Romanian Eagle

Early the next morning, Hoffman dressed up and came to the headquarters to wait for Lieutenant General Freiette's summons.

He didn't make him wait long, and under the guidance of the secretary, he came to Lieutenant General Freiette's office.

"Colonel Hoffman, please take a seat."

His Excellency Lieutenant General looked up at Hoffman and then handed a document to the secretary who opened the door. "Give this document to the logistics department and let them hurry up. The train station is almost full of supplies."

Looking at the busy Lieutenant General Freiit, Hoffman sighed inwardly. At the commendation meeting after the end of the Balkan War that year, Lieutenant General Freiit was already one of the newly promoted military giants, and he was only a major in charge of transportation. But now that Lieutenant General Freiette has a great reputation in this war, it is really sad that he has not been able to show the matching feats.

Lieutenant General Freiette, who had no idea of ​​Hoffman's feelings at all, picked up the kettle beside him and poured two glasses of water after sending the secretary away, and handed it to Hoffman. Hoffman hurriedly stood up and took the water glass, but he was a little flattered that his boss poured water for him.

Seeing Hoffman's expression, Lieutenant General Freiit said with a smile. "It seems that you don't know me well enough. In fact, I think it's good to do it yourself."

Hoffman didn't know how to answer the lieutenant general's words.

After taking a sip, Lieutenant General Freiit put down the water glass and said: "Actually, I have a special understanding of the new weapon of the tank, and I have also read the training materials you wrote. It is a very good model. In fact, I personally want to Call the tank a modernized heavy cavalry that opens a gap in the army, and then the infantry widens that gap until the entire line of defense is torn down."

Facing the words of Lieutenant General Freiit, Hoffman knew that this was also the correct way to use the tank at present, mainly because the weapon of the tank can only be used in this way. And in his own ideal, he rushed to the rear, and this kind of steel torrent could not yet be done. So he could only answer: "Thank you, Lieutenant General, for your love to me."

"It's not a kind of love, but you are actually capable." After Lieutenant General Freiit replied, he picked up a pack of cigarettes from the table and handed it to Hoffman. "Are you smoking?"

"No smoking, thank you."

Lieutenant General Hoffman didn't care about his rejection. He took out a point and continued to talk: "Actually, I transferred you this time, because I know that any new weapon needs to be on the battlefield, so as to discover the possibility of The problem is. Of course, the use of tanks by Britain and France on the Western Front is one of the reasons. We can't lag behind the mainstream countries, especially in emerging weapons."

After Lieutenant General Freiit had a chat with Hoffman,

Go to the wall where the battle map is hung. And Hoffman knew that this was to tell himself the battle plan, and immediately followed.

But the lieutenant general first told him about the current situation of the front.

"At present, we are confronting the Austro-Hungarian army on the long border. Austria-Hungary has placed the enemy's tenth army in the south, with Adra as a fulcrum. However, because the two places are connected by railways and rivers, this is also the focus of the enemy's defense. It is so heavy that the enemy has 120,000 troops on this line.”

Hoffman looked at the position of Lieutenant General Freiit's fingers. On the map, Adela and Dewa, where he is located, are separated by a remnant of the Carpathian Mountains, and there is a railway in the middle connecting the two places with the Murray River.

"On the north side of the front is the enemy's Ninth Army, whose fulcrum is Oradea. This is mainly due to the lack of railways and rivers as transportation lines, so we and the enemy want to deploy less troops than the southern line, so there are only nine About 10,000 people. In addition, there is a Sixteenth Army of 80,000 people who can be reinforced at any time in Bekesh Chobao, which is not far from the enemy."

After Lieutenant General Freiit introduced the current battle situation, he suddenly said something. "Now where do you think the breakthrough should be made?"

Hoffman, who was shocked by Lieutenant General Freiette's words, quickly waved his hand and said, "This should be something the commander considers."

"It doesn't matter, just talk and see."

Facing the enthusiasm of Lieutenant General Freiit, Hoffman said without thinking: "I think a breakthrough should be made from the direction of Adela."

Lieutenant General Fereit asked with great interest: "Why, do you need to know that the enemy is laying heavy troops here?"

"Because only this direction is suitable for us to exert our full strength."

Hoffman first said affirmatively, and then gave specific reasons. "The northern front is not suitable for us to attack at all, despite the fact that there are few enemies, because we are very disadvantaged in terms of terrain. From Deva to Cluj on the northern front, to the enemy's main point Oradea, all the way. Mountainous and hilly terrain. Oradea, Bekeschobao and Budapest are all plains. This will make us lose to our opponents in terms of material delivery and personnel replenishment. Wars in modern times are all about morale and morale. Supplies, and our supplies on the northern front have an absolute disadvantage.”

"On the southern front, don't look at the enemy's heavy defense, but railways and rivers can make us not too bad in this regard. Compared with the enemy, our morale and training are much higher, so the south Wire is the best option."

Facing the various reasons given by Hoffman, Lieutenant General Freiit nodded and praised: "That's right, it seems that you are well prepared for this battle."

In the face of the lieutenant general's award, Hoffman replied: "It's just because everyone can see the difference. I just described it in more detail."

Lieutenant General Freiit didn't care about Hoffman's modest words, he said it directly. "Since you have guessed our plan, let me talk about the mission of your brigade."

As soon as he heard the topic of his greatest concern, Hoffman immediately cheered up.

"The task of your armored brigade is to form an assault group with the 1st, 3rd, and 7th cavalry divisions immediately after the 1st, 5th, and 19th divisions of the Imperial Guards have opened the breach for you to break into the enemy's territory. Intercept the reinforcements and disrupt the enemy's deployment. I want you to smash the enemy's interior. In order to support the main force of the army to destroy the enemy's resistance, occupy the territory east of the Tisza River."

The words of Lieutenant General Freiit made Hoffman extremely excited, and this was the opportunity he had been waiting for. As long as you can complete this task beautifully, then the rumors about yourself will be swept away.

"Your Excellency Lieutenant General, please rest assured that the armored brigade of this mission will be able to complete it well."

"very good."

Facing Hoffman's answer, Lieutenant General Freiit patted him on the shoulder. He is very satisfied with this, soldiers just have to have enough confidence in themselves.

At this time, Lieutenant General Freiit asked a question of his concern. "How many days will it take for your armored brigade to be assembled?"

Hoffman replied immediately: "According to the arrangement of the traffic management office, it will take another three days for our brigade to arrive in Deva."

Hearing Hoffman's answer, Lieutenant General Freiit said directly to him: "You still have some time, do more preparations."

Hearing the words of the lieutenant general, Hoffman knew that he should leave, but he couldn't help but ask:

"Can I ask, what is the code name of this operation?"

"Thunder."

It seemed that it meant a thunderclap, and Hoffman, who got the answer, left with satisfaction.

And Lieutenant General Freiit said to himself after Hoffman left: "The ability is good, no wonder it is highly regarded by His Majesty."