Chapter 197: Pure White Command

Reinhardt has had a great time lately because everything has been going according to his expectations.

The "Anglo-French theory of joining Poland to flank Germany," which once had a large market, has now completely disappeared.

Instead of Germany being flanked from both sides, Poland was caught in a desperate situation of fighting on two fronts.

The German army on the Western Front was overwhelmed, and the Soviet Army on the Eastern Front had completely opened up the situation and advanced in the direction of Warsaw under the command of Timoshenko.

To the southwest of Warsaw, Rundstedt's Army Group South inflicted heavy losses on the Polish armies "Lodz" and "Krakow", occupying Lodz, the industrial center of Poland, and Krakow, the second largest city.

Under the command of Rundstead, the 10th Army and the 16th Panzer Army of Army Group South had reached the southern outskirts of Warsaw, cutting off the retreat of the Polish Army Group "Poznan" from the south.

At the same time, Bock's Army Group North also completely annihilated the Polish Army Group "Pomerania" and inflicted heavy damage on the Polish Army Group "Modlin", and opened the road to Warsaw from the north by forcibly crossing the Vistula River.

Now, Reinhardt has telegraphed the Warsaw authorities and ordered them to surrender within 12 hours.

On the other hand, the Battle of Nomenkan, which Reinhardt tried to postpone by all means, broke out on a large scale without warning when the Soviet army had just opened the situation on the Western Front.

The Soviet Union and Japan sent hundreds of thousands of troops to carry out fierce battles in the area of Nomenkan.

Judging from the report of the German Military Observer Mission, the Soviet army did not fight easily, and the Japanese army was also exhausted.

If it had not been for the sneak attack of the Japanese Kwantung Army on the Soviet Union, the Soviets would definitely have been tougher at the negotiating table for the division of Poland in the future.

But now, the Soviet Union, which was caught in a two-front war, absolutely could not offend Germany again after defeating Poland. In the face of the demands of the German government, Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, was bound to meet as much as possible.

Otherwise, the Soviet Union would face the risk of being caught between Germany and Japan. This is something that no wise leader would want to see.

After all, the super combat effectiveness of the German army is obvious to all, and the suicidal attack of the Japanese army is a headache.

Rather than being enemies of these two countries at the same time, it is definitely better to defeat the relatively weak Japanese army first, and then turn back to defend against the German army.

In addition, judging from the news sent back by the German observation mission, the commander of the Soviet army sent by the Far East is still the Soviet "fire captain" General Zhukov in history.

The information obtained by the German military observer group confirmed from the side that Reinhardt's attempt to frame Zhukov was a failure.

This alerted the proud Reinhardt to the existence of Zhukov, the future enemy, and made him cautious again.

Since there is no way to weaken the level of local generals, the only way to strengthen your own generals is to further train and strengthen your own generals!

"Someone!" Reinhardt sat at the back of his desk, took out a plan from a drawer that he had already put there, and crookedly signed his name.

"Yes." A female confidential secretary quickly came in and took the plan document from Reinhardt, and at the same moment reported to Reinhardt, "Führer, Chief of Staff Halder is asking to see you outside the door." ”

At Reinhardt's spur, women have been recruited into many positions within the government in order to free up more men to fight in the army. And many women like this confidential secretary have proved with their actions that they are also capable of the job assigned to them.

"Invite him in." Reinhardt waved softly.

Halder, who walked into Reinhardt's office, did not say a word of nonsense, and as soon as he entered the door, he saluted Reinhardt and said, "My Führer! The two major army groups on the Eastern Front had already joined forces in Warsaw, and it was time to make a decision. ”

The decision that Halder refers to refers to the front-line army's request for specific goals for the next step.

At the moment, the Germans on the Eastern Front had a total of two options to choose from.

The first was to deal a heavy blow to the Polish army's morale and will to resist by quickly conquering Warsaw. This would have facilitated a quick victory in the Polish campaign.

The second was to allow the Polish army, which had already shown signs of retreating eastward, to withdraw from Warsaw, and then encircle and annihilate it. This would have made it easier for the Germans to fight.

"I know what you're trying to say." Reinhardt waved his hand faintly and motioned for Halder to sit down.

Then, Reinhardt stared at Halder, who was sitting across from his desk: "Since the blitzkrieg on the north and south flanks of our army, there have been few losses along the way. The only huge loss was less than the size of a division. And we also exchanged their losses for the total annihilation of the last elite of the Polish army......."

Speaking of this, Reinhardt deliberately paused, and only raised his voice after a few seconds: "However, a beautiful battle damage exchange ratio is not our real goal!" Our ultimate goal is victory, a quick victory! ”

The Battle of Warsaw, the final decisive battle, the German army had to face a terrible battle for the city if they wanted to win it quickly.

And a quick win is really the most suitable route for Germany at the moment!

Once the Soviets completely defeated the Kwantung Army that attacked them in the east, they were relieved of their worries. It would be ten times more difficult for the German army, which had only won at that time, to extract more benefits from the Soviet Union than it is now!

The main force of the Polish army, which was originally used to defend Warsaw, had already been surrounded and annihilated by Manstein's decoy tactics in the counterattack on the Buzura River with Army Group South.

At this time, the largest units of Polish troops stationed on the outskirts of Poland were only a few infantry regiments that were not fully staffed. Once the offensive began, the German operations on the outskirts of Poland were bound to be devastating.

For this great victory, the Germans have to pay only sacrifice, just sacrifice!

Beginning with the leadership of General Sickert and the development of Reinhardt, the German military has worked hard for nearly 20 years in order to regain the dignity and honor that it lost in the last world war!

At present, Poland, the last robber to seize German land, has reached the point of exhaustion. The debt they had seized from the Danzig Corridor in Germany was redoubled by the Germans.

Reinhardt believes that it is his supreme honor and responsibility to be able to lead this generation of Germans, to be able to catch up with and participate in the most glorious era of Germany, and to realize the value of life that he did not reach until his death!

"General Halder, just now I have issued the 'Pure White Directive' for the final phase of the White Plan. The two major army groups under the command of Bock and Rundstead will immediately use their most powerful hard power to completely crush the remnants of the Polish army entrenched in the corner of Warsaw! Reinhardt stared at Halder intently.