Chapter 368： Whale swallowing (7)

A Romanian officer waved his hand at the soldier behind him and shouted. "attack."

After seeing the Romanian attack, the Ukrainian officers who had repelled a wave of offensive soldiers shouted to the soldiers who were full of gunpowder behind them. "Fight back, repel these Romanian robbers."

On the battlefield of Khovrov, the soldiers on both sides of Luowu were fighting fiercely.

"Da~Da~Da"

"Boom~Boom~Boom"

The violent sound of guns filled the desperate soldiers on both sides, infused the music of death, and made them more involved in the battle. And the corpses that fell down because of the battle became the best sacrifices to the gods of death.

At the back of the battlefield, as the commander who initiated this battle, Admiral Courtois is closely watching the trend of the battle.

After observing the situation, Admiral Courtois put down his telescope and immediately ordered the communications staff nearby. "Strengthen the left-wing artillery to the mid lane and give priority to the mid lane breakthrough. In addition, two divisions will be transferred from the reserve team to increase the attack intensity of the mid lane. I will see progress tomorrow."

After recording the admiral's order, the staff officer immediately replied: "Yes, I will give the order now."

The battle with the Ukrainian army near Woliv was the result of joint discussions between General Courtois and the staff. The reason is entirely to destroy the resistance of the Ukrainian army, and let the Ukrainian government realize that it is not good for it to fight against the powerful Romanian army.

In order to lure the Ukrainian government to transfer the army to Voliv, he has been cautiously launching an offensive against the Ukrainian Second Army. Not only must they rush to the crisis, but also make them feel that they can resist. This is completely technical work. This is why the Romanian army has been in the war for more than half a month, and still has not occupied Wolff.

However, judging from the current situation, Ukraine knows that the move is fully in line with the thinking of Admiral Courtois.

In fact, after Romania declared war, after a brief dispute within the Ukrainian government, an agreement was quickly reached. In just one week, they enlisted 10,000 soldiers and formed 15 Ukrainian divisions. These Ukrainian soldiers, who were completely inspired by patriotic enthusiasm, hardly received training and were sent to Lviv and Odessa respectively. Of course, Admiral Courtois was sent to the main force of 170,000 people, and the remaining 80,000 people, except for 10,000 left to strengthen Kiev's defense force, were sent to Odessa.

After these recruits arrived in Lviv, Admiral Courtois immediately launched an onslaught. Take down Ivano Franck, Kalush and Stray one after another, and force them directly to the vicinity of Lviv.

However, Lieutenant General Rumidko, who had just been promoted to the Ukrainian 1st Army, was forced to have no retreat. He could only fight a battle with the Romanian army near Volif, attempting to use the terrain and the advantages of internal combat to block the Romanian troops. Therefore, on the main point of Khovrov's Eastern Front, the two sides fought a battle.

From the current point of view, despite the heavy casualties, the Ukrainian army can be regarded as blocking Romania's offensive.

However, Admiral Courtois will not let them do as they wish. According to the situation on the battlefield, he intends to let these Ukrainians taste the real strength of Romania. Let them know why the Bulgarian army was beaten to surrender, why the Austro-Hungarian army was beaten to retreat, and why it was equal to the German army. He has yet to come up with these methods to deal with the Allied forces.

In the afternoon, with the adjustment of the admiral, the offensive of the middle road, which hits more artillery and troops, immediately showed its power. The continuous artillery fire that resounded through the sky carried the grievances of Ukrainian soldiers, and the continuous infantry offensive made these defensive Ukrainian soldiers hardly support them.

These completely untrained Ukrainian soldiers have been brutally killed on the battlefield, wiping out their little patriotic enthusiasm. The wounded screams of the comrades around them, and the sound of artillery explosions around them from time to time made them feel more fearful. If it were not for the constraints of military discipline and battlefield discipline, they would have ran back to their warm home. Even they don't know whether they will collapse in the next attack.

In the face of Romania's fierce offensive, the Ukrainian officers on the front could only keep reinforcements from the rear. As their commander, Lieutenant General Rumidiko now regrets it in his heart. However, it is not that simple to retreat on the battlefield. The performance of retreating has always been a very important indicator for judging the elite level of an army. Moreover, the current quality of the Ukrainian army is that they dare not to withdraw from the battlefield, because these people might be dispersed halfway. Therefore, Lieutenant General Rumidiko could only make them stand up to death, no matter how heavy the casualties were.

It's just that human will still has a limit, no matter sooner or later, this limit will always come. When the sun slanted west, the Ukrainian soldiers defending the center could no longer face the fear of the battlefield. They completely ignored the officer's reprimand and the threat to the military police, and got up from the trenches and ran to the open field behind them. They look for a place without the smell of gunpowder, so as to soothe their fear of war. They deserted from a small number of soldiers, and expanded the entire camp and the entire regiment in a short time.

This rapidly expanding battlefield desertion phenomenon stunned everyone, but the attacking Romanian soldiers were ecstatic, while other Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield felt cold.

When Admiral Courtois knew about this situation, he suppressed his inner ecstasy and immediately ordered: "Immediately order the reserve team to go into battle, and the gap torn in the middle will expand to the two wings. I will enter Wolff before sunset tomorrow. city."

Behind the Ukrainian front, Lieutenant General Rumidiko, who is in charge of command, is another scene.

"It's over, it's all over."

The depressed Lieutenant General Rumidiko muttered that he regretted that he was easily fooled by General Courtois.

The Chief of Staff Nomichev saw Rumidiko's unlovable appearance, and immediately walked to him and shouted: "Wake up, Rumidiko. Now we should think of a way to retreat? Or? Send troops to reinforce it? Make up your mind now so that everything is not too late."

The Chief of Staff's words gradually brought Rumidiko back to his senses. He still had a reserve team of three divisions in his hands, and he really needed to find a way now.

"Let the troops withdraw, let's return to Shepetovka immediately and rely on the defense of the Dnepr Highlands. And immediately report to Kiev that we are asking for reinforcements, no less than 300,000 reinforcements, or I can't guarantee to stop these Romanians ."

But Rumidko's order was still too late. With the command of General Courtois’ general offensive, Romania’s general offensive began, and the Ukrainian army, which had already been shaken by deserters, retreated steadily.

However, the eager Romanian army did not let go of their plans and immediately pursued the defeated Ukrainian army non-stop. These retired Ukrainian troops were disbanded one after another without reinforcements. The wilderness was full of Ukrainian soldiers, which frustrated Ryumitko's desire to gather them back to Shepetovka.

At noon the next day, Wolff, a historic Polish city, fell into the hands of Romanians. The highly rewarded Admiral Courtois said to his staff. "Immediately send a report to Bucharest, telling them that we have defeated the enemy and took Volif, and then we will sweep the nearby cities and let them fall into the arms of the Kingdom of Romania."

When Admiral Kuttowa’s news reached Bucharest, Admiral Prey, who had received the telegram, said to Edel, who had been waiting for the news: "Your Majesty, we have eliminated the establishment of Ukraine’s institutional resistance. Take down the city of Lviv. The next step is to look at Lieutenant-General Fereit."

Facing Admiral Preet’s words, Edel replied with satisfaction: "Admiral Courtois did a very good job. I believe Lieutenant General Fereit will not let us down."

As Edel was talking, there was a loud noise from the door, and someone said loudly. "Odessa was taken by Lieutenant-General Feleit, and the enemy was beaten to a rage."

"Now those Ukrainians know how good we are."

When the two people in the room heard the words outside, they all smiled at each other. Now they can safely wait for the next move of the Ukrainian government. Whether it is a war or a peace, Romania has the confidence to take it.

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