Before the commander could understand what it was, a large number of fighter planes emerged from the sky, and the shining Romanian Air Force appeared.
As the latest aircraft in Romania, the Goshawk III fighter incorporates many British and French technologies. It has a wingspan of 7.62 meters and a length of 9.57 meters. It is a biplane. It has a strong power of up to 210 horsepower, supporting it to become an air killer. In this regard
, Austria-Hungary and the Germans had the most say. Before, Soviet Russia had few aircraft of all kinds, and they all lived under its fear.
In addition to the Goshawk III fighter jets, there are also DH-10 bombers imported from Britain by Romania. As the most outstanding bomber in World War I, the DH-10 bomber has a low reputation. Mainly because it entered the war too late, it did not leave a legacy
Prestige.
The empty weight is 2533 kg, the maximum take-off weight is 4082 kg. The maximum level flight speed is 199.5 km/h, the practical ceiling is 5335 meters, and the range is 965 km. It has four 7.7 mm caliber Lewis machine guns and an ammunition load of 626 kg. It makes Romania look like it at a glance.
Due to its performance, it introduced technology from de Havilland Company to produce it itself. After the war, it also purchased 80 bombers from the British military to supplement its own shortage of bombers.
So when these air overlords appeared over the Soviet Russian army, all they showed was the fear of death.
"Boom, boom, boom"
The bombs falling from the sky caused the Soviet Russia below to hurriedly find a place to take shelter.
"Ta, ta, ta"
The machine gun fire in the sky made these soldiers dodge faster.
At this moment, the culprit who had caused the earth to tremble finally appeared. More than a hundred Jackal tanks appeared in front of everyone, and behind them were Romanian soldiers who were fully equipped and armed to the teeth.
"The enemy's tanks and infantry, please order the troops to withdraw quickly."
Of course the front-line Soviet commander knew the tank, and he could also see the infantry following the tank. This was a trap. At this moment, the only thought that appeared in the Soviet commander's mind was this.
Of course, he could see it, and of course Egorov in the rear could also see it.
"I was fooled."
At this moment, he had no time to regret. How to preserve his strength was the most important thing now. He must block this wave of enemy counterattacks now, otherwise his Western Front would be in danger of collapse.
"Immediately issue an order to Smilga, requiring his 14th Army to set up defenses in their positions and must block the enemy's counterattack at all costs."
At this moment, Yegorov only has Smilga's 14th Army available. Speaking of which, considering the number of casualties in his unit before, he was given a temporary break to serve as a reserve. Now the survival of the Western Front depends on his performance.
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When Yegorov gave the order to Smilga, the counterattacking Romanian army had already rushed to the second-line position. Because it was entangled with the defenders of the position and unable to escape, the Soviet Russian army faced catastrophe.
Many of these Romanian soldiers who counterattacked were armed with the famous MP18 submachine guns. These close-range metal storms were equally effective in the hands of the Romanians. Many Soviet soldiers did not understand this when facing this weapon.
So I went to see Marx.
The Jackal tank also used its 37mm tank gun from time to time to roll call the gathered Soviet soldiers.
Massacre, one-sided massacre. The Soviet soldiers who broke into the position were like innocent lambs, mercilessly slaughtered by these Romanian soldiers. Especially the 8th Army, which was listed as a key target by Hoffman, their situation was even worse. Countless people
The heroic soldiers were helpless in the face of the torrent of Romanian steel. They did not have any weapons to deal with this steel monster, so they could only watch it plunder among the soldiers.
When this sense of powerlessness and fear reached its peak, escape became an inevitable choice. As the first escaping soldier appeared, one after another dropped their weapons and ran to the rear.
"You guys stop here and come back quickly."
A Soviet commander screamed desperately, but no one could turn around.
"You damn deserters, I represent...wu...wu..."
A political commissar who tried to intercept the deserters raised his pistol and tried to force the soldiers to return to the battlefield. Unfortunately, he was pushed away and his weapon was robbed.
More and more Soviet soldiers are fleeing on the battlefield, forming a rout.
"Continue, we will crush the enemy's fighting spirit in one fell swoop."
On a tank command vehicle, Hoffman looked at the Soviet soldiers fleeing in all directions and gave orders with high spirits.
Following his order, the soldiers of the armored brigade drove the tanks and rushed towards the front-line positions. They wanted to take advantage of the enemy's shock and defeat the enemy's fighting spirit in one go, and make their own contribution to the subsequent thoroughfare of the Western Front.
The rumbling tanks crossed the trenches and drove the defeated troops towards the front line. The troops of the three divisions behind them continued to form fists and hit the defense line that was torn apart by the sharp knife of the armored brigade.
"Fire, why not fire."
On the captured first-line position, the Soviet officers loudly rebuked the machine gunners for not obeying orders.
"But, the people in front of us are all our own."
"Now I order you to fire. If you don't fire, I will shoot you."
"Ta~ta~ta"
In the end, out of concern for his own life, the machine gunner opened fire. However, judging from the ballistics, most of the bullets were wasted by him.
However, the shooting of their comrades did not give these fleeing soldiers the courage to attack in reaction. They were just like attacking the enemy's position, without caring about their own casualties, just to escape.
The counterattack on the position was completely useless to the pursuing Romanian army. Most of the soldiers were hiding behind the tanks, and the only sound they could hear when these bullets hit the tanks was the tinkling sound.
So soon, Romania once again fought on the front line. Facing the steel monster that appeared in front of them, these Soviet soldiers really had no good way.
At this time, an officer who knew the method loudly said to the soldiers: "Use bundles of grenades to blow up the tracks."
But it's easy to say that a tank protected by Romanian soldiers can't be so easy to explode. A soldier was discovered by Romanian soldiers before he ran thirty meters with a bundle of grenades. After a burst of gunfire, the grenades were in his arms.
Exploded, leaving nothing but a pile of blood and stains, the soldier disappeared from the world.
"Keep sending."
Following the orders of Soviet military officers.
Two more soldiers rushed forward with grenades in their hands, but they were already noticed by the Romanian soldiers. After a burst of shooting, the two soldiers also fell down twenty or thirty meters away from the tank.
Facing the torrent of steel in Romania, the Soviet Russian army could only resist with flesh and blood. However, most of the Soviet soldiers could not get close to the tank. Only a few lucky ones could run to the tank tracks and plant grenades. And these lucky ones could
Even if he blew up the tank, he would not be able to escape the fate of being shot on the spot.
However, Hoffman would not give these Soviet troops a chance. He ordered the tanks to stop fifty meters away and use artillery and machine guns to cover the infantry.
Therefore, faced with many tanks acting as mobile forts and Romanian soldiers rushing in, the Soviet Russian army did not hold back on the front line for long.
Yegorov, who stayed behind and witnessed all this with his own eyes, gave himself a slap in the face, saying that it was all his own fault.
But before he regretted it, an officer ran up to him panting: "Report to the commander, the 16th Group Army has been defeated by the enemy. The enemy troops on the northern front are encircling our rear."
