Romanian Eagle

The Romanian army opened a breach in the defense line in less than two days, which the Austro-Hungarian army never expected. Headquartered within the Austro-Hungarian Tenth Army in Adela, Lieutenant General Sam was fuming about the situation.

"Damn, how did they fight, they were broken through by the enemy in less than two days. Will they fight again, they are all pigs!"

In the face of the commander's anger, the staff and other command staff did not dare to get too close, for fear of becoming the target of venting.

It was broken through and released in less than two days. No wonder Lieutenant General Sam was angry. In the defense plan designed by the lieutenant general, under the blessing of the fortifications, the front-line confrontation troops need to guard at least until the reinforcements arrive, and the reinforcements arrive for three days.

In fact, Lieutenant General Sam knew that there were some rumors in the army, and he also knew that the soldiers were more or less war-weary. But it is the duty of the soldier to serve the country, and it is also his duty to command the soldiers to fight. So when the front-line troops were attacked, he immediately understood the situation. After discovering the main attack site in Romania, he immediately dispatched the two divisions that had been prepared. And he immediately sent a telegram to the Sixteenth Army behind him, asking them to reinforce him. But now the position has been penetrated in less than two days, and he has not even waited for reinforcements. This is something he never expected.

This not only disrupted his deployment, but also left a huge gap for the enemy. He just got the latest news that the enemy sent heavy troops to pounce on him through this gap. If he didn't repel the enemy's move, then his Tenth Army might not be able to retreat. If so, the result will be catastrophic, the consequences of which cannot be imagined. Why doesn't this make him burn with anger and vent his emotions. However, he also knew that simply venting his emotions would not help, so he recovered quickly, and how to make up for it now is the key.

After Lieutenant General Sam calmed down, he immediately came to the battle map. Looking at the position of the front line gap just marked in red, he pondered.

At this time, the chief of staff of the army, Major General Hans, who arrived at this time, saw that Lieutenant General Sam had calmed down, and walked to the side without disturbing the thinking of Lieutenant General.

"That's the only way to do it now."

Lieutenant General Sam, who stood in front of the map thinking for a long time, said something.

"any solution?"

At this time, the voice of Major General Hanhans came from the side.

"You came."

Sam turned to see his chief of staff standing next to him, a smile on his face, but the worry in the corner of his eyes had been hidden by him.

"certainly,

Why can't I come here. "

Sam knew that the chief of staff was talking about his anger, but he had calmed down now. However, as a partner for many years, Major General Hans has already seen the hidden expression of the lieutenant general, but he did not make a sound, and continued to ask: "I have come up with a solution."

"yes."

Sam pointed to a location 15 kilometers away from Adela and said, "I plan to intercept the enemy's front here and buy time for the troops on the front line to retreat."

Hans looked at the location Sam said, it was a small town called Sol, and he had an impression of it. This is a crossroads, not only to Adela, but also a road to Oradea, the location is very important. And there are undulating hills here, especially there is a river in the east of the town, which also brings some convenience to the defense. It can be regarded as one of the few good positions near Adela that is conducive to defense.

"So how many people do you plan to put in this town?"

"I'm going to let..."

Thinking of the recently fluctuating military heart, Sam stopped what he was about to say, and changed his mouth to say: "I put the only three divisions in my hand, and only ask them to resist for four days, the Sixteenth Army should be able to arrived here."

Hans was very surprised to hear Sam's words. As a partner for many years, he knows it too well, and it is very rare that he does not have a reserve team on hand.

He still couldn't help reminding: "Don't think about it again?"

"Don't think about it. If this can't stop the enemy's offensive, I have nothing to say."

Looking at Sam's bitter words, Hans also sighed inwardly. How could he not know about the recent turmoil in the military's heart, and now it depends on how much fighting spirit these soldiers have left, and the two of them fell silent for a while.

...

At the center of the conversation between Sam and Hans, the assault group consisting of the 1st, 3rd, and 7th cavalry divisions was already on its way to Adela.

Soldiers scattered on both sides of the road, and vehicles such as tanks and towed artillery were marching slowly in the middle of the road. So many vehicles make the road so congested that it looks like a slow-moving earthworm from the air. In order to leave enough space for these big men, the soldiers are more hard-pressed. They have already walked out of the range of the road and stepped on the field, but I believe that no one dares to ask them for the loss of young crops. And further down the road, the cavalry spread out cover. The cavalry of the brigade watched vigilantly on both sides, guarding against possible enemy raids.

Throughout the long march, Hoffmann's armored brigade was lined up in the rear along with the towed artillery. This made him a little worried, afraid that he would not get the chance to go to the battlefield, because so far they had not encountered the interception of the Austro-Hungarian army. Only the Austro-Hungarian reconnaissance cavalry and planes came a few times, but they were all dispersed.

During this march, Hoffman met acquaintances again. Lieutenant Colonel Antonescu, who is now the commander of the cavalry regiment, was in the same car with him.

"It's good that you are here, it's not like I'm busy doing some errands and guards."

Lieutenant Colonel Antonescu, who was sitting next to Hoffman, stretched his limbs and hummed enviously.

Hoffman did not expect that it would be the lieutenant colonel's troops who would guard him. For this Antonescu, who has only met a few times, he can't drive others away, so this is the situation.

But he couldn't help but ask: "Antonescu, in case of an emergency, don't you have to command the troops?"

Regarding Hoffman's words, Lieutenant Colonel Antonescu was still lying on the leather seat, and he replied without even moving his hand: "It is impossible to meet this way. The combat effectiveness of these Austro-Hungarians has declined so fast, They can't rush to die, they must have chosen a good position to wait for us to attack. Do you think they will wait for us to attack in Adela?"

Not to mention that the lazy Antonescu's battlefield insight is still good. He couldn't guess the location when he went out, and he touched the mentality of the Austro-Hungarian army.

Hoffman looked at Antonescu's expression and asked curiously, "Don't you want to make a military exploit?"

"Why don't you want to, but the opponent is not cooperating. I also want the commander of the Austro-Hungarian army to lead the army to fight us to the death, just as you broke through the opponent's front line, and I am in charge of chasing down the enemy's defeated soldiers. It is best to also arrest Lieutenant General Sam. It would be perfect to live, but unfortunately it’s impossible.”

Listening to Antonescu's rambling words, Hoffman was also surprised that he could make friends with such a person.

While the two were chatting, a messenger on horseback rushed to the side of the two.

"In the town of Sol, 20 kilometers away, a large enemy force was found. Lieutenant General Mandive ordered the two to speed up and prepare for the battle."

Hear the command of the commander of the assault group, Lieutenant General Mandif, the commander of the third division. Antonescu was refreshed immediately. He immediately asked his orderly to lead his horse, and after riding it, he said goodbye to Hoffman: "Would you like us to have a comparison in the next battle."

Faced with Antonescu's embarrassing proposal, Hoffman declined: "Forget it, I don't gamble."

"What a boring guy."

After seeing Antonescu leave, Hoffman also recruited messengers and ordered to increase the speed of the advance. He had long been impatient for this battle.

On the side of Antonescu, who left on horseback, the orderly who had followed him for many years asked curiously, "Captain, I don't think the colonel treated you very warmly, so why are you staying there?"

Facing the question from his orderly, Antonescu replied: "What do you know, when the observation group chatted with him, I knew that this person is very capable. Sure enough, he was the colonel's brigade commander in less than three years. Now, I’m still the head of the group. I’ve only talked a few times, but who can be enthusiastic if they haven’t met in two or three years.”

After Antones replied to the orderly, he thought about himself. During the chat with Hoffman, he felt that the other party's level had improved a lot. And he thought Hoffman had a good saying. It’s not enough to stay in one arm all the time, you need to go to other arms to see more and broaden your horizons.

Now this war has proved that the cavalry is a branch of the dead. Although it still has some role in Eastern Europe, this cannot change the fact that the arms are declining, and you need to plan ahead.