Filipowicz made the special trip back to Warsaw, of course, not to express his pessimism.
Not to mention anything else, the 13th Cavalry Division under his command is second only to the Second Cavalry Division under Major General Suwalki in China in terms of training subjects. He has the confidence to fight against most of the so-called strong armies.
Charge, assault, horseback shooting... All training data shows that the 13th Cavalry Division is an elite force!
After everyone turned their attention to him, Filipovitz smiled slightly, picked up the telescopic pole and stood directly next to the combat diagram on the wall to explain his "ingenious plan".
"According to our intelligence, although the German army is constantly mobilizing troops to the German-Polish border, their troops deployed in East Prussia have not been supplemented by a single soldier. As of now, the Germans only retain 2 troops in East Prussia.
A fortress division with a small number of personnel and the only infantry brigade with offensive capabilities." Then Filipowicz changed the subject, moved the telescopic rod on his hand to the location of East Prussia on the map and said: "So, this is our breakthrough point.
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As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was in an uproar.
"...Based on the above judgment, my idea is to concentrate the superior cavalry force to eliminate the main force of the German army in East Prussia in a short period of time, completely pull out this nail on our head, and thereby relieve our
We need to target the defense line built in the entire East Prussia area, shorten the defensive areas, and free up troops. Otherwise, we simply will not be able to deploy enough troops to defend along the existing front line."
Filipowicz's operational thinking was very clear. He would first take the initiative to eliminate the East Prussian German troops embedded in Poland and prevent a fire in the backyard. Then he would concentrate his efforts on fighting a conventional trench battle with the German troops in the west.
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In fact, the reason why Germany would launch a war in the future was precisely because of East Prussia, an area that Filipowicz attached great importance to. After the Polish government rejected Germany's request to connect the "enclave" East Prussia, it actually
left this nail in Poland. Now, this nail that the Polish government directly left in the body finally began to work, putting Poland's military operations at a disadvantage.
Precisely because they knew East Prussia's role in containing the Polish defense line, many division commanders nodded secretly after hearing Filipowicz's plan. After all, such a plan is already the most effective and safe way at present.
Although some people had previously proposed the idea of going directly to Berlin via Posen and using the Polish army's powerful cavalry troops along the Oder River to Frankfurt, the shortest route. However, Germany merged Hungary and added 100,000 troops to the southern part of the Eastern Front.
In the end, this dream actually came to nothing.
At the moment, after the Germans have made up for the gap in strength between the German and Polish armies by taking over the Hungarian Army, offsetting the original strength advantage of the Polish army, the best option left seems to be to stick to the defense line and wait for the French army to attack from Germany.
launched an offensive from behind to support Poland.
The prerequisite for the Polish army to ensure a stable defense line is to remove the threatening forces deployed by the German army in East Prussia, so that the Polish army can focus on frontal defense.
Looking at the expressions of these generals present, several officers sitting on the right side of Marshal Smigre, wearing distinctive blue military uniforms, frowned slightly, tactfully expressing their deep appreciation for the military level of these senior Polish generals.
Feeling disdainful.
Filipovitz, who was explaining the analysis, was so sharp. He had noticed these outstanding diplomats as early as the moment he entered the door, but he was just too lazy to take care of them. But now the attitude of these officers is indeed
Somewhat annoying.
Seeing the dissatisfaction on the face of Filipowicz, his confidant, Marshal Smigre, as the Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Army, quickly followed his gaze and found the reason, and saw the officers beside him.
"By the way, I haven't introduced it to Major General Filipowicz yet. The officers beside me are the French Officer Corps sent by the French government to guide the coordination of the French and Polish armies. The leader is the chief representative of the Officer Corps
, Major General Bertrand." Smigre noticed it and made a brief introduction with a smile.
The French sent a mere major general to guide them! Isn't this looking down on others? If it weren't for the marshal's face, Filipowicz would have almost cursed.
"Hello, Major General Bertrand." Although he was furious inside, Filipovitz still followed the marshal's wishes and greeted Bertrand politely.
"You don't have to say hello." Bertrand waved his hands in a very disgusting way and said: "Finish your plan first, and I will summarize it later."
Who do you think is the eldest? They are all major generals, who wants you to sum up? Although Filipovitz didn't mention it, he had already begun to hate this very cool French major general in his heart.
"Major General Bertrand, I have just finished speaking very clearly. Is there anything you still don't understand?" Filipowicz said without any sarcasm.
"That's the end of the story? Looking at your excited look before, I thought your plan was so perfect." Bertrand said with a surprised expression.
"Okay, then I'll start summarizing." Putting on a confident expression, Bertrand quickly walked to the map and began his summary.
A group of Polish generals had long been dissatisfied with the French major general. Seeing his pretended surprise in reply to Filipowicz, their faces turned red. When he stepped forward to snatch Filipowicz away
When he pulled the telescopic pole, he barely hit the table. Is there anyone who pulls it like that? Our Polish marshal hasn’t even spoken yet!
"Let me summarize what Major General Filipowicz said. Anyway, there was nothing much to say about other people's plans before, so General Filipowicz's plan is still on point." Bertrand's gaze
He glanced at everyone present, then raised the telescopic pole and pointed at the map and talked: "General Filipowicz just mentioned that in the face of the menacing German army, Poland can only focus on improving its own defense. Although
His plan is not very mature, but at least his strategic positioning is accurate."
As soon as this statement came out, the entire audience was in an uproar! The entire Polish army's top brass discussed it for a long time, but Filipowicz's plan was acceptable. Just like that, he still denied that other people's plans were premature.
As if he did not see the whispers of the officers again and again, Bertrand then pointed to the map and said: "Although we must focus on stabilizing the defense line, our eyes should not just stay on East Prussia. In my opinion, it is better to pass it with great fanfare than to
Instead of attacking East Prussia to straighten the defense line, it is better to secretly move the main force back to defend behind the Neman, Bubul, Narew, Vistula and San rivers."
"From a combat perspective, this not only eliminates the threat of German encirclement at a cost of one soldier, but also relies on river obstacles to improve the strength of the Polish army's defense against German troops. In addition, the length of this defense line is only about 600 kilometers.
Compared with the border defense line from Suwalki to the Kirpathian Mountains proposed by General Filipowicz, the distance is shortened by a full 1,200 kilometers, which can further increase the density of your army's defense line."
Hearing this, many division commanders looked at their marshal with strange expressions.
Yes, from a purely military perspective, Bertrand's suggestion is indeed impeccable. But this suggestion is based on the expense of the entire important industrial and agricultural areas in western Poland! Even the small Danzig Corridor,
The Polish government is reluctant to give it back to Germany. Can it give up the entire western part now?
