Lyon's infantry company was part of the 8th Division of the 8th Army of the 14th Army of Army Group South. As an infantry division, the 8th Division itself was tasked with clearing some of the small villages around the route of the armoured troops. Their mission was to secure the mobile unit's logistical routes, so they didn't rush forward at full speed at the start.

An hour earlier, Lyon's 7th Company, in coordination with several sentries had been deployed on the border, had broken the fence on the German-Polish border. A well-dressed journalist took a picture of them, and immediately after that, he rushed back to prepare for the publication of this major landmark news - Germany and Poland officially went to war!

Then, what awaited them in Lyon was a restless and nervous march. As Leon's old partner, Platoon Leader Bruce bravely led the elite platoon of officers and soldiers to the front of the team.

In the 7th Company, the level of equipment of the entire platoon was the best. This is not because Bruce, the leader of the platoon, is a good friend of Leon, but because the results of the platoon training subjects have always been the best.

In the platoon that was now responsible for clearing the way for the whole company, all the soldiers had several Type 39 grip grenades stuck in their belts, ready to be thrown in some dangerous direction.

At 2 o'clock in the morning, the night was still shrouded in the path of Leon and the others, and it was pitch black in all directions. Although the soldiers of the 7th Company have not fired a single shot so far, the sound of artillery fire from time to time in the distance reminds them that the war has come all around them.

"Bruce!" Leon's high-decibel shout provoked Bruce, who was leading the team in front, to immediately make a stop gesture alertly. Immediately, the soldiers in the front row of the line actually squatted down with their guns raised in one to two seconds.

For a time, the platoon showed quite excellent combat qualities. From Bruce making a gesture to a row of people lowering their bodies and starting to guard the surroundings, it was only a matter of seconds. Being able to react quickly in such a short period of time is inseparable from their rigorous training on weekdays.

However, when Bruce realized that there was no enemy in front of him, he immediately turned his head and yelled at Leon, "Leon, what the fuck are you talking about!" I thought there was a situation and I was ready to shoot. ”

"There won't be a situation!" Leon didn't show weakness either, and shouted in a long voice from Bruce in front of him: "Keep your people on your guard!" Come here, I've got something to tell you. ”

A puzzled Bruce waved his hand. With this gesture, a platoon of soldiers followed and scattered to the left and right, expanding the warning area by more than a thousand meters.

When the soldiers had already dispersed their guards, Bruce relieved himself and walked back. He didn't understand why Leon was so sure that nothing else would happen, did he find something he hadn't noticed?

"Hey, your guy looks really good, a little bit of a super elite look." Leon laughed and joked with Bruce.

"Don't talk nonsense, get down to business!" Impatient, Bruce said impatiently: "Why let the team stop, don't you know that it is now at war?" Our mission is to clear the remaining Polish resistance forces as quickly as possible and secure the logistical lines, but we don't have time to waste here. ”

Faced with Bruce's questioning, Leon thought for a moment and said, "Don't you think it's strange? Why didn't we see even the slightest shadow of the Polish army along the way, do you think that the vanguard that we rushed over really wiped out all the Polish troops along the way? ”

"What do you mean?" Bruce was captivated by Leon's words.

Looking at his watch, Leon raised his head and analyzed: "It's already 2:15, and more than 2 hours have passed since the attack of the large army. And our company, because it was delayed for about half an hour to cooperate with the photo taking at the border, was thrown behind the large troops. ”

After a pause, Leon continued: "Listen, is the sound of artillery fire in front of us getting farther and farther away from us?" What do you think this illustrates? ”

Bruce was not in the mood to go around the bend with Leon, and immediately asked eagerly: "Don't sell me guanzi, just tell me!" ”

Leon laughed and said, "Doesn't this mean that the front-line troops are advancing faster than we are marching?" For every kilometer we walked, maybe the front line had already advanced 2 kilometers. Such a fast pace of advance shows that the vanguard is fighting very smoothly. Then, we can probably analyze that it was not the vanguard that stopped and wiped out all the Polish troops along the way, but the Polish troops along the way, under our powerful offensive, broke or retreated. ”

Hearing this, Bruce also reacted, nodded and said, "In this way, we don't need to be so cautious at all, we can speed up the march and catch up." ”

"That's right, we can speed up the march." Leon patted Bruce on the shoulder and smiled: "That is, our company was ordered to cooperate with the people of the Propaganda Department to take pictures. I guess the other companies must have rushed to the front as ordered. ”

"Just take a picture, and Commander Busch forgot about us. I think there are too many troops on the front line to use us. Bruce, who was bent on making a difference in the war, was indignant.

Having known Bruce for so long, Leon certainly knew how eager his good brother was to build up his feats. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given his soldiers extra time every time he trained. Isn't this picture just to be able to make more meritorious contributions after going to the battlefield?

"Okay, I think Commander Bushi must not have the leisure to manage the troops of our level, he is probably going crazy now. If you want me to say, let's stop and ask the division headquarters for the direction of the march, and see where we are needed. In this way, it is definitely better than wandering around like a fly without a head. Leon comforted Bruce as he pondered his next march plan.

Bruce nodded, "That's it, it's okay to ask for a direction, don't really be forgotten by the division headquarters, and then remember that there is our company after the battle." ”

In fact, Bruce's worries were completely unnecessary. Not to mention that they were a company, the entire 8th Division was still in a state of rapid march, and there was basically no exchange of fire with the Polish army. It's not that the division headquarters forgot the 7th Company, but the 7th Company, no matter which direction it is coming now, is unlikely to be able to catch up with the battle.

Under the command of General Busch, the 5th Panzer Division under the Eighth Army easily broke through the Polish fortress group in East Lecia that the Southern Army Group Command had thought was extremely difficult to conquer at the very beginning, and the panicked border Polish troops surrendered in formation.

The remaining small part of the retreating Polish army was either overtaken by the German armored forces on the way to rout and surrendered, or was annihilated.