The headquarters of the 191st Infantry Division in Bialystok was stationed in an industrial park developed in Poland in the early days of the war, which was destined to end well since its creation.

Because the south of the city was a large and complex swamp that had been deserted for many years, General Vdorov deployed most of his armed forces to the north of the city to defend against German attacks from the north.

Due to the extremely small area, the main force of the 3rd Regiment could only be stationed on the outskirts of the western part of the city, while the 2nd Regiment, equipped with mortars and experimental anti-tank weapons, was in the center. In addition, due to the temporary difficulty of recruitment, the first regiment basically had only one battalion of troops, and the second regiment barely formed a horn trend.

For the Soviet Union, the main function of the city of Bialystok was a center for the advance and transfer of military supplies, because it was close to the traditional jurisdiction of the Soviet Union, so the danger level was not too high, and the precautions were not particularly strict.

Supplies for the Soviet army in Warsaw were sent from here every two or three days, without interruption.

The 191st Division's command center was surrounded by several mature residential areas, which were once bustling and lively, but because of the Soviet invasion, they had been emptied and later turned into an important perimeter in the defense system of General Vdorov's divisional headquarters.

If the Germans wanted to conquer the headquarters of the 191st Division, they must first completely clear the outer defenders, otherwise, they would not be able to move forward.

At 14 o'clock on the 22nd, the east, north, and west of Bialystok all fell into the hands of the first and third battalions of the German 982nd Regiment, and only the core area of the 191st Division of the Soviet Army was still controlled by a reinforced battalion of the Soviet Army. In addition to the dense gunfire in the urban area, the sound of artillery has gradually thinned out.

Vdorov probably dreamed that the Germans would target this inconspicuous border town, and his negligence made him suffer from the loss of the city.

The 3rd Regiment and the 1st Regiment of the 191st Division were all wiped out in the fierce battle, and most of the 2nd Regiment was annihilated by the Germans. At present, General Vdorov is fighting with only one infantry battalion with the loss of all heavy weapons and strategic materials.

With the tactical contraction of the German army, the encirclement of the 191 Division was formed. Knowing that he could not escape the trial of a military tribunal, Vdorov was determined to live and die with Bialystok, personally dressed in battle, and supervised the battle on the front line.

At 15 o'clock in the afternoon, the battle to attack the perimeter of the headquarters of the 191st Division officially began, and the German troops in all directions began to fight with the Soviet troops street by street, and the slogan of "capture Vdorov alive" resounded in the streets and alleys.

The sound of artillery was getting closer and closer, and the sound of tearing and killing was incessant, and the chief of staff of the 191st Division, Petrov, did everything possible to find Vdorov a few local clothes and asked him to take advantage of the chaos to evacuate, but he resolutely refused. At this time, Vdorov's eyes were bloodshot, like a defeated beast, which was very terrifying. Petrov saw that he could not do his job, so he had to give up.

Speer and Siegfried attacked from both sides and advanced towards the center, but were hit head-on by Soviet anti-tank guns, several tanks broke down after their tracks were blown off, and three tanks caught fire. Fortunately, the infantry of the follow-up troops followed closely, quickly rescued and immediately stabilized the battlefield situation.

Although Werther and the 3rd and 4th Companies of the 3rd Battalion, who attacked north from the central square, were also seriously attrition in the battle, after a day and a night of fighting, most of the remaining troops were elites who dared to fight and had excellent actual combat experience in urban raids.

Due to the heavy casualties, Werther was ready to take a risk on the second plan, but Schmidt and Hank never returned, leaving him very conflicted.

Witt called the commanders of the third and fourth companies, and after the three of them were combined, he decided to temporarily withdraw from the battle and made the illusion of reinforcing Speer's tank troops to the east, deliberately leaving the south and not attacking.

At 16:30, the 3rd Company, the 4th Company, and the 1st Company of Werther entered the alley north of the central square to rest. If the remnants of the 191st Division fled, an ambush would be set up, and if Schmidt and Hank returned, soldiers with strong military skills and tenacious style would be selected to use Soviet ambulances to storm the Soviet camp.

At 5 p.m., the lookout post reported that four ambulances had slowly moved into 52nd Street. Witt was very happy and immediately ordered the selected combat elites of each company to wait at the street entrance to get on the bus.

At this time, Schmidt, Hank and others threw down bundles of Soviet medical personnel's clothing, and asked all the commandos to quickly change their clothes.

At 17:20, the ambulance turned right on No. 52 Avenue and drove directly to the south gate of the 191st Division headquarters.

At this time, the Soviet troops stationed at the south gate had just breathed a sigh of relief when they found four of their own ambulances slowly driving away, and they were directly released after a brief questioning. However, Witte did not act immediately, but let the ambulance go around all corners of the compound of the headquarters of the 191st Division, and then all the commandos rushed to all the combat parts of the Soviet army like wolves.

Submachine guns exerted great power in the Soviet barracks, and the "medical medics" in white coats suddenly turned into murderous German soldiers. Many Soviet officers were killed by bullets before they could figure out what was going on.

At this time, the rest of the troops of the 3rd and 4th companies that had been evacuated in advance turned back again, and the two columns rushed in, and soon controlled the south gate of the 191st Division.

Petrov was patrolling the south gate when he noticed that something was wrong and hurriedly retreated, but the German commandos in white coats were extremely fast and rushed to him in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that the chief of staff was in danger, the Soviet soldiers hurriedly returned fire, but it was too late, Petrov was shot several times in a melee and fell in a pool of blood. The soldiers were shocked and hurriedly ran back to the command center to report the news.

At this time, Vdorov, on the contrary, was calm and calm, and did not panic at all because of the death of Chief of Staff Petrov. In fact, all the staff officers and confidential personnel of the command knew very well that Vdorov's nerves were numb and he had predicted the outcome in front of him, but he did not expect it to be so soon.

German mortar shells had exploded one after another in the compound, and the concrete combat command room was shaken.

Just when everyone was panicking, a bomb blew up the door of the command room, and the chandelier on the zenith fell to the ground and was smashed.

The staff officers were all pale and did not know what to do.

"Brothers, put down your work and surrender to the Germans." Vdorov's tone was very calm, as he usually did with everyone.

Everyone was stunned, speculating whether General Vdorov had something wrong with his brain.

"Didn't I say it clearly enough, my brothers. As your commander, this is my last order, and I hope you will obey it firmly! Vdorov amplified his voice a bit.

"General, we are willing to live and die with Bialystok and resolutely fight side by side with you." A combat staff officer said timidly.

"Don't kid yourself, Avdeyevich. Bialystok was long out of the hands of the Soviets, and with the exception of Mr. Alanievich, who was left behind, the others immediately obeyed the order, laid down their arms and walked out from here. "Vdorov's words seem non-negotiable.

"General, we must be with you!" Avdeyevich said with a heavy heart.

"Say no more, Avdeyevich. Otherwise, it will be too late, and maybe after you get out of here, you will have the opportunity to serve the country. Would you please respect an elder's request? Vdorov spoke very earnestly.

Avdeyevich still wanted to insist, but after thinking about it, he felt that what General Vdorov said was also reasonable, and besides, they found that the old general seemed to be very angry.

"Let's go!" Avdeyevich gritted his teeth, took all the staff officers, officers, and clerical officers of the command headquarters to give his commander a final military salute, and then walked outside step by step with his hands raised.

The figures of Avdeyevich and others slowly disappeared into the smoke of gunpowder, and Vdorov breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alanievich, please immediately give instructions to the combat units and order them to abandon resistance on the spot." Vdorov said very seriously.

"But...... Checkmate. You can't just give such an order, and you will be court-martialed in the future. Alanievich said anxiously.

"I've made a big mistake, Alanievich. Even if the military court doesn't convict me, I can't spare myself. Give the order, leaving the fire behind is more worthy than fearless sacrifice, and I am willing to leave such an infamy. Vdorov said dejectedly.

Alaniyevich was very hesitant, but he found that the general's expression was very solemn and affirmative.

"Well, this order is also signed by my name." Alanievich said. Then, at the request of General Vdorov, an order was given to all troops to abandon resistance.

"Very good! Alanievich. Now it's just the two of us, I think, you could have lived well, but, because you are a confidential secretary, you know too many state secrets...... However, I still respect your choice, and you can walk out as calmly as Avdeyevich and the others. Vdorov said to Alanievich like a loving father.

"No, I know what I should do, Your Excellency, Honorable General. It's an honour to play under you, take care, I'll go first. With that, Aranievich pulled out his pistol and pointed it at his temple and pulled the trigger.

Vdorov sighed, in fact, he didn't want Alanievich to end his young life in such a hurry, as long as Alaniyevich chose to walk out of the command, he would not stop him either.

He crouched down slightly, as if to lull his child to sleep, and closed Alanievich's eyes.

The sound of the artillery finally stopped, and the gunfire slowly became scarce, and the people outside were buzzing with people, and the Germans were celebrating their victory as if they were celebrating the holidays.

Not long after, the German tanks also drove into the headquarters compound with thick gunsmoke. And Werther led Schmidt, Schumacher, Hank and others to rush directly into the headquarters of the 191st Division.

General Vdorov's expression was very solemn, and he tidied up his military appearance in no hurry, then poured himself a glass of red wine, and motioned to Witt and the others to pour it themselves.

Witte didn't move, but watched intently as Vdorov did all this, and then watched him sit back in his seat and pull out his pistol......

Werther tried to stop it, but it was too late.

It is very interesting that both the Soviet army and the staff officers of the command kept repeating a sentence when they disarmed and surrendered, and Schumacher and others did not know what they were talking about, so they asked Witte for advice.

"Disarmed." Witt said lightly.

"'Disarmed'?" Schumacher still doesn't understand.

"Yes, General Vodorov did not want too many people to die in this battle, and ordered all the combat units that had no chance of winning to surrender on their own initiative, while he himself committed suicide by drinking bullets, it's as simple as that." Witte said very emotionally: "He is a respectable general. ”

At this moment, Brauchitsch, as an army logistics executive, immediately rushed to the front from Berlin after receiving the order of General Rundstedt, began to take full control of Bialystok, and counted all the captured munitions in the central square, especially the fuel that tanks needed most.

In the evening of the same day, all units of the 11th Army and the 10th Panzer Army withdrew from Bialystok and assumed a confrontational posture east of the city, preparing for a major attack on the Soviet army in Warsaw.

The German 1st and 4th armies marched to the Polish-Soviet border at the same time. Their task was to prevent the Soviets from crossing the Polish border again to reinforce Warsaw, and at the same time to cut off the eastward rout of the Soviet forces in Warsaw.