Jiang Cheng looked at the people marching outside, shook his head and said, "Germany has gone crazy. Hitler's plan was very successful." As he said that, he closed the window.
Chen Nan asked, "Boss, this newspaper said that Polish troops attacked a German radio station, published anti-German remarks about Poles, and killed several German soldiers and Germans. Could this really be a German plan?"
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "It can't be wrong. If you think about it carefully, since two months ago, in German propaganda, there have been news of Poland provoking Germany. From the Polish Corridor to the Germans,
The burning of houses, the attacks, the anti-German upsurge in Poland, all of this is so natural and so terrifying, as if someone is directing it behind the scenes, and if I had to guess, I think the director must be Hitler."
Jiang Cheng turned around and asked, "How is our arsenal doing now?"
Chen Nan replied, "Don't worry, boss, our production capacity is constantly improving, and the output of various new tanks and weapons is steadily increasing."
Jiang Cheng hummed and said, "The country is also very uneasy now. Chongqing and Yan'an are fighting fiercely in northern Jiangsu, and the Japanese army has stepped in again. Hey... we immediately sent a message to Yan'an to report the situation in Germany, and then we will see Hitler
What will you do?"
On April 28, 1940, the radio station in the German border town of Levitz was captured by an unknown force and issued an anti-German declaration. The local German army quickly counterattacked and killed three of the force.
Everyone is wearing Polish military uniforms.
On April 29, Hitler issued a statement to Poland, asking Poland to explain its invasion, and sent a note to Britain and France, announcing that it would use the last resort to deal with the Polish invasion. The Polish government denied everything the German government said. The British ambassador went to negotiate with
Germany negotiated, hoping that Germany would consider it carefully. Germany issued its last diplomatic statement, and Ribbentrop read out Germany's sixteen demands to the British ambassador. The demands not only included the Polish Corridor, but also made demands on Poland's national policy.
, and emphasized that Poland must reply before the early morning of the 30th.
At this time, there were no Polish diplomats in Germany at all. The British could only tell Poland, and the Polish envoy hurried to Berlin, waiting for the Polish ambassador Joseph Lipski to arrive in Berlin at noon on the 30th and ask to see Ribbent.
Ribbentrop quickly stated that Poland was willing to consider negotiating with Germany, but he also admitted that he did not have full power to sign any agreement, so Ribbentrop drove him away.
On the evening of April 30, Germany announced on the radio that Poland had vetoed Germany's proposal, so the negotiations were terminated. At 7 p.m., Hitler signed an order to attack Poland and decided to launch the attack at 4:45 a.m. on May 1.
And informed Stalin of the Soviet Union of this decision.
--Moscow
The Kremlin was brightly lit, and Stalin looked at the telegram sent by Hitler over and over again. He sighed, reached for his pipe and asked, "How was your discussion?"
Voroshilov said, "Militarily speaking, Germany and Poland are not heavyweight opponents at all. It is like a heavily armed knight fighting a child with a wooden stick, but Poland also has a lot of troops.
Moreover, it was the Patriotic War. If no third country participated in this war, I expect it would last about half a year and end with the destruction of Poland."
Stalin nodded and said, "So can we participate in this war? Poland has been opposing us. They are the enemies of redism!"
Malenkov reminded, "We have a non-aggression treaty with Poland. If we don't have a suitable reason to join the war, we will be very passive internationally. I hope Comrade Stalin will consider this."
Stalin hummed, looked at the sky and said, "Yes! The international opinion of us is also very important, so can you find any reason? Well... just like Germany?"
With that said, Stalin looked at Beria, who immediately said, "Comrade Stalin, of course there is no problem with this. We can do it, but if we do it that way, I am afraid it is a little too deliberate, and we have to wait and see whether Britain and France
Attitude?"
Stalin took a puff of cigarette and sighed, "Well, let's let the Germans perform first. We can send electricity to Hitler and wish him well. In addition, we must be ready at any time. I don't think Britain and France will care about the life and death of a small country."
, they will definitely compromise, and the compromise nature of capitalism will be fully demonstrated in them!"
With that said, Stalin looked at the map and said, "We must remind Hitler to abide by our agreement. In addition, we must pay attention to the confidentiality of this matter."
Three o'clock in the morning on May 1, 1940
The land on the border between Germany and Poland was still very quiet, but the lights at the major air force bases in Germany were brightly lit. The pilots were called by the rapid whistle, and the commander announced to them the order to execute the combat plan.
One after another, German fighters and bombers took off quickly. When the first German crew entered Polish airspace, it was just 4:30.
There was no radar in Poland at this time, so no one noticed anything strange in the sky. At 4:45, more than 6,000 German cannons deployed on the border roared together, and the defense line that the Poles had worked so hard to build instantly came into contact with fire.
In the hell of iron, countless Polish soldiers were torn into pieces of flesh in their sleep.
Planes one after another rushed down from the sky, bombing Poland's arsenals, troop gathering points, bridges, and railway lines one after another. Soon, the command and transportation of the Polish army
It was basically paralyzed. More than 70% of the Polish aircraft were blown to pieces before they took off. More than 200 tanks and chariots were turned into scrap metal in the rear. Countless artillery, cars and other baggage were destroyed before they could retreat.
The Polish army became the first sacrifice of the German army. All the Polish troops were stunned by what they saw. They never expected that the war would come so fast and be so violent.
But after all, Poland had been prepared for a long time. They quickly entered the nearest preset position and began to counterattack. Poland had mobilized more than one million troops before the war, and more than 800,000 were concentrated on the western front to defend Germany.
, these troops lined up to form a chain-like defensive position. This was the most common defensive method in World War I - trench warfare.
The commander-in-chief of the Polish Army, Himigwi, once participated in World War I as a mid-level officer and performed well in the Soviet-Polish War. He was also the actual dictator of Poland at this time. He believed that he could withstand the German attack for at least six months, but there were
With this time buffer, he could allow Britain and France to attack from the south of Germany and force the German army to retreat.
But when he saw the battle report the next day, he couldn't believe his eyes. The extremely powerful German army was rapidly drilling through his position, and they were about to succeed.
The German army was divided into three lines at this time, and each line concentrated an armored cluster composed of nearly six to seven hundred tanks. These torrents of steel composed of No. 1, No. 2 and even No. 3 and No. 4 tanks quickly broke through the Polish defense line.
The trenches prepared by Poland for the German army had no effect at all, and the Polish anti-tank guns were like toys in front of No. 3 and No. 4. These troops quickly tore holes in the Polish defense line.
Not entangled with the Polish army, they ran all the way east. When they poured in like a tide, they quickly disappeared from the sight of the soldiers on both sides.
After these troops penetrated, they immediately circled back to the back of the Polish army. From the back of the Polish army, they attacked together with the German infantry still in front. Coupled with the German aircraft that completely occupied the air supremacy in the sky, Poland moved at a rate of 20,000 to 30,000 people per day.
Being destroyed.
Himigwi looked at the battle report and was extremely anxious. He desperately tried to block the rampaging German armored group, but he was able to quickly rush to the designated position. There was only one unit in Poland that participated in the blocking - the Polish cavalry.
Himigwe reluctantly ordered the cavalry troops to gather to stop the German armored group. In fact, they were cavalry troops, but the Polish cavalry was completely different from the cavalry in the medieval times. As early as 1935, the Polish army no longer allowed them to surrender.
The cavalry now uses spears and is uniformly issued with imitation "Mosin-Gana" lances. In addition, each cavalry company has at least four 37mm or two 50mm anti-tank guns. The cavalry is also issued anti-tank guns.
Grenade Himigwe hoped that the cavalry could use their mobility to attract German armored troops to places with complex terrain, and then use the anti-tank weapons in their hands to destroy them.
But in the narrow area of the Polish front line, the Polish army, which had completely lost air supremacy, was impossible to mobilize freely. As soon as the Polish cavalry gathered, it attracted a large number of German bombers to bomb. In the end, most of the cavalry were
Forced to give up their beloved war horses, they hid in the trenches with the infantry to fight. A few cavalrymen ran in front of the German armored forces and could not pose any threat. However, for the sake of the country, these cavalrymen still fought until the last moment. Many cavalrymen fought.
After running out of ammunition and food, they had no choice but to hide in the mountains and forests. These people became the main force of the Polish guerrillas that later caused Hitler a headache.
On the other side, as the Franco-Polish military agreement has expressly stipulated that the French side will "gradually launch an offensive against limited targets within 3 days after the general command is issued". And "once Germany attacks Poland with its main force"
"France will launch an offensive against Germany with its main force starting on the 15th day after the French general mobilization begins." France announced the start of general mobilization on the same day that the German army attacked Poland. The United Kingdom, which also has a military agreement, also declared an emergency on the same day.
state, and announced that it would send troops into France to fight with France.
On May 3, Britain and France declared war on Germany.
--Paris
French Prime Minister Edouard Daladier anxiously asked French Commander-in-Chief Gamelin, "How long will it take for us to launch a decent attack on Germany?"
At this time, Gamelin already knew from the Polish people the terrifying combat power of the German army, and France had been fighting in Nanshan for so many years, and many weapons and equipment had not been updated. Moreover, the French who had experienced World War I did not have much desire to fight.
Gamelin said in embarrassment, "My Prime Minister, we still have many things that we are not prepared for. It will be less than two years later, such as 1942, before we can truly launch an offensive campaign."
After saying that, Gamelin probably felt that his words were still a bit too full, and said, "Of course, this is under the premise of British reinforcements and American equipment. If Britain and the United States do not cooperate with us, I think it is best for us to wait until March.
Attacking again after the next year, after all, we have Maginot, it is a smart choice to let the Germans come and hit their heads with blood, isn't it? The lives of us French are much more valuable than the lives of the Poles."
Daladier rolled his eyes and asked, "Now that Germany has attacked Poland, what should we do? Are we supposed to sit aside and watch their show?"
Gamelin immediately said, "My Prime Minister, I am a soldier. I analyze it from a military perspective. How long do you think Poland can hold on? I think that in less than three months, the German army will transfer a large number of troops to the West."
This will wipe out the advantage we had at the beginning and lose a lot of manpower. In addition, I went to Germany to see their performances and weapons. Their weapons and equipment are very advanced, and our aircraft and
There are not enough anti-aircraft weapons. If we attack now, our factories will be bombed to pieces. Then the factory owners and workers will start a riot. My Prime Minister, do you think your Radical Socialist Party can continue to form a government?"
Daladier opened his mouth and looked at the "I'm good for you" gameling. He couldn't help but admit that what he said made sense. He smacked his lips helplessly and said, "Okay, I just hope your judgment is correct."
Then, the most interesting scene in the world's military history happened. The French Army, which was considered the most powerful in the world at the time, had an absolute superiority in troops, and all hid behind the steel and cement fortifications and quietly
Sitting there, watching the ally that they kept saying they would protect with their lives being wiped out bit by bit by Germany, without daring to fire a single bullet.
——Modern time and space
Just when the whole world was in a mess in the time and space of the Republic of China, Jiang Cheng was looking at the machine in front of him with curiosity. Since Japan used a new cipher machine, the code-breaking machines brought from modern times are no longer useful.
, although with the efforts of "giants" acquired from modern times and Turing and others, it is only a matter of time before the Japanese military intelligence is deciphered, but Jiang Cheng is not completely reassured. War is the first accelerant of technology. God knows what the Japanese military will do in the future.
What kind of cipher machine to use? Not to mention that there are countries such as the United States, the Soviet Union, Germany, and the United Kingdom with strong talents. How to decipher their codes in the future is also an important issue in Yan'an.
