Romanian Eagle

What they didn't know was that not far behind the position where they resisted the attack of the Austro-Hungarian army, the eyes of General Salamik, the commander of Army Group South, were focused on the battlefield.

The tragic battlefield was indifferent in the eyes of the admiral. His focus was on the integrity of the position. He was very satisfied with the current situation on the battlefield. After putting down the telescope, he asked the commander of the 15th Division, who was in command of the battle here: "Kledov, what else do you need? But first, I won't make up for you if you have a good army. You have already got the 19th Division. A brigade of reinforcements."

Considering that the tone was a bit blunt, Admiral Salamick explained in a slow tone. "The enemy is still attacking Colt Mountain, and Major General Fergus has already cried a few times. He said that the enemy's firepower is too heavy, and the heavy artillery regiment is also at risk of being broken through without reinforcements, so I can only let The First Division of the Imperial Guard will give priority to reinforcements."

Hearing Admiral Salamik's grievances, Major General Kledov certainly couldn't say that he needed reinforcements, so he opened his mouth to speak. "I know that the entire army is short of reinforcements, so give me some ammunition first."

"There's no problem with this. I'll have someone send you a batch when I get back to the headquarters. As long as you can hold your position, especially on the railway bridge, you need to pay attention to this."

In the face of Major General Kledov's request, Admiral Salamik agreed without thinking. In order to prepare for this battle before, he asked for a lot of ammunition from the military department, which is currently enough.

Seeing that the general agreed readily, Kledov continued to ask tentatively. "At present, our machine guns and artillery have a large loss. Can you make more for us?"

"This is..."

Sure enough, Krydoff's test made the expedient Admiral His Excellency stuck. After arranging the language, Admiral Salamik told him with a bit of heaviness. "As you know, machine guns and artillery are all conspicuous targets on the battlefield. The situation in Colt Mountain was critical before, and the army's reserves were relatively small, so you can only make reasonable use of the existing resources yourself."

Admiral Salamik's words did not disappoint Major General Kledov, because he knew that the army still had a lot of machine guns and artillery in his hands and would not let it go until the critical moment. Just as Krydoff remembers now, there is still a brigade of officers and soldiers of the Guard Division who are firmly in the hands of Admiral Salamick and will not be released until the last moment.

Admiral Salamik rushed over to inspect the position of the 15th Division this time, because the Austro-Hungarian army raided the position of the 15th Division before. Now that I think about it, Major General Kledov still has lingering fears. At that time, Colt Mountain was facing the stormy offensive of the Austro-Hungarian army, which made Major General Fergus who was in charge of the battle screaming.

And when all the eyes of Army Group South were focused on Colt Hill, and it was confirmed that Dewa had dispatched reinforcements, Major General Stepan, who had been waiting so long, thought that the opportunity had come.

Immediately, he took three divisions of the Austro-Hungarian army from the hiding place and aggressively pushed straight into the position of the fifteenth division.

When news of three divisions of Austro-Hungarian troops raiding the eastern river valley with the intent to seize the bridge reached the army headquarters, General Salamik was already stunned. He immediately sent the only brigade of the Imperial Guard Division that he had left behind, and also had the Nineteenth Division, which was called Defending the South, which was actually repaired, immediately sent elite troops to reinforce it. However, all these mobilizations take time, and the long-awaited surprise attack by the Austro-Hungarian army certainly will not leave time for the opponent.

In the face of the surprise attack of the three divisions, Major General Klidoff's fifteenth division also retreated steadily, and has been retreated to the vicinity of the railway bridge. At this time, two armored trains were urgently reinforced to help block the enemy's peak.

Speaking of which, Romanian armored trains will be less valued than aircraft and armored combat vehicles for some reason. If it weren't for the military's strong request, it is estimated that it would not have been funded.

But now these two armored trains have provided a turnaround for the officers and men of the 15th Division. After a brief repair, the officers and men of the 15th Division immediately took advantage of the armored train to block the enemy's attack. For this reason, Major General Stepan, who was in command of the battle, was furious and launched eight consecutive attacks in just three hours, but all of them were blocked by the officers and soldiers of the 15th Division.

When he saw the Romanian reinforcements coming up, Major General Stepan knew that nothing could be done. In addition, his rush to force the soldiers to attack had caused some dissatisfaction in the army, so the Austro-Hungarian army retreated.

When the 15th Division brought the reinforcements that came in to pay for the previous positions, Major General Klidoff took a deep breath before he came, and General Salamick took away a brigade of the Guard Division.

And Lieutenant General Sam knew that Major General Stepan's raid failed because of the blocking of the armored train, he just said one sentence. "In a hurry", he continued to command the troops to besiege Colt Mountain. This made Major General Stepan feel very ashamed, so after letting the soldiers trim and soothe their emotions, they rushed forward with three divisions of the Austro-Hungarian army.

General Salamik came to inspect this time to see if the 15th division plus the 19th division could block the attack of the Austro-Hungarian army. The current situation seems to be working well, although it was a little difficult to block the enemy's attack at the time, there was no problem.

After inspecting the eastern position, Admiral Salamik immediately returned to the army headquarters in Deva City. Now Deva is completely different from before. If any Deva residents come back, they will find themselves unable to find their way home. It's all about Lieutenant General Ankodar.

Because at that time, he and Dotreid had driven out the residents of Deva for street fighting. Although Admiral Salamick gave them financial compensation in order to relieve the pressure, considering that the upcoming battle acquiesced to this result, and he also used the past few days to strengthen the fortifications of Dewa street fighting, so now Dewa can be called a fortress. City.

In the sturdy building of Deva City Hall, the headquarters of Army Group South was also located here. When Admiral Salamick returned, the chief of staff stepped forward and spoke. "Major General Fergus called again to complain, saying that the Austro-Hungarian army attacked very fiercely today, and he could hardly stop it at this rate."

Salamick took off the dusty military cap on his head and patted his hair to clean it up. "One day he doesn't complain. If I give him reinforcements every time, I don't have any reserve team in my hands. How can I fight without a reserve team?"

Admiral Salamick sat down on the chair and continued to speak. "And as you can see now, the troops on all fronts are tight. If we don't save a little bit, how can we hold back the enemy. By the way, hasn't the air force seized air supremacy yet?"

Facing Salamick's question, the chief of staff shook his head. "The Air Force said that there were too many Austro-Hungarian planes and they couldn't gain air supremacy."

The words of the chief of staff made Admiral Salamick complain. "These Tian Tian Jiaozi are usually so arrogant, why can't they do it for a long time now when they need to do things."

The Chief of Staff, who knew some inside information, saw His Excellency Admiral's complaint and explained. "I can't blame them. The main reason is that the opponents are very strong. From what I know, Austria-Hungary in Transylvania are all veterans who have participated in the Eastern Front. They are no worse than us in terms of technology and aircraft, and we are still in scale. 1.5 times as much. Now that the Austro-Hungarian plane has not abused us, you have to thank the boys of the aviation team.”

Facing the words of the chief of staff, Admiral Salamick could only sigh. "I know what you said, the enemy's heavy artillery is now a serious problem for our confidants."

Admiral Salamick said this to the chief of staff for a brief period of silence, before they felt the power of the enemy's heavy artillery. In the face of the 210 and 240 heavy artillery of the enemy's heavy artillery brigade, his own 150 heavy artillery is not an opponent at all, and it is completely suppressed throughout the whole process. Forced to be helpless, Admiral Salamik thought of the decision to bomb the enemy's heavy artillery from the sky, but in the face of Austria-Hungary with more planes than himself, Admiral Salamik's last hope was gone.

"How about we withdraw our troops to fight in the streets of Deva City?"

Facing the suggestion of the chief of staff, Salamik directly refused. "That won't work. If we give up Colt Hill and the enemy is condescending, it will be harder for us to fight."

Salamik still has a meaning that he has not explained, that is, if he retreats to the defensive fortifications such as houses in Deva City, then the purpose of delaying the enemy will not be achieved at all. When the time comes, the Austro-Hungarian army will come and go as soon as it wants. Wouldn't this make him lose so many troops in vain? He would not do this.

After thinking about it, Admiral Salamik can only hold on until the news that Cluj has been captured, everything will be worth it. So where is Lieutenant General Andrew, who is being talked about by him now?