Chapter 161: Polish Campaign (24)

Return to the Polish battlefield.

When Marshal Himigwe, the top commander of the Polish army, learned that the Brasi River Bridge had fallen, he was really shocked. He immediately called the Serchiak military headquarters and ordered them to recapture the Brasi River Bridge at all costs.

"These idiots! Why didn't you lose your heads!" After hanging up the phone, still cursing in anger, the phone suddenly rang. "Your Excellency, Commander." The other party lowered his voice and whispered mysteriously. "Both the British ambassador and the French ambassador have arrived. They are hesitant about Germany sending troops." After saying that, he hung up the phone hurriedly.

Marshal Himigwe frowned slightly. He knew that the other party was the secretary of Warsaw Castle. What dissatisfied him was the attitude of Britain and France. The Germans have reached the Brasi River Bridge, but these guys haven't decided whether to send troops or not?

Taking a deep breath, he dialed the number in the Warsaw Castle and called President Ignazy Moschiecki. "Mr. President, we have withstood the German attack." His tone was so joyful and certain that outsiders would think they had achieved a major victory.

But these words were not meant for Ignazy Moschiecki.

As mentioned earlier, although Marshal Himigwi is a marshal in name, he is actually the de facto dictator of Poland.

More than ten years ago, he participated in the military coup launched by Piłsudski. After Piłsudski's death, the ruling group formed a tripartite situation. They are the presidential faction headed by President Ignazy Moschiecki; the military faction headed by Marshal Himigwe, the Minister of Defense and Director-General of the Armed Forces; and the government faction headed by Foreign Minister Joseph Baker.

Because the marshal succeeded Piłsudski as the most important military director and became the de facto dictator of Poland, he would not report to the president respectfully; the next words were addressed to the British and French ambassadors in Warsaw Castle. . "I can guarantee that the enemy will never be able to cross the natural barrier of the Brasi River. The Brasi River Bridge is firmly in our hands. The Modlin Group Army on the northern front has repeatedly repulsed the German army. Attack, the bodies they left behind are piled up. If we want, we can invade East Prussia immediately.

The German and Slovak troops on other fronts (because Poland also took the opportunity to occupy the Cesin district when Germany occupied Czechoslovakia last time, which has always made the Czechs resentful, and now that they have such an opportunity, of course they want to take revenge) also suffered setbacks. Stopped. "

If the German generals heard this shameless exaggeration, they might even laugh to death. However, the Marshal was unable to help himself. If the true war situation was reported, if Britain and France backed down and did not fulfill their obligations to participate in the war, Poland would be in doom.

Because there was no hands-free technology at this time, the French ambassador, the British ambassador, and the Polish president put their heads together to listen to the "good news" coming from the microphone.

"..." The French ambassador and the British ambassador looked at each other, obviously half-convinced by these words.

The British ambassador motioned to the Polish president to give him the microphone, and asked directly after taking the microphone. "Your Excellency, Marshal, I heard that your air force suffered a lot of losses?" He had heard the explosions of German bombers bombing the airports around Warsaw before. If Poland still had aircraft that could take off for combat, it would not be possible. Are German bombers so arrogantly wreaking havoc over their capital? Maybe the whole army has been wiped out.

"Yes, our air force has suffered a lot!" Because it was impossible to hide this kind of thing, Marshal Himigwe simply admitted it. Then he said with great determination. "But their arrogance will not last long. You will see that the heroic Polish people will never be intimidated by German air raids! We will persist in resisting, no matter how many tons of bombs they drop on Warsaw! Even if Warsaw becomes a piece of land We will fight to the end in the ruins, but I guarantee that their arrogance will not last for a few days. We will start a counterattack when our reserves are in place, and it will be their end!"

"The Polish people are so brave." Listening to his awe-inspiring words, the British ambassador also admired the marshal's optimism. "So, when will your counterattack take place?"

"Three days at most." Marshal Himigwe gave a very clear time. "In three days our army will launch a full-scale counterattack. We will not be soft this time. We will bulldoze the entire Germany. I hope that your country and France will not speak for Germany. Since they started the war this time, they will Knock them out completely. If the Germans want to negotiate peace with us through your country, please tell me that stupid losers should be punished!"

"Okay, I will convey your words to the people at home." The British Ambassador nodded, already vaguely guessing that Poland's situation was going to be bad again. Just because you still want to bulldoze Germany? Are you afraid that you will be bulldozed by Germany? These stupid guys are on the verge of death and still want to drag the British Empire into trouble?

Marshal Himigwe, who didn't know that the British ambassador had found out, hung up the phone, sighed softly, and rated his acting skills 9 points. Now I just hope that Britain will declare war on Germany immediately. At present, Poland is not only facing danger from Germany, the Soviet Union is also ready to take action.

The British ambassador conveyed Marshal Himigwe's "good news" to the British Foreign Secretary at home, Viscount Halifax.

Then a meeting was held with senior British officials. "Marshal Himigwe believed they had gained a considerable advantage and was even considering a counterattack."

"These Poles are bragging!" Chamberlain said with disdain. "They just want us to declare war on Germany as soon as possible." At this time, Chamberlain didn't really want to declare war on Germany, because he knew very well that once the war started, it would be a fight to the death. Either Germany would collapse completely, or the British Empire would fall apart - this was simply a gamble with the fate and future of the empire at stake!

Winston Churchill, the Minister of the Navy, disagreed. "Maybe the Poles exaggerated their achievements, but they did fight bravely. Since we signed an aid agreement with Poland, we should stand up for them. This is the obligation of the British Empire. If we violate our obligations and betray our allies, no country will believe us in the future."

"..." Chamberlain looked at him with some dissatisfaction. Churchill was a "thorn" who had been promoting his "German threat theory" and had long been eager to fight Germany.

Letting such a member of parliament enter the cabinet was entirely to appease the war faction within the Conservative Party. But now the war faction has become the majority among the Conservative Party members.

The group of people argued for most of the day, and finally everyone took a step back and decided to declare war on Germany first, and then decide whether to send troops based on how the situation developed.