Białystok, the headquarters of Russian Guard 2nd Army Corps. Commander General Krapovitch, is throwing a fit.
"Damn! Bastard! That guy Gylinski, are you still shameless? He actually wants to put the responsibility for the defeat on me. It's so shameless!" General Krapovitch cursed.
General Krapovitch is also a heavyweight among the Russian Army. In the Guards system, he is the number two figure after Marshal Milorad. Although Admiral Ivan? Gylinski has a higher qualification than him, he absolutely cannot frame him like this.
"General, what should we do now? Should we continue to maintain the current marching speed?" a lieutenant general asked.
General Krapovitch had a dark face and said nothing. He and General Letsky slowed down their march towards Warsaw, of course because they felt the threat from the Germany people. But similarly, there is also some dissatisfaction with General Ivan? Gylinski. They believe that since General Ivan? Gylinski was defeated miserably in East Prussia, he should step down from his current position. In this case, they would have no chance to serve as the Commander of the front army.
In the Russian Army, if you want to be promoted to marshal, getting promoted from Front Commander is undoubtedly the best way.
Therefore, General Krapovitch and General Letsky deliberately slowed down, hoping to wait until Warsaw fell before launching an attack to recapture Warsaw. In this case, they would have an explanation for Tsar Nicholas II, and they might even get a reward. At the same time, being able to get rid of General Ivan? Gylinski is a killing two birds with one stone.
But I didn't expect that General Ivan? Gylinski would be such a shameless person and would actually report to Nicholas II. Once the commotion reaches Nicholas II's ears, it will be unstoppable. When the time comes, if Nicholas II is blamed, they will all be unable to eat and walk around in circles.
"General, General Gylinski won't really report to His Majesty the Tsar, right?" Some generals were worried. Everyone knows that Nicholas II was very unhappy because of the previous fiasco. If something like this happens again, it will definitely anger Nicholas II. The consequences of that are quite serious.
"Send Telegram to General Letsky. He must have received the warning from that guy Gylinski. Ask him what he is going to do!" General Krapovitch ordered.
"Yes, general." The adjutant immediately went to send Telegram.
Lublin, Commander of the Russian 9th Army Corps General Letsky, also received warnings from General Gylinski. This also made General Letsky very angry.
However, facing Gylinski's warning, he, like General Krapovitch, had no way to counterattack.
As a result, General Letsky and General Krapovitch had no choice but to lead their troops to speed up and rush to Warsaw. And this happened to fall into the trap of German military. German 8th Army Corps's troops have long been prepared and waiting for these reinforcements from the Russian army.
Commander of the Russian 9th Army Corps General Letsky and Guard 2nd Army Corps Commander General Krapovitch also did not relax their vigilance against German military. They know how powerful German military is. German military Warsaw, who had no offensive troops and was empty, was obviously eyeing these two supporting armies.
The headquarters of Ciechanów, German 8th Army Corps. All the information obtained by Reconnaissance Aircraft and intelligence personnel is gathered here, which allows Commander and 8th Army Corps to know the movements of the Russian army.
"Your Highness, Russian 9th Army Corps and Guard 2nd Army Corps have all accelerated their march. It seems that we are pretending to attack Warsaw. Ivan? Gylinski was so scared that he had to force Rzhetsky and Krapovitski to speed up. "General Hindenburg had a smile on his face.
In his eyes, these two Russian armies were the fat that was served to them! 8th Army Corps As long as they launch an attack, they will definitely be eaten.
"Well, it seems that Ivan? Gylinski was frightened by us. He was afraid that we would really attack Warsaw, so he impatiently ordered the troops to return for reinforcements." Oscar nodded.
Many times, it is far easier for the enemy to succeed if there is internal strife within the enemy itself than if they take action.
"Your Highness, after the Russian army speeds up, Russian 9th Army Corps and Guard 2nd Army Corps will arrive at Warsaw within four or five days. When will we take action and which Russian army will we attack?" Major General Ludendorff asked for instructions.
"What's Staff Department's opinion?" Oscar asked.
On these tactical issues, Oscar will never make decisions without authorization. He will listen more to the opinions of professionals. After all, they are the professionals and will be less likely to go wrong. Unlike him, he is just a monk halfway and understands some theoretical things. At most, he uses his foresight skills to put forward constructive suggestions in some general directions.
"Your Highness, judging from the distance, the Russian 9th Army will arrive in Warsaw about one day before the 2nd Guards Army. However, the 2nd Guards Army is closer to our main force. Therefore, the opinion of the staff is that the 2nd Guards Army will arrive in Warsaw in two days. The 2nd Army takes action. According to the Russian army's march speed, the 8th Armored Division and the 11th Army will arrive in Ostrov in two days, where they can attack the 2nd Guards Army. There will not be much of a problem in defeating the Russian 2nd Guards Army. The 17th Army is responsible for outflanking the Russian 2nd Guards Army and expanding the results. It is best to eliminate the entire 20th Guards Army. The 20th Army will be responsible for guarding Warsaw and the Russian 9th Army. If the Russian 9th Army wants to reinforce the 2nd Guards Army, the 20th Army will be responsible for intercepting them." Brigadier General Hoffman explained the battle plan formulated by the staff.
Oscar has no objection to this plan. 8th Armored Division has now become 8th Army Corps's ace unit. It is precisely because of the strong combat power of 8th Armored Division that German 8th Army Corps dared to take the initiative to attack the Russian army with superior strength with a small number of troops.
"Russian Guard 2nd Army Corps is their elite unit. Can our two armies and one Armored Division eat them?" Oscar asked.
"Your Highness, it may be difficult. But it won't be too difficult!" Major General Ludendorff said firmly.