Chapter 349: The Great Defeat (Asking for a Monthly Pass)

"Order the troops, give me a quick attack, and I will never let those vile and shameless Russians escape. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info they actually ran away overnight, it's so shameless, it's just a coward's behavior! "Commander of the 2nd Austrian Army, Bohm? General El Molee, in high spirits, gave the order to pursue.

The more than 200,000 troops under the 2nd Army began to pursue the Russian army as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

In the past, they were jumped by chickens and dogs by the Russians, but they didn't expect feng shui to take turns, and they actually had such an opportunity. These generals of the Austrian army, one by one, also want to make meritorious contributions. Therefore, they are also not willing to miss this great opportunity.

The 3rd Army and the 4th Army of the Austrian Army also began to pursue the Russian army. For a time, more than 700,000 Austrian troops were greatly boosted, and the direction of the Russian army's escape launched a pursuit.

At the same time, the German 8th Army Corps also sent a part of its troops south from Lviv to seize important towns along the route and prepare to block the Russian army. Although, the retreating Russian army amounted to more than 600,000 people, which was several times that of the German 8th Army. It is almost impossible to leave all these retreating Russian troops behind. Their combat mission is also to annihilate as many Russian troops as possible.

On the road from eastern Austria-Hungary to Russia, a queue of Russian troops was marching. These Russian soldiers, one by one, are dejected, like defeated roosters.

Although, Russia's military power is not the strongest among the great powers. The Russian Army has almost nothing to do with it, except for its numerical superiority. In particular, the Cossack cavalry, which used to be famous in Europe, was also greatly challenged with the large number of troops equipped with automatic fire. But even so, the Russian army successfully regained its self-confidence in the battle against the Austrian army. They faced the Austrian army, which was much better equipped than them, and they were still able to beat each other's fart. This made the officers and soldiers of the Russian army, while enjoying the fruits of victory, not forgetting to ridicule the Austro-Hungarian Army, as if they were cowards. But now, everything has changed. They fled like lost dogs, and the Austro-Hungarian Army turned into fierce pursuers.

"General, the Austro-Hungarian Army has begun the pursuit. Although, we are still far away. However, if we slow down, they will soon catch up. Especially when our supplies are running low, once the soldiers do not have enough food, the consequences will be very serious. "A general reported to Admiral Ivanov.

Admiral Ivanov's face was gloomy, and he knew that what the other party said was true. However, now he has no other way!

In this battle, they have already lost, and they have lost badly. Now, their biggest goal is to bring back as many troops as possible. Unfortunately, the German-Austrian forces will not let them withdraw easily. Even Admiral Ivanov did not know how many Russian soldiers would successfully escape after the end of this battle. But he knew that the number would certainly not be too large.

"Command the troops, and speed up as much as you can! If there is not enough food, then find a way to collect it on the spot. Admiral Ivanov ordered.

"General, when we are in the territory of Austria-Hungary, we may not have any problem collecting food on the spot, but if we enter our territory, will we do the same?" The general was a little unsure.

Admiral Ivanov hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Of course, those Ukrainians, there is no need to be polite to them. If they obediently contribute their food, that's it. If they dare to hide, don't be polite to them. ”

The Russian Empire, too, was a multi-ethnic state. However, ethnic Russians have absolute leadership, and they are also the most populous. This makes other nations inevitably oppressed by them. Ukrainians, in particular, have fertile land, but because of the exploitation of the Russian government, they do not even have enough to eat. Famine and the like are even more common.

"Yes, General, I see."

The retreat of the Russian army did not go well. First of all, after the loss of Lviv, there were great difficulties with their logistical supply. Not only is it difficult to replenish weapons and ammunition, but even food is not enough. Secondly, the German-Austrian forces pursued and intercepted them, so that the Russian army had to speed up as much as possible. Otherwise, there is no escape. In the end, the German 8th Air Force, as it had done against the Russian 9th Army in the Kingdom of Poland, bombed the retreating Russian troops.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! ”

More than a dozen bombers, flying over the heads of a group of retreating Russian troops. Hundreds of bombs, falling along the road.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Dense explosions rang out, and suddenly, the road had become a road to death. There were stumps and broken arms everywhere, and blood stained the road red. The Russian army that was killed by the bombing is countless. The rest of the Russian troops fled the road in a panic, looking in horror at the German planes that appeared in the sky.

"Da Da Da!"

Several German fighters began to strafe the Russian troops on the ground, and the bullets from the aviation machine guns easily tore these Russian soldiers to pieces.

"Oh God! Knock down the Germans' planes for me! A Russian officer shouted.

It's just that in the next second he was hit by a bullet from the fighter's aviation machine gun. The whole person, under the strafing of dense machine-gun bullets, became a pile of minced meat.

The air strikes of the German 8th Air Force not only caused huge casualties to the Russian army. At the same time, it also seriously delayed the marching speed of the Russian army, creating an opportunity for the German-Austrian coalition to pursue and intercept.

Under this strike method of the German-Austrian coalition forces, many Russian troops directly collapsed. Countless Russian soldiers are desperately fleeing to the east, and they no longer care about queues and formations and the like. Everyone has only one purpose, and that is to escape as quickly as possible, and the farther away the better. Otherwise, you will have to lose your life.

When more and more Russian troops collapsed, it eventually led to a chain reaction. A large number of Russian troops, under the attack of the German-Austrian forces, collapsed. After more and more Russian troops were affected, it directly led to the defeat of the Russian army. Hundreds of thousands of Russian troops, crowded on the road to Russia, desperately fled. However, as their supplies ran out, these Russian troops had to slow down in order to gather supplies. The Austrians, who were pursuing them, took advantage of this opportunity and caught up.