Chapter 536: Ancestors' Law
Chapter 536: Ancestors' Law
The small town of Krojancs on the Great Plain of Eastern Europe.
There was a buzzing sound in the sky, and soon, countless bombers with Iron Crosses painted on them emerged from the horizon. TNT bombs and incendiary bombs fell one after another, and the town was engulfed in flames.
The terrified Polish people fled in all directions to avoid the death coming from the air.
Alyosha, the commander of the 18th Polish Lancer Regiment stationed in the town, responded quickly, "Someone, go to Chojnice County and report to the top that Waldersee's men have already advanced here."
A squad of cavalrymen rode away on horseback.
Alyosha quickly ordered, "Leave two squadrons to evacuate the people, and the rest, follow me. We must try to delay the Prussians' attack and buy time for the government to react."
Two squadrons of cavalry, with lances and sabers on their backs, followed Alyosha on horseback.
Poland had only been restored for ten years and did not have enough funds to modernize its army, so its equipment was relatively backward.
现在的军队包括18个步兵师、11个骑兵旅、1个山地旅、1个摩托化旅，以及近40个民防营，骑兵还是主要作战部队之一。
Alyosha led two squadrons of lancers and marched out to meet the German army, and encountered the German infantry vanguard, the 76th Infantry Regiment head-on.
Although Germany tried its best to expand its military, its main force was confronting Britain and France on the Western Front, and the troops coming to fight Poland were all second-rate troops, so full mechanization was not achieved.
Of the 54 divisions that attacked Poland, only 15 were armored and motorized divisions, and the infantry was still the main attacking force.
Seeing the German infantry, Alyosha drew his saber without hesitation, "Ulcer, charge!"
The Polish cavalry was still equipped with carbines. However, it was unwise to dismount and shoot at infantry, and lances and sabers were better choices.
250 Lancers armed with lances charged into the marching formation of the German infantry. The infantry were suddenly attacked by the cavalry and immediately scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing in all directions.
The brave Polish cavalry seemed to be possessed by their winged cavalry ancestors. After a charge, they returned to both wings in a semi-arc shape, forming two rotating wheel shapes. This is the cavalry tactic "wheel suspension" that their ancestors learned from the Mongols, and it is still useful today.
After turning around and returning, this charge resulted in 11 German deaths and 9 injuries. The casualties were not great, but the German infantry's forward formation was disrupted and they turned around and fled.
Alyosha raised his saber, and the cavalry soldiers galloped on their horses to launch a second attack on the chariot.
Seeing the invading army being beaten and fleeing, the cavalrymen chased them excitedly. The first charge used lances, and this time they used sabers to chop the backs of the fleeing infantry, causing great casualties.
Suddenly, the cavalry heard the sound of a diesel engine, and the German Type 2 tank accompanying the infantry arrived.
The most advanced tank of the German Army now is the Type 4 tank, the most widely equipped main force is the Type 3 tank, and the Type 6 Tiger tank is under development.
But most of the Type 3 and Type 4 tanks were on the Western Front, the Type 2 tank was the main force in the Eastern Expedition to Poland, and there were also some lighter Type 1 tanks.
The German Army's "White Plan" for the Eastern Expedition used a force of 160 million, including reserve forces, but had less than 2800 tanks, a very small proportion of tanks.
Therefore, the legendary German blitzkrieg "tank sea" did not actually exist on the Polish battlefield. At this time, tanks were still being used as support forces for the infantry. When the infantry suffered losses here, the tanks were called up.
Even light tanks were no match for the cavalry. The rapid-fire cannon and machine guns equipped on the Type 250 tanks fired at the same time, and more than 20 of the cavalrymen from the two charging squadrons were killed instantly.
Alyosha whistled, and his cavalry turned their horses and soon disappeared from sight.
For the Polish side, Alyosha's cavalry charge was very successful. Destroying the enemy was secondary. The main purpose was to deal a heavy blow to the advancing German infantry, causing great morale chaos in the 76th Infantry Regiment.
The German formation collapsed, and it took four hours to regroup and move forward. Alyosha's two cavalry squadrons bought as much time as possible for the rear to prepare for battle.
Infantry regiment commander Lieutenant Colonel Ludendorff was reorganizing the troops that were disrupted by the cavalry and continued to advance when an armored command vehicle suddenly stopped beside him. Division Commander Hindenburg came to inspect the scene of the small-scale encounter.
Ludendorff stood at attention and said, "Major General, two squadrons of Polish cavalry dared to attack our entire regiment. I admire them deeply."
The major general shook his head, patted the lieutenant colonel on the shoulder, and sighed, "It's fine for a pure soldier like you to say such things, but as a division commander, I can't let the enemy gain prestige."
"Prime Minister Waldersee needs our heroic and invincible image to inspire the morale of the people. The reporter team behind us will be here soon. We must change the way we describe this battle in front of the reporters."
Twenty minutes later, a company of armored vehicles arrived at the front line escorting several German and Italian journalists.
Hindenburg pointed to the two dozen bodies of Polish cavalrymen lying on the ground and said, "Please take pictures. This is only a small part of the enemy cavalry we have annihilated."
"The Poles were brave but foolish. They used their backward cavalry to attack our mechanized troops and hacked at our tanks with sabers. Our tank troops wiped out 500 people from the enemy's 18th Cavalry Regiment. Our steel torrent is invincible. Hi, Waldersee!"
The reporters kept taking photos from various angles, trying to use more than 20 enemy corpses to show the momentum of "corpses everywhere". One reporter pulled Ludendorff, who was standing next to him, and asked, "Are the Poles really so stupid?"
"Um, well, this - yes." It doesn't matter whether the Poles are stupid or not, the commander is really smart. Otherwise, how could they be major generals while I am only a lieutenant colonel? I learned it.
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"The Polish border guards were defeated, and Hindenburg, the commander of the German vanguard, was promoted to lieutenant general on the spot."
In the second bamboo house in Qiao Garden, listening to Liu Niang reading the latest news from the Polish front, Shao Quanzhong took the newspaper and pointed at the photo in the newspaper, "I don't believe the Poles are so stupid. This must be a staged photo."
"So the Germans are lying?"
"No, it's propaganda, to boost morale."
"Ordinary people like to hear such bizarre things, such as using sabers to smash tanks. Even a fool wouldn't do that. Could the Polish cavalry be fools? But the people believe it, so the propaganda works. If a lie is repeated enough, it becomes true."
"Does that mean the Poles will hold out for long?"
"Will not."
Shao Quanzhong sighed, "No matter how brave the Polish soldiers are, it's useless. Their strategy is wrong."
"If you don't have the ability, you have to pretend to be a grandson first and find a reliable elder brother. I relied on the big legs of the British elder brother to get by for more than ten years."
"Poland was sandwiched between the two great powers of Germany and Russia. It even took advantage of the European War to restore its country and the weakness of Germany and Russia to fight for territory between the two countries, offending all its neighbors."
"That's a lack of self-awareness. You have to rely on one side. Just wait and see. Poland will soon be gone."
"As we say in the old days, this is called 'the strength of a small enemy is the capture of a big enemy'."
"Yuting, you'd better stop worrying about the Polish people. Hurry up and go out to toast. The guests are waiting impatiently."
Um, Shao Quanzhong is taking concubines today, two at a time according to the Marshal’s tradition.
One was Dongmei, who originally lived in Qiao Garden and this time she had to go through the formal procedures to enter the Shao Mansion. The other was the Greek Princess Alexandra.
That day, Shao Quanzhong woke up from his drunken stupor and discovered that the Greek princess had sneaked into Laiqing Pavilion with Dongmei, and he was furious.
However, as soon as Wenxiu spoke, Shao Quanzhong became obedient, "We have discussed it, this time we will give you two concubines."
In other words, not only did Wenxiu acquiesce to this matter, but Ronghui and Liuniang also participated in the discussion.
"Alexandra is Maria's niece, and she's eighteen years old this year. Yuting, do you remember that she was your little fangirl four years ago? She was willing to work with Dongmei to organize the Olympics just to get closer to you."
"For four years, she has been devoted to helping and has not found a husband. Her father, mother, and brother also support her in doing so and strive to get closer to Daxia. In order for us to firmly control a country, Yuting, you have to sacrifice yourself once."
No, marriage is useful, but it does not play a decisive role. The key lies in strength. Marriage is just an excuse when the strength reaches the point.
"Yuting, the kingdom you conquered is even more vast than that of Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan had more than 23 women, of whom were empresses alone. Don't let the people say that the six of us are jealous."
Well, so Shao Quanzhong couldn’t learn from Genghis Khan, but he learned from Ligdan Khan’s eight wives. According to the "Shao family rules", this time he took two concubines into Qiao Garden again.
Shao Quanzhong touched his bald head and said, "I am already 48 years old. This is definitely the last time I will take a concubine." Dongmei came to power, and the Greek princess came along to make a pair. I can't harm other girls anymore.
There was music and dance in Qiao Garden, and two imperial concubines were carried in on two sedan chairs. This was the first and also the last time that Shao Quanzhong would take people into the harem since he became emperor.
He was drunk and had a blackout, so Dongmei and Alexandra served him, but it was just an excuse. In reality, he couldn't do anything when he was drunk.
The real reason is that Dongmei has been in the palace for nine years and needs a title to serve Shao Quanzhong. She can't just be left alone like this. Shao Quanzhong's harem team also unanimously believes that it is necessary to strengthen the control and control over the countries in the same camp through marriage.
The so-called empress, imperial concubine, these titles represent more than just Shao Quanzhong's wife. They are qualified to receive state salary, be the mother of the country, and consider the interests of the country.
Of course, the news didn’t report it that way. The news was all about Dongmei’s nine years of hard work and finally her success. The Greek girl got what she wanted and married into Qiao Yuan, finally realizing her dream of marrying a great hero.
The 25-year-old two-time women's tennis Grand Slam winner and the 18-year-old beautiful Slavic princess were sent into Shao Quanzhong's harem at the same time.
Osaka News commented that Marshal Shao also served as the Prince Rui of the Qing Dynasty. He married Maria and his niece Alexandra at the same time. This was in accordance with the old practice of Huang Taiji marrying Empress Zhezhe and his nieces Hailanzhu and Dayuer, and it was a law established by our ancestors...
(End of this chapter)