Chapter 384: Turning point

On May 1, 1865, the Russian navy attacked East Prussia, the Baltic region fell, and the turning point of the Prussian war appeared.
In Berlin, there was a sorrow within the Prussian government, and William I hurriedly convened a military meeting.
The Secretary of the Army and Navy Ron analyzed: "The fall of the Baltic region, we defend the strategic bankruptcy of the enemy outside the country. In order to avoid being pinched behind, we had to withdraw our troops to West Prussia.
Before the war broke out, for the stability of the colonies, we did not relocate the fleet in the Far East. The current home fleet has no strength against the Russian Navy, and defenses along the coast must be strengthened. "
This is just an excuse. Even if the Prussian navy is all concentrated, it is actually useless.
The Danish navy can compete with them, not to mention the more powerful Russian navy?
Their strength cannot be ignored just because the Russian Navy made a joke.
Ron hadn't counted on the Navy since the beginning, and it turned out that his position on the strength of the Prussian Navy was very accurate.
After the war broke out, the local fleet was handed over several times by the Danish navy, and then blocked in the port. The biggest contribution to the war was to contain the main force of the Danish navy.
Even if the Far East Fleet is transferred back, it will at best suppress the Danish Navy. If a decisive battle is to be fought, it will be unknown.
The Prussian kingdom has been developing the navy for too short a time. Whether it is shipbuilding technology, naval training, or commanding capabilities of the navy, it lags behind naval powers.
Now, we can also use the excuse of inferior strength to let the local fleet nest in the port. If the Far East Fleet returns, it will be a terrible battle with the Danish Navy.
Even if they win the Danish Navy, they can absolutely not do the Russians. The Tsar's Baltic Fleet has a gross tonnage of 2.7 times theirs.
The Navy is not an army. With such a clear gap in strength, it still wants to counterattack, unless it is a latte warrior against a sailing warship, otherwise it will not be a game at all.
The failure of the Baltic region was a mistake of the General Staff. They underestimated the Russians' ability to attack, and overestimated the combat effectiveness of the defenders.
The navy and the army are not the same. In terms of artillery, the two sides are not the same grade.
After the war broke out, the Prussians attached great importance to the defense of the Baltic region, and deployed three regiments here.
According to the estimation of the General Staff, even if it is attacked by the Russian army, it can be held for at least one week based on the fortifications built in advance.
However, the empiricism of the army staff brought fatal losses to the defenders. The ability of these fortresses to block army artillery attacks was not the same as being able to resist naval artillery attacks.
If it is a regular Prussian army, even if the fort is damaged, the strength of the three regiments can also block the Russian army for two or three days.
Unfortunately, these are recruits recruited temporarily. After being hit by artillery fire, many people's hearts have been disturbed.
After fighting with the landing Russian army, they soon discovered that the enemy was much stronger than the Russian army in the propaganda. With the increase in casualties, the recruits responsible for defense quickly collapsed.
William I said angrily: "Anyway, you must quickly reverse the current adverse war situation.
The consequences of abandoning the East Prussian region have already been realized, and if you go on like this, a revolution will break out in the country. "
Accountable? Now William I still needs the military to fight! Being able to prevail in the battle with the Russian army and driving Russians out of Warsaw is enough to prove their ability.
If you make a mistake and change people, who can guarantee the people behind you will be better?
Anyway, in the end, we won the war. It ’s easy to say that all problems can be written off; if we lose the war, the high-level military is a scapegoat.
If the person is carried forward in advance, the last pot will not fall on William I himself.
Chief of the General Staff Mao Qi hesitated a little: "This is the end of our plan and our original strategic plan cannot be implemented.
If we continue to delay, the Russians will take advantage of the navy and continue to attack our coastal areas.
The Tsarist government has no shortage of soldiers. These gray animals are worthless. They only need a rifle. After a few months of simple training, they can go to the battlefield.
Once a large number of Russian troops land in Prussia, our homeland will be severely damaged. At that time, in this war, we will be the first to be unsustainable.
Even strengthening maritime defense is useless. Now we simply can't afford so many troops to defend. Everyone knows how the combat effectiveness of these new troops is, and they cannot be expected at all.
At this point, there is no room left for us to choose from, and we can only take the risk of a decisive battle with the Russians. "
The "decisive battle", which the Berlin government was trying to avoid at the beginning. The decisive battle about their life and death was only a local war for the Russians.
The tsarist government can lose once, twice, or three times ... as long as one of them wins, it can knock down Prussia.
That being the case, why do we need a decisive battle? Is it still possible to rely on the living force of killing the Russians to win the war in the end?
War is not a child's play. There are more than 500,000 Russian troops on the front line. To defeat them, it may be possible, but to wipe them out, it is a dream.
The most ideal result is nothing more than the victor damaging 40,000 to 50,000 troops, defeating the main force of the enemy, and annihilating the enemy 100,000.
After all, the Prussian Kingdom and the Poles joined forces to make the total strength of the two sides basically the same. No matter how confident they are, no one thinks that the Polish Revolt and the Prussian Army have the same fighting power.
The strength of both sides at war without the help of teammates. Has been pulled to the same level. This decisive battle with the Russians will test not only strength, but also the commanding ability and luck of officers on both sides.
"How many odds are there?" William I asked with concern.
Mao Qi thought for a while and replied, "Seventh floor!"
This is just this decisive battle, and it does not mean that the Pu-Russian war is over. The tsarist government is still capable of continuing the war. The only question is how much money the tsarist government has.
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The sudden war of twists directly attracted the attention of Europe. Many people are pessimistic that it is only a matter of time before the Prussians defeat.
In Saint Petersburg, the tsarist government has celebrated the feast, as if they had won the war.
However, the situation on the battlefield is indeed tilting to the favor of the Tsarist government.
The Russian Navy performed well this time. The first one captured the Baltic region and proved to the outside world that they are not waste.
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