Romanian Eagle

With the order of Lieutenant General Ankodar, the Romanian artillery positions began to get busy. The loader put the prepared shells into the gun hall, the observer reported the target position data, the gunner pulled the launch rope to hit the shells on the heads of the Austro-Hungarian soldiers, and then the remaining shells from the gun hall were ejected. Then again and again, another shell was fired into the Austro-Hungarian position.

Because there is not much time left for the 1st and 19th Divisions of the Imperial Guard, in order to pursue better results, the artillery fires at high speed as soon as they come up. In just thirty minutes, three bases of artillery shells were hit on the ground. The fierce artillery destroyed everything on the position, and the broken wood, guns, and human body parts were all blasted to the sky. Even a Maxim machine gun on the position was directly hit, and the machine gun parts and bullets scattered at high speed caused damage to the soldiers hiding in the trenches, making this trench form a blood-red Shura field.

The fierce artillery shelling made the Austro-Hungarian soldiers on the ground miserable, which made the two Austro-Hungarian generals who were watching behind them also worried. Major General Arz, the commander of the 35th Division, couldn't stand it, mainly because most of the shelling positions were filled with his soldiers. "It's not going to go on like this. Just being beaten and not fighting back will hurt morale too much, and the next battle will be difficult to fight."

Alz's remarks drew no response from Major General Kumanek, the Austro-Hungarian 17th division commander said in his unfeeling voice. "It's unbearable when the artillery starts, and there is no war without the protection of the artillery. Patience is the virtue of the soldier. Let the artillery fight back now. It will be too difficult for us to fight. And I have carefully observed that the artillery of the Romanians is very accurate. , and from the scale of the bombardment, the enemy has a lot more artillery than us, and it would be quite disadvantageous for us if we fought with them."

Speaking of which, Major General Kumanek rarely told a joke. "If the artillery is consumed, then the enemy can use the artillery to shoot at you and me in the forehead."

Listening to Major General Kumanek's not funny joke, Major General Arz knew that what the other party said was the most correct way, and now he can only watch his soldiers suffer under the fire.

The fierce artillery fire came and went quickly. After half an hour of shelling, the artillery fire raging on the heads of the Austro-Hungarian soldiers stopped. At this time, the devastated position was in a mess, and the smoke made the soldiers cough. Collapsed positions can be seen everywhere, and there are still blood-red stumps left on the positions. At the same time, the screams of the wounded soldiers also made other Austro-Hungarian soldiers who escaped the disaster feel sympathy.

Just then a scream rang out. "The enemy has touched it."

This scream made the Austro-Hungarian soldiers open their eyes to observe the front of the position, but the smoke that had not yet retreated made it impossible to see the enemy in front of the position. They only felt that there were many figures in front of the position, as if there were enemies everywhere. At this time, a soldier who couldn't bear the pressure pulled the trigger on the position of the heavy silhouette and shot the bullet where he thought there was an enemy. As if receiving a signal, the gunfire on the Austro-Hungarian position was loud, and even the sound of machine gunfire was added. In front of the Austro-Hungarian positions, all weapons were added to the chorus, except for the artillery, which had not been ordered to fire.

"Damn it,

The enemy hasn't even come up, what are they fighting... Are they dizzy... How did Doles act as the brigade commander? "

The performance on the ground made Major General Arz furious, because he found that the positions where the gunfire was loud were all his soldiers.

In fact, there is a reason why 35 is so unbearable. The 35th Division, which was stabbed early the day before yesterday and drove out of Petrosani with quite a few casualties, was already demoralized, and then built a day of fortifications in Hartseg without taking a breath. And just woke up today and was photographed defending the Romanian's attack in an unfinished position on the front line. As a result, he encountered a sudden fire attack. It is reasonable to have some overreactions.

Of course, the overreaction of the soldiers of the 35th Division did not take long to calm down. The reason why the soldiers quickly recovered is that most of them are veterans who have been on the battlefield. After a short vent, they immediately corrected their mentality. Also, seeing that the situation of the soldiers was not right, the Austro-Hungarian officers desperately tried to appease them.

At this time, the smoke of gunpowder dissipated, and the attacking Imperial Guard 1st Division's real postgraduate entrance examination came.

After the Austro-Hungarian soldiers saw the situation outside their positions, they no longer shot blindly, but took the lead in aiming at the officers' machine guns and other targets. And also used the advantages of the position to intercept the soldiers of the 1st Guard Division in a clear-cut way. The Austro-Hungarian soldiers' response showed the response of veterans who have experienced war. The soldiers of the First Division of the Imperial Guard, who were under increased pressure, were not at all flustered by this scene. While they used obstacles such as stones, earthbags, trees, and craters in front of the position to cover their shots, they also used these obstacles to alternately attack forward. As the distance between the two sides gradually shortened, the accuracy of the shooting of the soldiers on both sides was also greatly improved. This also caused the casualties of both sides to increase by leaps and bounds, and both sides endured the sacrifice of their own soldiers.

But it was a little surprising that the attackers had the upper hand. The reason for this is simple, because most of the Austro-Hungarian soldiers were mobilized troops. Before entering the army, these soldiers were people from all walks of life in society, and they rarely had contact with guns. And after the outbreak of the war, they will not be given time to train slowly, so in terms of marksmanship, except for the birth of a hunter, it will not be very good. The Romanian soldiers belong to the standing army, most of them have more than three years of enlistment energy, and most of the soldiers in the 1st Guard Division as the ace have five years of military experience. Even if they have not experienced war, their shooting and tactical actions have basically become instinctive, so their shooting accuracy is much higher than that of Austria-Hungary.

Lieutenant General Ankodar, who was observing behind the position, watched his soldiers fight with the enemy in front of the Austro-Hungarian position, and couldn't help but praise. "The Malmo team played well, and they fought back and forth with the enemy's brigade and defenders."

Ankerdar's words convinced Major General Dotreid, who was also observing the battlefield. Everyone is a soldier, and the expert will know if there is any. The 1st Imperial Guard Division fought back and forth with a regiment of troops and a brigade defender, and this was the skill. Major General Dotrid thought over and over about his 19th Division, and found that none of his troops could compete with this regiment.

And just when Major General Dotrid admired the strength of the First Division of the Imperial Guard, a staff officer ran in to tell them a rather startling news.

"Reporting to the two generals, we found that the enemy had no fortifications on the two flanks."

"what?"