Chapter 373 Logistics Crisis
The Russian Western Front Guard Corps, which was resisting, was quickly suppressed under the attack of the rebels' superior forces. More than 1,000 casualties were killed or killed, and all the remaining people surrendered. Since then, the entire Lviv has been controlled by the rebels. Yukovsky, commander-in-chief of the Western Front Army, also committed suicide at the verge of desperate situation.
After controlling Lviv, Leonid and others immediately sent people to contact the French army, and then the 4th Division of the 88th French Army's 88th Army entered Lviv. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the 18th Russian Western Front Army's 18th Army broke through from Zovkva, but the entire army had only more than 10,000 people to break through successfully. Moreover, they had to withstand the test of the Pripet swamp, and they could eventually escape back to Russia, only God knew how many people they could escape.
After the Russian Western Front was resolved, the Iberian Army fought with the Russian Southern Front in the Zolocov area. Because the Russian Southern Front was very cautious and afraid of falling into the trap of the French army, the battle was not fierce. After hearing the news, the mutiny occurred in Lviv and had been occupied by the French army and the Western Front was destroyed. The Southern Front immediately began to retreat, and the speed was even much faster than when it came. Before the Iberian Army could react, they ran away without a trace. They retreated from western Ukraine to eastern Ukraine, where their original station was.
The victory of the battle in western Ukraine at an extremely small cost not only eliminated the Russian Western fronts, but also won over a group of Russian traitors. This made Xiao Jie very happy. After all, revolutionary fortresses generally break through from the inside, and using the Russians to deal with the Russians seemed to be a very good plan.
Therefore, Xiao Jie decided to formally appoint Leonid as the commander-in-chief of the Russian People's Liberation Army and canonize him as the Marquis of the French Empire. Vladimir as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Russian People's Liberation Army, Earl of the French Empire, Mikhail as the chief of staff of the Russian People's Liberation Army, and Earl of the French Empire. The Russian People's Liberation Army was mainly composed of rebels led by the three of them and elite soldiers selected from the Russian prisoners of war. After reorganization, the Russian People's Liberation Army organized 75,000 people, composed of 5 infantry divisions. In addition, Xiao Jie also promised to provide them with a batch of arms for free and promised to support them in establishing a Russian Republic.
After receiving Xiao Jie's reward and strong funding, Leonid and others were very grateful, and even led the attack everywhere, from the western part of Ukraine to the central part. And they repeatedly cooperated with the French army to attack the Russian army. They killed their compatriots, and even the French army felt inferior. That was so cruel!
After the battle in western Ukraine, the Russian army was severely damaged and had to give up the border area and shrink its defense line. The French army did not take advantage of the situation to attack because the front line was too long, the logistics line was extremely fragile and the pressure was very high. In addition, the continuous uprising in newly occupied areas such as Austria frequently endangered the logistics line, which made it very difficult for the French army to launch a large-scale battle. Even after dispatching the air force to help transport, they could only retain a small part of the combat supplies after barely maintaining daily consumption. If this continues, it will take at least several months to accumulate enough combat supplies to launch a large-scale attack. Therefore, the French army had to resupply the logistics.
Before the line was stabilized, stop attacking and switch to strategic defense. In addition to small-scale attacks, the other fronts adopted a defensive posture. This also made Russia feel relieved because they could use this time to recruit and train more troops and prepare a large number of strategic materials. Kutuzov also discovered the role of guerrilla warfare. Under his strong request, the Russian side even sent a large number of elite soldiers to lurk in the French-controlled areas, especially in the Ukraine and Austria, to form guerrillas and attack the rear of the French army. The French army was overwhelmed, and there was no way, the French army had to invest a large amount of troops to wipe out the Russian and Austrian guerrillas.
"Your Majesty, the damage caused to us by the guerrillas in the Austrian region of Ukraine is getting bigger and bigger. They are like rats, hiding in the dark and attacking our logistics supply line. They put a lot of pressure on the front line." Ek reported to Xiao Jie with a bitter face. The telegram asking for supplies on the front line almost filled his desk, but he had no solution.
Xiao Jie also frowned. No one knew the power of guerrilla warfare better than him. Unexpectedly, he was used by the Russians and Austrians on himself. "Consider whether he could temporarily draw a batch of troops from the Kingdom of Bavaria, the Kingdom of Saxony, the Kingdom of Thuringia, and the Kingdom of Bohemia to attack those damn guerrillas and protect the logistics supply lines." Xiao Jie thought for a while and suggested.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it won't work. Our supply line is too long, and these three countries have suffered great losses in the war. I'm afraid they can't raise enough troops." Dugor also frowned and said.
"I suggest that we support several new countries on Austrian territory as soon as possible, so that they can eliminate the guerrillas with our help. In this way, we will only pay a large amount of weapons and equipment, which will cost much less than sending our own troops to eliminate them." Eck suggested.
"The cabinet has already dealt with the matter of supporting the new regime, but I'm afraid the country will have to wait for a while." Xiao Jie said helplessly.
"Your Majesty, can we consider building several new supply lines? Even if there is no threat from the guerrillas, our logistics pressure is very high due to the long front line." Roddy, as the logistics minister, said. Like the equipment minister Dioca, he was Xiao Jie's childhood playmate. After Xiao Jie ascended the throne, the two of them naturally took high positions.
"Build a new supply line?" Xiao Jie, Dugor and Ek looked at Roddy who was getting fatter and fatter in surprise.
"Yes. Our current supply line is entirely composed of land transportation, which is not only a lot of danger, but also very much consumption. I think we can consider putting the supply line on the sea. Now, our navy has dominated Europe, and we can organize a transport fleet to directly transport combat materials to northern Poland. This can shorten a large distance and save a lot of consumption. As for the threat of the Russian Baltic fleet, I think it can be solved by sending a fleet to escort." Roddy said.
"Okay, this idea is good." Xiao Jie said happily. Marine transportation is much better than land transportation. A cargo ship can transport tens of thousands of tons of materials, which is much more than land transportation. It can also save a lot of money.
Dugor and Ek also nodded in agreement.
"Okay, the task of forming a maritime supply line will be left to you to complete. I will ask the Navy to assist you." Xiao Jie said to Roddy with relief. He was very happy that his playmate had such ability. Needless to say, Diorca, under his leadership, the General Equipment Department was doing a colorful job, a large number of new weapons were constantly invented, and then equipped to the army, which continuously improved the combat effectiveness of the French army. Now even Roddy, who originally thought he had no ability, could make such good suggestions, which made Xiao Jie very happy.
"Your Majesty, I think we can not only establish a maritime transportation line to Poland, but also a maritime transportation line to Ukraine. In this way, we can directly supply the Ukrainian army." Ek thought for a while and suggested.
"Okay, order the Mediterranean Fleet and the Marine Corps to start combat preparations. To establish a maritime supply line to Ukraine, the Turkish Strait is now in our hands. As long as the Russian Black Sea Fleet is eliminated and the Crimean Peninsula is occupied. I believe that the small Black Sea Fleet, the Mediterranean Fleet should be able to solve the problem well." Xiao Jie said with a smile.
While the French army was fighting fiercely with Russian troops in Austria, Ukraine, Poland and other places, a coalition composed of France and Jewish states also completed its attack on Turkey and conquered Istanbul, the capital of the Turkish Empire.
At the end of April, the Mediterranean Fleet shelled Canakkale and destroyed the city. After that, the Mediterranean Fleet forcibly passed through the strait, and along the way, all the artillery set up by the Turkish Empire on both sides of the strait were brutal and entered the Marmara Sea. At the same time, the coalition forces also defeated the last main force of the Turkish Army in the Bursa area. After this battle, the military power of the Turkish Empire was considered to be destroyed.
In early May, the coalition forces came to the city of Istanbul and surrounded Istanbul. The Mediterranean fleet also launched shelling the millennium ancient city. Under strong pressure, the Turkish Empire, Sudan Mahmoud II, announced his surrender. Since then, the war against Turkey has ended. France and Jewish countries forced the Turkish Empire to sign a very harsh treaty, which ceded all the eastern Mediterranean regions west of the Asi River and the Jordan River, including Cyprus Island, to compensate France and Jewish countries with huge military expenses, totaling 10 billion francs (France).
Chapter completed!