After attending the Paris Peace Conference, the Romanian delegation did not leave. They still need to discuss proposals related to Bulgaria and Hungary. Among them, the territorial proposals related to Hungary are of greatest concern to Romania.
This is related to whether Romania's western territory can advance to the line of the Tisza River. This is not the end of occupation. Moreover, it is also Romania's focus to dispel Poland's claim to Galicia.
These will take time to talk about slowly. However, during this period, Romania needs to end its current wartime economy, and dismantling its redundant troops is also its focus.
In the palace, the Chief of General Staff, General Pleishan, was reporting to Edel on the plan to reduce the strength of the army.
"Your Majesty, the current total strength of our army is 644,000, with a total of 45 division-level combat units and 14 brigade-level combat units (the independent heavy artillery regiment is a brigade-level combat unit). Among them, there are 613,000 in the army and 29,000 in the navy.
People. This time the abolition will be mainly based on the Army. As for the Navy, the General Staff also issued a document asking them to optimize and enhance their technical arms."
"Tell me about the standards for this abolition."
Edel listened carefully, but now he wanted to hear the actual content.
"Okay, Your Majesty."
As for Edel's request, General Pulse simply skipped the previous chapter and went straight to the actual content.
"Taking into account the security and stability of our country's newly occupied territories and the ups and downs of the neighboring countries, retaining a strong army to deter potential opponents is the purpose of this disarmament. Therefore, this time our disarmament will mainly be carried out after general mobilization
, mainly the divisions formed after No. 60, plus other units that performed poorly in the war, it is expected that we will abolish about 200,000 troops."
Listening to the words of the Chief of General Staff, Edel was thinking in his heart that this was to cut down one-third of the troops. Considering that the standing divisions had performed well in this war, the troops to be abolished were basically the mobilization divisions and
The fierce competition among militia divisions will cause many officers and non-commissioned officers who were promoted from the front line to be thrown back to their original form.
Edel's thoughts did not interrupt Plesan's story, and he continued: "This reduction of troops is mainly in the form of voluntary retirement. In addition, we will try our best to persuade officers and soldiers who have outstanding combat performance and good appearance.
Remain in the army. Moreover, the troops to be abolished this time are mainly infantry, and their technical arms will be integrated into the retained troops to enrich them."
After finishing speaking, Plesan took out a document and put it in front of Edel.
"Your Majesty, this is the reference list for dismantling the troops."
Edel took over the list that related to the fate of the officers and soldiers, and looked down at it. On the list given by the General Staff, only two divisions with numbers after 60 in the second batch were retained. And in the first batch of numbers,
Three divisions born after the 1940s have also been abolished. The reasons given by the General Staff are also varied; some units have poor skills among their soldiers and are not suitable to remain in the army. Others have low-level officers.
, not suitable for giving full play to the combat effectiveness of the troops they lead. In addition, some troops have low morale and poor fighting will.
Faced with the reasons given by the General Staff, Eder thought that they were quite acceptable. Because as far as he knew, the combat capabilities of these divisions after No. 60 were very poor, and they performed unfavorably on the battlefield many times. So that later, these units were only
Can be assigned tasks such as maintaining regional security and protecting army supply lines.
After reading it, Edel signed his name on it, handed it to Pleshan and said, "Just do as you wish."
"Okay, Your Majesty."
After Pulieshan received the list of abolished troop numbers, he looked hesitant and hesitant to speak.
After seeing the expression of the Chief of General Staff, Edel asked curiously: "General, if you have anything else to say, can you tell me?"
Facing Edel's inquiry, Plesan thought for a while and finally couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, Romania has performed very well in this war. However, according to my observation, there are still many unsatisfactory things.
For example, in the military, the mobilization of division and brigade-level units is slow, and the technical arms that have been strengthened for use by the troops do not cooperate well. In addition, compared with the German army, the coordination of the associated division-level units in our group army is not high enough."
General Lin Lin from Pulje Mountain talked about many problems of the Romanian army in this war. At the end, he said: "The biggest problem we have found on the battlefield so far is that the current division-level troops are too large. There are two brigades and four regiments.
The deployment on the battlefield is not flexible enough, and many times there is a problem of too slow response."
After hearing what the Chief of General Staff said, Edel's expression gradually became serious. He did not expect that the Romanian army, which seemed to have a great record, also had many problems.
So he couldn't help but ask: "Chief of General Staff, do you have any solutions to these problems?"
Faced with Edel's inquiry, Plesan spread his hands and said: "Not yet, but if His Majesty thinks it is feasible, the General Staff can make a plan first. But based on my many years of experience, if changes need to be made, then the news
It’s not small at all, maybe it’s similar to what we did in 2005.”
What Pleshan said made the word "adaptation" flash into Edel's mind?
No wonder it makes Plesan, who has great prestige in the military, find it difficult. Restructuring is a top priority. Moreover, it is reorganized in the victorious Romanian army. This is no less than a purge of a winning team. This is
It is a difficult technical job. If the changes made in the future are not bad, or do not meet expectations, the ensuing pressure from public opinion will discredit the person who led the restructuring. It is because he understands this that Puleshan feels very
It's embarrassing, because it puts all your reputation on the line.
Pulishan's location and his loyalty to the kingdom forced him to face the existence of this problem, so he spoke out under Edel's questioning.
Pleshan's words made Edel feel that he had chosen the wrong person. A capable and visionary chief of general staff like Pleshan was really rare.
So Edel thought of giving the Admiral a hint, and he told us about the three-by-three system that would be common in later World War II.
"What do you think about changing the two brigades to three regiments?"
"Three regiments?"
"Yes."
Edel couldn't tell him the benefits of the three-three system. After all, the technical equipment was different in different eras, and he didn't want to make a joke. What's more, he didn't specialize in military systems. In his previous life, he was a half-keyboard military strategist.
, and he has almost forgotten it after so many years. This three-three system is also the few military memories he has left.
Faced with the suggestion given by Edel, Plesan replied cautiously: "If this is the case, I need to go back to the staff headquarters to study it."
Edel can also understand the Chief of General Staff's caution in changing the military structure. After all, he only mentioned a military term, and did not touch on the military strength or technical arms command system. Without careful study, no one can use it with confidence.
The three-three system is not omnipotent.
After General Pulie reported on the dismantling of the army and his concerns about the problems and establishment of the army, he left. After all, the military affairs were already busy enough, so he still had time to chat with the king.
And Edel was preparing to check on the problems in government work. After all, the Prime Minister had already brought people to attend the Paris Peace Conference, and government work could not be delayed. When there was no suitable candidate, Edel could only accept supervision.
At this moment, an attendant quickly ran to him, took out a telegram and said: "This is a secret telegram from the Prime Minister sent from Paris."
