While Lieutenant General Sam was ambitiously planning to capture Deva in one fell swoop and defeat the enemies on the southern front that seemed to be approaching menacingly, Deva was actually already in the midst of a war.
The three Austro-Hungarian divisions, which arrived only 12 hours later than the 1st Guards Division and the 19th Division, launched an offensive against Deva as soon as they arrived, intending to recapture this strategic point. This left no time to breathe before they had just captured this place. The Romanian officers and soldiers felt tremendous pressure.
In the hastily built trench, Captain Mizik, who had a beard and was wearing a dirty and dirty uniform that could not tell the color of his military uniform, shouted in a exhausted voice, "Shelter from shelling."
After saying that, he immediately crawled on his hands and knees to a newly repaired anti-gun position and hid. Then other nearby soldiers from the 7th Company also hid in the same embarrassing posture. A group of people listened to the rumbling sound of artillery and endured the pain above their heads. The shaken soil endured the suffering in silence.
Someone couldn't help but said, "Damn it, why don't our cannons fire back?"
At this time, a voice explained, "Maybe the higher-ups have other plans."
The soldiers complained about the lack of artillery support, and Mizik knew some of the reasons. The main reason was that the artillery ammunition consumed too much in Hateg, coupled with the heavy losses on the battlefield, so after capturing Deva, they faced the three Austro-Hungarian divisions. In terms of military strength, their artillery is at an absolute disadvantage. Since they are at a disadvantage, they must be aware of their disadvantage. Therefore, when the Austro-Hungarian artillery wreaks havoc on their own soldiers, they can only endure it and wait for the artillery counterattack when they are most needed before they can use their anger. Let it out.
"Company Commander, how long do we need to defend?"
This sentence immediately drew Miz into the topic. He also endured the torment of the bombardment and said, "You need to ask our division commander yourself this question."
Mizik's words livened up the atmosphere, and someone interrupted at this time. "Tok, maybe the division commander likes you and lets you stay at the division headquarters."
These words made the soldiers who were enduring the bombardment burst into laughter, and also relieved their tense spirits. Only Mizk knew that their defense time would not be too short, because their commander Delson told him alone However, because there are threats from three Austro-Hungarian divisions in Petroshani, the next goal will be to repel the enemy and protect their retreat. As for the dilemma faced by Deva, they can only defend the Austro-Hungarian army first. The main offensive is, so they are destined to have to fight hard before removing the threat from Petroshani.
After finally surviving the bombardment, the observation post left behind shouted, "The enemy is coming up."
Mizik yelled. "It's our turn."
After saying that, they bent down and rushed out. The soldiers of the 7th Company, led by the company commander, immediately rushed to the position. Next, they would fight with the enemy on the battlefield to fight for their own chance of survival.
Behind the position, a group of senior officers were observing the Romanian soldiers fighting for their lives with the enemy.
A general holding a telescope to observe the general star on his shoulder said, "The Austro-Hungarian army's offensive is putting a lot of pressure on our grassroots officers and soldiers."
Another general wearing the rank of lieutenant general replied casually. "We can still hold on, but the casualties are a little higher."
As he spoke, he put down the action of raising the telescope, and it turned out to be Lieutenant General Ankodar, commander of the 1st Guards Division. As the main contributor to the raid on Deva, Ankodar can now be said to be proud of himself. Because in three hours Previously, Ankodar had just been appointed as the commander of Deva City Defense, commanding all Romanian troops in Deva City. Of course, he was not the only one to receive the reward, Major General Dotrid also received the position of deputy commander.
Ankodar is very satisfied with this resignation, because it is not only as simple as commanding the 1st Guards Division and the 19th Division, but also means that the reinforcements that are coming will all fight under his command. This will become his
With his qualifications, he became the first general of the same level to coordinate and command multiple division-level troops in this war. As long as he can win this battle, everything will have a bright future. Of course, this position is not that simple. City Defense Commander
This position will also mean that he cannot lose the city. He knows very well what it means to be a city defense commander who loses the city.
Therefore, he was extremely cautious in this battle. Due to his lack of understanding of the city he had just occupied and the distrust of the local residents, he deployed his defensive positions outside the city, leaving only one regiment in the city to maintain law and order. At present, it seems that he
The decision was very wise, because with the arrival of the Austro-Hungarian army, there was a sense of commotion in the city. In response to this situation, Ankodar immediately declared martial law, prohibiting free movement on the streets, and severely dealt with a group of people who did not obey orders.
only then can the situation be alleviated.
This also made him palpitate. Fortunately, he did not covet the convenience of city defense and made the decision to resist the Austro-Hungarian army in the city. Under the current situation, if he defended in the city, it would allow the attacking Austro-Hungarian army to gain the home court.
Advantage, the pressure on one's own defense will increase.
Seeing that there was not much danger on the defensive front, Lieutenant General Ankodar handed the telescope to the staff officer beside him and said, "Let's go back now. It seems that the consumption of weapons and ammunition is too high at present, and we need to make more preparations."
So a group of officers left the observation post.
Just when they returned to the headquarters, a staff officer who stayed behind came forward to report. "Report to Lieutenant General, the first batch of reinforcements has arrived at the train station, along with the ammunition we urgently need. This is from Targuzhiu
Detailed information coming.”
Ankodar took the telegram from the staff and looked at it carefully. It turned out that the Southern Group Army had taken their difficulties into consideration in the telegram, so it concentrated five trains to transport reinforcements and ammunition to them. This time there was only one reinforcement.
The regiment is also an elite regiment from the very combat-effective Second Division. The others are in urgent need of weapons and ammunition. There are more than 6 million rounds of rifle ammunition and 30,000 rounds of artillery shells, which can alleviate their shortage of ammunition. Others
There are also some supplementary field telephones, raincoats, tents, gas masks and other inconspicuous but indispensable military supplies.
After reading the list of supplies, Ankodar immediately made arrangements for reinforcements. "Let the newly arrived infantry regiment of the Second Division temporarily repair and wait for orders."
"Yes, I will go and deliver the order right away."
A communications staff officer immediately recorded it and turned around to convey the order.
"Wait a moment."
Lieutenant General Ankodar stopped the staff officer and continued. "Distribute the ammunition in addition, and then call Colonel Matedici. Let him carry out harassing counterattacks and tell him to pay attention to the safety of the artillery and don't use my gun."
The cannon is used up."
"Yes, General. I will go and deliver the order right away."
After the staff officer who conveyed his order left, Lieutenant General Ankodar was about to discuss the future counterattack with his deputy, Major General Dotred. At this time, a staff officer barged in directly with a telegram. Before Ankodar could ask,
