When the war broke out in Deva, the other two armies attacking Transylvania finally captured their respective objectives.
In the city of Brasov, Army Group Center finally took over. Looking at the ruins exposed everywhere, Lieutenant General Andrew, the commander of the army group, had a dark look in his eyes.
Speaking of which, the people who made him show this expression were all the Austro-Hungarian troops who deserved to go to hell. They fought to the death, took advantage of their familiarity with this place, and resisted step by step so that they spent too much time on them. So the other two routes were already over.
Only when he succeeds does he reveal his embarrassment.
Of course, one of the reasons is that the General Staff allocates their supply and transportation capabilities to satisfy the Southern Army Group first, but there is no way to say this, because the Northern Army Group was also affected, but others were able to successfully complete the mission according to the plan.
Fortunately, he has finally captured the target and can relax a bit, but it is still not worth Andrew's relief. Because according to the telegram sent by the General Staff, his Central Army Group needs to immediately join up with the Northern Army Group, and then the commander-in-chief
The leader of this super large army is Lieutenant General Freit, commander of the Northern Army.
This made Andrew feel very uncomfortable. You must know that during the Balkan War, he served as the commander of the Second Army, while Freit was only a division commander. However, after the war, Freit was appreciated by His Majesty Eder, who was still the crown prince.
, his status in the army skyrocketed, and he became the Chief of General Staff and the Director of Education along with the Minister of War. Every time Andrew thought about this, he felt that his fate was uncertain, but now he must join up with Freit.
At this time, a communications staff officer came in and reported. "Your Excellency, Commander, this is a telegram from the Northern Army Group."
"It seems Lieutenant General Freit is really eager."
After Andrew laughed at himself, he took the telegram. However, when he got it in his hand, Andrew was obviously stunned. This was an encrypted telegram that needed to be decrypted by himself. Regarding this code, Andrew remembered that it was before departure.
The Chief of General Staff personally gave it to the three army commanders, and also explained that it was for sending some important telegrams. Andrew thought it would not be used, but he did not expect that Freit was the first to use it. Could something have happened?
situation?
With doubts in his heart, after Andrew sent away the communications staff, he took out the decryption book from the lockbox and began to decrypt word by word. However, as he decoded it, he was surprised by the contents of the telegram, but it was generous.
Even he, the lieutenant general, was moved by the reward.
Andrew didn't think about it for too long. During the war, he didn't have much time to think. He felt that this was the true nature of a soldier. So he directly called the communications staff.
"Record my orders now."
Amidst the rustle of staff pencils and paper, Andrew continued to order. "Now, except for one brigade of the 14th Division left to guard security and maintain logistics supply lines, the entire army is ready to set off. Our destination is Sona.
Special, the Northern Army Group is waiting for us here."
Sonate is a small town located forty kilometers east of Cluj. It is a suitable gathering point for the two armies. It is just far away from the attack of the enemy forces entrenched in Cluj, but the only disadvantage is that it is far from the center of the city.
The army group is too far away and needs to hurry up. (Sonate is 208 kilometers away from Bratislava and 145 kilometers away from Odosesk, where the Northern Army Group is located.)
Facing Lieutenant General Andrew's order, the communications staff officer replied loudly, "Yes, I will issue the order right away."
"etc……"
Andrew stopped him at this time. "Send a telegram to Army Group Northern and tell them to implement it according to the plan."
Faced with his commander's confused words, the communications staff officer knew that there must be some connection with it, but it was not an issue that he should be concerned about. He only needed to execute it.
The radio wave from Army Group Center quickly reached Odoseisk, the current location of Army Group North. When he received the report, Freit was studying the terrain of Sonate on the combat map.
When he heard Andrew's call back and implemented the plan as planned, he put down the pen in his hand and issued an order to the staff. "Now I order the Northern Army Group to leave one brigade to cover the rear route except the Eighth Division, and the other troops will immediately prepare to march. We
The destination is Sonate. Let the comrades of Army Group Center know that our Army Group North will be waiting for them there for a midnight snack."
Soon after the order was issued, the Northern Army Group began to move towards Sonate. Lieutenant General Freit's words about preparing midnight snacks for the brothers of the Central Army Group also inadvertently spread throughout the Northern Army Group. So this
It also caused the Northern Army to accelerate its march, and this situation immediately attracted the attention of the Austro-Hungarian Ninth Army in Cluj.
"Chief of Staff, this is the latest development of the two Romanian armies. What do you think?"
After just receiving the newly discovered intelligence, Lieutenant General Fan Siteng looked at the telegram in his hand and asked his chief of staff.
Facing his partner's inquiry, the somewhat confused chief of staff had to answer cautiously, "There is some disconnect between the two armies."
His chief of staff's answer did not satisfy Fan Siteng. He pointed out directly. "This is not a bit out of touch, but quite out of touch. There is a gap of 60 kilometers between the two armies. Do you know what this means?"
Without waiting for the chief of staff to answer, Lieutenant General Fan Siteng said it himself. "This means a distance of two days. If we delay the deployment of the troops a little longer, it will be at least four days. This allows us to do many things, such as
Defeat each one."
Hearing Lieutenant General Fein Siteng express his thoughts, the Chief of Staff immediately said, "Do you want to copy the German Eighth Army's Tannenberg Battle in East Pruge?"
In response to the chief of staff's inquiry, Lieutenant General Fan Siteng admitted generously, "Is there anything wrong with this?"
The chief of staff, who always felt that there was something unclear, said, "It is feasible, but it will divert most of our troops. Will this give our opponents an opportunity to take advantage of it?"
Regarding the concerns of the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Fan Siteng said. "The worries you mentioned are somewhat reasonable, but at present it is not feasible. Because the distance between the two armies in Romania is very large, this will give us enough time to allow us to
First defeat the enemy's Northern Army Group, and then deal with the enemy's Central Army Group alone."
At this point, Fan Siteng continued, "If you want to win, there is no reason why you should not take any risks."
In the end, it was Lieutenant General Versiteng who made the decision. Because Romania had exposed too many flaws, he had no reason to give up this rare opportunity. In order to prevent possible accidents, in addition to leaving a division to defend Cluj, he also allowed the Austro-Hungarian Air Force to be ready at any time.
Detect the movements of the two armies.
After doing this, Versiteng planned to assemble his troops to give the arrogant Romanians a powerful blow and let them know how powerful the Austro-Hungarian army was.
