After daybreak, the commander of the city defense of Tsopott received the news that the warships in Danzig Bay had been attacked by the Soviets, and his heart was suddenly half cold. In the face of the Soviet attack, he did not have air supremacy, nor could he use artillery and tank units, and the anti-tank weapons only had the kind of iron fist with a range of 30 meters. Yesterday, the city was able to be kept from being lost, and it was all thanks to the navy's ships to suppress the attacking Soviet troops with artillery fire in the port, and now without the support of naval guns, how can this city be defended?

While he was struggling with how to hold the city, a German general strode in from outside and asked him: "Your Excellency, the Russians have attacked the city, how shall we defend him?" ”

The commander of the city defense was suddenly shocked into a cold sweat, he saw clearly that the person who came was Lieutenant General Richete, the commander of the 35th Infantry Division, and hurriedly asked: "General Richet, where have they arrived?" ”

Richet walked over to his desk, pointed to the map on the table, and said to the commander of the city defense: "The attacking forces of the Russians have reached the outskirts, and it will only take a few minutes at most for them to enter the city. Why don't our Navy ships fire yet? ”

"General Richet," said the commander of the city defense, with a look of dismay, "there are no more of our ships in the harbor. ”

"What, there are no more ships?" When Richette heard the commander of the city defense say this, he couldn't help frowning: "Your Excellency, commander, can you tell me where our ships are going?" ”

"Our ships were attacked by the Russians last night, two cruisers and a frigate were sunk, and the remaining frigate, in order to escape the same fate, has been withdrawn."

Hearing the commander of the city defense say this, Richet couldn't help but sigh and said: "In this way, we can only rely on our existing strength to block the attack of the Russians. ”

"General, what kind of troops do we have in the city?" The commander of the city defense looked flustered and asked, "Can they hold off the attack of the Russians?" ”

"At the moment there are still two regiments of my 35th Infantry Division, one regiment of the Grenadier Division and two battalions of the Air Force Field Division in the city." Before Richet came here, he should have learned about the situation of the defenders in the city, and as soon as he heard the commander of the city defense ask, he immediately and unequivocally stated the relevant data.

"Why do you only have so many troops?" The commander of the city defense frowned and said with some displeasure: "If the Russians attack with tank forces, how can we stop them?" ”

"There is also a tank battalion of the 4th Panzer Division in the city, and they can assist us in defending the city." When Richet said this, he suddenly realized that something was wrong, and the commander of the city defense actually knew nothing about the situation of the troops in the city, so he asked a little angrily: "Your Excellency, I would like to ask, how do you plan to defend the city so that it does not fall into the hands of the Russians?" ”

Since he knew that the ships in the port had been attacked by the Soviet army and suffered heavy losses, the commander of the city defense had the idea of retreating, wanting to pack up and escape from the city before the Soviet army entered the city, and find a safe place to hide. Therefore, when he heard Richet's question, he didn't know how to answer it for a while.

But in any case, after all, he has been in an important position for many years, and at least he still has the ability to adapt. He quickly regained his composure, coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and asked rhetorically, "General Richet, if you were the commander of the city defense of Tsopot, how would you plan to defend the city?" ”

Richette didn't know that the other party had nothing to do, and thought that he was humbly asking for advice, so he said truthfully: "The Russians have air supremacy on the battlefield, and there are tanks and artillery on the ground, if we let our soldiers block it, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses." Therefore, I feel that we should make way for the Russians to get them into the city......"

"What, let the Russians come to the city?" When the commander of the city defense heard this, his eyes widened in surprise and he asked, "In this way, isn't it ceding the city to the Russians?" ”

"Your Excellency, Commander, how is it possible that we can easily give the city to the Russians?" Richette frowned and explained to the commander of the city defense: "We let the troops make way for the Russians, and after they enter the city, our troops can be wrenched with them, so that the Russians' aircraft and artillery will not be of use, and they will have to fight us with infantry in a street fight." ”

"Makes sense, makes sense." When the commander of the city defense heard this, Richet's method was quite good, put the Russians into the city, and let the defenders hang with them, so that the Russians' aircraft and artillery could no longer be used for fear of accidentally injuring their own people. As for the Russian tanks, as long as they entered the city, those improvised anti-tank units could inflict heavy losses on them: "General Richet, this is a good idea, I will immediately give an order to the troops in the front line and let them make way for the Russians......"

"Wait a minute, Your Excellency, Commander." Seeing that the commander of the city defense was about to call, Richet hurriedly stopped him: "You can't give such an order. ”

"Why?" The commander of the city defense asked confusedly.

"If you inform the forward troops and ask the soldiers to make a way for the Russians, the Russians will see through." Richet reminded him: "Therefore, we cannot tell the troops at the front, but let them continue to hold their ground." When they really can't hold on, let them withdraw from their positions. In this way, the Russians will not be suspicious if they think that they have managed to break through the positions of our troops. ”

The commander of the city defense put down the phone, nodded and said, "You're right, General Richet, you know about this matter, don't let the third person know." By the way, you now go and set it up, and as soon as the Russian troops enter the city, cut off their retreat, and then divide them and destroy them. ”

In the conversation with the commander of the city defense, Richel heard that the other party had no intention of holding the city, he did not want to stay here to see the other party's face, and was thinking about what excuse to leave, and when he heard that the commander of the city defense asked him to deploy troops, he nodded, raised his hand to his forehead and saluted, turned around and walked out of the office.

Richet's adjutant was waiting outside the building, and when he saw Richet coming out, he hurriedly greeted him and asked, "Your Excellency the division commander, what did the commander of the city defense say?" ”

"I'm already panicking, what else can I say?" Richet snorted and said angrily: "We will rush back to the division headquarters at once, and according to the plan we have made in advance, first put the Russians into the city, and then cut off their retreat, and consume them little by little." ”