Chapter 39 Eastern Comma
There were several antennas on the carriage. A special armored vehicle, which was about the size of an ordinary truck but covered by thick steel plates, slowly turned off the road. It stopped on a small open space. Several other tanks and armored vehicles were parked around it one after another, quickly forming a circular protection circle. Soldiers in gray military uniforms jumped out of the car and set up temporary tents next to the armored vehicle. Many instruments were also moved out of the armored vehicle. This area quickly became a temporary command center. Tanks and soldiers on the armored vehicles controlled various weapons and looked around vigilantly. Many soldiers carrying rifles also set up warning lines nearby.
On the road, soldiers wearing dark blue or gray uniforms who were moving eastward turned curiously to this side. When they found an officer wearing a traditional Prussian round military cap with a gold-edged blue-gray bottom and a red embroidered gold-collar seal walked off the armored vehicle, the soldiers in gray uniforms suddenly became excited.
"That's the prince. I saw His Highness with my own eyes!" The soldiers immediately felt extremely glorious.
The young officer walked slowly into the open tent and sat down on a wide chair. He took off his military cap with a golden logo, gently smeared the soft blonde hair with his hands, and then waved to the marching soldiers with a comfortable look on his face.
The staff quickly packed the tent into a temporary conference room. After a few minutes, several armored vehicles slowly drove over, and more soldiers guarding around the tent. Orger's thin face soon appeared in front of Chen Tian. The two of them chatted for a while, and a group of cavalry riding black horses appeared in their sight with a gust of dust.
The cavalry at the front made a pass, and the white-bearded Grand Duke Friedrich came to the tent with several generals with red horses. The Grand Duke jumped off the war horse very quickly, followed by his chief of staff, Marshal Conrad Von Hetsendorf, a little old man who looked a little weak, and behind him were several other major Austrian generals, square faces, burly General Dankel, wicker face, and General Offenberg, who looked very smart in his eyes, and General Voirsh, the commander of the German reserve army who had been fighting side by side with this Austrian army.
Chen Tian greeted him with a smile, "Grand Duke, good news! The Russian army retreated from Warsaw!"
"Oh! Is it? I expected that the timid Russians would run away! It's great! I ordered the troops to advance at full speed to occupy Warsaw!" Friedrich was about to turn around, but Chen Tian stopped him.
"Duke, don't worry! Warsaw will not fly away! Our Markenson Corps is gradually controlling Warsaw City. When we arrive there, we only need to hold a grand entry ceremony! I have some more important things here to talk to you!" Chen Tian asked the Grand Duke and several of his generals to sit next to the table, "I'm sorry, this place is a bit simple, I hope you won't mind!"
The Friedrichs were so excited when they were happy, so he naturally wouldn't mind, "Are you going to discuss the plan to march to Moscow? Don't worry about this, I have asked my General Staff to plan!"
Chen Tian felt very unhappy, but he still kept a lovely smile on his face, "After occupying Warsaw, our army plans to return home! In addition to leaving some troops to station in East Prussia, the main force goes to the French front!"
"Yes... is it? I have never heard of this plan. Isn't your army going to cooperate with our army in combat?" the grand duke asked in confusion.
The emperor's order is to help you defeat the Russian army in Poland. Now that we have completed it, we will naturally participate in the good things of division of Russian Poland. As for taking the risk to enter Russia, I'm sorry I'm not interested!
Chen Tian thought so in his heart, but when facing the older Grand Duke, he could not say that he would hurt the friendship between the two countries in this way. "Da Duke, our biggest enemy is France, which is the main reason why we joined the war; I think this is the same as your country's attitude towards Serbia! Russia is not our biggest goal, as long as we eliminate their threat to us, there is no need to force them too quickly!"
Friedrich looked disappointed. The Russian army almost defeated him, which led to his hatred for Russia. He simply wanted to kill Russia and then quickly. Besides, Tsarist Russia's vast territory was coveted.
"That's a pity! I originally hoped that while the Russians lost a large number of troops here, and they dispatched a large number of troops to fight Turkey, our Aude coalition could go straight in!" After saying that, the Grand Duke turned his head to look at his generals, most of whom held the same opinions as him.
"Your Highness, you are not afraid of the Russians! To this day, our two countries have wiped out nearly two million Russian troops. Although the Russians have almost unlimited human resources, the equipment and veterans they have lost here cannot be supplemented! We have millions of troops here, so why not be afraid of not coming to Moscow?" Marshal Hsentov looked disdainful, and his speech was soon approved by the Austrian generals, including the Grand Duke.
"Dear Marshal, why don't I want that! I have never doubted the ability of your country's army to take Moscow directly, but we should now concentrate on dealing with the main enemy!" Chen Tian felt a little lonely at this time. The poor Org was only the rank of colonel, and there was no chance to interrupt here. The Austrians were a group of marshals with loud tone.
"Everyone, I'm very sorry! I think the words of our Prince are very reasonable! Furthermore, our Emperor ordered my troops to assist your army in repelling the Russian army. Next, we did not receive instructions to cooperate with your army to enter the Russian territory for combat!" General Voirshi said as he nodded slightly to Chentian.
It was indeed a German general, and his elbow would not turn out! Chen Tian also smiled and nodded at Voirsh.
The Austrians' momentum was a little restrained. After all, the German reserve army helped them a lot in the previous Battle of Galicia. The combat effectiveness of the German army greatly praised the Austrian army. The Austrian Emperor also hoped that Germany could send a team of instructors to reorganize the army for him.
After a while, Marshal Hetsendorf said, "But the Russian Southwest Army Group has not been completely wiped out by us. It is hard to say when they will make a comeback. I still think it is necessary to completely eliminate this threat!"
"According to our reconnaissance report, they are retreating towards the Belarusian region. What the marshal means is that we continue to pursue the Russian army in the direction of Minsk?" Chen Tian asked calmly. In his opinion, the Russian army was indeed a potential threat, but they may not be happy to fight head-on with the German and Austrian troops. In other words, they are likely to go around in circles between Belarus and Ukraine, and wait until the German and Austrian coalition is exhausted and relaxed before launching a fatal blow. The pursuit also cannot guarantee the elimination of the threatening force.
"In short, I don't agree with stopping the attack! Only offense is the best defense!" Marshal Hetsendorf did not answer directly, but gave an vague answer.
After all, I still want Russian land! Chen Tian thought in his heart that a victory seemed to greatly stimulate the appetite of these Austrians, and they did not understand Russia's geographical advantages at all.
"We can use the seized Russian cannons to build a large number of fortresses on the border between Poland-Belarus and Poland-Ukraine. I think the Russians will not easily hit the stone with their heads!" Chen Tian made a compromise suggestion, but the Austrians did not respond.
"It seems that I must ask the country for advice, and let the emperors of our two countries discuss it before making a decision!" Grand Duke Friedrich interrupted the debate impatiently.
"Okay! I will report it to our emperor too!" Chen Tian stood up. It seemed that the talk had no result.
"Okay, Your Highness Prince! Goodbye to our Warsaw!" The grand duke hurriedly left with his generals. Chen Tian felt very helpless when he looked at their backs away, a group of people who were easily lost.
"Russia, it is safe to be terrified from the inside!" Chen Tian turned to Orger and Hoffman and said, "Unless I give me no less than three million troops, I will consider attacking Russia in the spring!"
Orger and Hoffman were both very surprised, but they didn't continue asking.
In the afternoon of that day, the mighty German and Austrian coalition forces arrived outside the city of Warsaw. The city had settled down, but it was far from returning to its former anger. Most Polish residents hid in the countryside to escape the war. The flags of German and Austria-Hungarian Empires were hung on the houses on both sides of the street. For the remaining Poles, who would rule the city, it was not important for the remaining Poles. It was the best thing to do without being harassed by the war. In fact, the Russian army did not give Warsaw intact to the allies out of kindness. Ivanov really had no time to carry out sabotage activities. Once surrounded by German and Austrian troops, it would be difficult for him to retreat to Russia safely, so he and his soldiers just hurriedly packed up their luggage and left.
The grand entry ceremony began in the early morning of the next day. Walking at the front of the queue were a large number of Austrian cavalry and a few German cavalry wearing traditional Austrian costumes, which appropriately showed the comparison of the forces between the two countries in Poland. The crisp sound of horse hooves resounded throughout the main street. In addition to the German soldiers who entered the city to maintain order before, there were only a few expressionless Poles standing on both sides of the street. The small flags in their hands were also shaking weakly. Many people poked their heads out from the windows on both sides of the houses and whispered to the group of powerful new rulers.
"Grandpa, they drove away the Russian bad guys, are they good people?" A little girl, who looked five or six, shook the sleeves of the old man beside her, staring at the beautifully dressed cavalry on the street.
"No, children, they are here to act as a blessing!" The old man's vicissitudes of face trembled slightly. In his opinion, those cavalry were not much different from the Russian cavalry. The whip in their hands and the sword at their waists would soon become a weapon to oppress Poland.
The little girl nodded in a vague way, and suddenly spit out a huge spit outside, landing next to the foot of a German infantry guarding with a gun. He raised his head in surprise and looked at the old and young, then looked at the strong war horses passing by in vain.
Behind the cavalry were the infantry of Grand Duke Friedrich. The soldiers with neat military appearance were selected, and their leather boots were stepped on the gravel road with strong force. A monotonous and majestic sound filled people's ears. A grizzle-like bayonet was inserted into the rifles carried by the soldiers, and it reflected dazzling light from time to time in the sun.
The little Polish girl was still drooling. The old man looked at the Austrian soldiers with different faces indifferently. He had never seen the once majestic Polish army. Poland had been destroyed for a long time, and he just had a vague impression of some pictures.
Outside the city, a long steel team was waiting for the order to set off.
"Young guys, cheer up! We will dislocate the Poles' chin!" On the front tank, a captain commander poked most of his body out of the tank turret, and supported his hands on the cold turret. A black tank match with a handsome face was even more fascinating. He turned his head and looked at the tank behind. The commanders basically posed in the same position.
When the signal soldier waved the small flag in his hand, the tank sprayed out blue smoke from a rumbling sound, and the familiar smell spread in the air. The steel chariot slowly moved. After the heavy tracks drove onto the stone path, it made a ripple of steel rubbing against the stone, which made people's hearts grind.
When this strange sound came from the corner of the street, the Polish audience suddenly became quiet. Even the little girl held the spit that had just gathered and stared at the corner. The old man's expression also changed slightly, and everyone was staring at the corner with a curious and expectant look.
The next second, will an angel or a demon appear?
The sound is getting closer and louder, and people almost raise their hearts to their throats.
After the last team of Austrian soldiers left, a gray-brown object slowly appeared in people's sight. The thing had two wide steel bands rolling downwards, with clear edges and round rivets, a short gun barrel sticking out from its big head, and there were eye-catching white iron crosses on both sides of the car body, marking its identity - made in Germany!
The little girl swallowed her saliva back with a gurgle. The old man opened his mouth wide and his face was different. Everyone's visual nerves were deeply shocked.
Less than two meters behind the first German tank, another almost identical tank also appeared around the corner, one after another, the Poles watched in surprise as the tanks kept turning into the street, as if they had an endless number. For a full quarter of an hour, more than a hundred tanks drove onto the street, but the onlookers seemed to have spent a long year.
After the tanks, armored combat vehicles drove slowly, and their appearance was not as impressive as the previous tanks. After all, many Poles had seen trucks, but the steel plates and machine guns on the armored vehicles still made them amazed. People were grateful that they did not choose to be enemies with this army.
"I swear, I have never seen so many vehicles, even the wheels are steel, trucks wrapped in iron plates, ordinary trucks with more than bed bugs, motorcycles with so many ants, God! I can't believe it!" A Polish merchant murmured in a silence. Indeed, there are more vehicles here than the whole of Russia.
The Poles had forgotten when this grand entry ceremony ended. They were deeply afraid of this army, which was the result that the Germans and Austrians wanted.
At the same time, Ivanov took his equipment and nearly 400,000 remaining soldiers with low morale retreated along the Warsaw-Minsk railway. The German and Austrian troops only pursued them symbolically. After the Russian army completely withdrew from Poland, the war on the Eastern Front temporarily calmed down.
Subsequently, Germany and Austria began to hold talks in Berlin to discuss the division of Russian Poland and war against Russia.
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