Germany's pre-war preparations for the war for Warsaw lasted more than a month, and this was only the movement of troops and the deployment of weapons, in fact, from the day the Soviet Union occupied Warsaw, Germany had been accumulating forces and waiting for the right moment.

All the preparations were only for this moment, and at 17:30 on April 23, the bell of an old church more than 300 years ago on the western outskirts of Lodz rang six times evenly, and on the tarmac of the temporary military airport in Petrikozy, not far from here, rows of DO234 bombers marked with silver logos began to let out a low, majestic roar.

It was raining lightly in the sky, and on the slippery runway, pale green fighter-bombers slid gently past them, shooting into the sky like sharp arrows.

At the beginning of summer, the sun hours in Warsaw have been extended, the street lights have not been lit, and people are living in peace. Suddenly, a group of dazzling rocos flew from the southeast sky, and with the long roar and roar of the engines, as they entered the city of Warsaw, this group of steel rocos swooped down, and at the same time dropped a series of bombs.

In an instant, the city of Warsaw was filled with black smoke and flames, and rows of buildings shattered and collapsed with the rumbling explosions. Soviet military installations in Priskov, Piasechino, Leon, Serotsk and Tvuzchi were dealt a heavy blow in an instant. As far as the eye can see, these military bases are in shambles, and the flames are raging.

The Soviet officers and men were suddenly attacked by German bombers, and they were all stunned, and it took them half a day to think of entering the anti-aircraft artillery position to launch a counterattack. However, by the time the anti-aircraft artillery positions hurriedly fired, the bomber group had long since left the airspace of Warsaw.

Without the slightest warning, the Soviets did not issue any air raid sirens, and in just a few tens of seconds, Warsaw turned into something else.

At the same time, the mood of the people living in Warsaw was different, and those old Warsaw people who were usually bullied had long looked forward to the day when all their lives and property were burned. The Poles, who usually relied on the Soviets to suppress their compatriots, had cold expressions and even began to worry about being counted in the future.

The temporary air base in Petrikozy was very busy, and the requests for the return of the bombers were constantly sent out on the radio intercom platform of the terminal command center, and Colonel Frederis, who was in charge of directing the fighter group to make an emergency sortie, had to pick up the walkie-talkie microphone again and issue an order to the three bomber groups to agree to return in order.

At this time, the BF109 fighters, adjacent to Petrikozy, were getting ready for action. The 1st Group of the 2nd Fighter Air Division will carry out this glorious reconnaissance mission, and will quickly form three small fighter groups to prepare for a second round of air strikes against the Soviet troops stationed in Warsaw, and to reconnoiter the exact location of the Soviet airfield and wait for an opportunity to destroy it.

"See you in the air, brothers." Lieutenant Colonel Christian, who piloted the No. 17 plane, greeted his flying team and headed straight for his plane.

"See you in the air, Lieutenant Colonel." Jung and the others also waved to Christian.

There were three formations in this air raid, and Christian's formation was the first group, and it was a well-deserved devil's combination.

With a long roar, the fighter formations took off one after another, detoured southward, and then entered the airspace of Warsaw from the southeast of Galvolin.

"19, 22 Please note that we are close to enemy-occupied territory, pay attention to air defense! Repeat, pay attention to air defense! Christian reminded Jung and Jonas.

"19 understood", "22 understood", wingman pilots Jung and Jonas immediately responded.

Just as the fighter was about to enter the outlying positions of the Soviet army, Christian immediately issued a new order.

"19, 22 Please note, immediately form a battle formation,"

"Understood, sir. Form a battle formation. ”

At the same time, two other formations also entered the skies over Warsaw, and they were the second group led by Leo. Lieutenant Leo, who piloted the No. 31 long plane, was experiencing actual combat for the first time, and his wingmen were Thomas No. 33 and Stephen No. 34.

The third group is also a devil's group, piloting the No. 41 long plane is Major Frank, who has experienced the Battle of Greece and Turkey, and is an experienced veteran fighter pilot. His wingmen were Mark 42 and Jonas 43.

"Attack on your own when you find a target, repeat, attack on yourself when you find a target." Colonel Frederis, who was in charge of the command center, kept prompting.

"Understood," the formations immediately replied.

At 17:58, three groups simultaneously struck at the Soviet camp and fired machine guns at small equipment.

The Soviets were busy cleaning up the mess caused by the bombers, but they did not expect the Germans to carry out air strikes again and again, and everyone was out of luck, and immediately rushed to the anti-aircraft artillery positions to organize a counterattack in the rain of bullets. In an instant, gunfire erupted, and Warsaw was in chaos.

At 18:25, the fighter group drew a large circle on the periphery of Warsaw's airspace, but it was disappointing that no one could find the exact location of the Soviet military airfield.

"Command Center...... The Soviet airfield was not found, so please ask for instructions to return. Because the Soviet anti-aircraft artillery fire was too fierce, in order to avoid losses, Christian could only ask for instructions to return.

"You can go back, you can go back." The tower responded immediately.

With the exception of Lieutenant Colonel Christian and Major Frank, this group of pilots were all novices who had never experienced air combat, and Group Leader Frederis was also worried about an accident or an air attack by the Soviet Army.

After all, the bombers had already given dozens of pilots a taste of victory, and Frederis readily agreed to Christian's request to return.

As soon as the plane reached the ground, everyone gathered together to share the experience of the air raid.

"It's so exciting, brothers. Looking down from the air, the Soviets were panicking like mosquitoes, so I fired all the bullets at them, and I hope God will take in the poor people......" Jonas happily told the ground crew what he had seen and heard in his first battle.

"We're very lucky, Jonas. This may not be the case if their anti-aircraft artillery had been vigilant beforehand and ready for battle. Jung didn't seem so optimistic.

During the ground strike, the ballistics of the Soviet anti-aircraft artillery buzzed like wasps in front of and behind the plane, left and right, and Jung almost hung up.

"Well done, brothers. The first time you had a great success, I'm very happy for you. Christian and Frank came over at the same time.

"Yes, brothers, combat experience is slowly accumulated, and after a few missions, you will know how to dodge the enemy's anti-aircraft artillery." Frank said.

"There's one thing I don't understand, Lieutenant Colonel. Why should we make such a big bend and enter the enemy-occupied zone from the direction of Garvolin, when we could go straight to Warsaw from the west? Jung suddenly asked a question that puzzled many pilots.

"Oh! God, Jung asked this very good question! Christian patiently told them: "Once the airfield is detected by the enemy, it may get into big trouble, just as we are looking for a Soviet airfield, and they will do everything possible to destroy our airfield in order to gain air supremacy." ”

"Oh, I see, that's kind of confusing the enemy, right?" Jung suddenly realized.

"You're right, second lieutenant. I'm sure you'll be a very good fighter pilot. Frank patted him on the shoulder.

While everyone was sharing their combat experiences, the group leader, Colonel Frederis, quietly walked over and called Christian away.

The Air Force can be regarded as officially facing the Soviet Army, and the ground contest is also in full swing.

At 8 p.m. on April 23, the Chief of the General Staff, Hoffmann, went to Lodz in person and issued an order to the front-line units for a general attack on Warsaw. At 22 o'clock in the evening of the same day, Schellner, commander-in-chief of the 14th Army, Caron, commander-in-chief of the 15th Army, William Loeb, commander-in-chief of the 11th Army, and Rommel, commander-in-chief of the 10th Army, simultaneously issued a combat order to all units on the front line to launch a general attack on Warsa.

In an instant, the artillery on the outskirts of Warsaw rumbled, and Soviet positions such as Pruskov, Piasechino, Leon, Serotsk and Tvuzchi were successively hit by German 240-mm cannon howitzers.

Rheinmetall had already begun to develop this large-caliber gun in mid-1934, but it was not until March 1938 that the current 10 prototypes were finally produced, and this time they were sent to the front-line armies, in fact, to put this large-caliber artillery to the test in actual combat.

Only one or two guns were allocated to each army group, and according to Eric's idea, if such a large gun was approved by the military, the contract between Rheinmetall and the Wehrmacht for the production of 240-mm K3 heavy guns would immediately be transferred to Krupp and mass-produced.

In the evening, the Soviet army was subjected to two successive German air raids, and now it was suddenly under heavy artillery fire from the Germans, and the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, Tukhachevsky, hurriedly commanded the battle. However, the range of the Soviet 122-mm field howitzers could not reach the positions of the German troops, which was very embarrassing.

The casualties on the positions were increasing, and the commander-in-chief of the 14th Army in the Far East, Ivanov, proposed to move the positions forward to give the Germans a head-on blow, while the commander-in-chief of the Southwestern Front, Dadnovti, hoped that the troops would adopt a tactical contraction, lure the Germans into depth and then deal a heavy blow.

Tukhachevsky was in a dilemma, and finally had to inform the commander of the 1st Cavalry Corps, Budyonny, to come over and discuss countermeasures at the same time. Budyonny also thought that moving forward was the most reasonable, but since General Dadnov was his immediate superior, he had to make another suggestion, which was to send a cavalry battalion to attack the German artillery positions overnight.

This is also a strategy, Tukhachevsky also felt that this plan was feasible, but there was a problem, because the German army was the best at building camps and fortifications, and the cavalry might face a greater risk in rushing to kill the past, but once the sneak attack was successful, it would be a fatal blow to the German army.

"In my opinion, the target of the sortie should not be too large, and we can consider using the cavalry company as the basic unit to carry out a rapid counterattack on the various artillery positions of the German army." Tukhachevsky said.

"So be it, General Budyonny. Please take immediate action, organize 4 capable companies, sneak out at night, and give the Germans a sudden counter-attack. In addition, I will arrange for the Second Cavalry Corps to form four fast response companies to meet you at any time. General Dardnov was also refreshed and made a decision immediately.

"Yes! Execute the order now! Budyonny snapped upright.

At 23:10, General Andrei, commander of the 2nd Cavalry Corps, immediately deployed after receiving the order. At the same time, four cavalry lieutenants, Vasily, Sergei, Valentin and Stepan, each led a cavalry company and quietly set off to grope their way to the German positions.

At the same time as the 4th cavalry attacked, Tukhachevsky immediately telegraphed the Soviet troops of Pruskov, Piasecchino, Leon, Serotsk and Tvuschi to shrink overnight, retreat ten miles, and re-camouflage and conceal their positions.

Vasily's cavalry searched and advanced to a place about a kilometer away from the German defensive position, and was immediately blocked by a small group of German troops, but because the cavalry horses were fast, they quickly broke through the blockade with a meal of cutting melons and vegetables. Then, the whole company rushed to the German artillery positions with all their swords.

However, the Germans covered the perimeter of the position with layers of barbed wire, and Vasily and his men and horses were hooked by countless wires, and it took a lot of effort to break free.

Due to the neighing of the horses, the Germans also sensed the threat in the darkness and quickly organized their troops to block the attack, but the Soviet cavalry reacted quickly and quickly broke the barbed wire, penetrated through the small gap, and rushed straight to the main German artillery position......

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