The Romanian government had noticed the Soviet Union's speech in Pravda early on. In fact, Romania had been waiting for news from the Soviet Union. After all, the two sides had just fought. There would always be news about whether peace talks would follow or the war would continue.
Britain, France and other countries also saw this report about Soviet Russia's resignation. They were quite dissatisfied with the Soviet Union's behavior of shrinking back after being beaten. Because after the victory in the Battle of Vinnitsa, Britain and France had encouraged the Soviet Union to retreat.
Romania continued to launch attacks on Soviet Russia. To this end, they also told the Romanian government that they would be happy to see Romania seize the entire Ukrainian region.
The Romanian side was indifferent to the British and French criticisms, and would not take a step forward no matter what they said. So when persuading Romania was ineffective, they put their hope in Soviet Russia, hoping that the polar bears would show their greed for land.
, continued to be an enemy of Romania.
At present, it seems that the Soviet Russian government is not stupid. After being beaten with a stick by Romania, they consciously retracted their claws.
At the center of real power in Romania, Eder is also discussing with the Prime Minister, Chief of General Staff and others the response Romania needs to give after the Soviet Union withdraws.
"Your Majesty, our army has stopped military operations in Ukraine since the Soviet Union issued a message that it was unwilling to fight. However, they did not send negotiators. Is it really good to stop military operations like this? What if it is to first solve the internal White Guards
, and the result of the delaying strategy implemented by us in this battle seems not to be enough."
In front of everyone, General Pulieshan, the Chief of General Staff, was expressing his opinions. As a representative of the military forces, Pulieshan certainly needed to express the military's tough stance.
In fact, Pleshan's opinions are quite moderate. A large group of militants in the army shouted to seize Kiev and push the kingdom's border to the banks of the Dnieper River. They analyzed various military options to use the Dnieper River as a
The benefits of the border, while also stating that the Kingdom's military is fully capable of doing this.
The army even has a more radical view, occupying the entire territory of Ukraine. The reason given is that Romania merges with Ukraine, and Romania has legal reasons to occupy these places.
These military forces only consider the limits of what they can achieve. They have never thought about the demographic and ethnic conflicts after actually occupying these areas, the territorial conflicts that are inseparable from Sovietization, and whether there is domestic support for such big ambitions.
national power.
Fortunately, the generals on Pulje Mountain have good control over the army and can suppress the voices of these militants. That's why he raised concerns about peace with the Soviet Union that requires a tacit understanding between the two sides. After all, without peace negotiations, who can
They may all attack the opponent first. In this case, the pressure on their military will not be small at all.
"General Pleshan, we are also worried about the issues you are worried about. However, the domestic finances are no longer enough to continue the war with Soviet Russia. The new territory requires a large amount of financial investment, and the military has already invested enough for the kingdom.
territory, please do not continue to fight because the fiscal revenue is not enough to support investment in larger new territories.”
The person who refuted Plesan's finances was, of course, the Minister of Finance, Lord Albert. As the minister who controlled Romania's financial power, Lord Albert knew Romania's finances well. At present, Romania's economy seems to be developing well, but after the end of the war, Romania's rapid economic growth
Development has come to an end.
The funds needed to invest in new territories currently account for one-third of Romania's fiscal expenditures. After deducting military expenses, Romania's finances are already very tight. If the war continues, fiscal expenditures will reach the early warning line
, this will drag down Romania's economic development. And the slowdown in economic development will expose many problems for Romania. Originally, Romania could take advantage of rapid economic development and solve them one by one. If there is a concentrated outbreak
If it comes out, the damage to Romania will be a long-term hazard. Lord Albert sees this very clearly.
Facing Lord Albert's words, Prime Minister Bretianu also agreed: "Lord Albert is right, the army needs to restrain its desire for territory. There are already enough other ethnic groups in Romania, and we must
Ensure the Romanian ethnic advantage in the country. Otherwise, many of the problems that occurred in the Austro-Hungarian Empire will also occur in Romania."
Prime Minister Bretianu did not oppose the military's opinions in other aspects, but instead focused on ethnicity. The senior officials present were all from Romanian ethnicity. In this era of rising nationalism, it is impossible not to discuss the issue of the country's dominant ethnic group.
of.
A universal view like that of later generations is completely unimaginable in this era. Even Britain and France, which have vast colonies, have more or less differences in their treatment of non-native ethnic groups. Their senior officials rarely have the same views as other ethnic groups.
exists. Even though they don’t say it, they do it all the time.
The Prime Minister's words caused other senior officials to speak one after another. They analyzed the benefits of the armistice to Romania from all aspects, but Admiral Pugliese ignored these opinions and only mentioned the harm of this tacit agreement on the armistice. This kind of only mentioned one thing, so no one could ignore it.
He ignored the problems that others said and faced them with an attitude of disregard. This shameless method made everyone present marvel at how people can be so thick-skinned.
"uh-huh."
Seeing that the discussion was developing into a street quarrel, Edel quickly coughed and asked the high-ranking ministers to pay attention.
"Your Majesty, what do you think about this matter?"
Edel's cough was still very effective, and the Prime Minister immediately turned over the contradiction, making him somewhat regretful of his previous cough.
But since the Prime Minister has asked, and the important ministers present have also expressed their opinions, Edel must come out to express his views.
"Everyone has their own reasons for what they say, but they have their own emphases when faced with different situations. Faced with the Soviet Union's statement this time, I think we can give the other party a chance to express goodwill. After all, we are members of a civilized society.
, we must give the other side a chance to change, so we need to respond to it with kindness. We will withdraw 100,000 troops from the Ukrainian border area and see how the enemy responds first."
After Edel first mentioned Romania's concessions, he continued: "However, in order to prevent goodwill from being used by Soviet Russia against us, the military supplies against Ukraine cannot be stopped. There must still be no shortage of defense fortifications, and ammunition stocks must be replenished.
still needs to be supplemented. Everything depends on the performance of Soviet Russia."
With Edel's speech, Romania's final decision will of course be based on his suggestions, with other important ministers adding supplements on some minor issues.
When the decision was made, Plesan finally breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he also very much hoped that a peaceful decision would be reached. After all, Russia has an overwhelming advantage in population and territory, and apart from this battle, Romania has nowhere else.
After taking advantage of him, his original idea was to give up when he got the chance. However, this idea did not suit the needs of the military. As a spokesman for the army, it ran counter to the current thinking of the army, which was not a good thing for him.
After Edel came to power, he improved the treatment of the military several times, which in turn increased the military's influence. Especially in several foreign wars, Romania was always the winner, and it was not the kind of standing aside and shouting.
It is to make the military a symbol of pride in the eyes of the people. In this case, the military's power has been able to compete with the government.
It's just that this situation became obvious during this period. However, as long as the military is not given the opportunity to continue to make meritorious deeds, the military's power will gradually weaken. This is one of the reasons why the government is unilaterally insisting on a ceasefire.
Of course Pleshan knows that this false influence will not last long, but at present he cannot take the initiative to suppress it. Besides, why should the military bow to the government? They are the kingdom's military and the government who are loyal to the monarch. It is simply a perfect setting.
Of course, it is impossible for the Romanian military to reach the level that Japan is currently at. This is also impossible in terms of culture and cognition. It is too difficult and they cannot do it.
When Romania decided to respond to Soviet Russia and made a good-faith move, Soviet Russia gradually began to transfer troops from the Western Front. The two sides finally allowed Ukraine to recover after you transferred an army and I transferred an army.
However, this territorial dispute in Western Ukraine has ended in vain. Next, it depends on which of the two parties will develop to the point where they can't help but take action.
However, before that, Britain and France's instigation against Romania had no effect, and it was very effective against another neighboring country.
