Romanian Eagle

Chapter 460: Bretus Offensive and Defensive Battle (Part 2)

Unlike the generals who commanded the battle on the front line, the failure of the first attack was completely expected by Tukhachevsky. And he didn't hesitate. After the attacking soldiers returned, the second wave of troops was ready.

And this time it was no longer one division, but two divisions under the command of the commander of the XIX Corps, General Volnov. Moreover, after seeing that the first wave of attacks was not smooth, he specially collected a lot of short guns, sharp axes and other sharp weapons suitable for trench use. In addition to this, four grenades were also issued to each soldier. It seems that General Volnov fully took into account the shortcomings of the previous battle.

So when the Soviets attacked again, the defending Romanian troops could clearly feel the difference. Fortunately, the current Soviet attack is still a group charge, which allows the defenders on the position to harvest a wave of leeks.

This is not to say that the Soviet commander will only use the tactic of group charge, but the conditions do not allow it. First, because of the limited time, the Soviet army could not circumvent or circumvent the critical point of Bretts. Second, the Soviet Army, which was established less than two years ago, lacked grassroots troops that used other tactics.

To know the prototype "Hutier" tactics of the famous infiltration assault, it requires veterans. Few of the Germans could use this tactic, let alone the Soviet troops who were recruited for three months and went to the battlefield. The French Xu Jin barrage tactics are very demanding for artillery, and they are very technical. Moreover, this tactic requires a large amount of artillery and ammunition, and the Soviet army cannot afford it at present.

Therefore, at present, the Soviet army can only continue to rely on its own rich human resources and compete with its opponents for consumption. Even if three or four people fight against one opponent, this is acceptable to the Soviet Army.

This is also one of the reasons why Eder has always been reluctant to participate in the Russian civil war. How could Romania's population of more than 20 million dare to compete with Soviet Russia? If there are really 300,000 to 400,000 casualties, it will greatly damage Romania's vitality. You must know that the Romanian people currently only occupy a little more than six layers of the domestic population. The population of 300,000 to 400,000 young men can account for between 2-3% of domestic men. Considering children and the elderly, this is the number that is approaching the same age group. This is the core workforce of 18-35 year olds, and I don’t know how much contribution to be made in China.

Not to mention that the current main force of the army is still the Romanian people who are the basis for their own governance, and it is estimated that the country will be turbulent if they lose. If it weren't for the alliance with Poland this time, plus it opened the domestic market to Romania, and Romania faced the Soviet army alone, no amount of interests could make him move.

This is also why no one dares to ignore the role of the great eastern country, even if it is so poor. Just as soon as 40 million people are put there, it takes a long time for others to think about it. So before the advent of nuclear bombs, population was one of the most important components of national power.

This also allowed Edel to seize the good times, the disintegration of the disintegration of the surrounding great powers, the discoloration of discoloration, and the defeat of defeat. There are no tigers in the mountains overnight. Of course, monkeys are needed to be kings. Unfortunately, Romania is the biggest one.

When the Soviet army launched another offensive without giving the defenders a break,

Fareit, who was watching the game from behind, also changed his face.

"This Russian army is really going crazy."

Seeing that the situation was not right, Freiette immediately ordered: "Let the 5th Division reinforce the frontline positions, and let the Soviet and Russian sides extinguish the fire."

Following his order, the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Division immediately reinforced. The front-line positions that received reinforcements had a different effect. As the fifth division that has fought the Romanian foreign war for more than ten years, its combat effectiveness does not need to be said. When it goes up, it encounters the Soviet army preparing to enter the position. The fifth division was also bold and daring, and directly launched a counter-charge against it.

When the soldiers of the two sides were in a stalemate on the front line, the Soviet soldiers immediately felt the difference of the Fifth Division. Whether it is cooperation or the combat skills and will of the soldiers, they are much higher than the defenders in the original battlefield.

These reinforcements of the Fifth Division soldiers joined the battlefield in groups of three and three groups as a group. This tactic is very similar to the famous three-three tactical action of the later rabbits. However, the changes made by the Romanian army combined with their actual situation, which mainly combined the use of machine guns. After all, a Madsen can hold several guns. But even so, this variant of leading tactics is enough to make the Romanian army stand out from the crowd when fighting in squads.

This closely coordinated and fresh tactics immediately cost the Soviet soldiers a big loss. The Fifth Division used its advantages in weapons and coordination to make the two Soviet divisions who were on the ground miserable.

Tukhachevsky, who was also watching the game from the rear, had a headache. After all, he is only 27 years old. No matter how talented he is, it is impossible to immediately come up with a solution to this tactic. But there is one thing he is very clear about, no matter what tactics it is, it must have excellent junior officers to achieve it. In the current Soviet army, it is difficult for such junior officers to appear.

Because they all inherited the legacy of the imperial and Russian era, and in the old era, there was not enough attention to grassroots tactics. Even if there are excellent officers emerging among them, they will be trapped by the quality of the soldiers.

However, no matter what Tukhachevsky did, he could not help the currently disadvantaged frontline Soviet soldiers. With the help of the Fifth Division, the Soviet army was pushed out a little bit at the front line. Looking at Tukhachevsky, he shook his head. It seems that the next offensive strategy needs to be modified.

At this moment, a staff officer came in and reported: "Comrade Commander, the 11th and 14th armies have requested us to send reinforcements to assist them in attacking the blocked Romanian army."

"Smilgar what are they doing, how are they fighting."

Hearing the news, Tukhachevsky immediately felt a burst of fire. Some of these things are not easy to attack, only he knows.

In the face of Tukhachevsky's anger, the staff officers did not dare to be afraid of getting angry.

Looking at the staff officer who was a bit scared like a quail, Tukhachevsky grabbed the telegram and read it himself.

It turned out that Smilgar was complaining. They said in the telegram that they had lost too much blocking force before, especially the technical weapons such as artillery and machine guns. And the Romanian weapons that stopped them were fully equipped, and they couldn't move at all. So they are looking for Tukhachevsky to support some technical weapons. Of course, it would be best if there are new troops.

Tukhachevsky looked at Smilga's request for help on the telegram and fell into deep thought. It is definitely impossible not to give, after all, they suffered a lot in battle before, and if they gave more, they would also be short on their side. After all, weapons such as artillery and machine guns are not many in the army. Even in the era of imperial Russia, the Russian army was not known for its technical arms.

In the end, he mobilized two artillery regiments for them, and also collected a batch of machine guns and other weapons from the army and sent them over. As for the reinforcements, forget it, they are all lacking.

While Tukhachevsky was trying to rescue the besieged Soviet army, the Polish army commanded by Piłsudski was also racing against time to encircle and annihilate it.

Among them, the 3rd, 12th, and 16th armies, which were surrounded by Warsaw to Siedelce, were the first to be attacked by the superior forces of the Polish army. Piłsudski would throw in all the troops except the 5th Corps and the Assault Corps, which besieged the 4th and 15th Soviet armies. The Polish army of up to 400,000 launched a fierce attack on the three armies.

The Soviet army, which had run out of ammunition and food and was besieged, collapsed in less than three days. As many as 180,000 Soviet soldiers were taken prisoners, and many more fled.

At this time, the Polish people were not polite to these lonely Soviet soldiers, and organized personnel to arrest the lonely Soviet soldiers.

As for the 4th and 15th armies, seeing that the situation was not good, they immediately retreated to East Prussia. They were also disarmed by the Germans and temporarily detained. So far, the Soviet army in Poland has no organized troops, which disappointed Lenin and others in Moscow.

At this time, it was impossible to continue the fight, and the negotiation proposal was sent from Moscow to Warsaw. The Polish army, which suffered a lot of losses, could not fight at this time, and the proposal of Moscow was also accepted.

The next negotiation will resolve the disputes between the two sides.

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