Chapter 447: World War II is coming

The Japanese did not wait long, and the restless August drew to a close, and the white plan of the Germans began to be implemented.

Since April and May, the White Plan has been drawn up. By the time Germany occupied Czechoslovakia, the Germans had already surrounded Poland from the north, west, and south.

Poland was also a bit unlucky, sandwiched between the Soviet Union and Germany, a buffer zone between the two countries, but both countries were ambitious lords. In the 18th century, it was divided three times between Prussia and Tsarist Russia. It disappeared directly from the map of Europe for 123 years, and did not become independent until after World War I.

Meng Xiang did not have much affection for Poland, and as a vassal and subordinate of a great power, his attitude towards China was not very good, whether he was following Soviet Russia or the United States. This little brother who helps the boss shout, although he is far away from Huaxia and does not have much conflict of interest, but he is very hard-working. So he didn't bother to remind him, and he didn't need to be reminded. After the Germans annexed Austria and the Sudetenland, Europeans understood that the next target for the Germans was Poland. The rest is just a matter of time.

Because although Poland is mainly a Slavic people, there are also quite a few Germanic peoples. Especially after World War I, he took advantage of the fire to loot and swallow the German Danzig. Moreover, in the Treaty of Versailles, which was manipulated by Britain and France, East Prussia was separated by a Polish corridor that the Germans resented, and the German territory was dismembered into two parts.

In addition, the Poles were in the limelight as younger brothers after World War I and bullied the Germans many times, which made many Germans think that the Poles are more hateful than the French.

The father of the German Wehrmacht, von Von. Sickert once said: "The annihilation of Poland must be a fundamental goal of German policy." ”

Hitler thought the same thing, but not long after he came to power, he signed a ten-year non-aggression pact with the Poles.

Everyone on earth knows that without the support of strength, those treaties are just rubbing paper. This is also the reason why some people in later generations vigorously proclaimed peace, and not many people believed it. Strength is the guarantee.

But Poland is just a small brother, and its defense is very thin. His air force was long outdated, and the army was overwhelmed with aristocratic bureaucracy and bloated and ineffective. And Poland has achieved a coastline more than a dozen kilometers wide only by relying on the Polish corridor, and the navy is almost zero. And the big brother of protection to which it clings, England and France, still have a little illusion about the Germans.

They had long expected Poland to be attacked by the Germans, or even occupied. They expected that the German army, having swallowed Poland, would continue eastward into Soviet Russian territory.

After Chamberlain was occupied by the Germans in Czechoslovakia, he became the laughing stock of the whole world. As the war clouds in Europe thickened, the city of London began to prepare for war. Men were conscripted into the army, women were engaged in domestic defense, national defense education began to spread, and even how to put gas masks on babies was discussed. But it's all just acting.

Hitler had already figured them out. Just when the German generals were worried, he directly expressed his contempt for Britain and France to his generals.

"They are not at all people who can fight a world war! Besides, why do they fight against us? ”

At this time, the German army was rapidly assembled from 2.5 million well-trained soldiers into more than 100 active divisions and reserve divisions, and the German motorized troops were even more popular. Attacking Poland was a breeze, in Goering's words, like pinching a flea to death. How could such an army, armed with new tactics, be resisted by the outdated British and French infantry?

"They simply don't want to die for a tiny Poland?" Hitler said domineeringly.

Even Britain and France themselves would not believe this, in order to pull Soviet Russia into the water, since the German army continued to expand in July, and preparations became more and more explicit, they began to frequently abandon the flattery of the Soviet Russians who had ignored them a few days ago. Soviet Russia began to try to draw Britain and France together to fight against Germany in April, but Britain and France were lukewarm at that time. At this time, Britain and France suddenly changed their minds, but Soviet Russia suddenly took care of it.

At this time, the Germans also began to make frequent contact with Soviet Russia.

Whether it was Napoleon or Wilhelm II, they stopped in front of Moscow. Hitler was not completely sure, and he did not dare to provoke Soviet Russia easily, lest he be betrayed by Britain and France behind him.

Although he planned to attack Poland this time, his next target was to target Britain and France. As a German in the middle of Europe, it has always been taboo to fight on two fronts, and at this time Hitler was not arrogant enough to think that he could support a two-front war. Therefore, in order to deal with the upcoming crusade between Britain and France, it is necessary to settle Soviet Russia first.

Hitler did not dare to attack Soviet Russia easily, and Stalin did not dare to take the initiative to challenge Germany. Through the Spanish Civil War, he had learned how strong Germany was. Moreover, at this time, Soviet Russia was not ready, and the country was still being cleaned up in large quantities, and it had not stabilized. Once there is external worry, it will inevitably be impossible to control the internal strife.

To go outside, you must first settle inside, and Stalin was well aware of this.

What's more, he was counting on the Germans to lose both sides of the battle with Britain and France.

In particular, Stalin, who had always been on the embankment of the Russians and did not allow the Russians to enter the country, accepted the Germans' offer to divide the cake between Poland, Romania, and Estonia, and personally closed the door to cooperation between Soviet Russia and Britain and France.

Thus, the non-aggression pact signed by the Soviet Union and Germany was thus released. The treaty is also ten years. This treaty also appears to have been accompanied by a secret treaty. But it has never been deciphered. Meng Xiang did not get any information about it in the mouths of the Germans, but some of the speculations of later generations were roughly about the division of power among the countries around the Baltic Sea and the division of the military demarcation line in Poland.

This treaty was almost the trigger for World War II. Having eliminated the temporary threat from Soviet Russia, Hitler began to flex his muscles and prepare to clean up Poland. On the other hand, Soviet Russia also temporarily put aside its scruples about the Germans and dispatched troops to confront the Japanese in the Far East.

And the Japanese protested against the Germans for the sake of making peace with Soviet Russia without saying hello to them, putting them in an embarrassing position.

And the Germans signed this contract because they were disappointed with the performance of the Japanese in the battle with the vanguard army, believing that they could not involve much Soviet and Russian troops at all.

Without the Germans' containment, Japan would not have been able to complete the war against Soviet Russia on its own. The idea of going north was put on the shelf, and the idea of plundering new resources south began to flourish with the actions of the Germans.

An outcome that was clear to the world was over Poland's head. At this time, only the Poles were still working for their homeland, ready to fight to the death against the invaders.

The eyes of the world were focused on Poland, and even Meng Xiang's attention shifted from the Japanese and Soviet troops who were still facing off on the border to Poland. There were some chess pieces that he had arranged in advance, and there was also some soup to drink while the Germans were eating meat.

On the 25th, the German armies on both fronts were ready for the final preparations. Its Southern Route Army was to attack Warsaw, while the Northern Route Army was responsible for opening up the Polish corridor and connecting the main part of Germany with East Prussia.

On the 26th, it was the same as in Austria and the Sudetenland. The Nazis in Danzig were the first to stir up, causing riots.

On the 27th, the Bavaria-class battleship of the Germans sailed into the port of Danzig and stopped in the harbor under the pretext of a courtesy visit.

The clouds of war are getting thicker and thicker, and the clouds are dripping.

"I'm going back to Poland! That's my homeland, I'm going to join the army to defend her! At this time, Meng Xiang received news that the two scientists from Poland who participated in the Dragon Cup Science Award planned to return to Poland.

The month-long Dragon Cup Science Award has officially kicked off on the 26th, and Meng Xiang is using the clouds of the European war to attract those scientists, and trying to use the fierce outbreak of the European war to block their return trip. Meng Xiang believes that a relatively stable environment, generous remuneration and complete experimental equipment can retain the footsteps of some scientists. Even if they can't be retained, a month's seminars and forums can be an eye-opener for Chinese scholars.

The award will not be awarded until the last competition, and it is only forum time at this time, and the activities will be held together in the Jixia School Palace in Beiping and Qidu. Because the vanguard was helping the Jews, Einstein agreed to come. Also for the sake of helping the Jews, aerodynamicist von. Carmen, Wiener, the founder of cybernetics, Bohr, a physicist, Fermi, a nuclear physicist, and von, a great mathematician. Neumann, Penicillin inventor Fleming and other Jewish scientists also agreed. They also launched their relationship and brought many scientists to this grand event in China.

But as soon as it opened, two Polish scientists were about to go back to defend Poland.

Every country has the presence of patriots, who are the last backbone of a country.

"Tell them that their role is for the creation of peace, not for the destruction of war. Going to the battlefield, they are nothing more than two cannon fodder, but one day after the crisis in Poland, their knowledge will make Poland even more beautiful! Meng Xiang directly instructed.

This time to capture Polish engineers and scientists is also one of the tasks of the few students and some spy agents who are still in Poland. According to the friendliness between the vanguard and the Germans, these people hiding in the Chinese embassy and consulates were not in danger of their lives for the time being, and they were only waiting for the final cake to be cut. For those who have already come to Huaxia, Meng Xiang is even more unwilling to let go.

Although he is not interested in Poland, he does not have too many talents.

Maybe Meng Xiang's words worked, or maybe it was related to the fact that with the outbreak of war, some foreign traffic began to stagnate, and the two Polish scientists did not shout back again.

Meng Xiang had long expected this situation, and when they came, they were allowed to bring their families and families to the mysterious and ancient Chinese tourism. As long as their families are around, their desire to go back has weakened a lot.

Scientists were worried about their home countries, but as the discussion progressed, a corner of the ivory tower temporarily sheltered the wind and rain outside.

By the end of the month, the murderous aura of the troops massed on the border between Germany and Poland was about to freeze the air.

Meng Xiang paid more attention, and even everyone in the staff department was discussing this topic.

"The latest information is out. The Germans deployed more than 50 divisions for this operation. The divisions of the Germans were divided into echelons. It's like the division of our A, B, and C divisions. The first echelon has 35 divisions, the best equipped and the main force of the operation, with about 18,000 people. The second echelon has 16 divisions, consisting of reservists, and the number is about 15,000 people. The intelligence of their third and fourth echelons is not very detailed, and it is about the establishment of more than thirty divisions. In the General Staff, Fan Chong was constantly explaining the arrangements of the Germans, and Meng Xiang listened with relish beside him.

This feeling of being immersed in history struck him as a little strange. After these two years, Meng Xiang has become accustomed to this era, but with the imminent outbreak of World War II, Meng Xiang's mood suddenly became excited again. The prelude to the era of World War II is about to begin, and the current paradigm explains the arrangement of the two sides of the war.

"Army Group North of the Germans consisted of 2 armies, the 4th Army and the 3rd Army, led by Fedor. Feng. General Bauk commanded. "Fan Chong has been to Germany and speaks the names of those Germans very fluently.

"Army Group South included three army groups, consisting of the 8th, 10th and 14th armies, who were the main force of these operations and were commanded by General Rundstedt." Except for Rundstedt, Meng Xiang, who is a pseudo-military fan, has some impressions, and the other Meng Xiang doesn't know anything. He didn't know anything about the fact that the Germans had launched a blitzkrieg and quickly captured Poland, except for the plot of the Polish cavalry versus the tanks. He could only listen to Fan Chong's little bit of the future.

"The Germans sent 5 armored divisions this time." But this latest news is still a bit outdated, and the Germans have added another armored division, "Each of their tank divisions claims to be equipped with 560 tanks, but in fact, most of them are only equipped with more than 300 tanks, which is a lot less than ours." ”

Fan Chong said this, paused for a moment, and Meng Xiang also smiled. Now the vanguard army has only one armored division, the one composed of the teaching team, and the entire armored division has more than 700 tanks. After several months of running-in and supplementation, the establishment of the whole division has been completed at this time.

"But the Germans had a large number of tanks. This time more than 2,500 were deployed! This huge amount also made Meng Xiang sigh at the heritage of a great country, at this time, even if the base produced so many tanks, the vanguard army could not muster so many people to drive.

"This time, the Germans also prepared almost two thousand aircraft of various types, of which about five hundred were fighters." "We deduced that they were armed with cannons and mortars, probably up to 6,000 pieces. ”

The numbers that popped out of Fan Chong's mouth once again made Meng Xiang, who was a little satisfied, vigilant, that the vanguard army at this time was much worse than the Germans. In terms of personnel alone, although the development potential of the vanguard army is greater in terms of total numbers, it is much worse in terms of technical arms. The talent training system of the hastily launched vanguard army has only been in operation for a year, after all, it is not comparable to the talent accumulation of the Germans in the more than ten years after World War I.

Soviet Russia also has more than ten years of talent accumulation, and the number of reserve talents is sufficient, which cannot be compared with the vanguard army. This also determines that the vanguard army must take the high-quality route.

"The Polish Army has a total strength of about 280,000 men, and it is controlled by Smiglé. In the hands of Marshal Leeds. Their slow and clumsy mobilization system is a major weakness of theirs, and this is the lesson that should be learned from the mobilization system we are planning. ”

"The Poles have 30 permanent divisions, each with only 48 guns, and their tanks are even more scarce, and their tanks and tanks, any tank we have equipped can easily destroy them." Fan Chong said with some pride that the strength of the vanguard army at this time had surpassed that of some European countries, and such a comparison made his heart full of emotion.

If the strength of the vanguard army is moved to Europe, although it cannot be compared with Germany, Soviet Russia and France for the time being, it can be regarded as first-class strength.

"The Poles have just over 400 aircraft, but most of them are outdated." Fan's tone was so affirmative, mainly because of the comparison of the aircraft equipped with the vanguard army. The aircraft of the Vanguard were absolutely the first in the world, and even the Germans could not match the performance. Not to mention the Polish World War I-style planes.

"Their navy had only 4 destroyers and 5 submarines, which simply could not hold off the warships of the Germans. We know a little about the defense plan they made, Plan Z, but with this it is absolutely impossible to resist the Germans. According to the reasoning demonstration of our staff, the Poles will not hold up for a month! Fan Chong finally said affirmatively, but he added,

"Of course, this is from a military point of view. If Britain and France entered the war, this period could not have been predicted. ”

"Even if Britain and France enter the war, they will not interfere too much, and Poland will be defeated. However, the Germans will not occupy Poland entirely, after all, Soviet Russia is still eyeing the side, and Poland will definitely be carved up by them again. But afterwards, the war will continue, and the world war will begin! Meng Xiang once again made a handful of magic sticks.

The time of the outbreak of World War II has not changed, and it will still be September 1, which makes Meng Xiang dare to continue to rely on the golden finger to play the role of a magic stick. But what he didn't know was that, as in the original history, Hitler had planned for the 26th, but because Mussolini did not support Germany's attack on Poland and Britain and France formally allied Poland, he hesitated and postponed it for a few days.

But in the early hours of September 1, the prelude to World War II was still opened. A new era has arrived. R