As far as artillery is concerned, the normal establishment of the Romanian Sixth Division should have 36 75mm field guns and 16 100mm howitzers.
However, these paper establishments could still be implemented when this unit entered the Soviet Union. The war lasted for a year, and after important supplies in January 1942, the division's field artillery was restored to 24 pieces.
For this battle, because it was a mobile battle, the 100mm howitzer was still a World War I-level heavy weapon. It could only be used on the more than 20 medium-caliber field guns made in the Czech Republic. Except for a few that were undergoing maintenance, the artillery regiment finally
Only 20 were shipped to the front line.
These 75mm artillery are not very powerful. Actual combat has proved that using them to bombard Soviet positions has very limited results. But what can the Romanian army do? Even if this poor agricultural country supports the war launched by Germany, their
The military strength is still too weak, and it is not easy for the infantry division to possess this number of heavy weapons.
Generally speaking, after seeing these artillery pieces, Grisescu's depressed mood finally recovered a little. After all, these are cannons that can hit high-explosive bombs ten kilometers away!
That night, the Luo army camped on both sides of the road leading to the forest. In order to avoid further enemy sneak attacks, the entire military camp retreated to an area two kilometers away from the forest.
The current main force of the Sixth Division is three regiments, mixed with some special arms units and full-time transport units, with a total strength of nearly 7,000 people.
With such a large number of troops, Grisescu did not worry about military rations. They carried a lot and looted some from Ukrainian villages along the way, which was enough for everyone to eat for a week.
He had no intention of reporting to the group army until he got the exact enemy situation, and he really didn't know how to report it.
Romanians are completely unsure about the future.
In contrast, the Soviet army was indeed very ambitious. That night, under the quiet night, one side was anxious and the other was fully prepared for war!
Deep in the forest, a large number of Soviet soldiers even gathered around the campfire to eat grilled fish and potatoes. Everyone could drink the typical Belarusian-style sour soup made from wild vegetables, pickled radishes and mushrooms.
These Soviet soldiers who had experienced hundreds of battles had already put life and death aside, and there was no need to use any slogans to encourage them to fight. It had become instinct to attack the invaders. After they finished their meal, they gathered around the campfire for the last time.
Check your weapons and feel confident for tomorrow's battle.
The majority of soldiers did not know what clever plans the headquarters had made. In fact, Yang Mingzhi did not start the military discussion meeting until nightfall. The reason for this was because the reconnaissance camp made a major discovery. He climbed up the top of the red pine tree like a monkey.
The dexterous sentry, under the last ray of sunshine today, saw the enemy's heavy weapon - field artillery.
Everyone can be full of contempt for the Luo army, but the enemy has arrived with a large number of field artillery, so they have to attach great importance to it.
"Comrades! Our scouts sent important information. The enemy's artillery has arrived. From the previous prisoner of war, we learned that the Romanian army's artillery regiment has more than 20 75mm guns and 10 100mm guns.
.These weapons are not very strong. If they are used, they can really hit the shells on our heads, and tragic casualties will be inevitable. Let's discuss it, this is our biggest threat."
Are only thirty guns worthy of challenge? The attitude of the Soviet regimental and battalion commanders is surprisingly consistent. Even if the Romanian army uses the 152mm heavy field gun, they use it in a mess. Let alone the mere 75mm.
The little tube!
In this regard, the paratrooper brigade commander Tepunov also directly expressed his contempt: "Comrade Commander, you think too highly of the Romanians! They were beaten like sons by our army in Odessa! Especially their artillery
, it’s not worth mentioning at all. You can treat the Romanian Army as a pure infantry unit!”
Tepunov’s words attracted high recognition from everyone!
"Very good! After all, they are not the German army. Now I feel that facing them with the same attitude as the German army is too serious! But we should not be too relaxed. Those artillery are real tools after all! Luo
If the military cannot use them well, we will snatch them away and use them for my own use!"
"What? Commander! You mean our army's mission tomorrow is to get the cannon back?"
Yang Mingzhi choked for a moment and quickly vetoed: "No! Our army should not be too proactive. We still need a report from the reconnaissance battalion on how to act tomorrow. If the enemy can enter the city in large numbers, it would be best for us to conduct an ambush. As for those artillery pieces
, our army can capture the best, and if we can’t capture it, we will have no losses! Our army already has more powerful and more flexible rocket launchers, and those bulky artillery are not suitable for us!”
Lavrenti decisively answered: "Commander! I think that if we can capture it, we should try our best to capture it! Our old comrade-in-arms Doronin still prefers these artillery pieces to rocket launchers!"
Lavrenti's words caused Yang Mingzhi to get involved in some meetings. Doronin was the only remaining talent of the artillery regiment of the 284th Division. The five German-made 75mm artillery pieces captured by the army were his lifeblood. However, these guns have gradually been marginalized.
Home-made rocket launchers and recoilless rifles with mobile and flexible ammunition have replaced them, and there are even Exocet rocket launchers with longer ranges.
If you think about it carefully, in terms of cost-effectiveness, these artillery are quite good. Of course, the arsenal can produce its own shells, and the shell casings can be collected and reloaded. The worst is to repackage the gunpowder. He also knows that he wants to use it in the war.
How is this possible that the artillery pieces of the Luo Army were left unscathed? Just being able to capture one of them is considered a big success!
The military discussion gradually turned into a reverie about artillery, and everyone was covetous of the Luo Army's cannons. As for how to fight tomorrow, some people said that the entire army could disperse the Luo Army in one fell swoop. Some people said that the Luo Army would not change.
In response to the changes, see how Luo Jun will act, find the flaws and then defeat them.
Regarding these two opinions, Yang Mingzhi naturally supports the latter.
This is by no means a sudden cowardice on his part. The army should not attack in full when the preparations are insufficient and the enemy's situation is unclear. He also estimates that the enemy will be even more confused on the battlefield, and they will definitely have to go to Slavdzic, which is already in ruins.
Find out. Besides, the large army is currently in a brand new position. How to find the enemy from afar? Maybe they are not sure that there are still five thousand elite Soviet troops hiding in the forest!
It’s not that Yang Mingzhi didn’t issue any combat orders, he only gave an exploratory attack order. That is, after dawn, the reconnaissance camp can accurately mark the location of the enemy’s artillery position, and then launch several rockets to try to directly destroy it.
!Eradicate the biggest threat to the army.
That night, Yang Mingzhi and his soldiers slept quite peacefully. Only the soldiers at the sentry posts were still keeping company with the owls.
At Missi Ferry, three female battalions led by Joshua crossed the river, and even Womansky's cavalry battalion arrived at Missi Village with men and horses. These troops were under the command of Ana, the commander of the third regiment of the 284th Division.
Under the leadership of Tori, it serves as the strategic reserve force.
All Yang Mingzhi could think about was using his five thousand main force to try to defeat the entire Luo Army Infantry Division. He actually ignored the nearly three thousand reinforcements from Misi Ferry.