Chapter 451: Battle of Warsaw (2)

Immediately after receiving Tukhachevsky's orders, the Russian army launched an offensive towards Warsaw, and the Polish defenders in Lazimin were the first to feel the pressure.

"Attack."

The commander of the Russian army, looking at the broken line of defense of Lazimin, once again gave the order to attack.

"Quick, the Russians are coming up."

The Polish defenders, who had just repelled the Russian attack, dragged their tired bodies and raised their weapons under the command of the officers to fight with the attacking enemy again.

The two sides fought back and forth around Rajimin, and at every moment someone fell. However, this time, the continuous attacks of Soviet Russia finally took effect, and the Polish defenders, who had not been able to rest, could no longer withstand it.

"The enemy has fled, and we have won."

Amid the shouts of the Russian soldiers, the Polish defenders finally broke out in a large area. Large numbers of Polish troops fled the land of death, and no amount of encouragement from the commanders helped, and they fled to the rear without looking back.

Razimin was finally broken by Russian troops on the night of August 11, and now Warsaw will face a direct Russian attack.

The fall of Razimin had shaken the morale of the Polish army, and Pilsudski could only personally boost the morale of the defenders of the bridgehead east of the Vistula River. With his status as the founder of the Polish army, the morale boost this time worked and the soldiers gradually stabilized.

Pilsudski's prestige in the army was evident here, but he also knew that morale in the army needed victory to maintain. Poland is in desperate need of a win, but for now he needs to wait for strong help from Romania.

Pilsudski's high hopes for Admiral Fereit had just arrived in Lublin when he had just learned from the Polish defenders that Lazimin had been defeated by the Russians.

"There's something troublesome about it."

Admiral Fereit, who got the news, looked into the distance with some distraction.

"What's the trouble?"

Colonel Dorekafus, the liaison officer who had been following the admiral, asked nervously.

"Now Warsaw is facing a direct threat from the Soviet Russian army, and Warsaw must be held, and then we have any hope of winning."

Fereit explained to the liaison officer beside him. His Excellency the Admiral's eyes were indeed outstanding, and he saw at a glance the key point of the current battle situation. Now Soviet Russia and Poland are like two people wrestling, both have found each other's weaknesses, but they must first withstand the pressure of the other party before they can attack the weaknesses. And this common weakness of both is Warsaw, who is in control of Warsaw, who will take the initiative.

And Pilsudski, of course, knew this, so in Warsaw he prepared a garrison of almost 100,000 people. Of these, 80,000 were deployed in the bridgehead on the eastern side of the Vistula, and in order to increase the firepower of the defenders, he reinforced the area with more than 360 guns, which was bound to be made like a steel and iron skeleton.

Despite Pilsudski's desperate efforts to increase the strength of Warsaw's frontal forces, Tukhachevsky was not a vegetarian, and as soon as the 4th and 15th armies crossed the line of the Vistula, the defenders of Warsaw would become a turtle in the urn.

On the line of the Vistula, Russian soldiers launched an onslaught on the Polish Fifth Army, which was defending the area.

Located in Plockk, thirty-two kilometres west of Warsaw, there is a road bridge connecting the Vistula River. This is also the western gate of Warsaw, and as long as it falls, Warsaw will face a siege on three sides. And, more importantly, there is the Warsaw railway connecting Poznan and Danzig five kilometres away. At present, the aid of Britain and France to Poland needs to be transported to Warsaw through this railway, which can also be said to be the lifeblood of Poland at present.

Therefore, the attack of the Soviet Russian army on Plock was the most fierce, and the commander of the Polish Fifth Army, General Sikorski, also set up his headquarters here.

"Attack."

Led by the commander, the Russian soldiers launched an offensive on Plutsk.

"Open fire and knock them back."

Seeing that the Russians were attacking, the Polish defenders immediately attacked the Russian soldiers who came and fired. For a time, bullets flew on the battlefield, and people fell every moment. And the Soviet Russian commander looked at the soldiers who were constantly being hit, and with a wave of his hand, a new batch of soldiers joined the battlefield.

For an army like Germany or Romania, which has a lot of support weapons, this superimposed attack of Soviet Russia is of little effect. Because there are many ways to cause reinforcements to feel too much damage at the front and the effect is greatly reduced, and for the Polish army this method is really fatal.

Because most of their soldiers have only been trained for a few months, and some are even less than a month, no matter how many weapons Britain and France give, it will be useless if they are not used well. So in the face of this civil war-tested offensive method of Soviet Russia, the Polish army was blind. The Soviet Russian soldiers, relying on their numerical superiority, advanced step by step towards the position.

After finally arriving at the position of the charge, with the order of the leading officer, the Russian soldiers jumped up and rushed to the position.

"Not good."

General Sikorsky, who was observing the battle situation, said secretly, and immediately ordered: "Immediately order the reserves to go to the front-line positions and drive them out." ”

With the order of the commander given, three regiments of Polish troops rushed to the battlefield through the cracks.

And on the battlefield, a battle is unfolding.

"Kill"

A Polish soldier rushed at a Russian soldier who was rushing into the position, and took advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold to stab at his opponent. And in the face of the stabbing of the Polish soldiers, the Soviet and Russian soldiers, who had not yet stood firm, had no choice but to watch the other side stab themselves down.

On the battlefield, it was less common to see a situation like this Polish soldier, and it was more common for several Soviet and Russian soldiers to cooperate with each other and rush into the position. In the face of these Soviet and Russian soldiers, who had experienced a lot of battles, the Polish soldiers who lacked combat experience could not resist and could only retreat, and for a time the position was in danger of being seized by the enemy. Fortunately, the arrival of reinforcements frustrated Su Bo's attempt to seize the position in one fell swoop.

And looking at the defeated Soviet Russian army, General Sikorsky put down the big stone in his heart. The Fifth Army Corps under his command had suffered heavy losses from the Soviet and Russian armies, and the army had too many new recruits. And the defense of the Vistula River was short, and there was no time to train these recruits.

Therefore, in his plan, he planned to let these troops with more recruits feel the atmosphere of the battlefield first. Who knew that the Soviet Russian army did not try to attack as soon as it came, but launched a rare direct onslaught, which almost capsized him in the gutter.

It seemed that the previous plan could no longer be used, and he felt some subtle changes from the offensive of the Soviet Russian troops. But what it is, it is not yet known.

Still, he decided to inform Pilsudski in Warsaw of the situation, which might have helped him. But then he needs to defend his line and not let them threaten the rear of Warsaw.