Chapter 199

In the compartment of an old building, a little boy in suspenders was sitting on a table. His parents were dividing a pot of potatoes and cabbage leaves. The little boy looked at the half sausage hanging on the windowsill not far away and swallowed his own saliva.

A few days ago, when German bombers appeared over Warsaw, Warsaw began to implement the food rationing system. Many citizens were starving because they could not get food. However, the government still believed that the war would eventually go in their favor. Unfortunately, many well-informed poles do not believe the government's words. They run southeast with their luggage and relatives.

"It's said that the Germans have already hit Rhodes?" The boy's mother asked absently as she stirred the food in the basin with a spoon. The situation in Warsaw has been very bad recently. Many people are packing up and ready to leave the city which is getting closer and closer to the front line.

"That was a few days ago. Our army is just a bunch of rubbish." The man took a mouthful of potatoes, and his tone was full of reluctance and chagrin: "our army group is just a bunch of waste, and hundreds of thousands of them can't stop the German army for a day."

The woman was surprised and raised her head and asked, "what's the matter? Is the front line defeated again? "

"I'm at the phone connection. I know more." The man put down his spoon, sighed and said: "yesterday's news, Germany is estimated to be more than ten kilometers away from Warsaw."

The woman was obviously shocked by the news. Looking at her husband, she said for a long time, "my God. The Germans have been so close? No wonder German planes are coming more and more frequently these days. "

"Boom!" All of a sudden, the whole room trembled, the dust on the ceiling was shaken down, the little boy who was staring at the sausage in a daze in the room was scared to cry by the sudden explosion, and the chandelier creaked and swayed.

The peaceful life was finally broken. The war was so far away from here, but now it is close at hand. It is a desperate thing that the capital of a country will eventually be affected by the war.

"Keep an eye on the child. Don't move under the table. I'll go out and see what's going on..." the man wiped his mouth, stood up and dusted himself, pushed the door open and walked out of his house, then went down the stairs to the first floor and out of his building.

As soon as he got out of the building, he saw that a three story building had collapsed not far away. Next to it were two pedestrians who fell to the ground. The collapsed building was a big pit. In the middle of the pit, light smoke was still coming out.

There were sporadic people around him. Looking at them from a distance, he ran to find a middle-aged woman and an old man in a woollen coat lying on the ground. It looks like both of them were hit by shrapnel and gravel.

"Why not pull the air defense alarm?" A resident standing nearby watching the scene looks at the corpse on the ground in horror and asks his companion.

His companion was also at a loss: "maybe the plane came too suddenly, maybe..."

"This is a 203 mm howitzer!" "This is not a bomb dropped by an air force plane," said the Polish man, who was a soldier and an artillery soldier, pointing to a pit on the ground

"Impossible... How far can a cannon go?" A young man with a pale face asked: "the German army... Has it hit the suburbs?"

"If I were you, I would hurry home, pack up my things, and then leave here with my children. Warsaw is no longer a safe place." "Get out of here!" the man told the people around him

Not far away, dozens of Polish soldiers carrying guns are coming this way. They also found the location of the shelling and rushed to check the surrounding situation.

"Let's get out of here! There's nothing to see! " The infantry behind began to drive away the crowd of onlookers, who were driven to a long distance.

The officer in charge motioned to the soldiers to leave the man who had been a soldier behind. He looked at the man's face and then asked, "Sir, I think you should have been a soldier. To tell you the truth, I have no clue about this matter. Can you tell me what you know?"

"This is our 203 mm howitzer in Poland. It's a very bulky large gun, and it's not easy to move." The man thought for a moment and said, "I used this gun on the border of Bordeaux when I was a soldier."

"You mean it's our own personal injury?" The officer asked. His face was full of expectation. It seemed that he would rather believe that it was his own personal injury than that the German came.

"I'm afraid it's a weapon captured by the Germans." The man broke the illusion of the young officer: "this kind of cannon is generally deployed on the border, and it is impossible to move easily. I'm afraid it was only when the Germans arrived more than ten kilometers away that they thought of using cannons to report a message to us first. "

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"You mean the Germans have reached Warsaw?" Why did I get the report? " Bedang hung up the phone and yelled at his commanders: "a bunch of rubbish! All idiots! They had two million troops, but they were defeated by one million Germans. There was no place to hold on for a day

"Sir, the troops who went to check the source of the explosion replied that it was a shell attack, and the air defense observation post also reported back that they had not found any German aircraft invasion." An adjutant put his hand over the receiver of the telephone and reported loudly“ shell? How did the shell attack hit Warsaw? They're so close? Shouldn't they still be tens of kilometers away? " "When was the last time we contacted the Pomeranian Legion? They should be in the north of Warsaw now! Why haven't you heard from them yet? "“ General portnowski called for the last time, saying that they were engaged in a fierce fight with the German army pursuing them. He said that some of his troops could arrive in northern Poland in the afternoon The adjutant replied immediately“ The English and French are treacherous! They flirted with the Germans and finally sold their loyal allies to the fierce jackals! Wait! One day they will all have the bitter fruit of their own planting! No one can run away! No one can run away Bedan growled and fell everything he could hold in anger“ Sir, if we can't, shall we go back to the south? There we can at least hide for a while and see what explanation Britain and France will make when they see it. " The Secretary advised“ They won't give any explanation to a nation that has perished! " Bedang waved his hand and said, "and it's too late to run away at this time! The German team in the South has taken control of a large area, and we have no place any more. "“ Sir... Can't we just sit here waiting to die? " The Secretary said with some fear: "if they advance a few thousand meters, they can hit the shells directly on our heads!"“ What can I do? My secretary of defense, the commander of the army, the Minister of transportation, and the Minister of civil affairs have all fled! I'm not sure how many troops can be deployed and how many reservists can be mobilized... "" let me take full charge of the defense of Warsaw. " An officer came in. He was the commander of the polish Warsaw army, Nasar, who was responsible for the defense of the whole area around Warsaw. As early as a week ago, he began to order troops to set up defenses around Warsaw, dig trenches and fortifications, dig anti tank trenches and lay mines in the main defensive areas. He proposed to deploy anti-aircraft artillery in the main areas of Warsaw, but this proposal was rejected on the grounds that "it would cause public panic". However, the public still panicked. Two days ago, German bombers began to frequent Warsaw, dropping dozens of tons of bombs, destroying many houses and military facilities in Warsaw. However, because the general Nasar insisted that Warsaw was not unprepared, but became the best prepared city in Poland. These pre built fortifications provided confidence and courage to the 50000 garrison in Warsaw, who decided to live and die with the city“ I'm commanding all the Polish soldiers in the neighborhood! Gather them together and surround Warsaw! " Bedang has been with this Nasar in recent days, and Nasar has become his most trusted army general, so bedang loudly ordered: "don't let the Germans go any further! The victory will be ours in the end Nasar never believed that the victory would belong to Poland, and even less did he believe that slogan after Germany surrounded the Roz army. What he can do now is to fulfill the duty of a soldier and defend his motherland to the last moment. After receiving this order, he immediately rushed back to his command post and began to confirm the number of troops he could deploy. Soon he got a more depressing news. Just now, the German shelled Warsaw again. Six shells hit buildings in the northwest of Warsaw City, causing dozens of civilian casualties. But it's not all bad news. There are about 20000 reserve soldiers in Warsaw who can be armed. With the police and the real defense forces, Nasar can gather 80000 "soldiers" to defend against the German attack. In addition, the Pomeranian army, which had not been informed, also resumed contact. They were surrounded 30 kilometers away from Warsaw. It was obviously impossible for them to break through the siege. Portnowski planned to lead these troops who were defeated all the way to the garrison positions under Warsaw city and persisted until the last moment.