The border area was not as nervous as Lin Biao imagined, and they rushed to the border area in a hurry, but Lin Biao and the others found that both the German soldiers and the Polish soldiers on the border were very leisurely, and it was not like a war was about to break out, but a leisurely military exercise.

"As early as the beginning of the year, the Reich had issued an ultimatum to the Polish conquest, demanding the return of Danzig and the right to build roads and railways in the "Polish Corridor", but the Polish government refused. The despicable old English and the Gallic rooster had formally formed a military alliance and given Poland security guarantees, which made these damned Poles ignore the threat of the Empire, and now it was time for the Empire to teach them a hard lesson. ”

The person who came to liaise with Zhuo Fei and his party was an SS second lieutenant named Gargo, who may have been in the SS headquarters for a long time, and Gargo's tone was always full of pride and confidence. "These damned Poles ignore the Reich because they think they have the support of the British and French, and I think they will soon be punished." There was a sense of anger in Gargo's eyes, and the coldness in his words made Zhuo Fei very uncomfortable.

"Ladies and gentlemen, when I came, Mr. Gustav made a special explanation, maybe you would like to go and see the Leopard tank." After a cursory walk around the confrontation area, the hospitable Gargo took Zhuo Fei and them to a woodland near the border. "Look, this is where the SS Panzer units are staging, and the whole 300 of the latest Leopard tanks are here. As soon as command gives the order to attack, these steel beasts will run over the border and tear those damned Poles to shreds. ”

Gargo was talking to himself at this time, because no one in Zhuo Fei was willing to listen to his complaints, and everyone's eyes had already fallen on those Leopard tanks in the woodland. "Oh my God, this is the Leopard? It's too big. After taking care of the Japanese army's pea-like light tank on the battlefield, and suddenly seeing the hideous Leopard tank, Lin Biao and the others were only amazed and shocked at the moment.

"If the little devil's tank is hit by such a shot, Guan Bao will be bombed into scrap metal immediately, right?" The 75 mm gun of the Leopard tank is so powerful that you can't imagine what it would be like to be hit by such a tank gun. While everyone was amazed, Zhuo Fei was studying the searchlight-like parts that suddenly appeared on the top of the Leopard tank's turret, including the large cylindrical monoculars next to the parts.

Zhuo Fei knew that it would not be a telescope, because Zhuo Fei had seen something like this more than once in Gustav's study. According to the clues he found from Gustav's mouth and some of the intelligence analysis under Vivien's control, Zhuo Fei believed that this thing was a vehicle-mounted infrared night vision device that the German army had researched and experimentally equipped the troops. Night vision devices are popular in later generations, especially in the special forces, which are equipped with night vision weapons, Zhuo Fei, who has the memory of later generations, is no stranger to night vision weapons, and there are many night vision weapons for individual soldiers in the exchange system in the light curtain.

The Germans were the first country in the world to develop night vision devices, and in fact, the United States and the Soviet Union began to study night vision devices after World War II on the basis of receiving a large number of German scientists. Zhuo Fei just didn't expect that in 1939, he saw the on-board night vision device developed by the Germans. Equipped with the external armor of the Leopard tank, Zhuo Fei took a hard look at the vehicle-mounted night vision device out of the corner of his eye, and found that the Germans' vehicle-mounted night vision device was only a product of the initial stage.

Zhuo Fei, who was relieved, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, if the Germans' scientific and technological capabilities were too good, then this war would probably deviate from his expected direction. There were not only 300 Leopard tanks in the woodland, but also some medium-sized No. 3 tanks, and Zhuo Fei immediately called Lin Biao and the others to the No. 3 tank. "This is the German tank No. 3, armed with a 50-mm gun and two machine guns, with a crew of 5 people and a speed of about 30 kilometers per hour."

"The Germans are currently focusing on equipping the Leopard tank, which is facing the situation of being reduced to a training vehicle or serving as a rear guard, and I have signed a contract with the Führer, and we will buy a batch of German replacement No. 3 tanks, the exact number of which is to be determined." Zhuo Fei's words made Lin Biao and the others can't help but cheer, if their troops have 100 such tanks, Guan Bao can make the Japanese army suffer a loss.

"Actually, whether it's a Leopard tank or a No. 3 tank, the important thing is combat tactics. I do not deny that the Leopard tank is better than the No. 3 tank, and the No. 3 tank is better than the Japanese tank, but I would say that in the rapid changes on the battlefield, if the coordination between the infantry and the armored forces is not coordinated, even the most powerful tanks will not help. We are here, not just as spectators, but also to pay attention to the tactics and tactics of the German armored forces, especially the coordinated tactics between their infantry and tanks, which is the most important thing. ”

Perhaps it was the urgency of Lin Biao and the others that God knew, and on the third day after Zhuo Fei and the others arrived in the border area, the SS armored troops, who had already prepared their attack equipment, received the order to attack. At 2 o'clock in the morning, the roar of motors suddenly sounded in the woodland 40 kilometers away from the border area, and more than 300 tanks rushed out of the woodland, with the cooperation of two SS infantry divisions, and rushed all the way to the border area.

Zhuo Fei and the others who were riding in the jeep fell far behind, because Gargo, who was the liaison officer, did not want Zhuo Fei to go too far ahead, these Asians were all guests of the Führer, and if there was an accident, Gargo and they would be demoted or even tried for it. The rumbling of artillery was incessant, the occasional orange fire in front of me pierced the night, and a tidal wave of SS soldiers rushed into Poland by various means of transport, and a war was inevitable.

Almost the same as the steps in Zhuo Fei's later memory, in order to raid Poland, Germany had already assembled the "North" Army Group consisting of 21 divisions in Pomerania and East Prussia, and the "South" Army Group consisting of 33 divisions in German Silesia and Czechoslovakia, and prepared almost 2,000 aircraft to provide air support. Hitler was absolutely imperative against Poland, and the Polish side also formulated a corresponding war plan against Germany, but it was far inferior to the German army in terms of the number of troops and equipment.

The Polish government had already recognized the ambitions of the Germans, and according to their war plan against Germany, the Poles were ready to resist to the end. But at this time, Britain and France came to the fore, and they declared a military alliance and provided Poland with so-called security guarantees, saying that if Germany attacked Poland, then Britain and France would declare war on Germany. In such an environment, the Poles miscalculated the strength of the Anglo-French alliance and the ambitions of the Germans, and they did not expect that the Germans would really start fighting.

"See, this is the lethality and marching speed of mechanized troops, if we want to drive the Japanese army into the sea in the shortest possible time, we must also form our own mechanized troops." The combat effectiveness and the speed of the advance of the armored forces made Lin Biao and others very addicted, and the German armored unit to which Zhuo Fei belonged had not traveled less than 80 kilometers every day since they broke through the Polish defense line, and many Polish troops had already scattered before they could take the battle.

The power of the Leopard tank fascinated everyone, and the No. 3 tank, which served as a secondary attacker, also showed everyone their style, and the officers who came to watch the battle gave a thumbs up, saying that the more you buy this thing, the better. "What you say is light, the Germans are not philanthropists who are willing to give it to us for nothing, this thing has to be bought for money." Zhuo Fei laughed, "I also want to buy more No. 3 tanks to return to China, but funding is a key, and transportation is also a big problem." As soon as Britain and France declared war on Germany, ships departing from Bremerhaven were placed in the sphere of influence of the Anglo-French fleet. ”

Zhuo Fei's fears were not unreasonable, and less than 48 hours after the Germans launched their attack on Poland, the Anglo-French alliance issued an ultimatum to Germany, demanding that Germany immediately stop its invasion of Poland and withdraw from Polish territory. The German government ignored this, and urged all troops entering Poland to speed up the attack, and the next day, at 12 a.m. on June 6, Britain and France declared war on Germany, but the German government still did not respond positively, but only transferred Hitler's office from Berlin to the special train "Armenia".

Hitler changed his office to a special train, and Zhuo Fei knew that this guy was going to come to the front to inspect it, and received a secret telegram from Vivian from Berlin, and Zhuo Fei immediately prepared to return to Berlin. "Gentlemen, the war in Europe has broken out, and you have all seen the actual combat of mechanized troops, and I believe that the four days and five nights of fighting will be a sublimation of your command ability. Now, we're going back to Berlin, we're going to receive our own tanks, and then we're going home. ”

Zhuo Fei didn't plan to stay in Poland and wait for a meeting with Hitler, the European war had already broken out, and at this time, he showed an unusual relationship with Hitler, which did not help much for his follow-up plans. Taking advantage of the fact that the British and French fleets had not completely blockaded the German seas, they hurriedly left Germany with the No. 3 tanks they had ordered, and once Britain and France reacted to blockade the German seas, all the tanks they had obtained at great cost would be left to the Germans.