Chapter 199: Warsaw

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In the old building compartment, a little boy in suspenders was sitting on the table, and his parents were dividing a pot of potatoes and cabbage leaves. The little boy looked at the half sausage hanging on the window sill, and swallowed his saliva.
A few days ago, when a German bomber appeared over Warsaw, Warsaw began to implement a food ration system. Many citizens went hungry because they could not receive food, but the government still believed that the war would eventually go in the direction of benefiting them. Unfortunately, many well-informed Poles do not believe the government ’s rhetoric. They dragged their luggage and relatives fled southeast.
"I heard that the Germans have hit Lodz?" The boy's mother asked absently while stirring the food in the basin with a spoon. The situation in Warsaw has been very bad recently. Many people have started to pack their bags and are ready to leave this city that is getting closer and closer to the front line.
"That was a few days ago, our army is just a bunch of waste." The man took a bite of potatoes, and his tone was full of unwillingness and annoyance: "Our army is just a bunch of waste, and they can't help hundreds of thousands of people. Stop the Germans for a day. "
The woman was startled and raised her head to ask, "Why? The front line has lost again?"
"I'm at the telephone connection and I know a little more." The man lowered the spoon in his hand and sighed. "Yesterday's news, Germany estimates that it is now a dozen kilometers outside Warsaw."
The woman was obviously shocked by the news, looked at her husband, and said for a long time: "Oh my god. The Germans have hit such a close place? No wonder German planes come more and more frequently these days. . "
"Boom!" Suddenly the whole room trembled, the dust on the ceiling was shaken down, and the dazed boy in the room was staring at the dachshund with a sudden explosion, and the chandelier creaked. Shaking.
The peaceful life was finally broken. The war was once so far away from here, but now it is close at hand. The capital of a country will eventually be affected by war, which is already a desperate thing.
"Good boy, don't move under the table, I'll go out and see what's going on ..." The man wiped his mouth, stood up, dusted the body, pushed open the door and walked out of his house Go down the stairs to the first floor and out of your own building.
As soon as he walked out of the building, he saw that a three-story building had collapsed not far away, next to two pedestrians who had fallen to the ground. The collapsed building was a big pit. In the middle of the big pit, there was light smoke.
There were already sporadic people around, looking around in a circle. He hurried over and found a middle-aged woman lying on the ground, and an old man in a woolen coat. It seemed that both were hit by shrapnel and rubble.
"Why not pull the air defense alarm?" A citizen standing not far away looking at the lively crowd looked at the dead body in horror and asked the companions around him.
His companions were also at a loss: "Maybe the plane came too suddenly, maybe ..."
"This is a 203 mm caliber howitzer!" Said the Polish man who had served as an artillery and pointed to the pit on the ground. "This is not a bomb dropped by an Air Force aircraft. This is a cannon."
"It's impossible ... how far can the cannon be?" A young man asked with a pale face. "The German army ... hit the suburbs?"
"If I were you, go home quickly, get your things cleaned up, and take your children away quickly. Warsaw is no longer a safe place." The man loudly reminded the surrounding citizens: "Quick leave here!"
Not far away, dozens of Polish soldiers carrying guns were approaching this side. They also found the location of the shelling and rushed over to check the surroundings.
"Let's break up! There's nothing to look at!" The infantry in the back began to drive the crowd around to see the lively crowd. The lively people were driven to a far place.
The headed officer signaled the soldier to leave the man who had served as a soldier. He looked at the man ’s face and then asked, "Sir, I think you should have been a soldier. To be honest, I have no idea about this matter. , Can you tell me what you know? "
"This is our Polish 203 mm caliber howitzer. It's that kind of heavy bulky artillery. It's not easy to move." The man thought about it and said, "I used this on the Pod border when I was a soldier. artillery."
"You mean, this is our own accidental injury?" The officer asked, his face full of expectant expressions. It seemed that he would rather believe that this was his own accidental injury than the Germans.
"I'm afraid it was a weapon seized by the Germans." The man broke the illusion of the young officer: "This kind of cannon is generally deployed on the border and cannot be easily moved. This is probably because the Germans hit a dozen kilometers away from here. I just thought of using a cannon to give us a letter first. "
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"You mean that the Germans have already reached Warsaw? ... Why did I get the report?" Betan hung up the phone fiercely and yelled at his commanders: "A bunch of waste! All idiots! They have two hundred. Ten thousand troops were defeated by one million Germans, and there was no place along the way to stand by for a day! "
"Sir, the troops who checked the source of the explosion wrote back that it was a shell attack, and the air defense observation post also returned news that they did not find the invasion of the German aircraft." An adjutant covered the phone's microphone with his hand and reported loudly .
"Cannonball? How did the artillery attack hit Warsaw? They are so close? Shouldn't they still be tens of kilometers away?" Betan shouted loudly: "The last time I contacted the Pomerania Legion was When? They should now set up a defense line in the northern part of Warsaw! Why have n’t they heard of it yet? "
"General Portnoski called for the last time and said they were fighting violently with the Germans who were pursuing them. He said that in the afternoon some of his troops could reach northern Poland." The adjutant immediately replied.
"Britain and French are betraying faith! They frown at the Germans and finally sell their loyal allies to the ferocious jackals! Wait! They will one day eat the bitter fruits they planted! One can't run away! One can also run No way! "Betan roared loudly, and in anger fell everything he could handle.
"Sir, if it doesn't work, let's retreat to the southern region? There we can hide at least for a while and see what the UK and France will explain." The secretary persuaded.
"They won't give any explanation to a country that is dying!" Betan said with a wave of his hand. "And it's too late to escape at this time! The German team in the south has controlled a large area, and we no longer have a place to stand."
"Sir ... we, don't we just sit here and die?" The secretary said with some fear: "If they advance a few more kilometers, they can hit the shells directly on our heads!"
"What can I do? My Minister of Defense, Commander of the Army, Minister of Transportation, and Minister of Civil Affairs have all escaped! I am still not sure how many troops can be deployed and how many reserve personnel can be mobilized ... "
"Then let me take full responsibility for the defense work of Warsaw." An officer came in. He is the commander of the Polish Warsaw Corps Nasal-responsible for the defense of the entire area near Warsaw.
He began ordering troops to lay defenses around Warsaw, dig trenches and fortifications, dig anti-tank trenches and lay mines in the main defensive areas a week ago. He suggested deploying anti-aircraft artillery in the main section of Warsaw, but this proposal was rejected on the grounds that "it will cause public panic."
But the citizens still panicked. German bombers began frequenting Warsaw two days ago, dropping dozens of tons of bombs and destroying many residential houses and military facilities in Warsaw.
But because the general named Nazar insisted that Warsaw's vicinity was not without readiness. Instead, it became the best city in Poland for readiness. These pre-built fortifications provided confidence and courage to the 50,000 defenders of Warsaw. They decided to coexist and die with the city.
"I ordered to take over the command of all Polish soldiers nearby! Gather them together and surround Warsaw!" Betan has been with this Nassar in recent days, and Nassar has become his most trusted army general , So Betan commanded him loudly: "Do not allow the Germans to go one step further! The victory will ultimately belong to us!"
Nassar never believed that victory would belong to Poland, and since German encirclement of the Łódź Legion, he did not even believe this slogan. All he can do now is perform the duties of a soldier and defend his country until the last moment.
After receiving this order, he hurried back to his command post and began to confirm the number of troops he could deploy. He soon got even more frustrating news. Just now, the Germans once again bombarded Warsaw. Six shells hit buildings in the northwestern part of Warsaw ’s city, causing dozens of civilian casualties.
But it ’s not all bad news. Warsaw has about 20,000 reserve soldiers who can be armed. Counting the police and the real defensive force, Nassar can gather a full of 80,000
soldiers
to defend against the German attack. .
In addition, the Pomeranian Legion, which has not been informed, also resumed contact. They were surrounded by 30 kilometers away from Warsaw. It is obviously impossible to break through, and Portnoski intends to lead these all the way to Warsaw. The army beneath the city stood still until the last moment.