Surrounded by several French officers, Berente walked briskly into the conference room of the Polish High Command.

Just 10 minutes ago, news came from the eastern border of Poland that the Soviet army had launched a full-scale attack on the Polish border, in which at least more than 300,000 men in the first echelon had entered Polish territory.

Subsequently, the Soviet government issued a statement saying:

"The Soviet government cannot ignore the oppression of those Ukrainians and Belarusians living on the territory of Poland, who are at the mercy of fate and are unarmed.

So in this case, the Soviet government has ordered an offensive to the high command of the Soviet troops. Now the Soviet troops have crossed the border and are taking all measures to protect the lives and property of people in western Ukraine and western Belarus.

At the same time, the Soviet government proposed to take all measures to enable the Polish people to get out of the war, which was unfortunately imposed by their unwise leaders, so that they could return to a peaceful life. ”

At the same moment, Molotov announced on the radio that all treaties between the USSR and Poland were now no longer in force.

This news came as a great surprise to all the members, including the French officer corps, and the generals of the Polish High Command exploded. Isn't it Germany that has been so aggressive in recent times that it has the intention of sending troops to Poland? Why are the German troops still holding their ground, but the Soviets are the first to move!

In fact, the Soviet army attacking the eastern part of Poland consisted of 7 army groups, divided into 2 fronts. One was led by the Belarusian Front of the Red Army under the command of Soviet 2nd General Mikhail Kovalev, and the other was commanded by Soviet 1st General Semyon Timoshenko on the command of the Ukrainian Front. Their aim is to carry out a surprise attack on the Svikmibi line, and then take Warsaw!

The French government had promised that if Germany went to war with Poland, they would immediately launch an air strike against Germany, launch a ground diversionary operation within a week, and prepare for a full-scale attack on the German Western Front within half a month of the start of the German-Polish war, and immediately invade the German mainland to aid Poland.

The British government had promised that in the event of a war between Germany and Poland, their powerful Royal Air Force would immediately bomb the Ruhr area, strike at the German reserves on the Western Front, and contain the German air force.

However, it is now the Soviet Union that is doing it. What to do in such a situation has never been discussed between the three countries.

The main Polish forces were deployed to the Western Front, and the focus of the early reinforcement was also on the permanent fortifications of the Western Front. Only 400,000 troops remained on the Eastern Front, more than half of whom were newly integrated militias.

The Polish High Command's plan for deployment was strongly opposed from the outset, and he more than once suggested shrinking the Polish defensive line on the Western Front in order to free up 300,000 main troops to defend the Eastern Front. Even if something happens on the western front, these 300,000 men can be transferred back to the new line of defense in the west as appropriate.

Marshal Smigre, however, rejected Belante's suggestion and insisted on holding on to every inch of land. So much so that now the Polish army is scattered on the western front, and there is a shortage of major generals on the eastern front.

Originally, everyone, including Beronte, was skeptical about whether the Soviet Union would send troops. After all, the Soviets have just replaced a large number of officers in the army, and now many of the officers of the troops are inexperienced newcomers. Although the Soviet Union has been working in secrecy, marshals like Tukhachevsky have been executed, so how can such a huge personnel change be impenetrable?

Unexpectedly, the Eastern Front, which was thought to be unlikely to break out into a major war, was suddenly attacked by the Soviet army.

Such a military mistake is enough to be included in the classic case!

Now, Marshal Smigre, who is the supreme commander of Poland, is eagerly looking at Béronte, the French major general, hoping to get the attitude of the French high command from him.

"Don't look at me, we're surprised that this happened. There will be no reply in China for a while. Bronte poured cold water on Smigre as soon as he spoke.

Although Bronte's tone was soft, it sounded like a bolt from the blue to Smigre. Without French assistance, Poland would never have survived the onslaught between the Soviet Union and Germany. What's more, now the main forces of Poland have been completely misplaced and are in a tense confrontation with the German army, which is standing still. And the Eastern Front, which did not have any main force, had already been attacked by the Soviet army.

The collapse of Mount Tai is in front of you!

"The Polish army can't hesitate any longer!" As the leader of the guiding officer corps sent by France, Belante's reaction was not unpleasant. He immediately made a judgment, stared at Smigre's eyes and said: "At present, we should immediately transfer at least 400 fighters from the Western Front to the Eastern Front to fight for air supremacy." Second, the Polish army should immediately mobilize more mobile cavalry units to rush to the eastern front to launch a counterattack. If you're lucky, you might be able to drive the Soviet vanguard back to the border. Even if you are unlucky, you can use the mobilized troops to stabilize the new line of defense. ”

"There is no problem with this, as long as the French army can contain Germany from behind. We can draw the 13th Cavalry Division deployed on the eastern flank of East Prussia at any time. At the same time, if you stay in the reserves in Lodz, you can also transfer all 3 cavalry divisions. "The man who said it was none other than the commander of the 13th Cavalry Division, Major General Felippowitz, who had previously argued with Beronte.

For this Smigre confidant, Bironte did not have a good impression. He immediately frowned and said, "Now the Polish army is not counting on the French army, but your own strength. Germany will naturally contain you at home, but the invading Soviet army will have to be dealt with by yourself. It is not enough to mobilize only 4 cavalry divisions! ”

Although Béronte was only an instructor sent by France, he strode to the wall of the conference room without modesty, picked up the telescopic pole and pointed to the map: "According to the information sent back from the east, the direction of the Soviet army's main attack is on the Svik Mibi line, which is actually not unexpected. After all, it was the quickest route for them to attack Warsaw, and the Soviets could avoid engaging the Polish defenders on the banks of the Brulin River, weakening the geographical advantage that the Polish army had intended to take advantage of the defense along the river. I estimate that the Soviet troops from both the Belarusian and Ukrainian directions will definitely carry out a centripetal assault along the Svikmibi line. ”

At the same time as Belante analyzed, the Polish officers, who were originally dissatisfied with his unpopular attitude, unexpectedly let out a strong commotion. Some were dumbfounded, others were stunned. At this moment, they looked at Belante with some admiration.

Due to the urgency of the incident, the map on the wall has only just finished the most basic information. In many places, the situation has not been further confirmed.

And it has only been 15 minutes since Bronte got the news. In such a short period of time, he actually made a general analysis of the offensive line and strategic objectives of the Soviet army, and clearly explained the reasons for this analysis to everyone present.

This is the gap between the French generals and the Polish ones! I heard that this Major General Bérante was originally only a staff officer under the famous French general Petain, and later participated in the French officer corps to aid Poland under Petain's strong recommendation.

If one of Petain's staff officers was so terrifying, what kind of terrible existence should the German generals who defeated Petain in the Ruhr be?! Smiegre suddenly felt that the Polish High Command's previous self-confidence that it could be on an equal footing with the German army might be nothing more than a joke!

"Today, the Biskol battle group, which was originally deployed east of the Vistula River as a reserve, is the only Polish corps that can reach the Eastern Front in time, as long as they can reach the Svikmibi line one step ahead of the Soviet army, then the strategic attempt of the Soviet army will be broken, and thus ........" Birant's analysis continued, but the worried Smigre no longer had the heart to listen.......