Chapter 357 Retreat to the Siegfried Line

Relying on armored troops, outstanding mobility, dividing and encircling the Polish army, and then eating them in bite-sized pieces, this was the tactic of the Blitzkrieg and the main tactic of the German armored forces.

And now, this tactic has been brought into full play on Polish soil!

The "Pomeranian" army on the Danzig corridor made a frantic breakout, but it was unsuccessful. After that, as the encirclement continued to shrink, the army was completely crushed on the Danzig corridor.

The commander of the army, General Boltnovsky, became the highest-ranking Polish officer ever killed in action.

After the main force in the Danzig corridor had been eliminated, the German troops turned around and marched swiftly towards Warsaw.

In the south, the powerful SS Panzer Division crushed Mokra's defenders in half a day and advanced north.

At the same time, in the battle, advanced combat stories also emerged, especially the story of the infantry Nelz, which was circulated throughout the German army. As an ordinary infantry soldier, he blocked the Polish cavalry with his flesh and blood. , infecting everyone.

"The Führer, France and England, have declared war on us." When the Polish campaign began, Cyric was transferred to the train. No one knew where he was, but he knew the battles everywhere.

Now, after three or five days of stalemate, taking advantage of the grand ceremonies of the British and French military parades, France and the United Kingdom issued an ultimatum to Germany. Of course, Cyric ignored the ultimatum.

So, with the present result, Britain and France declared war on Germany.

"Führer, I think we should mobilize elite troops from the Polish front, otherwise, our western front will not be able to withstand the attack of the British and French coalition forces, and we will fall into a terrible two-front battle." At last Brausic spoke.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the situation is gradually getting out of control!

The main force of the German army is all on the eastern front, while on the western front, Britain and France have declared war on Germany.

In the western part of Germany, there is only the German First Army under the command of Erwin von Witzleben. Although it is called the First Army, the equipment of this army is quite backward. There are basically no tanks. Many troops below, Not even the number of artillery pieces.

If the Anglo-French coalition forces came over, they would find that what stood in front of them was simply a layer of paper. As long as they rushed over, they would be able to tear open the German army's defense line, and even be able to hit Berlin all the way!

Brausic must remind Cyric that Germany has been walking a tightrope in recent years, and a slight gust of wind can overturn Germany.

Now, the German army is already strong, but all of them are on the eastern front. Now, it is also very important to transfer some troops to return to the western front to protect their own territory.

Of course, Cyric would not accept his proposal.

"The key for us now is to defeat Poland as quickly as possible." Cyric said clearly: "Now, our army is progressing rapidly, and all the main troops are gathering towards Warsaw."

"I estimate that as long as we wait until tomorrow, we can create a situation for the Poles. We are about to encircle Warsaw. In this case, the Poles will definitely leave Warsaw. As long as their government leaves Warsaw, the Soviets will come up. , attack from the east!"

Stalin also wanted to save face. After all, the Soviet Union and Poland signed a non-aggression pact. Therefore, although it was planned to divide Poland with Germany in private, it was inconvenient for Stalin to do it.

As long as the Polish government fled, the Soviet Union could find a decent excuse to send troops to Poland.

When the Soviet army also attacked from the east, the whole of Poland was completely divided up. Now is the most critical time, and it is absolutely impossible to withdraw troops from the front.

The progress in the past few days has been quite rapid.

Bock's North Road Army Group completely wiped out the Polish Army "Pomeranian" Army, then went south, severely damaged the "Modlin" Army, and then forced the Vistula River to seize the position from the north covering the road to Warsaw. .

On the South Road, Guderian's South Road Army Group hit the Polish Army "Lodz" and "Krakow" two armies, occupying the Polish industrial center Lodz and the second largest city Krakow.

Among them, the fastest SS 1st Panzer Division will be able to reach the southern suburbs of Warsaw tonight, cutting off the retreat of the Polish Army "Poznan" Army from the south.

The encirclement of Warsaw would soon begin, and under such circumstances, Cyric would certainly not withdraw his troops from the front and go west to fight the French.

"So, what about our threats on the Western Front?" Brausich asked.

"Western Front? Let the guards at the border gradually retreat until they reach the Siegfried Line." Cyric said: "Along the way of the retreat, deploy S-type mines and use them to delay the French army's actions."

Cyric gave a plan to use mines to retreat gradually, all the way to his own defense line.

It's just a joke! However, when Brausich saw Cyric's expression, he was not joking in any way.

After the end of the First World War, France and Germany were on guard against each other. Since many areas of the border between the two sides were plains, which were easy to defend and difficult to attack, the French began to build the Maginot Line.

As a defeated country, Germany is not qualified. It would be good to have an army of 100,000. However, when Germany occupied the Rhineland, it greatly improved morale. At that time, Germany decided to build a building on the opposite side of the Maginot Line. Siegfried line.

This line of defense could cover the German western front and serve as a staging ground for the westward attack and a heavy artillery position to support the attack.

From Clervaux in Germany near the Dutch border, it extends along the borders with Belgium, Luxembourg, and France to Basel, Switzerland, with a total length of 630 kilometers.

Compared with the solid Maginot Line, the fortifications here are smaller and simpler in structure, but there are as many as 11,860, far exceeding the Maginot Line.

The defense line is not on the border. Now, Cyric said that he would withdraw to the defense line, which is equivalent to giving up those villages on the border.

"Blausich, use your brain and think about it." Seeing that the military general was still hesitating, Cyric's tone became serious: "If Britain and France wanted to do it, they would have done it! Now, They are just pretending, as long as our mines kill more than a dozen French soldiers, they will stop advancing immediately."

Britain and France do not want to fight at all, they are afraid of death!

Seeing that Brauchitch was still that stupid, Cyric continued: "If they really wanted to fight, they would have mobilized the country long ago. Now, do the British and French have the desire to fight?"

Cyric's words finally made Brausich accepted: "Yes, Führer, I understand."