At the same time that Rundstedt's Army Group South shelled Warsaw, Bock's Army Group North was not idle.

Under Bock's orders, Guderian led the Wehrmacht's 19th Panzer Division all the way to a lightning advance, and in cooperation with the 1st SS Panzer Division in the south, in just two days, advanced more than 140 kilometers east of Warsaw, even exceeding the total distance of the Soviet army to the west.

"Lucas, don't you like to drive fast? Why, I see you driving slowly today. After fiddling with his brand-new Iron Cross of the Second Degree, Wittman happily chatted with tank driver Lucas.

The Iron Cross of the Second Degree that Weitmann received was personally awarded by Guderian, Germany's most famous "armor expert," just the day before yesterday. For an armored soldier, there is nothing more glorious than receiving the Iron Cross from Guderian.

"Come on, Wittman, I'm driving a tank, and the fastest speed can be a little faster than it is now." Lucas yawned and replied slowly, "Since we last crushed that Polish cavalry battalion head-on, the 111 crew hasn't experienced a decent battle. If you want me to see, the reason why you think the car is slow is all because it is idle. If there is a war, you will know whether this speed is fast or not. ”

The battle in which Lucas referred to the defeat of the Polish cavalry battalion was the battle of honor that earned Wittmann the Iron Cross.

In that battle, the 111 and 112 crews joined forces to raid, taking advantage of the favorable terrain and the equipment advantages of the T3 tank, and defeated an elite Polish cavalry battalion in one fell swoop, creating a classic tank VS cavalry duel.

"Wittman, your 111 tank is driving too far ahead. Be careful to control your speed and don't put too far away from us! In the communication channel, Vic, the commander of the armored reconnaissance platoon, reminded vigilantly.

Although along the way, the "enemy army" they occasionally encountered was nothing more than a group of remnants, deserters, and routs that were about to collapse at the touch of a button. Moreover, the No. 113 tank, which was left for maintenance due to tank failure, has now returned to the reconnaissance platoon, strengthening the armor of the whole platoon.

But now, after all, the sky was dark, and the setting sun was blocked by the hills in the distance, leaving only a thin ray of light on the edge of the hills. In the darkening twilight, many seemingly ordinary scenes during the day began to hide threats.

Although the Polish army has been exhausted, the morale of the army is weakened. However, if you happen to encounter an enemy force with a deliberate ambush, this German forward reconnaissance platoon in the night is very likely to have an accident. On the battlefield, this vigilance should be maintained at all times!

As far as the eye can reach, it is already a little blurry. As the platoon commander, Vic secretly decided that after advancing 5 kilometers, the reconnaissance platoon had to return along the way and join up with the large forces in the rear.

As for the area behind the first 5 kilometers, that belongs to tomorrow's task.

"No. 112, No. 113, can you hear me?" Weitmann's voice came from the headphones: "Look carefully, if there is a large light in the distance." ”

As the twilight darkened further, the continuous light on the distant hills became apparent.

Judging by the continuous length of the light, there must be a huge army stationed there, the size of which is not more than a division!

Vic sat in Tank 112 with a gloomy face and thought.

The main army of Poland has long been beaten, and it is impossible for the current Polish army to have so many troops stationed in the rear. If there were, why didn't they go to Warsaw earlier to defend the capital?

"Let's shoot together." Wittman's voice rang out of the headphones again.

Firing at this distance, in addition to the sound can be transmitted to the opposite side, no matter how light the cannonball is, it will not be able to hit.

What does Wittmann want to do?!

..............

"Commander!" A staff officer turned around and reported: "News has come from the forward troops, and armored units have appeared in the distance!" A demonstration is being fired! ”

Armored forces? Artillery demonstrations?

Faced with the news from the forward position, Timoshenge in the command couldn't help but be stunned.

The Poles still have armored forces? Wasn't it all disbanded by them a long time ago?

Artillery demonstrations? Why is that?

The Polish army could not have armored troops, after all, their commanders did not have the courage to save such a powerful hole card for now.

The two divisions that were placed in the front line by themselves were the main forces, and it would be better if they really fought........

Wrong! While he was thinking, Timoshenko suddenly realized another possibility. Armored forces, isn't that exactly what the Germans love to use?!

Oh, God! They've made it here!

What an incredible conclusion. Timoshenko's breathing began to grow shorter: "Let the front-line troops send someone who knows German, try to make contact." Be careful, try not to shoot until the situation is clear! ”

Timoshenko's judgment was correct, and the contact personnel confirmed the identities of the German soldiers after carefully walking in with their hands raised and meeting Wittmann and others. Then they reacted to the real situation to Timoshenko in the rear.

The next day, large forces of the 1st SS Panzer Division quickly arrived at the position where the two sides had met the previous night.

Division Commander Joseph Dietrich of the 1st SS Panzer Division, as a representative of the German army, met with representatives of the Soviet troops Timoshenko, Kovalev, Yezhov, Khrushchev and others, who rushed to the front at noon.

If it weren't for the fact that Reinhardt met Joseph from a poor background when he was arrested at the police station, and later promoted Joseph to become the captain of the "Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich Guard Flag" after joining the Socialist Workers' Party. After that, he was introduced to Manstein and found him an excellent mentor. Joseph would not have had the historic feat of commanding the Waffen-SS to meet the Soviet army today.

At this meeting, the German representative Joseph was nothing more than a division commander. He could talk to the commanders of the two fronts of the Soviet army. In terms of position, Joseph was supposed to be the one who was to be humble.

However, on the battlefield, it is the record that is more important than the position. Timoshenko and others, who had only advanced about 90 kilometers, were more or less lacking in energy in front of Joseph, the division commander who led the SS to a distance far beyond the Soviet advance.

However, Joseph was upright, and the next day he had a motorized infantry battalion of the 1st SS Panzer Division march to the Soviet camp and hold a joint Soviet-German military parade in Lublin with several main battalions under Timoshenko.

Under the flash of reporters, the Wehrmacht and the Soviet Red Army were honorably inspected by the generals of both sides, shoulder to arm, leaving countless handsome photos.

Afterwards, Joseph also readily agreed that Khrushchev, Yezhov and other Soviet politicians took a group photo with him so that they could take it back for business.

After the end of the parade, Khrushchev and others had even thought about the contents of the report they had sent to the country, and said that the Red Army and the Wehrmacht had jointly sent troops to fight the criminal Polish landlord class government, and the two sides had now successfully joined Lublin.