The Third Reich in Desperation

Since the German military led by General Sickert and carried forward by Reinhardt, the German military has worked hard for nearly 20 years to regain the dignity and honor it lost in the last world war!

At present, Poland, the last bandit to seize German land, has reached the end of his rope.They seized the debt of the Danzig Corridor in Germany at the beginning, but they were redoubled by the German army.

Reinhardt believes that it is his supreme honor and responsibility to be able to lead this generation of Germans, to catch up with and participate in the most glorious era of Germany, and to realize the value of life that he never achieved in his previous life until his death!

"General Halder, just now, I have issued the 'Pure White Order' prepared for the final stage of the "White Plan". The two major army groups under Bock and Rundstede will soon use their most The powerful hard power will completely crush the remnants of the Polish army entrenched in Warsaw!" Reinhardt stared at Halder intently and told.

Text Chapter 198 Faith

"Strike Warsaw?" Rundstede, who received the order from the Supreme Command, was stunned for a while.

At the last moment of this stable victory, the head of state unexpectedly issued an order to intervene with the frontline generals.As the commander of Army Group South, Rundstede immediately sensed how much Reinhardt attached importance to this matter.

After passing the instructions from Reinhardt to Manstein, Rundsteder asked politely: "What do you think of the mandatory orders issued by the head of state?"

After all, Manstein was labeled as a Führer faction, so Rundsteder took it for granted that he would have a better understanding of Reinhardt's intentions.

"Commander, it must be his reason that the head of state issued such a mandatory order."

After thinking for a while, Manstein chose to think about it from another angle: "Leaving aside the reason why the head of state did this, I think it is entirely possible to look at this issue from another angle."

"How to change the angle?" Longdstede was obviously interested.

The victory is set, no matter what you do, the German army is already a sure victory.The only difference is just how many casualties and how much time it takes.

Rundstede is just wondering why the head of state, who has always been unwilling to be reconciled to the generals, will make a special request this time?

If it is said that the Führer is only trying to avoid delays and seek a quick solution for a purely tactical reason, Rundsteder would not believe it even if he was killed.

Although the head of state doesn't look very serious, when it comes to specific tactics, he has always left it to the generals to judge with confidence.

Since the head of state intervened uncharacteristically, it is estimated that the head of state has seen some higher-level problems that some front-line generals have not noticed.

But Manstein does not intend to analyze this higher-level problem for Rundstede now.

I saw Manstein solemnly confided to Rundstede:

"Twenty years ago, when the empire was just defeated and surrendered, I never thought that I would have today. Ten years ago, under the constraints of the League of Nations, we managed to pull together an army that could still fight, I never thought that we would have today. .”

Manstein's eyes shone with fanaticism, and he looked directly into Rundsteder's eyes earnestly: "But now! With an army of nearly one million, we have defeated an enemy that was impossible to defeat 20 years ago, and gradually picked up the The glory of the past!"

Having said that, he punched the wall next to him hard: "16 years ago, when the head of state just planned Operation Rainbow, I might laugh at him for not understanding the overall situation, and stupidly ushered in the doubled hatred between Britain and France. And sanctions. Ten years ago, when the Führer openly confronted the League of Nations, I might still think that it was his youthful vigor that set him on fire."

"But looking back now, what did the head of state do that we didn't want to do but didn't dare to do?!"

"I never believed in those political propagandas, and I didn't pay much attention to the previous achievements of the head of state. I only believed in what I saw with my own eyes! Since taking over as prime minister, the head of state has led Germany to create many miracles by himself. It can't be fake!"

"That being the case, what reason do we have for not implementing this simple order? For us, this is just another feasible style of play. But for the head of state, this may represent an important long-term plan !"

As for Manstein, Rundstede knew something about him as early as the last world war, but the current Manstein seems to be quite different from before.

As a rigorous and meticulous staff member.What Manstein hated the most at the beginning were those people with hippie smiles and unscrupulous faces.As his subordinate, whoever acts like this will definitely be severely reprimanded, even if he is his superior, he will not get good looks from him.

However, Reinhardt, the most unscrupulous man in German history, was admired and respected by Manstein from the bottom of his heart!

Many people believe that Manstein is a Führer who rose to power by serving the Führer.

But Rundstede knew that it was Manstein, a man who never disdained to follow others, was always aloof, and was even called "manly" by his colleagues in private!

As for whether he is suitable to sit in this position, Rundstede believes that he has used a series of outstanding performances since the beginning of the war to silence everyone's gossip.

Such a person can still follow Reinhardt wholeheartedly, so why can't he obey the simple order of the head of state?

Anyway, I have to carry out the order. Instead of doing it unwillingly, it is better to do my best to complete the assigned task beautifully.This is the demeanor that a Prussian general should have!

Knowing this, Rundstede ordered loudly: "Pass my order, let the Eighth Army that arrived earlier surround the city around the ring line of Warsaw City. Then, through saturated shelling and high-intensity bombing means force him to surrender."

"Order, the Tenth Army must arrive at the outskirts of Warsaw within three days and prepare for the attack. Once the Polish army in the city does not surrender within three days, the Tenth Army will immediately launch a storm on the fourth day and devote all its forces to street fighting Detachment. The Polish troops in the urban area of ​​Warsaw are all remnants with low combat effectiveness, which happens to be used for actual combat training by our well-trained street fighting detachment!"

Looking at the officers gathered in the conference room, Rundstede concluded with a classic line that will be sung by later generations: "The bell of Poland's destiny has sounded, go! I want to review the bravery in the center of Warsaw." Good fighting German army!"

"Yes!" All the officers held their heads high. From their eyes, Rundstede seemed to recall the group of elite generals he led in the last world war.

At the beginning, everyone was like now, full of hope and determination, full of passion and courage...

It's a pity that they failed to win in the end. In the end, they only left behind the shame of scars and failure, and faced a cruel ending.

Looking at the backs of the officers who led the orders away, Rundstede secretly sighed.This time, under the leadership of the head of state, what kind of ending will Germany usher in?

Hope, it's different from last time.After all, he hates losing, even more than he likes winning!

In his eyes, there is an essential difference between the two!

............

At the same moment, in eastern Poland.

"Our vanguard is now less than [-] kilometers away from Warsaw. General Timoshenko, you are truly a contemporary star of our Soviet!" After Timoshenko finally gathered his strength to break through the Kaibo Army's eastern defense line, Khrushchev heaved a sigh of relief seeing the improvement in the fighting situation.

"That's right. Comrade Timoshenko's loyalty to the party and level of leadership are obvious to all. After returning to China, we will definitely report all this to Comrade Stalin." Yezhov also did not hesitate to praise him.

Without Timoshenko, a professional soldier commanding the troops, the situation would have opened up.The two of them who had lied to Stalin about their victory a long time ago would definitely be in bad luck.

"Since the general has defeated the Polish frontier army, I suggest that the army fight steadily and step by step to avoid accidents." Khrushchev, who finally breathed a sigh of relief, suggested cautiously: "Instead of rushing to take Warsaw, it is better to consolidate the existing The fruits of victory. Warsaw can't win or lose, and it is really unacceptable to be defeated by the Polish army counterattack."

Don't ask for success, but ask for nothing!

As a Soviet general, Timoshenko shared this notion.What is Warsaw, it is a wise move to keep the existing achievements and make steady progress.

Main text Chapter 199 The handshake of friendship between gentlemen before the duel

While Rundstede's Army Group South was shelling Warsaw, Bock's Army Group North was not idle.

Under Bock's order, Guderian led the 19th Armored Division of the Wehrmacht to march all the way in lightning, and cooperated with the 140st Armored Division of the SS in the south. In just two days, it advanced more than [-] kilometers east of Warsaw, even exceeding The total amount of the Soviet army's westward advance distance.

"Lucas, don't you like to drive fast? Why do you drive slowly today?" After fiddling with his brand new Iron Cross [-]nd Class, Wittmann approached the tank driver Luka happily. S chatted.

The second-class Iron Cross Medal that Wittmann received was personally awarded by Germany's most famous "armor expert" Guderian just the day before yesterday.For an armored soldier, there is nothing more glorious than receiving the Iron Cross from Guderian.

"Come on, Wittmann, I'm driving a tank, and the fastest speed can be a little faster than now." Lucas yawned, and replied slowly: "Since we hit the tank head-on last time. Since the Polish cavalry battalion, the 111 crew has never experienced a decent battle. In my opinion, the reason why you think the speed of the car is slow is because you are idle. If there is a war, you will know this The speed can’t be called fast.”

The battle that Lucas said defeated the Polish cavalry battalion was the battle of honor that won Wittmann the Iron Cross.

In that battle, the 111 vehicle group and the 112 vehicle group teamed up to make a surprise attack. Taking advantage of the favorable terrain and the equipment advantages of the T3 tank, they defeated an elite Polish cavalry battalion in one fell swoop, creating a classic tank VS cavalry duel.

"Wittmann, your No. 111 tank is driving too far forward. Pay attention to control the speed, and don't open the distance between us too far!" In the communication channel, the armored reconnaissance platoon leader Vik reminded vigilantly.

Although along the way, the "enemy troops" they occasionally encountered were nothing but a group of remnants, deserters, and defeated soldiers.Moreover, the No. 113 tank, which was left for maintenance due to tank failure, has now returned to the reconnaissance platoon, strengthening the armor of the entire platoon.