On the morning of May 21st, the sky became bluer and bluer, and the east gradually turned bright red.
As for Womansky, his people should have sent another supply to the main force before dark yesterday. Because the prisoners of war and trophies, especially the horses that had just been captured, had to be transported to the right bank, the cavalry battalion's rush to the left bank had to be postponed.
They finally set off before dawn, each cavalryman leading the horses loaded with ammunition on foot, running along the dirt road in the forest. Just as the sun was rising, they met up with the main force.
Yang Mingzhi was a little surprised. He held Womansky's hand affectionately and sighed: "I can't believe that you really crossed the river!"
"Yes, Comrade Commander! Our cavalry can also serve as heavy supplies! The ammunition we brought, especially the rocket launchers you like! This time we brought four more rounds that were made by the arsenal in a surprise attack!"
Hearing this, Yang Mingzhi was overjoyed: "Please let me go and have a look! I like rocket launchers so much now!"
Little Warmansky was pulled by the commander's hand. Although he could not resist the warm welcome, he still had something special to say: "Commander! Among the many supplies, there is another one specially for you!"
"oh?"
"This is what your wife, Bessika, from the military camp gave you. It's a bag of dry noodles."
After hearing this, Yang Mingzhi's restless heart calmed down a lot.
Therefore, for breakfast, he cooked a box of noodles by himself. This must have been made by the girl herself, and it really warmed his heart when he ate it. This noodle was not only the love of his wife for her husband, but also the full support from the rear to the front line.
It is a clear evidence of the victory of the people at the rear and the demands of the front line for victory.
After receiving the supplies, Yang Mingzhi suddenly realized that these cavalry also had unique mobility. He asked Womansky: "You came from Misi Ferry, how is the strength of the left bank of the ferry now?"
"Sir, there are a total of four infantry battalions and one cavalry battalion. Three of them are female battalions. The total strength is 2,700 people!"
Such a force is not small. Their position is only nine kilometers away from themselves, and the straight-line distance from the eastern edge of the forest is only seven kilometers.
He suddenly felt regretful: "It's too bad, I actually ignored the existence of you people for a moment! Comrade, are you all commanded by Anatole now?"
Warmansky Jr. affirmed without hesitation and made no secret of his inner desire to fight.
Yang Mingzhi had a flash of inspiration. He nodded sharply and gave a temporary order: "Since you are all willing to fight, then don't be a reserve force! You go back and inform Anatoly! Ah! Forget it! I'll just call him urgently. You guys
More than two thousand people entered the forest directly and headed due east until they reached the edge of the forest. You will camp there and you will serve as a special force. I will give you key tasks at the appropriate time!"
The cavalrymen, eager to fight, mounted their tall horses and galloped towards the ferry.
Looking at their backs, Yang Mingzhi was ambitious and said to himself: "Now, Romanians! You are three regiments in size! We are also three regiments in size! Our forces are equal, let's have a decisive battle!"
Having said that, in terms of combat strength, the Soviet army still has a thousand more soldiers than the Roman army! In addition, when it comes to weapons and equipment and the combined will of the soldiers to fight, the Soviet army has a complete advantage.
Grisescu, who was several kilometers away, did not know that the Soviet army was like this, and he was not even completely sure whether the enemy existed.
This is where the battle begins!
At seven o'clock in the morning, the sun had already dispersed the morning fog. There was a slight southerly wind today, and the impact on the artillery shells was negligible.
There are a total of 20 75mm artillery pieces. Their gun mounts were set up at night. Each gun position was arranged in a line array, and their muzzles were all aligned in one direction - Slavtich.
Shelling the city was inevitable. Since the Bovisescu regiment had been out of contact until now, it was tantamount to encountering an unexpected event, so Grisescu did not care about it.
He gave the order and all the field artillery opened fire.
The movement produced by a single cannon was still very limited, but 20 cannons opened fire in unison, shaking the earth.
The order received by each artillery position was to fire one bomb at intervals of 120 seconds, and ten bombs per run. Such firepower delivery density was quite good, and the Romanian army's artillery also carried out relatively accurate bombardment according to the map.
Suddenly there was a muffled sound from the east, followed by the sharp noise of an object tearing the air, and finally turned into a violent explosion not far away. The soldiers who had been sitting on the ground to rest quietly stood up one after another, all of their eyes aimed at the Slavic Ji in the south.
Odd location.
There was no confusion in the army, and the violent explosion woke up all the sleepy people.
Balzen shouted into the walkie-talkie in time: "Report to the commander! The enemy's artillery opened fire!"
"Yes! Their bombardment target was Slavdzic! But as far as the impact point is concerned, they have shifted their position!"
"Commander! I'm too worried about them hitting the main force! These artillery pieces are so bad, we should really destroy them completely!"
The surrounding environment was filled with violent explosion noises, and Yang Mingzhi himself had to shout loudly: "You continue to investigate! Do your job well! Once their artillery fire stops, it may be an infantry attack. If this happens, report to me immediately!"
After the artillery bombards the infantry, regardless of World War I or World War II, infantry combat is generally this model or even its variants. For the Romanian army, they are more like the troops of World War I. Therefore, Yang Mingzhi has reason to believe that their infantry must attack the Slavic soldiers.
Amazing progress!
The Luo army dispatched their divisional reconnaissance battalion to advance.
This independently organized unit, which has only more than 400 people, has a higher level of light weapons and equipment than ordinary infantry. Half of them are equipped with submachine guns produced in Romania, and they also received a small batch of old-fashioned MP18s supported by the German army.
Their firepower is the strongest in this infantry division, so they have been on the front line in many missions, and the casualty rate has remained high.
They are at least the elite of the Romanian army, and reconnaissance operations are their job. No matter how dangerous it is, they must be on the front line. Furthermore, there are 20 field guns behind them. They carry radios so that they can call for help once they discover the enemy.
, fire support will arrive quickly!
They received the task of investigating Slavdzic. Due to the mysterious disappearance of friendly forces, the Romanian officers and soldiers were worried about the future war situation. These hundreds of pathfinders were under tremendous pressure.
The departure of these people was spied by Soviet scouts, and Balzen immediately reported the matter.
"I understand! You continue to observe!" In reply, Yang Mingzhi quickly came up with countermeasures.
However, Balzen did not end the communication. He said with some worry: "The enemy is setting up infantry positions, and they seem to have discovered the previous battlefield! Once they check, they are likely to find our brothers who died at noon yesterday. Once they discover the bodies.
I'm very worried! If they continue to investigate, our outpost personnel must also retreat!"
Hearing this, Yang Mingzhi suddenly frowned. "Then let them discover it. The enemy will know our existence sooner or later anyway! The reconnaissance battalion will continue to conduct investigations. If the situation is discovered, the troops will retreat decisively. Before receiving my order
, No unauthorized attacks are allowed!"
After ending the communication, Yang Mingzhi lowered his head and sighed: "This time they finally took the initiative to attack! Abram!"
"arrive!"
"How's the reconnaissance going with our guys?"
"The second regiment has received news! The enemy's artillery blasted in the southwest of the city ruins. There were a lot of craters, a lot of dust, and many big trees were blown down. Our troops had no casualties."
Yang Mingzhi nodded, and he immediately ordered the most trustworthy telegraph operator: "Diana, send a report to the parachute brigade. Order Tepunov, and you can remove the two battalions, especially the recoilless rifles, and rush to the west of the ruins of the city.
Ambush in the forest area! After the enemy scouts enter the shooting range, bombard them decisively!"
He knew that this was an exploratory action by the enemy. Judging from the enemy's shelling, they did not know the location of the Soviet army at all. The shelling was more like a routine!
The arrow has to be fired when it is on the string. Now that the enemy is coming, an ambush can be fought!
Seeing that Diana was repeating the order for the second time, Yang Mingzhi added: "Additional order! If the enemy retreats, the participating troops will also retreat immediately."
This battle is more like announcing the existence of the Soviet army.
He also estimated that once the fighting started, the enemy would most likely attack in groups, so his side would also have to take action in advance.
He also immediately gave an order to Lavrenti and Yevgeny, that is, the second regiment should advance two kilometers due east and deploy a wide triangular defensive position to deal with possible enemy attacks.