In the sky above the small town of Monoul, the solemn atmosphere seems to be turning into substance, making people breathless.
What made the atmosphere so solemn was of course the Hungarian People's Army led by Landelier. In fact, just when the Hungarian army was about to leave the city, General Salamik in Monor had already received the news. The General immediately ordered the construction of the
The troops working on the fortifications speeded up, so after nearly a day and night of emergency repairs, the fortifications built by Romania had begun to take shape.
When Landelier led the People's Army to Monoul, what he saw before his eyes was a series of large and small defense fortifications. On the front were barbed wire, trenches, traffic trenches, etc., and on the sides there were firepower points, machine gun positions, and flank counterattacks.
Trenches, etc. As for the artillery positions at the back, observation balloons, etc., it is not enough to explain them one by one.
So when he saw the rolling Romanian fortifications, Landelier took a breath of cold air. He knew that it would only take about two days for the Romanians to arrive here, but he did not expect that the construction would be completed so soon. Although some places were still exposed.
The excavated soil is still there, but this is no longer important for defense.
While Landelier was observing the Romanian position, General Salamik was also checking the performance of the Hungarian People's Army from a well-located observation post. He watched the Hungarian soldiers begin to build basic defenses under the command of their own officers.
Beside them, there were people who organized singing to cheer them up. The General put down the telescope in his hand and said with a smile: "The morale is good, and the spirit is better than during the Austro-Hungarian Empire."
Yes, this is the evaluation of the Hungarian People's Army in his eyes. It is well-equipped and well-trained. In General Salamik's view, it is too far away from this Hungarian army. At present, it is only one with good morale. The only one
What made him a little afraid was the strength of the enemy's troops. The 240,000 troops outnumbered them three to one in terms of strength. This was what made him feel a little afraid.
Yes, no matter what era, the party with the absolute superiority in military strength takes the initiative. This is why General Salamik led Landelier’s People’s Army out of Budapest. In the city defense operation, the Hungarian revolutionary government
It can block the Romanian army with its huge strength advantage. Even if it cannot be blocked, it will at least cause the Romanian army to suffer heavy losses.
As for this intervention, General Salamik did not want to suffer too much loss as he would not be able to explain it to the country. Therefore, luring the Hungarian army out became his only option.
However, although there were too many Hungarian troops this time, which made Salamik fearful, he was not afraid at all. For this battle, Salamik prepared a lot of good things to entertain these Hungarians.
After a calm night, the battle between the two sides was finally about to begin.
In the early morning, the Hungarian artillery located behind the position started the war horn, and dense thunder sounded from the rear. The artillery unit led by Landelier this time was not large, but this was the remaining essence of the Austro-Hungarian army, and its equipment
The Costa heavy artillery is also famous in Europe.
As their opponent, the Romanian artillery was not a vegetarian. The 210 and 240 large-caliber heavy artillery they equipped immediately gave a strong response. You must know that in addition to the smaller number of 280 large-caliber train guns, these are the treasures of the Romanian Army.
210,240 large-caliber heavy artillery.
These heavy artillery regiments that participated in the Balkan War and the World War that just ended have allowed the Bulgarians, Austro-Hungarians, and Germans to taste their power. Not to mention the artillerymen who have trained with these heavy artillery for more than ten years, they are almost ready.
It was spent. Therefore, the Romanian heavy artillerymen were not afraid of the heavy artillery of the Hungarian People's Army at all.
The heavy artillery of both sides crossed the positions with a fearless attitude, and kept firing fiercely at the observed opponent's artillery positions.
In a heavy artillery position in Bulgaria, soldiers were loading shells for the heavy artillery in front of them, while the officers kept urging: "Hurry up, beat down these Romanian scoundrels and let them know how powerful our revolutionary soldiers are."
At this time, a low whistling sound came from far to near. As an artillery officer for many years, the officer's expression immediately changed: "Run quickly, shelling."
After saying that, before the soldier could react, he immediately ran to the side with all his strength. He remembered clearly that there was an anti-cannon hole there. Although it could not block a direct hit, it could at least avoid the damage caused by the artillery.
impact.
The soldiers who were shocked by the officer's yelling were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweats when they saw the officer's actions. Everyone immediately ran away, and if they had the chance, they immediately ran after the officer.
It's just that people can't outrun the shells. When they took two steps, a large-caliber artillery shell landed directly next to the gun position. A violent explosion was heard, and a Costa 210-caliber cannon on the gun position,
It disintegrated directly. The soldiers who had not had time to escape at the artillery position immediately disappeared. These soldiers did not even have time to cry out in pain and bid farewell to this world.
The scattered broken parts were like shrapnel, attacking the surroundings indiscriminately. One of the two huge metal wheels fell in the woods, instantly knocking down several trees as big as a bowl, and the other fell into the farmland next to it.
, plowing out a deep mark in the soil in the field. The broken barrel was like a heavy hammer, hitting everything around it.
Facing the secondary metal storm caused by the shelling, the fleeing soldiers failed to escape, and many fell to the ground silently.
The officer who was the first to evade could not run into the shell-proof hole. He was hit in the leg by a large piece of shrapnel when he was still more than ten meters away from the gun-proof hole. The high-speed shrapnel was like a sharp knife.
Like a knife, he cut off his left calf from his leg. The blood spurted out stained the soil under his feet red.
The officer could only scream and hold the broken leg tightly to prevent himself from bleeding to death. At the same time, he also prayed in his heart that the medical rescue team would come quickly.
Scenes like this are very common in the exchange of heavy artillery between two sides. What is being compared now is the endurance of the heavy artillery on both sides. Whoever loses will lose control of the artillery fire on the battlefield.
However, as the party with a disadvantage in terms of artillery quantity, the commander of the Hungarian People's Army, Landelier, was a little impatient.
"We can't go on like this. Our heavy artillery is completely at a disadvantage. If the outcome is to be equally divided, our chances of winning are not great."
After Landelier said something to the political commissar beside him, he picked up the field phone and said: "I order to launch an attack on the enemy's position immediately."
While the shelling from both sides was still going on, the Hungarian People's Army launched a rare attack.
Next, we need to look at the performance of the Romanian army.
