On September 8, Qin Tian and the others were less than 50 kilometers away from Warsaw. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 An infantry division of the 11th Army of the 8th Army of the German Army approached a small town only ten kilometers from Warsaw and engaged in an exchange of fire with the Russian troops stationed there.

After a slight resistance, the Russians retreated into Warsaw.

Obviously, the Northwest Front of the Russian Army, which was almost completely annihilated, no longer had the ability to confront the German army. The reason why they reduced their forces and gave up large areas of territory except Warsaw was that they hoped to hold out in Warsaw until reinforcements arrived.

Ciehanuf, City Hall. It was requisitioned by the German 8th Army Corps and became the seat of the 8th Army's Provisional Headquarters in the Kingdom of Poland. Qin Tian, Admiral Hindenburg and Major General Ludendorff and others worked here.

"Your Highness, the vanguard of the 11th Army has arrived in Warsaw, and they have requested an attack on Warsaw." Colonel Manstein reported.

"An infantry division attacking Warsaw? Can you take it? Qin Tian asked.

"Your Highness, in the city of Warsaw, there are only 20,000 Russian troops at most. And it is 20,000 Russian troops with a weak will to fight. One of our infantry divisions, defeating them, and then taking Warsaw, should have no problems. Admiral Hindenburg said confidently.

An infantry division of the 8th Army Corps, although the number was only more than 16,000 men. However, their equipment is much, much more advanced than that of the Russian army. It can be said that compared with the poorly equipped Russian army, it is completely armed to the teeth. It is not a problem at all to defeat more than 20,000 Russian troops with one infantry division.

Qin Tian nodded: "Everyone said, then should we take Warsaw?" ”

"Your Highness, the General Staff believes that it is more beneficial for us to keep Warsaw than to take Warsaw." Major General Ludendorff said.

"Oh? Does the General Staff have any plans? Qin Tian asked.

"General Hoffman, you will introduce the battle plan submitted by the War Department to His Highness!" Major General Ludendorff said.

"Yes, Chief of Staff." Brigadier General Hoffmann stood up.

"Your Highness, the main purpose of our current war in the Kingdom of Poland is to occupy the Kingdom of Poland. And the threat to us is the 9th Army of the Russian Army and the 2nd Guards Army. As for the remnants of the North-Western Front in the city of Warsaw, there is nothing to worry about. It was only necessary to leave an infantry regiment in Warsaw to be able to defend against them. Our main forces are used against the two fronts of the Russian army.

Warsaw, as the capital of the Kingdom of Poland, the Russian 9th Army and the 2nd Guards Army will definitely come to reinforcements. And we are going to use Warsaw as a bait to attack these two armies of the Russian army. Brigadier General Hoffman said.

Qin Tian understood what he meant, this was going to encircle the point and send reinforcements. However, it is also a good way to do it. To occupy the Kingdom of Poland, the most crucial thing is to defeat the two Russian army groups that came to the rescue of the North-Western Front. Defeat them, and naturally all problems can be solved. Warsaw will fall into their hands like a ripe peach.

"Yes. This strategy works. However, I would like to make one request. Qin Tian said.

"What does Your Highness want?" Major General Ludendorff asked.

"The two armies of the Russian army cannot be defeated, but they must be surrounded and annihilated, and they will be annihilated as much as possible." Qin Tian said. Russia has too many people and too many troops. If you can annihilate them all, you can't just defeat them. If Germany wants to defeat Russia, or even destroy Russia, you have to find a way to get rid of their living forces.

"Yes, Your Highness. We'll do our best. Major General Ludendorff said.

"What is the specific battle plan?" Qin Tian asked.

"Your Highness, at present, the 9th Army of the Russian Army has arrived in Lublin, and the 2nd Guards Army is in Bia for Stoke. Lublin is located about one hundred and twenty kilometers from Warsaw. And Biawei Stoke is one hundred and fifty kilometers from Warsaw. We plan to lay siege to one of these two Russian armies as soon as they approach Warsaw. With the 8th Panzer Division in the vanguard, it is easy to tear through their defenses. The infantry then advanced to defeat them and eat them in one fell swoop. After eating an army group, attack another army group. Our troops, which can be transported with the help of a large number of trucks, are much faster than the Russian army. So, don't be afraid of them slipping away. Brigadier General Hoffman said.

The tactics adopted by the 8th Army this time can be described as quite simple. But they have a lot of strength to back it up, and even the most simple tactics have a very good chance of success. At least, so far, not a single Russian unit has been able to withstand the attack of the 8th Panzer Division. They can easily crush the Russian defenses and open the way for the subsequent infantry attack. Even, directly defeat the Russian army.

"When the time comes, which army group of the Russian army is closer to us, let's attack which army group first. However, at this time, it is necessary to prevent another Russian army group from coming to the rescue. Qin Tian said.

"Yes, Your Highness." Major General Ludendorff and the others nodded.

In the battle against the Russian army, the German army rarely needs to rely on exquisite tactics to win, and it can crush the Russian army directly with strong strength. But if you face the armies of Britain and France, you have to be a little more cautious. Although the firepower of the 8th Army Corps is also stronger than that of the British and French forces, the other German units will not have much advantage.

Although Russia is one of the great powers, their army is not very strong in combat. The reason why they were able to be among the great powers was simply because they had too many troops. So much so that other countries are afraid.

After the German 8th Army determined the tactics of encircling the point and sending reinforcements, it only besieged Warsaw but did not attack. Even, with the exception of the infantry division of the 11th Army, the other units did not even move closer to Warsaw, but began to rest. A large amount of supplies from Germany were transported by road to the various units in preparation for a big war.

The Russian 9th Army and the 2nd Guards Army continued to advance towards Warsaw. It's just that after entering the territory of Poland, the Russian army has become more cautious in its actions, and the speed of its advance has slowed down a lot, with a maximum of twenty or thirty kilometers per day. In this case, it will take almost a week to reach Warsaw.

For the sluggishness of the Russian army, the German army is naturally a little dissatisfied with the slowdown. In order to urge the Russian army to speed up its actions, the Germans began to feign an attack on Warsaw.