479 Decisive Battle(8)
Pranic's last stronghold was a middle school, and he set up his headquarters in the office building behind the middle school. As the clock hand pointed to midnight on 25 June, the remnants of the 1st Division of the Polish Wehrmacht could sense the silence around them.
This does not bode well, as it means that all the allies around them have been wiped out, and it means that the final battle is coming soon. The deathly silence weighed on the hearts of the Poles, and in an extremely oppressive atmosphere, the timid recruits had begun to sobble quietly. As for the veterans, their faces were all gray, as if they were corpses about to be buried in the grave.
Probably only Pranic still maintained his energy and fighting spirit, brandishing the pistol that had already shot countless deserters, and hissing and shouting: "For Poland, we must fight to the end!" Don't take a step back! I warn you, this is our grave, and we all have to die here! If you don't understand, you have to die here! β
The deputy commander of the 102nd regiment, Wipakovsky, later recalled: "Pranic was already insane at that time, and the bad situation broke him down, and he was like a psychopath, chattering and constantly daunting death...... I don't want to die, there's nothing to shy away from that. Especially since I don't want to die with a mentally ill person, I shudder at the thought of having to be devastated by the Pranic noise on Yellow Springs Road......"
Pranic's approach is really chilling, and in order to resist stubbornly, this man has completely degenerated into a devil and has become ruthless. Shooting deserters was no longer a big deal, and at the last moment he even ordered the wounded to be shot, on the grounds that the Jews must not be left with a single prisoner!
"Division commander. We can't do that! β
Vepakovsky simply couldn't stand it anymore. He was very suspicious of the wounded soldier after shooting. Will this devilish man order them all to commit suicide!
"Pranic stared at me with an unusually cold look, his eyes were like a poisonous snake, not a human ...... I could feel a chill on the back of my neck, but I was not intimidated by him, but answered firmly in the eyes of the viper: 'All the wounded have done their duty, and they have done enough for Poland.' If we shoot them inhumanely, what difference are we from the devil? βγ β
According to Vypakovsky's recollections: "Pranic's face was very ugly at that time, probably because the words 'inhuman' and 'devil' irritated his sensitive nerves...... I'm quite skeptical. In the next second, the devil will shoot me, just as he did before to kill those who disobeyed him...... I'm ready, of course not waiting to die, I'm not going to sit back, and if Pranic wants to kill me, then I won't hesitate to cut his throat first......"
Another veteran who lived through the scene, Stefanov, also recalled: "We were all terrified, and Pranic craned his neck and stared at his mouth slightly open, like a beast about to show its fangs. He looked straight at the deputy head of the regiment, and I had no doubt that this bastard would shoot, so I kept on guard. Beware of this bastard's sudden attack...... At that time, there were many comrades-in-arms who had the same idea as me, and I could see it with my peripheral vision. The chief of staff of the 100th regiment, Major Zilnis, had his right hand on the holster......"
After a brief silence that was suffocating, the devilish Pranic seemed to sense something, and he retracted his fangs and retreated to his place without saying a word.
In the words of Vypakovsky: "This is a victory, and I have told my brothers around me that the devil cannot be repulsed...... I could feel Pranic's anger, and after that, the eyes he occasionally showed me were full of malice...... It was at that moment that I began to understand that if I continued to be in the same camp as this devil, then I would probably die! Maybe I should take the initiative to surrender to the Jews? β
The thought spread like poison in Vypakovsky's mind, and although he tried hard to get it out of his mind, he could not make up his mind.
The battle continued, and after that very discordant quarrel, Vypakovsky was sent to the front line by Pranic, presumably the division was ready to kill with a knife. But what made him helpless was that Vipakovsky's vitality was quite strong, even if the bunker was completely shattered by a splintering armor bullet, even if all the soldiers around him were killed, he didn't even hurt a single hair.
"The school building has been lost, the enemy fire is strong, we should think about ......"
Just as Vypakovsky was about to say that we should consider laying down our arms, Pranic scolded him in the face: "The school building is lost? What did I order you before, my order is to guard the school building at any cost! Are you deaf? Or are you deliberately not carrying out my orders? β
This was a chilling statement, but Vypakovsky had long been dead set on Pranic and did not expect this devilish scoundrel to be reasonable, so he replied very coldly: "I said that the enemy is very strong, almost ten times more numerous than us, and a hundred times superior in firepower!" No one can hold the school building! β
Pranic was enraged and roared, "So you ran back with your tail between your legs?" β
Vypakovsky looked at him and sneered: "If you want to stay there and be torn to pieces by the Jews, then you can try it yourself!" β
Anyone could tell that Pranic had moved to kill, and Stefanov recalled: "I had already made up my mind that I couldn't let that bastard continue to wreak havoc, and according to that bastard, we had to die here...... I don't want to die, and I don't want to die unjustly, I'm already tired of what sacrifice for Poland is great, what nonsense that President Pilsudski will soon come to our rescue...... I have done my duty, and now, I have the right to choose to continue to live! β
The barrel of explosives was about to be ignited, and at this moment of great urgency, Major Zilnis suddenly returned, covered in smoke and dust, and after interrupting the tense situation, he reported to Pranic: "Division commander. We have no troops. The 100th Regiment stationed in the dormitory building has been completely wiped out. The 101st Regiment on the other side of the stadium is basically gone, and we are exhausted! β
"Exhausted?" Pranic muttered a word of thought, as if in a flash of inspiration, and he said with some excitement: "Who said that the mountains and rivers are exhausted? Don't we still have a bunch of students? Give them weapons and let them defend the honor of Poland together! β
This surprised Major Ziernis and Wipakovsky, it is true that there are quite a few secondary school students here, but most of these little ones are half-grown children, when will it be the turn of the children to go to war?
"They're still kids!" Vipakowsky roared.
Major Zilnis also emphasized: "They are all civilians. The war has nothing to do with them! β
But Pranic didn't care so much, he screamed at the throat: "They are Polish children, Polish citizens, and at the most critical moment in Poland, they have the responsibility and obligation to dedicate a qiΔ to Poland!" β
"Fart!" Major Zilnis, enraged at last, yelled at Pranic, "You are committing a crime, you are sending these poor children to death!" β
Pranic was even more agitated than he was: "If we lose, Poland will have no future." Poland without a future, what's the use of keeping these children! Give them weapons and let them go to war! β
Without waiting for Major Zilnis' rebuttal. Pranic viciously pointed his gun at Major Zilnis's head: "This is an order, you have to carry it out if you don't do it!" β
Major Zilnis, however, did not back down. He looked at the crazy Pranic indifferently and sneered with disdain: "I won't carry out this shit's orders!" Just shoot! β
"You think I won't dare to kill you!" Pranic yelled as he tugged at Major Zilnis' collar.
"What don't you dare!" Major Zilnis sneered and sneered, "You're a complete beast, what can't you do?" β
This sentence was tantamount to adding fuel to the fire, and Pranic became very terrible at that time, in Stefanov's words: "At that moment he was no longer human, he had become a devil." β
The gun went off, but it was not Major Zilnis, but some devil who fell, and before Pranic could shoot, Vypakovsky and Stefanov made the first move and blew up Pranic's brain.
"After killing that bastard, I felt light. The feeling of being dead in my heart disappeared in an instant, and I was not afraid to tell you, I was very happy, very happy, and even wanted to look up to the sky and laugh! β
Major Zilnis also said: "Pranic is dead, and it's good for everyone. Both the soldiers and the poor students were frightened by him. Even for Planic himself, it was a good thing, he could die in Upper Maurkinia as he wished, and he should be satisfied! β
Stefanov, on the other hand, scoffed: "I am glad to have sent that devil to hell, and I am sure that he will stay in hell forever and suffer from it, and this punishment is most suitable for him!" β
When Pranic was shot dead by his subordinates, the remnants of the 1st Polish Wehrmacht Division, led by Major Vypakovski and Zilnis, immediately surrendered, and their surrender not only meant the total destruction of the 1st Division, but also indicated that the outcome of the war had been preliminarily determined!
At the same time as the destruction of the 1st Division, in Vovomin, the blocking battle was also in full swing. Pilsudski skillfully relieved himself of the siege, and he ordered Senas to continue the onslaught, but instead drew two newly formed militia divisions from Warsaw to strengthen the blockade of the encirclement. Even by virtue of this, two regiments of Zelmikas were withdrawn to strengthen the offensive. It can be seen that if Wovomin is not taken, His Excellency the President will never give up.
Maybe some comrades will say that Pilsudski is a dead brain, why do you have to take Wovomin, anyway, Li Xiaofeng's troops are not many, and if he can't beat it, he will bypass it!
Bypassing seems to be a solution, but it is definitely the stupidest way, and to put it mildly, it is equivalent to self-destruction. The more modern the troops, the higher the requirements for logistical supplies, an infantry division will consume dozens of tons of materials a day in a state of war, and seven divisions will consume more than 100 tons of materials a day.
As an important link on the railway line from Warsaw to Verkhniy Maukinia, Pilsudski's troops could not get supplies from the railway without taking Vovomin. For Poland, where the traffic situation is very poor, road transportation alone cannot meet the operational needs of the seven divisions.
It's very simple, the army can't go hungry to war, right? And not to mention food. Weapons, ammunition, and the transport of the wounded must be ensured by rail. Pilsudski was not a Turkish communist in the war of liberation. It can make hundreds of thousands of ordinary people willingly support the troops with small carts.
And. Pilsudski couldn't let Li Xiaofeng go away, Warsaw behind him was already an empty city, and if he let this surprisingly strong combat force toss around in his hometown, there would be no way to fight that battle!
What, you said that a force was left to take care of Li Xiaofeng? It seems like a solution, but it's just a seem. After all, according to the combat effectiveness of the GRUU before, the Polish Wehrmacht division may not be able to look down on them.
It is very likely that Pilsudski will pull out on the front foot, and Li Xiaofeng will start a war of annihilation on the back foot! Didn't the troops left behind at that time deliver food?
Then how many more troops are left? This is even more nonsense. Pilsudski also had only so many men. Leaving two or three divisions to take care of Li Xiaofeng, what's the point of the rest of the people going north?
So, for Pilsudski, Vovomin was a thorn, and if he couldn't swallow it, he would get stuck. Other than that, there is no second possibility!
Of course, Pilsudski is not blindly attacking, and he will still take advantage of the advantages that should be used. After the attack on Vovomin was frustrated, he immediately asked his godfather for help. Ask the godfather to do everything he can to help Poland, because Poland has reached a critical moment of life and death!
The godfather wanted to help Poland. But it's a bit of a bull across the mountain and the whip can't reach it. Poor Poles are now surrounded by Russians, Jews, Germans, and Austria-Hungary.
None of these neighboring countries had to deal with the Entente, the Jews basically controlled Poland's access to the sea, the Russians wished that the Poles would be unlucky, and of course, the German-Austrian bloc had collapsed, and complete surrender was just a matter of nonsense. If the Entente bloc can pay a certain political price, it is not impossible to let the German-Austrian net open.
The problem was that the Entente did not want to help Poland pay for it. For the French and British, who were devastated by this war, it was only right to punish the German-Austrian group and recover the losses from the German-Austrian group's corpses as much as possible. How is it possible to let go and give the German-Austrian Group a little breather?
Especially the purpose of doing this is to help a country that wipes the footcloth, so what, Poland really doesn't matter to that process. For the British and French governments, the Poles are nothing more than a dog, give up when it's time to give up!
"You can't just give up Poland!" "Poland has now become our most important fulcrum in Central Europe!" If the Poles were defeated, then the Russians would quickly fill the vacuum, which would be tantamount to handing over the Baltic states, Belarus, Ukraine and Poland to the Bolsheviks! At that time, Russia would not only be able to regain its vitality, but it would also lead to the spread of communism in Central Europe! β
It is true that if Poland were finished, the belly of the whole of Europe would be completely exposed, and Trotsky would be happy to incite wave after wave of revolution in Central and Eastern Europe, and he would be able to completely overthrow capitalist domination in Central and Eastern Europe with his back to Russia!
And once Germany and Austria-Hungary fully embraced communism, would it be far from France and England?
"Poland can't fall!" M was persuaded by Liervin, and she immediately exerted influence at home: "The collapse of Poland is likely to have a chain reaction that will destroy the order of civilized society. The interests of the empire will suffer the greatest blow since the Napoleonic era! We are not trying to save Poland, we are saving ourselves! β
Under M's mediation, after a day and a night of discussions, the Entente finally made a certain concession and reached a certain compromise with Germany in exchange for the German government opening up Szczecin so that the military supplies of the Entente could reach Warsaw via GorzΓ³w and Poznan.
Arms accounted for the vast majority of this round of aid, and Pilsudski's much-needed ammunition and a large number of fairly advanced weapons arrived in Warsaw.
One of the most highly anticipated by Pilsudski was the FT-17 tank, which he believed would be able to tear through Vovomin's defense!
In addition to tanks, there were also a large number of aircraft, and because of poor reconnaissance and repeated misses of fighters, Pilsudski had had enough of the fog of war. With the Air Force, with these heavenly eyes, he thought that the Jews could no longer confuse him.
However, the Polish Air Force, which had been "established" with the help of foreign "volunteers", had just arrived in Warsaw and brought Pilsudski bad news -- most of the city of Verna-Maukinia had fallen, and only the north of the city was still resisting!
This news made Pilsudski break out in a cold sweat, and he always thought that it would not be a problem for the First Army of Upper Maustinia to hold out for more than ten days. Who would have thought that in less than five days, the troops would have been basically beaten. If he doesn't hurry up and remove the stumbling block of Wovomin, once the First Army is completely annihilated, then a storm awaits him!
"The 10th and 11th Divisions were responsible for attacking the south of Wowoming, the 12th and 30th Divisions attacked the north of the city, the 34th Division attacked the west of the city, the 29th Division attacked the east of the city, and the 27th and 202nd mixed brigades served as reserves...... My order is to attack on all sides, leaving the Jews without care...... This battle is only allowed to move forward, not backward!! (To be continued......)
PS: Bow and thank you Comrade Juventus!