Chapter 272 The Final Conditions of the Allies (Part 1)
"This is a betrayal of Germany. Edel simply doesn't take Germany's friendship seriously. We absolutely cannot let it be like this."
William II scolded Edel in Romania in front of his important ministers.
What made William II furious was the intelligence sent back by the embassy in Romania. On the afternoon of the day when the intelligence was obtained, the intelligence on Romania's negotiating conditions with the Allies was sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. And Foreign Minister Wilhelm Zolf immediately
Report this to Kaiser Wilhelm II. The Berlin government, which is paying close attention to the negotiations with Soviet Russia, immediately sets its sights on Romania in the Balkans.
Faced with the negotiations between Romania and the Allied Powers, William II was greatly shocked. In his view, this was a betrayal of the German family by the branch of the Romanian Hohenzollern family. Moreover, Germany has always been very preferential to Romania in various aids.
Romania was not even forced to join the First World War. Now that Germany had finally defeated Russia and could fight to the death with Britain and France on the Western Front, the Romanians actually dared to discuss joining the Allied Powers. In the eyes of the Kaiser, this was a naked betrayal.
The important ministers present looked at the Kaiser's furious look and had no intention of disturbing him. Now they had already figured out the Kaiser's character. After Wilhelm II vented his anger, His Majesty the Emperor would come around. Indeed, they had waited.
After a while, William II calmed down. He also knew that he needed to solve the problem now instead of venting here.
"Prime Minister, how do you think we should deal with this?"
William II looked at the important ministers in front of him, and finally named Prime Minister Olge Meese to answer him.
Olge Mies was professor of law at the Faculty of Law of the German Scientific Association in Tokyo, Japan from 1885 to 1889. On his return to Germany he became a member of the Prussian government. In 1909 he won
Appointment as Undersecretary of State at the Prussian Treasury in Berlin. Head of the Prussian Corn and Wheat Administration Office during World War I.
In July, he took over the post of Prime Minister of Germany after eight years of power. Holweg. Olg Mies was not having an easy time in the government. He became the first Chancellor of Germany despite being from a non-aristocratic background. Although he only took over the position for two months,
However, there are various signs that the Kaiser wants to support George von Hertling as Prime Minister. This Mr. George von Hertling is a famous politician in Bavaria, Germany's second largest kingdom. Recently, the Kaiser has used him to unite other countries in Germany.
Kingdom trends.
Even if he is using himself as a transition, Prime Minister Olge Meese still intends to strive for performance. After sorting out his thoughts, he said: "At present, it seems that we have achieved victory on the Eastern Front. Romania is still negotiating with the Allies, which is nothing more than wanting to
From the benefits obtained from this war, I think we can give them part of it to win them over to our camp. I think Bessarabia as a reward can appease Romania."
After listening to what Prime Minister Olge Mies said, Wilhelm II turned to the Chief of the General Staff, Field Marshal Hindenburg. "Chief of the General Staff, what do you think we should do?"
Field Marshal Hindenburg, the Chief of the General Staff who had great reputation for leading the German army to victory on the Eastern Front, is now the actual controller of the German army. In August 1916, after being appointed Chief of the General Staff, Hindenburg commanded the entire army in the name of the Kaiser.
His deputy Ludendorff became more and more involved in political life under his indulgence, negotiating with the government and parliament on behalf of the army, insisting on the establishment of the Kingdom of Poland in November 1916, and insisting on unrestricted submarine warfare in January 1917.
Hindenburg did not answer immediately when asked by the Kaiser. Instead, he said, "Your Majesty, I can only deal with Romania's problems from a military perspective."
Facing Hindenburg's words, William II still asked with great interest. "Then please speak, Marshal, we are all listening."
Hindenburg stood up and took a map and spoke to the important ministers. "According to the latest Romanian combat plan of the General Staff, we are preparing to gather 23 divisions of 300,000 troops in the Galicia area, along the
Attack and advance along the Suceava-Iasi-Bakou line."
After talking about the German army's own goals, Hindenburg began to talk about the allies. "Austro-Hungary assembled a million troops from the Transylvania region to command a commanding position. The main force aimed at Volcea-Pitesti, and its partial divisions aimed at Volca-Pitesti.
Reyak-Oneşti is the target to cooperate with us in capturing Bacau. The Bulgarian side can dispatch 100,000 troops to cross the Danube from Pliven and conquer the Gurele-Krabia line. The Austro-Hungarian army can also split up.
Cooperate with him in fighting."
At the end of the story, Hindenburg pointed to the Romanian capital Bucharest on the map and said. "According to the plan of the General Staff, the Romanian army will gather near the capital at this time, and the Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian armies will be responsible for holding them back. Thirty of our troops will
The Wande Army maneuvered along the Fokšani-Buzeu route, and finally surrounded and annihilated the Romanian army in its capital, Bucharest."
After finishing the battle plan, Hindenburg talked about the results of the battle. "In this way, we can alleviate the instability factors on the Eastern Front, obtain food and oil from Romania, and integrate its industry to serve us."
No one knows Romania’s products better than the German government. Last year, 70% of Romania’s grain, 65% of its petroleum, and 60% of its industrial products were exported to Germany. This effectively alleviated the domestic pressure in Germany, but it also caused German wealth
A large number of people were lost, and now Hindenburg's words made all the important ministers feel excited.
William II asked a key question. "So how long will it take to conquer Romania?"
Faced with the Kaiser's inquiry, Hindenburg answered truthfully. "If we can proceed as expected, we should capture Romania within half a year."
At this time, Foreign Secretary Wilhelm Zolf stepped forward and asked, "What if expectations are not met?"
"It will take a year. We have calculated that Romania's long position can only sustain it for one year."
Faced with Hindenburg's defense, Prime Minister Olge Meese stood up and said, "It will take us one year to solve the Romanian problem. But if we wait another year, there will be problems in the country. Now the domestic people's attitude towards the war is changing.
Changes, especially the deterioration of the quality of life for several consecutive years, have accumulated public dissatisfaction. Moreover, we need to note that after the establishment of Soviet Russia, the domestic left-wing parties grew too fast, especially the far-left parties."
At this point, everyone looked at Hindenburg, which made Hindenburg a little confused. Could it be that he told others that Ludendorff was hiding his decision? Besides, the facts have been established and there is no way to change them. Besides, Russia has withdrawn from the war.
In a short period of time, the pressure on the Eastern Front was also released.
Seeing that Hindenburg was a little unable to answer, Foreign Secretary Wilhelm Zolf suggested. "Why don't we negotiate the conditions for Romania to join? Isn't it too hasty to decide whether to fight Romania like this? We at least need to try.
