Monol, located 25 kilometers southeast of Budapest, is now occupied by Romanian troops. The Middle Route Army, led by General Salamik, has been here for a day.

On this day, the Romanian army did not rest, but built fortifications around Monol early. Yes, the Romanian army was ready to defend against an offensive that could come from the Hungarian People's Army.

The reason for them to do this is simple, it is inseparable from the current war situation.

At present, the Romanian Left Army, led by Lieutenant General Mandev, had just captured Sauergotaoryan and was on its way to converge. The army on the right had just finished gathering its troops at Kecskemed and was preparing to approach the center army.

With neither army nearby, Admiral Salamik would need to be arrogant to give the order to attack Budapest alone.

Defense, before the other two armies arrive, is the most important thing.

So in the case that the other two armies are not progressing as fast as him, it is not a big deal to pretend to be a grandson.

On a small mound outside the small town of Monoor, Admiral Salamik and his men were inspecting the soldiers who were building fortifications on the site.

At the busy construction site, refurbished earth was piled up on both sides of trenches that had just been dug into shape. And inside the trenches, which reached only to the thighs, Romanian soldiers in short-sleeved shirts were sweating and digging hard. Their seriousness did not even notice the arrival of His Excellency the Admiral.

"Well done."

Admiral Salamik was pleased to see that no one greeted him, he was not a showy character.

Major General Doles, the commander of the 2nd Division, who was following him, said with a smile after hearing the general's praise. "It's all the work of the soldiers, who know that only strong enough fortifications can give them the best chance of survival on the battlefield."

In response to Major General Doles' words, Admiral Salamick did not answer all the way to the past. During this inspection, the fortifications of the 2nd Division were well built, and the trenches, communication trenches, machine-gun positions, artillery positions, observation posts, and command posts were all built in good shape. Many officers and men of the 2nd Fortification Division also made camouflages, and Admiral Salamik personally observed this.

At the end, the general said to Major General Doles beside him: "This time your second division is at the forefront of the battle line, this is a test for you. ”

In the face of the general's words, Major General Doles replied: "Please rest assured, your Excellency, our second division will definitely be able to complete this mission. ”

Major General Doles has always had a wish in his heart, that is, to carry forward in his own hands as the second division that has been formed for a long time in Romania. It's just that the heavens don't fulfill people's wishes, and in all the previous battles, the Second Division has not been able to get a brilliant task every time. Even in battle, there was very little main attack, let alone defense, and basically the enemy showed no sign of launching a main attack from the position of the second division. This hurt the heart of Major General Doles.

There are no fierce battles, where do the outstanding feats come from, how does this make him progress. Far away is Fereit, who was brilliant during the Balkan Wars, and even more so in this war. Recently, there was Lieutenant General Ankodar, who raided Deva and stirred up the situation of the war, and these are all living examples, and Major General Doles is not worried about the future.

This time, it was hard to get a task of defending against the Hungarian People's Army at the forefront. This was a joy for Major General Doles, who thought that the war was over, and of course he wanted to perform well in this battle. However, he had some concerns about whether Hungary was willing to attack.

So at the end of the inspection, Major General Doles couldn't help but ask: "Your Excellency, will the Hungarians really attack this time?" ”

In the face of Major General Doles's inquiry, Salamik smiled and spread his hands and said: "I don't know about this, but this is their last chance, if I change it, I can only gamble." ”

"It's our only chance to fight back."

In Budapest, Landlier was also explaining his actions to the Interior Councilor Sidlerer and Foreign Affairs Councilor Vantusz in front of him.

The enemy was approaching the Hungarian revolutionary capital, and Landel, who was in charge of military affairs, of course, wanted to immediately drive these Romanian doglegs out with his troops. However, in the face of a well-equipped and well-trained Romanian army of up to 180,000, Landliel had to be well prepared.

However, during his preparations, the enemy occupied large areas of Hungarian territory one after another, and a large number of revolutionary soldiers and civilians were persecuted, which made the revolutionary commissars in Budapest unable to sit still. They asked Lendlier why he had not yet attacked, so that the doglegs of the imperial powers of Romania could taste the power of the Communists.

Landreel, on the other hand, had always thought that he was not ready to respond to these doubts, and this time he could only tell the truth about the visit of the main figures of the Revolutionary Committee, Commissioners Vantush and Sidler. Because he was afraid that if he didn't talk about it, he would have to face the questioning of Chairman Bella Kuhn next.

"Haven't we already conscripted 230,000 revolutionary masses into the army, plus the previous 150,000 revolutionary army, we have an army of nearly 400,000. Are we still afraid of those less than 200,000 Romanian doglegs? ”

Interior Councillor Sidler complained with some puzzlement.

Faced with Sidler's complaints, Landrell had a headache, and these commissioners only knew a few people. Don't they know that more than half of the conscripts have never even fired a gun, and that half of the people who have done so? Many of them have only been used in national training, and less than 80,000 of them have joined the army. With the addition of the previous 150,000 troops, the 220,000 troops that Hungary was really able to fight were not overwhelming.

Moreover, the equipment of the Hungarian People's Army is much worse than that of Romania, and now he can only achieve that one battalion has one machine gun, and one division can have thirty-six artillery pieces, which is an elite force of the first class in the People's Army.

It's just that there is no way to say these things to them, as long as they say it, the revolutionary spirit will definitely be able to defeat the imperialist armament, and the revolutionary spirit will soon be able to eat.

But now Landlier felt that the opportunity had really come, and the Romanian army did not know whether it was arrogant or wanted to lure itself into attacking. Their army of more than 80,000 troops in the middle had arrived not far from Budapest, and the wings were too open. If he had sent his troops to block the flanks and eat the middle with all his might, then the intervention of the Romanian army would have ended in failure.

Even if you can't eat it, knocking it back will buy you time to integrate your army. Thinking of this, Rundelier was a little nervous.

So in front of Sidler and Vantush he spoke out his plans. "This time, I plan to destroy the enemy's middle army."

He pulled out the Hungarian military map and explained to the two: "At present, the enemy's two flanks are still in Saurkotyan and Kecskemed, which are at least nearly 100 kilometers away from Monoor, the location of the enemy's center. Therefore, I intend to send troops to block them along the way, to delay their speed, and at the same time I will personally lead the main force in a decisive battle with the enemy in the middle. ”

Landreel concludes: "I heard that the enemy's commander, Admiral Salamik, had shown his prestige in the battle against Austria-Hungary. And in the occupied territories, there are still various persecutions against our Hungarian people, so the defeat of the middle route army led by him will boost the morale of our revolutionary people and will also show the prestige of our Hungarian revolutionary army. ”

When Wantush and Sidreel heard Rundelier's words, they applauded. The plan for Rundelier was very much in line with their appetites. The revolutionary government is to show its differences, and if it is still the same as the previous government, how can it show its advanced nature.

Finally, Foreign Affairs Commissioner Vantish said to Landreel: "I will report this plan to President Béla Kuhn, and I am sure he will like your plan too." ”

"Thank you."

Interior Councillor Sidler asked: "Is there anything else we need help with?"

"I need more weapons and ammunition, which will be the surest guarantee of victory."

In the face of Landreel's unceremonious words, Sidreel thought for a moment and replied: "Okay, I will personally sit in the arsenal and ask them to do their best to produce the weapons and ammunition you need." ”

Landreel's plan was quickly reported to Béla Kuhn, and sure enough, the leader of the Hungarian revolutionary government approved it without a word.

The Hungarian People's Army then began to divide its forces, and Landelier sent part of the main force to snipe at both Romanian flanks, along with the newly recruited soldiers. The remaining 180,000 main troops with 60,000 newly recruited soldiers were rapidly approaching Monor.

In the small city of Monoor, a great battle that would decide the fate of Hungary is about to break out.