69novels Chapter 486
Chapter 486
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: 0.047s Scan: 0.030sAlong the Vivas River, a German armored unit was marching in the fog.
The sudden thick fog made both sides of the war enter the fog of war, and it was difficult for each other to find out the position of the other side.
This caused a lot of trouble for both sides.
The German army originally had an advantage in weapons, but because of the fog, they did not know the specific positions of their friendly forces and the enemy, so almost all the heavy artillery stopped and did not dare to fire easily.
As for the fighters and bombers in the air, they were even more affected. In this kind of weather, let alone carrying out missions, even taking off was a problem.
From this point of view, the inability to use heavy weapons and call for air support was a weakening for the German army.
However, for the Borland side, the fog made them not worry about being attacked by German artillery fire and bombing in the air.
However, this kind of weather made them find that the distance of the enemy’s attack was greatly shortened.
The Polish army has almost no tanks. Most of their soldiers are infantry, and a small number are cavalry. They move very slowly. Unless they stick to their positions and do not move, once they leave the protection of their positions and are encountered by the German armored forces in the wild, it will be a massacre!
At this time, the thirteen German armored divisions are quickly making a detour towards the Polish positions, intending to penetrate from the front and cut off the communication between the Polish troops, divide and surround them, and then defeat them one by one!
Unlike the German-Polish War five years ago, this time the German army’s goal is to destroy all armed forces in the entire Polish territory, take over and control the entire Polish territory.
Therefore, whenever the German army sees a Polish person holding a weapon and still resisting, regardless of whether the opponent is an army or not, they will attack
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“Where are we now?”
Reinhardt climbed out of the armored command vehicle and looked around with a telescope. Because of the thick fog, even with the telescope in his hand, he couldn’t see the situation in the distance clearly.
He couldn’t even see the overall picture of his own troops, and didn’t know the situation in front, behind, left, and right of the troops, which made him very anxious.
If it weren’t for the large number of Type 1 tanks acting as signal soldiers, traveling between the troops and transmitting the information in time, so that he could understand some of the information, he would probably be restless!
“If we are heading in the right direction, we should be in Bydgoszcz now!”
The staff officer on the command vehicle took out a map and spread it on the roof of the armored vehicle. Reinhardt simply stood on the roof, holding the slender communication antenna in his hand, swaying left and right as the armored vehicle moved forward.
“Something is wrong. We are not on the main road. Look, the land under our feet is very soft. It looks like farmland.”
Reinhardt pointed to the mud on the ground. With the crushing of a large number of tank tracks, a large amount of mud was thrown up and splashed everywhere!
“Hmm, it seems to be a little off!”
The staff also discovered the abnormality.
“Report, General, we found a railway bridge ahead, with about two companies of garrison troops on the bridge. A regiment is asking us whether we should bypass it or launch a strong attack?”
A Type 1 tank roared over, rushed over at a high speed, and then with a chic and elegant flow, it went from facing each other to facing each other, keeping the same speed as the command vehicle. A soldier got out of the turret and loudly reported the situation to Reinhardt and other commanders of the division headquarters.
“Railway bridge?”
Reinhardt and his staff were stunned when they heard the news!
“Wait, are you sure it’s a railway bridge?”
As the vanguard of the First Army, the 1st Armored Division’s goal in this battle was to act as a sharp bayonet and head straight for Warsaw, the capital of Poland.
However, due to the large number of Type 4 tanks, they encountered some troubles on the banks of the Vivas River.
In order for the 30-ton Type 4 tank to cross the river smoothly, they had to find a place with slow water flow and shallow water to wade across the river, or find a city with a sturdy stone bridge or railway bridge to cross the river!
Originally, their goal was Bydgoszcz, which had a very old stone bridge that was built during the war in 1923. In the 1980s, German tractors and tanks crossed the Vivas River from here, so this bridge could carry them across the river.
Of course, as the longest river in Poland, the Vivas River cannot have only one bridge. In the upper reaches of Bydgoszcz, in the city of Toruń in the Pomeranian region, there is also a bridge, and it is a railway bridge!
So when Reinhard heard the soldiers report that they had found a railway bridge, his eyes were straight!
Did they run to Toruń by mistake?
This place is less than 150 kilometers away from Warsaw. If they take this place, they can reach the city of Warsaw within half a day!
“Yes, General, we have confirmed that this is indeed a railway bridge, and just now a military train full of Polish soldiers left the bridge and headed for the other side of the river!” The scout answered very confidently!
“The Boran people must have gone to reinforce Huasha!”
“They must be going to resist the attack of the Third Army!”
“This is a good opportunity!”
“That’s right. While the Polish troops are dispersed, we can cross the river unexpectedly and move eastward, then make a detour from the rear and attack Huasha from behind. I think the Polish people would never dream that we would come from the east!”
Reinhardt was very excited. He keenly grasped an opportunity.
“Quick, send a telegram to the army headquarters to report our plan and pass on my order to have the First Regiment launch an attack immediately to seize the railway bridge!”
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Guderian’s headquarters was not far from the 1st Armored Division.
After the First Army set out from Posen, it was immediately divided into two parts. One part attacked northwards to capture Bydgoszcz, then crossed the Vivas River, established contact with the Third Army in East Prussia, and cut off the connection between the main force of Poland and the capital from the east.
The other part attacked from the front, directly attacked the Lodz area, opened the eastern gate of Warsaw, and launched a siege on Warsaw from the front!
At this time, Guderian’s position was just below the city of Toruń, a place called Kolin, less than 50 kilometers away from Toruń and less than 60 kilometers away from Lodz.
Because of the heavy fog, the German advance slowed down a bit, but even so, with the current German advance speed, they will launch an attack on Lodz in five hours at the latest and three and a half hours at the fastest.
At this time, just as Guderian was taking a short rest in Kolin and preparing to set off for the Lodz area, Reinhardt’s telegram came.
“Toruń? How did this guy get here?”
After seeing the telegram, Guderian immediately marked Toruń’s location in his mind without even looking at the map.
“Commander, this is a good opportunity. As long as they can successfully cross the Vivas River and we can successfully capture Lodz, we will be able to meet at the gates of Warsaw in three days at the latest!”
Capturing Warsaw is the main task of the First Army, and it is also the greatest achievement of this battle.
Hans and the Russians are both fighting with Poland. Whoever takes the lead in capturing the capital of Poland will be able to divide more land after the war and build a more favorable defense line for themselves.
So, let alone the Germans, the Russians are probably also advancing rapidly at this time, trying to capture Warsaw before the Germans, right?
Guderian nodded. He also thought this was a good opportunity.
However, he felt that the key to this battle was not in the front, but in the back.
So he made a very bold decision.
“The plan to attack Lodz is left to you. I will take the Second Armored Division to chase the First Armored Division and make a detour from the east!”
“Reinhardt is still too naive. Does he think that he can just sit back and reap the benefits by going behind Huasha? He is dreaming. Can the bears just sit there and watch us attack Huasha?”