During this period, Lin Wei certainly did not forget his good friend Heydrich. He mobilized capable forces from the SS and military headquarters in Berlin and Czechoslovakia. Within a month, he initially established a complete set of intelligence in Poland. Institution, Heydrich's Gestapo played an important role here.
Under Lin Wei's secret instructions, the Gestapo not only sought to control Poland, but also paid very close attention to the Soviet Union's movements.
But the most important problem is not to pay attention to the Soviet Union. After all, it is still too early. The main problem at present is the troops fleeing from Poland to foreign countries. After the Soviet army launched an attack from the east on September 17, the Polish government knew that the situation was over and ordered The troops were organized or dispersed and retreated to the friendly neighboring countries of Romania and Hungary in the south, and then managed to transfer from these two countries to France to organize exile troops to continue resistance. Although Simgly-Rydz, the head of government and commander-in-chief of the army, himself did not come out of Romania, he appointed General Sikosky to organize a government-in-exile in France and reorganize the army. At that time, most of the Polish soldiers who were not captured by the German or Soviet troops retreated into Romania or Hungary.
Poland's only mechanized 10th Brigade, led by brigade commander Colonel Maczek, fought and retreated from near Krakow to Lviv, and was finally able to retreat into Hungary while maintaining its intact structure.
As neutral countries, Romania and Hungary have good relations with Poland (although Romania and Hungary are incompatible with each other). Although the Soviet Union exerted strong pressure on the two countries to close the Polish border, there were still many Polish soldiers who crossed the border and disarmed in both countries. Afterwards, the treatment they received was acceptable and the guards were loose. Many people escaped and then traveled to France in various strange ways, where they returned to the army and continued fighting. Some of them took trains and buses, some rode bicycles, many simply walked, and even relied on charity from kind-hearted farmers along the way. All of them had only one destination, the Polish army base in France.
Heydrich sent Ernst Kaldenbrunner to assist Linwei in pursuing the Polish exile army. It was at the Krasinski Palace in Warsaw that Linwei met Ernst for the first time. ·Kardenbrunner, the man who historically took over the reins of the Gestapo after Heydrich was assassinated.
"Leader! Hello, Governor Heydrich has sent me to assist you in your work." Ernst Kaldenbrunner, who met for the first time, was very talkative. Heydrich and Heydrich were completely different people. Heydrich was absolutely disgusted when meeting strangers. It was a cold expression, while Ernst Kaldenbrunner looked very cheerful.
"This is my resume~!" As he said that, Ernst Kaldenbrunner took out a document. On it was Ernst Kaldenbrunner's work experience from joining the SS, and his responsibilities. past position.
Lin Wei flipped through it, and it read that he joined the SS in 1931 (certificate number 13039), was the leader of the SS Linz Banner in 1934, was arrested, and was sentenced to 6 months in prison for secret association. In 1935, he was The leader of the underground SS in the 8th District (Upper and Lower Austria). He was the SS Flag Captain in 1936 and the SS Area Captain in 1937. He was appointed by Himmler to lead the Austrian SS (SS Military Danube Region), from March 1938 to the present, he has served as Austrian State Secretary of Public Security, SS Brigade Captain, and Police Major General!
"Not bad results." Lin Wei raised his head and smiled, "Since you were specially recommended by Heydrich, there is absolutely no problem. Let's go! Our class is all guests here. Come in with me to meet us." Dr. Hans Franc, Governor-General of Poland"
"No problem, leader." Ernst Kaldenbrunner looked down at his body and saw that there was indeed no dust on it. After getting dressed, he walked in with Lin Wei. When he fell in Lin Wei's eyes, he couldn't help but look up to him again. a bit.
Krasinski Palace, the former royal palace of Poland and the most beautiful and spectacular Baroque building in Warsaw, is now the office of the Governor-General of Poland, Dr. Hans Franc. Krasin Palace is located in Krasin Palace Square in Warsaw. It was built in 1677 and designed by architect Tielman. It was once the residence of the noble Jan Do Krasinski. Its front building is in typical Baroque style. In the brutal siege battle some time ago, Krasinski Palace was lucky enough to escape the heavy artillery attack. In the subsequent street battles, the Polish defenders deliberately stayed away from the palace, which made him lucky to be saved. down.
Inside the palace, the walls and ceilings on both sides are covered with Italian-style murals. A red carpet leads to Dr. Hans Franck's office, with guards on both sides.
After passing Dr. Hans Franc's secretary, Lin and Wei were allowed to enter Dr. Hans Franc's office.
Dr. Hans Frank was writing furiously without knowing what he was writing. Seeing this, Lin Wei and Ernst Kaldenbrunner sat on the sofa on one side, waiting for the doctor to complete his work. .
After a while, Dr. Hans Frank put down his work and said apologetically, "Lampard, I'm sorry to keep you waiting. Who is this?"
Lin Wei introduced, "His name is Ernst Kaldenbrunner. He was a person specially sent by Heydrich to assist the Governor in establishing the police department. He once served as the Secretary of State for Public Security in Austria and had a wealth of work. experience".
"Oh! Welcome!" Dr. Hans Frank said happily, "This is what I am worried about. Although I am a legal consultant and have a certain understanding of the police department, if there is a The professional staff undoubtedly relieved my burden to a great extent.”
Ernst Kaldenbrunner smiled and said, "Thank you, Doctor. You once served as the legal advisor to the head of state. How could you not understand the operation of the police department? You are not afraid of putting pressure on me! I hope the Doctor can help me more in the future." ".
Dr. Hans Frank smiled and said nothing, because he knew that if the conversation continued like this, it would turn into endless compliments, which was not what he wanted to see.
But Lin Wei was more anxious than him and said immediately, "Your Majesty the Governor, Ernst Kaldenbrunner and I came here to come to you to resolve something!"
"Oh, Lampard, there are not many things that can trouble you!" Hans Franck became interested as soon as he heard this. He knew Lin Wei's energy, and there were indeed not many things that could trouble Lin Wei. too much.
Of course Lin Wei knew Hans Frank's thoughts, but Lin Wei could only smile bitterly and said, "If something happens in the country, of course I can solve it, but this matter is not what you imagined, Kru There is a problem with the Bo family's business. This matter is mainly related to whether your work in Poland can continue."
"Oh?" Hans Frank became interested and said, "Lampard, what on earth is going on!"
"That's right, doctor. After we captured Warsaw, the Poles basically gave up resistance, but their government fled to Romania earlier and called on the remnants of Poland to continue resisting us. Many Polish troops fled to Romania and Hungary, this is a huge threat to the stability of Poland!" Following Lin Wei's words, Hans Frank's face became more and more solemn, and by the end he could almost squeeze out? The water is coming.
After hearing this, Ernst Kaldenbrunner said, "It seems that we need to use some strong measures. After establishing the police department, I will cut off all unstable factors."
"What are you going to do?" Hans Frank asked.
"I want to seize all those who may become leaders of the Polish resistance to the police stations and put them in concentration camps!" Ernst Kaldenbrunner said proudly, "I think the best way to deal with the enemy is to Before they become established, they should strike first to gain strength and eradicate the roots."
Hans Frank lowered his head and thought for a while and said, "This may be the most effective way, but it is not a good way!"
"Yes," Lin Wei agreed, "This will only allow the Polish troops who have escaped to continue fighting us to death. Now that we have occupied Poland, there is no need or extra energy to accompany them. ".
Lin Wei's words were beyond Ernst Kaldenbrunner's expectations. After all, before arriving, Ernst Kaldenbrunner had already learned that in order to conquer Warsaw, Lin Wei ordered the heavy artillery troops to bomb Warsaw indiscriminately. , did not care about the casualties of residents at all. Ernst Kaldenbrunner thought that Lin Wei was also a ruthless person, but he was wrong.
In Lin Wei's eyes, during war, all means can be used, because it is a life-and-death war, and there cannot be any omissions. As long as the war is won, then everything is worth it, but after the war, if the civilians It is absolutely disgraceful for the people to adopt high-pressure measures, and Lin Wei would not approve of this approach in his heart.
"How many Polish remnants are there who have escaped now?" Hans Frank asked.
Lin Wei thought for a while and said, "According to current statistics, about 40,000 Polish troops have retreated into Hungary, 30,000 into Romania, and about 13,000 into Lithuania and Latvia. In fact, there may be more. I estimate that at least There are 100,000 people!”
Hiss..., Dr. Hans Frank took a breath of cold air. One hundred thousand troops could indeed cause problems for Poland's stability. If something happened to Poland during his tenure as governor, Hans Frank The doctor shook his head hard and didn't dare to think about it anymore.
"Lampard, what do you think?" After thinking for a long time, Dr. Hans Frank decided to ask Lin Wei.
"It's absolutely impossible to force it." Lin Wei set the tone with one sentence: "Things will happen step by step. It is said that the Poles have established a government-in-exile in France. These Polish remnants can only go anywhere, but now they have We just escaped, so now we still have a way to remedy it!"
"Leader, what can we do?" Ernst Kaldenbrunner asked.
Lin Wei lit a cigar and said in a puff of smoke, "Now, Ernst Kaldenbrunner, your task is to immediately establish an effective police department and do it as soon as possible." , understand the affairs of Poland, large and small, including local customs, food habits. Ensure the safety of ordinary people in Poland."
"Uh..., leader, what does this have to do with the Polish remnants?" Ernst Kaldenbrunner asked doubtfully.
Lin Wei thought helplessly, why did Ernst Kaldenbrunner, who seemed so cheerful, always want to use the iron-blood policy when dealing with things? Could it be that Heydrich had long put him in charge of the concentration camp work
Rubbing his head, Lin Wei explained, "When you have done these things, you must start counting the population in Poland, and then investigate the family situation of the Polish troops to confirm that there are no Polish troops or their troops who died in the battle." Number, this matter cannot be rushed. Give the Poles a feeling that the Germans are not very hateful, and change their image of the Germans. In addition..." Lin Wei looked at Ernst Kaldenbrunner and said ,: "Take a notebook and write it down!"
"Yes, leader!" Seeing Ernst Kaldenbrunner's meticulous notes, Lin Wei began to preach again, "In addition, we need to publish more in newspapers. In the past, the Polish government persecuted Germany. The evidence of the expatriates, and the more the better, has subtly influenced their views on the Germans, giving them the view that the disasters suffered by Poland today were all caused by the persecution of German and Soviet ethnic minorities in the past." .
Uh-huh... Ernst Kaldenbruner couldn't help but agree, "In the end, we must arrange a touching meeting, so that the families of the Polish remnants can be published in the newspapers to find their relatives who are still alive and dead, so that those who have been imprisoned abroad can The soldiers who were deceived by the French and the government that oppressed them must go home. They must make a sensational impact and let the whole world know that the Poles want their relatives abroad to go home and use family affection to break the will of resistance of the remaining Polish soldiers.” Lin Wei finally concluded.
"Great, this can definitely successfully break the resistance of the remaining Polish soldiers!" Dr. Hans Frank praised.
"Dr. Hans Frank, whether this plan can be implemented smoothly depends on the doctor's construction. Since we have captured Poland as part of the empire, we might as well give them some rights, as long as they don't cause trouble. Finally, we should Reorganize Poland's backward public welfare measures and systems, which will definitely make the voices opposing us much smaller. This is what Heydrich did in Czechoslovakia, and the results were very significant," Lin Wei suggested.
"Of course there is no problem!" Dr. Hans Frank said, "As long as it is beneficial to the empire, we might as well treat them with kindness."
"No! Dr. Hans Frank, when dealing with die-hard elements, we should send them to concentration camps," Lin Wei said decisively, "No matter how we treat the Poles, there will always be some people who oppose us. Treat them best." The only way is to make them disappear, there is no other way."
"Leader, what should we do with the remaining Polish soldiers who fled to the three Baltic countries? They are now controlled by the Soviet Union." Ernst Kaldenbrunner.
"Since they have gone to the Soviets, we don't need to care!" Lin Wei replied lightly. At this time, Lin Wei could already foresee the fate of those Polish soldiers.
Poland's painful experience today being carved up by the Soviet Union and Germany was actually doomed as early as the Rapallo Peace Treaty in 1922, when the Soviet Union and Germany decided to abandon their previous suspicions of the First World War and cooperate fully. At that time, the Soviet Union and Germany were both victims of the Versailles Peace System. The two sides decided to exempt each other from the obligation to cede territory and pay reparations stipulated in previous treaties, and then carry out comprehensive cooperation in the political and military fields.
In the 1920s, many Soviet or German generals who later became famous in World War II had participated in military exchanges as young officers in the other country. This was undoubtedly an ominous sign for the newly independent Poland.
Speaking from Poland's side, between the two wars, there was actually no possibility of reconciliation with either the Soviet Union and Germany, because the conflict between Poland's east and west borders was not a small territorial dispute, but an irreconcilable ethnic group? contradiction. Poland, which was originally a powerful country in Eastern Europe, has a proud history. In the 15th century, when Poland defeated the Teutonic Knights, and in the 17th century, when the Polish Hussars repelled the Sudanese army from under the walls of Vienna, both Prussia and Russia were still on the political map of Europe. An insignificant second-rate power.
In Poland's heyday, its subjects also included Prussians, Ukrainians, Belarussians and other ethnic groups. With the rise of Prussia and Russia, Poland was caught between the two powers. The expansion of these two powers naturally came at the expense of Poland. For a weak country to survive in the gap between two powerful countries, it must meet two conditions: first, the two powerful countries are evenly matched; second, the two powerful countries must continue to be in a state of hostility. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Russia and Prussia may have been evenly matched, but they were not even close to each other? They were fighting to the death and were at war with each other. Instead, they cooperated with each other on the Polish issue. Naturally, Poland had no way to survive and was divided three times.
The same was true between the two wars: the Soviet Union and Germany both had to deal with the powers of Western Europe, and there was no room for cooperation. This trend has been shown since the Rapallo Peace Treaty. If Poland wants to maintain its independence, since it cannot provoke confrontation between Germany and Russia, it can only rely on the support of Western European powers. This relationship of mutual need formed the close relationship between Poland and Western European powers, especially France, in modern times and World War II? The basis for cooperation.
Poland's real concern at that time was not on the western front, but on the Soviet Union, because the Locarno Convention system signed by European countries in 1925 guaranteed Poland's western border with Germany, but refused to guarantee its eastern border with the Soviet Union. Therefore, throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the Soviet Union was Poland's number one imaginary enemy, even surpassing Germany.
To sum up, one can imagine the treatment received by the hundreds of thousands of Polish troops captured by the Soviet Union. Lin Wei adjusted his clothes and said with a pun, "It is best to let the Poles feel the changes in their hometown. Compared with the areas controlled by the Soviet Union, these Poles will definitely have some different ideas."