The vanguard of the Romanian army arrived at the deserted outpost. They planned to continue the pursuit, but suddenly realized that this was the road leading to Slavdzic.
Bovinescu quickly learned about this situation. Looking at his troops, the soldiers were panting, but the enemy seemed to have oiled soles on their feet, and they were even more tireless! He was sure that the road the troops had found was exactly the same as the main road.
Towards the target city! The enemy is indeed running towards the city. They have already run far south, why do they have to go all the way west again?
Bovinescu became suspicious. Due to the situation of the troops, he immediately ordered the entire army to stop the pursuit and rest at this post.
After some inspection, he was surprised to find that this was actually a German outpost! There was a German flag hanging on a large wooden house! But the large wooden house was in a mess, and the looters must be the Russians.
Therefore, he placed the regiment headquarters in this wooden house and hung the general's flag on the wall. The table was lifted up, the soldiers wiped the tabletop clean, and the debris scattered on the ground was also cleared away, making it look like a headquarters.
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Seeing that several battalion-level officers had entered the room, Bovinescu immediately started a military meeting.
He sighed helplessly: "Gentlemen, now the Russians have fled in the direction of Slavtich. I have no idea how many people there are there! They should have at most three thousand people! At least half of them can fight! From today's
Judging from the battle, the Russians' fighting will has not been destroyed! I have to admit that they actually dared to attack us with a small force. This spirit is worthy of admiration!"
"Bah! I think they are completely crazy!" Deputy Commander Brimayu said in an aura. "They must have planned to sneak attack us, but they were discovered by our scouts and had to fight! They had no idea about us.
The firepower was intense, but these people managed to escape by running fast enough.”
The words of the deputy commander reminded Bovinescu that perhaps the enemy had indeed sent elite troops to plan a sneak attack. In previous battles, the Russians had often done this, and the infantry division had suffered some losses.
Bovinescu concluded: "Regardless of the madness or cowardice of the Russians, we cannot continue to pursue! Who knows what Slavdzic looks like now! Maybe the Russians intend to hold on to this city after solving the defenders.
City, or simply give up, grab all the supplies and then flee into the forest!" As he spoke, he knocked on the table in various ways: "Gentlemen, we must be aware of the fact that on the other side of the Dnieper River, there is another
The powerful Russian guerrillas!”
His remarks quickly aroused dissatisfaction among the officers.
A battalion commander said disdainfully: "guerrillas! They are guerrillas after all! Their greatest strength is escaping!"
As soon as he said this, Bovinescu slammed the table angrily: "Gronescu! What you say only proves your stupidity! The swamp guerrillas on the other side of the river are definitely not something we can defeat. Even if the entire division comes over, we will never defeat them.
They couldn't defeat them! They were not ordinary guerrillas! After investigation, the Germans learned that their designation was the 284th Infantry Division, and they even had the title of Guards! The Germans tried many times and even dispatched two divisions at one time
!What’s the result? A disastrous failure!”
Then, his attitude calmed down, he sat down steadily and continued to state: "So, if the guerrilla brigade that has been fighting with us for so long finds a way to cross the river, we can no longer pursue it. And the worst part is
, it’s the Soviet troops crossing the river for reinforcements on the other side! I’m even worried now that they have entered Slavdich. Only in this way can the enemy have the courage to attack us!"
His burst of rage made the battalion commander under his command dare not speak, as did other officers.
The Romanian army has a high degree of hierarchy, and the officer's decision is absolute. Even if the staff officer makes a good suggestion, the officer can choose to reject it. The commander of this infantry regiment, Bovinescu, can even ignore his deputy.
Recommendation. This is true for senior officers, and it is also true for lower-level soldiers.
This so-called military meeting was nothing more than the regimental commander's words, and the battalion commander Groniscu's intervention was already very bold.
Finally, Bovinescu ordered everyone to set up camp, and from here he sent a telegram to the division headquarters. In addition to reporting on his encounter, he also asked about the next action plan.
In this way, Luo Jun built overnight camps on both sides of the road at the entrance of the forest. Due to the hasty movement, they did not bring tents, so the soldiers mainly carried a blanket and lay on the ground to wrap themselves up for the night.
There are also many soldiers digging their own foxholes. Who knows if there are enemies ambushing in the surrounding forest. If they attack at night, lying in the foxholes can effectively protect them from stray bullets.
The Luo army built camps and built defense facilities in accordance with their rules and regulations.
The regiment leader Bovinescu was most afraid of night attacks, so he naturally established a ring defense system.
He also ordered the reconnaissance company to take the lead in advancing towards Slavtich. As a result, the company commander superficially agreed and indeed led his people westward. After walking for a while, he got into the forest. The company commander did not want him and his people to
Go to an unknown place to die, and simply lay in ambush! Just report the situation tomorrow casually! The company commander's "good intentions" are good for himself, but not for the entire regiment.
On the other hand, Balzen hurried back to Slavdich and successfully stood in front of Yang Mingzhi.
This muscular man's body was full of the smell of gunpowder smoke, mixed with some body odor. Yang Mingzhi nodded: "It seems that you are at war with the enemy! Tell me, how are these Romanians?"
Balzen replied arrogantly without hesitation: "They are all a bunch of idiots!"
"Oh? Are you deliberately mocking them? Or are these people just a bunch of idiots!"
"They are not only idiots, but also cowards!" Balzen calmed down and recounted everything that happened a few hours ago.
These things surprised Yang Mingzhi. In his concept, the Romanians were the most powerful and ambitious among the slave states, but their combat effectiveness was completely inadequate to their ambitions! The Romanian army was just a group of rabble with poor equipment. As a result, Balzen
However, their artillery fire was described as very fierce. Especially the huge skirmish line, which strongly implies the tactics of human sea.
Being able to play the human wave tactics with a World War I flavor at least proves that these people are by no means cowards! Yang Mingzhi knows very well that Balzen will only belittle the enemy. His description of Luo Jun in this way can only show that Luo Jun's combat effectiveness is definitely better than
The Ukrainian puppet troops who quickly surrendered after being bombarded by rockets are strong!
Yang Mingzhi continued to ask: "How many casualties did your men suffer in this battle?"
"Fourteen died, and two others were injured in the arms and managed to withdraw. My current strength is less than 500 men."
"Such casualties are not too serious! The enemy must have reached the highway now. You go down to rest first and prepare some capable soldiers. At night, I will have to send them out for reconnaissance!"
"Reconnaissance?" Balzen was a little confused. "Isn't it better to attack at night? They are camping over there! We might as well take advantage of the night and annihilate them in one fell swoop!"
Yang Mingzhi immediately vetoed: "No! Everyone is too tired. Let's let them go tonight! The enemy will eventually come to this city. This is a trap we have carefully prepared for them! I have prepared so much. Wait until we are beautiful
After a good sleep, the enemy also got into the encirclement. Let the rocket launchers handle the rest of the battle! Besides, Yevgeny will return in the evening with a large amount of supplies and ammunition, so it is impossible for me to suddenly change my tactics!"
Balzen nodded: "You are so wise anyway, I completely obey your orders! There is another situation I must explain."
"oh?"
"Not all of the reconnaissance battalion has returned. I still left a squad to be responsible for secret observation. They will collect some intelligence before dark and then withdraw under the cover of darkness!"
Yang Mingzhi's eyes lit up: "You are also very smart! It's just that this class doesn't carry a radio, right?"
"right!"
"So I have to send people there, scouts, telegraph operators and radio stations, which can serve as the eyes of the army. You just suggested that I go for a night attack. Today, I am opposed to the night attack, but harassment is okay! We have to keep an eye on
Watch every move of the enemy, but you should not just stare at it. I will not allow the enemy to have a good sleep tonight. At that time, I will directly give explicit orders to the frontline scouts. I want to hear the gunshots with my own ears!"
Balzen laughed out loud instantly, and he readily agreed: "Yes! The enemy will not want to live in peace tonight!"