It's just that they didn't know that not far behind their positions to resist the Austro-Hungarian attack, the eyes of General Salamik, the commander of Army Group South, were pointing at the battlefield with concern.

The tragic battlefield was indifferent in the eyes of the admiral, and his focus was on the integrity of the position, and the current situation on the battlefield satisfied him. After putting down the binoculars, he asked the commander of the 15th Division, who was commanding the battle here, "Kledov, do you need anything else?" But first of all, I won't make up for you with good troops, you have already received reinforcements from a brigade of the 19th Division. ”

Considering that such a tone was a bit stiff, Admiral Salamik explained in a slowed tone. "Now the enemy is still attacking Colt Hill, and Major General Felgus has already cried out several times. Saying that the enemy's firepower is fierce, his casualties are too great, and the heavy artillery regiment is also losing most of it, and there is a danger of being broken through if it is not reinforced, so I can only let the 1st Praetorian Guard Division give priority to reinforcements. ”

Hearing Admiral Salamik's complaint, Major General Kledov, of course, could not say that reinforcements were needed, so he spoke. "I know that the entire army group is short of reinforcements, so let's replenish some ammunition for me first."

"That's no problem, I'll have someone send you a batch when I get back to the command in a moment. As long as you can hold your ground, especially on the railroad bridge, you need to be careful. ”

Faced with Major General Kledov's request, Admiral Salamik agreed without thinking. In order to prepare for this battle, he had asked for a lot of ammunition from the quartermaster department, which was enough for consumption.

Seeing the admiral's readiness to agree, Kledov continued to ask tentatively. "At present, we have suffered heavy losses from machine guns and artillery, can you make up some more for us?"

"Well...... this"

Sure enough, Kridov's temptation made His Excellency the Admiral, who had been happy before, stuck. After sorting out the language, Admiral Salamik, with a somewhat heavy attitude, told him. "You also know that machine guns and artillery are conspicuous targets on the battlefield. The situation on Mount Colt was critical before, and the army group had a small reserve, so you can only make reasonable use of the resources you have. ”

Admiral Salamik's words did not disappoint Major General Kledov, because he knew that the machine guns and artillery still in the hands of the army group were counted, and they would not let go until the critical moment. Just like now Kridov remembers, there is still a brigade of officers and soldiers of the Praetorian Division who are held in the hands of Admiral Salamik and will not be released until the last moment.

Admiral Salamick rushed over to inspect the positions of the 15th Division this time, because the Austro-Hungarian army had raided the positions of the 15th Division. When I think about it now, Major General Kledov still has palpitations, when Colt Hill was facing a stormy offensive by the Austro-Hungarian army, which made Major General Fergus, who was in charge of the battle, cry out and couldn't bear it.

And when all eyes of Army Group South were focused on Colt Hill and it was confirmed that Deva had sent reinforcements, Major General Stepan, who had been waiting for him, thought that his opportunity had come. Immediately, he took three divisions of the Austro-Hungarian army from his hiding place and penetrated the position of the 15th Division with great momentum.

When the news of the Austro-Hungarian raid of three divisions in the eastern valley with the intention of seizing the bridge reached the army group headquarters, Admiral Salamik was already stunned. He immediately sent a brigade of the Praetorian Division, which he had left, and also asked the 19th Division, which was actually repaired to defend the southern side, to immediately send elite troops to reinforce it. However, all these movements will take time, and the Austro-Hungarian army's long-awaited surprise attack will certainly not leave time for the opponent.

In the face of the surprise attack of three divisions, Major General Kridov's 15th Division was also defeated and retreated until it was retreated to the vicinity of the railway bridge, when two armored trains were urgently reinforced to help block the enemy's peak.

Speaking of which, Romanian armored trains, for someone's reason, will seem less valued than airplanes and armored combat vehicles. If it weren't for the military's strong request, it is estimated that it would not have been funded.

But now these two armored trains provided a turning point for the officers and men of the 15th Division. After a short repair, the officers and men of the 15th Division immediately took advantage of the advantage of the armored train to block the enemy's attack. Major General Stepan, who commanded the battle, flew into a rage and launched eight attacks in quick three hours, all of which were blocked by the officers and men of the 15th Division.

When he saw the Romanian reinforcements coming up next, Major General Stepan knew that he could not do anything, and his hasty and forced the soldiers to attack had caused some dissatisfaction in the army, so the Austro-Hungarian army retreated.

When the 15th Division had taken over the previous positions with the reinforcements that had arrived, and Major General Kridov had not yet arrived to catch his breath, Admiral Salamik took away a brigade of the Praetorian Division.

And when Lieutenant General Sam knew that Major General Stepan's raid had failed because of the blockade of armored trains, he just said a word. 'Impatient' continued to direct the troops to besiege Colt Hill. This made Major General Stepan feel very ashamed, so after letting the soldiers trim and calm their emotions, the Austro-Hungarian army with three divisions pounced.

Admiral Salamick came to inspect this time to see if a brigade of the 15th Division and the 19th Division could hold back the attack of the Austro-Hungarian army. The current situation seems to be working well, although it is a little difficult to block the enemy's attack at that time, there is no problem at that time.

After inspecting the positions to the east, Admiral Salamik immediately returned to the headquarters of the army group in the city of Deva. Now the Dewa is completely different from before, and if the residents of Dewa come back, they will find that they can't find their way home. It's all about Lieutenant General Ankodar.

Because at that time, he and Commander Dort Reed drove out the residents of Deva for street fighting. Although Admiral Salamik gave them financial compensation in order to relieve the pressure, considering that the upcoming battle acquiesced to this result, and also used the past few days to strengthen the fortifications of the street battles in Deva, it is now possible to call Deva a fortress city.

In the fortified building of the Deva Town Hall, the headquarters of Army Group South was also located here. When Admiral Salamik returned, the Chief of Staff stepped forward to speak. "Major General Fergus called again to complain, saying that the Austro-Hungarian army was attacking very fiercely today, and he would soon be unable to stop it if it went on like this."

Salamik took off his dusty military hat and patted his hair to clean his hair. "He doesn't complain about it one day, if he gives him reinforcements every time, now I don't have any reserves in my hands. How can this be fought without a battle in reserve? ”

Admiral Salamik sat down in his chair and continued. "And as you can see at the moment, the troops on all fronts are tight, if we don't save a little, how can we drag the enemy. By the way, now the air force has not seized air supremacy? ”

The Chief of Staff shook his head at Salamik's inquiry. "The air force said that there were too many Austro-Hungarian planes, and they had no way to seize air supremacy."

The words of the chief of staff made Admiral Salamik complain. "These sky ladies are usually so bullish, why can't they do it for half a day when they need to do things now."

The chief of staff, who knew something inside, saw the complaint of His Excellency the Admiral and opened his mouth to explain. "You can't blame them either, the main reason is that the opponent is very strong. As far as I know, Austria-Hungary in Transylvania is a number of veterans who have participated in the Eastern Front, and their technology is no worse than ours in terms of aircraft, and they are 1.5 times larger than ours. Now the Austro-Hungarian planes have not done the abuse on our heads, you have to thank the lads of the air force well. ”

Faced with the words of the Chief of Staff, Admiral Salamik could only sigh. "I know what you say, the enemy's heavy artillery is now a big problem for us."

Admiral Salamik's words caused the Chief of Staff to be silent for a moment, as they had already felt the power of the enemy's heavy artillery. In the face of the 210 and 240 heavy artillery of the enemy's heavy artillery brigade, his own 150 heavy artillery was not an opponent at all, and the whole process of being suppressed could not play a role in containing it at all. In desperation, Admiral Salamik thought of the decision to bombard the enemy's heavy artillery from the sky, but in the face of Austria-Hungary with more planes than himself, Admiral Salamik's last hope was gone.

"Why don't we withdraw our troops to the city of Deva and fight in the streets?"

Faced with the advice of the chief of staff, Salamik directly refused. "This won't work, if we abandon Colt Hill, the enemy is condescending, it will be more difficult for us to fight."

Salamik also did not explain what he meant, that is, if he retreated to the fortifications such as houses in the city of Deva, then the goal of delaying the enemy would not be achieved at all. When the time comes, the Austro-Hungarian army will come and go as much as it wants, won't it make him lose so many troops in vain, he won't do this.

Thinking about it, Admiral Salamik can only hold on now, as long as he holds out until the news of Cluj being captured, everything is worth it. So where is Lieutenant General Andrew, who is being talked about by him now?