Romanian Eagle

"It's a betrayal of Germany, and Edel doesn't take German friendship seriously. We can't just let it go."

In front of his important ministers, William II scolded Eder who was far away in Romania.

What made William II furious was the information sent back by the embassy in Romania. On the afternoon of the day when the information was obtained, the information on the conditions negotiated between Romania and the Allies was sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Foreign Minister Wilhelm Zorff immediately reported it to Kaiser Wilhelm II. The Berlin government, which was closely watching the negotiations with the Soviet Union, immediately set its sights on Romania in the Balkans.

Wilhelm II was shocked by the negotiations between Romania and the Entente, which he saw as a betrayal of the German family by the branch of the Romanian Hohenzollern family. Moreover, Germany has always been very favorable to Romania in various aids, and even in World War I did not force Romania to join. Now that Germany has finally defeated Russia and can fight to the death with Britain and France on the western front, the Romanians dare to negotiate to join the Allied Powers. In the Kaiser's view, this is a blatant betrayal.

The important ministers present looked at the anger of the German emperor, and did not mean to disturb. Now they have already figured out the character of the German Emperor, and after Wilhelm II vents, His Majesty the Emperor himself will turn around. Indeed, after waiting for a while, William II calmed down. He also knew it was time to fix the problem, not just vent here.

"Prime Minister, what do you think we should do about this?"

William II looked at the important ministers in front of him, and finally ordered Prime Minister Olga Mies to answer him.

Olger Mies was a professor of law at the Faculty of Law of the German Scientific Association where he lived and worked in Tokyo, Japan from 1885 to 1889. After he returned to Germany, he became a member of the Prussian government. In 1909 he won the appointment of Deputy Secretary of State for the Prussian Treasury in Berlin. Head of the Prussian Office of Corn and Wheat Management during the First World War.

He took over in July from Holvig, who had been prime minister for eight years. Olger Mies did not have a good time in the government. He became the first chancellor of Germany in a non-aristocratic background. Although he took over for only two months, there are various signs that the Kaiser wanted to make George von Hertling the prime minister. This Mr. Georg von Hertling is a well-known politician in Bavaria, Germany's second largest kingdom, and has recently been used by the Kaiser to unite other kingdoms within Germany.

Even if he uses himself as a transition, Prime Minister Org Mies still intends to strive for performance, he said after sorting out his thoughts. "At present, we have won the victory on the Eastern Front. Romania is still negotiating with the Allied Powers, but it is nothing more than wanting to gain benefits from this war. I think we can give them a part to win them over to our camp. I think Bessarabi Asia as a reward can appease Romania.”

After hearing the words of Prime Minister Org Mies, Wilhelm II turned to the Chief of the General Staff, Marshal Hindenburg. "What do you think we should do, Chief of Staff?"

Marshal Hindenburg, chief of the general staff with great reputation, led the German army to victory on the Eastern Front, and is now the actual controller of the German army. In August 1916, Hindenburg commanded the entire army in the name of the Kaiser after being appointed chief of the general staff. His deputy Ludendorff became more and more involved in political life under his indulgence, negotiating with the government and parliament on behalf of the army, insisting on the establishment of the Kingdom of Poland in November 1916, and insisting on unrestricted submarine warfare in January 1917.

Facing the Kaiser's inquiry, Hindenburg did not answer immediately, but said it instead. "Your Majesty, I can only deal with Romania from a military point of view."

Facing Hindenburg's words, William II still asked with great interest. "Then your Excellency the Marshal, let's all listen."

Hindenburg stood up and took a map and spoke to the important officials.

"According to the latest Romanian operational plan of the General Staff, we are preparing to assemble 300,000 troops in 23 divisions in Galicia to attack along the Suceava-Yasi-Bacau line."

After Hindenburg finished talking about the Germans' own goals, he started talking about allies. "Austria-Hungary assembled a million troops from the Transylvania region, and the main force is aimed at Volca-Pitesti, and its partial division is aimed at Rejak-Oneshti to cooperate with us to capture Bacau. The Bulgarian side One hundred thousand troops can be dispatched to cross the Danube from Pleven and capture the Gurelei-Krabia line.

At the end, Hindenburg pointed to Bucharest, the capital of Romania, on the map. "According to the plan of the General Staff, the Romanian army will be assembled near the capital at this time, the Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian armies will be responsible for sticking to them, and our 300,000-strong German army will maneuver along the Fokshany-Buzau, and finally siege the Romanian army in its capital Bucharest."

After talking about the battle plan, Hindenburg talked about the results of the battle. "This way we can alleviate the instability factor on the Eastern Front, and we can get food, oil from Romania and integrate its industry to serve us."

No one knows better what Romania produces than the German government. Last year, 70% of Romania's grain, 65% of oil, and 60% of industrial products were exported to Germany. This has effectively relieved the domestic pressure in Germany, but it has also caused a large loss of German wealth. Now Hindenburg's words have made the hearts of the important ministers.

William II asked a key question. "So how long will it take to take Romania?"

Facing the Kaiser's question, Hindenburg answered truthfully. "If we can follow the expected progress, then Romania should be won in half a year."

At this time, Foreign Minister William Zorff stepped forward and asked. "What if expectations are not met?"

"It will take a year. We have calculated that Romania can only support one year if it is long."

In the face of Hindenburg's defense, Prime Minister Olga Mies stood up and spoke. "It will take a year for us to solve the Romanian problem. But if we wait another year, there will be problems in the country. Now the attitude of the domestic people towards the war is changing, especially since the quality of life has deteriorated for several years and people's dissatisfaction is accumulating. And we need Note that after the establishment of Soviet Russia, the domestic left-wing political parties grew too fast, especially the extreme left-wing political parties.”

Speaking of which, everyone is looking at Hindenburg, which makes Hindenburg a little at a loss. Is it possible to tell others that Ludendorff is hiding the decision he made. Besides, the facts have been cast and there is no way to change it, and Russia's withdrawal from the war also released the pressure on the Eastern Front in a short period of time.

Seeing that Hindenburg was a bit unsure of the answer, Foreign Secretary Wilhelm Zorff suggested. "Let's talk about the conditions for Romania to join. It's too hasty to decide whether to fight against Romania. We need to at least try to win over into our camp."

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