Romanian Eagle

The Carpathian Mountains are covered in snow, and the cold winter winds silence everything. However, during this time, the road from Bakuwu to Reyak was full of people. The roar of cars and the neighing of war horses made the place seem very lively.

Lieutenant General Fereit, who was in command of Army Group North, was marching with the army with his own headquarters.

Fareit, who was sitting in a car with his chief of staff, Major General Jacquesto, sighed while looking at the scenery of the winter mountains. "The Carpathian Mountains in winter have a different flavor, but I don't know if we can speed up our pace."

Major General Jacquesto, who understood his partner's mind, said with a smile. "Commander, we don't have a railway, we can only rely on our own marching speed."

Hearing the words of his chief of staff, Lieutenant General Fereit changed his seat and said. "You are right, I really hope that all my soldiers can march in cars. In this way, it is entirely possible for me to attack this target in one fell swoop before the Reyak defenders have reacted, but unfortunately the car in my hand is too large. few."

In order to accentuate his rhetoric, Lieutenant General Freiit made a gesture, as if there were many cars in front of him.

In the face of his partner's remarks, Major General Jacquesto did not answer. Because there are quite a few cars belonging to the North Army, there are more than 3,000 cars in eight motor transport regiments serving it. The biggest factor restricting the rapid transport of Army Group North was the poor road conditions.

On the muddy roads in the mountains, thousands of cars are tossing back and forth, you don't expect to be able to drive much faster, sometimes you don't have as much time to ride as to push the cart. Therefore, most cars are currently used for transportation, heavy equipment such as artillery, military supplies such as ammunition, and military supplies.

While the two army generals were chatting, a notification brought them back to reality.

"Lieutenant General, here is a telegram from the General Staff."

A staff officer riding a motorcycle handed the telegram in his hand to His Excellency Lieutenant General.

Lieutenant General Fereit reached out and took the telegram to check it, and his expression became more and more serious as he read the telegram.

Looking at his partner's increasingly serious expression, Major General Jacques asked with concern. "What's the matter, what is the message from the General Staff?"

"Look at it."

Freiit handed the telegram he had read to his chief of staff. The chief of staff who took over the telegram quickly looked at the contents, his expression was the same as that of Fereit slowly.

Freyte couldn't help but speak.

"I knew that Ankodar's early capture of Deva would disrupt the whole plan. But I didn't expect the chief of staff to be so daring, this plan is amazing."

After reading the telegram, Major General Jacquesto, who was still shaking in his heart, agreed with it. "It's really amazing, and our chief of staff has a big appetite. But if we can follow his plan, then we'll get enough money to take Transylvania in one fell swoop."

The new battle plan that shocked the two was based on the fact that the Austro-Hungarian Tenth Army was going to concentrate its forces to attack the Southern Army. The key to this was that the South Army held the Austro-Hungarian Tenth Army, and then the Center Army merged with the North Army to attack the newly reinforced Austro-Hungarian Ninth Army to capture the regional capital of Cluj, and then drive it out of Transylvania. The rest of the Austro-Hungarian Tenth Army would be alone and would be driven out of Transylvania by the combined force of the three armies.

The whole plan feels unrealistic, and the use of troops is also squeezed to the limit, but the profits are also very rich. This will free up troops in advance for the defense of the Moldavia region to be attacked, and it will also allow the Bulgarian campaign to start early, and also remove the threat in one direction.

Freiit was not as optimistic as his chief of staff thought, and he pointed out two hidden dangers. "It's tempting to plan, but there are two points that need to be struck."

He stretched out a finger and gestured. "First, Army Group South will face the main force of the Tenth Austro-Hungarian Army alone. According to the original plan, it was shared by our three armies, but now it needs to face it alone. And I remember that the mobilization division originally attached to Army Group South now, There are still a lot of them that have not been formed. Even if the only mobile forces are allocated to them now, there is still a huge gap between them and the Tenth Austro-Hungarian Army. So I am afraid that the Southern Army will not be able to withstand it.”

After listening to Freiette's analysis, Jacques nodded. "This is what I am also worried about, and the risks are indeed not small."

Lieutenant General Freiit also said that he was worried about the second point. "My second point of concern; according to the new plan of the Chief of the General Staff, when the South Army was attacked by the Austro-Hungarian Tenth Army, we and the Center Army needed to quickly advance to capture the regional capital of Cluj. According to the staff provided information that the Austro-Hungarian Ninth Army will reinforce Transylvania."

"The intelligence shows that this is an army of up to 200,000 people, and the enemy also has the advantage of railways, which means that the opponent has sufficient supplies and has no worries. Our supply line needs to cross the muddy roads of the Carpathian Mountains. People are worried. Also, to deal with the Austro-Hungarian Ninth Army, we need to concentrate two armies, and the current progress of the Central Army still has some gaps.”

Having said this, Feleit stopped, and Major General Jacques knew that what he did not say was that Army Group Center might have delayed the date. Distrust of friendly troops is a taboo in the military, which makes Fereit, who is a high-ranking member of the military, able to say it.

Knowing that Fereit was worried, Jacques could only persuade him from the other side. "The chief of the general staff has sent the plan, indicating that it has been approved, and now we can only try to make up for the hidden dangers."

Freiit knew that this was for the chief of staff's own good, after all, there were only possible hidden dangers, and he needed to make every effort to ensure that the Northern Army was ready according to the planned time.

Letting go of his worries, Freiette told his chief of staff. "You're right, we need to do our best first."

After he finished speaking, he looked out the window and asked the communications staff member who followed him on a motorcycle. "How far is the striker's seventh division from Rejak now?"

The communications staff report arrives. "Lieutenant General reports that the seventh division is still 25 kilometers away from Reyak. According to its advance investigation, a brigade of the enemy's defenders is building fortifications."

"Tell the Seventh Division and tell them to take Reyak in one go. The enemy of a brigade is not a problem for them."

"Yes, Lieutenant General."

Watching the departure of the communications staff member, Feleit turned back and spoke to Jacques. "Tomorrow we should rest in Reark."

Both sides in the battle around Deva have fallen, and now it's up to who is better.