"You say the Polish government fled to Koblin?"

Lieutenant General Hoffman commanded his own vehicle and asked the communications staff officer in a loud voice. These words made the officer a little at a loss, and he felt that the telegram in his hand was like a thousand weights.

"Yes, Your Excellency, the Polish government has fled to Kobrin with last night."

Hearing the staff officer's confirmation, Hoffman hammered the carriage hard. There was no way, and his idea of blocking the Polish government's escape was in vain.

But then again, it's very difficult to stop a government from fleeing. In ancient and modern times, as long as the other party wants to escape, few of them block it in the capital.

So this is more of a wish of Hoffmann, but after the wish is shattered, he needs to think more about reality.

"How far is our army from Warsaw now?"

This question was much easier to answer than before, and I saw that the communications staff officer immediately replied. "At present, the vanguard of our army is closest to Warsaw, the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Regiment of the 1st Panzer Division, and they have already reached Gruec, which is only 28 kilometers from Warsaw, and will be able to reach the outside of Warsaw this afternoon. The 65th Motorized Rifle Division, which was also echoing the 1st Panzer Division, was attacking Kagle, and the battle was expected to be resolved in two hours, and they were 25 kilometers from Warsaw. And the 4th Panzer Division on our side has already reached Kouber, which is only 31 kilometers from Warsaw. ”

It was clear that the staff officer knew what Hoffman wanted to know, and reported to him all the latest information in his department.

Based on this information, Hoffman quickly sketched out the entire battle situation in his mind. It can be said that Warsaw is about to face a state of semi-encirclement of its own.

At this time, he wanted to hear about the situation of his allies in the German army, so that he could better understand the whole situation.

"What is the latest report of the German army on the progress of the battle situation at the moment?"

In response to Hoffman's questioning, the staff officer continued. "At present, according to the report of the German side, Rundstedt's Army Group South has inflicted heavy losses on the Polish Army's "Lodz" and "Krakow" armies, and has now occupied Lodz, while the 14th Army under its command has already conquered Krakow with our Army Group on the Southern Front. The 16th Panzer Division, the 4th Panzer Corps, which was the vanguard of the 4th Panzer Corps, had already captured Wowich, which was only more than 70 kilometers from Warsaw, and was expected to arrive in Warsaw tomorrow. ”

"And Army Group North, the 4th Army, which had annihilated Army Group Pomerania, crossed the Vistula River and was encircling and annihilating the Polish Army Group Modlin on the northern bank with the 3rd Army Group of East Prussia. In addition, the 19th Army, commanded by your old friend General Guderian, has broken through the Polish interception from East Prussia and crossed the Narev River, and has now reached Ostrov, 110 kilometers from Warsaw. ”

In fact, Germany is much faster than it has been in history, partly because it is under less pressure from Romanian assistance, and secondly, because it is better equipped. Because after the exchange between Germany and Romania, it put forward higher requirements for its own tanks. Therefore, at present, the equipment of the German armored forces is mainly tanks No. 2 and No. 4, as well as a small number of No. 1 and No. 3 tanks, as well as the purchase of R20 tanks from Romania.

Among them, the research work on the Romanian R20 tank, the imitation and improvement of the No. 5 tank, is in full swing.

As for Hoffman's friend Guderian, he was deeply affected by it, not to mention the use of armor, but also the battle against Poland. Hoffmann's sudden attack on Warsaw took the Germans by surprise.

Because in Hitler's vision, Warsaw, the pearl of Poland, should be seized by Germany itself. But now the actions of Hoffman's armored cluster have put his thoughts to fruition. It was no longer a question of Warsaw being seized by the Germans, but whether it would be given to him after it was seized by Romania.

This would be very embarrassing for His Excellency the Führer, and in order to avoid possible embarrassment for the Führer and the German Government. The original plan to use the 19th Army to attack Brest and leave the defeated Polish army in the Great Polish Plain could only be nullified, and now it was important to give priority to ensuring that Warsaw was not captured by the Romanians, so Guderian's latest order became a haste to Warsaw.

And when he saw the German troops on the map coming to Warsaw from all directions, Hoffman couldn't help but laugh, which was so interesting.

"Prepare a telegram to the 1st Panzer Division and the 65 Motorized Rifle Division, with Major General Rost of the 1st Panzer Division under the command of our troops fighting in Warsaw. In addition, send a separate telegram to Major General Rost, telling him to pay attention to the inadequacy of the armored forces in the city station, and not to lose too many armored vehicles for me, otherwise I will trouble him. ”

Hoffman's words stunned the communications staff. Because of the obedience in the meaning, he is not going to go to Warsaw?

This is Warsaw, the most famous city in Poland, and what general does not want the honor of capturing the enemy's capital. was let go by his own general, light and fluttering.

Hoffman saw the stunned communications staff officer and said loudly. "Why are you stunned, why don't you go quickly."

After being yelled at by Hoffman, the communications staff officer immediately hurried to send the report.

"Wait a minute."

Behind him, Hoffman stopped him, making the communications staff feel that his general might have changed his mind and planned to continue the attack on Warsaw.

As a result, reality dealt him a heavy blow, and he only heard his own general continue.

"Send one more telegram to Major General Rost, and when he meets Guderian, tell him that I am waiting for him in Brest."

Hoffman's whimsical battle plan not only startled the communications staff officer, but also Major General Rost, who was in office.

Being able to serve as the oldest qualified First Armored Division is naturally not an ordinary person. In fact, Major General Rost served as an armored officer under Hoffman very early. He joined Hoffman as a company commander when he formed the armored brigade, although he did not make many achievements in World War I, but it was also because the army fought mainly in mountainous and hilly areas at that time, and the armored brigade could play a small role.

And when it came to the post-war period, when Rossu was in the conflict in western Ukraine, he showed his prominence. The 3rd Panzer Company led by him rushed to the front of the brigade and made outstanding contributions to the defeat of the 14th Army of Soviet Russia at that time. And in the Soviet-Polish War, he also performed well, and together with friendly forces, he defeated the 31st Soviet Cavalry Division. In the Rossu War, he commanded the 1st Panzer Regiment, and also served as the vanguard of the division, rushing to the front of the division.

Hoffman commented on him for this, although he looked like a hot-blooded officer who dared to fight, but he had the cunning of a fox hidden in his bones.

It is precisely because of this that the first division will be handed over to him. This is the cradle of Romania's armored forces, and 70% of the officers above the battalion level of the armored forces are from the 1st Panzer Division.

So even he was a little caught off guard by Hoffmann's sudden U-turn in front of Warsaw. It's just that after thinking about it for a while, he applauded the general's approach again.

Although Warsaw was also important for Romania, they were armored forces, and urban street fighting would minimize their advantage. It was not the same to attract German troops, it was completely possible to use the German army to take Warsaw, and it was also possible to use Warsaw to attract Polish troops.

And he immediately moved towards Brest with his troops, which could cause confusion to the Polish soldiers and civilians who were evacuating to him. It is even possible to take this military town in one fell swoop. Although this is not the future Romanian, at least the strength of the Romanian army was vividly demonstrated in this battle.

Of course, the operation in Warsaw could not be fought without Romania, so his 1st Panzer Division and the 65th Motorized Rifle Division remained here.

Major General Rost, who had sorted out Hoffman's train of thought, immediately called in the communications staff officer. "Give the order at once, hurry up, I will see the city of Warsaw this evening."

In the evening of the same day, the 1st Panzer Division arrived outside Warsaw. In the middle of the night, the 65 Motorized Infantry Division also arrived outside Warsaw.

And with the arrival of the Romanian army in Warsaw, the pace of the German army once again accelerated. At noon the next day, the German 4th Panzer Division, out of breath, also arrived in Warsaw. In the evening, Guderian with the vanguard of the 19th Army, the 3rd Division, also rushed to Warsaw.

It's just that when he heard the greetings of his old friend from Major General Rost, the expression on his face was also a little wonderful.