The two hours of heavy shelling by the French army destroyed most of the hastily built defense line of the Russian army. Then, the infantry attacked very smoothly, and it took less than an hour to tear apart the Russian army's defensive line. The line of defense, and further expand the attack range with the support of artillery.
In the face of the fierce attack of the French army, although the Russian army had made sufficient preparations before, when the French army's attack suddenly came, they still felt that their preparations were not sufficient. Under the fierce attack of the French army, the Russian army retreated steadily on all fronts. The first is the Northern Front. The French 2nd and 3rd Army Corps and the 3 Polish Army Corps, a total of 320,000 soldiers, successfully broke through the defense lines of the Russian Army's Northern Front and Northwest Front in the Hrodna area. , heading towards Vilnius, one of the important towns in western Russia. The Central Route Army, consisting of the 88th Army, the French 4th Army, the Prussian 1st Army, and the Bohemian 1st Army, with a total of more than 380,000 people, also knocked out a part of the Belarusian Front Army of the Russian Army in the Brest area. The defense lines of the Ministry of Defense and the Ural Front Army Division 1 broke through more than 40 kilometers in one day, encircling more than 80,000 people in the Belarusian Front Army Division 1 of the Russian Army. The attack of the South Route Army was also very smooth. A total of 200,000 people from the Iberian 1st and 2nd Army set off from Ukraine and attacked along the Dnieper River, defeating a part of the Belarusian Front Army and a part of the Don River Front Army. Attack on Gomel, an important city along the Dnieper River. The other route consists of 170,000 people from the Iberian 3rd Army and the Russian Liberation Army. It is currently fighting fiercely with the Russian Southern Front and the Don Front Army in the Dnepropetrovsk (Khan, this place name is really long!) area. The French army Get a little upper hand. Looking at the overall situation, on the first day when the war broke out again, the French army achieved good results. Except for the first part of the South Route Army, all other troops achieved their expected goals. In this day's battle, the French army eliminated more than 100,000 Russian troops in total, not including the more than 100,000 people who were surrounded, which can be described as brilliant results.
Moscow also knew about the French army's attack at the first time. Originally, due to their communication technology, they could not even understand the battlefield situation. But in the last month, they got a large number of radio stations. Although these stations are still in their infancy and are much behind the stations used by the French army, they can already initially meet the needs of the war. Kutuzov and others immediately realized the huge impact of this new type of communication equipment on the war. Under their strong request, basically every division of the Russian army was equipped with a radio station, which made their command level and combat effectiveness improved. up a notch. But the French army still didn’t know anything about it. In fact, these radio stations came from the United States and Canada on the other side of the ocean. When Liverpool, William and Wellington fled the UK, they took a large number of British scientists, including Experts in shipbuilding and weapons, including those in the new communications equipment that Britain was developing. After arriving in Canada, they cooperated with the United States, and it didn't take long before they developed the telegraph. Knowing that France was at war with Russia, in order to weaken the strength of France, Liverpool and others provided about 250 radio stations to Russia, and sent specialized technicians to train Russian technicians so that they could Master the use of these stations. In order to achieve the purpose of improving the combat effectiveness of the Russian army and weakening the strength of France.
The defeat on the front line caused panic among Nikolai, Kutuzov and others. Especially on the first day, there were about 100,000 people watching, and more than 100,000 people were surrounded. This blow was too great If this continues, I am afraid that it will not take long for the Russian army to lose all of them.
"Marshal, what should we do now? The army's enjoyment is too great?" Nicholas asked with a face full of panic.
"Your Majesty, the attack intensity of the French army has completely exceeded our previous expectations. If our forces are scattered, I am afraid that they will eventually be defeated by the French army. Now I suggest that the frontline troops gather in major cities according to the original plan. , hold on to these cities, and spend time with the French, as long as we can delay until winter, we will be victorious." Kutuzov suggested.
"Then do as you say!" Nicholas had no other choice, after a little consideration, he accepted Kutuzov's suggestion.
Then, in the name of the commander-in-chief of the Russian army, Kutuzov sent a report to the frontline troops of the Russian army, asking them to immediately break away from contact with the French army and retreat to the second line of defense.
As a result, the Russian army retreated one after another. Among them, the Russian Northern Front Army retreated to Kaunas, and the Northwest Front Army retreated to Vilnius. Most of the Central Front retreated to Minsk, while the remaining troops of the Belarusian Front retreated to the northern part of the Pulipet Marsh. One part of the Don Front retreated to the Gomel region, while the other part of the Belarusian Front retreated to Bobruisk. On the other hand, Ukraine's Southern Front, the Don River Front, continued to fight fiercely with the French army, vying for control of the middle reaches of the Dnieper River.
"I really want to know why the Russian army has made such a big breakthrough in just two or three months. Could it be that our research institute leaked secrets? Or did the Russians become geniuses overnight." Xiao Jie asked with a very bad face. Because once the command system of the Russian army is improved, the difficulties faced by the French army will increase a lot.
"Your Majesty, the exact reason is still under investigation, but I can assure you that it must not be caused by leaks from our research institute." Dioka, who is the Minister of General Armament, assured. As a key protection object of the French government and military, the research institute has very high defense measures, and it is impossible for this situation to occur.
"Your Majesty, let's not get entangled in this issue now. The Russian army broke away from contact with our army, and the generals in front asked us what to do. Should we continue to pursue or make plans after we figure out the reason?" Eck asked.
"Even if the command performance of the Russian army has been greatly improved, so what? Facing us, they are also beaten helplessly. Now that they have voluntarily left our army and retreated to major cities , and its intention is already obvious, that is to rely on the city to hold on and drag the war until winter. In this case, we will attack city by city and enter the second stage of the "bear hunting" plan ahead of schedule " Xiao Jie said in a deep voice.
"Okay, Your Majesty, I'll revise the plan right away." Eck replied. Anyway, the strategic intention of the French army is not to occupy the territory of Russia, but to capture those important cities while eliminating the Russian army's active forces, and prepare for the arrival of the third phase of the "Bear Hunt" plan. Now the Russian army is actively retreating. Let the French army save a lot of trouble.
After the orders were sent from Paris to the front, the French attack resumed. The difference is that this time, apart from leaving and destroying the besieged Russian troops, they all chased the Russian troops to major cities, and did not spend too much money on the small Russian troops scattered in other areas. energy. Of course, in order to ensure that the transportation line will not be attacked by these small Russian troops, the troops of all the slave countries withdrew from the battle sequence and focused on protecting the front-line transportation line.
Two days later, the news from the Military Intelligence Bureau finally confirmed the fact that the Russian army had mastered the telegraph technology, and the source of the Russian army's telegraphs was also confirmed~www.mtlnovel.com~ from the other side of the ocean The United States and Canada also attracted the attention of high-level French officials for the first time. In order to avoid similar situations from happening again, Xiao Jie ordered the Navy to blockade the coastline and strictly inspect the materials transported from North America. Once prohibited items are found, they will be confiscated immediately. At the same time, he also began to pay close attention to the developments on the other side of the ocean. Xiao Jie had a feeling that after the threat of European countries to France was eliminated, North America would become another opponent of France. However, since France is now in the middle of a fierce battle with Russia, it is unable to kill this threat in its infancy, so it has to order the navy to step up its vigilance and start a new shipbuilding plan at the same time. In addition, a large number of spies were sent into North America to collect various intelligence and prepare for possible future conflicts.
And from now on, the French army's war in Russia has also entered a fierce stage. Millions of French troops will attack Kaunas, Vilnius, Minsk, Bobruisk, Gomel and Dnepropetrovsk The area launched a fierce attack. Looking at the map, it is interesting that these cities are basically on a diagonal line.
The war was very fierce, and the French and Russian armies fought fiercely for these cities. If these cities were occupied by the French army, then the second line of defense of the Russian army would be completely shaken, and they might not be able to persist until Winter is coming. The same is true for the French army. If these areas cannot be occupied before October, the "Bear Hunt" plan will not be completed on time before winter. It can be expected that the cold winter will bring disastrous consequences to the French army.