The declaration of war by Britain and France had no effect on Romania. Before the attack on Poland, the Romanian government was mentally prepared. And the declaration of war by Britain and France, apart from making the people talk about a few words, did not cause much stir at all.

And by the time Britain and France declared war on Romania, Lieutenant General Hoffmann, who was the commander of Army Group on the Northern Front, had already arrived in Lublin. Now the city is full of Romanian officers and soldiers, and a large number of vehicles and tanks have blocked the city. And the local residents only dared to hide in their houses and secretly observe these intruders.

Fortunately, the invaders did not do any harm to the city, and even paid for the purchases.

Hoffmann was no stranger to the city, having been used by Romanian reinforcements to fight the Soviets when they helped Poland resist the Soviet invasion. Moreover, at that time, Lublin was still the logistics base of the Romanian army, and he did not go to Lublin to receive supplies.

It's just that it's changed a lot now compared to then, and he can't recognize it anymore.

It's just that he's not in the mood to observe the city that has just been captured.

By the time he arrived at the headquarters set up in the city hall, the commander of the 3rd Armored Division, Major General Bordas, and his party were already waiting here.

"General, please inside."

Facing the former subordinate who had contributed to the takedown of Lublin, Hoffman patted the other man on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement. "Thank you, Bordas."

In the face of Hoffmann's encouragement, Major General Bordas showed a rare shy expression. "It's all the general's guidance."

Faced with Bordas's words, Hoffman laughed. "You are too modest, and the credit for this time is yours. If you hadn't routed and encircled the enemy's 3rd Cavalry Brigade, you would have taken Lublin so quickly. ”

That's right, even he didn't expect the 3rd Panzer Division to be able to capture Lublin so quickly. In fact, even Major General Bordas did not think of this problem.

At that time, after the annihilation of the Polish 3rd Cavalry Brigade, a message was obtained during the interrogation of the prisoners. That is, after them, there was no formed army between Lublin, and Lublin was garrisoned by only one regiment.

When this news was known by Major General Bordas, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, this was simply a credit from God. Immediately he gathered all the tanks and vehicles, and with the strength of a reinforced regiment, he rushed to Lublin in a starry night. And this unit did not disappoint him and rushed to Lublin late that night.

And the army stationed in Lublin was not psychologically prepared for a surprise attack on Romania. In the face of a sudden attack by tanks and infantry of the 3rd Panzer Division, it collapsed at once, so Lublin, a key place linking Poland, fell dramatically into Romanian hands.

And among them, General Modoksky, who is the army group of Transcarpath, bears the main responsibility. Because he placed the main forces near the border, which led to too few troops in the rear. In addition, the 3rd Cavalry Brigade was completely wiped out by the 3rd Armored Division by mistake, which led to the absence of even a formed unit from Lublin to Zamošić.

This was a complete gift to the attacking Army Group of the Northern Front, except that Hoffman would not award it a medal.

When they entered the headquarters converted from the city government, everyone's eyes lit up, and the splendor here was beyond imagination.

I saw Major General Bordas say with some pride. "Isn't it shocking. When I saw it before, I thought it was a palace, but after careful confirmation, I realized that it was the city hall. ”

Faced with the words of Major General Bordas, Hoffman looked at him and said. "This turned out to be a palace, but it was just a summer palace in Russia. At the time, I also asked the Poles to find out. ”

It's just that he didn't come here to talk about changing it into a place of interest. I saw him ask. "Is the conference room ready?"

"It's ready."

"Take us there."

When I came to the conference room, I saw that the chairs that had been prepared were not simple at all, but very luxurious, with leather carved chairs and gilt tables, which made me feel like I was going to attend a meeting, but was ready to attend a banquet.

Faced with such a situation, Major General Bordas defended himself. "It's all left behind by the Poles, we're just recycling."

Hoffman didn't say much about it, because he was in a hurry. "Alright, let's get ready for a meeting."

With his words, all the officers sat down.

After the officer behind him hung up the map, Hoffman said with his baton. "Now I'll talk about the next deployment."

In the face of Hoffman's words, all the officers present cheered up. This is when you assign tasks, so you can't be distracted.

"Now we, the Army Group of the Northern Front, have preliminarily completed the first stage of combat missions. According to the original plan, we should help Army Group on the Southern Front to encircle the Polish Army Group Transcarpath. ”

What Hoffman said, everyone present knows, because that's what was originally planned. However, since Your Excellency the Lieutenant General has now taken it out again, it will inevitably change.

Sure enough, Hoffman continued. "But after consulting with the commander of Army Group on the Southern Front, General Ankodar, I found that I did not need all our troops to help them. Only two or three divisions would be enough, so I intended to form an operational group with three divisions, the 3rd Panzer Division, the 17th Division, and the 87th Motorized Division, to help Army Group on the Southern Front, led by the Chief of Staff, General Torres. ”

The division commanders who were named by Hoffman did not have any expressions, because they knew that there was something next.

Sure enough, after talking about helping the Southern Front Army to encircle, Hoffman continued. "The rest of our troops will not be idle. Because I found that the enemy's hinterland was very empty, and I used our army to continue the assault. ”

Hoffman paused at this point, realizing that everyone was focused on him.

"So, I decided to concentrate the 1st and 4th Armored Divisions and the 65th and 71st Motorized Rifle Divisions to form a battle cluster. The goal is Warsaw. ”

Hoffman's words fell, and immediately caused a commotion among the officers present. Who doesn't like such a thing as seizing the enemy's capital. For this group of people who are eager for military exploits, it is simply an incomparable temptation.

And Hoffman's words made several other division commanders who were assigned to help Army Group on the Southern Front show envious eyes. They were eager to change the task, especially Major General Bordas, who tried to speak several times, but held back.

He knew his own business, and the 3rd Panzer Division had already gained enough credit along the way, and if he came out stronger, it would ruin his relationship with other friendly forces. And he had a lot of damaged equipment before, although most of it can still be repaired, but now it can't become his own combat effectiveness. So he didn't open his mouth in the end.

"Come out tomorrow morning, you each check your equipment and prepare your supplies."

Finally, Hoffman said the time of departure. It seems that the plan was rushed, but for those present, in the battle with the Polish army, the reality of the enemy had long been thoroughly understood. The success rate of this plan has reached about nine layers, which is enough to gamble.