We don't know how effective Austria-Hungary was in pacifying the army, but in Transylvania, Romania, large quantities of supplies and troops were being gathered.

In Deva, Transylvania's transportation hub, most of the traces of the devastation of the battle have been restored. There are only a few buildings that have not yet had time to be restored, telling the story of the battles of the past. The reason for the current war, the Transylvanian Army, which was mainly upgraded from the previous Southern Army, still uses Deva as the location of its headquarters, perhaps because of the importance it attaches to the Deva transportation hub.

And from the bustling scene in the city, this has shown that it has returned to its former prosperity. However, it can be seen from the fact that most of the people in the city were dressed in military uniforms, and this was a deformed prosperity brought about by the war.

In the most prosperous part of the train station, it is always bustling with activity. A large number of soldiers disembarked from here and rushed to their respective destinations. Moreover, on the freight yard of the railway station, a large number of materials covered with rain cloths are piled up, which are all military supplies that can no longer be stored in the open air for temporary storage, and are some unimportant daily necessities such as shovels and tents. This can't be said that they are not important, but the current capacity is not equal, and these materials can only be temporarily piled up here.

Trains from Romania currently arrive in Deva every five minutes, and there are currently just over 8,000 vehicles carrying these supplies. It doesn't take the math to know that hundreds of tons of supplies need to be transported every five minutes, but it takes time for cars to get to various parts of the front line. The fast one takes a few hours, and the slow one takes about two days, which leads to a lot of supplies that can only be stranded in Dewa. The current situation on Transylvanian roads can only accommodate so many cars that adding more vehicles is completely unworkable. So you can only wait for the transport vehicle and slowly transport it away.

And just as the soldiers in charge of logistics at the railway station were tired of carrying supplies from a stopped train, another train pulled by a steam locomotive entered the station with heavy air.

"Quack~squeak."

As the train screamed and brakes sounded, another train stopped on another platform. The goods transported by this train were different from those on other platforms, except for one carriage carrying people, the others were flatbed carriages, and on top of them were steel monsters.

After the train stopped, many officers and soldiers got out of the carriages. One of the officers, who had the rank of captain on his shoulder, gave orders loudly. "Hurry up, prepare the baffle and other tools to drive the tank down."

At the captain's command, the soldiers immediately walked to the flat car behind. Prepare to put the baffle plate, take the steel cable to take the steel cable, a lively scene.

At this time, two more people stepped out of the carriage, and this was Brigadier Hoffman in the uniform of a colonel and his orderlies.

"Hamm, let's go."

Hoffman, who was carrying a small suitcase, patted the dusty military uniform and said to the orderly behind him.

"Okay, Brigadier."

The orderly with the box in his hands immediately followed the pace of his own brigade commander.

"Brigade commander, don't you take a break before leaving?"

Seeing Hoffman's appearance, the captain, who had been directing the soldiers to unload the truck, hurriedly came over to greet him.

"No, Captain Southman. The car that picked me up from the army group should be right outside the station. All you need to do now is drive the tank to the camp and take care of it. ”

Hoffman looked at the busy platform and said again. "The tanks of the whole brigade will be brought over, and you can't let everyone down on the battlefield next."

"No problem, Brigadier. Our company is the best trained company in the whole brigade, and we will not let you down. ”

After a few words of encouragement to Captain Southman, who was patting his chest on the ticket, Hoffman left with the orderlies.

Hoffman was right, and sure enough, the army command had already sent someone to pick him up, but he didn't expect this person at all.

"Hi, Hoffman."

A greeting rang out, causing Hoffman to stop looking for the officer who had come to pick him up.

Feeling that the voice was somewhat familiar, Hoffman immediately looked at Rick Siva, who had been a teacher with him. Looking at his former colleague and friend from the military academy, Hoffman's face was filled with a big smile. I saw him walk over quickly, spread his hands and give Ricksiwa a warm hug.

After parting, Hoffman looked at Kshiva in front of him and said, "Rikshiva didn't expect that you were also in Dwa, and you were still in the headquarters of the group army. ”

Facing the enthusiastic Hoffman, Ricksiwa also said with a smile. "yes, I didn't expect that. We were able to work together in this war, which reminds me of the days when I was teaching at a military school. ”

"That's right."

Hoffman sighed. "If we hadn't been discussing issues together at the military academy a lot, we wouldn't have gradually refined my ideas and ideas."

Ricksiwa joked. "So you should give me half of the credit."

"No problem."

After the two exchanged pleasantries, the guards brought by Ricksiwa helped Hoffman share some of the luggage. Ricksiwa dragged him all the way out of the station.

"I knew I was coming to pick you up this time, but I took the initiative to ask for it. You see the car is ready. ”

Ricksiwa pointed to the two Model Ts parked next to the two. "You see, and one of my own."

"Thanks, Ricksiva."

"Our relationship, it's too polite to say thank you. Go to the headquarters and report to the headquarters first, and then let me entertain you. A resting place has already been prepared for you. ”

With that, Ricksiwa pulled Hoffman into one of the cars.

The guards brought by Riksiva and the orderly named Hamm had to squeeze into another car.

On the way, Ricksiwa glanced at Hoffman's epaulettes and said enviously: "Sure enough, the people who are valued by the king are all colonels." ”

In the face of Rickiva's words, Hoffman said modestly. "I'm just one step faster, you'll catch up sooner or later."

"Don't be modest, when you were in the military academy, your abilities were obvious to everyone, and now you are the commander of the only armored brigade in the army. It seems to me that you will go higher than the rest of us in the future. ”

Ricksiwa said this, patted the rank of lieutenant colonel on his shoulder and continued: "This rank is already fast enough among us. Moreover, thanks to the mobilization of this war, the number of officers was not enough to be forced to come up. It's a fast life now, and if you really want to be promoted to general in the future, it's a hard injury. ”

After Rixiva finished speaking, he looked at Hoffman enviously and said, "In comparison, I don't think it's difficult for you to be promoted. The position of brigade commander with real power is still valued by the king, and there will be no problem at all in the future for promotion. ”

"Don't say that, Riksiva."

Hoffman retorted first, and then said: "Don't look at my current scenery, in fact, I have a lot of pressure. Sitting in this position, you have to face the competition of the heroes in the army, and if you can't get enough results, whoever values it will be in vain. ”

Hoffman spoke his mind. Among their group of officers, Hoffman can be said to be one of the few who stand at the top. But what has always embarrassed him is that he is the only officer in this group who does not have enough merit to make a move. In the Battle of Transylvania, the mountainous terrain was completely unsuitable for tanks, and there were not many tanks at that time. And the reasons for the Bulgarian campaign are the same.

Moldavia, the only terrain adapted, was violently beaten by the Germans in the early stage, and the tank performance was not suitable for this kind of defensive warfare. Finally, it was Romania's turn to counterattack, and the result was again the retreat of the Germans themselves. He Hoffman didn't get a proper fight after he was busy, which made him so willing.

"Alright, stop complaining about Hoffman."

After comforting her, Riksiva glanced left and right and said, "I'll tell you a piece of news in advance, just don't say it's what I said." ”

Faced with the mysterious appearance of Rick Siva, Hoffman asked in his heart, "What news?"

"I heard that this time your troops will be assigned to the front line and make sharp knives with a few standing divisions."

"Really?"

"I can't lie to you, but I heard it from other staff officers, so I shouldn't be able to fake it."

Hoffman was thrilled by Ricksiva's words, but he didn't forget to thank his friend.

"Thank you, I was so surprised by the news."

"You're welcome."

But Ricksiva told him that it wasn't just friendship, and that Hoffman would know the news sooner or later. I saw Riksiwa continue. "This operation, I don't want to stay in the command anymore, it's boring."

"You want to get out of the troops?"

When it comes to his friends, Hoffman knows a little.

Ricksiwa graciously admitted. "Yes, I'm going to get out of the troops."

In Rixiva's view, a soldier without military merit is imperfect. And as a lieutenant colonel who was temporarily promoted, he was not convincing without combat exploits, so he planned to go down to the army to train himself.

Ricksiva said such explicit words, and Hoffman certainly knew what he meant. Isn't this just the position of the armored brigade, it seems that his friend has been a lot more sleek after several years of training. And there is really a vacancy in the position of deputy chief of staff on his side, who is not given it, at least he can know the bottom of his friends.

Hoffman, who figured it out, smiled and said, "Don't say it, I still have a deputy chief of staff on my side." If you don't dislike low allocation, then I will definitely accept it. ”

Hearing Hoffman's words, Ricksiwa said happily. "I was not mistaken, so it was decided, and I applied when I returned to the headquarters. I still know a little about the use of these vehicles. ”

It seems that Ricksiwa had planned it early on, just waiting for Hoffman to agree.

The two chatted and went to the headquarters, and under the leadership of Ricksiva, Hoffman reported that the story was completed quickly. Since Admiral Salamik was inspecting the front line, the interview could only be done by Lieutenant General Fereit. However, the lieutenant general is very busy now, and can only postpone the meeting until the next day.

So Hoffman had a meal with Rick Sheva, who was about to become a subordinate, and returned to his residence early to recharge his batteries and prepare for the next day's meeting.