The remaining light of the sun shines on the earth, and the small town of Sol no longer looks like it used to. The diffuse smoke and choking smoke of gunpowder have shrouded the place, making the town feel a bit like a desolate atmosphere in a fairy tale. On the other side of the town,
On one side, the Austro-Hungarian soldiers were retreating. But it could be seen from their frightened expressions that they just wanted to escape for their lives.
These frightened soldiers could only reduce their burdens as much as possible in order to escape from this place that was like hell to them. Therefore, you could see discarded weapons and supplies along the way, ranging from small guns and ammunition to large ones.
Heavy artillery and armored vehicles were abandoned on the roads and wilderness.
In fact, their actions only strengthened the belief of the pursuers behind them. Therefore, a larger-scale pursuit was underway. Soldiers from the Romanian Cavalry Division were galloping on horseback. They approached quickly from both sides and drove away these Austro-Hungarian soldiers.
It's like a pack of wolves preparing to hunt, selecting the best prey.
Hoffman stretched out his upper body from a Jackal tank and watched the harvest scene. For him, this battle was really enjoyable, fully utilizing the power of his armored forces.
Three days ago, when they arrived at the small town of Sol, the Austro-Hungarian army had already deployed defenses here. However, due to lack of time, there were some deficiencies in defenses, especially the anti-tank which required a heavy workload.
trenches.
As their temporary commander, Lieutenant General Mandif was also experienced and immediately discovered this flaw. He immediately used his third division as a fist, coupled with the armored brigade to strengthen the strike, and launched a fierce attack on the enemy's main position.
The Seventh Division is responsible for containing flank positions and preventing the enemy from diverting troops, while the Cavalry Division is responsible for interdicting the battlefield and suppressing the enemy's rear.
Lieutenant General Mandif's unreasonable tactics of bullying you because of your lack of troops and supporting weapons immediately made the defenders feel uncomfortable. After three days of resistance, the morale of the soldiers finally collapsed, and they scattered and fled towards the rear.
Go. Now Adela is the ripe fruit in front of them, and they can pick it with just a hand.
Romania tasted the sweet fruits of victory, and then the Austro-Hungarian army could only taste the consequences of defeat. In the city of Adra, Lieutenant General Sam, commander of the Tenth Army, had slumped powerlessly on a chair in the combat hall. Around him,
The people were busy preparing to evacuate. They loaded the items they needed to take away into the car, and the black smoke from burning documents that could not be taken away filled the sky. Everyone looked more or less horrified, and the atmosphere at the command headquarters
It's also quite boring.
As his partner, Major General Hans is directing the evacuation of personnel.
After arranging things, Major General Hans came to his partner. Looking at the Lieutenant General who looked uncomfortable, Hans said: "Sam, we need to evacuate now."
Faced with the words of the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Sam did not answer, but asked him in confusion. "This battle should not have turned out like this. Did I make a mistake in commanding? Hans, tell me, is it my fault?"
What?"
Seeing his partner's frustrated look, Hans replied unbearably: "Sam, this is not your problem. None of us expected that the combat effectiveness of the troops below would decrease so quickly. These are all those
Damn rumors spread by politicians."
Major General Hans' words also represent his inner thoughts. In his opinion, these politicians are selfish guys. When the empire is in a difficult period and everyone needs to work together, they cooperate with the enemy for their own selfish desires.
, which caused the empire to suffer greater suffering. If he had the chance, he would definitely send all these people to the gallows. In fact, Hans’s idea is very popular among the top military officials, but now the soldiers are all
These people encouraged them, but they were restrained.
Hans's words did not make Sam recover. Instead, he said: "Hans, please stop comforting me. I know very well about this battle. I have a great responsibility for not finding out the situation of the army. I hope you can take it with me."
The remaining soldiers should evacuate, I'm tired and don't want to endure this anymore."
When Hans heard this, he secretly said, "No," as his old partner was determined to die. After turning his head rapidly, he immediately said: "Sam, I can't do what you asked for. You also know my ability.
There is absolutely no way to fulfill your request. Now we need you to bring the remaining soldiers of the Tenth Army out of danger. Don't forget, there are still tens of thousands of people on the front line who have not been able to evacuate, and I can't give you this
Retreat plan. You don’t want these soldiers who fought bloody battles to suffer greater losses.”
Perhaps it was Major General Hans's persuasion that worked, or perhaps he thought of the tens of thousands of soldiers still on the front lines, and Sam's eyes finally gained some brilliance.
"You really have nothing to do?"
"Really, the evacuation of the headquarters has made me very anxious. I still haven't been able to come up with a way to retreat from the front line."
Faced with Sam's inquiry, Hans told a little white lie.
"Indeed, these soldiers who fought bloody battles should not accept this result."
After Lieutenant General Sam said these words, he immediately came to the military map that had not been withdrawn. He looked at the map in front of him and said to the chief of staff beside him: "Let the troops on the left wing evacuate immediately towards the direction of the Ninth Group Army.
.Send a report to Lieutenant General Fan Siteng of the Ninth Army, requesting him to send troops to respond. The troops on the right wing evacuate to Serbia. As long as they withdraw across the Murje River and enter Serbia, I believe the Romanians will not pursue them. As for the three divisions in the middle
…”
Lieutenant General Sam got stuck at this point. With both the left and right wings evacuating, their fate was already doomed. Lieutenant General Sam thought for a while and said: "Let them evacuate on their own."
Now it depends on how many of them can retreat to the territory controlled by Austria-Hungary. Only God knows.
"Also, send a message to the Sixteenth Army and tell them our decision."
The Sixteenth Army does not want to be attacked by the defeated troops, so they will definitely retreat. At present, the only line of defense that can be used is the Tisza River line. I believe they will know these basic common sense.
Lieutenant General Sam said this, thought for a while and then said: "Leave the guard regiment behind and try to collect the defeated soldiers. We will retreat to the west of the Tisza River to defend."
Facing a series of orders from Lieutenant General Sam, Major General Hans immediately asked a staff officer to record them and send a report.
Looking at Sam who had recovered, Hans stretched out his hand and said: "Let's evacuate now, and don't give the enemy the honor of capturing the commander of the Imperial Group Army."
"Okay, I'll leave now."
The two walked out of the headquarters and left the city that was about to fall under the protection of a few soldiers. The Austro-Hungarian people who were fleeing on the streets were leaving in droves. This would save Romania a lot of trouble in the future.
The Romanian soldiers chasing the enemy finally entered the city several hours after Lieutenant General Sam left.
The cavalry division, as the vanguard, did not stay here long. After leaving a regiment of troops to wait for the arrival of the infantry, they immediately began to pursue again. Because their mission was to not allow these defeated soldiers to gather and delay the Romanian army.
Footsteps, this time they will drink horses in the Tisza River.
Unfortunately for Lieutenant Colonel Antonescu, he was selected to wait for the arrival of the follow-up troops. Looking at the large group of cavalry walking away, the Lieutenant Colonel spit on the ground, and then he said to his men
He roared angrily, "Please maintain order in the city and don't let me find you being lazy."
After the Transylvanian Army defeated Lieutenant General Sam's Tenth Army and occupied Adela, the Austro-Hungarian Ninth Army on the northern front immediately abandoned its position and retreated to the Tisza River for fear of being outflanked.
A front-line defense. A large number of areas east of the vast Tisza River were occupied by the Romanians.
For this battle, in addition to praising the combat effectiveness of the Romanian army, the Allies were surprised by the decline in the morale and morale of the Austro-Hungarian army. Many of its newspapers were trumpeting that Austria-Hungary could no longer hold on and victory was imminent. Regarding these
Austria-Hungary naturally refuted the remarks of the Allied Powers. However, many people in Austria-Hungary had other thoughts regarding the defeat in Hungary. This made this dualistic country like a dilapidated house, becoming even more shaky.
