At the time of the outbreak of the battle for Hazeg, a brigade of the Praetorian Division, which had been left behind in Petrila, was also attacked by Austro-Hungarian troops in Sibiu.

As the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Guards Division, which was left by Lieutenant General Ankodar to resist the defenders from Sibiu, he was also very trusted, mainly because the tenacious style of the commander of the 2nd Brigade, Colonel Zoltan, was appreciated by the lieutenant general. The task of defending Petrila and protecting Petroshani from being recaptured by the Austro-Hungarian army, and thus putting himself in a dangerous situation, was only given to Colonel Zoltan to reassure him.

The Austro-Hungarian army in Sibiu moved just as Lieutenant General Ankodar had expected, and even faster than he had expected. At the very beginning of the battle of Hazeg, the Austro-Hungarian army had already reached the vicinity of Petrila, and the 2nd Janissary Brigade had not yet built fortifications. Seeing this situation, the Austro-Hungarian army thought that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, and even launched an attack before the artillery was ready, but they did not know that the 2nd Janissaries Brigade was left behind, and they did not understand the style of the brigade commander, Colonel Zoltan.

A good Colonel Zoltan, who used his superior firepower to kill and wound the enemy when the enemy attacked, and then launched a counterattack while the Austro-Hungarian army did not recover. Colonel Zoltan's strategy worked, and the Austro-Hungarian side did not expect that the Romanian defenders defending here would be so bold and would fight so fiercely in the face of an absolute disadvantage in troops. So they were defeated, and even the initiating positions were taken.

If Zoltan hadn't ordered a retreat because he was afraid that the attack would go too deep and be surrounded by the superior Austro-Hungarian army, then it is estimated that even his artillery positions could be captured. Fortunately, Brigade Commander Zoltan has a keen sense of smell on the battlefield, and if he really attacks the artillery position, the Austro-Hungarian army, which has been regrouped, will leave an unforgettable memory for the 2nd Brigade.

Although the artillery positions were not captured, with one brigade to suppress one and a half divisions, Zoltan and his 2 brigade could be regarded as having the prestige of the Praetorian Division.

But now Colonel Zoltan didn't have time to savor the victory in this battle, and now he urgently needed to prepare for the next battle.

Inside the busy brigade headquarters, Colonel Zoltan was on the phone. "Dove, have you built your artillery fortifications? Do you need human help...... Your artillery battalion is the key to this defense, and there must be no mistakes...... Give me shelter and don't fire without orders. ”

Colonel Zoltan is a middle-aged man in his forties, and his previous position was also promoted step by step, successively serving as a company commander - deputy battalion commander - division staff officer - deputy regiment commander - regiment commander and even brigade commander. That's why he can launch a counterattack when the opponent is not firmly on the ground, which can also see that he is not conformist.

Just as Zoltan was calling the artillery battalion, an officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel who looked a little bookish walked over. "Brigadier Commander, are you looking for me?"

This lieutenant colonel officer is the chief of staff of the 2 brigade Antonio, and his temperament is consistent with his temperament because he has been a teacher in a military school for many years, so he has a heavy bookish atmosphere. Because of the expansion of the army, he was transferred to the 2nd Brigade as chief of staff for less than a year, so Zoltan, who is the brigade commander, needs to pay more attention to the staff work.

"Yes, Chief of Staff, please be seated."

Zoltan beckoned his chief of staff to sit down, and told him about his approach. "The chief of staff is like this, the 1st regiment has a heavy task because it guards the frontal defense line. And their commander, Domik, has already asked me for weapons and equipment a few times, you go down and ask them if they need anything. ”

"Okay brigade commander, I'll take a look."

Lieutenant Colonel Antonio, who had just sat down, immediately took over the task given by the brigade commander and rushed to the front-line position.

After instructing his chief of staff, Zoltan immediately picked up the phone again. "Hey, is it Lieutenant Colonel Solo? I'm Zoltan, do you still have mines at the station? ”

"How can this not be, don't domestic logistics officers know what we need at the front? So what about the machine gun, I want it too. ”

"How can you say that you are also the logistics chief of our division, how can you only give me 20, don't you have 35 machine guns. What's wrong with the equipment of the Eighth Division, I'll borrow it first, anyway, they haven't arrived yet, can't I use it first, I'll return it to them when I'm done. ”

After some bargaining with the logistics supervisor who guarded Petroshani's supplies, Zoltan got some more weapons and equipment. But before Zoltan could rejoice, a staff officer ran up to him out of breath. "Brigade commander, the enemy has increased its troops."

"What, how many reinforcements did the enemy have?"

Zoltan's words surprised Zoltan, and he hurriedly asked the key question without caring about the weapons and equipment he asked for from Petroshani.

"We don't know exactly how many of them are, but according to estimates, the strength is about a division."

The staff officer's words made Zoltan's face change greatly, and the situation was even worse than he had imagined. Now I have only one brigade, and now I have too many enemies, and I have two and a half divisions that are 6 times my own, so what should I do.

"A division or so, a division or so. What can I do to stop these enemies? ”

Zoltan walked back and forth in the headquarters, his mind always thinking of how to deal with it, and his mouth was full of words. "Let go of the frontal flank of them? No, this will put Petroshani in danger, and as long as one division is left on the opposite side to defend, I will have no problem with him. ”

"And what about a slow retreat with successive resistances? This is even more difficult, it is too close to Petroshani, and it is impossible to get to the city after two retreats, and this requires the construction of fortifications first, and I myself do not think that there are enough troops, where there are more people to build fortifications. ”

There are countless ways to do Zoltan necklace, but none of them are suitable in the current situation, and it is best for him to find that only stubbornly defending is the best choice. Thinking of this, he commanded the staff officer who reported the news. "Immediately draft an order that from now on all officers and men of the 2nd Brigade must be stationed at their posts and cannot retreat without permission. Let the gendarmes set up a boundary behind us at once, and every officer and soldier can only move forward and not retreat. ”

Zoltan's words made the staff officer feel a sense of gloom, which meant that more than 5,000 people of the 2nd Brigade could only die in this small village called Petrila. Seeing that the staff officer did not move, Zoltan glared at him. "Why are you still stunned, go quickly."

After getting rid of this staff officer, Zoltan picked up the phone again. "Lieutenant Colonel Solo, I'm Zoltan, now I need your help, I didn't ask you to send someone over, I remember that a regiment of reinforcements will come tomorrow, you have to stop them and send them to my side." The situation is urgent, I have three divisions of the Austro-Hungarian army on my side, I will tell the division commander that he will understand, and the troops behind will stop me, and my side needs to be tight. I'll leave it to you this time. ”

After Zoltan finished speaking, he put down the phone in his hand. He said to stick to it, but he won't keep it. There must be reinforcements from Petroshani on his back, as long as he withstands the offensive in front of him, then it will be much easier to fight. If it weren't for the fact that the Romanian army did not begin to assemble until the outbreak of war in order to paralyze Austria-Hungary and achieve the maximum effect of the surprise attack, then it would be impossible for these three Austro-Hungarian divisions to form a six-fold gap in strength with themselves.

"Boom, boom, boom."

Just as he was thinking about when he had encountered such a situation, the sudden sound of shelling pulled Zoltan to reality. Looking at his own soldiers who were being bombarded, Zoltan picked up his hat, he planned to take a look at the front line. (https:)

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