Chapter 309： Target Cluj (4)

But they didn't know that, not far behind their position against the Austro-Hungarian attack, the gaze of General Salamik, the commander of the Army Group South, was focused on the battlefield.

The tragic battlefield was indifferent in the eyes of the admiral. His focus was on the integrity of the position. The current situation on the battlefield made him very satisfied. After putting down the binoculars, he asked the commander of the 15th division who was in command of the battle here: "Kledov, what else do you need. But let me talk about the strength of the troops and I won't make up for you. You have already got the 19th division." A brigade of reinforcements."

Considering that such a tone was a bit blunt, Admiral Salamik slowed down and explained. "Now that the enemy is still attacking Colt Mountain, Major General Fergus has already screamed for several times. He said that the enemy’s firepower was too heavy, and the heavy artillery regiment was also worn out. There is a danger of being broken if there is no reinforcement. Reinforcement is given priority to the First Division of the Guards."

Hearing Admiral Salamik's complaint, Major General Kledov certainly couldn't say that he needed reinforcements, so he spoke. "I know that the entire group army is short of reinforcements, so let me replenish some ammunition first."

"There is no problem with this. I will send you a batch when I return to the headquarters. As long as you can hold your position, especially on the railway bridge, you need to pay attention to this."

Facing Major General Kledov's request, Admiral Salamik agreed without even thinking about it. In order to prepare for this battle before, he had requested a lot of ammunition from the munitions department, which is currently enough to consume.

Seeing the admiral's willingness to agree, Kledov continued to ask tentatively. "At present, our machine guns and artillery have suffered a lot. Can you make more of them for us?"

"Well..."

Sure enough, Kridov's temptation caused your admiral, who had been refreshed before, to get stuck. After sorting out the language, Admiral Salamik, who was carrying a heavy weight, told him. "You also know that machine guns and artillery are conspicuous targets on the battlefield. The situation in Colt Mountain was critical before, and the group army reserves are small, so you can only use your existing resources rationally."

Admiral Salamik's words did not disappoint Major General Kledov, because he knew that the group army still had several machine guns and artillery in his hands, and would not release them until the critical moment. As Kridov remembers now, there is still a brigade of the Guardsmen and soldiers in the hands of Admiral Salamik, and they will not be released until the last moment.

Admiral Salamik rushed over to inspect the position of the 15th Division this time. The reason was that the Austro-Hungarian army raided the position of the 15th Division. Now when I think of it, Major General Kledov still has lingering fears. At that time, Colt Mountain was facing a stormy offensive from the Austro-Hungarian army, which made Major General Fergus, who was in charge of the battle, yelling.

When all the eyes of the Army of the South were on Colt Mountain and it was confirmed that Deva had sent reinforcements, Major General Stepan, who had been waiting so hard, thought that an opportunity had come. Immediately he took the Austro-Hungarian army of three divisions from the hiding place, aggressively straight into the position of the 15th division.

When the news that the Austro-Hungarian troops from the three divisions raided the eastern river valley and intended to seize the bridge reached the group army headquarters, Admiral Salamik was already stunned. He immediately sent a brigade of the only guard division he had left, and he also asked the 19th Division, which was named Defensive South, to be repaired, to immediately send elite troops to reinforce it. However, all these mobilizations take time, and the long-awaited surprise attack by the Austro-Hungarian army will certainly not leave time for the opponent.

Facing the raids of the three divisions, Major General Kridov’s 15th Division also retreated steadily, and was retreated to the vicinity of the railway bridge. At this time, two armored trains were urgently reinforced to help block the enemy’s peak.

Speaking of Romania’s armored trains, because of someone’s reasons, they are less valued than airplanes and armored fighting vehicles. If it were not for the strong request of the military, it is estimated that it would not be funded.

But now these two armored trains provide a turning point for the officers and soldiers of the 15th Division. After a brief repair, the officers and soldiers of the 15th Division immediately blocked the enemy's attack by taking advantage of the armored train. For this reason, Major General Stepan, who commanded the battle, flew into a rage and launched eight attacks in a short period of three hours, only to be blocked by the officers and soldiers of the 15th Division.

When the Romanian reinforcements came up next, Major General Stepan knew that something could not be done. In addition, his rush to suppress the soldiers' offensive had caused some dissatisfaction in the army, so the Austro-Hungarian army retreated.

When the 15th Division took the incoming reinforcements to pay for the previous position, Major General Kridov breathed a sigh of relief before he came, and Admiral Salamik took away the troops of a brigade of the Imperial Guard.

When Lieutenant General Sam learned that Major General Stepan's raid failed because of the blockade of an armored train, he only said one thing. "I was impatient" and continued to command the troops to besiege Colt Mountain. This made Major General Stepan feel very ashamed, so after asking the soldiers to trim and calm their emotions, they rushed forward with the Austro-Hungarian army of three divisions.

Admiral Salamik came to inspect this time to see if the 15th Division plus a brigade of the 19th Division could block the Austro-Hungarian attack. The current situation seems to work pretty well, although it was a bit difficult to block the enemy's attack at that time, it was not a problem.

After inspecting the east position, Admiral Salamik immediately returned to the group army headquarters in Deva city. Now Deva is completely different from before. If there are Deva residents coming back, they will find that they can't find their way back home. All this has to do with Lieutenant General Ankodar.

Because at that time, he and Commander Dotrid were driven out of the residents of Deva for street fighting. Although Admiral Salamik gave them financial compensation in order to relieve the pressure, considering that the upcoming battle acquiesced in this result, and also used the past few days to strengthen the fortifications of Deva Street Fighting, it is entirely possible to call Deva a fortress now. city.

In the sturdy building of Deva City Hall, the headquarters of the Army Group South is also located here. When Admiral Salamik returned, the Chief of Staff stepped forward to speak. "Major General Fergus called again to complain, saying that the Austro-Hungarian army attacked very fiercely today, and he can hardly stop it if this continues."

Salamik took off the dusty military cap on his head, patted his hair and cleaned his hair. "He doesn't complain someday. If I give him reinforcements every time, now I don't have any reserve team in my hand. Without reserve fighting, how can I fight this?"

Admiral Salamik sat down in a chair and continued. "And now you have also seen that the forces on all lines are tight. If we don't save a little bit, how can we hold the enemy. By the way, the air force hasn't seized air supremacy yet?"

Facing Salamik's inquiry, the chief of staff shook his head. "The aviation team said that there are too many Austro-Hungarian aircraft and they can't seize air supremacy."

The Chief of Staff’s words caused Admiral Salamik to complain. "These Tianjiaozi are usually so arrogant one by one, how can they not be able to do things for a long time when they are needed to do something."

The chief of staff who knew some inside information saw your admiral's complaint and explained. "We can't blame them. The main reason is that the opponents are very strong. According to my understanding, Austro-Hungary are some veterans who have participated in the Eastern Front in Transylvania. They are no worse than us in terms of technology and aircraft. We are still in scale 1.5 times that. Now the Austro-Hungarian planes have not abused us, you have to thank the young guys in the aviation team."

Facing the chief of staff, Admiral Salamik could only sigh. "I know what you said, the enemy's heavy artillery is now our confidant."

Admiral Salamik's words made the Chief of Staff also have a brief silence. They had felt the power of the enemy's heavy artillery before. Faced with the 210 and 240 heavy artillery pieces of the enemy's heavy artillery brigade, my own 150 heavy artillery is not an opponent at all, and being suppressed in the whole process can't play a role in restraining at all. Forced to be helpless, Admiral Salamik thought of the decision to bomb the enemy's heavy artillery from the sky, but in the face of Austria-Hungary with more aircraft than himself, Admiral Salamik had no last hope.

"Should we withdraw our troops back to Deva City for street fighting?"

Faced with the chief of staff's suggestion, Salamik directly refused. "This won't work. If you give up Colt Mountain and the enemy is condescending, it will be harder for us to fight."

Salamik still has no explanation, that is, if you return to Deva City to rely on fortifications such as houses, then it will not achieve the purpose of delaying the enemy at all. When the time comes, the Austro-Hungarian army will come and go as long as it wants. Doesn't this make him lose so much force in vain? He won't do it like this.

Thinking about it now, Admiral Salamik can only hold on, as long as it lasts until the news that Cluj is captured, everything is worth it. So where is Lieutenant General Andrew who is now being talked about by him?