Chapter 549： Luosu Local War (2)

While Romania was busy with reinforcements coming to Kiev, Timoshenko had already arrived at the new headquarters of Alexandria. He will command the Soviet counterattack against Romania from here.

The transfer of the headquarters is very troublesome. There are too many items and documents to be transferred. Of course, just the transfer of combat headquarters is not that troublesome, but it is not easy. This is not when Timothy walked into the headquarters, there were still many officers and soldiers busy relocating items. These things naturally don't need him to worry about, the officers below will take care of them.

"By the way, when will the 9th and 17th armies of Moscow's reinforcements arrive?"

As soon as Timuxin entered the door, he asked about his reinforcements.

"They are expected to arrive on 1415. Kiev is now ready. Upon arrival, they will immediately take over from the 19th Army guarding Shepetovka and the 23rd Army from Zhytomyr. This way we can use it for The combat force will reach 1.78 million. If we add in the equipment supported by Moscow, we will have 947 artillery firepower. It will be enough to fight Romania."

The words of his chief of staff did not make Timousin smile. I saw that his face was still silent. "This battle is not easy to fight. We have faced off with the Romanians for many years, and you know their strength. Since they have provoked disputes this time, they must be backed up. Although our strength has grown well in recent years, we still cannot Be able to catch up. Comrade Sornov sent me a telegram in the morning, stating that they used a division's forces to attack a regiment's Mount Hermek and still failed to capture it. Although the defenders were hit hard, the 24th Division suffered casualties. It’s too old to fight anymore. He begged to give him some time."

Timusin's words made the silent political commissar look a little bit wonderful. "I remember Solnov is quite capable, how could he be like this."

"I have read the combat report he sent, and there were no mistakes in combat. It's just that the enemy's tenacity exceeded his expectations."

Brother Timuxin justified his subordinates. This subordinate was quite capable, and he didn't want him to leave a bad impression on the political commissar. "I agree to his request, but based on the information we have learned, he may not be able to get there anymore."

"The enemy has increased its troops?"

The chief of staff reacted immediately.

"That's right, the enemy has increased the strength of a division, which actually made me want to give priority to solving Hermek's hopes. But at most military-level battles over there, the most important is our side. Only our side fights well. Only then can Moscow be satisfied."

The chief of staff and the political commissar all understood the meaning of Timoshenko's words, and the point was to satisfy Moscow. Despite the fact that the Soviet Union currently has more than 1 million troops, the vast territories have dispersed its forces, specifically to various military districts. At present, the Kiev Military District sits on the throne of the Soviet Union's largest military district with an army of up to 280,000. The current battle is the limit of Kiev's military capabilities. So this is the reason why Timoshing said so.

Although it can be mobilized, and relying on the Soviet Union's manpower advantages, the Soviet Union can easily produce five or six million troops. Regardless of the quality of the military, the quantity alone will make many countries desperate. But now the Soviet Union’s theme is economic construction. If it disturbs the economic construction, no one will have good fruit.

After talking about the weight-bearing topic, several people are not interested in continuing to talk about it.

With the passage of time, both Suro and Luo are stepping up their formations. Because of the terrain, the two sides can only solve their opponents through mobile warfare. The Soviet Union relied on its strength and artillery.

The Romanian side relied on aircraft and the First Armored Division. Although the Soviet Union currently has its own aviation industry, most of it uses old-fashioned World War I aircraft, and the latest model is only an improved World War I aircraft such as the Iraqi 5 and the Iraqi 6.

At present, under the personal attention of Edel, the Romanian aviation industry has introduced a lot of technology and ideas from Germany and Italy, and its latest 3 Albatros fighter jet reaches a speed of 440 kilometers per hour. Its limit rise has reached 10,500 meters, but it is currently one of the best fighters in the world. The Soviet Union's Iraqi 5 and 6 are not opponents of albatross.

Needless to say as for the First Armored Division. As Romania’s most lethal fist, the First Armored Division has 224 tanks. There are 78 wheeled armored vehicles and a thousand vehicles are responsible for the transportation of soldiers and supplementary supplies. Moreover, the First Armored Division should creatively remove the turret of the retired Jackal III tank and install it with artillery as a mobile suppressive weapon with the army.

Such a move made the maintenance team of the First Armored Division stronger, and naturally its combat effectiveness was sublimated. As the division commander, Lieutenant General Hoffman even had the confidence to defeat the interception of the three Soviet divisions, because they had not encountered so many tank attacks again.

Since the First Armored Division has such a strong combat effectiveness, how could Admiral Mandiv let it sit idle. Naturally, it will be inserted into the enemy's ribs as a Romanian knife.

So when Lieutenant General Hoffman arrived, he personally invited him to the command headquarters to explain the task of the armored division for him.

"The task of your First Armored Division is to break through the enemy's line of defense from Ukraine stuck here and head towards Kirovograd. I will shoot the First Cavalry Division walking with you."

Hoffman looked at the distance from the Ukrainian card to Kirovograd on the map and couldn't help but said. "I know the First Cavalry Division, but can they keep up with us?"

Hoffman has his own reason to ask, because the current First Armored Division can travel hundreds of kilometers a day, and the cavalry division is far from capable of such a speed. Although a horse can run 20 kilometers an hour, it sounds like it only takes 5 or 6 hours to get there. But tens of thousands of horses can't be counted like this, and there are other equipment.

It's like a soldier can travel 15 kilometers an hour, but an infantry division can travel 30 kilometers a day even if it moves at a very high speed. It is mainly based on the speed of the equipment. Just a soldier walking with a gun on his back, where there is combat effectiveness. Not to mention the influence of the Soviet terrain on the movement, and if there is battle on the way, it will make it impossible to raise the speed.

But Hoffman's words made Admiral Mandiff unable to help. "The cavalry division has the highest speed in addition to your armored division."

Facing the doubts in Admiral Mandiv's words Hoffman said confidently. "I have a way."

"you said."

"Gather the cars together and provide them to a division, and let them follow up behind our armored division."

"How many trucks do you need?"

"1200 trucks are enough. Moreover, according to intelligence, the Soviets from Ukraine to Kirovograd built a combat readiness road, and they can also bear so many vehicles and tanks. Anyway, we don’t have to worry about the Soviets. Road damage problem."

"It seems that you have premeditated."

"No, this is just a temporary motive. We have tried this kind of march in the armored division before."

Hoffman's words made Mandiv think for a while, and finally nodded and said. "That's good, just follow your way."

Romania's main attack direction was decided in a few words.