Romanian Eagle

Monore, 25 kilometers southeast of Budapest, is now occupied by the Romanian army. The central army led by General Salamick has been here for a day.

On this day, the Romanian army did not rest, but built fortifications around Monoor early. Yes, the Romanian army is ready to defend against a possible offensive from the Hungarian People's Army.

The reason for them to do this is very simple, which is inseparable from the current situation of the war.

At present, the Romanian left-wing army, led by Lieutenant General Mandif, has just captured Sauergotauryan and is on its way to converge. And the army on the right has just finished gathering the army in Kecskemede and is preparing to approach the army in the middle.

When the two armies were not nearby, how arrogant General Salamick needed to make the order to attack Budapest alone.

Defense, before the other two armies arrive, is the most important thing.

So in the case that the other two armies are not progressing as fast as him, it is not a big deal to pretend to be a grandson.

On a small mound outside the small town of Monore, Admiral Salamick led the soldiers who were inspecting the fortifications there.

At the busy construction site, refurbished soil was piled up on both sides of trenches that had just been dug. In the trenches that only reached the thighs, Romanian soldiers in short-sleeved shirts were digging hard with sweat. Their serious attitude did not even notice the presence of His Excellency the Admiral.

"well done."

Admiral Salamick was satisfied to see the scene where no one greeted him, he was not a pushy character.

The second division commander, Major General Doles, who followed him, said with a smile after hearing the admiral's praise. "This is all due to the soldiers. They know that only with enough fortifications can they get the best chance of survival on the battlefield."

As for Major General Doles' words, General Salamick did not answer and patrolled all the way. During this inspection, the fortifications of the Second Division were well constructed. The trenches, traffic trenches, machine gun positions, artillery positions, observation posts, and command posts were all well-built. Many officers and soldiers of the Second Fortification Division also made camouflage, and Admiral Salamick also observed it himself.

At the end, the admiral said to Major General Doles next to him: "This time your second division is at the forefront of the battle line. This is a test for you."

In the face of the admiral's words, Major General Doles replied: "Please rest assured, our second division will be able to complete this mission.

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In the heart of Major General Doles, there has always been a wish, that is, to carry forward in his own hands as the second division that has been established for a long time in Romania. It's just that the sky didn't go as expected, and in the previous battles, the second division could not get a good mission every time. Even in combat, there is very little main attack, let alone defense. Basically, the enemy has no sign of launching the main attack from the position of the second division. This made Major General Doles feel very hurt.

There is no fierce battle, where does the outstanding military exploits come from, how does this make him progress. Far away is Fereit, who was outstanding during the Balkan Wars, and even more brilliant in this war. The most recent is Lieutenant General Ankodar, who made a surprise attack on Deva to stir up the battle. These are all living examples, and it is unlikely that Major General Doles would not worry about the future.

This time, I finally managed to get a task at the top to defend the Hungarian People's Army. For Major General Doles, who thought the war was over, he was simply overjoyed, and of course he wanted to perform well in this battle. It's just that he still has some concerns about whether Hungary is willing to attack.

So at the end of the tour, Major General Doles couldn't help but ask: "Your Excellency, will the Hungarians really attack this time?"

Facing Major General Doles' question, Salamick spread his hands with a smile and said, "I don't know, but this is their last chance. If I change it, I can only gamble."

"This is our only chance to fight back."

In Budapest, Landrell was also explaining his actions to the interior commissar Sidler and the foreign affairs commissar Ventush.

The enemy is approaching the Hungarian revolutionary capital, and Landrell, who is in charge of the military, of course wants to lead the troops to drive out these Romanian bastards immediately. It's just that when facing up to 180,000 well-equipped and well-trained Romanian troops, Landrell must be well prepared.

It's just that during his preparation, the enemy occupied large tracts of Hungarian territory one after another, and a large number of revolutionary soldiers and civilians were persecuted, which made the revolutionary members of Budapest unable to sit still. They all asked Landreel why he hadn't attacked, and let the dog-legs of the imperial powers in Romania taste the power of the Communists.

And Landrell has always responded to these doubts by saying that he is not ready, and this time, facing the visit of the main figures of the Revolutionary Committee, the Ventuch and Sidler, Landrell can only be truthful. tell each other. Because he was afraid that if he didn't speak, he would face the inquiry of Chairman Bella Kuhn next.

"Haven't we already recruited 230,000 revolutionary people into the army, and adding the previous 150,000 revolutionary army, we have nearly 400,000 troops. Are we still afraid of those Romanian bastards who are less than 200,000?"

The interior commissar Sidler complained somewhat incomprehensibly.

Faced with Sidler's complaints, Landrell felt a headache, and the commissioners only knew the number of people. Don't they know that more than half of the recruits have never even been shot, and among the half of the crowd who have. Many of them were only used during national training, and fewer than 80,000 of them had participated in the army. In addition to the previous 150,000 troops, Hungary can really fight only these 220,000 troops, which does not occupy an absolute overwhelming number.

Moreover, the equipment of the Hungarian People's Army is also much worse than that of Romania. Now he can only have one machine gun in one battalion and thirty-six artillery pieces in one division, all of which are first-class elites in the People's Army.

It's just that these words can't be said to them, as long as they say it, the revolutionary spirit will definitely be able to defeat the imperialist armed forces, and the revolutionary spirit will soon be able to eat.

But now Landrell felt that the opportunity really came. The Romanian army did not know whether it was arrogant or wanted to lure itself to attack. Their more than 80,000 troops in the middle have arrived not far from Budapest, and the wings are too wide. If you send troops to block the flanks and eat the middle with all your strength, then the intervention of the Romanian army will end in failure.

Even if it can't be eaten, repelling it will buy itself time to integrate the army. Thinking of this, Landrell felt a little stunned.

So in the presence of Sidler and Ventush he spoke out his plans. "This time I plan to destroy the enemy's central army."

He opened the Hungarian military map and explained to the two: "At present, the enemy's two flanks are still in Sorgo Tauryan and Kecskemede, both of which are at least nearly 100 kilometers away from Monor, where the enemy's middle road is located. So I I plan to send troops to stop them along the way and delay their speed, and at the same time, I will personally lead the main force to fight the enemy in the middle."

In the end, Landrell said: "I heard that the enemy commander, General Salamik, showed his prestige when he fought against Austria-Hungary. And in the occupied area, various persecutions were carried out against our Hungarian people, so Destroying the Central Route Army led by him will boost the morale of our revolutionary people, and it will also show the prestige of our Hungarian revolutionary army."

After Ventuch and Sidler heard Landreel's words, they applauded. For Landrell, this plan suits their appetite. The revolutionary government is to show the difference, if it is still the same as the previous government, how can it show its advanced nature.

Finally, Foreign Councilor Ventouch said to Landrell: "I will report this plan to Chairman Bella Kuhn, and I believe he will like your plan as well."

"thanks."

And interior commissar Sidler asked: "Is there anything else we can help?"

"I need more weapons and ammunition, this will be the surest guarantee of victory."

In the face of Landreel's rude words, Sidler thought for a while and replied: "Okay, I will personally sit in the arsenal and ask them to fully produce the weapons and ammunition you need."

Landrell's plan was quickly reported to Bella Kuhn, and sure enough, the leader of the Hungarian revolutionary government approved it without a second thought.

Then the Hungarian People's Army began to divide its troops, and Landrell sent part of the main force together with the newly recruited soldiers to snipe the Romanian flanks. The remaining 180,000 main army, with 60,000 newly recruited soldiers, quickly rushed towards Monol.

In the small town of Monol, a battle that will decide the fate of Hungary is about to break out.