Chapter 392: The Biggest White-Knuckle Battle in History
"Rush with me."
On the battlefield, a valiant Romanian officer shouted at his own soldiers and immediately pounced on the position in front of him. Encouraged by the officers who led the team, the soldiers also burst into high morale and swooped down on the enemy with fearlessness.
The fire on the position was completely unable to stop them, which directly led to the Romanian army attacking the position, and a short but fierce white-knuckle battle broke out.
Lieutenant General Mandev, who was observing the battle in the rear, saw the troops attacking the position, put down his binoculars and complained: "This is the first time we have encountered a blockade, and these Hungarians are endless. ”
Major General Modrk, commander of the 18th Division, who was also observing the battle with him, replied: "This is the fifth time we have blocked it. After leaving Saurkottoryan, in just four days, five times were blocked. It seems that these Hungarians are simply using their lives to delay our rendezvous with His Excellency the Admiral. ”
Speaking of this, Major General Morderick said with some concern: "I don't know if the middle route army led by the general will be in any danger. ”
Seeing the worries of his colleagues, Lieutenant General Mandiff explained: "Didn't Admiral Salamik send us a telegram just yesterday, and there is no danger to the Central Route Army at present, so let's not worry." ”
"I know this, but after all, the Hungarian army is three times the number led by the general, which is inevitably worrying."
Major General Morderick was worried about Lieutenant General Mandiv and didn't know what to say, and in fact he was a little worried about it.
And at this moment, a herald ran over and reported: "Report, the position has been taken by us, the enemy has scattered and fled, are we in pursuit?"
"So fast."
After the herald's report, Lieutenant General Mandiv smiled at Major General Morderick and said, "It seems that your division is very combat-ready." ”
"Where, where."
After smiling and modestly saying a word, Major General Moderick said to the heralds: "You can pursue it, let Brigadier Solse lead the team, and drive the enemy out of the area where we are marching." ”
It seems that Major General Morderk still knows what the most important task is at the moment.
Just when the two division commanders were happy to break through the enemy's blockade, a communications staff officer ran over: "Report, I just got the news that the enemy position was found nine kilometers in front of us, and it should be to block us. ”
"Made, these Hungarians are really looking for death. I'm going to make them look good this time. Wear my orders, and let the 3rd Division set out at once to destroy this blocking position for me. I'm going to see if they're thick or if I'm fast. ”
Lieutenant General Mandive, disgusted by these Hungarians, slapped the table and decided to use his own troops to get rid of the entanglement of these Hungarians.
You must know that in these four days, they have only walked a total of 60 kilometers and only half of the distance, and it is impossible to go on like this. So Lieutenant General Mandev played his best hand and let his 3rd Division, which had been recuperating for a long time, clear the way and quickly get rid of these disgusting Hungarian troops.
The 3rd Division proved to be worthy of the name of the Romanian three trump cards, and when they faced the Hungarian army's blocking position, they all crushed it in one go. Of course, in addition to the fact that the Third Division is indeed extremely elite, the previous many blocking battles have caused too much loss and low morale of the People's Army.
Although they could slow down the Romanian march by blocking them in stages, the effects of their own defeat could not be eliminated in a short time. Not to mention, too many of these troops are recruited soldiers. Romania has learned from the bloody lessons of the battles in North Moldavia that it is best not to allow these recruited soldiers not to participate in the battle unless absolutely necessary, even in urban defense operations.
Therefore, the revolutionary Hungarian People's Army was not unjustly defeated.
Coincidentally, Lieutenant General Ankodar, who was on the southern front, was also disgusted by the Hungarian army that was currently pestering him. However, the difference with Lieutenant General Mandev was that he left a division of troops to entangle with these Hungarian troops, and he himself led the main force to quickly rush towards Monor after getting rid of the entangled Hungarian People's Army.
Both commanders, fearing for the safety of Admiral Salamik's mid-route army, reacted in the same way.
And on the battlefield of Monoor, the battle between the two sides became more brutal.
"Prepare to get on the bayonet."
A Romanian officer looked at the KPA soldiers who were about to rush in front of him, and gave orders to his soldiers in a loud voice. The soldiers who heard the order silently drew the bayonets from their waists and put them on the card seat after firing the last bullet in the chamber.
They waited for the KPA soldiers, who were already very close, to come and die. As they wished, the soldiers quickly jumped into the trenches, ready to fight again with the Romanian troops defending the area.
Looking at the Hungarian soldiers rushing towards him, the leading officer drew his sidegun and pointed it at them, snapping and shooting out the bullets in one go.
Looking at a few Hungarian soldiers who were unwilling to fall, the officer took a deep breath. Then he picked up a sapper shovel beside him and rushed towards the Hungarian soldiers with a roar. Behind him, a group of Romanian soldiers, like the officers, rushed towards the Hungarian soldiers who appeared, armed with their own weapons.
On the battlefield on all fronts, Hungarian soldiers poured into positions like a tide, while Romanian soldiers on the defensive, like rocks, stopped the spread of these Hungarian soldiers. By this time, the superiority of weapons on both sides was useless, and the competition was about courage and audacity, and there was no shortage of trained Romanian soldiers in this area.
And the commanders of both sides are also tilting the balance of victory in their favor, and they are constantly adding chips.
"Let the newly formed five divisions rush over at once, be quick."
Seeing that his troops had once again rushed to the position, Rundelier ordered the staff officers beside him. He was completely oblivious to the blocking of the Romanian artillery between the two positions, and thought that only by quickly breaking through the position in front of him could he keep his plan from failing.
Yes, Landreel already knew that his plan to block the Romanian flanks had failed, but he was not willing to retreat in disgrace after being consumed with a large number of his forces and a large number of enemy men and weapons.
He wanted to play again. As long as you defeat the enemy's main force in the middle, you still have a chance.
So under his orders, the soldiers who had just been recruited from the west bank of the Danube were thrown into this battle by him.
That's right, the Hungarian People's Army invested in the battlefield of Monol this time is no longer 240,000 but 310,000. This shows the ability of the Hungarian Communist Party to mobilize for terror, which still gave them only a few months to take power. If it drags on a little longer, no one knows how much power they can burst out.
And on the Romanian side, Admiral Salamik is doing the same.
"Order the second and third line positions to send troops to reinforce the first line, and immediately send the 24th Division to reinforce it."
"Wait"
After Admiral Salamik gave the order to the communications staff, he stopped him again.
"Admiral, what else do you have to order?"
Faced with the staff officer's inquiry, Salamik thought for a moment and waved his hand: "That's it." ”
After seeing the staff officer leave, Salamik also let go of his somewhat excited heart. It turned out that the admiral still had a reserve in his hands, which was the armored brigade led by Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman, but as a last resort, Salamick planned to wait. Because he believed that the Romanian soldiers at the front would be able to withstand this Hungarian attack.
When there was no one else, Salamik said. "Hey, I still underestimated these Hungarians."
This is like a warning to yourself, or an admonition. Whatever it may be, this is a consequence of his underestimation of these Hungarians. And now everything can only depend on the outcome of the battles at the front.
"Kill"
A Romanian soldier roared with a hideous face and plunged a bayonet into the chest of a Hungarian soldier. The fair-skinned Hungarian soldier, who looked like a student, collapsed in a pool of blood with an unwilling face. His hands were still waving in the air, as if he were about to grasp a lost life.
The Romanian soldier, who had just eliminated his opponent, had just wanted to draw his bayonet and look for the opponent again, when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back and a feeling of weakness coming from him. With the last of his strength, he looked back to find a young-faced, half-sized Hungarian soldier looking at him with a look of horror, and in his hand was the rifle that had stabbed him.
"Is he over fifteen?"
That was the last thought in the Romanian soldier's mind, and he collapsed in a pool of blood. Less than twenty centimeters away from where he fell, the Hungarian soldier he had killed looked at him, as if to say that the two would continue to fight.
And on the battlefield, there are too many instances like this, where every soldier is fighting for his own survival.
With the arrival of reinforcements from both sides, a bloody battle on a larger scale unfolded on the position.
The biggest white-knuckle battle in the history of Hungary and Romania lasted until noon. In this white-knuckle battle, Romania committed 41,000 troops, while the Hungarian People's Army invested 97,000. (According to a post-mortem inspection of the positions, 17,000 men had fallen here, so the Hungarian arrival position should have 80,000 troops.) )
The battle ended in a Romanian victory, but the Romanian army lost 23,000 men, most of whom were killed. The Hungarian army also lost as many as 57,000 men this time, most of whom had already fallen on the battlefield. After this battle, both sides were a little impressed.
And by this time, the troops on both Romanian flanks were just showing their fangs.
PS: Let me ask, in order to celebrate my recommendation (faceless small recommendation) after a year, do I add more or not?