They are all soldiers, and of course they are also vigorous and resolute. In the afternoon of the same day, after leaving behind the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Janissary Division, the remainder of the 1st Praetorian Division and the 19th Division marched on Hazeg.

Luckily, Hatzeg was not far from Petroshani, and they set out in the afternoon to reach the outskirts of Hatzeg before the sun was about to set. While the troops stopped to establish an advance position, the two ambitious division commanders planned to use this time to choose a high place to quietly observe the Austro-Hungarian troops stationed there. This observation revealed that the Austro-Hungarian troops, who had only entered the country yesterday, had already established a tentative position here.

This surprised Major General Dotried, who was observing. "I didn't expect that the Austro-Hungarian army was also well-trained, and the position had an outline in just one day. This is a trench, in front of which is a foxhole, a machine-gun position is almost covered, and the traffic trench here is already half a person high. ”

The two of them put down the binoculars and saw the solemnity in each other's eyes, and it seemed that this battle was not easy to fight.

It was Lieutenant General Ankodal who spoke first. "Let's go back first."

After speaking, he immediately bent his waist and quietly retreated to the position behind him, and Major General Dort also retreated with him.

Returning to the command post of the forward position, Lieutenant General Ankodar spoke. "There's no way Hacheg's defenders could have built fortifications to this extent in just 24 hours, there must be something wrong with that."

The words of Lieutenant General Ankodal aroused the approval of Major General Dortrid. "That's right, it looks like it's been three days since the fortifications were built, but they only got here yesterday. And I also made a point of observing the housing situation in this town, according to my estimate, the town has less than 1,500 residents, and it is impossible for them to gather residents to build it, so it is also very strange. ”

At a time when the two Romanian division commanders were puzzled by the pace of the construction of fortifications for the Austro-Hungarian army. In a house in Hazegne, Major General Hermann Kumanek, commander of the 17th Austro-Hungarian Division, and Major General Artur Alz, commander of the 35th Division, discuss the appearance of Romanian troops.

"I didn't expect these Romanians to come so quickly, and there were no more people than us. Major General Alz, are we going to teach them a lesson tonight and tell them not to be too presumptuous. ”

The commander of the 35th Division, Major General Alz, who had been driven out of Petroshani yesterday, seemed to be still haunted by yesterday's surprise attack and wanted to teach the Romanian troops who had just arrived here a lesson.

Major General Arz's words did not elicit a response from Major General Kumanek, who had rushed from Deva and instead advised the commander of the radical 35th Division. "Major General Arju, I think the first task now is to step up the construction of fortifications, you must know that now we only have frontal fortifications built on a certain scale. But the flanks and the back are still a bit unbuilt, and if we can't frighten the Romanians on the opposite side, then we will have a lot more pressure on the defense. ”

Major General Kumanek's words completely ruined Arz's attempt to raid Romania, and without the support of the 17th Division, he could not rely on his defeated 35th Division. You must know that now he was not in charge of yesterday's Petroshani raid, with more than 3,000 casualties, and the loss of weapons and equipment also made him feel distressed. In yesterday's retreat, his division had lost 16 guns.

You must know that the current Austro-Hungarian army is not comparable to the pre-war period, at that time a fully equipped division had 72 guns, but after several years of war, the number of first-class artillery of the Austro-Hungarian army division is generally only half of the pre-war period. The loss of 16 guns at once is more than 40% of the battle damage, and it is too late to replenish it now, so he can only count on the 17th Division, which is composed entirely of Hungarians, and is not comparable to his 35th Division.

As a highly-ranked division with its own separate name (warrior), the 17th Division was generally only half as armed as the Austro-Hungarian army before the war, and its armament was also among the best in the Austro-Hungarian army, with 62 barreled artillery pieces alone. In addition, the division is equipped with a lot of other equipment, for example, the machine guns assigned to the battalion level in other divisions are assigned to the company level in this division.

Moreover, as the commander of the division, Kunnemak had a cautious and cautious personality, which certainly made the 17th Division not perform well in several years of fighting, but it did not cause the 17th to suffer any major losses. And because the character of the division commander was also trusted by the superior commanders, the 17th Division was used to defend key positions in several battles. This time, the 17th Division was also placed at the key point of Deva, and when encountering the Romanian army, Major General Kumanek really chose the safest way, so Major General Arza's desire for revenge ended in vain.

The night was uneventful for both armies, recuperating in preparation for tomorrow's battle.

As the morning of the 7th arrived, the invisible tension over Hazeg was congenying. The armies representing both sides were also preparing for the start of the battle. On the Romanian side, a large number of artillery pieces were being prepared for the battle, and boxes of ammunition were placed next to the gun emplacements that had been built overnight. And many of the ammunition boxes have been opened, and there are soldiers in charge of putting the finishing touches on the shells.

And on the initiation position, the soldiers belonging to the 1st Praetorian Division are also making final preparations. Some of them are checking their weapons, guaranteeing their normal use for the upcoming battle. Some people are bowing their heads and praying to God to make sure they will make it off the battlefield alive. Others smoked cigarettes and chatted loudly with their comrades, in order to relieve their inner tension. There are even people who are resting with their eyes squinting in this early morning, and it seems that they are either strong in their hearts and confident in themselves, or they don't care about it.

Lieutenant General Ankodal looked at the soldiers who were about to attack and asked Lieutenant Colonel Malmo, the regimental commander beside them. "What should you do with this attack?"

Lieutenant Colonel Malmo, who belonged to the 1st Brigade and 2nd Regiment of the 1st Janissary Division, was of course very clear to the question from the division commander himself, and he spoke to Lieutenant General Ankodar with his chest puffed out. "The task of our regiment is to test the weaknesses of the enemy's positions and find out the points of fire on the positions."

Lieutenant General Ankodal was pleased with Lieutenant Colonel Malmo's words, and he patted Lieutenant Colonel on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement.

Then Lieutenant General Ankodal said to Major General Dortrid, who was waiting to watch the performance of the 1st Praetorian Division. "It's almost time, let's go to the command post and observe."

"Yes, Your Excellency, Lieutenant General. It was an honor for me to be able to observe the battle of the 1st Praetorian Division up close. ”

When coming to the command post, Lieutenant General Ankodar picked up the phone and gave the order. "I'm Ankodar, I ordered the shelling to begin." (https:)

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