Romanian Eagle

"Machine guns, mortars knock him out."

In front of the Helmek Mountain position, a Soviet company commander with a face full of gunpowder was directing the soldiers to fight. In front of his attack, a Maxim heavy machine gun became his obstacle.

Following his orders, two soldiers rushed over from behind. One of them came with a 60mm mortar, and the other came with two boxes of shells.

This 60mm mortar is very familiar to the company commander, which was specially assigned to their company by the battalion commander. This mortar prototype is the Stoke 3-inch mortar, which was also originally developed for attacking enemies sheltering in trenches. Its advantage is that it can attack in twists and turns, and the range is not close to the maximum range of 1000 meters. In addition, its total weight is only 197, which can be carried away by one person, so this mortar has been imitated by many countries.

The Soviet Union's 60 mortar also inherited these advantages, with a total gun weight of 189, a high and low range of 45, a shell weight of 133, a maximum muzzle velocity of 158s, and a maximum range of 1050 meters. Suitable for suppressive attacks on trenches and machine guns.

So I saw the two soldiers set up the mortar, and after adjusting the angle, three consecutive shells attacked the heavy machine gun, and the roadblock was misfired. And the company commander immediately shouted. "Comrades attack."

The soldiers, who were suppressed by machine guns in twos and threes, immediately relaunched the attack.

This Soviet attack was also seen by Mizik, who was defending the position. However, he is not worried about this at all, because his troops also have 60 mortars, and even better 80 and 120 mortars. Of course, one of the two is in the hands of the battalion commander, and the other is in his own hands.

Sure enough, the position immediately responded to the 60 mortar. I only saw several consecutive explosions around the mortar, and the mortar never rang again.

The Soviet attack was quickly repelled by Romania. Looking at the retreating Soviet army, the soldiers on the position cheered. Not only are they cheering for defeating the enemy, but they are cheering for their own survival. Only on the battlefield can people know the value of life and make people cherish it.

At this time, Mizke suddenly asked a topic that had nothing to do with the current battlefield situation.

"Dalton, although this Soviet attack was repelled by us, we also need to see their progress."

Dalton, who also observed the battle, said with a sigh. "That's right, I remember that when we fought against him in 2019, these Soviet troops didn't have any other tactics except high fighting spirit, just a single-headed charge. It was the same, and our firepower at that time made these Soviets suffer. .And when the Soviet Union attacked Poland, these Soviet troops already had some simple tactics,

Although it seemed a little ridiculous to us at the time. "

"And now."

Dalton pointed to the battlefield and said. "The tactical movements have been done very proficiently, and the coordination is also very tacit. It can be seen that they have worked hard in military training."

Listening to Dalton's words, Mizke also sighed. "This is what scares me. These Soviet troops are growing rapidly, and with their high morale, they will definitely be the biggest threat to our country. So in order to ensure that our country can deal with the threat of the Soviet Union, we do not need to In order to deal with the biggest enemy of the Soviet Union, we must increase the training of the troops and at the same time find ways to use new equipment and technologies to practice new tactics. After all, this country is too big, has many resources, and has a large population. We don’t want other methods. It has the strength to fight against it.”

Mizke's words were also what he thought in his heart. As he gradually rose to the middle and high levels, the level of seeing problems became higher. Many times, I started to think about the problem from a global perspective, which made me start to like reading books.

And his words also attracted Dalton's surprise. I didn't want Mizke to see that the problem had risen to this level. It seemed that he was appointed as his deputy, and it was indeed a problem of his own incompetence.

While the two Romanian officers were discussing the terrible speed at which the Soviet army was growing, within the Soviet command, Major General Solnov was also angry at the failure of the attack.

"Damn it, just this casualty retreated. Their performance this time has brought shame to the Soviet Union."

Major General Solnov's words made Andreev, the commander of the 24th Division, feel a little poor, and he couldn't help defending his subordinates. "Our fighters have worked hard enough. You have to see that the terrain is quite unfavorable for us to attack. The swamp formed by the overflowing water of the Doron River on the left is blocked by the high ground on the right. Only the front is available for us to attack. , and with a frontal width of 23 kilometers, only one regiment of troops can be attacked at most at a time. When the troops are not dominant, and the equipment is not dominant, we are tied, how to fight the enemy. "

Solnov is also very clear about Andreev's complaints, but he can't complain like this teacher. Because this is an order from Moscow, it is not something he can go against to limit the conflict to Helmek.

Andreev can say that because he's not the commander, it doesn't matter what he says, he can't. So he could only continue talking. "I know the current difficulties, but this cannot be the reason for our complaints. The central government has its own considerations in doing so, and this is not something we can dictate. We can only think of ways based on the existing conditions. This is an excellent commander. What the officer should do. So I decided to have the artillery brigade shell its position for three hours, and I want these Romanians to have no reliable fortifications to rely on.”

After Solnov finished talking about the arrangement for the artillery brigade, he continued to Andreev. "Then your divisions attacked nonstop. One regiment retreated and the other took over. I don't believe these Romanians are made of iron. I'm going to break the string that is holding them tight."

Andreev was taken aback when he heard Solnov's intention to go all alone. He couldn't help but say. "This will cause my 24th Division to suffer too many casualties."

Perhaps considering that some people said that he was greedy for life and fear of death, Andreev started from another aspect. "I'm not afraid of taking casualties, but in this case, our two flanks will have no protection. To know that the other side still has enough troops, as long as one flank attacks us, the whole line will collapse."

"You don't have to worry about that."

Solnov wasn't worried about this, he just said it. "I have sent a telegram to the commander, Comrade Timoshenko. Report to him about the difficulties we have encountered and request reinforcements. He has agreed to our request for the nearest 63rd and 104th divisions to help us see Stay on the flanks. They'll reach our flanks tomorrow, and then we'll be able to start our full attack."