After hearing the news, Yegorov pulled the officer to his side with his hands and asked him loudly: "When did it happen?"
Seeing his pale face staring at him, the officer who was pulled out of breath quickly said: "Is it about 1:40 in the afternoon?"
"Why are you reporting now?"
"Because the telegraph machine of the 16th Army was damaged and the telephone lines were cut by the enemy. They sent cavalry to deliver the letter, so we arrived now."
Yegorov was speechless when he heard this. Now he couldn't think about anything else. He must solve this crisis immediately. Otherwise, the enemy will attack his troops from front to back and face collapse.
Thinking of this, Yegorov knew that it was time to prepare to retreat. But he would definitely not be able to leave just like this. One unit must make sacrifices. At this time, he thought of the 16th Army.
Yegorov loosened his grip on the officer's collar and ordered him: "Give Smilga an order to hold his position and provide time for other brother troops to reorganize their ranks."
Poor Smilga was abandoned by his superior, Yegorov.
"etc."
Yegorov stopped the officer who was about to leave.
The officer who was stopped immediately asked: "What other orders are there, Comrade Commander?"
"Send a telegram to Comrade Sklev, telling him that the plan has failed and asking him to evacuate on his own."
Previously, because of the sudden situation, Yegorov was so busy that he almost forgot about the 6th and 9th Army who were still fighting in Nemilov. Now they must be informed of the result immediately, otherwise they are likely to face the Romanian army.
Of course, even if Sklev is told now, it is still unknown how many of them can escape. After all, if they want to evacuate, they need to move slowly over mountains and ridges, and Romania has been waiting outside for a long time.
After giving these instructions, Yegorov was also ready to leave. He could not give the enemy a chance to capture the commander of the front army, otherwise he would become a shame to Soviet Russia, and no one would be able to save him at that time.
With Yegorov's departure, this war is coming to an end. But for the Romanian army, it is now time to reap victory.
As the Soviet army retreated from the captured positions, Romania's counterattack began across the board. Except for leaving one division as a mobile force, General Freit played all the cards in his hand.
All kinds of heavy artillery shells seemed to be free of charge, and they hit the head of the 14th Army Group, which was the last defense of the Soviet Union. The huge shells hit the position, making the defending Soviet soldiers look lonely and helpless, like a lonely boat facing a huge storm.
Helpless. Everyone seemed to be facing an earthquake and didn't know when it would end. The deafening sound of shell explosions caused many people to bleed from their ears and nostrils.
At this time, they knew to pray that the shells would not fall on their heads. In fact, this large-caliber heavy artillery did not need to land on their heads at all. As long as it was nearby, it would probably kill them.
A large number of soldiers lost their lives without even seeing the enemy. Such fierce artillery fire made many Soviet soldiers worried. In fact, this was indeed the case. A 305 super-large-caliber artillery shell fell fifteen meters away from a bunker.
At a distance of 300 meters, all the Soviet soldiers in this bunker seemed to be asleep. It was only from their bloody faces that we knew that all of them were dead.
The fierce and rapid artillery fire lasted for a short time and stopped after only an hour.
This is not because Romania is short of ammunition, but to facilitate the pursuit of the enemy. Because now all kinds of ammunition have opened the door to Romania. Whether it is German or British and French ammunition of the same caliber, Romania needs it and they have it in their warehouse.
Pull it away. So now Romania can completely carry out the artillery bombardment on the Western Front for several days, but it is not necessary.
After the artillery fire stopped, the defensive position of the 14th Army was in a mess, with craters everywhere like the surface of the moon.
"attack."
Following an order, with the Armored Brigade as the forerunner, the 2nd, 3rd, and 7th Guards Division as the fists, and the other divisions as the wings, they pressed toward the 14th Group Army in a dark manner.
"Fire."
Facing the unstoppable Romanian army, the few remaining Soviet artillery roared their final roar, as if to tell them that Russia would never surrender. However, the Romanian artillery was not a vegetarian. Seeing that these remaining artillery dared to come forward, they immediately responded with
Color. The Soviet artillery, which had only fired a few shots, was wiped out. But in the end, they delayed their infantry.
"shooting."
"Ta~ta~ta"
Soviet Maxim heavy machine guns fired fiercely at the attacking Romanian soldiers.
Most of the Romanian soldiers, led by the tanks, hid behind them.
Ding ding ding
Machine gun bullets hitting the tank have no effect at all.
"Boom, boom, boom"
Many of the heavy machine guns that fired were called out by Romanian small-caliber artillery, which greatly weakened the firepower on the position.
When the tanks reached a distance of 100 meters, the 37 tank guns and machine guns strafed the battlefield again, overwhelming the Soviet soldiers to the point where they could not even lift their heads.
The Romanian soldiers took this opportunity and immediately swooped forward to fight with the Soviet soldiers. However, this time, the Soviet soldiers could not take advantage of them.
In terms of numbers, the first wave of Romanian soldiers was not small, and almost every one of them had an MP18 with ammunition. When dealing with the Soviet Mosin-Nagant rifle, it was like a father beating his son. The 9mm pistol bullets were invincible in the trenches, and they were able to fight
He wanted to kill the Soviet soldiers and screamed.
Seeing that his soldiers were being beaten back by the Romanian army, Smilga was furious. However, he knew that he could not act rashly now, because he was still responsible for blocking the enemy.
When Egorov told him that the 14th Army was needed to stop the Romanian army, he was ready to sacrifice. Because the enemy's aircraft and tanks were all over the sky at that time, letting him know that he would definitely suffer this time. Their prediction was right.
Then, like fleeing sheep, the Soviet soldiers were easily driven out by the Romanians and captured the position.
At this time Yegorov told him that he needed to hold on until the last soldier. Smilga knew that this was Yegorov asking the 14th Army to hold off the enemy at the cost of his own life and create opportunities for other troops to escape.
And he had no complaints about this, because he knew that no one could leave without an army cut off.
For the ideal in his heart, he is willing to make sacrifices for it. This is the persistence of a revolutionary with ideals in his heart, and now he wants to fulfill this persistence.
And Smilga's 14th Army did indeed stick to their position as he said, even at the cost of their lives.
So the fight continued until the sun went down, and the 14th Army was still holding on.
