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Model faithfully carried out Mainz's instructions. However, Model did not show any good looks at the provocation of the Spinans!
The Silesia region is not an absolute plain. It is located on the north side of the Sudeten Mountains. There are a large number of mountains in the area. On this terrain, mountain infantry is the most suitable to play, while the advantages of cavalry are severely weakened!
Therefore, the Polish army's attack was completely irrational in Model's view. The opponent attacked the German position with a complete defense line. Did they think that their cavalry was an invulnerable tank?
"General, the Polish army has entered our border. Do you want to open fire immediately?"
The German observers have been paying close attention to the movements of the Polish army, and reported this information to Model as soon as the other side crossed the border!
For the German army, what they are doing is to defend the country. The sacred mission of inviolability is not to invade other countries, so we can only act as enemies���Only after crossing the border could they open fire on the enemy.
At this time, the Bolan people had crossed the border and in fact invaded Hans.
Therefore, the German army had a legitimate reason to open fire!
"hold on!"
However, unexpectedly, Model did not give the order to fire immediately!
"Haha, Hans is really just pretending, our people rushed over, but they didn't dare to shoot!"
On the Polish side, they saw that their leading troops had crossed the border and entered the Hans side. In the process, they were not attacked by the Germans. This made the Polish generals feel prepared. Inspired and happy, he also started to mock Hans!
"Haha, this is not surprising. After all, the Hans only have 200,000 troops now, and we already have 1.7 million troops. If they dare to resist, our millions of troops will crush them like an ant. Kill them!"
"By then, we might be able to break into Bolin and capture President Hans alive, and we can also naturally restore our inherent territory of Bolan!"
When the Polish people were most powerful, their territory was very large. Part of the area today in Hans was once occupied by the Polish people in history, so in the eyes of the Poles, these territories that once belonged to them are theirs. They have the right to take back the core territory!
It is precisely for this reason that the Bolan people did not think there was anything wrong with the behavior of randomly leading troops into the Hansi border. Of course, after all, they are the masters here, and Hans is the real invader!
And with Hans' current strength, it is normal that they dare not resist. If they dare to resist, then the powerful army in Bolan will Under the blow, the Hans will be taught how to behave!
Compared with the arrogance and triumph of the Bolan people, the generals at the German command headquarters saw that Model had not issued the order for a long time. The order to fire immediately made everyone anxious and angry.
"This Model, what is he doing? Why doesn't he open fire?"
"Yes, if we don't open fire, the Bolan people will rush over, and by then it will be too late!"
"General, give the order, give it directly to Model and let him execute the military order!"
The staff officers who were dissatisfied with Model's response even sent a request directly to Mainz, asking him to order the German army to carry out a counterattack!
"Wait a minute, why are you panicking!"
Mainz glanced at the staff and was not in a hurry. Instead, he said with a spectator's attitude:"It's too early to open fire now. The large troops of the Spinach are still behind!""
"Uh, General, you… the staff members were speechless when they heard Mainz's words. Feelings, does your general want to play a big game?
Could it be that he is eyeing the main force of this spinach army and wants to eat all of this spinach army?
Mainz does have this idea, but he also knows that it is unrealistic.
After all, the other party is not a fool, and it is impossible to invest all the troops at once.
Model obviously thought so too, so after seeing that the Polish army only sent three cavalry divisions, and that these cavalry divisions had crossed the border across the country and entered the range of the German army, he gave the order to open fire!
Boom boom boom
The first to fire was the German 100mm howitzer.
Restricted by the Treaty of Versailles, the caliber of German artillery could not exceed 105 mm. Therefore, at the request of Mainz, Krupp made targeted improvements and designed a howitzer with a caliber of 100 mm.
Compared with the 105mm conventional howitzer, this howitzer with a caliber reduced by 5mm has more advanced tube withdrawal technology, which eliminates the need to correct the displacement of the artillery base due to recoil.
This technology was first developed by the Gauls and was used on Miss 75 in Gaul.
The reason why the Gauls' Miss 75 can shoot so fast is because the artillery technology is very advanced and is an era ahead of other countries' artillery!
The principle of this technology is actually not complicated. You only need to add a hydraulic device to use the force of hydraulic gas to control the thrust of the retractor and return the gun barrel to the position before firing!
Compared with the less mature hydraulic system of the Gauls, the hydraulic technology purchased by Mainz from the system is obviously more advanced and can withstand greater recoil!
Therefore, after considering the actual situation, Mainz submitted this order to the Krupp factory and asked them to produce this 100mm howitzer!
Krupp's technical strength is beyond doubt, they have the best engineers and technicians in Europe���, with Mainz's technical support and their efforts, this Krupp 100mm howitzer was successfully launched!
Not only that, during the test, the performance of this artillery fully met Mainz's expectations. Its rate of fire was as high as 15 rounds per minute, which was more than twice the rate of artillery of the same caliber in other countries.
Moreover, this artillery has a specially designed fixing device to enhance its stability under continuous shooting, which makes this artillery's hit accuracy extremely high!
At this time, it was this new artillery that was the first to spray artillery fire on the Polish army!
"General, the Germans are firing!"
On the Polish side, after hearing the sound of German artillery fire, the Polish generals' expressions suddenly changed. They seemed to be very surprised by this situation!
They were indeed a little surprised. They originally just wanted to test the German army's reaction. As a result, But they didn't expect the German army to be so decisive and dare to fire on them! Are n't they afraid of angering the powerful Bolan and then being swept away by Bolan's millions of troops?
"Don't panic, what's the point of panic? The German army has no heavy artillery at all. Their artillery is only 75 mm at most. This kind of artillery is weak and does not pose much threat to the cavalry!"
Piłsudski glanced coldly at the fussing guys around him and said very calmly.
When the Polish general heard this, it seemed that this was the case. The German army was restricted by the treaty and could not develop heavy artillery, and artillery was very important to the cavalry. The threat is not great. After all, the cavalry is too fast. If you want to threaten the cavalry, unless the number of artillery is particularly large, a one-time strike can form a covering barrage firepower. Only in this way can it pose a greater threat to the cavalry. Threat! However
, the total strength of the German army is only 200,000. Where can they find so many artillery?
So after thinking about it for a moment, the Bo army calmed down!
Don't panic, everything is expected!
They didn't stay calm for even a minute, and they were stunned!
"Hey, something's wrong? Why does this German gun feel so much more powerful than the 75mm field gun?"
"Not only is it much more powerful, haven't you noticed that the rate of fire of this gun is faster than that of a 75mm gun?"
During the discussion among his subordinates, Piłsudski's expression changed!
Oh no, he underestimated the German army!