Romanian Eagle

Both sides are preparing for this. The train from Targuriu to Deva has never been interrupted, and the Southern Army used the time to rush to transport supplies and troops. And in northern and prominent central Transylvania, Romanian troops were desperately attacking.

For this reason, Lieutenant General Sam in Cluj gave orders to the defenders in both directions to try their best to delay the enemy in both directions. For this reason, the Austro-Hungarian defenders in both directions kept harassing the Romanian troops on both sides by destroying road settings, blocking, and sneaking attacks, which made them very annoying.

However, what Lieutenant General Sam valued most was to stop repairing the Ninth Army that came from Budapest. After three days of waiting, Lieutenant General Sam personally greeted the arrival of the advance troop of the Ninth Army at the railway station because its commander, Lieutenant General Carl Versten, also arrived.

"play music."

Lieutenant General Fan Siteng stopped the train steadily on the platform. The military band belonging to the Tenth Army played cheerful music. Lieutenant General Sam was wearing a lieutenant general's dress waiting for his arrival at the station. During the music, Lieutenant General Fan Siteng walked off. train.

Seeing the arrival of the main lord, Lieutenant General Sam walked over enthusiastically with a smile on his face.

"Long time no see, Fan Siteng."

"Yeah. Long time no see, Sam."

"I heard that after I was transferred to Cluj, you performed very well on the Russian front, and even His Majesty the Emperor praised you."

"I just got lucky when it happened."

"Today I held a welcome reception for you. I invited many gentlemen and celebrities here to attend. I will take my car for a while and let us catch up with each other."

When the two of them were asking questions, other people who followed Lieutenant General Fan Siteng walked out of the train station with the help of Lieutenant General Sam. A long queue of receptionists lined up outside the train station waiting for their arrival, and the two army commanders got into a car.

As the convoy started, a group of people left the train station, and the two lieutenant generals sitting in a car naturally shifted from small talk to the current war situation.

"Sam, I know from the battle report that you are not ideal for fighting the Romanians. Can you tell me about the characteristics of these Romanian troops, so that I can be prepared."

In the face of Lieutenant General Fan Siteng's question, Lieutenant General Sam who was sitting next to him flashed a gloomy expression. "The battle is not ideal" is what Lieutenant General Fan Siteng has already said very euphemistically. In fact, it is terrible. As a direct party, how could he not know.

And about the characteristics of the Romanian army,

This is the report of the division commander that his subordinates have fought against, but considering that the current situation is basically defeated, Lieutenant General Sam has made some changes to this.

For example, the introduction of the Romanian army by Major General Arz of the 35th Division made him anxious. Look at what he wrote, the Romanian army is very good at raiding, its basic officers are very high quality, and even after suffering high casualties, they can still launch an effective attack. Moreover, in its division-level firepower, the configuration of artillery and machine guns is extremely high. Finally, it is concluded that one Romanian division can withstand the attack of two Austro-Hungarian divisions.

This kind of report, which at first glance has been defeated by the Romanians, is completely useless, Lieutenant General Sam said to Van Sten based on the characteristics of the summary of multiple reports. "As for the characteristics of the Romanian army, according to my understanding, its basic tactical unit is the division. At the division level, their artillery and machine gun configuration is higher, so the firepower is much higher than our division-level troops."

"And because Romania has maintained a standing military system for a long time, its soldiers and officers are much higher than ours in tactical combat skills, so we do not have an advantage in basic organization." Lieutenant General Sam explained here. "In many previous battles, our battalion company was generally not its opponent. At this time, it was basically relying on the superiority of troops to repel it."

Lieutenant General Sam's words made Lieutenant General Van Sten feel a little uncomfortable. He didn't expect the Romanian to be so difficult, so he couldn't help asking at this time. "Don't they have any weaknesses?"

In the face of Van Sten's question, Lieutenant General Sam said hesitantly. "It's not impossible. At present, it seems that they have fewer heavy artillery pieces and have high requirements for supplies. Also, we have the advantage of terrain, and the number of their troops is small."

Facing Lieutenant General Sam's answer, Lieutenant General Fan Siteng said with a smile. "Thank you for your explanation, which allows me to understand the next opponent better."

However, in Lieutenant General Fan Siteng's heart, he was a little confused about this. Because of the characteristics that Lieutenant General Sam said he was very familiar with, except that there were fewer heavy artillery, isn't this the norm for the German army fighting side by side with him on the Eastern Front. Sam applied the characteristics of the German army to the Romanian, which made him wonder if Sam was confused by his opponent. Of course, his doubts can't be expressed, but what Lieutenant General Sam said needs to find a chance to play against the Romanians.

And Sam was completely unaware of his description of the Romanian army, which made his colleagues feel like he was exaggerating. The group rushed to the Tenth Army Headquarters on the eastern outskirts of the city, where there were enough houses for the Ninth Army to settle down.

In the Cluj City Hall that night, Lieutenant General Sam invited celebrities and held a welcome dinner for Lieutenant General Versten and other senior officers of the Ninth Army. The rich food such as caviar, veal steak, Bordeaux wine and so on made the guests of honor very satisfied. According to the usual practice, Lieutenant General Fan Siteng made a generous speech in defense of the local area, which also won him warm applause.

"Thank you so much for your warm hospitality."

Lieutenant General Fan Siteng, who was returned to his seat after the speech, saw Lieutenant General Sam rush over and thank him.

"You're welcome, I want to tell you something when I come here." Sam said, looking at Lieutenant General Fan Siteng in front of him.

"What's up?"

In the face of Fan Siteng's question, Sam glanced at no one around and said it. "Tomorrow I plan to lead the army south."

"In such a hurry?"

Fan Siteng was still a little surprised by Lieutenant General Sam's decision, it was too hasty.

Facing Versten's surprise, Sam explained. "I can't give the Romanians too much time to prepare. If it weren't for the need to wait for you to take over the defense of Cluj, I would have set off with my army."

Lieutenant General Sam's words made Fan Siteng feel the pressure. He and Sam's status were almost the same, and he understood that this was all caused by the previous bad situation. It now appears that only defeating Romania will bring Sam back to life.

Fan Siteng, who understood what his colleagues needed in front of him, patted his shoulder and said. "Then I wish you victory this time."

"thanks."

Early the next morning, Lieutenant General Sam took the assembled eight divisions to Dewa, and this time he would wash his humiliation with the blood of the enemy. The actions of the Tenth Army immediately attracted great attention from the Romanian side. At noon that day, the telegram about the 10th Army's massing of troops and marching towards Deva was placed on the desk of General Salamick, commander of the Southern Army who had just arrived in Deva.

Now, around Deva, Romania and Austria-Hungary are about to start a battle.