Romanian Eagle

General military mobilization has been quite skilled in European countries. From the Franco-Prussian War, Prussia, with its leading global mobilization mechanism, quickly defeated France, which was superior in population and national strength, and has been imitated by other countries.

By the time of World War I, the mobilization mechanism of various countries was already very sound, but Germany was still the most adequate for mobilization. With its mobilization rate of 10% of the population, it beat the mobilization rate of other powers by 4 to 5%. This is also the main factor for Germany to be able to unite with Austria-Hungary to destroy Russia on the eastern front while being able to share the same situation with Britain and France on the western front.

The situation Romania is currently facing requires a mobilization rate of 12% to deal with the current situation. Fortunately, Romania has a good economy now, and has the financial resources to allow the military to do this. But for Romania, which currently has a population of only 10 million, it was all about mobilization from the beginning. However, in order to maximize the interests of Romania in his heart, Eder, the government, and the military put forth their best efforts.

So at the meeting, both the government and the military are rushing to the problems they need to solve. As the issues came up with solutions one by one, the question of war was soon resolved. Until the end of the meeting, Prime Minister Bretianu proposed. "Your Majesty, in order to ensure a smooth negotiation, I think a high-ranking official should be dispatched to negotiate in person. Now relying on telegrams will have hidden dangers."

Seeing the Prime Minister frowning and expressing concern, Edel asked after taking a look at the Foreign Minister. "Prime Minister, who do you think is the right person?"

In the face of the king's inquiry, Prime Minister Bretianu said without looking up. "His Excellency the Foreign Secretary is the most suitable candidate."

Eder listened to the Prime Minister's words, looked at Barnosk, who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and asked. "What do you think? Foreign Secretary."

Facing Edel's question, the foreign minister in his fifties spoke in a cautious tone. "Your Majesty, I very much agree with the Prime Minister's proposal. It's just that His Majesty needs to decide on the candidate."

Hearing what Barnoske, the foreign minister, said, Edel couldn't help but feel happy. This old slick knows that the Prime Minister is unlikely to walk away to negotiate in person at this time. In addition to him, who is a foreign minister who is proficient in diplomatic negotiations, is it possible to send other people.

Although he criticized the Foreign Minister in his heart, Eder still agreed with the Prime Minister's proposal. The negotiation was all telegrams and it was easy to leak. It would be better for the Foreign Secretary to negotiate in person.

"I agree with the Prime Minister's proposal, so I'll ask the Foreign Secretary to make a trip in person."

After seeing that the king agreed to the prime minister's proposal, Barnosk, the foreign minister, was elated. He knows the importance of this negotiation, whether it is for fame or real gain, he must participate in it, which is why he personally went to the Prime Minister's house to negotiate the day before yesterday.

Looking at the excited foreign minister, the Prime Minister, who just made a proposal, is much calmer. In his opinion, the military is going to increase its power in the next period of time, and this period of time is not short. Because in the eyes of Prime Minister Bretianu, the failure of the Allies has become inevitable. Then, the military forces that rely on the victory and soaring must be contained by the government, so the credit for the negotiation can only be taken by the government alone, which is why he agreed to the foreign minister.

The military is of course dissatisfied with the government's move to dominate the negotiations. However, as the three giants of the military, Pulieshan and General Courtois, of course, know the importance. The war situation they are facing has already made them breathless, and they have no intention to put it on it at all. And they know that as long as the war is won, then the military's power will inevitably rise. After all, the expansion of territory requires the army to fight.

The meeting didn't end until the beginning of the Hua Deng. After watching the important ministers who left after the meeting, General Pulie Shan, who was the chief of the general staff, also packed up and prepared to go back to the general staff. There are still several military problems and so on. The staffs solved it, he needs to go over to supervise it.

"His Excellency Chief of Staff, Your Majesty asked you to wait for a while."

A squire whispered to Pleishan. This slowed down the Chief of Staff's tidying up, and after declining the invitation of his military colleagues to leave together, Admiral Puri, who was dragged to the end, saw the king in another lounge.

Edel, who covered his face with a hot towel to relieve his fatigue, asked the chief of staff. "I heard that you have an unsolvable military problem now?"

Hearing the king's question, Admiral Pulie Shan answered with no surprise at all. "Yes, Your Majesty, there is a thorny problem that haunts us now."

The problem that Admiral Pu Lieshan mentioned was not only a thorn, but also quite a thorn, almost making Pu Lieshan, the head of the general staff, unable to sleep at night. So what is it that makes the Chief of General Staff so restless? In the final analysis, it is still a question of the speed of Romania's mobilization.

In addition to the existing military forces, Romania's mobilization of the militia is completed in 5 days, and ammunition and equipment are ready within 10 days. The speed of this gathering is quite fast even in Europe. Of course, this is not the source of Pulieshan's headache. The reason for his headache is the mobilization of the second batch of reserves. Its 15-day build rate and 20-25 regular ammunition time are too long, and this time will make the Romanian army run into the allied army waiting in line.

This is the result of repeated calculations by the elite staff of the General Staff, based on the basis of the reaction time of the Allied armies. Among them, the German army has a 7-day reaction time, the Austro-Hungarian army has a 12-day response time, and the Bulgarian army has a 14-day response time.

It took nearly a month for the Romanian army to be fully prepared, which made Pulesan completely unacceptable. But with the current traffic and weapons stockpiles, there is no way that this time will be reduced.

Some people may ask why it cannot be mobilized in advance? Those who say this are completely laymen. Once the mobilization order starts, nearly 12% of the people in the country walk into the barracks. Unless they are blind, who can turn a blind eye? And Romania and Germany and Austria have such close economic ties, as soon as there is trouble, the news will arrive in Berlin and Vienna the next day.

And Edel also knows the plight of the military, but he has no good way to do it. After all, there are many things in the military that he does not understand very well, and it is difficult to give any advice. Still, he made a suggestion. "Then have you tried to form a battalion first and go directly to the destination to solve the problem of higher organization?"

In the face of Edel's suggestion, Admiral Prieshan spoke up. "Your Majesty, our General Staff has also considered it. But doing so will do more harm than good."

Facing the practice of Romania in his previous life, the chief of staff continued to explain. "Your Majesty, this will increase the transportation pressure on the front line. Moreover, it is not advisable militarily to prepare the army near the front line. If it is attacked during this period, its losses will increase."

Eder was not angry when he saw that his suggestion was rejected by Admiral Pleasant. Eder asked while looking at the lounge where there were only two people. "Chief of the General Staff, can you tell me how much confidence you have in this war."

Preshan knew that this was the king's worry about the future war, and he said after thinking about it. "I'm only 60 percent sure of taking Transylvania, but as long as we take that area, then we have eight levels of certainty that we can win this war."

"Okay, then go get ready. If necessary, in order to capture Transylvania, you can mobilize the defense army in Moldavia."

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, I will make the Romanian flag fly over Transylvania."

Looking at the leaving Chief of Staff, Edel was also melancholy.