Germanic Empire: please call me William III

Königsberg, command of the 9th Army of the German Empire.
General Hindenburg had not rested for several days in a row, which made him look thin and tired.
After all, the current General Hindenburg was also very old, sixty-seven years old.
Originally, he could have retired. But because of the outbreak of war, Auguste entrusted him with a heavy responsibility. This allowed General Hindenburg to do his best to repay His Majesty the Emperor for his reuse.
“Your Excellency, Your Excellency, The Deputy Commander, has sent a telegram that they have successfully resisted the attack of the 1st Army of the Russian Army and have inflicted very heavy losses on the other side. Your Excellency the Deputy Commander declares that they will firmly resist the 1st Army of the Russian Army and buy us enough time! Major General Max Hoffmann, chief of staff of the Army Group, reported.
“Very well, as long as General Von Plitwitz they can resist the 1st Army of the Russian Army. Then, the main force of our army group will certainly be able to eat the 2nd Army of the Russian Army! General Hindenburg was also agitated.
This battle was not only related to the safety of the whole of East Prussia, but also to the victory of the entire Eastern Front.
General Hindenburg had already received a telegram from the Chief of the General Staff, and after the 9th Army had won the battle, His Majesty the Emperor would appoint him Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Front, with full command of the fighting on the Eastern Front.
In addition, two armies will be dispatched to reinforce the eastern front and ensure that they will conquer the entire Russian Polish blue region in one fell swoop.
General Hindenburg was looking forward to this.
If you can win. Then, he may be able to obtain the Marshal Scepter and become a marshal before retiring.
This was undoubtedly General Hindenburg’s lifelong pursuit.
“Where is the 2nd Army of the Russian Army?” General Hindenburg asked.
“Your Excellency, Commander, the 2nd Army of the Russian Army is approaching the Vistula River. It is expected that by tomorrow afternoon at the latest, they will begin to cross the river. Major General Max Hoffman reported.
“Well, it looks like they’re about to fall into our trap.” Let’s not take it with us at the headquarters, let’s go straight to the front. In this battle, we must win! General Hindenburg said.
The main forces of the entire 9th Army, including 7 infantry divisions, a cavalry brigade, a heavy artillery brigade and an armored division, would all be thrown into the battle.
General Hindenburg naturally hoped to be able to go to the front line to grasp the situation on the battlefield and ensure that they would be able to win the battle.
“Yes, Your Excellency, Commander!” Major General Max Hoffman replied.
By the time General Hindenburg rushed to the front, the Russian 2nd Army was already approaching the Vistula River.
However, the commander of the 2nd Army, General Samsonov, frowned.
Along the way, they didn’t encounter any resistance at all, which made him feel that something was not quite right.
“Your Excellency, Commander, tomorrow we will be able to cross the Vistula River and launch an attack on the Germanic flank rear.” The commander of the 15th Army, Major General Martos, had a look of excitement on his face.
The 2nd Army was a very large army, with 250,000 men in the absence of many troops. The entire army group has 6 infantry corps under its jurisdiction. It was also supported by 3 cavalry divisions and an infantry brigade.
If all the troops were fully staffed, the total strength would exceed 300,000.
But because the war broke out so suddenly, Tsar Nicholas II’s orders were issued too suddenly. Therefore, the 2nd Army had to go to the battlefield before it was full.
“What happened to the 1st Army?” General Samsonov asked.
“Your Excellency, Commander, the 1st Army was blocked by the main Germanic forces. I paid a very big loss, but I couldn’t go any further. This is very beneficial for us. As long as we can break through the Germanic defense in time and annihilate the main force of the Germans. The whole of East Prussia will soon fall into our hands. When the time comes, you will have done a great job. It must have been able to overpower General Leninkamp. Major General Martos was also well aware that General Samsonov and General Leninkamp were old enemies.
General Samsonov nodded, “Order the troops to start crossing the river.” However, let the troops be careful and send as many reconnaissance troops as possible. I always feel that there is a very strange atmosphere in this. ”
“Your Excellency, Commander, you are worried. The Germans were doing their best to stop the 1st Army, and they didn’t have much of an army to deal with us. The lack of troops has become the biggest shortcoming of the Germans! Major General Martos said indifferently.
On 4 September, the Russian Army’s 2nd Army crossed the Vistula River and approached Lake Masuria.
At this time, the counterattack of the 9th Army of the Germanic Empire Army began.
Two flying groups, 72 H12 bombers, flew directly over the Vistula River and blew up all the pontoon bridges erected by the Russian Army. This cut off the rear road of the Russian Army’s 2nd Army at once.
In addition, several thousand cavalry of the 9th Cavalry Brigade of the Germanic Army also appeared on the other side of the Vistula River.
This immediately made the generals of the 2nd Army of the Russian Army feel a huge crisis.
“Damn, the back road was cut. The Germans had set a trap waiting for us. General Samsonov realized it at once.
“Your Excellency, Commander, the Germans are so cunning that it seems that they have left the main force to us and want to deal with us!” Major General Martos also changed his face.
“Ahem! What’s going on over there with General Leninkamp? If the main germans were on their side, what was going on on our side? General Samsonov snorted coldly.
“Ordered the various departments to prepare for battle and resist the Attack of the Germans. In addition, send a telegram to the 1st Army and let them quickly move closer to us and reinforce us! General Samsonov ordered.
General Samsonov was aware of the danger, but now that the rear road was cut off, all they could do was to fend off the enemy’s attack with all their might and hold out until reinforcements arrived.
However, General Samsonov’s expectation of the 1st Army reinforcing them was entirely delusional. General Lenningkamp’s 1st Army had been blocked by three infantry divisions of the Imperial GermanIc Army on the north side of Lake Masuria.
“Yes, Your Excellency, Commander!” General Martos replied.