On September 16, Schulenburg once again asked the Soviet government to "set a date and time to start sending troops now." Molotov said: Intervention is imminent. On the same day, the Soviet Union signed an armistice agreement with Japan. The agreement stipulated that the armies of both sides would cease military operations on September 16.
At 2 o'clock in the morning on September 17, Stalin met and formally informed Schulenburg that the Red Army would leave the country along the Polotsk-Kamenets-Podolsky line in 4 hours. Schulenburg gave a detailed account of this meeting in a telegram sent to Berlin: "Stalin met with me at two o'clock in the evening. Present were Molotov and Voroshilov. Stalin announced that the Red Army would At 6 o'clock this morning, it crossed the Soviet border along the Polotsk-Kamenets-Podolsky line.
In order to avoid accidents, Stalin urgently asked us to agree that German aircraft should not fly over the east side of Bialystok-Brest-Litovsk-Lemberg (Lviv) today. Soviet planes will begin bombing the area east of Lemberg today... Stalin read me a note that will be handed to the Polish Ambassador tonight, and a copy will be sent to all missions within one day and then published. This note included the Soviet rationale for the action. There were three things in the draft that were read to me that were unacceptable to us. In reply to my objections, Stalin revised my text with confidence, and now the note seems to be satisfactory to us. "
At 3 o'clock in the morning on September 17, Potemkin, Deputy People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, summoned Polish Ambassador to the Soviet Union Grzybowski and submitted to him a note from the Soviet government. The note stated: "In view of the failure of the Polish army, The Soviet government believes that it is necessary to pay attention to the future fate of Ukrainians and Belarusians of the same origin."
Then, Molotov, the People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, gave a radio speech saying: "No one knows where the Polish leader is now... The Soviet government believes that it will extend a helping hand to its Ukrainian and Belarusian brothers living in Poland. It is its sacred duty... The Soviet government has instructed the Soviet Army General Command to order troops to cross the border to protect the lives and property of the people of Western Ukraine and Western Belarus."
At the Battle of the Buzura River, the Poznan Army, Lodz Army, and Krakow Army were all wiped out. The German Army Group North launched a powerful assault on Warsaw from the north and northwest, forcing it to the Warsaw-Brest railway, only 30 kilometers away from Warsaw. The military front has approached Warsaw from the north.
After the Southern Army annihilated three Polish armies, the Eighth Army began to launch an assault on Warsaw. General Johannes Blaskowitz, commander of the Eighth Army, finally saw this, the largest city in Poland.
When the plane arrives over Warsaw, looking down from the window, what comes into view is a beautiful and spectacular natural scenery. The sparkling Vistula River wraps around Warsaw's waist like a jade belt. The majestic Old City of Warsaw stands on the river bank, and row upon row of European medieval-style red spire buildings. On the iron bridge across the Vistula River, there was a lot of traffic and a bustling scene. On both sides of the lively streets, there are towering houses, rows of green trees, and stretches of lawn stretching into the distance. The whole city is like a giant ship anchored in a sea of green.
The beauty of Warsaw did not confuse General Johannes Blaskowitz, because he knew that when everything was not in his hands, no matter how beautiful Warsaw was, it had nothing to do with him.
Following the order of General Johannes Blaskowitz, the Eighth Army rushed towards Warsaw like a tiger among sheep, with President Moschiecki and Slavo Sklade The Polish government headed by Prime Minister Kovski has withdrawn from Warsaw and went to Lublin, the capital of Lublin Province, to continue directing the resistance. Compared to Warsaw, it is safer there.
The Armored Division of the Eighth Army first broke into the West City from the Vistula River, but the officers and soldiers of the Armored Division soon fell into the People's War. Unlike the regular Polish army that had fought with them before, although the German Eighth Army launched a fierce attack on Warsaw , but met with stubborn resistance from the military and civilians of Warsaw. It was not just the officers and soldiers who rose up to defend Warsaw. Thousands of Warsaw residents also voluntarily joined the ranks of the desperate struggle against the German army.
After the Eighth Army entered the city, it began to continuously reduce its personnel. As usual, they regarded people wearing Polish military uniforms as their enemies. They didn't fire on the civilians, but they knew immediately that they were wrong, very wrong. People wearing colorful clothes continued to join in the resistance. Among them were men, women, and even old people and children.
Of course the orthodox National Defense Force will not shoot at the elderly and children, but the problem is that they will shoot at you. The Eighth Army is now in a dilemma.
General Johannes Blaskowitz was also at a loss, constantly wandering between dilemmas. As an orthodox Wehrmacht officer, he certainly did not want to bear the reputation of a butcher, but the victory he was about to win made him unable to give up. Now he suddenly wanted to switch positions with other army groups.
Unfortunately, he could only think about it, YY could not solve any problems. At this time, Lin Wei, who had already participated in the Battle of the Buzula River, came over with three divisions of the SS, the Army, the Military Police Division, the Imperial Division, and the Viking Division. The Police, Police Division, and Skeleton Division were cooperating with Long De The 10th and 14th armies of Städt's Southern Army attacked the Polish units and units in Gdynia and Modlingu Fortress that were still resisting.
In the temporary headquarters outside the city of Poland, General Johannes Blaskowitz was discussing with his staff how to capture Warsaw. Various plans were mentioned again and again, and some were rejected again and again.丶Translate, leaving the staff at a loss.
"Hello, General Johannes Blaskowitz!" Lin Wei shouted at the top of his lungs before entering the headquarters.
"Oh, Lampard! I have something to say beforehand," said General Johannes Blaskowitz.
Lin Wei, Paul & Hauser and Felix Steiner entered the headquarters laughing and joking. Lin Wei smiled and said, "General Johannes Blaskowitz, you seem to have met in Warsaw." question".
At this time, Johannes Blaskowitz did not care whether Lin Wei's question was abrupt or not, and said with a wry smile: "Lampard, I have fought all my life, but I have never fought against ordinary civilians."
Lin Wei expressed his approval with his forehead. Most of the battles that General Johannes Blaskowitz participated in were conducted in the wild. There were very few sieges. Of course, the enemies he encountered were other enemies. It is possible that the country's regular army has never encountered such a situation.
After thinking for a while, Lin Wei said, "General Johannes Blaskowitz, now the Soviet government has crossed the border from the east and marched towards Poland. If we capture Warsaw one day earlier, we and the Soviets can win." Negotiations increase bargaining chips. So..., with all due respect, general, your offensive efficiency needs to be improved."
If it were another young man in his thirties who said such things in front of General Johannes Blaskowitz, Johannes Blaskowitz would definitely shoot him, but he had just finished attending Lin Wei, who annihilated the Polish armies of Lodz and Krakow in the Battle of the Buzura River, obviously had his own capital to say this.
General Johannes Blaskowitz smiled bitterly and said, "If Warsaw must be conquered in a short time, there is certainly no way to do it. As long as you are not afraid of being called a butcher, I can order anyone who intervenes to resist." Shoot, but..."
"General, I understand your concerns," Lin Wei waved his hand to stop him, "General, I will take care of this."
"How can this be done! Your troops are all young people, I can't let them do this" General Johannes Blaskowitz persuaded.
"No, General, listen to me!" Lin Wei calmed down and said, "General, do you want to say that if the Party and the Guards use cruel methods to invade Poland, they will definitely suffer huge notoriety?" Seeing John General Nes Blaskowitz nodded, and Lin Wei continued, "The SS is different from the Wehrmacht. We are not the armed forces of the country, but the troops organized by the head of state."
Seeing that General Johannes Blaskowitz seemed to want to say something, Lin Wei stopped him and said, "General, listen to me."
"Lampard, stop talking!" General Johannes Blaskowitz dissuaded.
"No, General Johannes Blaskowitz, listen to me!" Lin Wei continued, "With their crazy worship of the head of state, the SS and the Army can be said to be crazier than the Wehrmacht, and they are not as fierce as the Wehrmacht. Fear of death. We have the best supplies, the best medical conditions, and the fastest recruitment of soldiers, but Geneva's prisoner of war regulations cannot protect the SS and the army!" Lin Wei gradually became excited when he said this, "They all They are the country's best young people. They used to be doctors, lawyers, and workers. Even if they don't join the army, they can still contribute to Germany."
"We all understand this!" General Johannes Blaskowitz said, looking at the sympathetic staff officers beside him, "Maybe we have been jealous of the conditions of the Party and the SS before, but Lampard, never Starting today he will no longer exist."
"The outstanding people in these countries may have become the devils that the whole world fears because of my order today." Lin Wei looked at General Johannes Blaskowitz and said, "But General , I think it is all worthwhile. This kind of dilemma will definitely occur in the war. Your Wehrmacht has its own tradition, and you represent Germany and the army. Once you shoot at civilians, your own tradition will be affected. , But the SS and the Army are different. We are a temporarily organized army. Moreover, once the war is over, the Party and the SS will not exist, so the attack on Warsaw is left to me."
When he said this, Lin Wei saluted General Johannes Blaskowitz, then turned around and went out.
General Johannes Blaskowitz seemed to want to stop Lin Wei and stretched out his hand, but in the end he said nothing. "General, the party and the SS may not be rookies," said the staff officer next to him. He was answered by the silence of General Johannes Blaskowitz.
"Lampard, I think you should think about it," Paul Houser persuaded the headquarters.
"General, in order to conquer Warsaw in a short period of time, someone must bear this bad reputation," Lin Wei said, "The Wehrmacht represents the German army. They are obviously not suitable, so let the SS and the Army do it." ".
"But, in this case," Paul & Hauser wanted to persuade again, Lin Wei stopped and looked at the camp of the SS/Army in the distance, "Do the SS/Army still have a good reputation now? In these countries, After the elites joined the SS and the Army, I became the executioners of Kristallnacht. Opponents of tens of thousands of people in the Damon concentration camp, Jewish profiteers, losers in political struggles. Chancellor of Austria, Czech government Senior officials, maybe the Poles will be imprisoned again soon, General, don’t you think the SS/military’s reputation is not big enough now?”
"Leave it to us to do the shameful things in the war!" Lin Wei said with his eyes closed, "When people mention this war decades later, the German army will still be glorious, because the Wehrmacht is indeed You deserve this honor.”
Returning to the SS/Army, Lin Wei looked at the soldiers of the Military Police Division and said, "The interests of the country are above all else. The Soviets have sent troops to Poland, and our government is negotiating with them. The outcome of the Battle of Warsaw is very likely." Determine the outcome of the negotiations, so we must capture Warsaw in the shortest possible time."
"Hi, Hi/Taylor..." Everyone raised their hands, indicating that they had made a decision.
Lin Wei said coldly, "In this battle, the Military Police Division is mainly attacking Warsaw. The Imperial Division and the Viking Division will follow respectively. The left and right wings will support your attack. After entering the city, all Poles will be your enemies. There cannot be any Be merciful, you know?"
"Understood, leader..." tens of thousands of people shouted in unison.
Lin Wei said to Robert C. Crawford, "Order the correspondent and contact the Air Force. I want Goering's full support."
"Understood, leader," Robert C. Crawford said with a military salute.
Lin Wei looked at the city of Warsaw in the distance and said to himself, "For Germany, someone must make sacrifices."
While Linwei was preparing to attack Warsaw, the Soviet Union was crossing the border and attacking targets in eastern Poland. In the early morning of September 17, Stalin summoned the German Ambassador to the Soviet Union Schulenburg and submitted a note, declaring that "the German-Polish War has caused the collapse of the Polish state..." and that "the situation in Poland has posed a serious threat to the Soviet Union" and informed the German army that "the Soviet Union The army will launch a liberating crusade against Poland." The Soviet invasion actually began at 5:40 a.m. on the 17th. At that time, the Polish army had lost its unified command under the fierce attack of the German army, and they did not know how to deal with the Soviet army. During the march, the Soviet army distributed a large number of leaflets, calling on the Polish army: "Turn your guns and fight against the landlords and capitalists! ... Everyone must support the Red Army units in their advance!"
And said that they came to help the Poles fight the Germans. As a result, some Polish troops stopped fighting. However, the Poles soon discovered that the Soviet army captured Polish cities in an attempt to disarm the Polish army; therefore, the Polish army carried out military operations in Vilnius, Białystok, Choltko and Olanna and other areas. fierce resistance. But after all, there is a huge disparity in strength. Seven armies, one mechanized group, eight aviation groups and one independent infantry corps of the Ukrainian and Belarusian fronts, totaling more than 600,000 people, crossed the Soviet-Polish border and entered Western Ukraine in eastern Poland. and Western Belarus.
The Soviet Union's sudden attack undoubtedly made things worse for the Polish army, which was fighting fiercely on the Western Front. On the evening of September 18, Soviet and German radio broadcasted a joint communiqué to defend their actions. The communiqué stated: "In order to prevent all kinds of baseless rumors about the purposes of the Soviet and German operations in Poland, the German and Soviet governments declare that the activities of the German and Soviet troops do not contain any purpose or violation of the interests of both Germany and the Soviet Union. It violated the spirit and text of the non-aggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union. On the contrary, the purpose of the German and Soviet troops was to restore peace and order in Poland that had been destroyed by the disintegration of the Polish state, and at the same time help the Polish people create a new political, political and living conditions.”
Polish President Mościcki issued a statement after learning that the Red Army had crossed the Soviet-Polish border, announcing: "In order to protect the symbols of the republic and protect the source of constitutional power," he decided to temporarily leave Poland and prepare to secure a place where the government can Establish administrative centers in places where sovereignty is exercised to continue to safeguard the interests of the Republic and the Republic. And left Poland that night and entered Romania.
After the Soviet army entered Poland, the Soviet Union and Germany conducted a series of specific consultations on their respective spheres of influence. The German government promised to implement the treaty, but Stalin was still skeptical about whether "the German high command would withdraw its troops to the agreed-upon lines - the Pisa, Narew, Vistula, and San rivers." In order to dispel Stalin's doubts, Ribbentrop told Stalin through Schulenburg on the 19th that the agreements reached in Moscow authorized by the head of state "of course must be observed" because these agreements are "new friendly relations between the Soviet Union and Germany." the cornerstone of."
After Göring received Lin Wei's request for help (he understood it this way!), he immediately ordered all the Stuka bomber wings on the German-Polish border to support the Battle of Warsaw. The overwhelming number of aircraft continued to tilt and bomb towards Warsaw. Suddenly, buildings with ancient history were reduced to ashes. In this case, let alone counterattack, even reaching the designated place safely is a luxury.
Under the city of Warsaw, the attackers this time were replaced by the SS and Army Gendarmerie Divisions. Soon the Poles discovered that this army in black uniforms was different from the original combat methods of the Wehrmacht. According to Lin Wei, the attackers The order, whether civilian or not, shall be subject to the presence of a weapon in front of the person. Therefore, anyone who is identified as a combatant will be dealt an absolute blow by the Military Police Division.