On the night of September 12th, Russian Guard 2nd Army Corps's headquarters.
After the sun went down, German military's attacks stopped. This allows Guard 2nd Army Corps to finally get some breathing space.
"General, the current situation is getting more and more unfavorable to us. I'm afraid we have to make some plans." A lieutenant general suggested.
"I know! It's hard to imagine that Germany's attack power is so powerful. Maybe it was a mistake to join Allied Powers to fight Germany this time!" General Krapovitch sighed.
However, it is not up to him to decide which side Russia will join to fight. Even though he is General Russian Army, he is considered to be of high authority. But in the face of such national events, there is still no decision-making power, not even the right to make suggestions. Tsar Nicholas II, is also not a person who can listen to opinions.
The current situation of Russian Guard 2nd Army Corps is indeed very bad. Not only did they lose nearly half of their troops, but under the constant compression of German military, their living space became smaller and smaller. Most of the troops still persisting in fighting are surrounded by German military. Once German military gradually eats up their vitality, then Guard 2nd Army Corps will be dead.
Originally, General Krapovitch also placed its hope on Russian 9th Army Corps, hoping that 9th Army Corps could break through German military's obstruction in time and come to rescue them. However, now Russian 9th Army Corps is firmly blocked by German military at Siedlce, unable to Kitakami even a single step. This undoubtedly makes General Krapovitch's hopes come to nothing.
At the same time, General Krapovitch also deeply realized how powerful German military was. Even if they are fighting enemies twice their size at the same time, they can still firmly hold the advantage. Victory is even coming soon. Under such circumstances, how could they defeat Russians?
"Damn Ivan? Gylinski, they are all that guy. If he hadn't threatened us to rush to Warsaw, we wouldn't have fallen into Germany "General Krapovitch was in the trap of the people." General Krapovitch was gnashing his teeth in hatred towards General Ivan? Gylinski. If General Ivan? Gylinski dared to appear in front of him, he would definitely draw his gun and shoot him dead without hesitation.
And General Ivan? Gylinski also seemed to know that he had once again caused trouble, so he hunkered down at Warsaw and did not dare to send another Telegram.
But because of him, Russian Guard 2nd Army Corps and 9th Army Corps fell into crisis, but they couldn't change it.
"General, how about we break out of the encirclement?" a general suggested.
"Breakthrough, how to break through? How many troops do you have Guard 6th Army Corps?" Another general sneered.
Suddenly, the general fell silent.
Indeed, although Russian Guard 2nd Army Corps, half of the troops are still fighting. But the problem is that these troops are almost surrounded by German military. In the case of chaotic command, it was simply impossible to issue orders to them in time. It is impossible to gather these troops, let alone direct them to break out.
"Then what should we do? Are we just waiting to die?"
No one wants to wait to die, but the problem is that there is no other way! They couldn't even break through. There was no other way except to stick to their position and wait for German military to attack.
"General, Telegram from General Letsky." The adjutant came over and handed a copy of Telegram to General Krapovitch.
General Krapovitch After reading Telegram, a wry smile appeared on his face.
"General, what did General Letsky say?" all the generals asked.
"General Letsky said that 9th Army Corps has tried its best. However, German defensive line is very strong. They have suffered heavy losses under German defensive line. Now, their losses have exceeded 50,000 people." General Krapovitch said.
"General, 9th Army Corps is planning to retreat?" a general asked.
Although, even if 9th Army Corps retreats, it is understandable. However, they are still somewhat unable to accept it.
"General, what should we do now?"
Even Russian 9th Army Corps is ready to give up. For them, this is undoubtedly the last chance they have lost.
"Send Telegram to all the troops we can contact, and we will break out to the east early tomorrow morning. As for whether we can successfully break through, it depends on God's will. May God protect us!" General Krapovitch said.
"May God protect us!" Other Russian generals also said.
Indeed, the only thing they can do now is pray to God.
On September 13, Russian Guard 2nd Army Corps's surrounded troops began a large-scale breakout. These Russian soldiers had empty eyes and numb expressions on their faces. They held their rifles and staggered. Under the urging of their officers, they launched an attack on German defensive line.
Of course, what greeted them was German military's rain of bullets.
"Da da da!"
German military's machine gun fired wildly, knocking the attacking Russian army to the ground.
"Boom! Boom!"
Artillery, mortars and Grenade Launcher of various calibers were also firing continuously, slamming the shells at the Russian army and taking away every living life of the Russian army.
"Russians is the last struggle. 17th Corps is under great pressure." Major General Ludendorff reported to Oscar.
"Ask General Seeckt, whether his 17th Corps can withstand Russians's attack." Oscar said.
"Yes, General." Major General Ludendorff nodded.
They all know that whether 17th Corps can withstand the Russian army will depend on whether they can eat all Russian Guard 2nd Army Corps in this battle.
Fortunately, although 17th Corps was under a lot of pressure, it was not impossible to hold on. Although the Russian army's offensive was fierce, there was no unified command at all, just like a mob. In that case, it can only cause a little trouble for German military.
The large-scale counterattack by the Russian army lasted for most of a day before it ended. The huge losses made it impossible for the Russian army to continue attacking.
When the Russian army's breakout operation had to stop, it meant that their breakout had failed. Next, they can only wait for death.
On September 14, the battle came to an end. Russian Guard 2nd Army Corps, except for a few people who took advantage of the chaos to escape the encirclement, the rest were all annihilated or entered the prisoner-of-war camp of German military, including General Krapovitch.