Chapter 223: False Reports
The Germans arranged that 100 kilometers must be replenished with fuel and ammunition, and after breaking through the third line of defense, the Polish army began to retreat, although there was bombing by the air force, but the Polish troops were fleeing all over the mountains, and the role of the aircraft was greatly reduced.
The tanks that played a decisive role ran out of fuel at the critical moment, and Bismarck could only watch countless Polish troops rout, although they could not completely eliminate a Polish infantry division defending here, at least they lost all their heavy weapons and a large number of personnel, judging from the corpses of the Polish troops on the battlefield, their attrition was at least more than 50 percent, and the Polish army was in front of the German tanks, holding on until the three lines of defense were broken through before collapsing, which was already a very good force.
Bismarck had no choice but to send a search force to come forward to stand on guard, and then wait for the logistics detachment behind to come up to replenish fuel and ammunition, of course, meals can also be solved together, refueling the tank is not a matter of minutes, and the ammunition is replenished, the shells must be carefully passed into the tank from the outside one by one, and then put into the ammunition rack, without an hour not to think about finishing.
The whole replenishment process was busy and orderly, the planes in the air were also cruising in the air, and the German tanks were fortunately served by special "nannies" in the air, so they did not have to worry about being attacked by the enemy's planes. The Luftwaffe fought for air supremacy over the entire battlefield, and their remaining duty was to be the "nanny" of their own tanks. As a result, Gerd also got the nickname "Big Nanny", which made Gerd, who likes to fly planes, very unhappy.
An hour later, the Bismarck tank assault had finally finished all the replenishments, and the Germans were eating in twos and threes. Suddenly, the correspondent found Bismarck, who was eating, and said eagerly:
"The regimental commander, the regimental commander, the air force reported that a large number of Polish cavalry were coming to us, about two cavalry brigades."
"Quick, sound the battle alarm and prepare for battle."
Bismarck threw away what he was holding and ran to his tank, "Quick." Prepare for battle. ”
"Click...... Click...... "The sound of horses' hooves could be clearly felt on the ground. Only a large number of horses, at such a distance, can have such an effect.
"Wow......"
The mournful battle alarm sounded, and countless German soldiers who were eating threw away their things. Run to your own combat post. An alert is an order.
Bismarck gets into his own tank. Pick up the microphone and start giving orders:
"Attention to all personnel, a large number of Polish cavalry units are rushing towards the direction of nine o'clock, ten kilometers away. All tanks spread out in a fan, advancing at a constant speed of thirty kilometers, and armored vehicles attacked in a roundabout way. ”
In 1939, the commander-in-chief of the Rotz Army, Rumeer, after receiving a telegram from the Fifth Infantry Division of the Polish Army, urgently sent one of his cavalry regiments to support the first line, which was the only mobile force in the hands of Rumeer, and now the whole of Poland, several directions have been fiercely attacked by the German army, the Polish army is passive everywhere on defense, and everywhere is asking for reinforcements, Rummel decided to use a cavalry regiment to reinforce the Fifth Infantry Division after weighing the pros and cons.
What Rummel didn't expect was that the Fifth Infantry Division was facing armored forces, and it was equipped with a separate aviation division, and the armored force composed of more than 100 tanks was already waiting for the enemy, and Bismarck, like the rest of the soldiers, was eating. The armourers were resting, some were having breakfast, some were freshening up, but most were ready for a new battle......
The terrible battle alarm made everyone rush to the ground, leaving countless things on the ground, including food, mirrors, razors, all of which were discarded by the Germans who rushed to the combat post, and soon the German tank assault group was finished, roaring and rushing out, and the dust raised by the entire tank cluster covered the sky.
"Look to the east," one of the soldiers shouted, and the eyes of the armored soldiers converged to the east. Bismarck could faintly see a large group of men moving in the dusty area to the east. He quickly used his binoculars to see a large group of cavalry rushing towards him in the distance, and judging by their clothing, it was the Polish royal cavalry......
The panzer division was ready, the battle began, and the rumbling tanks lined up in a straight line and immediately rushed to the front. Bismarck rushed to the forefront with a tank four.
On this Polish plain, a hundred No. 4 tanks fought head-on, armored vehicles protruding from the flanks, and fighting long detours. The Germans tried to bury the Poles here.
In an instant, shells poured into the ranks of the Poles, and many Polish cavalrymen were blown up, and their flesh and blood flew everywhere. Subsequently, the armored division quickly cut into the enemy position and launched a new offensive. The Polish cavalry, which had no anti-tank weapons at all, stabbed the tank's steel plates with sabers and spears, or fired at it with rifles, while the German armorers hiding inside easily swept the Polish cavalry off their horses by firing them through the holes of their guns.
Bismarck drove the tank to the forefront, turning the joystick to run the Polish cavalry in a serpentine manner, and when the Polish cavalry in front of him were buried under the tracks of his tank, the men and horses were crushed into pulp. The other tankers were also enthusiastic about the game, and they stopped firing from the machine guns and turned to this crazy action. The battle turned into a massacre, and the Poles were stunned by this barbaric style of play, and many Polish cavalry tried to flee in horror as their comrades were devoured by these steel monsters. However, this nimble and mobile steel beast ran no worse than their horses, and many Polish cavalry disappeared into the wilderness with the rumble of tanks.
In the wilderness of the Polish plains, the fierce Polish cavalry was helpless against the German tank corps, and their galloping horseshoe prints were quickly swallowed up by the criss-crossed tracks of the German iron wolves, leaving only large patches of blood and minced meat......
Bismarck tried to advance farther away, but the tank's tracks were squeezed by dead human flesh and could not move. He lit another cigarette, then opened the hatch and jumped out at a rapid speed, he picked up his machine gun and aimed at the surrounding Poles, "click......", the Polish cavalry fell to the bottom, and then the bones were crushed by the German tanks that rushed up. The Polish cavalry, which had escaped by chance, was surrounded by outflanked armored vehicles and annihilated.
The battle lasted for nearly twenty minutes, and 2,000 Polish royal cavalry evaporated from the world. The only proof of their existence is the minced meat that has been crushed deep into the dirt in the wilderness.
The fall of the Polish Royal Cavalry and the collapse of the Polish Fifth Infantry Division opened the door to Warsaw for the main German Panzer Division and opened the prelude to the Battle of Warsaw. This is a dark page in the history of modern warfare, but it also proves the maturity of the theory of tank warfare. (To be continued......) u