Chapter 315： German offensive (part 1)

After the Romanian army used the time difference to gather the main force to take Transylvania, it immediately prepared to supplement the defense points of various regions.

The German army, which was expected by various countries, was finally ready. Under the leadership of the prestigious Marshal Markenson, they launched an offensive against the already prepared defenders of Moldavia.

As the Suceava garrison directly facing the first wave of German offensives, in the face of elite German soldiers with absolute superiority in force and firepower, they can only rely on the strong fortifications built by the city for defense. Facing the Romanian defenders who could not shrink, the Germans, who had anticipated this situation, immediately took out the heirloom heavy artillery they used on the Eastern Front. The German offensive method was as early as the city defense commander Major General Antich expected, and he was not in vain for the observation team two years ago. To this end, he prepared a plan, intending to use the heavy artillery regiment left by Admiral Courtois to give the enemy a disarm, so that the attacking German army can taste the Romanians.

"Now I order to start an artillery counterattack immediately. In addition, I will send a telegram to Admiral Courtois, requesting that the sky of Suceava must be in our hands."

Major General Antichi, who was staying in the command post, did not forget to ask your Excellency when he picked up the phone to give orders to the heavy artillery troops.

After the order was issued, the heavy artillery hidden in various parts of the city uncovered their camouflage and launched a counterattack fire at the enemy who bombarded their friendly forces. For a while, several heavy artillery positions of the German army were forced to move, and the artillery shells that fell on the heads of the Romanian soldiers also stopped.

This has stabilized the mood of a large number of reserve soldiers. After all, most of them have not experienced such artillery fire. Faced with the overwhelming heavy artillery bombardment, it is purely normal to be mentally restless. Especially when your familiar comrades are hit by artillery fire in front of them, this kind of pressure can easily make people lose control. After all, they have not been in the army for a long time for training, and the essential civilians have not corrected themselves. This is also the point that, as the commander of the garrison, is most worried about.

In his opinion, Suceava, who is defending himself, is the easiest to break in two periods. The first is that in the first three days, a large number of troops composed of reserve militias have not yet lost the essence of civilians in their hearts. Attacks so violent that they couldn't bear it would collapse their hearts, so that Suceava's defense would be impossible to talk about.

So what is a fierce attack? This depends on who the opponent is. A force like Suceava composed of a large number of recruits, so a large number of artillery bombardment, coupled with the continuous and endless infantry offensive is the most dangerous. So at the beginning, in order to let the soldiers survive this time of panic, it is necessary to fire the gun. Even if the loss is not small, this will at least boost the morale of the defending soldiers and let them know that they can get support and will not be given up. This is very important for the soldiers.

And on this point, as Lieutenant General Gustav in charge of commanding the German siege, he also deeply agrees. So he started off with a big deal, with six hundred artillery pieces, of which more than two hundred and thirty heavy artillery pieces with a caliber of 150 millimeters or more. Then the first wave was the offensive of the three divisions, for which he invited Marshal Mackensen to watch the battle.

Wearing the skull cap of the death light cavalry, Marshal Markenson, who has a unique horoscope and long beard, looked at the Romanian counter-attack artillery, and said to Gustav who commanded the siege. "The opposing commander is still very smart, and your onslaught tactics are likely to fail."

Facing the words of his boss, Lieutenant General Gustav retorted confidently. "Marshal, this is not necessarily true. Even if he sees my intentions, he may not be able to resist this offensive."

For him to have such confidence, the biggest reliance is the soldier's technical and tactical skills and efficient organizational ability brought about by years of war. In layman's terms, Gustav intends to use his troops' understanding and familiarity with the battlefield to pull the Romanian garrison, which has never been seen before, into scenes familiar to the Germans and use them.

So when the artillery was attracted by the Romanian counterattack, and the effect of the shelling was reduced, Gustav still arranged the attack.

I saw that when the German artillery extended its bombardment backwards, the three German divisions, which had already prepared their positions, immediately launched a tidal attack.

"Quickly, the Germans are coming up, and they all stand up and prepare to fight back."

On the Romanian position, a young company commander is directing his soldiers to prepare for battle. Through his youthful face, it can be seen that this is an officer who has just come out of the military academy. The soldiers under his command were all old, young, and young, and they all seemed to have been recruited for a short period of time and carried the air of civilians.

With the shout of the company commander, the soldiers stood up and prepared for a life-and-death battle with the German army. However, there were many soldiers shivering and shivering in the trenches. The young company commander was taken aback when he saw this situation. This was something the military academy had never taught. Fortunately, he had heard of how to deal with this situation before, and although he didn't think he could understand it, he didn't expect that other methods would only be useful.

I saw the company commander with pimples on his face, lifted his feet in high-top military boots, and kicked a soldier who was still squatting in the trenches shivering. At the same time, the horse whip in his hand was also waving his head and covering his face. In the past, cursing words were also chanted. "Damn, you cowards get up quickly for me, the enemy is going under your nose, do you want your mother to protect you?"

As the young company commander's roar sounded, the soldiers who were still in the trenches trembling with fear stood up. What made them stand up was not only the pain in their bodies but also their inner shame. Because of the ease of command and management, most of them came from a village or a street. Their behavior of hiding in trenches because of fear made familiar neighbors see They were ashamed of this after overcoming their fear.

After the company commander saw that the soldiers stood up and prepared to fight back against the enemy, he was also satisfied to prepare for the next command.

"Yonks, your machine gun needs to listen to my orders to shoot, you know?"

"understand."

Yonks, who was called by the company commander, was a car mechanic before. After three months of emergency training, he joined their newly formed company as a machine gunner, and the Madsen machine gun in his hand was the only one in their company. Continue to support firepower. This young company commander seemed to have his own combat ideas for the German offensive.

Yonkers' answer was quite satisfactory to the company commander, so he turned his head and stared at the German army slowly approaching the position, telling the soldiers who were waiting.

"Now everyone listens to my password. Do you understand that I can only shoot if I want to shoot?"

Faced with the words of the young company commander, the soldiers present had already conditioned their reflexes, and they all replied in unison. "understand."