Chapter 31: Astrovi

On September 1, 1939, at four o'clock in the morning, the Polish border town of Astrovy.

Astrov was under the jurisdiction of Zvotuv in the Poznan province and was a pre-World War I West Prussia that was German territory. Germany was defeated in World War I and was assigned to Poland under the Treaty of Versailles. To the north of Astrovy is the Pomeranian region of Germany. To the northeast of Yastrovy is the famous Polish Corridor.

It was past four o'clock in the morning, which was the darkest time. Astrovy was shrouded in darkness, the night was deep and the fog was hazy. The town is peaceful and the people of the town are sleeping peacefully.

A road passes through the town and connects Germany and Poland. On the other side of the road, there is Austerrowitz, Germany.

In the darkness of the night, a group of German soldiers assembled, and the soldiers of the brigade marched in rows towards the border. They were armed with Mauser K98 rifles, dressed in woolen uniforms and sturdy military boots, and the M35 helmets reflected the light in the moonlight.

The sentry post on the Polish border stood with the lights dimly lit, and Charlie, the soldier on duty, was drowsy.

Soldier Charlie was drowsy, like a faint light, without a spirit. The German soldiers crept forward, getting closer and closer to the border. The massive march even caused the earth to tremble, but the soldiers at the outpost remained unaware.

Perhaps it was the continuous long vigilance that had made Charlie very tired. Or maybe in the wee hours of the morning Charles let his guard down, believing that the Germans would not attack at this time. Charles did not notice the Germans in the slightest, because he dreamed of his dear mother who had been separated for a year, and his lovely younger siblings.

The small town of Astrovy.

This is a military camp and a relatively large compound. The house is made of wood and stone, and it is simple and looks like a dwelling.

A company of Polish troops and an infantry company of more than 150 men were stationed here. It was subordinate to the 5th Infantry Division of the Pomeranian Army, and its number was the 2nd Infantry Company of the 3rd Infantry Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, and the captain of the company, Mokvi, was the commander of this company.

The barracks were quiet, the lights in Mokvi's office were on, and under the light was a map, a map of the small town of Astrovy, with lines and markers.

Mokvi rubbed his eyes and looked at the table below, only to realize that the time had reached 4:35. It's been a few hours of staying up late, and Mokvi is feeling very tired and his shoulders are sore. Mo Kewei was very emotional, his body in his thirties couldn't stand it, and he couldn't compare to those young men.

Mokwi wanted to turn off the lights and rest, rubbing his shoulders and about to turn off the lights, when he suddenly heard a noise outside, which made him a little puzzled, could it be that there was a cat moving?

Mokwi took a pistol and a flashlight, pushed open the door and walked out, and saw a figure on the other side of the barracks.

"Who?" Mokvi turned on his flashlight and looked over there and found Rogge, the second lieutenant platoon commander of the third platoon.

"Rogge! Aren't you at ease? Mokvi asked. During this period of tension, the Polish army has been on alert for some time.

The man was Rog Ravitch, the platoon leader of the company's third platoon.

Rogge was an excellent second lieutenant platoon commander, served in the Polish army for two years and was promoted to non-commissioned officer, then was admitted to the Warsaw Infantry School, graduated with the rank of second lieutenant, sent here to serve, and has been in the 5th Infantry Division for half a year.

Rogge was a West Prussian Germanic and belonged to the same race as the German Germans. Rogge was a German before World War I, and his father was drafted into the army by Kaiser Wilhelm II just after he was born. Then Germany was divided, West Prussia was assigned to Poland, and it became Poles.

Rogge is a handsome young man, twenty-four years old. Tall and thin, with a calm personality, typical of Germanic people.

However, at this time, Rogge has changed people, from Rog Ravitch to Xiao Mubai, separated by a time and space tunnel, through nearly eighty years, two time and space, Xiao Mubai became Rogge.

"yes, I can't sleep a little."

When Xiao Mubai replied to Mo Kewei, he was thinking about the prompt of the system just now.

The time was 4:40 a.m. on September 1, 1939, at the Butcher of Zvo, Poznan Province, Poland, Europe.

Here, a month-long war will break out, marking the outbreak of World War II. The Polish War, in 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union jointly partitioned Poland.

At 4:45, the Luftwaffe attacked on time. More than 1,900 warplanes of the First and Fourth Air Groups launched massive bombardments of Polish troops, arsenals, airfields, railways, roads, and bridges.

Xiao Mubai's task is to lead his entire platoon of soldiers to resist for 24 hours a day, and the system doesn't care about what happens after 24 hours.

The criterion for judging the success of the mission is that the casualties of more than 50 people in the platoon cannot exceed one-third of the total, the surrender and missing cannot exceed one-third of the total, and the total number of soldiers belonging to the third platoon who resisted the German army with Xiao Mubai cannot be less than one-third.

Under the attack of the German army of 100,000, how to lead the whole platoon to resist for a day is something Xiao Mubai needs to think carefully. But before that, the system warned that at 4:45 a.m., the Luftwaffe would carry out a massive bombardment of Poland, and then two army groups would attack, from Pomerania in the north, Poznan on the western front, to Czechoslovakia in the south.

At that time, Xiao Mubai had just arrived in this mission world, and Rogge was asleep in bed. Xiao Mubai quickly got up and got dressed, and then came outside, and was immediately discovered by his boss Mo Kewei.

The bombing is coming, no one can guarantee that they will be safe and sound in the bombing, Xiao Mubai wants to save the soldiers of the whole company and let them hide in the air-raid shelter, but they don't know how to say the news, and they will ask themselves how to know.

Just when Xiao Mubai didn't know what to say, suddenly, a deep voice came from the sky, coming from a distant place.

The company commander, Mokwi, noticed it at once, pricked up his ears, and listened carefully.

Suddenly shouted loudly: "It's a bomber!" Massive bomber swarms! Get out of the way of the boys! ”

"Oh my God! The Germans actually went to war! ”

Xiao Mubai didn't know how Mokwi could tell the difference, he could only conclude that this was the huge fleet of the Luftwaffe based on Rogge's memory, but it was unknown whether there were bombers or fighters, and how many there were.

It turned out that the bomber's voice was very low, which was different from the sharp voice of the fighter. The sound of a mass bomber swarm was very indistinct, like the buzzing of mosquitoes.

Of course, this is what Mokvi told Rogge when Rogge asked about it later.

Just as Mokvi finished speaking, there was a sudden noise in the nearby farmhouse, chickens and dogs jumping, and the quiet town was so clear.

Xiao Mubai didn't have time to call the buglers, and shouted in Polish: "Get up!" Get up! The Luftwaffe carried out the bombing! ”

In an instant, the lights in the barracks came on and began to become noisy. Xiao Mubai walked to the third row of barracks, pushed open the door, and woke up the squad leader.

"The Luftwaffe bombed, if you want to die, go to sleep, and wait for the bomb to fall and turn into a roast pig."

From the first class to the third class, Xiao Mubai woke up the three squad leaders, and then went to the playground, waiting for the soldiers to stand in line.

By the time the soldiers were out for the most part, the Luftwaffe bomber group had just flown overhead. The soldiers looked up, not very clearly in the moonlight, but they still saw that the bombing secrets were dense, and they were dumbfounded, watching the bomber group fly away.

"Stand upright! Count! Xiao Mubai tried to divert the attention of the soldiers, not to be infected by the atmosphere of fear.

The Germans would soon attack after the bomber group, and Mokvi immediately gave the order. One platoon and two platoons ready for battle, ready with weapons and equipment. Three platoons served as reserves, transporting military supplies, weapons and ammunition.

Xiao Mubai accepted the battle order, and then gave the order.

The bomber flew over, did not stop at Astrovy, did not drop the bomb, and it seemed that it just passed. When the soldiers thought that the crisis was over and let their guard down. Suddenly, there was a sharp whistling sound in the air.

"It's a Krupp 200-mm gun! Hide in place! ”

"Boom!"

(To be continued)

PS: Thanks for the tips from never deceiving, xtmicina and persistent children's shoes. Recommend the collection to smash it down, remember to grab the red envelope at night.