The reason for inviting this great god was that Anna wanted to convey her ideas through him. For this reason, General Sukhomlinov was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Polish Front by Emperor Alexey, and had the command of the five armies that had been assembled on the border. But in private, the little emperor reminded the general that he had to obey his sister's orders.

The emperor's order was very strange. Sukhomlinov could not understand the emperor's intentions, but obeying the order was the duty of a soldier, and the old general didn't want to care about so much. In his opinion, perhaps because the princess was bored in the palace, he came out to breathe out. The title of commander-in-chief was just to bring her out.

At midday in late summer, Anna, who had just finished lunch, was looking at a border map, while Anna kept drawing with her pen on it. Svetrana and Andre were the princess's personal bodyguards, sat behind Anna. In addition, except Sukhomlinov, who was sitting opposite Anna, there was no one else in the carriage.

Anna's concentrating look aroused the general's curiosity, but he did not disturb him rashly, but closed his eyes and rested.

Anna believes that she has no military talent, but has a systematic artifact, and has a full understanding of the war form in the early 20th century: In this era, high-tech and high-precision weapons have not yet appeared, and there is no special air force. The army's weapon is cannons and machine guns, which is more difficult than defense. The map on the table shows that Russia has a common border with Germany and Austro-Hungary, extending more than 1,100 miles, and is curved and has a complex terrain. Russian Poland forms a 250-mile-wide protrusion, which is

Protruding to the west by two hundred miles, bordering Germany in the west and northwest, and to the south by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its western border is only one hundred and eighty miles from Berlin, and to the north by East Prussia, the eighty-mile-wide German territory sandwiched between Poland and the Baltic Sea. A victorious large-scale attack by Russia could cut it off from the entire Germany. The Austro-Hungarian Empire also had a vulnerable province, Galicia, whose rich land was separated by the Carpathians from the rest of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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"General Sukhomlinov!" Anna woke up the old man who was sleeping soundly. The old general stretched out without any image, wiped off the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and shook his head, "Ah, please forgive me, Your Highness, you like to doze off as soon as you are old..."

"Just wake up!" Anna handed him the map, "The arrow on the map is the focus of our army's attack. Please give orders, gather 4 armies and attack Galicia with all their strength."

"What?" Sukhomlinov could no longer remain lazy. He picked up the map and saw a huge black arrow embedded directly into the Austro-Hungarian Empire." This... This is not in line with the plan of the Supreme Commander. The Northwest Front, composed of the 1st and 2nd Army, must attack East Prussia. This is the order of the commander-in-chief Nikolai."

"General, now you are directly commanding these two armies, and according to the orders of His Majesty the Emperor, you must obey me unconditionally. "Anna's tender face showed a firm expression beyond her age," General, please obey the order!"

"........."Sukhomlinov was silent for a long time: I was so frustrated that I let myself listen to the command of a little girl!

"Dear Your Highness, fighting is not a game, you must give me a reason."

You still underestimate me!!! Anna stood up and pointed to the map, "God General, please count carefully, how many railway lines are there from major mainland cities in our country to Warsaw? And how many railway lines are there directly to the border in Germany and Austria?"

The old general squinted his eyes and counted carefully. "One, two... Six. "Sukhomlinov raised his head" There are six railway lines from our city to Warsaw. Your Highness, why do you ask me to count this?"

"His Excellency General, the map is clearly marked: the German railway system includes seventeen routes to East Prussia. Such a system can transport a huge army in a short period of time, and there are multiple branches forked from the main line to many border areas, which can quickly mobilize troops to deal with sudden events. Austria built seven railway lines to lead through the Carpathians to Galicia. It is obvious that the German logistics mobilization is the most complete. If we divide our troops to attack Germany and Austria, this result is likely to occur: being repelled by the German army in East Prussia, and no greater results can be achieved in Galicia."

After a pause, Anna continued, "And I heard that in order to prevent the German invasion, our border area deliberately made it a semi-barren wasteland separated by forests and bushes. When it rained heavily on the unpaved road, it turned into a piece of mud. If the army wanted to cross the border and enter East Prussia, the march would be as slow as the speed of a carriage. Therefore, instead of dividing troops to attack, it would be better to concentrate troops and attack Austria with all their might. In Galicia, the backbone of the Austrian army was severely interrupted. Once the Austrian army was defeated, the German army would definitely send troops to rescue, so that the pressure of British and French allies would be reduced."

Speaking out his thoughts in one breath, Anna stared at Sukhomlinov and asked, "So, General Sukhomlinov, can you give orders?"

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The voices of Anna and the general's conversation fell into Svetlana's ears. She felt that Sukhomlinov was not willing to cooperate with his master, Svetlana immediately signaled Andre. The two of them quickly walked to the old general, and they seemed to be drawing their guns on the spot.

"What are you going to do?" Sukhomlinov was startled and looked at Anna. "Your Highness, please take care of your guard!"

"Get out quickly, it's so rude!" Anna glared at each other, "Apologize to the general!"

"Yes, Your Highness." Svetrana and Andre stood up straight, and said to Sukhomlinov in a cold tone, "I'm sorry, your Excellency, our mission is to protect the safety of His Highness the Princess. We have just been rude, please forgive me!" After that, he turned around and walked away.

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"Haha, General Sukhomlinov, my guards are all impatient. Please tolerate them... Then, now, can you give orders?" Anna asked with a smile.

"Of course, your respectful highness." Sukhomlinov quickly stood up, "I will immediately send a telegram to General Jilinsky, the commander of the Northwest Front, asking him to draw the 1st Army to go south and the 4th Army. I will also order them to join the Southwest Front. Then, I will go first."

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