The reconnaissance battalion withdrew more than a thousand meters one after another to stabilize their position. They were not far from Yang Mingzhi's position.
Balzen pragmatically did not report to his superiors that they had killed the "big official", but instead described it as "the officer was hit by a volley of gunfire from a company and fell together with his guards."
Yang Mingzhi was a little unhappy. He himself was no longer present, so he had no choice but to listen to Balzen's words.
He ordered: "The reconnaissance battalion will continue to conduct reconnaissance, but no more fire is allowed, and no sneak attacks are allowed at night. They will lie in wait for orders."
The guy who was suspected to be a senior officer was at least injured. In short, Balzen's beheading operation was more important to contain than to kill the enemy. If this happens, the Roman army will also regard Slavdzic as an attack target! After all, they are the only ones who dare to
Only by going deep into the city can you have the opportunity to achieve great results at a small cost!
As for the Romanians, their situation is really bad.
The regiment leader Giovanni was indeed lucky. When the bullet hit, two guards happened to cover his body with their flesh and blood. However, the barrage was too dense and his left arm was hit by two bullets. Mauser
The powerful kinetic energy of the bullet directly shattered bones and tore muscles, and his entire left forearm was torn off.
Suturing amputated limbs did not exist in this era. Moreover, in the battlefield, military doctors could only tie the arm with a tie to stop the bleeding.
Even so, Ciobanu still lost a lot of blood and was in a daze.
The infantry regiment made this incident, which really shook the morale of the entire army. Now, everyone knows that the so-called friendly troops are faked by the enemy, but what about the Bovisescu regiment? It quickly began to spread in the army that that army was completely annihilated.
information.
The army was on the verge of collapse and chaos. At this time, the deputy commander of the regiment, Vladescu, stepped forward to act as the regiment commander, which stabilized the morale of the army.
After this enemy attack, Vladescu was also confused. He had to order the troops to immediately establish a circular defense line, place the baggage in the middle, and aim the guns mainly at the forest. According to previous intelligence, the Russians defeated the city defenders.
Friendly forces were ordered to retake the city, but they disappeared into the forest.
Vladescu also knew that another infantry regiment and artillery regiment were also moving here, especially the moving division headquarters. The division commander was still waiting for the good news! How to report now?
Vladescu had no choice but to bite the bullet and sent a very realistic telegram to the division commander Grisescu.
"The 97th Infantry Regiment entered the western forest. Our unit was attacked by guerrillas. The regiment leader was seriously injured. The deputy of the regiment has now taken over the command. Our unit has not found any trace of the 64th Infantry Regiment. We estimate that it has been completely destroyed.
Overthrown!"
This telegram was extremely explosive, hitting Grisescu's heart like a bullet. He didn't believe it at first, and even folded the telegram several times and tore it up.
However, after he sent his follow-up telegram, he received a more detailed and worse reply.
Grisescu refused to believe all this. He did not believe that Bovisescu and his two thousand men were wiped out. He even less believed that the Russians would disguise themselves as one of their own and carry out a beheading sneak attack on the commander.
This intelligence was too sensational. He roared loudly into the air at the division headquarters in the wilderness: "These officers are simply idiots! The defense line formed was easily broken through by the Russians! The Russians fled for several days and finally ate all the food and could not catch up.
!When we caught up with them, they were completely annihilated! Are my men just such a bunch of idiots?"
When the staff officers saw such an angry division commander, no one tried to dissuade them. Everyone just lowered their heads silently, waiting for the commander to vent his anger.
After Grisescu was furious, his heart could not calm down at all. He shouted to the telegraph operator: "Give me the order for the artillery regiment, let them beat the horses hard and speed up the artillery!" Then, he directly escorted him.
Dmitriscu, commander of the 56th Infantry Regiment of the Romanian Army who was advancing from the division headquarters, ordered to speed up the advance as soon as possible and meet up with the 97th Regiment on the front line.
The entire Sixth Division of the Luo Army seemed to be moving forward faster, but nature seriously delayed its marching speed. The so-called roads they traveled on were full of wilderness, and half-meter-high weeds especially slowed down the carriages, but the horses were able to move forward at the same time.
While eating grass.
Fortunately, they finally found the road at four o'clock in the afternoon. By studying the map, Grisescu determined that this road went west and would reach Slavdzic!
The rest of the journey was very smooth, but the long march on foot took a heavy toll on the soldiers' bodies. Many soldiers had blisters on the soles of their feet, and their movement speed naturally slowed down. Many even had to stop and let military doctors treat them.
The bloody soles of the feet...
At six o'clock in the afternoon, the soldiers of the 6th Division, who had been dragging their feet, finally reunited with the Chobanu Regiment.
The division commander was eager to confirm whether the situation was true. When he saw Ciobanu who was in a state of shock, half shortened and wrapped with countless bandages, he was completely convinced of the disgusting experience of this unit.
He did not yell at deputy regiment commander Vladescu anymore, but asked coldly: "Where is Bovicescu's regiment?"
Vladescu shook his head: "We don't know! Maybe they are in the city to the west. They are alive when they are alive, and they are dead when they are alive. Maybe there is some mysterious power in this forest, and you will die if you enter it!"
"It must be the Russian guerrilla force! Your telegram reported that you heard the continuous sound of enemy submachine guns. Is this true?"
"It's true! We still have a group of wounded, and military doctors are urgently conducting battlefield rescue! Judging from the bullets taken out, it can be determined to be pistol bullets!"
"Pistol bullets!" Grisescu's mind was a little confused and he asked again: "Are you trying to recall carefully? What you heard was really the sound of intensive submachine guns?"
"I swear on my honor that it is indeed a submachine gun. That sound is absolutely unmistakable. It is the sound of a Soviet-made submachine gun!"
Hearing this, Grisescu already understood something. He raised his head and looked at the blood-red sunset, sighing: "We don't have to wonder where Bovicescu and the two thousand soldiers went, they are all dead."
! Even if you don't die, you will be captured! Our enemy is no longer the guerrilla brigade, but the enemy in the swamps on the other side of the Dnieper River, the 284th Infantry Division of the Soviet Army! Only they can achieve such results!"
The 284th Guards Division of the Soviet Army, the name of this unit was deliberately diffused a few months ago. The German troops in Belarus and Ukraine no longer use the term "Swamp Guerrilla Brigade" to describe the extremely powerful resistance army.
It was a genuine Soviet Guards force, confirming their identity as the elite of the Soviet army, and also allowed the German 707th Division, 715th Division, 722nd Division and 734th Division to save some face from defeat.
In terms of combat effectiveness, Grisescuna is very self-aware. This war cannot be won by relying on machine guns, rifles and the number of troops. The key to victory lies in heavy weapons. In terms of heavy weapons, what is the situation of the Roman Army?
There are too many trees.
The largest caliber artillery piece in this artillery regiment is only 75 mm, and the number is even smaller! Even so, the equipment of the Sixth Division is pretty good!
Now that Grisescu was finally able to put an end to his confusion, he urgently opened the map, especially studied the traces of the Bovisescu regiment, and made the following judgment.
That is, this infantry regiment pursued the Soviet guerrilla brigade. The guerrilla brigade captured Slavtich and killed the defenders. The Soviet 284th Division in the swamp joined it and fought fiercely with the infantry regiment, resulting in the complete destruction of Bovicescu's army.
So the question arises, should the infantry division continue to march into Slavtich? Or conduct reconnaissance on the spot? Or ask the group army for instructions to retreat?
He was very aware of the attitude of the army commander, that is, this encirclement and suppression of the enemy guerrilla brigade would be a great victory for Romania. If the task was not completed, commanders at all levels would have to go to military court.
He can yell at his subordinates, but he will never dare to overpower his subordinates, let alone say no to the commander of the group army!
However, Grisescu felt really aggrieved. At present, he was just analyzing that the enemy had turned into the powerful Soviet 284th Division. He was told over and over again that this was the reality.
Let this weak force of yours fight the enemy. If they fight openly and openly, what about their people? Did they cross the river and escape? Or continue to hide in the forest?
Amidst the conflicting choices, Grisescu finally made a decision that was almost pure venting of anger - when the artillery regiment was in position, bombard it in the direction of Slavdzic, no matter what it hit!
These rumbling cannons are the anger of Luo Jun and also symbolize their ideas!
Grisescu also devised a surprise strategy. The artillery regiment would arrive before night, and the artillery positions would be constructed during the night. In the early morning of tomorrow, they would open fire on Slavdzic, and then send out an infantry battalion for reconnaissance.