When both Romania's military and political parties began to secretly prepare for war, its various measures would produce various reactions, which would inevitably attract the attention of interested people. Among them, the German military attache Major Harberts was the most concerned. As the head of German intelligence in Romania,
Major Harberts is very interested in the recent actions in Romania, and now he is interviewing a very important informant.
As the intelligence chief of a country with huge influence in Romania, Major Harberts is also troubled by the expansion of intelligence sources. People who are not familiar with intelligence work may think that Germany, which has huge influence in Romania, should
If it has an innate advantage, then its intelligence work should also be very good, and Major Harberts has the best say in this.
In Major Harberts' view, Germany has influence in Romania, but intelligence work is still difficult. Even after the war, Romania's intelligence work became even more difficult. Because Romanians have a good impression of Germany, but it does not mean that he will definitely betray him for it.
Country. Especially after the outbreak of the war, when Romania's economy grew explosively and its national strength became stronger, this job was even more difficult to do.
Now Major Harberts is sitting in a very ordinary cafe wearing makeup, waiting for the person he needs to meet.
At this time, a customer walked into the cafe. From his steady steps and upright posture, it could be seen that he should be a soldier, or he was a soldier in the past. Only Major Harberts knew that this was the person he was waiting for.
, Lieutenant Abojol, logistics officer of the Romanian General Staff.
As a very rare informant who can remain in the General Staff, Lieutenant Aboyole also has his own unique way of survival. As an old officer who has been in the General Staff for more than ten years, Lieutenant Aboyole is timid and afraid of getting into trouble.
The General Staff is also famous, and this characteristic makes him easily ignored. Because of various signs in Romania, it is now time for Lieutenant Colonel Harberts to use him.
"Hubble, what do you want from me?"
Lieutenant Aboyole looked around nervously, and then whispered to the embassy attaché in front of him, "Now is the peak of the storm, and he is a little resistant to Lieutenant Colonel Harberts' contact."
"Aboyole, don't be so nervous."
Seeing the nervous expression of the lieutenant who held an important position in the intelligence line, Harberts spoke soothingly.
Harberts's consolation did not have an effect, Abeyoyi said. "Every aspect is tightening now, and we should not meet at this time."
"But I have something urgent and need your help."
After hearing Harberts' words, Aboyole took a sip of coffee to ease his mood and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
In this regard, Harberts expressed his concern. "What's unusual in your general staff recently?"
"Of course."
Faced with Harberts' inquiry, Aboyole said with a self-deprecating tone, "Your pressure has made the General Staff panic. Now a group of staff officers are busy formulating a battle plan against you."
Upon hearing this, Harberts asked, "Can that plan be obtained?"
In response to Harberts' questioning, Aboyole shook his head and said, "This is not okay."
"Why?"
"Because the plan hasn't been completed yet, it's impossible for you to want me to steal it."
Aboyor continued with a little excitement. "And have you considered the risk of stealing combat plans at the General Staff Headquarters? You must know that the place where the combat plans are stored is guarded by dedicated personnel, and there is no chief of general staff or director of the operations department."
No one can borrow the warrant. How can I, an officer in the Logistics Department, be so capable of getting this for you?"
Seeing the excited Lieutenant Aboyole, Harberts quickly comforted him. "I'm sorry, Aboyole, I said the wrong thing. What I meant was that I hope you can understand what the staff officers who made the plan revealed."
As for the tone of voice, I will make my own judgment."
Considering that this was a coffee shop and not attracting attention, Aboyole calmed down. But in his heart, he really sneered at Harberts' words. To inquire about the latest combat plan from the General Staff Headquarters, for
At this tense moment, the fear of not attracting attention is a matter of life for the timid Lieutenant Aboyole.
But Aboyor also knew that the German military attache came to him at this tense moment, and it was impossible to communicate without enough information, so he thought about it and said, "I can only tell you now that the current General Staff
The plan being formulated internally is about conquering Austro-Hungarian Transylvania.”
The General Staff has been working on a combat plan against Austria-Hungary for quite some time, and it is normal for fragments of it to circulate within the General Staff. And it is also normal for Aboyol to use his position as a logistics officer to obtain this news.
It couldn't be more appropriate.
Harberts already had the answer in his mind after hearing the words of the lieutenant officer in front of him, so he continued to ask. "Can I ask how long this plan has been formulated?"
When asked by Harberts, Aboyole said disgustedly, "How would I know?"
Hearing Aboyole's complaint, Harberts also secretly cursed himself for asking such an idiotic question, so he asked in a different way. "How long have you been getting this news?"
"About twenty days."
'About twenty days' Harberts thought about this time over and over in his mind. Harberts was also an officer by birth, and he was very familiar with formulating combat plans. Generally speaking, a combat plan that needs to be used requires several
Over a period of months, modifications have to be made according to different circumstances. In the extreme case, even a bridge needs to be modified after major repairs.
Therefore, according to Aboyor's words, even he, the logistics officer of the General Staff, only knew about twenty days. Harberts himself judged that the combat plan being formulated by Romania should not exceed one and a half months. Because if the formulation time is too long,
It's too long to keep it secret for too long, and it's not a complete battle plan, so there's no need to keep it too secret.
In this era, in the organizations that formulate combat plans in various countries (not necessarily the General Staff Headquarters), there are so many combat plans for various situations. If you open them up, you will find that they are all about the sky, the earth, and the air. (
In addition to fighting aliens, you will find various plans), but these combat plans are basically in vain.
"Is this your judgment?"
Later that day, inside the German Embassy, Ambassador Baslob looked at Lieutenant Colonel Harberts's judgment based on the information he received from Aberjour, and asked, "Does this need to be done after more understanding?"
Decide?"
Faced with the ambassador's inquiry, Lieutenant Colonel Harberts replied confidently. "No need, Your Excellency. I am also an officer and have participated in the formulation of various combat plans. From the information we have received, it seems that Romania must do a good job in military affairs."
It will take at least three months to prepare. I have already reserved my judgment, and two and a half months is the limit for Romanians."
Seeing Harberts' extremely confident answer, Ambassador Baslob couldn't say anything else. After all, he was not an officer, and he didn't know much about military matters. The reason why he asked more questions was that he was going to give him this question.
When Berlin conveyed the information, the lieutenant colonel attached his judgment, and the ambassador asked about it out of concern.
Because according to custom, if the local embassy attaches its own judgment when sending back news or intelligence, then Berlin will use this as an important reference. After all, the local embassy knows the situation better. But if the judgment is wrong, so will the board from Berlin.
Absolutely not lightly. Out of consideration for his colleagues and himself, it was only right for Ambassador Baslob to ask.
However, Ambassador Baslob did not do anything. "It seems that most of this information is about our ally the Austro-Hungarian Empire, so Ambassador Belli should also be informed."
So that night, two telegrams with almost identical contents were sent to Berlin and Vienna respectively.
