Romanian Eagle

? After the Romanian army used the time difference to assemble the main force to take Transylvania, it was immediately ready to supplement the defense points of various regions.

The German army expected by various countries was finally ready. Under the leadership of the famous Marshal Mackensen, they launched an attack on the defenders of Moldavia, which had already been prepared.

As the Suceava defenders, who were directly facing the first wave of the German attack, facing the elite German soldiers who had an absolute advantage in strength and firepower, they could only rely on the solid fortifications built in the city to defend. In the face of the Romanian defenders who were unable to shrink, the Germans, who had already anticipated this situation, immediately took out the heirloom artillery they used on the Eastern Front to attack. The way the Germans attacked was as expected by Major General Antic, the commander of the city defense, and he was not in vain for the observation group two years ago. To this end, he prepared a plan, intending to use the heavy artillery regiment left by Admiral Courtois to give the enemy a disarm, so that the attacking Germans could taste the power of the Romanians.

"Now I order to start the artillery counterattack immediately. In addition, I will send a telegram to Admiral Courtois to ensure that Suceava's sky is in our hands."

When Major General Antic, who was staying in the headquarters, picked up the phone and gave orders to the heavy artillery unit, he did not forget to make a request to His Excellency General.

After the order was issued, the heavy artillery hidden in various parts of the city unveiled their disguise and launched a counter-attack at the enemy who bombarded their friendly forces. For a time, several heavy artillery positions of the German army were forced to move, and the artillery shells that fell on the heads of the Romanian soldiers also stopped.

This has stabilized the mood of a large number of troops composed of reserve soldiers. After all, most of them have never experienced such artillery fire. Facing the overwhelming heavy artillery bombardment, it is completely normal to be mentally restless. Especially when a familiar comrade-in-arms is hit by artillery fire in front of his eyes, this kind of pressure can easily get out of control. After all, they have not been training in the army for a long time, and the civilians have not been corrected in their hearts. This is also the most worrying point of Major General Antic, the commander of the garrison.

In his opinion, Suceava, who he is defending, is most likely to be broken in two time periods. The first is that in the first three days, a large number of troops composed of reserve militiamen have not yet shed their civilian essence in their minds. An attack so violent that they can't take it will break their hearts, leaving Suceava's defense out of the question.

So what is a violent attack? This depends on who the opponent is. With a large number of recruits like Suceava, the heavy artillery bombardment, coupled with the continuous infantry offensive that seems to never stop, is the most dangerous. So in the beginning, in order for the soldiers to survive this potentially panic-stricken moment, the necessary artillery support was essential. Even if there will be a lot of losses for this, it will at least boost the morale of the defending soldiers and let them know that they can get support and will not be abandoned, which is very important for soldiers.

On this point, Lieutenant General Gustav, who was in charge of commanding the German siege battle, also deeply agreed. So he was a big one at the beginning, opening with six hundred artillery pieces,

Among them, there are more than 230 heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 150 mm. Then the first wave was the attack of the three divisions, for which he also invited Marshal Mackensen to watch the battle.

With the skull cap of the death hussars and the unique-looking Marshal Mackensen with a long beard, he said to Gustav, who was commanding the siege battle, while watching the Romanians' counter-attack. "The opposing commander is still very smart, and your onslaught tactics are likely to fail."

In the face of his boss's words, Lieutenant General Gustav retorted with confidence. "Marshal, this is not necessarily. Even if he sees my intentions, he may not be able to resist this attack."

What gave him such confidence was the soldier's technical and tactical skills and efficient organizational skills brought about by years of war. In layman's terms, Gustav intends to use his troops' understanding and familiarity with the battlefield to pull Romanian defenders who have never seen the world into scenes familiar to the Germans and use them.

Therefore, Gustav still arranged an attack when the artillery was attracted by the Romanian counterattack, resulting in a decrease in the effectiveness of the artillery shelling.

I saw that when the German artillery extended back and bombarded, the three German divisions who had already prepared their positions immediately launched a tide-like attack.

"Quick, the Germans are coming up, all stand up and prepare to fight back."

At the Romanian position, a young company commander is directing his soldiers to prepare for battle. From his youthful face, it can be seen that this is an officer who just came out of the military academy. The soldiers under his command are all old and young, and they all seem to be recruited for a short period of time and have a civilian atmosphere.

With the company commander's cry, the soldiers all stood up to prepare for a life-and-death battle with the incoming German troops. But apart from that, there were quite a few soldiers huddled and shivering in the trenches. The young company commander was stunned when he saw this situation. This was something the military academy had never taught. Fortunately, he had heard of how to deal with this situation before, and although he felt that he still couldn't understand it, he didn't expect that other methods would only be used in the future.

I saw the company commander with pimples on his face, raised his feet in high-top military boots, and kicked at a shivering soldier who was still crouching in the trench. In the past, cursing words were also chanted in his mouth. "Damn, you cowards, get up for me, the enemies are all under your nose, do you want your mother to protect you?"

As the young company commander's roar sounded, the soldiers who were still trembling with fear in the trenches all stood up, and what made them stand up was not only the pain but also the inner shame. Because of the ease of command and management, most of them came from a village or a street. Their behavior of hiding in the trenches because of fear was seen by familiar neighbors, and they were ashamed after overcoming their fear.

After the company commander saw that the soldiers were all standing up and preparing to counterattack the enemy, he was also satisfied to prepare for the next command.

"Yonkers, your machine gun needs to be ordered by me to fire, understand?"

"clear."

Yonkers, who was stopped by the company commander, was a former auto mechanic. After three months of emergency training, he joined their newly formed company as a machine gunner, and he was the only Madsen machine gun in their company. Sustained support firepower. This time, the young company commander seemed to have his own combat ideas for the German attack.

Yonkers' answer was quite satisfactory to the company commander, so he turned his head and stared at the German troops slowly approaching the position, and told the soldiers who were waiting.

"Now everyone listens to my password. Do you understand that I need to shoot before shooting?"

In the face of the young company commander's words, the soldiers present had long since had a conditioned reflex, and they all answered in unison. "clear."