Chapter 301： Defending the Deva (2)

With Lieutenant General Sam's ambitious plan to take Deva in one fell swoop and defeat the currently menacing southern enemy, Deva is actually in the midst of war.

The three Austro-Hungarian divisions, which arrived only 12 hours later than the First Guard Division and the 19th Division, launched an offensive against Deva the first time they arrived, intending to regain this strategic point. This made the Romanian officers and soldiers who had just captured this place and had no time to catch their breath, feeling tremendous pressure.

In the hurriedly constructed trenches, Captain Mizk, who was wearing a beard bazaar, who was so dirty that he could not see the color of the military uniform, shouted with exhaustion. "Shelling, dodge."

After finishing talking, he immediately climbed up to an anti-cannon position and hid with his hands and feet. Then the soldiers of the other 7 companies nearby hid in the same embarrassed posture. A group of people listened to the rumble of the cannons, and endured the torment of the soil shaking off their heads in silence.

Someone couldn't help but say. "Damn, why don't our cannons fire back?"

Then a voice explained. "Maybe there are other plans above."

The soldiers complained about the lack of artillery support, and Mizk knew some of the reasons. The main reason was that the Hazeg artillery was consumed too much before, and the wastage on the battlefield was not small, so after taking the Deva, facing the military strength of the three Austrian-Hungarian divisions, their artillery was at an absolute disadvantage. Since you are at a disadvantage, you must have the awareness of the disadvantage. Therefore, when the Austro-Hungarian artillery rages on its own soldiers, they can only forbear, and wait for the time when the artillery counterattack is most needed, before venting their anger.

"How long do we need to defend the company commander?"

This sentence immediately put Mizkra into the topic, and he said, who also endured the torment of the shelling. "This question needs you to ask our teacher yourself."

Mizk's words enlivened the atmosphere, and someone interrupted at this time. "Toke, maybe the teacher sees you pleasingly, maybe he keeps you in the division."

These words made the soldiers who were enduring the shelling roar with laughter and relieved their tense spirit. Only Mizk knows that their defensive time will not be too short, because their commander Delson told him alone, because there are threats from the three Austrian-Hungarian divisions in Petrosani, so the next goal will be To repel the enemy and protect them from the back. As for the predicament that Deva faces, he can only defend the Austro-Hungarian offensive first, so it is destined that they will need to fight hard before the threat of Petrosani is lifted.

Finally, until the shelling was over, the observation post left behind shouted. "The enemy is coming up."

Mizick yelled. "It's time for us."

After speaking, he bent over and rushed out, and the soldiers of the 7th Company rushed to the position immediately under the leadership of the company commander. Next, they will fight the enemy on the battlefield to fight for themselves.

Behind the position, a group of senior military officers were observing Romanian soldiers fighting the enemy.

A general who was holding a telescope to observe the star with a star on his shoulder spoke. "Now that the Austro-Hungarian army is on the offensive, the pressure on our grassroots officers and soldiers is not small."

Another general wearing the rank of lieutenant general answered casually. "It can still be held, but the casualties are a little bit bigger."

Accompanied by the action of putting down the telescope while he was speaking, this was Lieutenant General Ankedar, the commander of the First Division of the Guards. As the main hero of the raid on Deva, Ankodar is now proud of the spring breeze. Because three hours ago, Ankodar had just been appointed as the commander of Deva city defense, commanding all Romanian troops in Deva city. Of course, he was not the only one who received the reward, and Major General Dortried also received the post of deputy commander.

Ankodar was very satisfied with this fate, because it was not just about commanding the army of the 1st Guards Division and the 19th Division, but also meant that the continuous reinforcements would fight under his command. This will become his qualifications, and he became the first general of the same level to coordinate and command multiple division-level troops in this war. As long as this battle can be fought well, then everything will have a bright future. Of course, this post is not that simple. The post of city defense commander will also mean that he cannot lose the city. He knows exactly what a city defense commander who loses the city means.

So he was extremely cautious in this battle. Because of his ignorance of the newly occupied city and the distrust of the local residents, he arranged the defensive position outside the city, leaving only one regiment in the city to maintain law and order. It seems that his decision is very wise, because with the arrival of the Austro-Hungarian army, there is a commotion in the city. In response to this situation, Ankodar immediately declared martial law, prohibiting random walking on the street, and severely dealing with a group of people who did not obey orders, and the situation was alleviated.

This also made his heart palpitations. Fortunately, he did not covet the convenience of city defense and made the decision to resist the Austro-Hungarian army in the city. In the current situation, if you defend in the city, this will allow the offensive Austro-Hungarian army to gain home court advantage, and your own defensive pressure will increase.

Seeing that the defensive front is not too dangerous, Lieutenant General Ankodar talked about it after passing the binoculars to the staff nearby. "Now let's go back. At present, it seems that the consumption of weapons and ammunition is too large, and more preparation is needed."

So a group of officers left the observation post.

When they returned to the headquarters, one of the staff officers left behind came forward to report. "Report Lieutenant General, the first batch of reinforcements has arrived at the railway station, along with the ammunition we urgently need. This is detailed information from Targuzhu."

Ankerdal took the telegram from the staff officer and checked it carefully. It turned out that the Southern Army had already considered their difficulties in the telegram, so they gathered five trains to grab reinforcements and ammunition supplies. This time there was not much reinforcement but only one regiment, and it was also an elite regiment from the very effective second division. The rest were all urgently needed weapons and ammunition. There are more than 6 million rounds of rifle machine gun ammunition and 30,000 rounds, which can alleviate their plight of lack of ammunition. Other supplementary field phones, raincoats, tents, gas masks, etc. are inconspicuous but Indispensable military supplies.

After reading the list of these supplies, Ankodar immediately made arrangements for reinforcements. "Let the newly-arrived Second Division Infantry Regiment temporarily repair them and wait for orders."

"Yes, I am going to deliver the order."

A communications staff immediately took the record and turned around to transmit the order.

"Wait."

Lieutenant General Ankodar stopped the staff officer and continued. "In addition, distribute the ammunition, and then call Colonel Mattitsi. Let him conduct a harassing counterattack, tell him to pay attention to the safety of the artillery, and don't use up my cannon.

"Yes, General. I'm going to give orders."

After the staff who conveyed his order left, Lieutenant General Ankodar was planning to discuss with his deputy Major General Dotrid about the future counterattack. At this time, a staff officer rushed in with a telegram. Before Ankodar had time to inquire, the staff officer told them an amazing news.