In the Romanian palace, Edel took the latest battle report and said to the captain of the guard who sent it.
Facing the kingdom's sigh, Kallust couldn't help but said, "I really didn't expect that the situation of the Russian army would become so ugly."
What the two men were talking about was the disastrous defeat of the Russian offensive led by Kerensky in May. In fact, saying it was a disastrous defeat was to put gold on the face of the Russian army. In fact, on the Eastern Front, the German and Austrian troops had little power in the Eastern European plains.
It was like a sudden advance into uninhabited territory, and the only thing restricting them was the supply line.
In fact, in this battle led by Kerensky and commanded by the famous Russian General Brusilov, morale was far from underestimated. They were more focused on ensuring sufficient supplies on the front line. In order to make Russia feel at ease, Britain and France continued
As the battle continued, a large amount of munitions, weapons, ammunition, clothing, food, and medicines that Russia urgently needed were shipped to an unprecedented level. Brusilov, the Army Chief of Staff and former enemy commander-in-chief, declared that the Russian army was fully ready
Prepare.
In fact, Russia was well prepared in terms of materials, but it was completely unprepared in terms of key soldiers. The impact of the revolution affected all aspects of Russia. The entire society was confused about the future path, especially the army. Composition of Russia
The majority of the infantry were farmers, many of whom no longer wanted to fight.
Before the January Revolution, the cumulative number of soldiers who escaped and disappeared reached more than one million. After the revolution, "Put down your arms, it's time to go home." It became a saying among soldiers to greet each other. And there were a large number of soldiers on the front line.
The trenches were deserted, and some army groups were short of tens of thousands of men.
The outcome of the battlefield was beyond Kerensky and Brusilov's expectations, and it was reasonable. Their failure to pay attention to the emotions of the soldiers led to tragedy. Kerensky's offensive launched on May 1 was only half of the
In August, the German-Austrian Allied Forces launched a counterattack, and the Russian army collapsed across the board. The elite German Arrow 2nd Guards Division invaded the city of Tanapol on the 21st, threatening the rear of the 8th Army.
Brusilov exhausted all means and invested his most trusted Caucasus troops, but to no avail. In the end, he could only disperse and break out before the German and Austrian army's encirclement was formed. The entire army group was almost wiped out - even if the breakout was successful, most of the troops would be destroyed.
Some soldiers were unwilling to return to the army, and all the heavy weapons and baggage of the army group were lost.
While the Southwest Front Army collapsed, the Western Front Army and the Northwest Front Army, which were in even worse condition, were unable to maintain the front line. In order to prevent being defeated by the German army, they had to actively retreat and shrink. In the process of retreat, it caused great chaos and a wave of escape.
In just a few days when the German and Austrian armies counterattacked, their advance distance reached 150 kilometers, far exceeding the previous situation.
The most striking thing is that the Austro-Hungarian army showed bravery when facing the Russian army alone for the first time. Its 7th Army took the lead in launching a counterattack, and the Russian 8th Army retreated steadily. It was completely unlike the previous Eastern Front wars.
style. This also shows how weak the Russian army is.
The entire Russian front was on the verge of collapse after the "Kerensky Offensive" and could no longer withstand a German attack!
"Now the Russians can no longer fight, and there is nothing God can do about it. We just don't know when it will trigger domestic conflicts in Russia."
Edel began to think secretly. According to the current situation, the famous October Revolution is probably going to be rescheduled, but he doesn't know what it will be. However, no matter what it is, Russia's strength will be weakened during this period.
Quite a few.
Edel does not care about Russia's next move now, he now needs to ensure Romania's interests.
Edel stood up and looked at the map and said to the captain of the guard. "You and Milok will increase your exploration of Transinia, Bessarabia, eastern Hungary, Austrian Galicia, Ukraine, and Bulgaria."
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"Yes, Your Majesty, I will make arrangements when I get back."
Of course, Calust would comply with Edel's request to increase intelligence work in the areas around Romania, because he had already sensed from Edel's words that the king of many of these territories had ideas.
"Call the Prime Minister."
After the captain of the guard left, Edel called a guard and gave instructions.
Not long after, Edel saw Prime Minister Bretianu in the palace.
"The Prime Minister called you here this time because he wants to show you some information."
Edel handed the Prime Minister the news he had just received from the Russian front. After receiving the information from the King, Prime Minister Bretianu looked at it. The Prime Minister had a very rich expression when looking at this information.
"Your Majesty, it seems that our negotiations with the Allied Powers need to wait. After Russia experiences such a defeat, it is very likely that it will withdraw from the war. If this happens, the German and Austrian armies will be free, and we are no better than Russia."
Edel also knows what the Prime Minister said. This is also the current view of the neutral political leaders on the current situation. After the United States entered the war, it was one-sidedly optimistic about the victory of the Allied Powers, which caused another wave of trouble. Now seeing that Russia is on the verge of collapse, I believe that the Allies will never
Give up such an opportunity.
Facing the Prime Minister's signal, Eder also had his own ideas. The Romanian army has been training for more than ten years, and it needs to be seen by the world. The previous performance in the Second Balkan War was too short and cannot be used as a specific reference.
.Now facing the German-Austrian coalition, (mainly looking at the performance of the German army) Eder also wants to see how his army performs against the world's strongest army. But mainly because of this, Romania can gain the greatest benefits.
Faced with Prime Minister Bretianu's suggestion, Edel gave his own price. "Prime Minister, you still need to continue the negotiation. But our conditions must also be changed, and the conditions for the Austrian Galicia region to join us."
Seeing Edel's increased conditions, Prime Minister Bretianu thought that this was a request made by the king in order to make the Allied Powers retreat in the face of difficulties.
"Your Majesty, I will add our demands to the next negotiation."
Facing the Prime Minister's answer, Edel was still very satisfied. He took out a document from the drawer and handed it to the Prime Minister. "These are our conditions. We can slowly negotiate with the Allies. But as long as they agree to the above requirements, we will
I will definitely join the war."
Facing the light blue document bag handed to him by the king, the prime minister felt a heavy responsibility. He did not expect that the king would set the final requirements for Romania's participation in the war at this time.
In fact, this was done intentionally by Edel, because many people in Romania now have connections with Germany, which are all connections brought about by Germany's huge investment. Even now, Romania's total investment from Germany is still as high as 63 million.
British pounds. Most of this money came from private investment, but Edel had no idea of the money. After the war, Romania needed a lot of German technology and equipment.
