Chapter 460: Attack and Defense of Bretus (II)

Unlike the generals who commanded the battle on the front line, the failure of the first offensive was entirely expected by Tukhachevsky. And he did not hesitate, after the attacking soldiers retreated, the second wave of troops was ready.

And this time it was no longer the units of one division, but the forces of two divisions under the command of the commander of the XIX Army, General Volnov. And after he saw 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, grenades were also issued to each soldier four. It seems that General Volnov fully took into account the shortcomings of the previous battles.

So when the Soviets attacked again, the Romanian troops on the defensive could clearly feel the difference. However, fortunately, the current Soviet offensive is still a group charge, which can allow the defenders on the position to harvest a wave of leeks.

This is not to say that the Soviet commanders 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 bypass and could not bypass the key point of Bretts. Second, the Soviet Army, which had only been established for less than two years, lacked grassroots units that could use other tactics.

You must know that the prototype "Hutier" tactic of the famous infiltration assault requires veterans. There were only a handful of people in the German army who could use this tactic, let alone the Soviets, who were called up for three months and went into battle. And the French Xu Jin barrage tactics, which are very demanding for artillery and very test of technology. Moreover, this tactic requires a large amount of artillery and ammunition, which the Soviet army cannot afford at the moment.

Therefore, at present, the Soviet army can only continue to rely on its own abundant human resources and fight with its opponents. Even if three or four people fight out 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, where did the more than 20 million people of Romania dare to fight with Soviet Russia. If there are really three or four hundred thousand casualties, it will greatly damage the vitality of Romania, you must know that the Romanian ethnic group only occupies a little more than six layers of the country's population. Three to four hundred thousand young males can make up between 2 and 3 per cent of the country's male population, which is close to the same age group when considering children and the elderly. This is the core labor force of 18-35 years old, and I don't know how much to contribute in China.

Not to mention the Romanian ethnic group, which is still the main force of the army at present, and it is estimated that the country will be in turmoil if it loses. If it weren't for the alliance with Poland this time, coupled with its opening of the domestic market to Romania, and Romania facing the Soviet army alone, no amount of benefits would have moved him.

This is also why no one dares to ignore the role of the big eastern countries, even if they are so poor. Just 40,000,000 people will need to be thought about for a long time. So before the advent of the nuclear bomb, population was one of the most important components of national strength.

This is also what allowed Eder to seize the good time, the disintegration of the disintegration of the surrounding powers, the discoloration of the discoloration, the defeat of the defeat. There are no tigers in the mountains overnight, of course, monkeys are needed to be kings, and unfortunately Romania is the largest.

When the Soviets launched another offensive without resting the defenders, Fereit, who was watching the battle from behind, also changed his complexion.

"This Soviet Russian army is really going crazy."

Seeing that the situation was not quite right, Fereit immediately ordered: "Let the 5th Division reinforce the front-line positions, and let the Soviet and Russian sides extinguish their anger." ”

Following his order, the officers and men of the Fifth Division immediately went up to reinforce them. And the front-line positions that have been reinforced, the effect is different. As the Fifth Division, which has fought Romanian foreign wars for more than ten years, there is no need to talk about its combat effectiveness. And the Fifth Division was also a master of art and bold, and directly launched a counter-charge against it.

When the soldiers of the two sides were stuck in the first line, the Soviet soldiers immediately felt the difference in the 5th Division. Whether it is in terms of cooperation or the combat skills and will of the soldiers, they are much higher than the defenders of the original battlefield.

These reinforcements of the 5th Division joined the battlefield in groups of three and three in a squad. This tactic is very similar to the famous three-three system tactical action of the rabbit in later generations. However, the Romanian army made changes in combination with its own reality, mainly combined with the use of machine guns, after all, one Madsen can withstand several guns. Even so, this mutated lead tactic was enough to make the Romanian army stand out in squad combat.

This close-knit and fresh tactic immediately caused the Soviet soldiers to suffer a big loss. The Fifth Division took advantage of its superiority in weapons and coordination to make the two Soviet divisions attacking the position miserable.

Tukhachevsky, who was also watching the game from the rear, had a headache, after all, he is only 27 years old, and even the most talented person will not be able to immediately come up with a solution to this tactic. But one thing he knew very well was that no matter what the tactic was, it would have to be achieved by a good junior officer. And at present, in the Soviet army, it is difficult for such junior officers to appear.

Because they all inherited the legacy of the Imperial Russian era, and in the old era, not enough attention was paid to grassroots tactics. Even if there are good officers who emerge from it, they will be trapped by the quality of the soldiers.

However, no matter what Tukhachevsky does, he will not be able to help the Soviet soldiers on the front line, who are currently at a disadvantage. And with the help of the 5th Division, the Soviet troops were squeezed out little by little in the front-line positions. Tukhachevsky shook his head, and it seemed that the next offensive strategy needed to be revised.

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

"Smirga, what are they doing, how are they fighting?"

When Tukhachevsky heard the news, he immediately felt a burst of fire. There are some things that he can't attack well, only he knows.

In the face of Tukhachevsky's anger, the staff officers did not dare to be born for fear of starting a fire.

Looking at the staff officer, who was a little frightened like a quail, Tukhachevsky snatched the telegram and read it himself.

It turned out that Smirga was complaining. They said on the telegram that they had lost too many troops in the previous blockade, especially the artillery, machine guns, and other technical weapons. And the Romanians who blocked them were fully armed and armed, and they could not fight at all. So they wanted to find Tukhachevsky to support some technical weapons, of course, if there was a new force, it would be better.

Tukhachevsky looked at Smirga's plea for help on the telegram and fell into deep thought. It is definitely impossible not to give, after all, they have suffered a lot of losses in the previous battle, and if they give more, they will also have a shortage on their side. After all, artillery, machine guns and other weapons are not very much 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 find a way to rescue the besieged Soviet army, the Polish army commanded by Pilsudski was also racing against time to encircle and annihilate it.

Among them, the 3rd, 12th, and 16th armies, which were encircled from Warsaw to Shedelce, were the first to be attacked by the superior forces of the Polish army. Pilsudski threw all the troops into it, except for the 5th Army Corps and the Assault Corps, which were besieging the 4th and 15th Soviet armies. The Polish army, up to 400,000 troops, launched a fierce assault on the three army groups.

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

At this time, the Polish people were not polite to these lone Soviet soldiers, and organized personnel to arrest the lone 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. At this point, the Soviet army in Poland had no formed troops, which disappointed Lenin and others in Moscow.

At this time, it was impossible to continue fighting, and the proposal for negotiations was sent from Moscow to Warsaw. The Polish army, which suffered considerable losses, could not fight at this time, and accepted Moscow's proposal.

The next round of negotiations will be to settle the dispute between the two sides.