Asutu is a quiet and peaceful town ten kilometers away from Cluj. It is famous for the production of honey and roses. Every time when honey and roses are produced, the people in the town transport them to Cluj for sale, and then
Purchase the daily necessities and other supplies you need.
However, after the outbreak of World War I, life here became difficult. Fewer people bought honey and roses, and many good guys in the town were drafted for military service. The death notices sent back from time to time made the town a shadow.
There was a veil of sadness, which made Rukoto, the mayor of this town, very sad. The recent news of the war with Romania made the mayor even more sad.
But when he was feeling sad for the young men in the town, Kohler, the town's security police officer, hurried over.
Seeing Kohler's anxious look, Rukoto asked with concern. "Hi, Kohler. What's making you so anxious?"
Rukoto's inquiry made Kohler immediately come towards him. "It would be great to have you here, Mayor."
The tone of Kohler's words gave Rukoto a bad premonition. Sure enough, Kohler's next words immediately confirmed his premonition.
"Mayor, an officer just informed us that troops will pass through our town soon. They will be here for a short period of repairs, so we can prepare."
"Is there an army passing by our place?"
The words of the security police officer Kohler made Mayor Rukoto a little strange, because the transportation in the town is not convenient. In addition to one road leading to Cluj, there are only unrepaired rural dirt roads leading to several nearby villages. Therefore,
The army rarely comes here, even if their town is not too far from the city.
But since the army is coming, Mayor Rukoto can only receive it. Rukoto has already thought about asking the residents of the town to boil some water and let some children hold national flags to welcome them on the roadside. The town is beautiful
The girl should stop coming forward and stay at home until the army leaves before she comes forward. His youngest daughter Lina can only stay at home.
Rukoto, who was thinking about countermeasures, met the officer who came to notify him under the leadership of Officer Kohler. This was an officer wearing a blue lapel cavalry uniform, high riding boots on his feet, and a golden belt.
Equipped with an M07 pistol, it can be seen from his collar that he is a cavalry officer with the rank of captain.
The people sent to inform were all captains. It seemed that the number of troops coming to the town this time might be a bit too large. I hope they would not bring too much burden to the town. Rukoto, who is good at people and sophistication, could not help but feel a little worried about this, but in
As he approached, Mayor Rukoto immediately showed an expression of joy for his relatives.
"Hello, sir, I am Rukoto, the mayor of this town. I don't know how many troops will arrive in our town this time, so I can prepare the residents."
Facing the experienced and well-versed Mayor of Rukoto, the officer's performance was much inferior. "Mr. Mayor, you can call me Captain Bass. Our cavalry regiment is just passing by this time and plans to take a rest."
Just keep moving forward, so you don’t need to prepare anything, just let the soldiers have hot water to drink.”
The words of Captain Bas made Rukoto breath a sigh of relief. It seemed that this time the army was just stopping here to rest, and they only needed hot water. This made Mayor Rukoto very sad.
He was satisfied. The need for hot water was not a big deal, he would just let the residents burn some. What he was afraid of was that the army would be stationed here, and that would be the source of constant disputes and troubles that would cause headaches.
"Captain Doss, I don't know when the army will arrive. I can have someone prepare to welcome them."
"Mayor Rukoto doesn't need to be so troublesome. Let's just take a rest."
Faced with Rukoto's enthusiasm, Captain Doss waved his hand and said no.
The time passed by the two of them chatting. When Officer Kohler came over to report that the reception work was ready, the chat between the two stopped.
Captain Doss, the troops are still arriving, why don’t we take a rest first?”
While Mayor Lucto was talking, Captain Doss looked up into the distance and couldn't help but smile and said, "Isn't this coming?"
Captain Doss's words made Mayor Luktor and Officer Kohler turn around and look into the distance. They saw a large group of Austro-Hungarian cavalry in blue military uniforms marching towards here from the distance.
As the Austro-Hungarian cavalry approached, Captain Doss opened his mouth to invite. "Our regimental commander is right there. You two come with me to meet us."
"Thank you Captain for your enthusiasm, then please lead the way."
When Doss led Mayor Lucto and Officer Kohler towards the arriving cavalry regiment, Officer Kohler, who was a former soldier, looked a little unnatural.
"Ouch."
Seeing that he had arrived in front of these Austro-Hungarian cavalry troops, Officer Kohler suddenly covered his stomach and screamed.
The mayor, who was confused, asked the police officer why. "What's going on with you?"
Officer Kohler, who was holding his stomach, told the reason. "I suddenly feel uncomfortable in my stomach. It may be because I ate something bad during lunch. I want to go to the toilet first."
"How could this happen? Go quickly."
Hearing that it was a stomach problem, Lucto waved his hand to him to go quickly.
Officer Kohler was about to go back as if he was faced with a big decision. But at this time, a big hand firmly grasped his shoulder. This was the Captain Doss from before. He smiled at the somewhat ashen-faced man.
Officer Kohler said, "There are already several people with stomach discomfort at this time."
Mayor Lucto looked at everything in front of him and asked, still a little confused. "What's going on?"
Officer Kohler, who had already given up, said directly, "They are not the imperial army. We have all been deceived."
Officer Kohler's words made Mayor Rukoto's face turn cold immediately, and he even dropped the civilized stick in his hand to the ground. At this time, Captain Do'dos immediately said in a deep voice. "Rukoto"
Mayor, as long as you cooperate with us to reassure the residents of the town not to move around, we will not threaten your life and safety."
Faced with the naked intimidation of Captain Doss, Mayor Rukoto immediately came to his senses. "Okay, sir, I will arrange for the people in the town to stay at home. They should not move around. Please do this."
rest assured."
Facing the threat from the Romanian army, the old Mayor Rukoto had already guessed the situation. These people must have come for Cluj. Their town was just innocently blocking the road, so now for the town residents and
For his own safety, of course he could only cooperate.
Captain Doss was very satisfied with the cooperation of Mayor Rukoto. "Now let our people take you to inform the residents of the town, and give you another loyal farewell and think about leaving the town."
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Officer Kohler, a warning that only the officer himself knew.
Soon, the news that the Romanian army was in the town and that everyone was staying at home and not going out was like a hurricane, raging on the nerves of the town residents. Some people sighed, some were afraid, some were anxious, and more people were happy, of course.
These actions can only be done at home. Now that the town is under martial law, these soldiers control everything, but this cannot resist the curiosity of residents to observe through the windows.
As dusk approached, more Romanian soldiers came to this small town along the road. From their tired looks and muddy shoes on their feet, it could be seen that they must have traveled a long distance.
Following these soldiers, Lieutenant General Andrew also arrived in the town. The long march made the elderly Lieutenant General a little overwhelmed, but he still held a meeting immediately after arriving in the town.
"Now that we have arrived near Cluj, let's make some repairs. We are going to launch a night attack on Cluj early this morning. I will have breakfast in Cluj tomorrow morning."
After finishing speaking, Andrew looked at the generals and officers on the left and right and asked loudly, "Do you understand?"
