Chapter 355： Drinking the Matissa River (middle)

The Romanian army opened a gap in the defense line in less than two days, which was never expected by the Austro-Hungarian army. The command is located in the Tenth Austro-Hungarian Army in Adela, and Lieutenant General Sam is angry about this situation.

"Damn, how did they fight? The enemy broke through in less than two days. Will they fight anymore? They are all pigs!"

Facing the anger from the commander, the staff and other command staff did not dare to get too close, fearing that they would become the target of venting.

He was breached and released within two days, no wonder Lieutenant General Sam was angry. In the defensive plan designed by the Lieutenant General, the front-line standoff troops, supported by the fortifications, need to guard at least until the arrival of the reinforcements, and the time for the arrival of the reinforcements is three days.

In fact, Lieutenant General Sam knew that there were some rumors in the army, and also knew that the soldiers were more or less war-weary. However, it is the duty of a soldier to serve the country, and it is also his duty to direct the soldiers to fight. So when the frontline troops were attacked, he immediately understood the situation. After discovering the Romanian main attack location, he immediately dispatched the two divisions he had prepared. And he immediately sent a telegram to the Sixteenth Army behind him, asking them to reinforce himself. But now he has been beaten through in less than two days, and he hasn't even waited for the reinforcements. This is something he never expected.

This not only disrupted his deployment, but also left a huge gap for the enemy. He just got the latest news, and the enemy sent heavy troops to pounce on him through this gap. If the enemy's actions are not repelled, then his Tenth Army may not be able to retreat. If this is the case, the result will be catastrophic, and the consequences cannot be imagined. How can this not make him angry and not vent his emotions. But he also knew that simply venting his emotions would not help, so he recovered quickly, and now how to make up is the key.

After he calmed down, Lieutenant General Sam came to the battle map immediately. Looking at the position of the gap in the battle line that was just marked in red, he became contemplative.

At this time, Major General Hans, the chief of staff of the group army, who rushed for the questioning, saw that Lieutenant General Sam had calmed down and walked to the side without disturbing the Lieutenant General's thinking.

"This can only be done now."

Lieutenant General Sam, who had been standing in front of the map for a long time, spoke.

"any solution?"

At this time, the voice of Major General Hanhans came from the side.

"You came."

Sam turned his head and saw his chief of staff standing beside him, with a smile on his face, but the worry in the corner of his eyes was covered by him.

"Of course, why can't I come here."

Sam knew that the chief of staff was talking about what he was angry just now, but now he has calmed down. However, as a partner for many years, Major General Hans has seen the lieutenant general's hidden expression, but he did not say anything, and continued to ask: "I have figured out a way."

"Yup."

Sam pointed to a place fifteen kilometers from Adela and said: "I plan to intercept the enemy's fronts here and buy time for the troops on the front to retreat."

Hans looked at the location Sam said, it was a small town called Thor, and he had an impression of it. This is a crossroad, not only can lead to Adela, but also has a road to Oradea, the location is very important. And there are undulating hills here, especially there is a river to the east of the town, which also brings some convenience to the defense. It can be regarded as one of the few good defensive positions near Adela.

"So how many people do you plan to put in this town?"

"I plan to put..."

Sam thought of the recent floating military spirit and stopped what he was about to say, and changed his words: "I put the only three divisions on my hand, and only asked them to resist for four days. The 16th Army should be able to Arrived here."

Hans was very surprised when he heard Sam's words. As a partner for many years, he knows too well and doesn't have a reserve team on his hands, which is very rare.

He still couldn't help but reminded: "Don't think about it again?"

"Don't think about it. If this can't stop the enemy's offensive, I have nothing to say."

Seeing Sam's bitter words, Hans sighed inwardly. How could he not know about the recent turbulence in the military's mind, and now to see how much fighting spirit these soldiers have left, both of them fell silent for a while.

…

At the center of the conversation between Sam and Hans, the assault group consisting of the First Cavalry Division, the Third Division, and the Seventh Division was already on the way to Adela.

Soldiers scattered on both sides of the road, and vehicles such as tanks and towed artillery were marching slowly in the middle of the road. Numerous vehicles make the road crowded and it looks like a slow-moving earthworm from the sky. In order to leave enough space for these big guys, the soldiers were forced to work harder. They had already walked out of the road and stepped on the fields, but I believe no one would dare to ask them for the loss of young crops. On the farther side of the road, there are cavalry who spread cover. The cavalry of the brigade watched the surrounding vigilantly on both sides, guarding against possible surprise attacks by the enemy.

In the entire marching dragon, Hoffman's armored brigade was lined up behind with the towed artillery. This made him a little worried, afraid that he would not be able to get a chance on the battlefield, because so far they have not encountered the interception of the Austro-Hungarian army. It's just that the Austro-Hungarian scouts and planes have come several times, but they have all been dispersed.

During this march, Hoffman met another acquaintance. Lieutenant Colonel Antonescu, now the captain of the cavalry regiment, was in the same car with him.

"Fortunately, you are good here, not like I am busy doing errands and guarding tasks."

Lieutenant Colonel Antonescu, who was sitting next to Hoffman, stretched his limbs and hummed envy.

Hoffman also didn't expect that the lieutenant colonel's army would be the guard to guard him. For Antonescu, who had only met a few times before, he couldn't drive others away, so he took the situation as it is now.

But he couldn't help asking: "Antonescu, in case of an emergency, don't you need to command the troops?"

Regarding Hoffman’s words, Lieutenant Colonel Antonescu was still lying on the leather seat, and he replied without even moving his hands: “It’s impossible to encounter this way. These Austro-Hungarians’ combat effectiveness has declined so fast, It is impossible for them to rush to die. They must have chosen a good position to wait for us to attack. Do you think they will be waiting for us to attack in Adela?"

Not to mention the lazy Antonescu battlefield insight is still good, out of the failed to guess the location, touch the mentality of the Austro-Hungarian army seven or eight.

Hoffman looked at Antonescu's demeanor and asked curiously: "Don't you want to make a battle?"

"Why not, but the opponent does not cooperate. I also want the commander of the Austro-Hungarian army to take the army and fight to the death with us, just as you break through the opponent's line, I will be responsible for chasing the enemy's defeated troops. It is best to catch that Lieutenant General Sam It’s perfect to live, but unfortunately it’s impossible."

Listening to Antonescu's nonchalant words, Hoffman was also surprised that he could make friends with such a person.

While the two were chatting, a messenger on horseback rushed to the two of them.

"In the town of Sol, 20 kilometers ahead, a large enemy force was found. Lieutenant General Mandiv ordered the two to speed up and prepare for the battle."

Hear the command of Lieutenant General Mandiv, the commander of the third division as the commander of the assault group. Antonescu immediately became energetic. He immediately asked his orderly soldiers to bring his horse, and bid farewell to Hoffman after riding, "Should we compete again in the next battle."

Faced with Antonescu's embarrassing offer, Hoffman rebuffed: "Forget it, I don't gamble."

"Really boring guy. UU reading "

After seeing Antonescu leave, Hoffman also called in the messenger and ordered to increase the speed of advancement. He was impatient to wait for this battle.

On the side of Antonescu, who had been riding away on horseback, the orderman who had been with him for many years asked curiously: "Commander, I think that colonel is not very enthusiastic about you, why should he stay where?"

Faced with the inquiry of his orderly soldier, Antonescu replied: "What do you know? When the observation team chatted with him, I knew that this man was very capable. As expected, he was the colonel brigade commander in less than three years. Now, I’m still the team leader. I’ve talked a few times, and whoever hasn’t met in two or three years can have much enthusiasm."

Antones thought about himself after answering a few words to the orderly. During the small chat with Hoffman, he felt that the opponent's level had improved a lot. And he thinks Hoffman has a good point. It’s not enough to stay in one arm, you need to go to other arms to broaden your horizons.

Now this war has proved that the cavalry has declined. Although it still has some effects in Eastern Europe, this cannot change the fact that the arms are declining. You need to plan ahead.