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However, in the blink of an eye, another piece of bad news came from the rear-the bear sent troops to capture the defenceless Odessa!
When this news broke, the Allied front-line troops wailed, the army's morale dropped rapidly, and the soldiers began to panic!
Odessa is an important supply point for the Allies in the Black Sea region. After losing Warsaw, an important transportation hub, the coalition forces' route to obtaining supplies from the Baltic Sea has been cut off. At this time, they can only rely on the supply points in the Black Sea region for supplies. At this time, the last supply point has been occupied by the bear, and they now have no supply points to supply!
"Fortunately, the Mao bears did not occupy Lviv; we would be trapped in Poland!"
There is also good news amid the bad news: the Soviet army did not occupy the strategic city of Lviv as required by Mainz, allowing the coalition forces to retreat eastward calmly!
"We now have two choices. One is to retreat southwards, enter the territory of Jike, and then return to our homeland from Jike, or stay in Jike and wait for the next instructions from our homeland!"
"The second option is to march eastward immediately and take back the Odessa area taken away by the bears. As long as we can take it back, we can open up the supply line. Even if the situation is unfavourable in the future, we can retreat from here calmly!"
Both options have great risks. First of all, Czechoslovakia was part of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Hans had great influence there, so they may not be willing to accept the coalition forces into Czechoslovakia to avoid danger!
Moreover, the German army occupied Hill 47 in the Bezkid Mountains to the south. This hill was not important to the coalition forces before, so they were extremely confused about the German intentions.
But at this time, as they began to consider the retreat route, they found that the German army's deployment of troops to occupy the Bezkid Mountains was simply a long-planned move!
Although Land 747 is just an unnamed highland, it blocks their retreat to the south.
If the coalition forces really want to retreat into Jieke territory, they must first eliminate the German stronghold on Land 747. Otherwise, they will continue to be attacked by German artillery fire from the top of the mountain. In this case, how much of the coalition forces can withdraw is really up to fate!
Therefore, the coalition forces, which originally had only two options, had to abandon the option of retreating southward into Jieke. There was only one way in front of them, that is, to the east, to compete with the Mao Bears for the Odessa area!
On the way to retreat to the east, General Haig said to Marshal Foch worriedly:
"I now suspect that the Germans probably arranged everything we are experiencing now in advance!
Marshal Foch showed no surprise when he heard Haig's words. He said calmly:
"If the German army had anticipated all this from the beginning, then this opponent was too scary!"
Indeed, an opponent who could predict the outcome early on was like opening the eyes of God. No one would be afraid of such a scary opponent!
"What's more terrifying is that Hans is not as strong as they are now. Hans' national strength has not yet recovered to its peak level. If their strength reaches its peak at this time, I think I will slip away from under their noses!"
Both of them understood that, since the German army had deliberately discovered their retreat route to the south and forced them to march eastward, it meant the Germans had anticipated their actions long ago. If the German army intended to destroy them, then they must have been surrounded at this time. Not to mention retreating, I'm afraid they can't retreat to the east!
"The Hans are very insidious. They use plain-text telegrams to inform the Russians of their plans. If the Russians cooperate with them and send troops to occupy Lviv, we will be surrounded. At that time, we will only have two choices: surrender or die in battle!"
"And if the Russians do not cooperate with them, then they will only have one choice left, and that is to take advantage of the opportunity when our rear is empty of troops and send troops to capture our rear, just like Odessa now!"
"Before the Russians sent troops to occupy Odessa, the German army had already blocked our retreat route to the south, forcing us to march eastward. In this way, there will definitely be a war between the Russians and us. The German army can use the Russians to destroy us without sending a single soldier, or use us to weaken the Russians' strength, while they can watch the fire from the other side and reap the benefits!"
Marshal Foch calmly analysed and became more and more interested in the German commander!
He found that Major General Mainz not only had a genius-like talent for military affairs but was also a very good politician. At a young age, he already knew how to use the hands of other countries to achieve his goals. This kind of skill is really surprising!
You know, this guy is only 25 at this point, still very young. What kind of achievements he will make in the future and what kind of status he will leave in history, no one can predict!
But both of them sadly discovered that, no matter themselves or the young people emerging from the armies of the British Empire and Gaul, none of them can be compared with Major General Mainz, let alone in ability; they don't even have the advantage of age!
"Perhaps, after this battle, the rise of the Deyizhi Empire will be unstoppable!"
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The capital of Poland is Warsaw.
The German army captured the city in just one day.
Of course, they were able to capture this place so quickly thanks to the bears who had attacked here before!
If the bears had not consumed a large number of Polish troops in the Battle of Warsaw, especially the local people of Warsaw, the German army would have been fiercely resisted by the Polish people if it had entered the city at this time. However, because the Polish people had been almost killed and wounded in the previous battle against the Germans, and their blood had been drained, they could not naturally resist the German attack at this time!
What's more, the German army also had tractors, tanks, and submachine guns, two types of street-fighting weapons. The Polish army, which was mainly composed of civilians, could not be their opponents at all.
After occupying Poland, Mainz held a grand entry ceremony.
600,000 German troops entered in line along the cleaned streets, marching towards the city of Warsaw in neat uniform formation.
People in Warsaw gathered on both sides of the road, nervously staring at these strange soldiers.
Behind them, large tracts of houses had been turned into ruins under the attack of artillery fire. Of course, these were mainly the masterpieces of the bears. The German army did not use many shells during the siege.
Compared with the bear three months ago, the German army was completely different from the Soviet army in appearance and temperament!
The German army was equipped with a new military uniform designed by Mainz in 1921. This uniform followed the original uniform of the Third Reich during World War II, with only slight adjustments to minor details to make it neater and more beautiful. The
German soldiers were generally very tall, with an average height of 182 cm, which was higher than the average height of German men and higher than the height of any army in the world. The perfect height made them look more upright and heroic after wearing these uniforms.
Coupled with the uniform movements and the same type of equipment, the German army was like a sophisticated machine. Tens of thousands of people were completely integrated into a whole, and every movement was uniform, which stunned the Polish people! It didn't seem unfair to lose to such a strong army!
The Polish people didn't dare to confront such an army!
Sitting in the jeep and witnessing all this, Mainz said to Heydrich: Now do you know who I'm going to kill with a knife?