An infantry regiment under the Sixth Division of the Roman Army was having lunch in the wilderness. However, the environment it was in was relatively depressed. Even if the scouts who ordered the Soviet army climbed up the tree, it would be difficult to detect anything unusual.
This infantry regiment, led by its commander Bovinescu, was ordered to pursue the fleeing Soviet guerrilla brigade.
During this pursuit, the German army announced that "the prize and honor will be reserved for Romania", so this battle had a very positive significance for the Romanian army. At first, the Romanian officers and soldiers were very disdainful of the guerrillas, but as the battle became stronger
To their surprise, because they underestimated the enemy and suffered a ruthless slap in the face, annihilating this thousands-strong guerrilla force has become a task that must be completed.
This infantry regiment is the closest unit to the enemy because it is responsible for the most urgent pursuit mission. Because it was a hasty operation, ordinary soldiers did not bring so much supplies. To make matters worse, their ready-to-eat dry food was very limited! After several
After the encounter, the 1,900-strong infantry regiment alone was unable to defeat the enemy. On the contrary, the infantry rushed forward too fast, leaving behind the more than 30 horse-drawn carriages used by the infantry regiment to transport food and ammunition.
This is the reason why the infantry regiment is dragging its march! The regiment leader Bovinescu could have followed the enemy's footsteps into the forest on May 18, but the soldiers had eaten up all their food and had not had time to expend bullets.
Supplement. In addition, it was already evening, so the whole group had to stop and take a good rest.
So the time entered on May 19th. At ten minutes in the morning, Bovinescu received an order from the division headquarters, that is, Slavtich was actually occupied by the enemy, and the Romanian army had one more task, which was to recapture the city!
However, the Romanian division commander Grisescu also made a huge misjudgment of the intelligence sent by the German army, because Slavdzic was occupied by the Soviet army on the morning of May 18, and the German army sent the intelligence in the early morning of the 19th, claiming that
The city was occupied. At this moment, part of the Romanian army was already on the outskirts of the forest, and even witnessed the Soviets escaping from the forest with their own eyes!
It can be said that everyone in the Romanian army made a huge misjudgment. They all believed that it was precisely because they failed to annihilate the thousands of Soviet guerrillas on the afternoon of May 18 that the Soviets took advantage of the situation and captured the city.
It is equivalent to killing all the city's defenders.
Therefore, the regiment leader Bovinescu did not dare to act rashly. His original intention was that after dawn, the entire regiment would immediately advance to Slavtich, join forces with friendly forces composed of local Ukrainians, and trap the enemy in the forest to wait for the next order.
Fortunately, now, the enemy has captured the city, and the above plan must be changed. As a result, the forest has become more and more dangerous, and the regiment leader had to send several teams of scouts to explore the edge of the forest.
Gunshots can travel far in the wilderness, and even if there is wind cover, the unique low-frequency heaviness still reaches Bovinescu's sensitive ears.
He suddenly put down the bread in his hand and stood up!
"This is the sound of gunfire! This is the sound of gunfire! Are we encountering an enemy?"
"It's very possible that it's the enemy!" Deputy Commander Brimayu said worriedly.
It was not just the officers who stopped for lunch, the majority of soldiers also put down their bread cubes and lunch boxes filled with potato stew. These soldiers all knew that because they were close to the forest, they were close to the enemy, and they could fight at any time.
Can explode.
The area where Intokov briefly exchanged fire with the Romanian army scouts was two kilometers away from the Romanian army's resting place. The Romanian army deployed some machine guns outside their camp, with the muzzles of each gun pointed at the forest to the west, but because the distance was too far
Despite the Soviet army's good disguise, they only heard vague gunshots but found no trace of the enemy.
The regimental commander immediately made a decision to send a company to the west to find out.
Luo Jun ended his lunch immediately. All the soldiers hurriedly finished their meals and returned to their companies. The cooks also quickly put the iron pots back on the carriages and put out all the bonfires.
The regiment commander Bovinescu knew that his infantry regiment alone could not completely wipe out the enemy. If the exact location of the enemy could be determined, the battle would become much easier when the large forces arrived. But the prerequisite was that the intelligence from the scouts must be obtained.
, it would be best to capture one or two prisoners and find out what happened.
In this way, an infantry company of the Roman Army began their search. Because the positions of the Romanian scouts were arranged in advance, the gunfire must have been caused by the scouts.
This infantry company did not realize that they were facing a disaster, and even had some doubts about the existence of the enemy. Wasn't it really the scout's gun that misfired? Or was the regiment leader experiencing auditory hallucinations?
More than ninety people from this company formed a traditional skirmish line and advanced towards their reconnaissance post.
They never expected that their actions would be seen by the Soviet army.
Tokov paid close attention to the situation. A large number of people simply jumped out of the grass pit, waiting to be shot!
"Ah! If it weren't for their military uniforms, I would have thought they were a group of Germans!" Tokov hammered the ground and ordered the messenger to pass on the order: "No shooting without my order. We have to wait until they
When we get close, catch them all in one fell swoop!"
The technical and tactical skills of the officers and soldiers of the Soviet reconnaissance battalion were very good, but the ambush was 200 meters away from the three dead bodies. This distance greatly reduced the accuracy of the submachine guns. In the upcoming ambush, Tokov's company would not be able to
Go into battle with full firepower.
Under his close observation, the Luo Jun infantry company was able to walk freely until they saw three white objects in the green grass. After a closer look, they discovered that they were corpses!
Immediately, the soldiers of the company gathered around to find out what was going on. Naturally, this behavior became their fatal mistake.
"Now! Fire!"
Tokov's submachine gun fired first, and as a signal, rifles and machine guns spurted out tongues of flame.
This sudden attack immediately hit a large number of Luo Jun's active forces. The surviving soldiers lay down on the grass and shot wildly into the forest ahead!
The bullets flew across the grass and debris, and it was unknown what they hit. The battle entered a state of melee, and even experienced Soviet scouts found it difficult to take aim.
The battle seemed to have turned into a competition of whose firepower was stronger. In the chaotic battle, the Soviet army suffered casualties, and the Romanian army suffered even greater casualties. Many Soviet soldiers were injured, mainly from the only two soldiers of the Romanian infantry company.
50 mm mortar.
This low-power shell still caused a lot of trouble to Tokov. However, the green smoke fired by the mortar also clearly exposed its position. The Soviet RPG quickly followed the light smoke trail and hit it.
In the past, violent explosions kicked up large amounts of dust, blowing gunners and mortars into pieces...
At this point, the ambush lasted only five minutes. The Roman infantry company began to retreat, but the battle did not lead to the Soviet side!
The fierce gun battle reached the Romanian Infantry Regiment with a low roar. The overturned dust and towering explosion smoke perfectly marked the battle location.
The regiment commander Bovinescu and his officers and soldiers were shocked!
He immediately made a deployment: "The whole army attacks! The artillery company, using the smoke as a reference, attacks there!"