Whatever the case, Ivanov had no intention of retreating further here.
Though the Dual Monarchy could mobilize 10 million like Russia, that was literally throwing away reality for numerical talk.
Recently Chief of General Staff Kuropatkin and Prime Minister Kokovtsov seemed ready to actually mobilize 10 million, having received something from Britain and France.
Thanks to this, Ivanov was confident in not being outnumbered, though uncertain about troop quality.
"Contact Warsaw. Ask for more troops."
"Understood."
Originally, Ivanov's Southwestern Army Group faced the Dual Monarchy's 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, and 11th Armies.
Five field army scale forces.
Though they had attacked occasionally since May, he thought it was because of Constantinople, but only today with German forces added did it become clear they weren't just probing defense lines.
