Chapter 185

Compared with the Navy's deep sense of inferiority, most of the German army generals at this moment have a heart of revenge. They are convinced that they were not defeated in the first World War, but betrayed by a few traitorous politicians.

So the war in Poland gave them a chance to avenge themselves - a different opportunity than armed entry into Rhineland; There is also an opportunity for Austria, which is different from the annexation of Czechoslovakia; A different opportunity than accepting Hungary's surrender.

"Boom!" A field Howitzer with a diameter of 150 mm roared. Several German artillery covered their ears and watched the blazing flame from the muzzle. They began to clean the bore of the howitzer and loaded the shells with a simple lever mechanism. Then the gunner closed the bolt and fired the howitzer again. With a "boom", another shell roared to the target.

Not far away, another 150 mm cannon also spewed out a thick stream of smoke, and the airflow made a small tree not far away swing to the left and right. Next to this artillery position is a small town in Poland. There are still several children lying on the wall to watch the German soldiers busy dressing, filling ammunition, adjusting the angle of the artillery, so as to kill the soldiers of their own country faster and more accurately.

The streets of the town are lined with Mercedes Benz trucks and off-road vehicles. There were even several armored command vehicles belonging to different armies. However, the two beautiful gray green leopard tanks are most popular with the children in the small town. From time to time, there were children cheering around the tank. It seemed that the subjugation and occupation had nothing to do with them.

Here is the general headquarters of the German D group army, the front command center of general moder. Major general goodrian, commander of the German first armored force, is standing in front of model at this moment to introduce his army's plan of action in northern Krakow.

"General." Goodrian pointed to the huge war zone map hanging behind him and reported: "my 1st Armored Division is continuing to attack north of Krakow in order to cut off the supply lines behind the already chaotic Polish army."

He pointed in the other direction and said, "in addition, the third SS Panzer Division is making a detour to the east of Krakow, completely encircling the city and cutting off the traffic line in the south of Poland."

"How is the implementation?" Modle looked at the map and then asked softly, he is a kind boss, always gentle, he gave goodrian almost independent power, only when necessary to restrain the head of state's confidant.

"The third armored division of the SS has met tenacious resistance here, here and here! However, due to the lack of ammunition, the Polish garrison is gradually giving up its defense line. " Goodrian pointed to the map and replied, "please forgive me for my decision, precious armored forces should not be used for street fighting in the city. This is the experience of the Spanish Civil War. It's more suitable for snipers and grenadiers

"You are right, general goodrian." Modle nodded and handed the report to goodrian: "this is the order from the army general command. They want you to continue to attack north, but the order above is to attack where your troops are now."

"Sir! If my troops stop now, the poles will be able to reorganize their defense! That way, when we attack again, we will have to pay more than now! "

"So I'm going to let you continue to attack!" Modle pointed to the vast area behind Krakow and said, "if you can maintain your current attack speed, you can enter the hinterland of Poland before the arrival of the Polish rout."

"Don't attack the Qianshan army eastward? But straight north? Do you mean... To cooperate with our army in the middle of the country to destroy the Polish Rhodes army? " Goodrian's eyes brightened. If he lost his original target and went to fight the more elite Rhodes army, it would undoubtedly bring him more military achievements.

"Yes, I slightly modified the attack mission of the D group army. Your army will take over the attack direction of the original 5th infantry army, and the original eastward mission will be completed by the 5th infantry army." Said modal, nodding.

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On the edge of a collapsed building in Krakow, in the middle of a pile of rubble, a German machine gun position is slaughtering the Polish Army on the opposite side. The mg42 machine gun makes a unique sound similar to the tearing and fragmentation of cloth, and the muzzle of the gun emits a long light red tongue of fire.

"Bullets! Load it Exclaimed the machine gunner. With his shouts, two infantry heads out, carrying G43 rifles in the direction of the enemy desperately opened fire. Two Polish infantry who wanted to rush up fell in the corner. Krakow is the headquarters of the Polish Krakow legion, which is also the only place where the whole Legion is still organized to resist the German army.

The bullets of the machine gun were changed, and the Polish Army on the opposite side retreated, and the battlefield returned to a slight calm. A German medical guard with a white vest and a red cross on it bowed and ran to the center of the battlefield, examined the bodies of several Polish soldiers, and then ran back to his own position.

In the spirit of remaining chivalry and respect for international law, both sides are trying to avoid attacking medical soldiers. Therefore, the medical soldiers were able to treat the wounded on both sides in a relatively relaxed environment, and many Polish prisoners survived. But there was not much to wait for: they were sent to work in concentration camps until they died.

Sometimes the German soldiers on the front line are embarrassed to bully the Polish soldiers on the opposite side. These brave soldiers lost their young lives because of the huge gap in weapons. When German snipers and machine gunners slaughtered hundreds of Polish defenders, all the poles could do was to fight back slowly with their old rifles. If the new weapons and equipment such as rocket launchers and mortars are included, the German army has surpassed the poles in every aspect of firepower, so the tenacious resistance of the Polish garrison can be described by another word "dying struggle". Germany's do-217 is now the largest active service bomber that the air force can handle. This terrible Bomber can carry 4000 kg bombs to the target at an airport 1000 km away. When such planes fly over the city in groups, they can directly paralyze the operation of the city. Now there are 40 do-217 bombers hovering over Krakow. They calmly drop their bombs and destroy their visible targets to pieces. The Polish garrison lost the airport and the surrounding roads, leaving only a large number of infantry in the city to resist the German attack. A building collapsed. The bombers' bombs destroyed the load-bearing part of the building. With the splashing debris and gravel around, the century old building became a pile of ruins. A few poor poles, before the smoke was gone, rushed over crying to get back their finances or relatives. Two German infantry, carrying old Mauser 98K rifles, are slowly searching through the ruins. They are responsible for cleaning up the buildings in this area, so there are many grenades hanging on their tactical vests. They advance cautiously for fear of making any noise to attract the attention of the enemies around them. Suddenly a Polish officer rushed out from the corner of the wall with a submachine gun. He tripped in the rubble and staggered under his feet. The two German soldiers who were searching would not miss such an opportunity. One of them picked up his rifle and pulled the trigger“ Bang There was a shot. The Polish officer's chest was pierced by a bullet, and the force made him fall back. His fingers subconsciously pulled the trigger of the submachine gun and fired several bullets into the corner, splashing a piece of dust. Pulling the bolt, the two German soldiers stopped and yelled at the corner, "come out! I know someone! If I don't come out again, I'll throw a grenade! "“ Don't shoot! We surrender About a few seconds later, a Polish soldier holding his weapon high in both hands said to the two German infantry who were watching him walk out with a cold eye and a rifle: "please don't shoot! I put the gun on the ground With his words, one by one Polish soldiers stood up behind him. They looked dejected and ragged, but the number was amazing. Roughly speaking, there were more than 30 Polish soldiers“ We're out of ammunition! Please don't worry! " The first polish soldier to come out said, "don't kill us." As soon as his voice fell, several Polish prisoners around nodded: "please, don't kill us!"“ Oh, my God! Help us The resistance in this block soon ended. Due to the lack of ammunition and treatment, about 4150 Polish defenders surrendered to the German defense forces. These Polish soldiers were very depressed and cried for their inability to repel the invaders of their motherland. However, they still could not fight against German aircraft and tanks with bullet free rifles - it was a contest of technology and national strength, It's not about personal bravery. In the afternoon of that day, the headquarters of the Krakow Legion issued an order for the whole army to cease fire and surrender, and then sent a telegram to mingma Warsaw. The telegram was very short: "our army has resisted to the last moment, and I will surrender in a few minutes." This may be the only task that the Polish garrison can accomplish in the last two days. About an hour later, the commander of the Krakow Legion handed over his flag and sword to the division commander of the 17th German infantry division, and completed a brief surrender ceremony, which completely opened the prelude to the collapse of the whole southern Poland. On that night, goodrian's troops bypassed Krakow's offensive and defensive war and advanced northward for a full 55 kilometers. Facing Poland's defeated defense, they made the fastest progress in history: the speed of large-scale march in peacetime was almost the same.