Romanian Eagle

The British and French representatives, who were surprised by Major General Dotov's words, soon returned to the negotiating table the next day. It seemed that they had recovered. The only difference was that behind the British Foreign Secretary was a man in general's uniform. general. This person, Major General Dotov, met through a photo. This is the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force, Admiral Haig, which also shows that the British side attaches great importance to Romania's proposal.

This Admiral Haig stared at Major General Dotov and said rudely. "I heard Mr Balfour say that the Major General has an objection to the use of our Anzac Army?"

In his voice, the general also increased his tone on the major general, and it seemed that he was dissatisfied with the Romanian army who dared to ask the British Empire for too long.

In the face of the admiral's questioning, Major General Dotov did not rush. He was already prepared to deal with this situation at home. The Romanian military has prepared several plans for him in response to this situation. "Your Excellency, I do not intend to offend the use of the British Empire in the military, but to propose more feasible solutions."

Major General Dotov stopped here, took out a map and pointed to the location of Bulgaria. "Look, gentlemen."

Dotov's move surrounded the negotiators present, especially Admirals Pétain and Haig, because they knew that the Romanian negotiator would be talking about military matters.

Sure enough, after seeing everyone gathered around and looking at him, Dotov said his intentions. "Gentlemen, Bulgaria is the easiest country to defeat among the Allies, and its location is also very important. He is the main point of railway transportation connecting the Ottomans and Germany. The weapons and equipment from Germany are continuously sent to the Ottomans, and the Ottomans are sent to the Ottomans. Raw materials are also sent to Germany through here, which makes the powerful fleet useless."

Hearing Dotov's words made the British and French negotiators secretly hurt themselves. The actual situation is similar to what the Romanians said. Most of the Ottoman weapons and equipment are from Germany, especially most of the weapons captured by the Ottoman troops in the Middle East battlefield are engraved in German. Raw materials such as wool, cotton, and copper mines from the Ottomans also strongly support Germany's military and light industries.

In the face of Dotov's face-saving words, French Foreign Minister Jean Pichon took over and asked. "Indeed, as your Excellency said, then you mean..."

Dotov cast a grateful look at the French foreign minister, who answered the question very well. He went on to say that "it is exactly what we mean in Romania, which is to get Bulgaria out of the war first."

"Here I will tell you what we have learned. At present, the domestic situation in Bulgaria is the most severe, and its domestic materials are quite tight, especially food and textiles that are related to people's livelihood. Especially in Bulgaria's Kardzhali, Haskovo There has been a famine in other places, and the local people have begun to flee. Moreover, Bulgaria's military strength is also the weakest, and it is easy to be defeated by us."

At this time, Pétain, the commander-in-chief of the French army, raised a key question. "What if our attack draws reinforcements from the German and Austrian troops?"

Pétain's words made many people who were intrigued by Dotov put their minds back. When the Allied Powers attacked Bulgaria, Germany and Austria would certainly not sit idly by, just as if Russia had withdrawn from the war, reinforcements would be inevitable.

Hearing Petain's question, Dotov said with a smile. "Your Excellency, there is no need to worry about German and Austrian reinforcements. For the smooth implementation of the Bulgarian campaign, we decided to launch an attack on the hinterland of Austria-Hungary to contain its actions."

He pointed to a point on the map. "The Transylvania region is our chosen target.

This is not far from the Hungarian Plain, one of the cores of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. As long as we Romania attack here, Germany and Austria will definitely be reinforced, then the Bulgarian campaign can start smoothly. "

Major General Dotov's words surprised the British and French negotiators present. They did not expect that Romania planned to attack first, and it was on the Transylvanian Plateau, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

This made Admiral Petain couldn't help asking. "You are sure to attack the Transylvania plateau, which is not easy to fight."

In the face of Petain's kind reminder, Major General Dotov responded. "Thank you for your concern, we still have a lot of confidence in attacking this area, because most of the local people are Romanian, so we have the confidence to attack this area."

Seeing that the Romanians were very confident, Admiral Pétain was reluctant to talk too much. If Romania backs down, then Bulgaria will not be able to expand and it will be depressing. However, there are still people present who guessed Romania's intentions, but as long as it does not affect the Bulgarian strategy, Romania's careful thinking has not been broken.

It can be said that this is the skill of language. If it is said that Romania is preparing to attack the Transylvania region, and then attacking Bulgaria, it will inevitably be considered as a cover for Romania by the Allies. Now, on the other hand, Romania has become a cover for the Entente. In fact, the effect is the same. This is the skill of speaking.

What Major General Dotov said made the representatives of Britain and France very interested. Even Admiral Haig, who was a little guilty at the beginning, also asked carefully about the main points of the Bulgarian campaign. It can be seen that the commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force is also moved.

Seeing that Major General Dotov was discussing matters related to the Bulgarian campaign with Admirals Petain and Haig, Barnosk, who was a plenipotentiary, approached representatives of the British and French governments to discuss other assistance to Romania.

You must know that Britain and France, as veteran powers, still have a lot of good things that make Romania envious, such as the new British and French aircraft. It is irritating to say that Romania now has Goshawk fighter jets and newly developed samurai bombers. Faced with the research and development capabilities of Britain and France, they are gradually lagging behind, so this time the military plans to introduce such as the British s.e.5 fighter jets and French fighter jets. Camel fighter.

In addition, the most coveted in Romania is the French Schneider 155 artillery. The latest improved model of this artillery makes the Romanian military drool.

This French Schneider 155 howitzer is far more than the German 150 howitzer currently equipped in Romania, whether in terms of range (11,900 meters vs 8,500 meters) or the muzzle velocity of the artillery (450 m/s vs 325 m/s), the only The downside is that the weight is much heavier than the German artillery, but this is nothing for the Romanian army whose center of gravity is on the Ukrainian plains in the future.

The negotiation in Romania went very smoothly. Neither Britain nor France were too entangled in the planning of the Bulgarian campaign militarily or in the introduction of military technology. It can be seen that they are urgent for the Romanian army to participate in the war. Finally, after five days of intense negotiations, Romania and Britain and France reached a condition for joining the Entente camp, which was soon sent to Bucharest.

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