Iron Cross Fire

Kuster looked at the officers and slowly said:

"Gentlemen know that our division has been severely damaged and is extremely disorganized. I can feel and understand the sorrow of my veteran officers, and I also have the highest respect for the arrival of new officers."

"But we cannot wallow in defeat. We should quickly reorganize our troops to win a hearty victory and wash away all shame."

These comforting words with some commands did not cheer up the old officers. They still buried their heads, as if they could not listen to anything.

On the contrary, the new officers were in high spirits and became even more excited after hearing this.

Kuster was a little disappointed when he saw their reaction, so he simply said:

"We now have a total of 10,000 people. Considering the number of our officers, I plan to divide them into 10 battalions. Of course, you don't have specific control rights yet. I order the nationalities of all soldiers to be counted clearly, and to divide them into 10 battalions. It will take a long time to put all the ethnic groups in the same camp, but you don’t have to worry too much, it will be done in less than two days.”

"As for whether a battalion can be allocated enough people, you don't have to worry too much. I will use the extra companies as reserves and place them where they are urgently needed."

"This is the end of my adjustments to the establishment. Now it's time for us to talk about the plan. Of course, you listen to what I say."

Kuster said it very bluntly, but the officers had no reaction. He brought a map and said:

"Today is September 5th, and the time we go to the battlefield is September 7th."

This sentence puzzled the new officer. Drevaar stood up politely and said:

"Yes General, but what's the use? What does this prove?"

"It can tell us something about the situation when we go to war."

Kuster's words shocked all the new officers, and an old officer also raised his head and said:

"Is there something wrong with your brain? How could we know what happened in the next two days? And this is not an ordinary time. The battlefield situation is changing rapidly. How could you know what will happen in the next second?"

Kuster responded to his pessimistic words:

"I can guess that I found that the Russians' advancing speed was getting slower and slower. After they captured Galich on September 2, they captured Lemberg, which was more than 40 kilometers away, in just one day. However, after After two days, we still couldn’t take down Gorodok who was so close.”

"Does this prove that the organization of the Russian army is very unhealthy? We can launch a counterattack to drive out the Russian army in Transnistria."

Without giving the officers a chance to speak, Kuster quickly unfolded the map, pointed to the Dniester River on the map and said:

"With the Russian army's offensive, the east side of the Dniester River is threatened by being outflanked, so they continue to retreat westward. I estimate that on September 7, we will be on the north bank of the Dniester River. Only a few bridgeheads remain.”

"But we don't need to be too pessimistic. As the Russian army continues to advance, it also weakens their combat effectiveness. We can conduct a defense first, and after their attack fails, quickly launch a counterattack. Annihilate their effective forces and destroy them. Logistics system and command system to achieve post-emptive strike.”

Kuster paused, then continued:

"If everything goes well, we can even recapture Lemberg so that General Borojevich can better deal with the northern war situation."

Kuster's words caused the new officers to gather together and talk. The old officers also crossed their hands and looked at Kuster, wondering what he would say next. During this period, Kuster sat and lit a cigarette, waiting for them quietly.

After a while, Drevaal stood and asked:

"General, your plan looks very effective. If it succeeds, the empire can resist in Transnistria for a few more days. But the northern front is still not going well. The Russians control Rava, which makes Gorordo Gram was threatened by the left wing being outflanked.

General Borojevich is not sure whether to retreat. Once the Gorodok garrison withdraws, we will continue to fight at the risk of being outflanked.

But the higher-ups definitely don’t want a division to be annihilated organically, and they will definitely let us retreat together. So does our operation have any effect on the battlefield general administration? "

Such a series of words only moved the new officer beside him. Kuster also stood up slowly and said:

"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel, we are only one division, and we really can't play a big role overall.

But we could do ourselves some good if we won a series of victories and recaptured Lemberg. Then, it will be of great benefit to both the empire and us. "

After Kuster finished speaking, he gave everyone a subtle look, and the group of veteran officers understood it. But in the eyes of the new officer, this look was like a thorn. Dreva immediately banged the table with his hand and said without any thought of politeness:

"General! We should fight for honor, fight for the glory of the imperial soldiers, not just fight for our own interests!"

"Yes, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, I have to agree with your point of view, but you must also understand that people have to leave a way out for themselves."

"What do you mean by that?!"

Deleva only said a few words, and he felt that the atmosphere in the headquarters was a bit strange, so he had to take a breath and sit down unwillingly.

Kuster continued:

"On the eastern front, we have a total of four armies. From west to east they are: 1, 4, 3, and 2 armies."

"The 1st Army did not accomplish much, the 4th Army suffered heavy losses due to the retreat of friendly forces, the 3rd Army was originally even worse, and the 2nd Army was still defeated despite being reinforced by the Kwes Cluster."

"Overall, we are not doing well everywhere, and our standing army is basically dead. Even after my plan succeeds, we can only rely on mobilization troops for passive defense and pray for Russia's poor logistics system Drag them to death."

Geerstoli didn't say a word just now, but now he eased the atmosphere in the silent headquarters and said:

"Yes, victory at the battle level cannot affect the overall situation. But we should also try our best to fight to feed our empire. This is what we as imperial soldiers should do."

The atmosphere in the headquarters did not improve with these words. Kuster couldn't help but glance at Gerstoli and sighed:

"Everyone, let's disperse. You can prepare on your own these two days. I won't interfere in any way. You'd better not come to me. When the time comes, you will be assigned to your respective troops. At that time, what you do first The thing is not to get to know them, but to fight for me!”

Kuster waved his right hand, and everyone in the command post also stood up and left unhappy.

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