On May 20, the 3rd and 4th Divisions of the French 88th Army attacked from the city of Rzeszow in southern Poland, crossed the San River, crossed the border between Russia and Poland, and launched a fierce attack on the Russian Western Front. Under the unscrupulous and fierce attack of nearly 80,000 people from the two divisions of the French army, the western front of the Russian army retreated steadily.
After learning that the back road was cut off by the French Iberian Army, Admiral Yukovsky, the commander of the Russian Western Front, ordered the entire front line of defense to shrink urgently. The strength of the five legions of the Western Front was all concentrated in Lever husband near. Among them, the 18th Army was deployed to Zhovkva, the 19th Army was deployed to Gorodok, the 21st and 22nd Army were deployed in Zolochev, and the 20th Army was deployed in Lvov.
On May 23, the 3rd Division and 4th Division of the 88th Army of the French Army exchanged fire with the 18th Army and the 19th Army of the Russian Western Front respectively. The fighting was very fierce. But the French army has an absolute advantage, and the failure of the Russian army is only a matter of time.
On May 24, the French Iberian Army also began to attack Zolochov from the east. More than 200,000 French troops surrounded Zolochev and launched a fierce attack. The two corps of the Russian army were struggling to support the artillery fire of the French army. Fortunately, because of the long-distance attack, the Iberian Army carried very few heavy artillery. Otherwise, Zolochev would have been defeated long ago. up. But even so, facing the Russian army with three times the number of its own army, the morale was very low. According to the estimation of the French army, Zolochev can be conquered by the 26th at the latest.
On the other side, the Southern Front of the Russian Army is rushing to the Lviv area quickly, but if they want to join the war, they may have to wait until the end of the month. From Kiev to Lviv, there are still more than 300 kilometers.
"General, the current battle situation is very bad, especially Zolochev. In the fierce attack of the French army that is three times larger than the defenders, our two legions can't last long. The news from the two legions said , Their casualties are very heavy. In just one day, the two legions paid 30% of their casualties. They are now extremely short of medicines and ammunition. In addition, the situation of Zhovkeva and Gorodok is not optimistic , the 18th Army and the 19th Army also suffered heavy casualties, and Gorodok was almost broken by the French army. Now, both of them strongly demand our immediate support, otherwise it will be difficult for them to sustain themselves.”24 On the evening of the same day, Lieutenant General Leonid, chief of staff of the Western Front, reported to Yukovsky.
"Alas. The Southern Front Army will arrive on the 28th at the earliest. We only have one legion now. How can we have troops to support them?" Yukovsky said helplessly.
"No one thought that the French army would organize a huge army to invade Ukraine. The French army's invasion completely disrupted our plan. Those **** Austrians are really, why are they so unarmed, only two In less than a month, the country will be destroyed by the French." Leonid complained, in his opinion, Russia could have stayed out of the matter this time, but because of the **** alliance with Austria, Russia was also dragged into the water.
"Order the legions to stand firm. Without my order, don't take a step back. Let the 20th Legion also prepare for battle. It won't be long before the French will hit Lvov." Yukovsky said somewhat Said lonely. He is very aware of the consequences of doing so. No matter what the outcome is, after the fierce battle of the Western Front, there are absolutely not many people left.
"General, why don't we retreat?" Leonid hesitated for a moment, but finally said nervously.
"Retreat? Aren't you afraid of going to court-martial?" Yukovsky said in a deep voice.
"The French army's attack is very fierce this time. It seems that they will not stop until they destroy our country. When the country is gone, how can there be any military courts?" Leonid persuaded.
Yukovsky's eyes flashed, he was thinking about the feasibility of Leonid's suggestion, but the situation of the Western Front Army is very bad now, he can bring the 20th Army at most, and the Pripet Swamp in the north cannot Let the large troops pass, if he chooses to retreat, it means that he must abandon the army. But in this turbulent age, abandoning the army means losing the amulet. Do you want him to live the rest of his life like a commoner? He who has enjoyed so many years of prosperity and wealth can never bear that kind of life, it makes him more uncomfortable than killing him. Therefore, he resolutely rejected Leonid's suggestion: "Leonid, I don't think I heard what you just said. We are soldiers of the empire. At this time, it is time to be loyal to the empire. How can we say How about something like that?"
"Yes, I'm sorry, General! I was confused." Leonid immediately admitted his mistake, but from his eyes with his head buried, there was a vicious look: "Since you are so ignorant of current affairs, then No wonder I." At this time, everyone is thinking about their own future, which is the instinct of survival.
After leaving Yukovsky's headquarters, Leonid did not return to his residence, but went to the headquarters of the 20th Army, and had a secret discussion with Lieutenant General Vladimir, the commander of the 20th Army. .
"Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, does your Excellency the Commander agree with our proposal?" Vladimir asked anxiously.
Leonid shook his head.
"The matter has come to this point, and we have no way out. Since Yukovsky disagrees, we have no choice but to leave him alone and act alone." Leonid said with red eyes.
Vladimir thought about it, and finally nodded. He doesn't want to die here, he's just turned 40, and he has a lot of money waiting to be squandered.
"How's the connection with the other legions?" Leonid asked.
"I have secretly contacted the 18th Army and the 19th Army. The old guy Yakov, the commander of the 18th Army, not only rejected my invitation, but also scolded me severely, and said that he would take an exam. Yukovsky. Fortunately, the French attack has begun. The old guy can't get away now, otherwise we will be in danger. The commander of the 19th Army also rejected our proposal, but the army's chief of staff Miha Major General Ire expressed his willingness to cooperate with us. He has already controlled part of the 19th Army, and he can cooperate with us as soon as we start to move. As for the 21st and 22nd Army, they are now surrounded by the French at Zolo Qiao Fu, contacting them or not is of little use," Vladimir said.
"Well, we will immediately send someone to contact the French. As long as they agree to our conditions, we can immediately revolt." Leonid said firmly.
Vladimir also nodded. He knew that since the secret discussion between him and Leonid, there was no way out, so he had to let go.
On the evening of the 25th, Leonid found Vladimir again, his face flushed, and he seemed very excited. "Vladimir, the French have agreed to our terms. Haha." Leonid laughed.
"Really? That's really great." Vladimir also said happily.
"The French promised that after this is done, they can reorganize our army into the Russian Liberation Army. I will be the commander-in-chief, you will be the deputy commander-in-chief, and Mikhail will be the chief of staff." Leonid said excitedly.
"Haha. So what should we do now?" Vladimir asked.
"You immediately send someone to contact Mikhail in secret, and ask him to deliberately release water in tomorrow's battle, let the French army occupy Zhovwak, and then he leads his army back to Lviv, and we will arrest them immediately when they arrive. Yukovsky, then we'll be done." Leonid said with a vicious gleam in his eyes.
"Okay, I'll send someone to contact Mikhail right away." Vladimir nodded.
On the 26th, the battle entered the final stage. First, after 3 days of fierce fighting, Zorochev was finally occupied by the French Iberian Army. But the Iberian Army did not rush to Lvov, but built a position in Zorochev. It seemed that they planned to stop the Russian Southern Front here. Originally, according to the original plan, they were going to launch an attack on Lviv as quickly as possible, but it seems that it is no longer necessary~www.mtlnovel.com~ The battle in Gorodok was equally fierce, but today it is full of It's weird. On the morning of the same day, Mikhail, chief of staff of the 19th Army Corps of the Russian Western Front, suddenly ordered to abandon the northern position and led more than 10,000 people loyal to him to retreat to Lvov. The French army did not pursue them, but immediately attacked Gorodok and strangled the remnants of the 19th Army inside.
Two hours later, Leonid and Vladimir met secretly. Afterwards, the two infantry regiments stationed south of Lviv mutinied and began to attack the headquarters of the Western Front. But the other units of the 20th Legion watched coldly, showing no intention of making a move. The gunshots rang out throughout Lviv. This was Yukovsky's guards counterattacking, and this was the only army in Lviv that counterattacked.
"What's going on? Where did the gunshot come from? Did the French call?" Yukovsky got up from the bed in panic and asked. He had just taken a nap, and now he didn't even have time to put on his clothes.
A low-ranking officer covered in blood ran in and reported to him: "General, there has been a mutiny in the 20th Army Corps. Now the headquarters has been surrounded by rebels. They are launching a fierce attack. We are about to be overwhelmed."
"What?" Yukovsky felt dizzy for a while.