Romanian Eagle

The news that Petrilla's 2nd Brigade was besieged by nearly three Austrian-Hungarian divisions soon reached Lieutenant General Ankodar. Unfortunately, he was negotiating with Major General Dotrid that the attack was not going well.

What's wrong?

Major General Dotrid asked Lieutenant General Ankodar who had just read the telegram, and he just noticed a trace of concern in Lieutenant General's eyes.

In the face of Major General Dotreid's inquiry, Lieutenant General Ankodar did not hide it. This is a telegram from Zoltan, commander of my 2nd Brigade, saying that he was attacked by three Austro-Hungarian divisions.

Lieutenant General Ankerdal's words made Major General Dotred feel a little nervous. The situation was already very bad when one brigade was completely crushed by three divisions.

Major General Dotrid asked tentatively. Should we return to Petroshani and stick to it?

Hearing Major General Dotrid's resignation, Lieutenant General Ankerdar himself also thought about countermeasures. He was very unwilling to go back to Ankodar like this, and when he finally saw an opportunity, he didn't want to pass away from him in vain.

But he now needs to dissuade Dotreid for a good reason. It's not a good idea to retreat now. If we retreat, it will become five Austro-Hungarian divisions against our two divisions, which is equally difficult to fight, and our attack without authorization will make it difficult for us in the future.

Dotreid understood Ankodar's words completely. It was because they attacked without authorization to this point, but if it could be saved, he was very willing. But now the problem is that if Petrosani is recaptured by Austria-Hungary, their two divisions will be surrounded, and even if they can escape back to Romania, they will most likely be court-martialed.

In the face of Ankodar's words, Dotreid also spoke bluntly. All of this is based on the fact that we hold Petrosani, and if we are taken back by Austria-Hungary, we will be transferred to the reserve.

In addition to the worse result, Dotreid understands without saying that Ankodar is ordered to retire. They are only in their 40s and 50s and can at least contribute more than ten years of energy to Romania in the army. Being ordered to retire is also a result they cannot bear.

But Ankodar's words dispelled Dotreid's pessimism. Who said we need to return Petroshani, we can actually use reinforcements.

Major General Dotrid immediately understood what Lieutenant General Ancodar meant. Are you going to let the 5th Division of the follow-up reinforcements rush to Petrila for rescue?

Yes.

The fifth division is a veteran Romanian army.

Although not as famous as the 2nd and 3rd Divisions of the Imperial Guard, it is also famous in the army. The General Staff also took into account the importance of Deva when making plans, and they were all arranged for elite soldiers (except for the 9th Division, because the station was here in order not to arouse the vigilance of Austria-Hungary, and it could not be changed at will.).

As the first reinforcements of the Fifth Division, of course, the combat power is strong, and it is more perfect that Lieutenant General Ankodar is the former Commander of the Fifth Division.

Lieutenant General Ankerdal's words reassured Major General Dotreid, but he raised another question. But according to the itinerary, it will take another day for the fifth division to reach Petrosani. Can your second brigade stop the offensive of the three divisions?

Don't worry about this, I don't dare to say more. It's more than enough to let the 2nd Brigade defend for a day or two.

Ankerdar understood Dotreid's fears that if the defending troops didn't wait for reinforcements it would be disastrous, at least for them. However, he still has confidence in the 2 brigade Ankodar under his command, and he is not required to keep it for a long time. How can he be called a guardian if he can't keep it for a day.

When solving their own hidden dangers, the two of course will not forget their original purpose.

So what do we do next?

Major General Dotrid, who asked this question, felt a little red in his cheeks. The performance of the 9th Division today made his words lack confidence.

However, Lieutenant General Ankodar also knew about the performance of 9 Yes today. Isn't it because they have never fought against the elite Austro-Hungarian troops? Ankodar was not in the mood to care about the current situation of the 9th Division, he said it himself. There is not much time left for us, and then we must win Hatzeg as soon as possible.

Dottrid also understood what Ankodar meant. This was to let everyone not be afraid of casualties. It seems that today's battle of 9 yes made Ankodar a little uncomfortable, but Dotreid felt a little wronged about this. The conscience of heaven and earth, the 9th division is one of the 4 newly created divisions during the major expansion. Although Dotreid, who was the division commander during this period, was very focused on training, he was far behind other divisions in terms of training time. You must know that at most, only two divisions were formed and trained in a year. When it was their turn to form the 9th division, they formed 4 divisions at the same time, so the quality of their officers was far less than that of the previous troops.

Anchordar thought about it and continued. Well, your 9th Division is responsible for the main position attack, and my 1st Division of the Imperial Guard is responsible for the flank attack. It seems to me that it will be the elite 7th Division of Austria-Hungary.

It seems that he still has some understanding of the situation of the 9th Division on the flank. As long as the 9th Division continues to do flanking cover, the effect is not very good. Fortunately, the 35th Division, which was defending when the 1st Division of the Imperial Guards attacked the main position, was suffering, so he planned to change it, and he had to bite the hard bones himself. In the face of Lieutenant General Ankedal's request, Major General Dotreid was eager for it, of course and readily agreed.

The next step, of course, is to share the opponent’s information that you know with the opponent. Whether it is the 9th division for the 7th division on the defensive flank or the guard for the 35th division, everyone has a more or less understanding of the opponent’s style, technique and tactical level. Avoid a lot of losses.

At the same time, the five divisions that have arrived in Targuriu are also undergoing their final rest. The five divisions who have already arrived at Targuriwu, said that it was the five divisions, but this was not true. Because only the Second Regiment of the Fifth Division Brigade and the 75th Field Artillery Battalion of the Artillery Regiment have arrived here, together with some divisional military police officers and others, the strength is less than 5,000.

However, this does not affect the mood of Major General Fergus, the commander of the fifth division. He has already sent a report to Lieutenant General Ankodar, who is on the front line, telling him that the fifth division has arrived in Targu Riu. The implication is that there is any benefit. Everyone enjoyed it together, and at the same time he also reported his whereabouts to General Salamick, the commander of Army Group South.

Originally this was just a polite remark, but Lieutenant General Ankodar really gave him a big gift. Looking at the soldiers of the Fifth Division who kept walking out of the carriages on the platform inside the station, Major General Fergus felt a little sullen in his heart. What he was holding in his hand was the telegram sent to him by Lieutenant General Ankodar. In this telegram, Ankodar first outlined the huge benefits of his plan, then talked about the current difficulties, and finally expressed the hope that the 5th Division would quickly reinforce the 2nd Brigade in Petrilla.

Seeing that his teacher had been thinking, the chief of staff who sent the telegram couldn't help but ask. How should we reply to Lieutenant General Ankodar?

Hearing the question from his chief of staff, Major General Fergus said with a self-deprecating sentence. Everyone else has sent the battle plan, can we refuse it? Besides, we didn't see their 2 brigade defending in Petrilla facing the attack of three divisions. We must reinforce this time.

After understanding what his division commander meant, the chief of staff sent a telegram to the First Division of the Imperial Guard on the front line. Seeing the departure of the chief of staff, Division Commander Fergus gave a big order. Records, the order was out of the logistics force, so the soldiers immediately prepared to pedal, and we went to Petroshani. At the same time, we sent a report to the follow-up troops, telling them not to stop at Targuriu to rest and go directly to Petroshani to fight.

Yes, I'll give the order right now.

Commander Fergus watched the staff officer who gave his order leave, and also put on a thick military coat and walked out of the station building. These soldiers are going to the battlefield tomorrow, he plans to go to the platform to see the status of his soldiers