The news of the capture of Cluj and the capture of Transylvania aroused violent reactions like a tidal wave.
Nearly 100,000 people held a grand parade in the capital Bucharest. King Edel I of Romania took his whole family to celebrate with the people. Edel held Princess Mary with a somewhat rigid smile on her left hand, and Vic with his right hand who poked his head out of curiosity.
When the little prince appeared in the square, the people present cheered unanimously.
"Long live the king."
"Long live Romania."
Looking at the parade crowd who were excited by the cheers, Edel waved to them with a smile, which resulted in even bigger cheers.
Prime Minister Bretianu, who was standing aside and watching the king accept the tribute from the people, nodded with satisfaction. The parade he planned was worthy of the celebration. I believe that people across the country will know about the celebration ceremony in the capital tomorrow. In addition, the occupation of special
I believe this good news from Lansylvania can stimulate the patriotic sentiments of the people and allow Romania to mobilize more power.
"It was really a grand parade, and His Majesty's move to take the stage at the end was really nice."
When the Prime Minister was thinking about the future, a voice came from beside him. Prime Minister Bretianu knew without looking that it was the voice of General Puljeshan next to him. He glanced at the Chief of Staff next to him and spoke. "
All of this was created by the soldiers of the Kingdom, and of course we have to express our attitude on the rear."
After the Prime Minister answered casually, he continued to chat about the topic. "The government's mobilization work in Moldavia has basically been completed. We have delivered enough supplies to Suceava, Iasi, Galati and other places. I don't know if your military
How confident are you of the enemy's attack?"
Plesan felt a little surprised when the Prime Minister mentioned the topic of Moldavia at this time, but this was only an accident. He knew the Prime Minister's thoughts well. It was nothing more than worrying about the defenders in Moldavia.
Can the army withstand the German attacks from Ukraine and Galicia?
"The Prime Minister needs to ask General Courtois this question, because the person who knows the situation best at the moment is the Minister of War, and I cannot give you an answer here."
Faced with the glib answer given by the Chief of General Staff, the Prime Minister was a little dissatisfied. However, it was the celebration time and it was hard to press him. It seemed that he needed to find time to ask the Minister of War. But the Minister of War had already rushed to Moldavia.
In this region, there is no one to answer this question.
While the Prime Minister was talking about General Courtois, His Excellency the Minister of War was inspecting Suceava.
After taking up the post of commander of the defense of Moldavia, General Courtois immediately inspected several key defense cities. Thanks to the fact that the Romanian army has always placed the main threat on the Russian army, so in
Many strong strongholds have been built in the Moldavia region adjacent to Russia. These strongholds allow the Romanian army to use a small number of troops to contain attacks from Russia. However, Suceava, which faces Austria-Hungary, does not have this convenience.
This is what the Admiral is worried about, so it makes sense to personally observe the fortifications of Suceava.
Accompanying the general on the inspection were not only his entourage but also Major General Antic and his team who were responsible for the defense of Suceava.
"The fortifications are in good repair."
General Courtois stood in a solid bunker that still smelled of cement, and expressed his feelings to Major General Antic who was accompanying him.
Faced with the praise of His Excellency the Admiral, Major General Antic said with a smile, "This is the result of everyone's hard work."
Antiqi pointed to the fortification in front of him and said. "Admiral, the bunker in front of you is part of the fulcrum defense fortification we prepared. Its main function is to provide supplies to soldiers fighting nearby. The fort is divided into a main fort and a sub-fort, with the main fort being the main fort.
As a center for personnel rest and material storage, the fort is equipped with machine guns and artillery for defensive purposes. The fort is a reinforced concrete structure with a wall thickness of nearly one meter and a top structure that is also one meter thick. According to our calculations,
Immune to the enemy's attack from 210-meter heavy artillery. In addition, we also built an underground passage connecting the branch fort and the main fort. Under the main fort, we also built a military storage room, ammunition warehouse, field hospital, water supply room, and communications and telegraphs.
Waiting room."
Listening to Major General Antic's explanation, General Courtois nodded with satisfaction, and then asked curiously, "How many fortresses like this have you prepared?"
"There are six in total. In addition, relying on the solid structure of the municipal government building, we also built stronger fortifications, which serve as the headquarters and final stronghold for urban defense operations."
Hearing Major General Antic speak about some heavy topics, the Minister of War simply skipped the rest of the words. Instead, he asked curiously, "These are seven large bunker groups, plus the small fortifications mentioned before, there are 350
Four. Your fortifications are very well built and have exceeded my expectations. Can you tell me?"
"no problem."
Major General Antic expressed the doubts of General Courtois.
"I was able to build so many fortifications in more than a month mainly because of the cooperation of government departments. Because we are close to Austria-Hungary's Galicia, the people in the city were mentally prepared to fight here after the war was declared. So when we
When the fortifications were being built, the people enthusiastically helped us, and the government also collected more than 400 tons of cement and 300 tons of steel for us to build the fortifications."
After hearing Major General Antic's explanation, General Courtois said with a smile. "Including the 500 tons of cement and 200 tons of steel that were allocated to you before, it seems that you are richer than me in terms of construction materials.
"
Facing the admiral's ridicule, Antici echoed, "This is all the support of all parties and the dedication of the people."
"Okay, don't be so modest. I can see your contribution in this."
Admiral Courtois continued. "We have received intelligence that the German troops have almost assembled in Chernivtsi. The general commanding these German troops is Marshal Mackensen, so your task is not easy at all."
Antici was silent for a while after hearing the admiral's words. He was no stranger to the combat effectiveness of the German army. He had also been rotated to the Eastern Front battlefield as an observer before, and had a full understanding of its combat capabilities. As for Marshal Mackensen, Antici
Qi believed that he was the most outstanding general of the German army on the Eastern Front. This battle was not easy to win.
So Antiqi thought about it and said, "Your Excellency, I will do my best to defend this city."
"Not just your best efforts, I need you to defend for at least a month."
Admiral Courtois's request shocked Antic, and he couldn't help but retort, "Your Excellency, isn't this request a bit too high?"
"Not high at all."
Admiral Courtois's answer was unquestionable. Taking into account the feelings of Major General Antic, he gave an explanation. "I have studied the Battle of Verdun and the offensive and defensive battle of the Fortress of the Sun, and the two sides played the most important role.
heavy artillery, so I have prepared an additional 210 heavy artillery battalion for you. And in order to give you sufficient support, I will also let the aviation team ensure your air superiority. Of course, I will also let it carry out artillery suppression on the enemy when necessary.
Relieve your stress."
Admiral Courtois said that the biggest proof of ensuring air superiority is the Second Aviation Wing that has been prepared in places such as Roman and Iasi. In order to ensure the air defense needs of the Moldavia defenders and suppress the German air vision
The second wing of the mission has more than 480 combat aircraft as proof.
"I am very grateful to the general for attaching great importance to Suceava, but I am still cautious about defending for a month."
Major General Antic felt much more at ease upon hearing this, but the disadvantage of military strength was still his most troublesome goal. Therefore, he could only thank the General for his support but could not make a promise.
Seeing that Major General Antic refused to agree to the one-month guarantee, General Courtois had no choice but to mention it again. It seemed that the idea of using Suceava to consume the enemy and then counterattack was going to go to waste. He still needed more
