Although the 14th Army under the command of Smilga tragically held off the Romanian army until the sun set, General Ferreit, the Romanian commander, would not let his prey go just like this. The night battle took place under such circumstances.
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A rose illumination bomb hit the sky and illuminated the earth like daylight. The Romanian soldiers continued to fight with the Soviet soldiers despite the cold wind.
"Attack and defeat these Russians."
The Romanian officer leading the team shouted loudly for his soldiers to attack the enemy. As he spoke, white breath came out of his mouth, and the soldiers followed the direction of his fingers and launched another attack on the position.
"Defend, everyone wait and defend."
On the other side, the Soviet Russian army commander was also calling the soldiers to defend.
Under the urging of the officers of both sides, the tired soldiers of the two sides fought again. However, in general, Romania had the advantage in numbers and weapons. As for the Soviet soldiers, they could only use their flesh and blood to resist the enemy's attack. However, Romania had the advantage in numbers and weapons.
How long this resistance can last, only God knows.
The fighting continued at night, and what was now competing was the physical strength, willpower, and weapons and equipment of both sides. In this case, most of the Soviet and Russian troops were at a disadvantage.
Endless fighting will always come to an end, and those who are not afraid of death will eventually die. When the Soviet soldiers' physical strength and willpower reach their limits, collapse is inevitable.
At the 14th Group Army headquarters, the sounds of fighting were getting closer and closer. At this time, an officer with bloodstains on his body broke in. He shouted loudly as soon as he entered.
"Comrade Smilga, the enemy has broken through our defense line and is now attacking here. For the sake of the next battle, please move immediately."
This is Meretskov, the commander of the 14th Army Guard Company. Smilga had sent him to the front line before. But his return now shows that the situation has reached an irreversible point.
Looking at Meretskov escaping from the enemy's pursuit, Smilga replied calmly: "I understand, you can run away."
Smilga's words made other officers in the headquarters look at each other. How could they leave if the commander didn't leave?
Upon hearing Smilga's words, Meretskov quickly said: "Comrade Smilga, if you don't leave, it will be too late."
"I can't give up on my soldiers. They all died here. I don't have the face to go back."
After Smilga finished speaking, he checked and liked his own gun, as if he was ready to face the arrival of the Romanians calmly as a Soviet revolutionary.
Seeing Smilga who was determined to die, Meretskov suddenly said in surprise: "Comrade Commander Yegorov, why are you back?"
As soon as he heard Yegorov's return, Smilga suddenly turned his head and looked around. There was no one in this direction. Only then did he realize that he had been deceived.
But it was too late, Meretskov stepped forward and slashed Smilga's neck with his knife, causing the commander of the 14th Army to faint.
It sounds very slow, but in fact, in just a few seconds, Smilga was subdued by his guard company commander.
Meretskov's actions shocked other officers in the headquarters, but someone thought of something and quickly stepped forward to help Smilga.
"Let's go now. I remember there are still horses in the headquarters. We will bypass the main road and go directly to Kiev."
Meretskov's words immediately let all the officers know his intentions. Many people had to admire this bold guard company commander.
So under the leadership of Captain Meretskov, the officers of the headquarters immediately took the necessary supplies and headed towards Kiev in the dark.
When the Romanian army broke through the obstruction of the 14th Army, Comrade Stalin, the political commissar of the Western Front, was already mobilizing Catotin's 200,000 troops to come to the rescue.
When Yegorov sent a telegram saying that he had fallen into the enemy's trap, Stalin felt that his heart was about to jump out of his chest. The first major defeat of the Soviet Russian army happened on his own hands. How could he be reassured?
Fortunately, Yegorov said that he planned to lead the troops to retreat and needed troops to support them. At this time, the Ukrainian troops who were trying to cover the sneak attack of the 6th and 9th Army became the only life-saving straw for the two of them.
So after receiving Yegorov's telegram, Stalin immediately rushed from the headquarters to Katotin. It usually takes two hours by car, but with Stalin's constant urging, it took just over an hour this time.
After arriving in Katotin, Stalin immediately ordered the 200,000 Ukrainian troops to bring weapons and set off with him to rescue the Western Front. However, no matter how much he urged, the 200,000 troops needed to prepare a lot of things. Either food or weapons.
You need to bring ammunition, and you need to wear winter non-slip shoes. These Ukrainian troops will not be ready until the sun is almost setting.
After seeing the decent-looking Ukrainian army that had been prepared, Stalin discussed the march route with several commanding officers and immediately arranged to set off. So in the evening of that day, the Ukrainian army with torches divided into several groups and headed towards Carlino.
Fka moves forward.
When Stalin marched with these Ukrainian troops, the only thought in his mind was, Yegorov, you need to bring more troops to escape.
And Yegorov, whom he misses, is currently being pursued by the Romanian army.
"Comrade Commander, the 8th Army reported that the 4th Army they sent to stop the enemy has been defeated by the enemy. The enemy is currently less than 12 kilometers away from us. They asked if they would send another unit to stop it."
Yegorov, who was lying on his horse, was listening to a messenger reporting the situation. The army chasing them was the Romanian army on the northern front commanded by Lieutenant General Mandiv. And Yegorov thought of his relationship with this Romanian army.
This encounter made me cry out that I was lucky.
At that time, Yegorov left the 14th Army behind and led the defeated Western Front towards Katotin. While crossing a bridge called Kalots, the reconnaissance cavalry reported that a unit was rapidly approaching their location from the north.
Came to the Carlotz Bridge.
At present, in addition to the 6th and 9th Army far away in Nemirov, the Western Front also has the 14th Army left in Kalilovka, the repulsed 16th Army in the north, and other troops are here. So this unit is now
Troops approaching quickly must be the enemy.
At present, the fighting spirit of the Western Front Army units in his hands is not high. If they are bitten by the enemy, they will have no way to escape, so they must leave a force to defend. In the end, he chose the 4th Army of the 8th Group Army as the defensive force, and he
Immediately rush to Catokin with other troops.
In fact, Yegorov's guess was correct. This force was indeed Lieutenant General Mandiv's Romanian Army on the Northern Front. After defeating the 16th Army, they immediately attacked the rear of the Western Front in a roundabout way, and Carlotz Bridge was his choice.
location.
However, he did not expect that after Yegorov saw that the situation was not good, he made a decisive decision to leave the troops to cut off their tails to survive, which made Lieutenant General Mandiv miss. For this reason, Lieutenant General Secretly regretted that he only needed to arrive half an hour earlier.
Neither Yegorov nor the main force of his Western Front could escape.
So after seeing the opportunity slipping away from his hands, he vented all his anger on the 4th Army who blocked him. Within three hours, the 4th Army fled in all directions.
Lieutenant General Mandev did not care about dealing with these defeated troops. He only had eyes for the main force of the Western Front led by Yegorov. So after leaving one division to clear out the remaining enemies, he immediately led other troops to pursue Yegorov.
Now the report of the messenger made Yegorov start to consider deploying that unit to stop the enemy. At this time, a panting officer ran up to him and said loudly: "Commander, the political commissar has arrived in front of us with reinforcements.
