Chapter 291: Surprise Attack (3)
On 6 November, all Romanian newspapers reported the Kingdom's declaration of war with Austria-Hungary (Romania had only submitted a declaration of war to Austria-Hungary so far). Then there was a big report in the newspapers about the Romanians in Transylvania being bullied by the Hungarians. Postmen and police handed out army conscription lists, and the streets became depressed.
"Petroshani was taken."
In the General Staff, a staff officer who had just received the latest information pushed open the door and announced the latest good news to the staff officers who were waiting in the hall.
The staff officer's words silenced the officers waiting in the hall for a moment, and then burst into cheers. "U~La"
They then began to discuss their current situation, with officers acting as if they were high-ranking military officers and beginning to point out the military layout of Romania.
"Really, that's great. We have completely crossed the Carpathian blockage and are not at all inferior in terms of terrain. ”
"That's great news. In addition, the Northern Army has already taken Krakan and the Proz Pass, and our two major armies in the north and south have already made a good start. ”
"That's true, there is no news from the Central Army at present, will there be any accidents?"
"This is impossible, after the breakthrough of the north and south roads, the enemy is not stupid, it is certainly impossible to increase the number of troops in Brasov, then the pressure on Army Group Center will be much less. It's definitely going to make a breakthrough, and we'll just have to be patient. ”
Of course, as the chief of the general staff, Prishan must have known the news that the staff officers could get before them, and the detailed battle report had to be sent to him first, but Prishan was not alone in his office today.
"Your Majesty, the 1st Praetorian Division has taken Petroshani. In less than a day, Petroshani was taken, and Lieutenant General Ankodar was still the one who dared to fight dryly. ”
His Majesty revealed who the person was, yes, in order to wait for the first-hand good news, he personally came to the General Staff and waited. And Lieutenant General Ankodar in the Puli Pass is Major General Ankodar, the commander of the 5th Division, who performed well in the Battle of Tarnovo in the Second Balkan War.
Although he was not as good as Lieutenant General Ferreuyt, who was the director of education and commander of Army Group North in this campaign, his ability to replace Lieutenant General Blongart, who had retired due to advanced age, was also evident. As the commander of one of the three main elite divisions in Romania, Lieutenant General Ankodar can be regarded as a top ranking among the top echelons of the military, and the three giants of the army will not be without opportunities in the future.
"Did the follow-up troops follow?"
Faced with the good news from Prissan, Eder was more concerned about the actions that followed. Because the other troops were not mobilized in the plan for the sake of secrecy, Eder was a little worried about being pushed back by Austria-Hungary. However, of course, he will not forget about the success of the raid on Petroshani, Lieutenant General Ankodar, but now is not the time to commend it, at least until Transylvania is completely taken.
Knowing the king's heart, Prishan immediately spoke the news he wanted. "Your Majesty has already been reinforced by a brigade of troops from the 19th Division, and the remaining troops will arrive in Petroshani tomorrow morning. And now the other units belonging to Army Group South have been assembled and can move in the direction of Dewa. ”
Hearing Admiral Prishan's words, Eder was also a lot relieved, in this campaign to attack Transylvania, as long as anyone with a little military common sense knew the role of Army Group South in this campaign. As long as the Deva can be captured, then Romania will have an advantage in this battle. Because this is the era, the role of the railway in military affairs cannot be exaggerated, and whoever let Deva have a railway connecting Romania and Austria-Hungary, then its important position cannot be overstated.
Just as Eder and Prisan were chatting about Army Group South, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Prishan knew that there must be something important to knock on the door at this time, and sure enough, his secretary came in and reported good news to him and the king. "Your Majesty, General, Army Group Center has just sent a telegram that they have taken the radar Yar Pass, and this is a detailed telegram from them."
The secretary was really sensible, and knew what the two big men in this room were most concerned about, and immediately handed over the telegram. And through its rapidly undulating chest, with the heat on its head, it can be seen that it rushed over as soon as it got the news.
"Good work."
Admiral Prieshan thanked him and took the telegram. This made the secretary feel that everything was worth it, and he replied respectfully. "It's not hard at all." With that, he walked out of the room.
Prishan opened the battle report and read it, he took a brief look at it, and spoke to Eder, who was waiting for news. "Your Majesty, there was a little accident in Army Group Center before, but now it is fine. The process is written on this telegram, Your Majesty, please see. ”
Edel took the telegram and read it, and on it Army Group Center explained why it was so late. It turned out that their failed sneak attack alarmed the defenders of the radar Yar Pass, and then they could only let the 8th Brigade of the 1st Division, which was the arrow force, storm it. Fortunately, however, the assault went well, and the pass was taken before the arrival of Austro-Hungarian reinforcements in Brasov, and now the 1st Brigade of the 8th Division was fending off the Austro-Hungarian 23rd Division at this pass.
In addition, Army Group Center also said in a telegram that the rest of the 8th Division, which was already 20 kilometers from the Radar Yar Pass, would arrive at the pass tonight and guarantee that it would not be recaptured by the Austro-Hungarian army.
Seeing the success of the initial raid, Edel couldn't help but ask. "It seems that the Central Army is also going well, so is our next battle plan to be launched immediately?"
Seeing that the king was full of hope, Admiral Pletshire had no choice but to dismiss him. "Your Majesty, we can't do it at the moment, it takes time to assemble troops, and it takes time to transport weapons and ammunition. And we only ordered the general mobilization today, and it will take time. ”
Prisan vetoed his suggestion, and Eder was not angry. "Well, I'm in a hurry."
Eder still has military common sense, and he knows that the current Romanian raid is going well, and this is all based on a standing army that has been trained day by day for more than ten years. And he knew that 400,000 standing troops alone might not be able to defeat the Austro-Hungarian million-strong army, not to mention the Bulgarian army and the world's No. 1 German army, which required a general mobilization, and Eder could only wait now. (https:)
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