A Romanian officer shouted with a wave of his hand at the soldier behind him. "Attack."

The Ukrainian officer, who had only repelled a wave of attack after seeing the Romanians attacking, shouted at the soldiers behind him with gunpowder-colored faces. "Fight back, repel these Romanian bandits."

On the battlefield of Hovrov, the soldiers of the two sides of Romania and Ukraine were engaged in fierce fighting.

"Click~Click~Click"

"Boom~Boom~Boom"

The fierce sound of gunfire injected the music of death into the two soldiers who were fighting for their lives, making them more engaged in the battle. And a corpse that fell because of the battle became the best sacrifice of death.

Behind the battlefield, Admiral Courtois, as the commander who launched the campaign, was closely monitoring the dynamics of the battle.

After observing the situation, Admiral Courtois put down his telescope and immediately gave instructions to his communications staff officers. "Strengthen the artillery of the left flank to the center, give priority to the breakthrough in the middle. In addition, two more divisions will be drawn from the reserve to increase the intensity of the attack in the center, and I will see progress tomorrow. ”

After recording the general's order, the staff officer immediately replied: "Yes, I will go and give the order." ”

The battle with the Ukrainian army near Voriv was the result of joint consultations between General Courtois and the General Staff. The reason is entirely to defeat the will of the Ukrainian army to resist and to make the Ukrainian government realize that it is not beneficial to fight the powerful Romanian army.

In order to lure the Ukrainian government to transfer troops to Voriv, he has been patiently and cautiously launching an offensive against the Ukrainian Second Army. It is a complete technical job to let them rush to the critical situation of the battle, and at the same time make them feel that they can still resist it. This is also the reason why the Romanian army has not yet captured Woliv after more than half a month of war.

However, judging from the current war situation, Ukraine knows that the move is fully in line with General Courtois's thinking.

In fact, after the declaration of war in Romania, an agreement was quickly reached within the Ukrainian government after a short period of disputes. In just one week, they conscripted 230,000 soldiers and formed 15 Ukrainian divisions. And these Ukrainian soldiers, who were completely inspired by patriotic fervor, were sent to Lviv and Odessa, respectively, with little training. Of course, Admiral Courtois's side was sent to the main force of 170,000 people, and the remaining 80,000 people, except for 10,000 who were left to strengthen the garrison of Kiev, were sent to Odessa.

And as soon as these recruits arrived in Lviv, General Courtois launched a fierce attack. Successively took Ivano Fransk, Kaloush and Strey, and pressed directly to the vicinity of Lviv.

And Lieutenant General Ryumidko, who had just been promoted to the 1st Ukrainian Army, was forced to have no way out, and could only fight a big battle with the Romanian army near Volive, trying to take advantage of the terrain and the advantages of internal combat to block the Romanian peak. So at Khovrov, the key point of Voriv's eastern front, the two sides set up a big battle.

And from the current point of view, the Ukrainian army, despite its heavy casualties, has managed to block the Romanian offensive.

However, General Courtois will not let them get their wish, and according to the situation on the battlefield, he intends to give these Ukrainians a taste of the true strength of Romania. Let them know why the Bulgarian army was beaten and called surrender, why the Austro-Hungarian army was beaten and retreated, and why it was on an equal footing with the German army, and he had not yet come up with these means of dealing with the Allied army.

In the afternoon, with the adjustment of His Excellency the Admiral, the central offensive that hit more artillery and troops immediately showed its power. The continuous sound of artillery fire that resounded in the sky filled the complaints of the Ukrainian soldiers, and the continuous infantry offensive made these defending Ukrainian soldiers only struggle to support.

These completely untrained Ukrainian soldiers have been killed by the fierce fighting on the battlefield, which has worn away the little patriotic fervor in their hearts. The screams of the wounded comrades around them, as well as the sound of artillery explosions around them from time to time, made their hearts fear amplified again, if it weren't for the constraints of military discipline and battlefield discipline, they would have run back to their warm homes a long time ago, but even they didn't know if they would collapse in the next attack.

And the Ukrainian officers on the front line could only get reinforcements from the rear in the face of the Romanian onslaught. As their commander, Lieutenant General Ryumidko now regrets it in his heart. However, it is not so simple to go back to the battlefield, and the performance of retreat has always been a very important indicator to evaluate the elite level of an army. And the current quality of the Ukrainian army is that they don't dare to withdraw from the battlefield, because these people will scatter halfway if they don't do it well. Therefore, Lieutenant General Ryumidko can only let them withstand to the death, even if the casualties are large, they cannot retreat.

It's just that there is still a limit to human will, and sooner or later this limit will come. When the sun is setting in the west, the Ukrainian soldiers defending in the middle can no longer face the fear of the battlefield. Completely ignoring the officers' rebukes and threats to the gendarmes, they got up from their trenches and ran into the open field behind them. They wanted to find a place where there was no smell of gunpowder and soothe the fear of war in their hearts. They went from a small group of deserters to a short time to expand the flight of the entire battalion and regiment.

This rapidly expanding desertion on the battlefield stunned everyone, but the attacking Romanian soldiers were ecstatic, while the other Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield felt chills in their hands and feet.

When Admiral Courtois learned of this, he suppressed his ecstasy and immediately ordered: "Immediately order the reserves into battle, and the rift torn in the middle will be widened to both flanks, and I will enter the city of Voliff before sunset to-morrow." ”

And in the rear of the Ukrainian front, Lieutenant General Ryumidko, who is in charge, is a different picture.

"It's over, it's all over."

A depressed Lieutenant General Ryumidko muttered that he regretted that he had easily fallen for Admiral Courtois.

Seeing that Ryumityko looked loveless, the chief of staff, Nomychev, immediately walked up to him and shouted: "Wake up, Ryumityko." Now we should figure out a way, is it a retreat? Or send troops to reinforce it? Now hurry up and get an idea, so it's not too late. ”

The words of the chief of staff made Ryumidko gradually come to his senses, he still had three divisions in reserve, and now he really needed to find a way.

"Let the troops withdraw, and we will immediately return to Shepetovka and defend on the Dnepr heights. And immediately report to Kyiv that we ask for reinforcements, no less than 300,000 reinforcements, otherwise I can't guarantee to stop these Romanians. ”

However, Ryumidko's order was too late. With the order of General Courtois's general attack, the general offensive of Romania began, and the Ukrainian army, which had long been shaken by desertions, was defeated one after another.

However, the Romanian army, which was eager to win, did not let go of their intentions, and immediately pursued the retreating Ukrainian army non-stop. And these defeated Ukrainian troops were scattered one after another without reinforcements. The wilderness was littered with Ukrainian routs, frustrating Ryumidko's desire to gather them and return to Shepetovka.

At noon the next day, the historic Polish city of Wolliv fell into Romanian hands, the rewarding Admiral Courtois told his staff. "Send a message to Bucharest at once, and tell them that we have routed the enemy and taken Wolive, and that we will then sweep the nearby cities and bring them into the arms of the Kingdom of Romania."

When Admiral Kuttui's good news reached Bucharest, Admiral Prieshan, who had received the telegram, said to Eder, who had been waiting for news: "Your Majesty, we have eliminated the Ukrainian resistance and taken the city of Lviv, and the next thing is to see Lieutenant General Fereit's side." ”

In the face of Admiral Prieshan's words, Eder replied with satisfaction: "Admiral Courtois has done a very good job, and I believe that Lieutenant General Fereit will not let us down." ”

As Edel was talking, there was a sudden commotion at the door, and someone said in a loud voice. "Odessa was taken by Lieutenant General Fereit, and the enemy was crushed."

"Now those Ukrainians know how good we are."

And the two people in the room both looked at each other and smiled when they heard the words outside. Now they can wait for the next move of the Ukrainian government with peace of mind, and Romania has the confidence to take it regardless of whether it is war or peace.