486 The Beginning of the Collapse

Pilsudski would never be polite to the enemy. The reason why the past three divisions were sent in one go was nothing more than surveillance and coercion. It can be said that the task of the 10th, 11th and 12th divisions was to keep the troops of Zermikas and Mikalayunas under their watch, pinning them firmly in place.

"If the second division continues to fail to carry out orders and continue to passively slack off, then cut off one of its supplies and keep it firmly under guard!"

This was an order given by Pilsudski to Sessnausskis, and he even said: "If the ministry dares to resist, it will be punished on the spot!" Disarm it if necessary! ”

Clearly, Pilsudski meant to incorporate the forces of Zelmikas and Mikalayunas, and to annex them, either by borrowing the Jews' swords and guns or by simply taking action of his own. Because only after annexing these two divisions can he let the remaining 27th Division, 29th Division and 202nd Mixed Brigade become submissive, and can he regain complete control of the military power!

It has to be said that Pilsudski's move was ruthless enough, and the 30th and 34th Divisions, which were sandwiched between the Jews and their own people, had no way to resist at all, and either obediently attacked the Jews as cannon fodder, or they were imprisoned by their own people.

The days of being imprisoned are not easy, there will be no more supplies, and it is impossible to escape from the battlefield, so to speak, waiting for death!

"When do you think those two bastards will be honest?" Arendris asked.

Sesnauskis took a sip of coffee and sneered: "It is estimated that it is just a matter of the past few days, their consumption before is relatively large, and there is no supply these days." It won't last a few days! ”

Ivas Kevitius also added with a smile: "As far as I know. They have run out of food. It won't take more than two days. The soldiers below will rebel...... Hehe, as long as our brothers rebel against the officers who are under the heads of those two guys, they will only be able to tie their hands in minutes! ”

"Your Excellency's trick is really clever!" Arendris was impressed.

"That's natural," Cessnawis sneered: "Solve those two fools, and then you can solve the 27th Division, 29th Division and 202 Mixed Brigade according to the gourd drawing, and solve these provincial henchmen without bloodshed, who will dare to have two hearts at that time?" ”

A qiē is as Cessnauskis said, if nothing else. These motley armies had no second way to go except for being annexed by Pilsudski, and it seemed that Pilsudski had a bright future.

But is that really the case? Pilsudski was too proud and self-righteous, he thought that the Jews would not dare to fight his main idea of the First Army, but the First Army was surrounded and annihilated, and now only Polsky is surviving; Later, he thought that it would be effortless for seven divisions to take Wowomin, but the seven divisions took turns to fight but were bloodied in front of Wowomin; Later, he felt that his seven divisions did not need to be afraid of the three divisions that had been reinforced by the Jews.

The 7th, 8th and 10th Divisions of the East Prussian People's Liberation Army arrived on the battlefield as fast as they could. And immediately go on the offensive, and this start of the attack is a furious attack with all his might. And the first to be attacked was the 10th division of Sesnauskis.

The forces of Sesnowskis were to the north of the forces of Zelmikas and Mikalayunas. The task was to prevent their troops from escaping from the north. The division's defensive arrangements were also quite interesting, with only a very simple or rudimentary defense of the Jewish reinforcements to the north, with an emphasis on "their own men" in the south.

On the orders of Sesnuskis, the main force of the 10th Division was fully engaged in monitoring the forces of Zelmikas and Mikalayunas, leaving only one battalion to build a defensive line against the Jews in the north.

And how many troops were under siege of this battalion? More than four regiments! In just two hours, the battalion disappeared from the sequence of the 10th division of the Polish Wehrmacht. At this time, Sesnauskis had just adjusted his deployment, pulling the main force of the division away from surveillance and turning it to guard against the Jews.

I have to say, it was too late. Sessnauskis, who had turned around in a hurry, was dealt a heavy blow, and it took only one noon and afternoon to be surrounded.

At this time, Cessnawis also maintained a cautious optimism, feeling that he was just careless, feeling that there were friendly troops behind him, as long as the friendly army pulled his brothers, he would soon be able to get out of the encirclement!

I have to say, this idiot is so naïve. He didn't figure out how many enemies he was surrounded by, and he didn't figure out that not all allies would come to his rescue! For example, Zelmikas and Mikalayunas, who were closest to him, not only did not take the initiative to rescue him, but not only did not move closer to him, but took the initiative to retreat and take the initiative to distance themselves from Sessnauskis. That posture is completely ready to see a joke!

In addition to Zelmikas and Mikalayunas, the closest to Cessnawski was Arendris's troops. Arendris did not see death and could not be saved, and after learning the news, he immediately organized forces to relieve Cessnawski from the siege.

Arendris threw in the strength of a regiment in one go! Yes, you read that right, it's just a group! Can you imagine how much of a role a regiment can play in the face of three divisions of the enemy?

I'm afraid it's better than nothing and scratching the itch. Could it be that Arendris will not be saved when he dies? That's not true! The reason is simple, Arendris can't come up with as many troops to rescue Cessnausskis. The 12th Division had already suffered a lot of losses in the previous battles, and the only remaining troops were a little more than two regiments, which had to monitor Zermikas and Mikalayunas and rescue Sesnauskis, how could they be used?

Let's put it this way, Pilsudski's wishful thinking was by this time a prison that firmly bound his hands and feet. Originally, on this battlefield, his five divisions were inferior to the five divisions of the East Prussian People's Liberation Army, and they still had the strength to fight.

And he was so clever that Zelmikas and Mikalayunas must have enjoyed watching jokes, and even not only watching jokes, but also taking the initiative to drag him back. After removing these two divisions. Pilsudski also had only three divisions left. On the one hand, these three divisions had to face a siege by the Jews. If you also have to spy on your allies, it is really difficult to take care of the left and right, and the final result will inevitably be to take care of one and lose the other.

It can be said that Pilsudski did a stupid thing, which also directly led to the corruption of the battlefield situation, and it should be said that at this time, Pilsudski should let go of that little ninety-nine, first unanimously with the outside world, and first improve the unfavorable situation on the battlefield. Ensuring that what little vitality Poland had left was the first priority.

However, this one still did not wake up, but felt that the problem was not too big, and felt that the five divisions were huddled together, and they could not bear it with the little strength of the Jews. So he still gave orders as I wanted, and he even ordered Zelmikas and Mikalayunas to open the lines of communication on the one hand, and to relieve Sesnowskis on the other.

How could such nonsensical orders be carried out by Zelmikas and Mikalayunas, who did not bother to take Pilsudski's orders at all, but ordered the troops to stop their offensive operations and move to local defense.

"The stronger the position, the better. From now on, our task is to preserve our strength. Give Pilsudski that bastard a headache! These were the exact words of Zelmikas.

And from his words, it is not difficult to see that the 30th and 34th divisions are preparing to watch from the wall. Probably because they think they can't go now anyway. If you can't take the initiative to attack, then simply repair your position and stick to it first. Let Pilsudski's troops fight the Jews to the death, and when the time comes, they will be able to walk away if they have the chance.

Zermikas and Mikalayunas were ready to smear the soles of their shoes and slip away, but Pilsudski had no choice but to order Arendris and Ivas Kevisius to rescue Sessnawis as much as possible, and on the other hand, to make the troops "besieging" Vovomin withdraw as soon as possible.

According to Pilsudski, there were two regular divisions (27th and 29th divisions), a mixed brigade and two militia divisions in the vicinity of Vovomin. As long as these troops follow his orders to relieve the siege of Cessnauskis, it should not be too much of a problem, and it is even possible to counter-surround the Jewish forces and fight a turnaround.

It can only be said that Pilsudski was too naïve, and the 27th and 29th divisions had also learned the thick black and shameless of His Excellency the President before, and they did not want to be Pilsudski's cannon fodder. Moreover, the intention of the Jews was already evident - that is, to prepare to encircle and annihilate them near Vovomin. The attack on the forces of Sessnawis was only the beginning.

At this time, let them stupidly advance towards the predetermined "encirclement" of the Jews, to relieve Pilsudski's troops? Do you think the 27th and 29th divisions are so stupid?

"We can't jump into the fire pit!" Khachanov (commander of the 27th Division) said to the commander of the 29th Division, Kolesenko, seriously: "For the time being, Vovomin is still safe, let's wait and see!" ”

What exactly are you waiting for and seeing? Naturally, when the battle situation was obvious, if Pilsudski's troops could resist the attack of the Jews, then they would go to "break the siege", otherwise, they would immediately run as far as they could, so as not to die for Pilsudski!

"And how do we reply to Pilsudski? He gave the order! Kolesenko asked with a frown.

"That's not easy!" Khachanov sneered, "Let's just say that all our troops have been engaged in siege warfare, and we can't withdraw for a while!" ”

This excuse was perfect, so perfect that Pilsudski had nothing to say, so he could only urge the two to withdraw their troops, because the situation of Cessnawis was dangerous!

How dangerous is it? On the night of the siege, Sesnauskis's troops were divided and surrounded, and the previous master of the division, who had been quite awesome before, was blocked in a small farmstead and could not move.

"Resist, tell the brothers to resist!" Cessnawski hissed at his men on the one hand, and on the other he held the radio and sent a constant telegram to Pilsudski and Arendris, the content of which was nothing more than - "Help! ”、“SOS! "Pull a brother" and other screams.

Pilsudski only then felt the fire burning his buttocks, and he had to telegraph Arendris again and again, urging him to hurry up and relieve Sessnawskis, and even his tone became more and more anxious each time, and the last telegram Pilsudski said this: "Your troops are afraid of the enemy, and you are trapped in danger, how can you bear it? Pan Gong put the overall situation of the country first, conscientiously implement the orders of the headquarters, and make every effort to relieve the siege......"

It can well be imagined. How Arendries was in a mood when he received such a telegram. In all fairness. He had tried his best, but he had a lot of constraints, and he couldn't go all out to break the siege without taking care of one or the other, and the 12th Division was not Pilsudski's real descendant after all, and even if the division commander and regiment commander of the division were replaced, they still couldn't be of one heart and one mind. At this time, the mid-ranking officers below are constantly causing problems for Arendris, or they are disobedient. So are the officers. Not to mention the soldiers, for the soldiers of the 12th Division, they are not willing to fight at all, so they are naturally hesitant.

In this case, Arendris is emaciated, and he feels a little like Zhu Bajie is not a person inside and outside the mirror. However, he also had a headache for long, for the East Prussian People's Liberation Army, the elimination of a small enemy 10th Infantry Division was not the ultimate goal at all, and after completing the encirclement of the 10th Division, they continued to make persistent efforts to continue to decisively intersperse. The 12th Division, which surrounded Arendris, was also surrounded!

At this point, the state of affairs on the battlefield is very interesting. On the north side of the battlefield. The Polish 10th and 12th Infantry Divisions were surrounded by three divisions of the East Prussian People's Liberation Army moving south, unable to move, and it was only a matter of time before they were encircled and annihilated.

In the middle of the battlefield, the two divisions of Zelmikas and Mikalayunas stood still, with no intention of relieving the siege for friendly forces, but constantly rushing to repair the fortifications. Confronting them was the 1st Cavalry Division of the East Prussian People's Liberation Army. The two sides can be regarded as a tacit understanding, everyone is you look at me, I look at you, and no one has moved.

In the southern part of the battlefield, the 11th Division of Ivas Kevitius wanted to go north to relieve the siege for friendly forces, but it was firmly entangled by two mixed brigades of the East Prussian People's Liberation Army.

In other words, once the 10th and 12th Divisions in the north were wiped out by the East Prussian People's Liberation Army in the south, the next shape on the battlefield would be completely one-sided. But it will take time, after all, it is two divisions to be eliminated, not two regiments. Not to mention the fact that the Poles in the encirclement are still resisting to the death!

The battle was fought quite fiercely, and on the plains of Warsaw, where there was no shelter at all, and for both the attackers and defenders, every step forward was a heavy price.

"It's a big village, you haven't taken it down after attacking it three times, what are you going to eat!"

"I tell you, before it gets dark, you must take that village for me, otherwise, you, the battalion commander, will not do it!"

For Kauna, the commander of the 72nd Battalion of the 3rd Regiment of the 3rd Division of the East Prussian People's Liberation Army, the pressure was not ordinary. From five o'clock in the morning to 11 o'clock in the afternoon, his battalion stormed for six hours, but found nothing.

The Polish resistance was quite fierce, and the two sides tugged back and forth several times around a ridge at the entrance of the village, so that the front and back sides of the ridge were densely packed with corpses.

"Organize a death squad, you must rush in for Lao Tzu!" This was Kauna's last order, and in the ensuing battle, he personally led the death squad to launch a decisive charge, and unfortunately died a heroic death.

In the village, the Poles defending the village were also at the end of the mountain, and the enemy regimental commander Verrov viciously ordered his troops: "As soon as the heavy firearms of each unit have finished their ammunition, they will be destroyed automatically!" Then he added: "Not a single shot must be left for the Jewish bandits!" ”

Verrov's troops were indeed extremely stubborn, and after Kauna's 3rd Battalion entered the village, the remaining Poles fought to the death, engaged the 3rd Battalion in hand-to-hand combat in the village, and again repulsed the 3rd Battalion.

The fierce fighting continued until midnight, when the 1st Battalion, which had gone to reinforce the 3rd Battalion, destroyed the regiment's defensive line with heavy artillery fire with the support of the divisional artillery regiment, and then rushed into the village in one fell swoop.

But the battle was still not over, because this Verrov actually led a regimental guard platoon to launch a counter-charge and re-closed the breakthrough! The commandos of the 1st and 3rd battalions, who rushed into the village, died heroically.

In the early morning of the next day, when the breakthrough was opened again, it was this Verrov who led the team to counterattack again, miraculously closing the breakthrough again!

By the time Glebi, the commander of the 7th Division, arrived at the battlefield with the troops directly under the division, Verrov's troops had already run out of ammunition and food, but he personally organized soldiers to collect ammunition from the dead bodies and continued to resist stubbornly. The only two heavy machine guns were concentrated in the main position, and the resistance gradually subsided until they were covered by the artillery of the 7th Division, which almost leveled the entire village.

When the officers and men of the 7th Division rushed into Verrov's command post, Verrov had already burned all the documents and maps, and the pens and watches he carried with him were also smashed to pieces. Run for your lives! This is where the head of the regiment is buried! With that, he threw the empty pistol to the ground and crashed headfirst into the wall!

It was only during the post-war count that Verrov's regiment was killed, except for a few seriously wounded. His heroic deeds were also regarded by Pilsudski as a model soldier, and he was posthumously awarded the rank of Major General and the highest Polish Medal of Honor.

Verrov's resistance was heroic, but there were very few valiant soldiers in the Polish army at that time. Many more troops were fighting each other and fighting each other, almost watching as the East Prussian People's Liberation Army wiped them out or captured them...... (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank you to the travelers who follow the wind, Admiral Hood and Comrade Juventus!