There was a buzz of people on the banks of the Tisza River, and a large number of Romanian soldiers were crossing the pontoon bridge built by engineers. In Szeged, Szolnok, and Eger, the three Romanian armies crossed the Tisza River and marched towards the Hungarian capital.
Budapest swept in with overwhelming force.
Among the three armies, the right army, led by Lieutenant General Ankodar, commander of the 1st Guards Division, planned to capture Szeged, Kecskemed, Szeksad and other cities and overthrow the Soviet Union in southern Hungary.
The regime. The main force of the army in the middle was led by General Salamik. After capturing Szolnok, it slowly approached Budapest, leaving it unable to disrupt the offensives from the north and south.
The northern army, led by Lieutenant General Mandiv, commander of the third division, captured the northern cities of Eger, Miskolc, and Sorgotaulyan. Then it joined the central army and waited for the southern army to prepare to encircle Budapest.
These three armies are equipped with sufficient radio stations to facilitate communication between various departments at any time. In addition, in order to prevent group charges that have already appeared in the Russian Civil War, machine guns have been equipped at the company and platoon level, allowing Romanian soldiers to have enough firepower to block the enemy's sea of people.
tactics.
Facing Romania's three armies, Szeged and Szolnok, two cities close to the Tisza River, immediately felt tremendous pressure.
"The Romanians are coming."
In Szolnok, the city on the Tisza River closest to Budapest, the news of the Romanian attack made many people panic. What these hateful imperial bastards have done east of the Tisza River has already been
The Hungarians who fled were widely known in the city. They drove away the local Hungarians and drove away all these innocent people, and they were forced to carry only their belongings. It was really pitiful.
So when they learned that the Romanian army was attacking, a large number of people took their belongings and salutes from their homes and got on carriages and other means of transportation to flee. However, the people who could not get on the means of transportation walked along the road further away from the Romanians.
They headed towards Budapest and Szekesfehérvér, which were as far away as Budapest, and they planned to hide to the west of the Danube River to temporarily avoid the limelight.
Therefore, heading west from Szolnok out of the city, the crowded crowd was moving slowly. Only the young and ignorant children looked around around their families. They felt that everything strange in front of them was so strange.
Around them, many Hungarian People's Army soldiers were maintaining order. Large recruitment banners were hung on the roadside, with slogans about protecting the homeland and the country. From time to time, some people walked out of the refugee team regardless of the opposition of their families and came to
At the recruitment office under the banner, you become a recruit who is about to go to the battlefield.
Everything seems so helpless, but this is all personal choice. Some people want to avoid peace, and some people go to the battlefield to fight.
On the Romanian side of Szolnok, a large number of Hungarian soldiers were hiding in trenches and other fortifications, waiting for the Romanian army to attack. It can be seen from the nervous expressions on their faces that they were gripping their weapons and looking around. Many of these people had experience in the battlefield.
Judging from their age, they are all under 18 years old and over 35 years old. These people are generally not accepted by the army, but now they are forced to take up arms to fight in order to defend their homeland.
"I'm coming."
The Hungarian soldiers were tortured by anxious waiting. After waiting for an unknown amount of time, someone with sharp eyes suddenly spotted the Romanian army wearing dark green military uniforms in the distance.
The soldiers became even more nervous, but then the leading officers appeared in front of everyone. These officers loudly said to them: "Don't be afraid, the enemy is nothing to be afraid of. He will die if he is shot. Hold the weapon in your hand."
, as long as you remember the essentials of shooting, you will definitely defeat the enemy's attack."
The officers repeated these words of comfort in the trenches.
In fact, these Hungarian officers, who had been promoted to the front line for less than a month, were just soldiers and ordinary people before. Moreover, this defensive mission was their first battle, and they could only leave it to fate. However, the superior commanders
They are real officers, so they know what the soldiers need most at the moment. These officers took the words given to them by their superiors and repeatedly comforted the soldiers on the battlefield, and it seemed to have a good effect.
"Boom, boom, boom."
At this moment, artillery fire from Romania, the attacker, fell one after another on the trench and its surroundings. Faced with the fierce bombardment, this caused a commotion among the Hungarian soldiers in the position.
"Get down, get down and avoid the shells."
The conscientious officers bent over and endured the choking smoke and shrapnel that might kill them, and loudly ordered the soldiers in the trenches. For some soldiers who were frightened and didn't know what to do, they would just go up and kill them with one kick.
Knocked down in the trench. Although they knew this was wrong, at least they could save these soldiers' lives.
The Hungarian soldiers who used various postures to avoid shell attacks not only had to endure the shells that might be hit. The screams of injured soldiers could be heard around the trenches, and from time to time, there were also cases of unlucky guys having their hands and feet flying off after being hit by bombs.
When they came around, these things made them turn pale with fear.
It seems that these people who were encouraged to go to the battlefield were not mentally prepared for the cruelty of the battlefield.
The incoming artillery shells will always be fired, and when the Romanian army stopped the artillery, the Hungarian soldiers who endured the torture felt that they had finally survived from hell. But before they could take a breath, the officer looked anxious.
With a look on his face, he hurriedly shouted to them: "Get up, everyone, get up quickly. The enemy is about to attack."
The soldiers looked up and looked outside the position. They were shocked by the situation outside. The Romanians were already only four to five hundred meters away from them.
"Remember the shooting tips taught to you and get ready for battle."
The officers' words came to their ears, causing the soldiers to pick up their weapons and take aim at the enemy that appeared in front of them.
When the Romanians were only three to four hundred meters away, the officers immediately gave loud orders: "Now, open fire."
"Fire."
"Pa~pa~pa~pa"
At the officer's command, many soldiers who were fighting for the first time pulled the trigger.
The continuous burst of gunfire caused the attacking Romanian soldiers to immediately lie on the ground. This made many soldiers who were fighting for the first time shout loudly: "Hit."
At this time, he would often be scolded by an officer behind him. "Why are you happy? This is just the enemy's response. Continuing to fire will not give the enemy a chance."
Sure enough, the fallen Romanian soldiers were basically still crawling forward, and the results of this battle were not satisfactory.
"Pa~pa~pa~pa"
With the help of excellent training and good shooting skills, the counterattack from Romania also came to them. Many Hungarian soldiers fell silently in the trenches during the enemy's counterattack. The comrades around them could not worry too much at all.
, can only continue to exchange fire with the enemy.
The combat performance of soldiers from both sides on the front line was seen by their respective commanders. Unlike the Hungarian commander's anxious performance, Major General Foktor, the commander of the Seventh Division who was responsible for commanding this battle, watched the Hungarians' chaotic counterattack.
Firepower, said to Admiral Salamik who was also observing this battle: "This time the enemy's fighting ability is very poor, but their morale is much higher than before."
The general, who personally went to the front line to check the enemy's situation, put down the telescope in his hand and replied: "You are right, these enemies are indeed very tenacious. If we give them enough time to train, they will be our formidable enemies."
But will General Salamik give the enemy time?
I saw him saying to Major General Foktor: "We have observed the enemy's status. The training of troops in other parts of Hungary may be different from the enemy in front of us, but some of them are still the same. Then you will be responsible for taking them.
Let’s get off to Szolnok.”
"Okay, Your Excellency, General."
After watching General Salamik leave, Faucto ordered the staff around him: "Immediately order the troops to increase their firepower and concentrate the superior forces to break through the enemy's position in one go. I want to spend the night in Szolnok tonight."
"As you command, Commander."
Following Foktor's order, the sound of Romanian artillery became more intense. The frontline troops that had been testing the attack before also became more ferocious. More importantly, a regiment-level force appeared between the two defensive forces.
This is the inevitable result of testing the enemy's weakness.
When a Hungarian battalion-level unit defending the area saw a regiment of Romanian troops appearing in front of it, its expression changed drastically. The battalion commander pulled over the sixteen- or seventeen-year-old messenger and hurriedly ordered: "The phone line is blocked.
If the explosion breaks out, ask the regiment commander for reinforcements immediately. If the reinforcements arrive late, they will have to collect the bodies for us."
After being let go by the battalion commander, the young orderly soldier immediately rushed towards the regiment headquarters, risking the lives of hundreds of people in the camp.
Looking at the messenger running away, the battalion commander picked up the phone next to him and said urgently to his regiment commander: "Commander, the enemy has launched a fierce attack on my position and now we need reinforcements. Yes, please don't worry.
We are in position. I hope reinforcements can come soon, otherwise you may not be able to see me."
After putting down the phone, the battalion commander took out his last cigarette and smoked it. As a veteran of many years of fighting, he could not know the current danger. This time the enemy had four or five times the superior strength, and they also had elite training and firepower.
Advantage. And I only have less than 400 men, and most of them are new recruits. And the only supporting weapon in the battalion that was beaten was a 57-mm cannon.
This battle is difficult to fight. After the Hungarian battalion commander took the last puff of his cigarette, his mind flashed to the girl he liked in the village. He sighed and said to himself: "Liana, this time I return alive, I will marry
you."
More intense artillery fire than before fell on their position. The reinforcements sent by their regiment commander were unable to get close to the position under the bombardment of these artillery fires.
On the position that had been plowed by artillery fire, the remaining Hungarian soldiers were still holding on. However, the Romanian soldiers coming like a tide from all directions would not give them a chance to defend.
After a brief exchange of fire, a brutal hand-to-hand combat began on this position. At this time, the weakness of the Hungarian soldiers' lack of training was infinitely magnified. Many soldiers fell in a pool of blood without even touching the enemy's clothes. But a few who could
The soldiers and officers who contended with the enemy had to face a pincer attack from many people. Therefore, this hand-to-hand battle was a complete disaster for the Hungarian soldiers.
Hungarian officers and soldiers fell down one after another on the position, and the position was gradually taken over by the Romanian army. Until only a small section of the position was left, almost all the Hungarian officers and soldiers were killed, and the battalion commander was one of the survivors.
He was holding a rifle with a bayonet and was confronting several Romanian soldiers. From the corpses of several Romanian soldiers falling next to him, it can be seen that his level of hand-to-hand combat was high. The confrontation between the two parties without squinting was also evident.
They declared their mutual fear.
"Ah~"
At this time, two screams affected the balance of the two sides. Seeing the joyful faces of the Romanian soldiers confronting him, the battalion commander's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that all his comrades had been killed.
At this time, a Romanian soldier noticed that the enemy in front of him was distracted, and immediately took a big step forward, trying to deal with this difficult opponent with a thrust.
The battalion commander stepped sideways to pass the bayonet-carrying rifle when the enemy was stabbing him. At the same time, he swung the butt of his rifle and hit the enemy's face. The attacking soldier immediately covered his face with his hands and screamed in agony. The battalion commander raised his hand and hit the enemy in the face.
The rifle wanted to kill the opponent, but at this time he felt a sharp pain in his waist, a sense of powerlessness rose in his heart, and the weapon in his hand also fell on the battlefield. He slowly turned his head and found that there were two sticks stuck in his waist.
He held the bayonet and his own blood flowed down the wound to his feet.
At this time, the two bayonets stuck in his waist were retracted, and he fell to the ground without support. His eyes gradually felt heavy and weak. But at this time, his beloved girl Liana appeared in his eyes, and she looked at him and smiled.
It was so sweet and charming. The battalion commander, who was gradually dying, also showed a smile. It was a sincere smile that he missed his beloved girl.
After seizing this position, the Romanian army immediately expanded the gap in the position on both sides. At this time, the Hungarian commander made a big mistake. After seeing the enemy's breakthrough, he ordered the troops to withdraw from the city, trying to take advantage of the terrain and the
The houses served as fortifications and continued to resist Romanian attacks.
This cannot be said to be a wrong decision, but he overestimated the quality of his army. As soon as the retreat order was given, these Hungarian soldiers who had just joined the army immediately started herding sheep. Rather than saying that they were retreating, it was better to say that they were
Escape. Everyone ran away on their own. The leading officer was dumbfounded and had no idea who to chase.
The Romanian army behind them, of course, would not give the enemy a chance to regroup and immediately pursued them. Seeing the enemy's pursuit, the Hungarian soldiers ran even more cheerfully. Along the way, various weapons were discarded on the roadside, and there were even some military uniforms.
It was also abandoned on the road by its owner.
Major General Foktor's request was fulfilled in advance. He moved into Szolnok City in the evening and still had time to wander around the city.
The army on the central route quickly captured Szolnok, and the army on the southern route was not slow either. That night they captured Szeged, which was also on the banks of the Tisza River.
Because there were no cities near the river, the Northern Route Army was unable to make any breakthrough progress. However, they also swept away the Hungarian army along the Tisza River, which could be regarded as eliminating hidden dangers.
When the Romanian army sent troops and showed strength, some people were talking about them.
