Romanian Eagle

While Romania was busy with reinforcements about to arrive in Kyiv, Timoshenko had arrived at the new headquarters, Alexandria. Here he would direct the Soviet counterattack against Romania.

The transfer of the command is very troublesome, and there are too many items and documents to be transferred. Of course, just the transfer of the combat command is not so troublesome, but it is not easy. This is not the time when Timoshenge walked into the headquarters, there were still many officers and soldiers busy with the relocation of items. Naturally, he doesn't need to worry about these things, and the officers below will take care of them.

"By the way, when will the 9th and 17th armies of Moscow's reinforcements arrive?"

As soon as Timoshen entered the door, he asked about his reinforcements.

"They are expected to arrive on the 1415th, and Kyiv is now ready. As soon as they arrive, they will take over the XIX Corps guarding Shepetovka and the XXIII Corps in Zhytomyr. This way we can use The combat troops will have a strength of 1.78 million. If we add the equipment supported by Moscow, we will have a huge strike force of 947 artillery pieces. Enough to fight Romania well.”

The words of his chief of staff did not make Timoshenko smile. I saw that his face was still silent. "This battle is not easy to fight. We have fought against the Romanians for many years, and you know their strength. Since they provoked disputes this time, they must have their backing. Although our strength has grown well in recent years, we still cannot only To catch up. Comrade Solnov sent me a telegram in the morning, saying that they used a division to attack the Helmek Mountain where a regiment was stationed and still failed to capture there. Although the defenders were severely damaged, the 24th division suffered casualties. Too big to fight anymore. He begged to give him some time."

Brother Timoshen's words made the silent political commissar's expression a little more exciting. "I remember Solnov's ability is good, how could it be like this."

"I have read the combat report he sent, and there were no mistakes in combat. It's just that the tenacity of the enemy exceeded his expectations."

Brother Timoshen defended his subordinates by saying that this subordinate has good abilities, and he did not want him to leave a bad impression on the political commissar. "I agree to his request, but according to the information we have learned, he may not be able to fight there."

"The enemy has increased troops?"

The chief of staff responded immediately.

"Yes, the enemy has increased the strength of a division, which has dashed my hope of solving Helmek first. However, there is at most a military-level battle, and the most important thing is our side. Only our side can fight well. Only then will Moscow be satisfied."

Both the chief of staff and the political commissar understood the intention of Timoshenko's words, and the point was to satisfy Moscow. Don't look at the fact that the Soviet Union currently has more than 1 million troops.

However, the vast territory has scattered troops, specific to each military region. At present, the Kyiv Military Region has taken the throne of the largest military region of the Soviet Union with an army of up to 280,000. At present, this battle is already the limit of the forces that Kyiv can use. So that's why Timoshenko said so.

Although it can be mobilized, and with the advantage of the Soviet Union's manpower, the Soviet Union can easily provide five or six million troops, regardless of the quality of such troops, the number alone will make many countries desperate. However, the theme of the Soviet Union now is economic construction. If the economic construction is disturbed, no one will have good fruit to eat.

After talking about the topic of bearing weight, several people were not interested in continuing to talk.

As time passed, both Su Luo and Su Luo were stepping up their formation. Because of the terrain, the two sides can only solve the opponent through mobile warfare. The Soviet Union relied on its troops and artillery.

The Romanian side relied on aircraft and the 1st Armored Division. Although the Soviet Union now has its own aviation industry, most of the aircraft used are old-fashioned World War I aircraft, and the latest model is only the Iraq 5 and Iraq 6 aircraft that have improved World War I.

At present, under the personal attention of Edel, the Romanian aviation industry has introduced a lot of technologies and ideas from Germany and Italy, and its latest 3 Albatross fighter jet has reached a speed of 440 kilometers per hour. Its limit elevation has also reached 10,500 meters, but it is one of the best fighter jets in the world. And the Soviet Union Iraq 5 Iraq 6 is not the opponent of the albatross.

Not to mention the 1st Armored Division. As Romania's most lethal fist, the 1st Armored Division has 224 tanks. There are 78 wheeled armored vehicles, and thousands of vehicles are responsible for tasks such as soldier transportation and replenishment. Moreover, the 1st Armored Division should creatively dismantle the turret of the decommissioned Jackal III tank and install artillery as a mobile suppressive weapon with the army.

Such a move has made the maintenance team of the 1st Armored Division more powerful, and naturally its combat effectiveness has also been sublimated. As the division commander, Lieutenant General Hoffman even had the confidence to defeat the interception of the three Soviet divisions, because they had never encountered so many tank attacks again.

Since the First Armored Division has such a powerful combat capability, how could Admiral Mandif let it idle. Naturally, it will be inserted into the enemy's ribs as the point of a Romanian knife.

Therefore, when Lieutenant General Hoffman arrived, he personally invited him to the headquarters to explain the task of the armored division to him.

"The task of your 1st Armored Division is to break through the enemy's line of defense from the Ukrainian card here, and march to Kirovograd. I will photograph the 1st Cavalry Division to travel with you."

Hoffman looked at the distance from Ukraine Card to Kirovograd on the map and couldn't help but say. "I know the 1st Cavalry Division, but can they keep up with our speed?"

Hoffman also has his own reasons for asking this, because currently the 1st Armored Division can travel hundreds of kilometers a day, and such a speed is far from the cavalry division. Although a horse can run 20 kilometers in an hour, it sounds like it only takes 5 or 6 hours to get there. But tens of thousands of horses can't be counted like this, and there are other equipment.

It's like a soldier can travel 15 kilometers in an hour, but an infantry division can travel 30 kilometers a day even if the movement speed is very powerful. It is mainly based on the speed of the equipment. If a soldier walks with a gun on his back, there is no combat effectiveness. Not to mention the influence of the terrain on the travel, and if there is a battle on the way, the speed will not be improved.

However, Hoffman's words made Admiral Mandive unable to help. "The cavalry division is the fastest unit except your armored division."

Facing the doubts in Admiral Mandive's words, Hoffman said confidently. "I have a way."

"you say."

"Put the cars together for a division to follow behind our armoured division."

"How many trucks will it take?"

"1,200 trucks is enough. And according to the intelligence, the Soviets built a combat-ready road from Ukraine to Kirovograd, and they can take on so many vehicles and tanks. Anyway, we don't have to worry about the Soviets. Road damage problem."

"It seems that you have planned this for a long time."

"No, I'm just making up my mind. We tried this kind of march in the armored division before."

Hoffman's words made Mandive think for a while, and finally nodded. "Then it's up to you."

In a few words between the two, Romania's main attack direction was decided.