We don’t know how effective Austria-Hungary is in pacifying the army, but in Transylvania, Romania, a large amount of supplies and troops are being assembled.
In Deva, a transportation hub city in Transylvania, most of the traces damaged by the battle have been repaired. There are only a few buildings that have not had time to be repaired, telling the story of past battles. The reason for the current war,
The Transylvania Army, which was mainly upgraded from the previous Army Group South, still uses Deva as the location of its headquarters. Perhaps this is due to the emphasis on Deva's transportation hub.
The lively and noisy scene in the city has shown that it has returned to its former prosperity. However, from the fact that most of the people in the city are wearing military uniforms, it can be seen that this is the abnormal prosperity brought about by the war.
The train station, the most prosperous place, has always been very lively. A large number of soldiers got off the train here and rushed to their respective destinations. Moreover, there were a large number of materials covered with raincloths piled up in the freight yard of the train station. These were warehouses.
There is no room for temporary open-air storage of military supplies, which are all unimportant daily necessities such as shovels and tents. This does not mean that they are not important, but the current imbalance in transportation capacity means that these supplies can only be temporarily accumulated here.
Currently, trains from Romania arrive in Deva every five minutes, and there are currently only more than 8,000 vehicles responsible for transporting these supplies. It doesn’t take much calculation to know that hundreds of tons of supplies need to be transported every five minutes.
However, it takes time to transport cars to various parts of the front line. It can take a few hours if it is fast, and it can take about two days if it is slow. This results in a lot of supplies that can only be stranded in Deva. At present, the roads in Transylvania are
The situation can only accommodate the transportation of so many cars, so the method of adding more vehicles is completely unfeasible. Therefore, we can only wait for the transportation vehicles and slowly transport them away.
And just as the soldiers in charge of logistics at the train station were working tirelessly to move supplies from a parked train, another train pulled by a steam locomotive entered the station, puffing out heavy steam.
"Gah~chi."
As the train screeched and braked, another train stopped at another platform. The cargo transported by this train was different from the trains stopped at other platforms. Except for one passenger car, the others were all flat cars.
And placed on top are steel monsters.
After the train came to a stop, many officers and soldiers got out of the carriage. One of them, an officer with the rank of captain on his shoulders, gave an order loudly. "Everyone, move quickly and prepare baffles and other tools to drive the tank down."
Under the captain's order, these soldiers immediately walked to the flat car at the back. Those who were preparing to put down the baffles placed the baffles, and those who took out the steel cables took out the steel cables. It was a lively scene.
At this time, two more people walked out of the carriage. They were Brigadier Hoffmann and his orderly, wearing the uniform of a colonel.
"Ham, let's go."
Hoffman, who was carrying a small box, patted his military uniform with some dust on it and said to the orderly behind him.
"Okay, Brigadier."
The orderly carrying the box in both hands immediately followed the pace of his brigade commander.
"Brigadier, don't you want to take a rest before leaving?"
Seeing Hoffman's appearance, the captain who had been directing the soldiers to unload the truck quickly came over to say hello.
"No need, Captain Sothman. The car that the Army Group will pick me up should be outside the station. What you need to do now is to drive the tank to the camp and take care of it carefully."
Hoffman looked at the busy platform and said again. "The chariots from the entire brigade will be brought here. You can't let everyone down on the battlefield."
"No problem, brigade commander. Our company is the best-trained company in the entire brigade and we won't let you down."
After a few words of encouragement to Captain Saussmann, who was patting his chest and making sure of his promise, Hoffman left with the orderly.
Hoffman was right. Sure enough, the army headquarters had sent someone to pick him up, but this candidate was something he had not expected at all.
"Hi, Hoffman."
A greeting sounded, causing Hoffman to stop looking for the officer who came to pick him up.
Feeling that the voice was familiar, Hoffman immediately looked at this person, who was clearly Riksiwa, who had been a teacher with him. Looking at his former colleague and friend in the military academy, a bright smile appeared on Hoffman's face. He saw him
He walked over quickly, spread his hands and gave Rixiva a warm hug.
After they separated, Hoffman looked at Kesiwa in front of him and said, "Riksiwa didn't expect that you are also in Deva, and you are actually still at the army headquarters."
Faced with the enthusiastic Hoffman, Riksiwa also smiled and said, "Yes, I really didn't expect that we could still work together in this war. This reminds me of the days when I taught in the military academy."
"That's right."
Hoffman sighed and said, "If we hadn't often discussed issues together in the military school, I wouldn't have gradually improved my ideas and ideas."
Riksiwa joked, "So you should give me half the credit."
"no problem."
After the two exchanged pleasantries, the guards brought by Riksivar helped Hofmann share part of his luggage. Riksiwa pulled him all the way out of the station.
"I knew I was coming to pick you up this time, but I asked for it. You can see that the car is ready."
Riksiwa pointed at the two T-model cars parked next to the two of them. "Look, there's also one of my own."
"Thank you, Rixiva."
"With our relationship, it would be too polite to say thank you. Go to the headquarters to report first, and then let me entertain you. The resting place has been prepared for you."
Riksiwa said and pulled Hoffman into one of the cars.
The guards brought by Rixiva and the orderly named Ham could only squeeze into another car.
On the way, Riksivar glanced at Hoffman's epaulettes and said with envy: "Sure enough, the people who are valued by the king are all colonels."
Facing Riksiwa's words, Hoffman said modestly, "I'm just a step too fast. You will catch up sooner or later."
"Don't be modest. When you were in the military academy, your abilities were obvious to everyone. Now you serve as the brigade commander of the only armored brigade in the army. In my opinion, you will be higher than our group in the future."
Having said this, Lixiwa patted the lieutenant colonel rank on his shoulder and continued: "This rank is already fast enough among us. And it is also due to the mobilization of this war that the number of officers is not enough.
It was forced upon me. Now I am growing up quickly, but if I really want to be promoted to general in the future, this will be a flaw."
After Riksivar finished talking about himself, he looked at Hoffman with envy and said: "In comparison, I think it will not be difficult for you to be promoted. The position of brigade commander with real power must be valued by the king, so there will be no problems in the future with your promotion."
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"Don't say that, Rixiva."
Hoffman first retorted, and then said: "Despite my current glory, I am actually under a lot of pressure. Sitting in this position, I have to face competition from the heroes in the military. If I can't get enough results, who will
All the attention you attach to me will be in vain.”
What Hoffman said spoke from his own heart. Among their group of officers, Hoffman can be said to be one of the few who stands at the top. But what has always embarrassed him is that he is the only one among them.
An officer who did not have enough combat merit to take action. In the Battle of Transylvania, the mountainous terrain was not suitable for tanks at all, and there were not many tanks equipped at the time. The same reason was true for the Battle of Bulgaria.
Moldavia, the only country with suitable terrain, was severely beaten by the Germans in the early stage, and the tank performance was not suitable for this kind of defensive battle. Finally it was Romania's turn to counterattack, but the result was that the Germans retreated themselves. He, Hoffman, was busy.
He didn't get a suitable battle, how could he be so willing?
"Okay, stop complaining, Hoffman."
After Riksiwa comforted her, he glanced around and said, "I'm going to tell you a piece of news in advance, just don't say it's me who said it."
Faced with Riksivar's mysterious look, Hoffmann suddenly asked, "What's the news?"
"I heard that this time your troops will be assigned to the front line and work as sharp swords with several standing divisions."
"really?"
"I can still lie to you, but I heard it from other staff officers, so I can't lie."
Riksivar's words made Hoffman very excited, but he still did not forget to thank his good friend.
"Thank you, this news is such a surprise to me."
"You're welcome."
However, Riksivar told him that it was more than friendship. Anyway, Hoffman would know the news sooner or later. I saw Riksivar continue to talk. "I don't want to stay at the headquarters for this battle. It's boring."
"Do you want to join the army?"
When it comes to friends, Hoffman knows everything.
Riksiwa admitted generously. "Yes, I plan to leave the army."
In Riksivar's view, a soldier without military exploits is not perfect. And as a temporarily promoted lieutenant colonel, without military exploits it is even less convincing, so he plans to join the army to train himself.
Of course Hoffman knew what Riksivar meant when he said such explicit words. Wasn't this because he was interested in the position in the armored brigade? It seems that his friend has become much more tactful after several years of training. And he really has some skills on his side.
If the position of deputy chief of staff is vacant, it will be given to someone. At least the friend himself can know the ins and outs of it.
Hoffman, who wanted to understand, smiled and said: "Not to mention, I still need a deputy chief of staff here. If you don't dislike the low ranking, then I will definitely accept it."
After hearing what Hoffman said, Riksiwa said happily. "I saw it right. It's settled. I'll apply when I return to the headquarters. I know a lot about the use of these tanks."
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It seems that Riksiwa had planned it early and waited for Hoffman to agree.
The two of them chatted and came to the headquarters. Under the leadership of Riksivar, Hoffman's report was completed very quickly. Since General Salamik was inspecting the front line, the interview could only be done by
Lieutenant General Freit will do it. However, the Lieutenant General is very busy now and can only postpone the meeting until the next day.
So Hoffman had a meal with Ricky Siwa, who was about to become his subordinate, and returned to his residence early to recharge and prepare for the interview the next day.
