German 11th Corps Commander Lieutenant General François's Jeep drove into Lviv city. Although there are occasional sporadic gunshots in the city, overall, German military has taken control of the city.
Rows of dejected Russian soldiers passed in front of Lieutenant General François's car in neat lines.
"Colonel Rommel, I bet that the team formed by these Russians is definitely the neatest team since they joined the army!" Lieutenant General François said with a smile.
"Yes, General. I completely agree with your statement." Colonel Rommel said with a smile on his face.
In just one day, they captured Lviv and wiped out tens of thousands of Russian troops. At the same time, Zamość battlefield, German military's attack also came to an end. This makes German military's attack on Russian 4th Army Corps almost complete. Russian 4th Army Corps More than 300,000 people, except for a very small number, have been annihilated by German military.
More importantly, they also captured Lviv, Russian Southwestern Front Army's most important supply base. Without this supply base, the entire Russian Southwestern Front Army might not be able to last much longer. Unless their soldiers can fight German-Austrian Allied Forces on an empty stomach with rifles without bullets. Otherwise, they will have no choice but to retreat.
However, will German military let Russian Southwestern Front Army withdraw so easily? How is that possible. This is the best opportunity to beat up the drowned dog! If all Russian Southwestern Front Army can be eaten, it can be regarded as eating up the main force of the Russian army. This will bring a considerable period of safety to Germany and Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Eastern Front. Even if Russia completed mobilization and reorganized a large number of troops. However, after losing the elite troops, the newly formed mob was obviously unlikely to pose much of a threat to Germany and Austro-Hungarian Empire. In fact, they can easily defeat the Russian army again and gain more and greater victories.
"General, we discovered a large number of Russians's material warehouses. The grain, ammunition and other combat materials inside are piled up like mountains." A major general reported to Lieutenant General François.
"Russians didn't destroy these materials when he left?" Lieutenant General François was shocked. If it were German military, he would never make such a mistake. After all, even if you can no longer use these materials, you must destroy them to avoid leaving them to the enemy. In that case, it would be endangering the enemy.
"Maybe it's because the Russian army retreated in a hurry, so they didn't have time to destroy these materials." The major general said.
"Haha, great. That just gives us an advantage!" Lieutenant General François was very excited.
Although, the caliber of the Russian army's cannon is different from that of the German military cannon. Makes German military unable to use these shells. However, in addition to artillery shells, those grains, rifle bullets and machine gun bullets are always universal, right? German military can completely make use of these materials! In this way, the logistical pressure on German 8th Army Corps can be greatly reduced, which will be more conducive for them to continue fighting in this war.
"Inform the headquarters and Crown Prince of the news of our victory. Then, let me see what good things Russians left us." Lieutenant General François ordered.
"Yes, General." A staff officer immediately went to send Telegram.
Uzhhorod, Austrian Army Headquarters. Marshal von Hotzendorf, looks very tired. He was already very old, so he didn't think he had taken good care of himself before. However, the battle continued for several days. Marshal von Hotzendorf looks much older. The age spots that were not obvious before are now all visible.
One can imagine how much pressure Marshal von Hotzendorf is under now.
On the front line, the Russian attack continued. Although, the intensity of the attack is not as strong as before. However, the battle was still very fierce. This also caused the Austrian army's casualties to increase. Austrian 4th Army Corps, who is the reserve team, has all been transferred to the front line. However, the current battle line is still in a stalemate. Although, the casualties of the Russian army were much greater than those of the Austrian army. But under their continuous attacks, the Austrian army began to gradually show its decline.
"Your Excellency, although the war is tense, you must have a good rest! Otherwise, your body will be overwhelmed." Oscar said with concern. He is a young man, so staying up for a few days is no big deal. But Baron Marshal von Heitzenforf is already over sixty years old.
"Crown Prince, I'm fine. As long as we can win this battle, even if my body collapses, what's the big deal?" Baron Marshal von Heitzenforf looked nonchalant.
"Your Highness, is there any new information from the front line?" Marshal von Hotzendorf asked.
"One of 8th Army Corps's 11th Corps and 8th Armored Division has begun to attack Lviv. The Russian army in the city is said to have no defense at all. This battle should go very smoothly!" Oscar said with a smile.
"That's good! After winning Lviv, we are not far away from winning this battle." Baron Marshal von Heitzenforf said with a smile on his face.
"Your Highness, General François is coming to Telegram!" Brigadier General Manstein reported to Oscar with a smile on his face.
"Is it good news?" Oscar asked.
"Yes, Your Highness, that's good news. General François and the others have captured Lviv. Russian 4th Army Corps's main force has been completely wiped out. Only A very small number of troops have escaped from Lviv. The large amount of combat materials stored by the Russian army in Lviv have all fallen into our hands." Brigadier General Manstein said.
"Haha, great. I originally thought that 11th Corps would be able to win Lviv tomorrow, but I didn't expect that they had already succeeded today!" Oscar also looked ecstatic.
"Your Highness, congratulations, you have the most powerful army in Europe and even the world." Baron Marshal von Heitzenforf had a smile on his face, and at the same time, there was envy in his eyes that could not be concealed.
"Your Excellency, you should congratulate us. 8th Army Corps has already won Lviv. Next, it is time to call Russians. I think we are not far away from winning this time. However, the only thing that is not certain now is how big a victory we can get." Oscar said.
"Yes, Crown Prince. We have already won this battle. After losing Lviv and the combat materials there, Russians can't last much longer." Baron Marshal von Heitzenforf was beaming.