Commander, Russian Army's senior general, he can still distinguish the important from the important.
"General, 2nd Army Corps was defeated miserably in Tannenberg. General Samsonov ordered the entire army to disperse and break out. Based on the current situation, very few troops successfully broke through." the staff officer reported.
"What? Samsonov That idiot, who ordered him to break out?" General Ivan? Gylinski was furious. From what the staff officer just said, 2nd Army Corps was probably doomed, which made him furious.
Although 2nd Army Corps was frustrated in Tannenberg's attack, General Ivan? Gylinski had a bad feeling and realized that this might be the conspiracy of the Germany people. Therefore, he changed his battle plan and used 2nd Army Corps as bait to hold back the main force of German military, and placed the hope of breakthrough on 1st Army Corps. However, he never expected that the final result would be like this.
"General, 2nd Army Corps was violently attacked by German military. The frontline positions were lost and the army was defeated in large numbers. Even using Cossack cavalry, it was unable to stop the Germany people's offensive. Instead, they suffered heavy losses. As a last resort, General Samsonov ordered a breakout." The staff officer continued.
Admiral Ivan? Gylinski certainly knows these. If it was not a last resort, General Samsonov would never issue such an order.
But even so, such a heavy loss is still unacceptable to General Ivan? Gylinski.
2nd Army Corps is finished, which means that Russian Northwestern Front Army may have no hope of winning in this battle. It may even fail. Such consequences are not something he can bear.
"Contact Samsonov immediately. I want to know what happened. Why can't 2nd Army Corps survive even one day under the attack of Germany people!" General Ivan? Gylinski said with a dark face.
Although, he now knows that he underestimated German military's combat power before. However, no matter how strong German military is, it won't be this strong, right? Defeating hundreds of thousands of Russian 2nd Army Corps in one day is incredible.
"Yes, General." The staff officer nodded and prepared to leave. He didn't want to stay here any longer and bear the wrath of General Ivan? Gylinski.
"Wait, send Telegram to General Leiningen-Kempf and ask him to retreat immediately and stop advancing." General Ivan? Gylinski ordered.
The staff officer was stunned for a moment, then saluted and turned to leave.
General Ivan? Gylinski ordered 1st Army Corps to start retreating. This was undoubtedly tantamount to giving up hope of victory. However, there is no way around this! As 2nd Army Corps suffered a disastrous defeat, 1st Army Corps may be in a very dangerous situation. If we continue to advance, we will inevitably encounter Encirclement Offensive, the main force of German military. Even 2nd Army Corps was defeated in one day. General Ivan? Gylinski didn't think 1st Army Corps could last long.
"Damn Germany people, how can they be so powerful in combat?" General Ivan? Gylinski couldn't help but curse.
Although, he thought that he had fully understood German military's strategy and made a deployment. But he still didn't expect that German military's combat power would be so strong, so he lost miserably this time. All he can do now is withdraw 1st Army Corps to preserve his strength.
As for defeating German military and winning, that is a matter for the future. We need to get more reinforcements from home first. Otherwise, everything will be empty talk.
General Ivan? Gylinski raised his head, looked at the beautiful Poland girls, and then pounced on them like a hungry tiger attacking a sheep. He is too angry now and needs to vent his anger properly.
Screams resounded in the room, but no one came to save these Poland girls. This may be the tragic fate of enslaved Poles!
Masurian Lakes, Russian 1st Army Corps are still attacking hard. The difficult road and the obstruction of German 17th Army Corps made their advancement very slow. At the same time, the casualties of the troops were also increasing. This makes Russian 1st Army Corps Commander General Leiningen-Kempf very depressed.
The order given to him by General Ivan? Gylinski was to quickly capture Königsberg at all costs, then go south, and cooperate with 2nd Army Corps to annihilate German military's main force at Tannenberg. Originally, General Leiningen-Kempf thought that this was a good job, allowing his army to rob the bustling Königsberg. But they didn't expect that they would be delayed at Masurian Lakes. This made General Leiningen-Kempf very angry, but he couldn't vent his anger.
"General, this is an urgent message from Your Excellency Commander!" A staff officer ran towards General Leiningen-Kempf in panic.
General Leiningen-Kempf couldn't help but frowned.
However, when he read Telegram, his expression also changed drastically.
"Damn it, how could that guy Samsonov fail so quickly? From beginning to end, this was Germany's trap!" General Leiningen-Kempf Panic roared.
"Retreat, all the troops retreat!"