To the south of Smolensk, this is the headquarters of Polish 1st Army Corps. Their mission was to attack Smolensk from this direction and coordinate with German 3rd Army Corps's attack.
Lieutenant General Army Group Commander Sakel, with a group of generals, was watching the Polish army's attack not far from Smolensk's urban area.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Ta-ta-ta-ta!"
The constant sound of gunfire undoubtedly showed that the battle was very fierce. However, Lieutenant General Sakel is not worried at all. After all, there are only a few Russian troops in Smolensk city. Now being attacked from all sides by German military and its allies, the troops will inevitably be divided and garrisoned. In this case, there are actually not many Russian troops they have to face.
Although, the combat effectiveness of the Polish Army is far from comparable to that of German military. But Lieutenant General Sakel believes that there is no problem at all in dealing with the Russian army in the city.
"How is the battle in the city?" Lieutenant General Sakel asked.
"General, the various units we have invaded the city are engaged in fierce battles with the Russian army. The Russian army's resistance is very tenacious, and we have suffered heavy casualties. However, all units are still advancing steadily!" an officer reported.
Lieutenant General Sakel nodded. "Tell the generals on the front line that these Russians are just trapped beasts still fighting. As long as the few remaining elites are eliminated, the next battle will be much simpler."
"Yes, General!"
"In addition, let the generals on the front line do not worry about casualties at any cost. Any troops that have suffered losses will be replenished first! This time, we must perform well!" Lieutenant General Sakel said.
The other Polish generals also nodded.
This battle is Polish Army's first battle, so they naturally hope to perform well. As one of the many Protectorates of Germany, Kingdom of Poland also felt tremendous pressure. If you cannot perform well in the war, you will not be able to compete with other Protectorate when the results are distributed in the future.
On the battlefield, the Polish army's performance could only be regarded as satisfactory. Although German military's instructors had trained in street fighting before, Poles's understanding was not sufficient. This caused them to suffer very heavy casualties in street fighting.
However, with their superior strength and firepower, they were able to steadily advance forward after paying a heavy price, compressing the Russian army's living space and causing further casualties to the Russian army.
Berlin Army 1st Army Corps invested five Infantry Division in the first round of attack. The remaining five Infantry Division are on standby. Once any frontline unit loses too much, they will reinforce it. In addition, 1st Mechanized Infantry Division of the Polish Army can also be thrown into battle when necessary.
Among the many Protectorate armies of Germany, each army group does not have a Armored Division establishment, but instead has a Mechanized Infantry Division. In addition, depending on the size of the mobilized troops, some Armored Forces will be formed. For example, Kingdom of Poland mobilized up to two million troops. Then, German military will help them build two Armored Division. Kingdom of Belarus mobilized only 400,000 troops, so German military only helped them build one armored brigade. The rest of the countries are like this too. With the help of Germany, form Armored Division, armored brigade or Armored Regiment and so on.
Smolensk On a street in the southern part of the city, hundreds of Russian soldiers are guarding one end of the street. With their barricades and two Heavy Machine Guns, they firmly blocked the attack of a battalion of the Polish Army troops.
The streets were already covered with corpses. Almost all of these corpses were left by the officers and soldiers of the Polish Army. In previous battles, they had launched several attacks, but each time they were beaten back by Russian machine gun fire. Not only did they not achieve any results, but they also caused huge losses.
"Asshole! Where are our mortars? Open fire and kill all those Russians!" the battalion commander, a major of the Polish army, ordered viciously.
"Sir, we have tried several times before. Russians's barricades were deployed in our blind spot. We conducted several rounds of shelling, but without any effect." A Captain officer replied.
"Then think of other ways! 1st Company, go around from the left and outflank the retreat of those Russians!"
"Sir, there is also a Russians garrison on the other street, and a company of the 3rd Battalion is attacking there. However, their attack was also unsatisfactory and was blocked by Russians, causing considerable losses."
"Asshole! Is there no other way?" The major and battalion commander was very dissatisfied.
"Sir, can we request fire support from the rear? Let the rear cover this area with artillery. In this case, Russians will definitely not be able to hold on!" an officer suggested.
The major and battalion commander thought about it and realized that there was really no other way but to treat the dead horse as a living horse.
"Come here, send Telegram to Division Headquarters, we need fire support!"
A few minutes later, a reply was received from Division Headquarters, asking them to evacuate this block. Fifteen minutes later, Division Headquarters artillery will conduct a covering fire strike on this block.
The Polish army immediately evacuated this street.
"Comrade Company Commander, those Poles have retreated!"
"Great, we repelled Poles's attack!"
"Hail! We won!"
The Russian Army division headquarterss on the battlefield cheered one after another.
However, then there was a sharp whistling sound in the sky, and the expressions of many veterans suddenly changed. They could tell that it was the sound produced by cannonballs cutting through the air at high speed.
"Hurry and take cover, Poles's bombardment!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Shells fell like raindrops, and continuous explosions sounded. The Russian army's position was completely shrouded in smoke and fire.
After a few minutes, the position became a mess. There were broken limbs and broken arms everywhere. The Russian officers and soldiers on the position were almost killed in the shelling.
The Polish soldiers immediately launched an attack and captured the position without any effort.
Although, the Polish army, like other slave-state armies, is regarded by German military as cannon fodder that can be consumed at will in the war. However, for the Russian army, even these cannon fodder are difficult to chew off. Of course, they can occupy a certain advantage over combat with the Polish Army and cause greater casualties to the Polish army. However, the Polish army has an absolute advantage in terms of military strength. Even if the losses are greater than the Russian army, in the end, the winner will be the Polish army.