"What did you say?"

The news from the staff officer was so shocking that it made both generals stand up.

"This is a telegram, sent from the General Staff."

After receiving the telegram from the staff officer, Ankodar immediately checked it.

This is a telegram personally sent by the Chief of the General Staff, Colonel-General Prishan, in which a message is told in detail. That is, the Austro-Hungarian 10th Army, defending Transylvania, was enraged by you, and planned to take advantage of the internal battle to first recapture Deva and then repel the offensive of Army Group South.

And as a proof of the recapture of Deva and the repulsion of Army Group South, as commander of the Austro-Hungarian Tenth Army, Lieutenant General Sam assembled eight divisions for this purpose. Including the attached troops, this is a whopping 140,000 troops, and plus the troops who have already fought them, this is 250,000 troops.

According to the plan previously formulated, the Southern Army Group will be equipped with a total of 15 divisions, which will also have a strength of up to 240,000 troops. However, it should be noted that this is the configuration after the formation of the second batch of mobilized troops. That is to say, it will be at least a month later, but now the Southern Army Group has only five standing forces, and there are three reserve divisions that have just been formed by the militia, plus other units attached to the group army, and the total strength is now only 120,000 people.

And the most important thing is that half of the strength of Army Group South is now still in the country. And intelligence indicates that Lieutenant General Sam will not give them much time, and his 10th Army mobile forces are being assembled. According to the analysis of the General Staff, they have only one week to prepare, and then they will face a situation of overwhelming troops.

The two commanders and deputy commanders of the city defense of Deva were in a terrible mood when they looked at this telegram.

Major General Dotrid couldn't help but complain. "Damn it, why is this so bad."

Listening to the complaints of his partner, Major General Dotrid, who was temporarily in tune with him, Lieutenant General Ankodar instead advised. "Look at it, maybe this is also an opportunity for us."

Hearing Ancodar's words, Dort asked rhetorically. "Opportunity? So tell me what kind of opportunity this is? We are about to be besieged by at least ten divisions in a week, and General Salamik (the commander of the army) can only send a maximum of five divisions to defend us, and our task is very difficult. And now there are three divisions that are constantly draining our energy, which gives us no chance to even improve the fortifications. You also know exactly what the outcome of a defensive battle without complete fortifications will be. ”

Faced with Major General Dotrid's questioning, Ancordar could only speak with a wry smile. "It's a bit difficult, but it's not like we don't have a chance, it's just a bit more expensive."

The lieutenant general's words made Dort curious, so he asked. "At what cost?"

"I guess it will make Dewa so people don't like us."

Ankodal's hint was obvious, and Dort immediately guessed what he was thinking.

"Are you going to fight in scorched earth?"

Faced with Major General Dotrid's questioning, Ankodal immediately admitted. "Yes, that's the only way I can think of at the moment. We were under too much pressure to defend, so we had to use the houses in the city as a defensive fulcrum. ”

"So you're going to drive out all the Dwa residents?"

"Yes, it's for their sake."

Ancodal's straightforward words made Dort feel a little emotional. "It seems that the two of us will be the ones that the residents of Deva hate the most."

"So you should feel honored."

"Hahaha, it's a real honor."

While the two commanders of Deva were rejoicing, the commander of Army Group South, who had just arrived in Tergužou, was equally distressed. However, the reason for the admiral's bad mood was not only the imminent counterattack of the Austro-Hungarian 10th Army, but also the two city defense commanders in Dewa.

The general's mood is also understandable, and anyone who has subordinates who do it alone without reporting will be in the same mood as him. It's just that His Excellency Admiral's heart is worse because of the larger basket of their barrels, and the battle plan has been completely changed.

As for the commander who has been serving in the army since the establishment of Romania, there are not too many examples of failure because he did not obey orders and changed his goals without permission, so that the whole plan was completely disrupted. Therefore, the general has long been dissatisfied with these two thorny generals in his heart, but because Deva's importance is too high, the two of them have escaped punishment.

However, the evil result of the two men's change of battle plan came, which accelerated the progress of the Southern Group Army, and there was no coordinated operation with the other two army groups at all. This allowed the defending Austro-Hungarian army to find an opportunity, and now it would be Army Group South alone to face the Austro-Hungarian Tenth Army, and the pressure was well felt by Admiral Salamik.

"Where are the 35th, 38th, and 39th divisions now?"

His Excellency the Admiral, who had just arrived in Terguzhu, did not care about the fatigue of the journey, and immediately asked his chief of staff.

"The news we just received is that the 35th Division has just boarded the train in Jiulijiu, and it is expected that all the staff will arrive here the day after tomorrow. The 38th Division is currently on the march, so they will arrive in Terguzhu in three days, and the 39th Division has just been assembled and is still waiting for the transportation office to arrange for the train to transport it. ”

As the chief of staff of Army Group South, in the face of the general's inquiry, he immediately informed him of what he knew so far.

The answer from his chief of staff made Admiral Salamik frown, and it seemed that the admiral was somewhat dissatisfied with it. "Why hasn't the 39th Division yet determined the train transportation, isn't it a priority to protect us?"

Faced with the general's questioning, the chief of staff opened his mouth to explain. "The reply from the traffic department is that the 39th Division does not have enough capacity at the moment because we occupy too much ammunition and artillery to transport to the wagons."

As the commander-in-chief of the army, Admiral Salamik had always been concerned about the superiority of firepower, which he complained to his chief of staff. "The traffic department is all an excuse, we are at an absolute disadvantage in numbers, and there is no way to fight this battle if we have an equipment disadvantage, this is not good."

After complaining, the admiral said his own solution. "Let the 39th Division march towards Terguzhu in a marching posture with only light weapons, and as for the heavy equipment of their division, let the Traffic Department find a way to arrange the transportation of wagons. Then they must not be able to make excuses. ”

Admiral Salamik's solution was to put the traffic office in mid-air. You said that the transportation capacity is not enough, then I don't need you to transport people, just transport equipment.

In the face of the general's scoundrel methods, the chief of staff said. "Okay, I'll do it."

Seeing his chief of staff leave, General Salamik also rushed to the headquarters of the army group temporarily set up at the railway station. There is not much time left for him, and he still needs to watch the various departments of the army group, and the battle around Deva also requires him to work hard, and it seems that tonight is another sleepless night.