Romanian Eagle

When the 4th and 15th armies launched a fierce attack on the Vistula line, Warsaw also encountered the attack of the Soviet army.

The bridgehead on the east side of the Vistula River is facing the siege of the Soviet army. The Soviet Union's 3rd, 12th and 16th Army Groups are attacking it from the east and south respectively.

Boom, boom, boom

Diffuse gunpowder smoke and flying dust shrouded the position, choking people uncomfortable. From time to time, buildings hit by large-caliber artillery shells become torn apart, accompanied by screams, even the fortifications in front of them make people feel uneasy.

After finally surviving the shelling, the Polish soldiers who had been living through the years finally breathed a sigh of relief. Even in the face of the enemy, it is better than the hard shelling, at least the fate will be in your hands. Sure enough, as they wished, the enemy attacked, making their hands and feet more agile.

The Polish soldiers who were driven out of the artillery fortifications immediately prepared themselves by relying on the terrain. You said why don't you hide in the fortifications, if you call that pile of blasted dirt a fortification, then you can.

They waited patiently for the arrival of the enemy, and it would have been better if they had a cigarette. Without letting them wait any longer, black Soviet soldiers appeared in front of them. The familiar battle is about to start again, but this time I don't know how many familiar people can't wait for the battle to end.

In the headquarters, Piłsudski and General Zellygovsky, who commanded the bridgehead, watched the battle.

After putting down his binoculars, Piłsudski praised: The boys played well, better than I expected.

It all depends on the material guarantee of the National Defense Council. Soldiers can fight with peace of mind.

In the face of Piłsudski's praise, General Zellygovsky, the commander, gave the other side a little flattery. After all, everyone knows that Piłsudski is the leader of the National Defense Committee. To say that it depends on the guarantee of the National Defense Committee is to say that Piłsudski has a good leadership.

Facing General Zeligovsky's little praise, Piłsudski was not complacent. Instead, he said: As long as the boys continue to fight like this, then my next plan will be able to unfold smoothly.

Faced with Piłsudski's plan, General Zellygovsky did not interject to ask, because he knew that if he wanted to inform him, he did not need to ask more.

General Zeligovsky's performance made Piłsudski very satisfied. Patience has always been a soldier's virtue. Only a serious opponent can make mistakes, and Piłsudski has always agreed on this point. However, the next plan requires the cooperation of General Zellygovsky.

So he told his plan.

The next plan, this is what I plan to do. Because our troops are mainly concentrated on the south bank of the Vistula River, and on the opposite bank there are the enemy's newly arrived 11th and 14th armies and the first cavalry army. I plan to concentrate on the enemy. In this unit, the 3rd Corps cooperated with the Romanian reinforcements to complete this task. At the same time, after the start of the battle, with the 2nd and 4th Corps as the flanks and the Assault Corps as the core, it moved quickly from the direction of the town of Galvorin to the direction of Sederce. Charge forward and fight until the city is taken.

Piłsudski took a sip from the water glass and added.

This is the first phase of the battle plan.

The first stage?

Yes, the first stage.

General Zeligovsky knew about the Assault Corps, a newly formed Corps (Polish: Grupa Uderzeniowa), which consisted of only 30,000 soldiers, but was composed of the most determined and capable soldiers, who also used The most advanced weapons are equipped with more than 700 machine guns alone. This is also the most elite unit in Poland at present. It has been held by Piłsudski all the time. I didn't expect it to be used at this time.

I saw Piłsudski put down the water glass and continued: If both combat objectives are met, then the Third Army needs to rush to Schedelce. The Ge River prevented the enemy from breaking through. The assault corps continued to march towards the East Prussian border, completely blocking the possibility of the enemy escaping. As for the Romanian reinforcements, I have already discussed with Admiral Fereit of the unit, and they will send Brest attack, take such key cities, and defend against enemy reinforcements.

After speaking, Piłsudski asked another question. Do you know your mission?

Know.

General Zeligovsky replied: I need to hold back the enemy and not let them evacuate easily.

That's right.

Now Piłsudski's intentions have been fully revealed to General Zeligovsky. The Polish army commander intends to completely surround the 3rd, 12th, and 16th armies of Soviet Russia in Warsaw and the 4th and 15th armies on the east bank of the Vistula River. This is the strength of 400,000 troops of the five army groups. I didn't expect him to have such a good appetite. If it does come to fruition, it will be a huge victory that will go down in history.

However, General Zeligovsky was not carried away by this possible future outcome. Instead, he thought of the most important difficulty. Your Excellency, other aspects are easy to say, but will they make up their minds to let the Romanian reinforcements capture Brest and hold it here? To know that if this encirclement is really achieved, the Soviet Union will spare no expense to save the siege. If there are casualties among them No small, if they back down, then the siege will be broken.

Piłsudski was not irritated by General Zeligovsky's questioning of the plan, but looked at him with relief. So he answered the question. You can rest assured on this point, the Romanian army will definitely defend Brest, because this is also the order of their king.

Piłsudski's answer made General Zellygovsky even more puzzled, but he knew that if Piłsudski didn't plan to tell himself, it was better not to ask.

In fact, in Piłsudski's heart, he was also bleeding for the price of keeping the Romanian army in Brest.

A tariff of 8%, which is the price of having Eder ordered to stick to Brest. Piłsudski is also working hard to achieve maximum results, but he thinks everything is worth it. If Poland is occupied by Soviet Russia, all conditions will be in vain. As long as he can keep Poland's independence and obtain the greatest benefit for future negotiations with Soviet Russia, not to mention the 8% tariff, as long as it does not touch Poland's core interests, he will agree.

In this respect, Piłsudski is also a gambler. He is gambling with economic interests to gain space for the people of the country.

The next step is to need the military of both countries to fight for this plan.