When there was no reconnaissance of Austro-Hungarian aircraft in the sky, Andrew immediately prepared to divide his troops. Now they have arrived in Sovata, which is only 53 kilometers away from the Northern Army Group fighting in Sonate. It only takes a day's hard march to reach it. But according to intelligence
It showed that 38 kilometers ahead of them, three divisions of the Ninth Army were already waiting here.
As the commander of Army Group Center, Andrew was also quite decisive. At this time, he led the elite 2nd and 9th divisions to sneak around day and night, while the chief of staff led other troops and continued to move towards Sonate. In order to ensure realism and confusion
When they reach the enemy, the troops led by the chief of staff must speed up and must show their eagerness to rescue their teammates.
At a fork in the road in Sovata, Andrew was saying goodbye to his chief of staff.
"Chief of Staff, how many enemy troops do you think we can keep this time?"
Facing the heroic Lieutenant General Andrew, the Chief of Staff thought carefully and said, "This depends on the opponent's response. If Lieutenant General Fan Siteng reacts sharply, abandons heavy weapons such as artillery and armored vehicles, and retreats to () from the northwest road, then he will
You can take away most of the army. But in this case, most of his Ninth Army will be destroyed, and the army will lose its artillery and other heavy weapons. Will it still have combat effectiveness?"
"Of course, if he reacts slowly for a day or has unrealistic ideas, then he is lucky to be able to take away one third."
Regarding his chief of staff's serious analysis of his attitude, Andrew laughed and said, "It depends on how many troops we are willing to take him with him."
Andrew and the Chief of Staff talked about the enemy's defeat as if there was no one around, which made people feel a little arrogant. However, in their view, with long experience in battle formations, the defeat of the Austro-Hungarian Ninth Army was inevitable.
Because after the battle started, the enemy commander Fan Siteng performed very badly, and was completely manipulated by Lieutenant General Freit at the command level. In order to get him to invest more troops, Freit was there
Yesterday, he deliberately gave up some positions and his performance was about to fail. Sure enough, it was like taking out a piece of red cloth, which made Versiten go crazy about it like a bull. Not only did he invest most of his troops, he also mobilized Cluj
The strength of a brigade. This made it even more impossible for the already stretched defenders to block the next raid, so this gave the two men confidence in the next battle.
If the enemy is like the Austro-Hungarian Tenth Army, then it will be difficult to fight.
As said, Army Group South indeed experienced a tough battle in Deva.
In the trench, Captain Mizik saw numerous figures appearing through the gunpowder smoke in front of the position, and immediately shouted, "Be aware that the enemy is coming up, prepare to fight."
Hearing the roar of their commander, the soldiers of the 7th Company immediately raised their guns and aimed at these figures. They were waiting for the enemy to get closer before they could kill them more effectively. As their commander, Mizik did not look at them like before.
When the enemy is within range, prepare to give the order to fire, and begin to inspect whether the soldiers in the trenches are raising their guns in a standardized manner.
In fact, the result of Mizik's inspection before the war is that his company now has too many recruits. And it's not just his company, but the entire 19th Division. When facing a battle, it's hard for you to trust him.
A comrade I've only met for a week.
Because of the reputation of Mizik's 7th Company, he participated in all the battles of the 19th Division, and most of them were used in key positions. This also led to the arrival of reinforcements from the group army led by General Salamik.
There were only 53 people who could stand, and two-thirds of the casualties resulted in a large influx of new recruits. As a commander who was deeply loved by the soldiers, of course he had to give these recruits some care, and in Mizk's opinion, try to let them
Survival is the greatest care.
After the arrival of the new recruits, their company commanders and officers even said privately that the soldiers who were added to their company might be the worst group in this battle. As soon as they arrived, they encountered a big battle. Some even thought that half of these new recruits were
Anyone who survives the first battle is considered lucky. Now Mizik can only let them take up arms to defend their lives.
"Somi, stand up quickly, the enemy is coming."
When Mizk was halfway there, he saw a new recruit hiding in a corner shivering, and a Mauser 98 rifle was thrown into the dirt at the bottom of the trench. Mizk knew him, he was from his own company.
Recruit Somi is a young man who just graduated from high school in Ploiesti.
Mizik, who had faced many such situations in the past few days, pulled him up and picked up the rifle from the dirt. He loudly said to Suomi, "Suomi, this is a life-and-death battle.
Overcome your fears, grab a gun and fight."
Somi, whose face was pale and still fearful and nervous, grabbed Mizik's shoulders with his hands and said, "They are all dead. I just watched them die. They were gone in the blink of an eye. Even
Chief, are we all going to die?"
It seemed that Suomi had encountered some stimulation. It was probably that a friend he knew was hit by a cannonball in front of him. Mizik had rich experience in treating this. He stretched out his palm towards Suomi with a tender expression.
He waved his cheek vigorously.
"Pah, pah... pah."
After several consecutive slaps, Suomi's mental attention finally turned back to her own pain. "Ah, it hurts so much, company commander, stop."
After seeing Somi speaking in a normal tone and regaining his composure, Mizik stopped. Not to mention that the rough palm hitting the tender face was really good. Mizik, who was thinking about this, looked a little red and swollen.
Suomi, who was dodging himself with a face, then spoke, "I'm not ready to fight yet."
The fearful recruits from Ploiesti who were cured by Mizik immediately picked up their rifles and prepared to resist the incoming enemy like other soldiers. Mizik continued to heal several fearful soldiers.
"The machine gun intercepts the following enemy reinforcements. Other soldiers will hit and shoot the enemy directly in front of me. Fire quickly."
"Doss, bring your men to reinforce the Fourth Company on our left wing. They may not be able to hold it anymore. We cannot let the gap open from them."
"Commander, report to the regiment headquarters that we need additional ammunition. It's best to give us another machine gun, otherwise it will be difficult for us to fight from behind."
Under the attack of the Austro-Hungarian army, Mizk commanded the company's defense in an orderly manner. Under his excellent command, the Austro-Hungarian army's attack was blocked again. However, looking at the position riddled with holes, Mizk
Ke couldn't help but think about when he would get reinforcements. In this battle, his company suffered 47 casualties, of which 41 were the new recruits.
