The Third Reich in Desperation

However, Marshal Smegray rejected Berante's suggestion and insisted on trying to hold every inch of land.As a result, the Polish army is now scattered on the western front, while the eastern front is short of major generals.

Everyone, including Berente, was skeptical about whether the Soviet Union would send troops.After all, the Soviet army has just replaced a large number of officers in the army, and now many officers in the army are newcomers with no experience.Although the Soviet Union has been keeping secrets to the outside world, marshals like Tukhachevsky have all been executed. How could such a huge personnel change be kept secret?

Unexpectedly, the Eastern Front, which was originally thought to be unlikely to break out of a war, was suddenly attacked by the Soviet army.

Such a military misstep is enough to be included in a classic case!

Today, Marshal Smigre, who is the supreme commander of Poland, is eagerly looking at Berente, the French major general, hoping to get the attitude of the French command from him.

"Don't look at me, we are also very surprised that such a thing happened. The country will not be able to give an answer for a while." Berante poured cold water on Smeigre when he opened his mouth.

Although Belante's tone was very light, these words were a bolt from the blue to Smi Gray's ears.Without the assistance of France, it is absolutely impossible for Poland to survive under the attack between the Soviet Union and Germany.What's more, now the main force of Poland has been completely misplaced, and is in a tense confrontation with the German army that is standing still.However, the Eastern Front, which does not have any main force, has already been attacked by the Soviet army.

The collapse of Mount Tai is in sight!

"The Polish army can no longer hesitate!" As the leader of the guiding officer corps sent by France, Berente's reaction was not unpleasant.Immediately made a judgment, stared into Smi Gray's eyes and said seriously: "Right now, we should immediately transfer at least 400 fighter jets from the western front to the eastern front to compete for air supremacy. The cavalry troops rushed to the eastern front to launch a counterattack. If you are lucky, you may have time to drive the vanguard of the Soviet army back to the border line. Even if you are unlucky, you can use the mobilized troops to stabilize the new line of defense."

"This is no problem, as long as the French army can hold Germany from behind. We can draw out the 13th Cavalry Division deployed on the east side of East Prussia at any time. At the same time, we can stay in the reserve team in Lodz, and we can also send all three cavalry divisions. The cavalry division has been transferred away." The person who said it was none other than the commander of the 3th cavalry division, Major General Filipovitz, who had argued with Berante before.

For this confidant of Smeigret, Berente didn't have a good impression.Immediately frowned and said: "Now what the Polish army is counting on is not the French Army, but your own strength. The German side will naturally contain it for you, but the Soviet army that has already invaded has to be resolved by yourself. Only mobilize 4 One cavalry division is far from enough!"

Although Berente was only an instructor sent by France, he strode to the wall of the meeting room without humility, picked up the telescopic pole and pointed at the map: "According to the information from the east, Su It is not surprising that the main direction of the army's attack is on the Svikmibi line. After all, this is the fastest way for them to attack Warsaw, and the Soviet army can avoid conflict with the Polish army's defenders on the banks of the Brulin River by taking this route. The war between the two armies weakened the Polish army’s original plan to take advantage of the geographical advantage of the defense along the river. I estimate that the Soviet army’s troops starting from Belarus and Ukraine will definitely carry out a centripetal assault along the Svikmibi line.”

While Berante was analyzing, the Polish officers, who were originally dissatisfied with his defiant attitude, even made a strong commotion.Some people were dumbfounded, while others suddenly realized.At this moment, they looked at Berente with more or less admiration.

Due to the urgency of the incident, the map on the wall has just finished marking the most basic information.The situation in many places has not been further confirmed.

And Berante has only passed 15 minutes since he got the news.In such a short period of time, he actually made a rough analysis of the Soviet army's offensive route and strategic goals, and clearly explained the reasons for this analysis to everyone present.

This is the gap between French generals and Polish generals!It is said that this major general Berente was originally just a staff officer under the famous French general Pétain, and later he joined the French aid officer corps under Pétain's strong recommendation.

If one of Pétain's former staff officers was so terrifying, what kind of terrifying existence should the German general who defeated Pétain in the Ruhr be? !Smi Gray suddenly felt that the previous confidence of the Polish High Command that it could equalize the German army might just be a joke!

"Today, the Biskol Battle Group, originally deployed east of the Vistula River as a reserve force, is the only Polish corps that can reach the Eastern Front in time, as long as they can reach the Svik Mibi line one step ahead of the Soviets , then the strategic plan of the Soviet Army will be broken, thus..." Berente's analysis continued, but the worried Smi Gray had no intention of listening... .

Text Chapter 161 Incredible

To everyone's surprise, on the second day after the menacing Soviet army invaded Poland, they were actually blocked by a group of Polish infantry who used field fortifications for defense!

A full 30 Belarusian front army was blocked across a bridge in Pochki, unable to pass for a long time.The Ukrainian Front Army with 20 people was humiliated and shameless by a Polish standing infantry division in Przemysl.

Since most of the Soviet commanders lacked combat experience, the actual commanders of many troops were lay political workers. In this large-scale actual battle, the Soviet army, which had no tactics at all, suffered a big loss in the first stage.About tens of thousands of people were confirmed dead in the first week, and more than 3 were injured.

Since then, the Soviet Union's two front armies have suffered heavy losses in weapons and equipment, and their troop establishment has been severely damaged.

In contrast, the Polish army lost part of the border area.But it easily contained the offensive momentum of the Soviet army, and reasonably hindered the advance of the Soviet army at various key points.In this, there is an inseparable connection with the quality of Soviet officers.

Of course, on the other hand, the sufficient field artillery deployed on the Eastern Front of Poland also played an important role in stabilizing the line of defense.This German replica of the French 77mm caliber gun occupies a large proportion of the Polish army, so a large number can be left on the east and west lines of Poland.

A week after the outbreak of the Soviet-Polish War, the Soviet army on the Eastern Front in Poland failed to achieve the original strategic goal.And the air supremacy they seized at the beginning was gradually lost as the Polish Air Force from the Western Front entered the battlefield.In this regard, Stalin, who was furious and angry, ordered: attack at all costs, attack, and attack again until all the defense lines of the Polish army are broken through!

The eager Timoshenko and Kovalev kept putting pressure on the troops, hoping to achieve results as soon as possible.Because even if it is a small achievement, they can use it to compete with Stalin.

It's a pity that things backfired. Before the Soviet army achieved the results of the battle, the elite reinforcements mobilized by the Polish High Command had arrived one after another. The early arrival of the 4 cavalry divisions gave the border Polish army great courage and morale.The several partial counterattacks launched by the cavalry under the command of Major General Filipovitz of the Polish Army actually achieved quite good results.

After finally waiting for the Polish cavalry to accumulate enough losses, they began to reduce their offensive efforts.Timoshenko and Kovalev immediately planned a joint pincer offensive, trying to open the situation in one fell swoop, rushing all the way to the front line of Svek Miby.

These two generals of the Soviet army were quite smart enough to see the possibility of the battle situation falling into trench warfare.And they also knew that the Soviet army's offensive plan was drawn up hastily, and it was the great leader Mr. Stalin's willful request.All the preparations for the attack officially started after the secret talks between Su and Germany, and this happened in less than a month.

Although there was an efficient railway network and an excellent road system rebuilt with the help of the Germans, the Soviet army still failed to prepare sufficient offensive materials in just one month.

The weapons and ammunition of the frontline troops can actually last for a week at most.

Even if during this period, the rear can continue to replenish supplies to the frontline troops through the transportation network, the current offensive cannot last for more than two weeks.After all, the speed at which materials are consumed during an attack far exceeds the speed at which they can be replenished.

Therefore, the Soviet army decided not to continue fighting so leisurely!Even if you try your best and spend more ammunition to launch a larger-scale attack across the board, it will be a hundred times better than just doing it like this.

As long as the Svikmibi area is captured, the Soviet army can temporarily switch to a defensive state, and use this period to further replenish ammunition and other materials.Then, the materials consumed in large quantities to achieve this strategic goal can also be replenished.

If the established strategic goal cannot be achieved, the Soviet army may fall into a protracted trench warfare and pay a huge price for it; if it is close, the two commanders of the front army will certainly not be able to escape the wrath of Stalin's leader. Maybe, it is possible to be thrown to Siberia for reform in the future.

Time is running out!Every minute and every second passed, the Soviet army's original advantage in surprise attacks disappeared.When the Polish High Command reacts and continuously deploys troops to the Eastern Front, then everything will be over.

Not to mention that the Soviet Union's own strategic goals were difficult to achieve, it also fought trench warfare with the Polish army like a wedding dress for Germany, allowing the Germans to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.When the Polish army was so weakened that the German army came to a storm-like assault, wouldn't the fruits of victory be given to the Germans? !

"Report, General Timoshenko!"

"Report, General Kovalev!"

In the command headquarters of the two, a report on the battle situation from the staff officer was received at the same time.

"According to the news from the reconnaissance plane, the Polish army has assembled a new reserve force in the area of ​​​​Svikmibi. Now, they are marching to the border, and their vanguard troops will reach the fighting area within 24 hours."

The news of the staff officer broke the last chance of the two generals.The Polish High Command finally mobilized the main corps to the Western Front.Judging from this, the poorly performing Soviet army may soon face big trouble!The troops expanded by others based on a small standing army can be evenly matched with the Soviet army, so this corps, which is obviously the main force reserved by the Polish High Command, must not teach the Soviet army to be a man.

"Send General Timoshenko a power call and ask him if he has any good countermeasures. We can still suppress this newly arrived Polish corps with the advantage of numbers, but if there are more Polish corps, we will be in big trouble! "In the headquarters of the Belarusian Front Army, the anxious Kovalev could only find Timoshenko on a rope to discuss countermeasures.After all, the situation of the other party is similar to his own, so the method he thought of must also apply to him.

In Kovalev's view, Timoshenko can be regarded as a military commander among the Soviet generals who is highly respected, has deep qualifications, has rich command experience, and has outstanding command skills.Under such circumstances, Timoshenko's suggestions are much more reliable than the political workers around him who know nothing about the military.

"Ask me what countermeasures I have?" Timoshenko, who was sitting in the headquarters of the Ukrainian Front Army, was sipping black tea to relieve his inner depression when he received the telegram from Kovalev.If it wasn't for commanding the battle, he would definitely choose a bottle of vodka to refresh himself at this moment.

Depressedly listening to his political commissar finish reading Kovalev's request for help, Timoshenko shook his head with a wry smile and said, "What can I do, originally I was not in favor of sending troops when the army is not ready. Now that the fight has started, where is there any way out? I don’t know what kind of drug the Germans gave the chairman, so that the chairman insisted on scrambling..."

Wait, Germans!

Yes, there is still a way to go.I heard that the Germans were also declaring war on Poland. Originally, the chairman hurriedly ordered the Soviet army to launch an attack in order to attack Poland before the Germans.Now that the battle situation has developed to this point, why not...

Text Chapter 162 Flying Fish Cigarettes

Leon stared at his watch nervously, and the muscles on his face were tense to the extreme.

As a company commander of the Wehrmacht, he and his 7th Infantry Company have been deployed on the German-Polish border.Prior to this, the order they were connected to had been building the "Oriental Fortress", responsible for the security of a certain area, and they were rotated to train a class.

All the officers and soldiers of the 7th company believed that their mission was only to defend, and by the way, to put pressure on the Polish government.And Lyon himself believes that Germany will not send troops to Poland.

It's not that Leon is confident about how smart he is.The basis for his judgment is entirely based on the inertial thinking formed in recent years.

When Germany marched into the Rhineland, merged with Austria, accepted Czechoslovakia, and accepted Hungary, which time did it really fire?Isn't it always the first to dispatch troops to suppress the past, and then achieve the goal logically.

What's more, what the head of state wants this time is only the small Danzig Corridor, which is almost insignificant compared to the land area obtained when Austria, Hungary, and Czechoslavia were merged.

In the eyes of a small military officer like Lyon, as long as the leaders of the Polish government have some brains and a better attitude, and return the Danzig Corridor to Germany, most of this matter can be resolved peacefully.

After that, the Soviet Union's Polish fight made Lyon even more happy.Now that Poland is fighting the Soviet Union, it is impossible to dare to trouble Germany.

Leon is a small person, he never thinks about anything big.He only knows to pay attention to the news in front of him, such as the war between Poland and the Soviet Union. In his opinion, it is a good opportunity for Germany to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.From the point of view of a small person, isn't it the funnest thing in the world to watch others fight?

Unfortunately, things backfired. The Fuehrer ordered today that the German troops on the Eastern Front should cross the border after midnight to retaliate against the Polish invaders who took the initiative to attack Germany.