With limited troops and a large number of enemies, the appetite of the East Prussian People's Liberation Army is really a little indigestion, so is there a solution?

Yes! And it's simple!

Pilsudski can ask his godfather for help, can't the Jews find a thigh to hug? For example, if the Red Army can draw a part of its troops, it doesn't take too much, and one or two divisions can play a key role.

However, this problem involves several aspects, the first is that the Red Army's own ass is not clean, the civil war has not completely ended, and it is also in a state of the most tense decisive battle, whether it is Belarus or Ukraine, they are looking forward to reinforcements! At this time, it was still more difficult to transfer troops to East Prussia, to tell the truth.

The second is the question of name, interfering in Finland can be done under the guise of volunteers, but not East Prussia, because Russia and East Prussia do not border. It's one thing to send a small number of GRUs, it's another to send two or three divisions!

However, these two problems are not a problem at all for Li Xiaofeng, the Red Army is indeed very difficult, but since the outbreak of the civil war, when has it been easy. Judging from the current situation, both Belarus and Ukraine are still muddy waters, and throwing two or three divisions into them will not solve the problem at all.

East Prussia, on the other hand, was completely different, with two or three divisions of reinforcements, the shape was opened at once, and it was entirely possible to firmly control the initiative and let the Poles and the Entente follow the baton of the Jews. It will inevitably indirectly affect the situation in Belarus and Ukraine, and the effect is much stronger than sending a small number of reinforcements directly to those two regions.

As for the second question, in Li Xiaofeng's opinion: "Nima. Is this also a problem? "Isn't it just a pretense? It's as simple as it gets. What kind of volunteer army did the Entente group play in the east. There is simply no creation at all. Let's not play the Volunteer Army this time, let's play the Mercenary!

EO was founded in vain, and the three divisions were assigned to EO, and then the government of the East Prussian People's Republic granted EO an employment contract. The justifiable labor relationship is afraid of a ball!

Lenin and Trotsky were dumbfounded by Li Xiaofeng's solution, they did not expect to be able to play like this, although the actions of a certain immortal seemed to be suspicious, but if it was a righteous and bright business practice. It had nothing to do with the Soviet Russian government at all, and seemed like a good idea.

After some discussion, the Politburo quickly agreed to the mention of a certain immortal, and the relevant formalities immediately began, and the only thing the Politburo had to consider was: "Which troops to send to East Prussia?" ”

Trotsky wanted to send one or two elite divisions from the Eastern Front, because they were his descendants, to send "his own men" to East Prussia, where they could play a role in promoting the German revolution if necessary.

Obviously, Lao Tuo was preparing to pretend to be a public servant, and he had always wanted to directly interfere with the German revolution. However, there has never been a chance, and now two divisions can be sent to East Prussia. It's not far from the heart of Germany!

However, Lao To's suggestion was resolutely opposed by Lenin, not because the mentor was petty and prepared to pull Trotsky's hind legs, but because he thought that this idea was nonsense: "The Eastern Front is still in the Ural City area, thousands of kilometers from Petrograd, how long will it take to transport them to East Prussia?" ”

This reason is indeed very realistic, and the situation in East Prussia today is like fighting a fire, and time is a qiē. Thousands of miles from the Ural region, before these two divisions arrived in Petrograd, the daylilies in East Prussia were cold!

Moreover, Lenin also believed: "The battle for the encirclement and annihilation of Denikin has begun, and the transfer of elite troops from the front-line troops at this time will inevitably disrupt the battle plan completely, isn't this nonsense?" ”

In fact, as soon as Trotsky put forward this idea, he realized that it was only wishful thinking on his part, and that his plan had no basis for implementation at all. The most realistic approach would be to transfer troops from the Petrograd Military District and send them to Königsberg by sea.

After some debate, the unit responsible for acting as a mercenary was selected, and the 2nd Brigade of the GRU Special Forces under the State Political Security Bureau was immediately launched, and the 2nd Division of the former Volunteer Army, which had participated in the Finnish Civil War, was later boarded and transported, this division was Tukhachevsky's old unit, which had just returned to Petrograd, and after reorganization, the division was originally to be transferred to Ukraine under the command of Frunze, but now it seems that Frunze does not need this elite unit.

The 2nd Division of the Volunteer Army, which is now the 1st Guards Infantry Division. This number originally belonged to the 1st Division of the Volunteer Army, which was dominated by the Red Eagle Regiment and the Border Police Force. However, with the establishment of the National Political Protection Agency and the GRU, the Red Eagle Regiment and the Border Police Force were redeployed to the GRU. The honorary number they left behind was inherited by the brother units originally drawn from the Second Division of the Volunteer Army.

However, this division is also quite strange, in a short period of time it changed its number continuously, from the second division of the Volunteer Army to the first division of the Guards Infantry, and then became a mercenary of the EO company in the blink of an eye, and was awarded the number of "Foreign Second Combat Column" by the East Prussian People's Liberation Army.

In addition, the "First Foreign Combat Column" was the 1st GRU Brigade and the 2nd GRU Brigade, which was newly sent to East Prussia. The two brigades were numbered the 1st Brigade and the 2nd Brigade of the "First Foreign Combat Column" respectively.

Of course, it was not enough to reinforce one division and one brigade, but for the time being the Red Army could only draw out this little force, and according to Lenin and Trotsky's arrangement, if East Prussia fought well, two more divisions would soon be drawn from the Red Army to support.

Of course, the subtext of this remark is that if the battle does not go well and Li Xiaofeng cannot give Pilsudski a little color as planned, then there will be no troops behind.

At the same time that the Second Brigade of the "First Foreign Combat Column" had just been loaded and shipped, Li Xiaofeng also issued an order to Pavel, who remained in Königsberg: "Immediately dispatch three divisions and quickly rush south to the Warsaw battlefield." Be sure to arrive in Legionovo within two days! ”

I have to say that Pavel is really open-minded. At the same time as receiving Li Xiaofeng's order, he did not hesitate to carry it out. It was not at all thought of the question of the danger that the temporary emptiness of the East Prussian base camp might exist.

More than ten years later. When the old man's grandson asked him what he thought at the time, and when he was worried, the old man smiled and replied: "I have not considered those frivolous questions, for me, if I cannot destroy the living forces of the Poles, if I cannot give a little color to the Entente bloc that is about to move." Rather, as some people think, if you are afraid of the wolf and the tiger before you are afraid of the tiger, then it is very likely that you will lose the Battle of Warsaw. As a result, the East Prussian People's Republic, which had been established with great difficulty, would be lost! My thoughts were simple. Isn't it East Prussia? Even if this place is lost, it is a big deal to regain it after the victory in Warsaw! ”

Speaking of this, the old man smiled incomprehensibly: "What's more, I'm interested in Andrei. Mr. Petrovich is very confident, and he is very confident in the East Prussian People's Liberation Army, they will not let me down! ”

It has to be said that before the outbreak of the Battle of Warsaw, the spiritual will of the two sides involved in the war was completely out of the same level. The Poles, who should have had no way out of the battle, hesitated, feared wolves and tigers, and put most of their hopes on their allies, thinking about what would happen to them. It's not about what they should do to help themselves. However, the East Prussian People's Liberation Army, which was overstretched, dared to fight and rush, which was completely a meaning of putting oneself to death and then rebirth.

Let's be specific. Before the battle was about to break out, when the Liberation Army in Upper Maukinia and East Prussia had not yet arrived on the battlefield in Warsaw, the initiative was actually on Pilsudski's side. At that time, he had two options, one was to continue the attack on Vovomin, destroy the troops of Li Xiaofeng and Triandafilov, and rush to Verkhnia Ukinia as originally planned.

It's not impossible, it's just difficult and of limited significance. Polsky was already a dead dog at that time, his main force had been wiped out, and the military value of continuing to rescue him was about zero in addition to a certain political significance.

Moreover, the 1st Brigade of the "1st Foreign Combat Column" stationed in Vovomin was very tenacious, and it was too difficult to run over with Pilsudski's ineffective troops. It is very likely that the loss of troops will not please in the end.

Therefore, at that time, the Entente bloc gave Pilsudski a second way: stop the attack on Vovomin, withdraw the main forces of the troops to Warsaw, seize the time to rest and replenish the troops, and wait for the Allied volunteers to arrive on the battlefield and counterattack.

The road may seem like a poor bag, and it will be politically passive (giving up on bailing out Polsky), but the benefits are actually greater. After retreating into the city of Warsaw, you can avoid field battles and preserve your strength. Outside the city, it was difficult to say, but the Entente judged that if Pilsudski continued to wander in the wilderness, perhaps the Jews would turn around and eat Pilsudski again after eating him.

However, Pilsudski had doubts about the second option, not that he was really angry, and he had to pull the hard-working Polsky. In fact, his military perception also told him that Polsky could not be saved, and there was no need to save him.

Pilsudski's misgivings and hesitations were mainly due to political problems. The fall of the First Army announced the collapse of the foundations on which he had previously ruled Poland. Most of the remaining seven divisions were local troops, and most of them did not sell his battles. Without the support of the army, it would be difficult for him to continue to stand.

And it's pretty bad to give up allies, especially your own lineage's influence. What will his old friends and subordinates think of him, will they think he is too ruthless? Anyway, normal people will think: "Pilsudski is unreliable, he only cares about his own life at the critical moment, and he doesn't care about his brother's life or death at all...... It's too risky to mess with him! ”

Clearly, Pilsudski believed that if he retreated to Warsaw, he would be in a position where he would be betrayed and left by the people. Although the godfather reached an agreement with him, although the godfather has been saying that he still admires him, when have the words of politicians ever been reliable? The Russian godfather Kolchak also liked it, and the result?

In other words, when Polsky was about to fall, Pilsudski had a strong sense of crisis and urgency. He became suspicious, fearing that he would be ousted. In this state, he was first and foremost concerned not with the national interests of Poland, but with his personal political interests.

So. Pilsudski could not make up his mind to withdraw his troops. He feared that he would return to Warsaw once his troops were collected. Halfway through, the generals with different intentions will put him under house arrest at the instigation of politicians from all walks of life. forced him to step down.

So are Pilsudski's fears justified? Objectively speaking, there is!

Karpovich, who was lurking in Warsaw at the time, reported to his superiors more than once: "The situation in Warsaw is delicate, with the constant defeat of the front, with the imminent destruction of Polsky. All the politicians realized that Pilsudski had been dealt a heavy blow and that the foundations of his rule over Poland had been shaken...... The villains with two ambitions are constantly connecting in tandem and secretly plotting a series of conspiracies...... I wouldn't be surprised if Pilsudski was forced to step down tomorrow! ”

In this dilemma. Pilsudski was naturally unable to deal with the Jews wholeheartedly, and a considerable part of his energy was drained by his own countrymen. So on the battlefield, he began to make frequent moves.

Specifically, he did a few things:

First of all, he hesitated, neither withdrew his troops nor gave up the attack on Vovomin. He ordered a part of his troops to begin to rest on the spot, to continue the encirclement and blockade of Vovomin, and to send only a few troops to attack as if they were harassing.

The second is to change the suspicion in the morning, one idea in the morning, and another idea in the evening. For example, he once ordered the 11th and 12th Divisions, which had suffered heavy losses, to return to Warsaw to recuperate. But when the two divisions were ready to board the train back to Warsaw, he suddenly canceled the order.

The reason was that Pilsudski suddenly remembered that the three divisions, including the 11th, 12th, and 10th divisions, were all local garrisons in Warsaw. From top to bottom, these forces were closely linked to the local political forces in Warsaw. He was very suspicious that once the 11th and 12th Divisions were sent back to Warsaw, they would immediately be used by the local political forces in Warsaw as the vanguard against him!

At last. Pilsudski's most serious mistake was that he misjudged the shape and underestimated the fighting determination and will of the East Prussian People's Liberation Army. He believed that the Jews had won a battle and annihilated his descendants, and that they must be corrected and replenished. There will be no more fighting for a long time to come.

In his own words: "Although the Jews annihilated more than four divisions of our army in this battle and won a brilliant victory, they must have paid a heavy price. I judged that they would have to rest for a month. In the next month to a month and a half, there will be no new large-scale battles breaking out! ”

According to Pilsudski's idea, he would use this rare month to regroup, not only to re-establish his military base, but also to try to put the political forces in Poland in order, to eliminate some of the people who were ready to move by thunderous means, and to try to stabilize his precarious position.

Poor Pilsudski, he didn't expect it at all, Li Xiaofeng didn't think about resting at all, and has been actively planning the next stage of the battle. I didn't expect that the Russians would send valuable support at a critical moment. In the midst of blind optimism, he was hit head-on!

On the evening of 27 June, when the Allied reconnaissance planes left the skies over Upper Maukinia and reported to Pilsudski that "the fighting in Upper Maukinia is still going on, and it is still 'scorching.'" The officers and men of the 1st Cavalry Division mounted their horses, crossed the Bug River as fast as they could, and ran in the direction of Vovomin.

At the same time, the 7th and 8th Divisions of the East Prussian People's Liberation Army stationed in Olsztyn, and the 10th Division stationed in Königsberg also boarded the southbound train, aiming at Legionovo.

"Polsky's cousin is really tenacious!" M sighed, "I thought his troops wouldn't last up during the day!" ”

For the first time, Lierwin also expressed his approval of the Poles: "Polski did play strong, but alas, he met a boss who was the same as a two-hundred-and-a-half...... If it weren't for Pilsudski's hesitation and delay, his troops would not have been surrounded at all, and it was entirely possible for them to break through. At that time, the war situation in Poland would not have turned out to be like this! ”

M smiled and said, "Then you still said good things about Pilsudski before?" ”

Learvin shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm not saying nice things for him, I'm responsible for the good of the empire." Pilsudski is a bastard, but he is a bastard who can defend the core interests of the empire, that's all! ”

M smiled again and asked, "Then how do you think the war situation in Poland will develop after that?" Let's put it this way, do you think Andrey. What will Petrovich do? ”

In fact, Li Erwen has been thinking about this problem all day long, she has to calculate the shape clearly, she has to see through someone's reaction and countermeasures, only in this way can she take revenge with one arrow, and let someone lose to her once! She really wanted to taste the joy of victory from some immortal!

Learwin thought for a moment and replied: "For the time being, he doesn't have a very good way, eating Polsky is already his limit, as long as Pilsudski is cowering in Warsaw, he has no good way." And as soon as our reinforcements arrive, the situation in Poland will be completely reversed, and I think it is quite possible that he will take a risk! ”

"How do you take risks?" M asked.

Learwin sneered: "There is a good chance that he will directly attack Szczecin!" ”

M was taken aback at first, wanting to say that it was impossible, and then quickly calmed down again, and after dealing with Li Xiaofeng a few times, she felt that the thing was a complete madman, and there was nothing he didn't dare to do!

"What then?" M asked.

Learvine smiled incomprehensibly: "I think this is a good opportunity to ......" (to be continued......

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