The German Army's advance was swift. Just one week after the war broke out, it had already captured Usti, a major stronghold in the north of the Czech region, and was advancing toward Prague, the administrative center of the Czech region and the seat of the Czech Government.
In Germany's traditional usage, the Czech region was known as Bohemia. It had been an extremely important part of Germany since the time of the Holy Roman Empire.
For the Austrian Empire, the most difficult problem was that once Prague fell, the entire Czech region would completely lose its will to fight.
As an important part of the Austrian Empire, if Austria lost the Czech region, it would have no room left to strike back in this war.
To preserve the Czech region, the Austrian Government urgently dispatched the newly formed Sixth Army Group northward toward the Czech region.
This Sixth Army Group consisted of a small number of veteran noncommissioned officers and junior officers, along with a majority of recruits. It was a comprehensive, mixed Army Group.
They had only one mission: hold Prague, and use the terrain north of the city to keep the Germans outside the defensive line for as long as possible.
Before the Sixth Army Group even reached the Czech region, worse news had already arrived. The Germans had set out from Regensburg and were advancing eastward toward Vienna in mighty force.
Which was more important, Prague or Vienna? The Austrians did not hesitate for long before immediately ordering the Sixth Army Group south to reinforce Vienna.
As a result, when the Czech region faced the German Army's offensive, it found itself somewhat powerless.
The Austrian Empire's army barely exceeded one million men, and the vast majority were deployed in Austria. Aside from Austria being the central