Chapter 662: Fierce

The sound of artillery sounded, Kovelli's offensive and defensive battle began. General Commander Major General Luke, the 22nd Division commander, rose to the rising star in the army during the last Russian-Prussian war.
Luke, an ordinary Junker landlord, can become a general by relying on his will and a little luck.
Originally he thought his will was firm enough, no matter how cruel the battle, he couldn't shake his heart.
At this moment Major General Luke found himself wrong and his heart was upset. Luke sighed deep down: "It turns out that he is also an ordinary person."
The Russians did not hide in the fortress bunkers. At the same time as the generals launched an assault, the Russians also launched a counterattack, and a fierce white-blade battle broke out.
Shouts and screams echoed on the battlefield. Luke saw a General soldier with a bayonet piercing his stomach with his own eyes. While screaming, he also held the enemy's gun tightly to create a chance for his comrades.
Once upon a time, he was also one of them. It was only because of better fortunes that he was lucky enough to set up a battle, and then he had a smooth journey behind him.
Recalling the comrades-in-arms who joined the army that year, those familiar faces fell to the battlefield in the end.
To a certain extent, Luke's ability to go all the way is also based on the background of the heavy losses of the general forces in the last war.
In the war years, the army spoke on the record, and the influence of origin was minimized.
A large number of low- and middle-ranking officers were killed and caught up with the large-scale expansion. Luke, such a lucky man, naturally stood out.
Looking at the increasing number of casualties, Luke gradually calmed down. He found that something was wrong. The Russian army seemed to deliberately seduce them to attack.
Night fell and the flames of war ceased temporarily, leaving only wreckage on the ground.
Within the command, Luke got more and more wrong, and the Russians seemed to be deliberately fighting with them.
Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Luke asked, "Is the number of casualties counted?"
Chief of Staff Pasqualino sighed: "Statistically, 526 soldiers were wounded and 248 soldiers were killed during the day's battle, and the strength of the two battalions was lost."
Chief Luke stood up and took two steps to say: "It is two more battalions. From the start of the war to now, the number of casualties in our 22 divisions is close to three thousand. If this is the case on the entire battlefield, then this war I am afraid it is unprecedentedly tragic. "
Chief of Staff Pasqualino: "This is no way. The war is always cruel. The supplementary group sent to us by the headquarters has already set off and will arrive in a maximum of two days."
The General Army has also established a perfect supplementary mechanism during wartime. Usually, no troops will be exhausted, and no troops have been replenished.
Under normal circumstances, when the troops have suffered a certain degree of casualties, they will be replaced and repaired and supplemented to the rear.
Of course, this rear is relatively speaking, and it is still on the front. When you need it, you still have to be on the battlefield at any time.
After hesitating for a while, Luke said, "Forget it, these issues are not our turn to worry about. Report our current situation to the truth!
Tell the headquarters that we need heavy artillery. If there is not enough heavy firepower, we have no way to ensure that the enemy's fortress is captured within the specified time. "
No way, the generals have bad luck. The train carrying artillery ammunition was attacked by Russian airships halfway and suffered heavy losses.
Heavy artillery units are scarce resources in any country. The Federation of Popo has only a few heavy artillery regiments. One regiment was lost before it entered the battlefield. Naturally, there was no way to complete the replenishment within a few days.
Chief of Staff Pasqualino shook his head: "I'm afraid it's not easy. You shouldn't have too many expectations. There are so many domestic heavy artillery units. Now they have been sent to the front line.
According to internal news, Krupp has sent technicians to repair, it will take at least a month to repair the damaged artillery.
Ideally, we would be able to get heavy fire support in about four weeks. "
Luke frowned: "Could you get the headquarters to coordinate and transfer the heavy artillery forces around the attack first.
Kovelli is a military power. If you win here, you will win the Warren region. Why waste energy in a small place like Kamen and Novorensk! "
Chief of Staff Pasqualino: "This is a strategy formulated by the General Staff. As long as there is a breakthrough at any point, it will be a great victory."
Luke waved his hand: "Don't explain, old man. I know what's going on, it's just that the headquarters isn't sure if we can conquer Kevely.
If from the overall strategic point of view, Kovelli is not so important, Brest is the focus. "
"You understand best!" Chief of Staff Pasqualino replied calmly.
Luke: "Well, these issues are put on hold first. Have you noticed that the Russians are wrong, they don't seem to be doing their best and deliberately seduce us to attack.
If they fire at full power, our troops will not be able to reach their positions at all, why should they make such worthless sacrifices. "
Chief of Staff Pasqualino nodded thoughtfully and paused for a moment: "I want to see the number of casualties and maybe explain the problem."
Luke's face changed and he came to his senses instantly. If the Russians fired at full power, the general forces that lacked heavy fire would not be able to reach their positions.
Seeing no hope of victory, the general forces naturally made meaningless sacrifices. If the generals did not take the initiative to attack, what would the Russian record be?
The Russian troops stationed in Keveli are mostly second-line troops. This is not the main battlefield chosen by the Russians. The order of the Tsarist government is to be firm.
"Damn Russians, they are playing with fire. Don't they be afraid that we will break through their position. You know that such a fight is of no value to them."
Chief of Staff Pasqualino did not answer. It doesn't matter what the Russians think. Anyway, as long as there is a chance to break Kovelli, they can't stop.
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The Russian military command, Major General Arden-Ivanov, who was also watching the casualty report, was much better. As a defender, you always have to take advantage.
"Fick, your proposal is awesome. The Prussian barbarians really got fooled. They are whimsical and want to capture Keveli, they are just dreaming!"
As a military observer sent by Austria, under normal circumstances, you cannot participate in Russian command, but there are exceptions.
The Russian-Olympic Alliance has for many years, and the Vienna government has also cultivated a large number of pro-Austrians within Russia. Major General Arden-Ivanov is one of them.
Fick and Arden are classmates and graduated from the Austrian Army Academy together. Because of the good relationship between them, Fick was sent here as an observer.
Students who are also Austrian Army Academy also have the difference between scum and school tyrants.
Arden's gilded migrants are naturally less stringent in school requirements, as long as they can live.
The foreign monk read the scriptures well, and after returning to Russia in gold-plated Arden, naturally he was a smooth step, just in time to catch up with the army expansion, and became a major general in the Russian army when he was less than thirty.
In contrast, Fick is a major with only a major. No way, the competition in the Austrian army is much fiercer.
After the reform of the military system, there was no line of fire promotion in the Austrian army. Unless it has made military achievements, it can only slowly take one step at a time.
This is where the royal family started to lead by example. Crown Prince Frederic had served for several years and was still a major, let alone those below.
Seeing the classmate's spirit, Major Fick was still very envious, and the soldiers did not dislike being a general.
Even if his background is not bad, Fick cannot guarantee that he will be a general in his lifetime. Thousands of officers are born in Austria every year, but not necessarily one of the generals.
This is the case in peaceful times. Even if you are excellent, it is difficult to have a chance to perform. How can I prove that I am better than others if I can't show my ability?
Fick rolled his eyes: "What's so exciting, you know, but you are the defensive side, and the exchange ratio is almost 1: 1 now, it's already shameful!"
Arden disagreed: "No, this is already very good. In the last Russian-Prussian war, we exchanged with Prussia more than one to two faster than the whole.
Now it can take advantage slightly, even with the advantage of defense, it is a great victory.
The population of the Russian Empire is more than twice that of the Popo Federation. As long as this situation continues, the final victory will certainly belong to us.
Moreover, this division in my hands is a patchwork second-line unit. If I replaced it with the main force, I would have ordered a counterattack long ago. "
Fick had no objection, and the combat effectiveness of the Russian army was good. Although the training is not as good as that of the general army, and the organization is lacking, other aspects are really excellent.
Especially in terms of resilience, the Russian army is one of the best in the world. As long as there is stuttering, troops that can fight are really rare.
After hesitating, Major Fick reminded him, "Arden, are you sure you want to continue? If you follow the current play, even if you kill the enemy, your division will run out."
Although the suggestion was made by him, Fick did not like this meaningless consumption. If it weren't for the country to let them think of a way to make the Russians try to bleed as much as possible, he wouldn't have come up with this idea.
Arden smiled slightly: "War always requires sacrifice, so as long as victory can be achieved, why not be bigger?"
The positions of the stations are different, and the way of thinking is different. Arden wasn't a fool. Naturally, Fick's suggestion might be bad, but he didn't care.
In his opinion, as long as victory is achieved and some gray animals are sacrificed, it is not worth mentioning.
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