The news that the Habsburg family was expelled from Austria spread rapidly throughout Europe. Some people were happy and others were sad about the departure of this family that had influenced politics in Europe for nearly a thousand years, but none of this could affect the determination of the Allied Powers to deal with Austria-Hungary.
However, before sharing this cake, the Allied Powers did not forget that there was currently someone in the Allied Powers who was stronger than them.
Therefore, when Austria-Hungary was still in turmoil and did not take any action to expel the Habsburg family, the Allied forces, led by Britain, France and the United States, launched a counterattack on the Western Front. They planned to drive Germany out of French territory first.
At the same time, they also planned to contain the German army from other directions, and Romania, which seemed to be quite brave and good at fighting, would not be let go by them. Therefore, when Austria-Hungary was in turmoil, the Allies asked Romania to launch a campaign to contain the German army on the Eastern Front.
The war request was placed on Edel's desk.
Edel looked at this request and was a little dissatisfied with it. Romania has fought many battles on the Eastern Front in just over eight months since the war began. Although the gains were huge, the accumulated casualties were also not huge.
Small. After all, Romania has a population of just over 10 million and cannot afford casualties like those on the Western Front (there are no population statistics in the newly occupied areas).
However, he could not directly refuse the requirements of the Allied Powers. More importantly, Romania currently had its own plans that required the use of a large number of troops. Therefore, it was relatively resistant to the Allied Powers' requirements.
Edel's plan to resist the request of the Allied Powers is also a manifestation of Romania's surge in strength. In this world where the law of the jungle prevails, weakness is the original sin. If Romania wants to be rich and powerful, it must have enough living space. And Edel
There was some coveting over the former Russian territory that was still in the hands of Germany. So after receiving the request from the Allied Powers for Romania to contain the German forces on the Eastern Front, Edel decided to discuss it with General Pleasan.
When General Plösberg arrived at the palace, Eder showed him the Allies' request.
"Chief of Staff, what do you think of this telegram?"
After reading the telegram in Pleshan, Edel asked with concern.
In response to Eder's inquiry, General Puleshan said with a smile: "It's very simple. It depends on whether His Majesty is willing to fight with them."
The Chief of General Staff's officious words aroused Edel's interest. "Then, tell me."
"Your Majesty, this telegram only requires us to contain the German forces on the Eastern Front, but it does not say when we will launch an offensive to contain them, so there is still room for maneuver in this request."
"Keep talking."
"In fact, in the staff department, there are several plans for recovering our Romanian territory on the Eastern Front. The two most capable of execution have little conflict with the requirements of the Allied Powers. We can implement them after appropriate modifications."
"The first plan is that because of the turmoil in the situation in Austria-Hungary, we can transfer several standing divisions and technical arms that have been strengthened to the Transylvanian Army to strengthen General Courtois' Moldavia
Group Army. The advantage of this plan is that we can gather our troops and weapons and equipment together to form a heavily armored corps, forcing the opponent to either retreat or fight us decisively. The advantage of this plan is that we have enough strength to repel the enemy.
The disadvantage of the German army in Galicia is that it is relatively slow in time and it is easy for the enemy to retreat."
After General Pulje finished talking about the first plan, he took a breath and continued: "Our second plan is also to mobilize the Transylvanian Army. However, the troops mobilized will not strengthen Moldavia.
Instead, the group army was organized into separate units. It crossed over from the Transcarpathian Mountains and penetrated directly into Lviv, the enemy's logistics and supply center. At the same time, the Moldavia Army Group entangled the enemy's troops on the front line and refused to return reinforcements to them.
opportunity. The advantage of this plan is that it can defeat the enemy, Mackensen commanded the elite German troops on the Eastern Front, and remove the biggest obstacle for us to regain the territory. As long as the plan goes well, even if it cannot be defeated, it can at least severely damage the opponent. However, the disadvantage is that the actions of the two parties
You must cooperate well, and you cannot carry heavy equipment when crossing the Transcarpathian Mountains, as the risk of casualties may be too high."
After Admiral Pulje finished speaking, Edel fell into deep thought. However, he did not compare the advantages and disadvantages of the two plans, but was thinking about the connection between the end of World War I in his past life memory. In Edel's memory, Germany
The key point of the defeat was the Kiel sailors' uprising. The reason for the sailors' uprising seemed to be the defeat of Austria-Hungary. It was said at that time that after the defeat of Austria-Hungary, the German military and civilians felt desperate about the situation, so this uprising broke out.
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Edel tried hard to recall the memories of his past life, but after so many years, he had forgotten many things, so he never remembered them. There was no way, Edel could only find them through other methods.
"Chief of the General Staff, what is the current situation in Germany?"
Pleshan didn't know that the king would consider the situation in Germany at this time, but their general staff had never given up on collecting German intelligence. So after Eder asked, Pleshan told the intelligence they had learned so far.
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"Currently, the German army is under great pressure on the Western Front. This attack by the United States, Britain and France has caused them to lose a lot of key areas and troops. At present, the Allied forces on the Western Front have achieved a breakthrough in the Marne River area, and they have advanced the front line by 80 kilometers.
.And the German army can no longer threaten the security of Paris. This time the German army's performance in the battle was relatively poor, it completely lost its previous fighting spirit, and many areas were voluntarily abandoned."
Edel still didn't understand what Plesan said, so he continued to ask: "What about the situation in Germany?"
After summarizing the intelligence department's understanding, Pu Lieshan said: "The famine in the country is currently serious, and the people are resentful about it."
Think about it, even the army eats carrots and treats horse meat as a delicacy. You can only imagine what the people in the country can eat.
After listening to Preshan's explanation, Edel thought for a moment and said: "Then let's use the first option as the battle plan. We don't have to rush to fight the German army."
"As you command, Your Majesty."
After hearing Edel's decision, General Pule had no reason not to agree.
After Preshan returned to the staff headquarters, he immediately sent a report to the Transylvanian Army, asking them to mobilize powerful combat troops to reinforce the Moldavian Army that was about to have combat missions. In addition, in order to allow the Moldavian Army to have
For an even better performance, Preshan also transferred Lieutenant General Freit to General Courtois as his deputy.
It seems that the person who gained the most military exploits in this war is Lieutenant General Freit. He can be seen in almost every battle. I believe that after the war is over, it will not be as simple as being promoted to general. He is likely to become the next military officer.
As for the leader, the outcome depends on his personal control.
