Chapter 389： Monol Decisive Battle (Part 1)

Monol, 25 kilometers southeast of Budapest, is now occupied by the Romanian army. The Central Army led by General Salamik has been here for a day.

On this day, the Romanian army did not rest, and instead built fortifications around Monol early. Yes, the Romanian army is prepared to defend against an offensive that may come from the Hungarian People's Army.

The reason for this is simple, it is inseparable from the current situation.

At present, the Romanian army on the left, under the leadership of Lieutenant General Mandiv, has just captured Sorgo Tauryan and is on its way to converge. The army on the right has just gathered the army in Kecskemed and is about to approach the army in the middle.

With neither armies nearby, Admiral Salamik needs to be so arrogant to make an order to attack Budapest alone.

Defending, before the other two armies arrive, is the most important thing.

So when the other two armies are not progressing as fast as him, it's no big deal to pretend to be grandson.

On a small mound outside the small city of Monol, Admiral Salamik is leading the soldiers inspecting the fortifications in the area.

At the busy construction site, the refurbished soil was piled on both sides of the trenches that were just dug out. In the trenches that only reached the thigh, Romanian soldiers in short-sleeved shirts were digging with sweat. Their serious attitude did not even notice the arrival of the admiral.

"well done."

Admiral Salamik was very satisfied when he saw no one greeted him. He was not a pushy character.

After hearing the admiral's praise, Major General Dors, the commander of the Second Division who followed him, said with a smile. "This is all the merits of the soldiers. They know that only by having enough strong fortifications can they have the greatest chance of survival on the battlefield."

Regarding the words of Major General Dolce, Admiral Salamik did not answer and patrolled all the way. During this patrol, the fortifications of the Second Division were well constructed. Trenches, traffic trenches, machine gun positions, artillery positions, observation posts, and command posts were all built in a similar manner. Many officers and soldiers of the Second Division of the Fortifications also put on disguise, and Admiral Salamik also personally observed this.

At the end of seeing it, the admiral said to Major General Dolce next to him: "This time your second division is at the forefront of the battle line. This is a test for you."

Facing the general, Major General Dolce replied: "Please rest assured that our second division will be able to complete this task."

Major General Doles has always had a desire in his heart, that is to carry forward in his own hands as the second division that has been established for a long time in Romania. It's just that the sky failed to fulfill everyone's wish. In the previous battles, the Second Division could not get the task of winning each time. Even in combat, there are very few main attacks, let alone defense. Basically, the enemy has no signs of starting a main attack from the position of the Second Division. This made Major General Doles' heart hurt very much.

There is no fierce battle, where is the outstanding military exploits, how can this make him progress. Farther away is Feleit, who was brilliant during the Balkan War, and even more brilliant in this war. Nearly there is Lieutenant General Ankodar, who raided Deva and stirred up the battle. These are all living examples. Major General Dors is not worried about his future.

This time, it was hard to find a task to defend the Hungarian People's Army at the forefront. For Major General Dols, who thought the war was over, it was a joy to fall from the sky. Of course, he wanted to perform well in this battle. It's just that he still has some concerns about whether Hungary is willing to attack this.

So at the end of the tour, Major General Dolce couldn't help asking: "Your Excellency, will the Hungarians really attack this time?"

Facing Major General Dolse’s question, Salamick smiled and spread his hand and said: “I don’t know this, but this is their last chance. If it changes, I can only take a gamble.”

"This is our only chance to fight back."

In Budapest, Landrell was also explaining his actions to Sidler and Ventus, the commissioner for the interior and foreign affairs.

The enemy is approaching the revolutionary capital of Hungary, and Landrell, who is in charge of the military, of course wants to lead troops to drive these Romanian doglegs out immediately. But when faced with up to 180,000 well-equipped and well-trained Romanian troops, Landrell must be adequately prepared.

It was just that during his preparations, the enemy occupied a large area of ​​Hungarian territory one after another, and a large number of revolutionary soldiers and civilians were persecuted, which made the revolutionary commissars of Budapest unable to sit still. They asked why Landrell hadn't attacked yet, so that the doglegs of the imperial powers like Romania could taste the power of the Communists.

Landrell has always responded to these doubts that he is not yet ready, and this time, when faced with the visits of the main figures of the Revolutionary Committee Commissioner Vantush and Commissioner Sidler, Landrell can only be honest. Tell. Because he was afraid that he would not speak, he was about to face the inquiry of Chairman Bella Kuhn.

"Didn't we have already enlisted 230,000 revolutionary people into the army, plus the 150,000 revolutionary army before, and we have an army of nearly 400,000. Isn't it possible that we are afraid that those Romanian dogs of less than 200,000 will have trouble."

Sidler, the interior committee member, complained a little bit puzzledly.

Landrell felt a headache in the face of Sidler's complaints, and these committee members only knew the number of people. Didn't they know that more than half of the recruits had not even shot a gun, and they were among the people who had shot a gun. Many of them have only been used during national training, of which fewer than 80,000 have participated in the army. With the addition of the 150,000 army before, Hungary can really fight only 220,000, which does not occupy an absolute overwhelming number.

Moreover, the equipment of the Hungarian People's Army is much worse than that of Romania. Now he can only achieve one machine gun per battalion, and a division with 36 artillery pieces is a first-class elite force in the People's Army.

It's just that there is no way to tell them these things. As long as they are said, the revolutionary spirit will definitely be able to defeat the imperialist arms, and the revolutionary spirit will soon be able to eat.

It's just that now Landrell feels that the opportunity has really come. The Romanian army does not know whether it is arrogant or wants to lure itself into attack. More than 80,000 troops in their middle route had arrived not far from Budapest, and their wings were too far apart. If you send troops to block the two wings and eat the center with all your strength, then this intervention by the Romanian army will end in failure.

Even if you can't eat it, fighting it back will give you time to integrate your army. Thinking of this, Landrell was a little bit ready to move.

So in front of Sidler and Vantush, he told his plan. "This time I intend to wipe out the enemy's Central Route Army."

He opened the Hungarian military map and explained to them: "At present, the enemy's two wings are still in Sargotarjan and Kecskeméd. The two places are at least nearly 100 kilometers away from Monol, where the enemy's central road is located. So I I plan to send troops to stop them along the way and delay their speed. At the same time, I will personally lead the main force in a decisive battle with the enemy in the middle."

In the end, Landrell said: "I heard that the enemy commander, Admiral Salamik, showed his reputation when fighting against Austria-Hungary. In the occupied territories, we Hungarian people were also persecuted, so Destroying the Central Route Army led by him will boost the morale of our revolutionary people, and will also show the prestige of our Hungarian revolutionary army."

After listening to Landrell, Vantus and Sidler applauded. The plan for Landrell was in line with their appetite. The revolutionary government is to show the difference, if it is the same as the previous government, how can it show their advanced nature.

Finally, Foreign Affairs Commissioner Vantush said to Landrere: "I will report this plan to Chairman Bella Kuhn I believe he will also like your plan."

"Thank you."

And Sidler, the interior committee member, asked: "Is there anything else we can help?"

"I need more weapons and ammunition. This will be the safest guarantee for victory."

Facing the unceremonious words of Landrell, Sidrell thought for a while and replied: "Well, I will personally sit in the arsenal and ask them to fully produce the weapons and ammunition you need."

Landrell's plan was quickly reported to Bella Kuhn, and as expected, the leader of the Hungarian revolutionary government immediately approved it without a second word.

Then the Hungarian People's Army began to divide its forces, and Landrell sent part of the main force to cooperate with the newly recruited soldiers to attack the two wings of Romania. And the remaining 180,000 main force, with 60,000 newly recruited soldiers, quickly rushed towards Monol.

In the small town of Monol, a battle that will determine the fate of Hungary is about to start.