Chapter Eight - Remind me why we're allies, again?
With the war starting up, a complete rework of the industry was in order. All new fortification grants were to be put on hold, and instead of the country prioritizing production, reinforcement was now the main thing.
Polish troops began the march to Konnigsberg. It was key we gain the port as soon as possible.
Many provinces were lost, though this was of little concern as that was entirely to the plan.
And many battles broke out, specifically near Danzig and near Czech. Surprisingly, it seems that Germany gave alot of regiments to Slovakia, as they certainly were not there before! Grudziaz was an important region that needed to be defended, it was part of the lifeline that supplied Danzig, Poland's only port.
Our troops made progress to Konnigsberg rather quickly, a few towns and villages have already fallen.
The battle for Slovakia lasted less then a week, Hungarian forces completely overtook their capital and the entire country fell to them, bar one province which went to Poland.
Back up north, the battle for Brodnica had begun. Contrary to the Danzig battle, this time, our troops had a chance to dig trenches and prepare for the oncoming Germans. Which, along with the fort, gave them a great advantage.
As the German poured over the border, more and more troops. Sucharski wanted answers, specifically why France had done absolutely nothing to help them. A quick look at the Mangoit line provided no answers.
The picture was posted in a famous Polish newspaper running the headline "Lazy French A******s". "Remind me why we're allies with them?" asked Sucharski.
Back in Poland, the defence was going well, with all attacks
so far having minimum success, German attacks that is. The Konnigsberg assault was going nicely.
With Slovakia no longer a threat, the southern line returned north to resupply the Vistula with troops to the much needed areas.
South Africa asked Poland to allow debt when trading with them. Since it was unlikely we ever trade with them or if any convoys will actually reach there, Mościcki thought "What the hell!" and accepted it.
Austrailia and New Zealand joined the allies within days of each other.
Some truly fantastic news arrived from Grudziadz, they had successfully defended the onslaught of German troops. And, on the 29th September, the Germans retreated!
To help out our allies, the Hungarians, Hungary was given Transit Rights. And, after Sucharski realized that the Germans could easily go round the river, attack Hungary and have a easy fight to Warsaw, he sent some troops to stop this.
By the end of the first month of conflict, the entirety of the borders had changed. Hungary made steady progress in the south*, Konnigsberg was just over the horizon and Operation Vistula was definitely in motion.
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*But it looks like its been grounded to a halt, remember, there were no German troops on their border when war began.