At the end of July, the Russian frontline became tense again. After nearly two months of rest, almost all French legions were gearing up, ready to fight the Russians. Before, due to the long front line and the great logistical pressure, the French army's attacks were always restricted in one way or another. Well now, with the opening of the two north-south sea transportation lines, the pressure on logistics has been greatly reduced, allowing the frontline troops to attack boldly with confidence.

"Your Majesty, the 'Bear Hunt' plan has been completed, and the armies have begun to mobilize according to the plan. It will take at most a week before all the armies can reach the designated positions, and the attack can begin." As the military leader After the preparations for the 'Bear Hunt' plan were basically completed, Dougal and Eke found Xiao Jie and reported the plan to him.

Xiao Jie nodded and asked, "Is the attack time fixed?"

"It has been confirmed. If there is no accident, the time will be set in one week. That is, August 3." Dugel replied.

"Let's explain this plan first. Some time ago, I was busy with the affairs of Austria, so I ignored the military affairs." Xiao Jie said with a smile.

"The main purpose of this plan is to wipe out a large number of Russian military forces, occupy industrial areas including Moscow and St. Petersburg, and weaken Russia's war power. The plan will take 3 months to complete, code-named 'Bear Hunting' plan The "Bear Hunt" plan is divided into 3 stages. The first stage is to break through the Russian army's defense line, eliminate as many Russian troops as possible, and advance the front to the hinterland of Russia. It is expected to take 1 month. The second stage It will be the occupation of big cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg. When implementing the second phase, we may face two situations. One is that the Russian army is desperately resisting, and we need to spend a lot of troops to complete the plan. The other is It is the Russian army once again implementing the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness, actively withdrawing from these areas, so that we can complete the strategic mission without wasting effort. But in this case, the strength of the Russian army will be preserved. This is very important for our future strategy Unfavorable. So I personally hope that when the second phase of the strategy is implemented, I can fight the Russian army. Depending on the situation, this phase will take about half a month to one and a half months. The third phase is in the second phase. On the basis of this stage, we need to build a solid line of defense to prevent the Russian army from launching a counterattack in winter and avoid a repeat of the history of Napoleon the Great. At this stage, we need to build a solid line of defense, with big cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg as the core The support point of the defense line, hoard a large amount of strategic materials, and wait for the cold winter to pass. When spring comes, it is time for us to completely wipe out Russia. Your Majesty, this is the plan formulated according to your original request. Do you see if there is anything else you need? Where to modify it." Eck said.

"Very good. This plan is very well done. It has clearly expressed my intention. There is nothing to modify." Xiao Jie said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I always have a question, that is why we expend so much energy to implement the 'bear hunting' plan. Judging from the current situation, our country has already gained the upper hand in the war with Russia. Russia is just around the corner, why do we have to delay the war until next year to resolve it?" Dugel asked, in fact, in the army, he is not the only one who thinks this way, many people have this idea, It's kind of a waste of time to think that 'Bear Hunt' is a complete waste of time.

"Hehe! Dougal, I understand that you can think so. I also believe that there are many people in the army who have the same idea as you. What I want to say is that you completely underestimated the war in Russia Strength, or the war strength of the nation and the national conditions of the country. There is a big difference between Russia and other European countries. In this country, the cold winter lasts for a very long time and is also very cold, which makes the Russian temperament They are very tenacious, and it is difficult for hostile countries to destroy them. Back then, Napoleon the Great underestimated Russia, or underestimated the determination of the Russians to give up even the capital, and finally suffered heavy losses. In addition, One very important point is that Russia is different from other European countries with relatively developed industries. They are a traditional agricultural country. The best way to eliminate an agricultural country is to erode its living space step by step, rather than to deal with industrial countries. If all its industrial areas are destroyed or occupied, then this country will basically lose its combat effectiveness. For example, Prussia, when the western industrial area and Berlin area are completely occupied by us, its war power will be completely disintegrated. The same is true for our country, if any country Being able to quickly occupy Paris and the coastal areas of West Bu, the southern Mediterranean coastal areas, and the Iberian region will basically completely disintegrate our country's war power. Fortunately, no country in the world can do this now .Russia is an agricultural country with a very large land area, which allows them to have a very large strategic space to maneuver. The gains and losses of a city or a place are not very important to them. Even if all the industries in the western region are occupied by us, they will be the same We can continue the war. Therefore, we can only compress Russia’s living space little by little, so that we can truly defeat this huge empire.” Xiao Jie said with emotion.

Dugel and Eck nodded straightly, if they had any doubts before, now they are all convinced.

"Your Majesty, the weakness of Russia, an agricultural country, lies in the main food producing areas, such as the Great Plains of Eastern Europe, as well as the southern Ukraine and the Don River region. As long as these areas are completely occupied by us, Russia will only be able to survive. ” Eck said excitedly.

Xiao Jie nodded, what Eke said was exactly what he was going to implement.

"By the way, which legions do we have to participate in this plan? What about the other party? How many troops have been assembled." Xiao Jie asked.

"This plan will accumulatively invest in the 88th Army, the French 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Army, the Iberian 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Army, and the 3 Polish Army, the Prussian 1st Army, and the Bohemian 1st Army. 1 Corps, the Russian Liberation Army, with a total strength of 1.07 million. Among them, the French 2nd and 3rd Corps and the 3 Polish Corps totaled 320,000 people to form the North Route Army, which will be mainly responsible for the attack on St. Petersburg. The 88th Corps and the French 4th Corps A total of 380,000 people from the Legion, the 1st Prussian Army and the 1st Bohemian Army formed the Central Army, and went all out to attack Moscow. A total of 370,000 people from the Iberian 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Army Corps and the Russian Liberation Army formed the Southern Army. The army has two attack directions, one is the Iberian 1st and 2nd Army Corps attacking Moscow from Ukraine, and the other is the Iberian 3rd Army Corps and the Russian Liberation Army, attacking eastern Ukraine and destroying the Russian Southern Front Army , and to attack Russia's important grain-producing base, the Don River region. As for the Russian side, after this period of preparations, they have all recovered their strength. In terms of the number of troops alone, there has been a slight increase, but the actual combat effectiveness has declined. Quite a lot. At present, Russia’s military strength is mainly composed of the Northern Front Army, which is fully supplemented, with 200,000 people. The Northwest Front Army, which is fully supplemented, has 200,000 people. The Southern Front Army is not full, and the 24th Army is missing, with 160,000 people. , 300,000 people. Belarusian Front Army, newly built, 300,000 people. Don River Front Army, newly built, 300,000 people. Ural Front Army, newly built, 300,000 people. A total of 1.76 million people. There is also an Asian Front Army, 200,000 people, Due to geographical reasons, it is impossible to participate in the European war. Of course, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com does not rule out that Russia will give up its confrontation with the Persian Empire and transfer this front army back to Europe. This can be said to be the strength of the entire Russian army. If we can eliminate 60% to 80% of the Russian army, then we will win without a doubt." Eck said excitedly. This can be said to be a major battle that has never been seen in Europe.

Xiao Jie and Du Geer were also a little dry mouthed, although they participated in the formulation of the plan, they still felt very excited and shocked. Think about it, this plan is expected to wipe out 60 to 80% of the Russian army, which is 1 million to 1.3 million. What a huge number. The total number of the French army and the slave army participating in the war was just over 1 million. It can be said that it is quite difficult to complete such a task. But none of them doubted that this mission would not be completed, and they were full of confidence in the elite French army. At the same time, I am deeply moved that Russia deserves to be the largest and most populous country in Europe, and only they can build such a huge tool in such a short period of time. Although those farmers or serfs who have just put down their hoes and put on military uniforms are fundamentally different from the French army.

A week passed quickly, and August 3rd finally arrived. At 4 o'clock in the morning of the same day, the order to prepare to attack was sent from Paris to the armies on the front line. At 6 o'clock in the morning, the artillery of the French army first began to speak, and they ruthlessly ravaged the hastily constructed defense line of Russia. The shelling lasted for two full hours. At 8 o'clock in the morning, the French army, which had already had breakfast, began to attack under the cover of artillery.