I don't know how the news about the merger of the First and Second Belorussian Front armies went wrong, but in just a few days, the leaders of the First Front at and above the division level actually knew about it. When they learned that their commander, Marshal Rokossovsky, might be the commander of the new front after the merger, everyone was very happy, and some even called Rokossovsky in person to congratulate him.

After receiving several phone calls from the commanders of the army group in succession, Rokossovsky realized the seriousness of the problem, and in order to avoid the incident from causing a storm in the city, he specially asked Malinin to give an order to the army group commanders below that no one should talk about the matter anymore, but should concentrate his energy on crushing the German offensive.

Don't see that the city of Warsaw has completely fallen into the hands of the 1st Belorussian Front, but Moder, who is unwilling, organizes troops to counterattack. Their offensive was not only in the direction of Warsaw, but also in the Magnushev and Puvawe landings south of Warsaw, which became important targets for the German offensive.

Moder found that the troops attacking Warsaw would be threatened from the direction of the landing field, so after repeated considerations, he decided to use a part of his forces to feint in the direction of Warsaw, and concentrate the main forces on the south side of the city, and carry out a fierce attack on the landing field established by the Soviet army, trying to destroy the landing field and throw the Soviet troops into the Vistula River.

The first was the Magnushev landing ground established by the Eighth Guards Army, and the Germans dispatched hundreds of bombers to indiscriminately bomb Soviet positions at the landing site. As soon as the bombardment ended, the tank units on the ground launched another assault on the positions where the smoke had not yet cleared.

The main forces of the Eighth Guards Army, having suffered great losses in the capture of Warsaw, looked a little powerless in the face of such a ferocious German offensive. After a morning of fierce fighting, several villages on the right flank of the army group were occupied by the German 17th Panzer Division.

When Rokossovsky learned of the dangerous situation of Chuikov's department, he immediately consulted with Malinin: "Chief of staff, tell me what we can do to save Chuikov's troops from the current predicament. ”

After staring at the map for a long time, Malinin said tentatively: "Comrade commander, what do you think about sending General Behringer's Polish First Army up?" ”

"Polish First Army?!" Hearing what Malinin said, Terekin hurriedly and carefully reminded him: "Comrade Chief of Staff, don't forget that General Behringer's troops just handed over the Pławi landing field to the 69th Army yesterday, and they are now moving north along the Vistula River to enter the city of Warsaw. ”

With the recovery of Warsaw, the new Polish government is ready to move its offices to Warsaw. For this reason, they specially sent people to contact Terekin to hold a grand ceremony to enter the city, and the leading role was the Polish First Army. After consultations between the two sides, the Polish First Army withdrew from its existing defense area and entered the city from the east of Warsaw along the back of the Vistula River, and held a grand entrance ceremony.

Terekin's words made Rokossovsky regret a little in his heart, he had known that he would not let the Polish First Army return to the east bank of the Vistula, you know, they could also enter the city of Warsaw along the north of the Vistula River on the west bank. However, it was not too late to make amends, and the Polish First Army was still on its way to Warsaw, and its deployment could be changed in time.

Thinking of this, Rokossovsky asked Malinin: "Chief of Staff, where is General Behringer's troops at the moment?" ”

Malinin hurriedly picked up the map on the table, approached Rokossovsky, pointed to the location of the Polish First Army and said: "According to their report, it should be in this position now, less than twenty kilometers away from the Magnushew landing site. It is quite possible to order them to stop the advance towards Warsaw, cross the river on the spot, and advance to the right flank of the Eighth Guards Army. ”

After Rokossovsky waited for Malinin to finish, he took the map and looked at it carefully, and after silently calculating the area that the Polish army should occupy in his heart, he put down the map and asked Malinin: "Chief of Staff, do we have enough equipment to cross the river?" ”

Malinin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Due to the non-stop bombing of the German army, the loss of the river crossing equipment we played with was very serious. To be on the safe side, the Polish First Army could only cross the river via a pontoon bridge near the Magnushew landing site. ”

"If the Germans found out that the Polish army had carried out such a large-scale operation to cross the river, they would have to carry out indiscriminate bombardment." After Rokossovsky finished talking about his worries, he straightened up and ordered Malinin: "Chief of Staff, you immediately call General Rudenko and ask him to immediately dispatch the air force, while providing air support to the ground forces, intercept possible German bombers and cover the Polish army across the Vistula River." ”

After Rokossovsky had made arrangements for the Polish army to cross the river, he consulted with Terekin and said: "Comrade Military Commissar, you are in contact with the leaders of the new Polish government in normal times, so please tell them the results of our study, and make it clear that the situation at our landing ground on the west bank is critical, and if it is lost, the city of Warsaw will also become precarious, so we have to use the troops of the Polish First Army to strengthen the strength of our army at the landing ground on the west bank." ”

"Understood, Comrade Commander." Terekin knew very well that the most important thing was to hold the Magnushev landing ground than the grand entrance ceremony, because for the task assigned by Rokossovsky, he said very simply: "I will personally go to negotiate with the Polish comrades and ask them to postpone or cancel the entrance ceremony." ”

Behringer, who was marching with his troops, received a telegram from the command of the Front, and immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing without hesitation. Seeing that the troops had suddenly stopped advancing, Chief of Staff Korchitsa came running and asked: "Comrade commander, why did you stop the troops from advancing?" ”

Behringer handed him the telegram in his hand and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, the Magnushev landing ground on the West Bank is currently under heavy attack by the Germans, and the Front Command orders us to immediately find a way to cross the Vistula and advance to the right flank of the Eighth Guards Army to establish a solid defensive position. ”

Korchitsa hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Then we won't go to the ceremony of entering the city?" ”

"No, Comrade Chief of Staff." Bellinger shook his head and said, "Compared to keeping the landing ground, the ceremony of entering the city is insignificant. Well, you go and give orders to several division commanders below, and they immediately rush to the river with their troops, cross the Vistula River through the pontoon bridge behind the Magnushev landing field. ”