On November 21, the Southern Army and the Austro-Hungarian Tenth Army started a battle in Deva. Four days later, on November 25, the Austro-Hungarian Ninth Army intercepted the Northern Army near Sonate, and the two sides immediately launched a war.
Great war.
For a time, the battle between the two places with hundreds of thousands of people attracted everyone's attention. As the King of Romania, Edel, of course, he was also very concerned about this. Not to mention that the current situation of the Romanian army has become very delicate, so this time the main
His Excellency, the Chief of General Staff, who was in control of the war situation, was summoned to the palace.
"My Chief of General Staff, how is the war situation now?"
After Pulieshan rushed to the palace to greet him, Edel started asking directly.
Facing the king's inquiry, he explained: "Your Majesty, the current situation is still within the expectations of our General Staff. The reasons for this situation are also within our expectations."
Edel could only believe the explanation given by the Chief of General Staff, but he still raised his concerns about this situation. "But the casualties of the troops will not be small in this fight. The losses now are all the elite soldiers we have trained for many years. I am afraid.
At some point, the combat effectiveness of the troops will decline too quickly."
The main reason was that President Chiang Kai-shek's elite suffered heavy casualties at the beginning of the War of Resistance, which caused a profound impression of their near-collapse later on. Therefore, Edel was a little worried about this, and at present, the Romanian army has not yet faced the German army on the Eastern Front, so he was a little afraid.
Excessive casualties made it impossible to withstand the German attack in the following battles.
Faced with Edel's questioning, Plesan certainly knew the reason. The main reason was that Romania's follow-up mobilization forces had not yet followed up, but the active standing army moved too quickly, causing the Romanian army to fight too many with less in Transylvania.
situation.
In fact, the underlying reason is the military's anxiety about being surrounded by enemies on all sides, which also has a lot to do with the Romanian army's combat thinking. The current mainstream thinking is to defend against enemies at home and abroad, and of course Romania is no exception.
Therefore, when making plans, they try to keep the enemy near the border. When Romania joined the war, it was faced with enemies on all sides. As a result, the army liked to use its troops to the limit when executing operations. This has a lot to do with the lack of domestic troops.
Big relationship.
Compared with Austria-Hungary, which has more than three million troops, the German Eastern Front, which has more than one million troops, and Bulgaria, which has 600,000 troops, Romania's current mobilized troops are only a little over one million. If it doesn't use its troops to the limit, it will be very difficult.
It may not be able to hold on, and Romania's more than ten years of construction results will be destroyed in one day, which will be unacceptable to the army with the sword of the kingdom. Therefore, both the staff who made the plan and the commanders on the front line will get used to it.
Think about using a small amount of troops to achieve the greatest results. However, it seems that the elites trained for many years can still support the plans of the staff and commanders.
As the executor of the army, Plesan certainly knew these reasons, and could only tell the truth when asked by the king. "Your Majesty, the current battle in Sorat is part of our plan."
After hearing what Pleshan said, Edel said with great interest, "Keep talking."
"The whole plan is this. At the beginning, we planned to assemble the Northern and Central Army to attack the Austro-Hungarian Ninth Army in order to capture Cluj. Later we learned that the enemy's Ninth Army had 200,000 people, and our two armies merged
There are only 250,000 people at the end, so the strength advantage is not big. The enemy is on the defensive, and there are many fortifications around Cluj. If our elite soldiers capture it, the casualties will not be small. Moreover, Cluj is connected to Hungary by a railway.
, but if we cannot capture it quickly, it will most likely turn into a war of attrition, which is what we don’t want to see.”
Edel nodded when he heard this. With 250,000 troops facing the Austro-Hungarian army of 200,000 troops, even if it does not perform well on the Eastern Front, it is not that easy to defeat the opponent. Not to mention that there is a railway connecting the rear. Once it cannot quickly
Take it, a war of attrition, the Romanian soldiers cannot afford it at all.
After seeing Edel nod in approval, Plesan continued. "Later, Lieutenant General Freit proposed a plan."
Edel immediately had an image of the resolute officer who was taciturn in military meetings and devoted himself to officer training and other matters after his promotion.
"Lieutenant General Freit believes that if we directly combine the two armies to attack Cluj, there will be heavy casualties. Moreover, if Austria-Hungary has follow-up army reinforcements, it is likely to lead to failure, so he believes that the enemy needs to be mobilized.
.So after discussing with Lieutenant General Andrew, he used the Northern Army Group he led as bait to lure the Ninth Army to attack. Then the Central Army Group fiercely attacked Luge, taking advantage of its empty strength to seize Freit.
The Lieutenant General's plan has been half successful."
His Majesty the King was filled with admiration after listening to Pleshan's words. However, some concerns made Edel, who knew a little about military affairs, point out: "The Central Army Group has a huge military strength of 100,000 people. It is impossible for the enemy not to pay close attention to it. And as long as the enemy notices, then
It is also very possible to send troops to delay Army Group Center and then withdraw from the battle."
Edel's analysis, Plesan explained with a smile. "We have already anticipated this, so our response is to have Army Group Center mobilize elite troops to march towards Cluj in a stealthy manner, while the remaining troops continue to provide reinforcements."
Sonat’s moves.”
At this point, Pleshan told the latest news. "Our intelligence personnel in Cluj found that the enemy left only one division for defense, which shows that our plan was successful. Now we only need the Central Army to send troops directly
Put it in Cluj, wherever we can take it."
The news told by Plesan filled Edel with hope, so he asked. "So, we will be able to capture Cluj soon?"
Edel's words made Pleshan a little embarrassed. "There is still a small problem that needs to be solved."
"what is the problem?"
"Yesterday, Lieutenant General Andrew sent a telegram that Austro-Hungarian aircraft were conducting reconnaissance flights over them every day, which prevented him from temporarily dividing his forces."
Pleshan's words made Edel a little anxious. "Didn't you think of a solution?"
Pleshan answered. "We plan to send planes immediately to drive away these Austro-Hungarian flies, but the frontline airport is not ready yet."
Pleshan's words made Edel concerned. "What is the reason why the airport cannot be used?"
"The runway and fuel at the field airport have been prepared, and mainly aircraft parts and maintenance ground crews are still on the way."
Hearing the problem that troubled Pleshan, Eder thought of a solution for future generations. "We can completely let the plane take it directly. The fighter can take two people, and the bomber carries the accessories and rushes over first. We need to ensure that there are no Austro-Hungarian eyes in the sky."
After returning to the General Staff Headquarters, Plesan immediately arranged for the waiting Romanian Army Aviation Third Wing to implement Edel's suggestion. So hundreds of aircraft immediately brought ground crew and accessories for transfer, and
The field airport that had received the order immediately arranged for these aircraft to dock.
When the Austro-Hungarian aircraft came back for reconnaissance the next day, they were immediately intercepted and driven away by the Romanian fleet. After a disproportionate exchange of fire, the Romanian fighters firmly controlled the sky. Next, you need to see the center
