After receiving Tukhachevsky's order, the Soviet Russian army immediately launched an attack on Warsaw. The Polish defenders in Razimin were the first to feel the pressure.
"attack."
The Soviet Russian army commander looked at Razimin's damaged defense line and ordered another attack.
"Hurry, the Russians are coming."
The Polish defenders, who had just repelled the Soviet attack, dragged their exhausted bodies and raised their weapons under the command of their officers to fight the attacking enemy again.
The two sides fought back and forth around Razimin, with someone falling every moment. However, this time the Soviet Union's continuous attacks finally had an effect, and the Polish defenders, who had no rest, could no longer withstand it.
"The enemy has fled and we are victorious."
Amid the shouts of the Soviet soldiers, the Polish defenders finally fled on a large scale. Large numbers of Polish troops fled this land of death. No matter how encouraged the commander was, it had no effect.
Escape from the rear.
Razimin was finally captured by the Soviet Russian army on the evening of August 11, and now Warsaw will directly face the Soviet Russian attack.
The fall of Razimin destabilized the morale of the Polish army. At this time, Piłsudski could only personally boost the morale of the defenders at the bridgehead east of the Vistula River. With his status as the founder of the Polish army, this morale boost
At least it worked, and the soldiers gradually stabilized.
From here we can see Piłsudski's prestige in the army, but he also knows that the morale of the army needs victory to maintain. At present, Poland needs a victory too much, but at present he still needs to wait for strong assistance from Romania.
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General Fereit, who had high hopes from Piłsudski, had just arrived in Lublin. At this time, he had just learned from the Polish defenders that Razimin had been captured by Soviet Russia.
"Things are a bit troublesome."
After receiving the news, Admiral Freit looked into the distance in a daze.
"What's the trouble?"
Colonel Dolekafus, the liaison officer who had been following the admiral, asked nervously.
"Now Warsaw faces a direct threat from the Soviet Russian army. We must defend Warsaw before we can have any hope of winning."
Freit explained to the liaison officer beside him. His Excellency, the Admiral, indeed has excellent eyesight. He can see the key points of the current war situation at a glance. Now the Soviet Union and Poland are like two people wrestling with each other, both discovering each other's weaknesses, but they both first
You must withstand the pressure of the other party in order to attack the weakness. The common weakness between the two is Warsaw. Whoever controls Warsaw will take the initiative.
Of course Piłsudski knew this, so he prepared nearly 100,000 defenders in Warsaw. 80,000 of them were deployed at the bridgehead east of the Vistula River. In addition, in order to enhance the firepower of the defenders, he also deployed 360
Multiple artillery pieces strengthen this place, which will inevitably make it look like steel.
Although Piłsudski tried his best to increase the strength of Warsaw's frontal forces, Tukhachevski was not a vegetarian. As long as the 4th and 15th Army crossed the line of the Vistula River, Warsaw's defenders would become a turtle in the urn.
On the line of the Vistula River, Soviet Russian soldiers launched a fierce attack on the Polish Fifth Army defending here.
Located in Plock, 32 kilometers west of Warsaw, there is a road bridge connecting the Vistula River. This is also the western gate of Warsaw. As long as this falls, Warsaw will face a three-sided siege. And more importantly,
Five kilometers away, there is a railway from Warsaw connecting Poznań and Danzig. At present, all the aid from Britain and France to Poland needs to be transported to Warsaw through this railway, which can also be said to be the lifeblood of Poland.
Therefore, the Soviet Russian army attacked Plock most violently, and General Sikorski, commander of the Polish Fifth Army, also established his headquarters here.
"attack."
Under the leadership of the commander, Soviet soldiers launched an attack on Plock.
"Fire and push them back."
Seeing the Soviet attack, the Polish defenders immediately attacked the Soviet soldiers and shot them. Bullets were flying across the battlefield for a while, and people fell every moment. The Soviet commander looked at the soldiers who were being hit constantly.
Without changing his expression, he waved his hand and a new group of soldiers joined the battlefield.
For armies like Germany or Romania, which have many supporting weapons, the Soviet Union's superimposed attack method is not very effective. Because they have many ways to cause the reinforcements to suffer too much damage when they feel the front line and the effect is greatly reduced. For Poland,
For the military, this approach is really fatal.
Because most of their soldiers have been trained for only a few months, and some even less than a month, no matter how many weapons Britain and France provide, it will be in vain if they are not used properly. Therefore, facing the Soviet Union's offensive method that has been tested in the civil war, the Polish army is blind
. The Soviet soldiers relied on their numerical advantage to advance towards the position step by step.
After finally arriving at the charging position, following the command from the leading officer, the Soviet soldiers jumped up and rushed towards the position.
"not good."
General Sikorski, who was observing the battle situation, secretly whispered and immediately ordered: "Immediately order the reserves to go to the front line and drive them out."
As the commander's order was issued, three regiments of Polish troops rushed to the battlefield.
And a fight was unfolding on the battlefield.
"kill"
A Polish soldier rushed towards a Soviet Russian soldier who was rushing into the position beside him. While the enemy was not yet firm, he stabbed his opponent with a thrust. In the face of the Polish soldier's thrust, the Soviet soldier who had not yet regained his footing was completely helpless.
, he could only watch as the other party stabbed him down.
Situations like this Polish soldier on the battlefield are relatively rare. More often, several Soviet soldiers rush into the position in cooperation with each other. Facing these Soviet soldiers who have experienced many battles, Polish soldiers who lack combat experience
It was difficult to resist and they could only retreat steadily. For a while, the position was in danger of being captured by the enemy. Fortunately, reinforcements arrived and Su Bo's attempt to seize the position was dashed.
Looking at the defeated Soviet army, General Sikorski put down the big stone in his heart. The Fifth Army he commanded had suffered heavy losses in previous attacks by the Soviet army, and the army had too many new recruits. The defense of Vis
The time at the Wahe front line was short and there was no time to train these new recruits.
Therefore, in his plan, he planned to let these troops with more recruits feel the atmosphere of the battlefield first. Who knew that the Soviet Russian army did not test the attack when they arrived, but instead launched a rare direct fierce attack, which almost capsized his ship in the ditch.
It seemed that the previous plan could no longer be used. He sensed some subtle changes from the Soviet offensive. But what they were was still unknown.
However, he decided to inform Piłsudski in Warsaw of the situation, which might be of some help to him. However, he needed to defend the defense line and not let them threaten the rear of Warsaw.
