The news that Petrilla's 2nd Brigade was besieged by nearly three Austro-Hungarian divisions soon reached Lieutenant General Ankodar. Unfortunately, he was discussing with Major General Dottreed the problem of the unsatisfactory attack at that time.
"What's wrong?"
Major General Dotred asked Lieutenant General Ankodar who had just read the telegram. He had just noticed a trace of worry in the Lieutenant General's eyes.
Faced with the inquiry from Major General Dotred, Lieutenant General Ankodar did not hide anything. "This is a telegram sent to me by Zoltan, the commander of our 2nd Brigade. It said that his side encountered three Austro-Hungarian divisions.
attack."
Lieutenant General Ankodar's words made Major General Dotred feel nervous. One brigade was completely crushed against three divisions. The situation was already very bad.
Major General Dotred asked tentatively, "Should we retreat to Petroshani and stick to it?"
Hearing Major General Dotred's intention to retreat, Lieutenant General Ankodar himself was thinking of countermeasures. Ankodar himself was very unwilling to retreat like this. After finally seeing an opportunity, he didn't want to just go back in vain.
It passed in his hands.
But now he needs to give a suitable reason to dispel Dortred's intention to retreat. "It is not a good idea to retreat now. If we retreat, it will become five Austro-Hungarian divisions against two of our divisions. It will be equally difficult to fight, and we
Attacking without permission will make things difficult for us in the future."
Dotrid completely understood Ankodar's words. The situation reached this point was entirely caused by their unauthorized attack, but he was very willing to save it if it could be saved. But the problem now is that if Petroshani is recaptured by Austria-Hungary, they
The two divisions will be surrounded. Even if they can escape back to Romania, they will most likely have to go to court martial.
When faced with Ankodar's words, Dortrid also said bluntly. "All this is based on our defense of Petrosani. If it is recaptured by Austria-Hungary and we are transferred to the reserve, it will be considered a good outcome."
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In addition, the worse outcome, not to mention Ankodar, was also understood by Dortred, that is, being ordered to retire. They are only in their forties or fifties and can at least contribute more than ten years of energy to Romania in the military. They are also two people who were ordered to retire.
Unbearable results.
However, Ankodar dispelled Dotrid's pessimism with one sentence. "Who said we need to return to Petroshani? In fact, we can still use reinforcements."
Major General Dotred immediately understood what Lieutenant General Ankodar meant. "Are you going to ask the fifth division with follow-up reinforcements to rush to Petlila for rescue?"
"Yes."
The Fifth Division is a veteran Romanian army. Although it is not as famous as the Second Guards Division and the Third Division, it is still famous in the army. The General Staff also took the importance of Deva into consideration when formulating the plan, and all arrangements were made.
The elite troops and generals (except for the 19th Division, because the station is here and cannot be changed at will in order not to arouse the vigilance of Austria-Hungary).
As the first batch of reinforcements, the 5th Division certainly has strong combat capabilities. What's even more perfect is that Lieutenant General Ankodar is the former commander of the 5th Division and has a certain affection for him, so asking for his help should not be a big problem.
Lieutenant General Ankodar's words reassured Major General Dotred, but he raised another question. "But according to the itinerary, it will take another day for the fifth division to reach Petroshani. Your second brigade can block the three
A divisional offensive?"
"Don't worry about this. I dare not say too much. Let the 2nd Brigade defend for a day or two and it will be more than enough."
Ankodar understands Dotrid's worries. If the defensive forces do not wait for reinforcements, the result will be disastrous, at least for them. However, he still has confidence in his 2nd Brigade Ankodar, and he is not asking for how long it will hold.
How can you be called a guard if you can't guard it for a day?
When solving their own hidden dangers, the two of them will certainly not forget their original purpose.
"Then what should we fight next?"
Major General Dotred felt his cheeks were slightly red when he asked this question. The performance of the 19th Division today made him feel less confident in saying this.
However, Lieutenant General Ankodar also knew about the performance of the 19th today. Didn't he just encounter the elite Austro-Hungarian troops and never fought against them?
Feeling concerned about the current situation of the 19th Division, he said it himself. "We don't have much time left. Next, we must take Hateg as soon as possible."
Ankedal also understood what Dotred meant, which was to let everyone not worry about casualties. It seems that today's battle on the 19th was a bit difficult for Ankedal, but Dotred felt a little unjust about it. Heaven and Earth
Conscience, the 19th Division was one of the four newly formed divisions during the major expansion. Although Dortred, as the division commander, paid close attention to training during this period, the training time was far behind other divisions. You know
In the past, at most, they only organized and trained two divisions a year. When it was their turn to form the 19th Division, they formed four divisions at the same time, so the quality of their officers was far inferior to the units they had trained before.
Ankodar thought for a while and continued. "Let's do this. Your 19th Division will be responsible for attacking the main position, and our 1st Guards Division will be responsible for flanking. It seems to me that this elite Austro-Hungarian 17th Division can be defeated."
It seems that he still understands the situation of the 19th Division on the flank. As long as the 19th Division continues to provide flank cover, it will not be of much use. Fortunately, when the 1st Guards Division attacked the main position, the defending 35th Division was miserable, so he planned to
Instead, let’s take the hard nut yourself. Faced with Lieutenant General Ankodar’s request, Major General Dortred couldn’t ask for it, so of course he readily agreed.
The next step is of course to share the information you know about the opponent with the other party. Whether it is the 19th Division defending the flanks of the 17th Division or the Guards against the 35th Division, everyone more or less knows the opponent's style, technical and tactical level, and everyone can at least communicate with each other.
Avoid a lot of losses.
At the same time, the fifth division that has arrived in Targuzyu is also undergoing final rest and recuperation. It is not correct to say that the fifth division that has arrived in Targuzyu is the fifth division. Because only the fifth division has arrived here so far.
The 1st Brigade, the 2nd Regiment, the Artillery Regiment and the 75th Field Artillery Battalion, plus some military police staff officers from the division headquarters, had less than 5,000 troops.
However, this does not affect the mood of Major General Fergus, the commander of the Fifth Division. He has already sent a report to Lieutenant General Ankodar on the front line, telling him that the Fifth Division has arrived in Targuzhiu. The implication is that if there is any benefit,
Everyone enjoyed it together, and at the same time, he also reported his whereabouts to General Salamik, the commander of the Southern Army Group.
Originally this was just a polite word, but he didn't expect Lieutenant General Ankodar to actually give him a big gift. In the station, Major General Fergus felt a little depressed as he looked at the soldiers of the Fifth Division who were constantly walking out of the carriages on the platform. He
What he was holding in his hand was the telegram sent to him by Lieutenant General Ankodar. In this telegram, Ankodar first outlined the huge benefits of his plan, then talked about the current difficulties, and finally expressed his hope for the fifth
The division quickly reinforced the 2nd Brigade in Petrilla.
Seeing that his division commander had been thinking, the chief of staff who sent the telegram couldn't help but ask, "How should we reply to Lieutenant General Ankodar?"
Upon hearing the inquiry from his chief of staff, Major General Fergus said mockingly, "Others have sent us their battle plans, how can we refuse? Besides, we haven't seen them defending the 2nd Brigade in Petlila facing three
Division’s attack, we must reinforce this time.”
After understanding the meaning of his division commander, the chief of staff went to send a telegram to the 1st Guards Division on the front line. Seeing the departure of the chief of staff, Commander Fergus gave a big order. "Record, the order goes beyond the logistics troops, so
The soldiers immediately prepared to pedal, and we headed to Petrosani. At the same time, we sent a message to the follow-up troops, telling them not to stop at Targuzyu to rest and go directly to Petrosani to fight."
"Yes, I will give the order right away."
Commander Fergus watched the staff officer who gave his order leave, put on a thick military coat and walked out of the station building. These soldiers will go to the battlefield tomorrow, and he plans to go to the platform to check on the status of his soldiers.
