Chapter 1039: A Sad Start

"All the 12 12-inch L52 and L40 train guns that participated in the campaign attack have been deployed. We will suppress the main stop in Lviv and the 14 surrounding support points for 5 hours, except for these heavy guns. A total of more than 200 152MM heavy howitzers, 122MM howitzers and 107MM cannons will also participate in the attack."

"In order to destroy the total number of more than 4000 bunkers and machine gun bunkers, we decided to push 400 3-inch rapid-fire guns to the front line. We spent 3 nights and we can complete it tonight. We will launch the attack on time at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. The artillery closest to the Austrian bunkers was only about 250 meters away! It almost fired on the opponent's forehead!"

"The total length of the opponent's line is more than 20 kilometers, and the depth is about 3 to 5 kilometers, so it is impossible to break the open line by breaking through a little. So we decided to choose ten breakthrough points to attack at the same time! Each breakthrough point is equipped with an independent engineer company, artillery, and sufficient machine gun firepower. There are also automatic pistols, captured submachine guns and other weapons to enhance assault firepower. As long as the cavalry on both sides can outflank the position, blocking the reinforcements of the Austro-Hungarian Army If you do, then no one has a problem.” The commander-in-chief of the Southwest Army, Alekseyev, introduced the situation of the offensive to Nikolayevich and others on the huge sand table.

"Is there any news from the Romanian?" Nikolayevich asked.

"Ferdinand has already taken control of the domestic situation. Although some merchants and kingdoms are still a little confused about the situation, they promised that once we start war, they will declare war with the Allied powers within 5 days and attack Hungary within 7 days. Launch an offensive. Serbia also promises that once the war begins, it will launch several containment attacks. We launched an offensive in three areas at the same time. Before the Bavarian Legion had not realized it, the Austrians could never stop it." Patkin said.

Just as the Russians were preparing to make the final preparations for the offensive, the Allies also realized that the enemy’s attack was approaching. With air reconnaissance, radio wiretapping, and news from insiders, Russia had completed its military mobilization and campaign. Material reserves, attacks can be launched at any time, and three days ago, the prince had arrived in Mukachevo. Personally direct this battle against Russia and Romania! At this time, the prince had an Austro-Hungarian Army, the defenders of the Lviv Fortress, and the Bavarian and Bohemia divisions that had already been in place for six divisions. (Four divisions are not yet in place, and the other four divisions are used as reserve teams to deal with the battle between Lviv and Romania. Half of the original two Austro-Hungarian armies were transferred to the border with Romania.)

"In general, the Russians have a great advantage in military strength. Although in terms of numbers, they are infantry and 18 cavalry divisions of the three armies (seventh, eighth and ninth armies), as well as directly under the Russian army. Are the train guns and heavy artillery wrong? There are about 30 divisions in infantry units, plus other troops with about 650,000 and 120,000 cavalry. The number of artillery is currently estimated to be like this, 3 inch guns are up to 1,800, 100MM The above-mentioned types of medium-caliber artillery have more than 300 artillery pieces, and there should be 26 artillery pieces such as train cannons and large-caliber howitzers. In addition, there are mortars of various calibres.” Chief of the General Staff Major General Hall introduced.

"Can the other party's attack direction be determined?" the prince asked.

"The attack direction of the two Russian armies on both sides is uncertain, because they have too many cavalry, and they have great flexibility, and the Lviv fortress area can already be sure that the other side has at least 6 possible breakthroughs! They prepared a large number of artillery at the front, and at the same time set up a starting position for the temporary assembly of troops at the back." The major general replied.

At this time, a staff member sent a piece of information. According to the information, a prisoner they captured at noon of the same day admitted that the Russian army would officially launch an attack at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning (working hours). However, the specific attack direction and combat plan are not clear. The captured person was just an artillery captain.

"Fuck. It's starting tomorrow?!" Most of the people in the command post were very surprised. After all, the preparation time for the Bavarian Army was still a bit hasty at this time.

"Not bad, the Russians gave us a month to prepare. Use the last few hours today to make adjustments, I need a shot tomorrow!" The prince ordered!

As a result, something unexpected to the Russians finally happened. It was the Allies, not the Russian Legion, that fired the first shot of the Battle of Lviv, and this accident seemed to indicate that the Russians' plan would not be as smooth as imagined!

At six o'clock in the morning, when the sun just rose from the horizon, a black figure flew slowly from west to east. For these things, the Russians were used to it. This was modified by the Allied powers with K-4 bombers. The long-range reconnaissance aircraft of China, almost every day, these aircraft will cross the front of the two sides to the rear of the Russian army for a circle. For this kind of flying speed, and the whole body is strengthened, it is like a porcupine. In the case of bombs, the Russian Air Force does not intend to touch this mold, even though the Southwest Front Army of Russia has deployed 450 various aircrafts, it is still like this~lightnovelpub.net~ But today? There seems to be a lot of these planes? ! When individual Russian officers and soldiers realized this, more people were making final preparations for the war that started two hours later. The heavy artillery unit in the distance began to allocate targets according to orders, stock up ammunition, and take out a heavy artillery shell from the rear semi-buried ammunition magazine. The close support artillery and the first assault infantry who were only 250 meters to 400 meters away from the opponent’s front ate today’s breakfast, brown bread, vegetable soup, canned food or salted fish. These things are not comparable to the rations at the war, but they are definitely better than normal food.

"Let's start! First attack the determined vitality points and the infantry assembly points, then the traffic trenches and reinforced bunkers in the back, and then the rear military stations, transportation hubs and headquarters!" Before the German and Austrian artillery fired, he was in charge of the front line. The commanding Lieutenant General Caliput emphasized once again.

A few minutes later, the attack order was transmitted along the telephone line to the Austro-Hungarian artillery positions that were ready to go. There were more than 60 artillery groups in the Lviv Fortress and the support artillery deployed behind them, and more than 600 artillery pieces were already ready to go! The artillery group stronger than an ordinary group army finally leaked terrifying teeth!

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