Romanian Eagle

Asutu is a quiet and peaceful town ten kilometers from Cluj, famous for its honey and rose production. Every day when honey and roses are produced, the people in the town transport them to Cluj for sale, and then buy the supplies they need.

However, after the outbreak of World War I, life here was tight, fewer people bought honey and roses, and many good guys in the town were called up for military service. The death notices sent back from time to time cast a veil of sadness on the town, which made Rukoto, the mayor of the town, very sad. The news of the recent war with Romania made the mayor even more sad.

But when he was sad for the boys in the town, the town's police officer Kohler hurried over.

Seeing Kohler's eager appearance, Rukoto asked with concern. "Hi, Kohler. What's making you so anxious."

Rukoto's question caused Kohler to immediately confront him. "Mayor, it would be great if you were here."

The tone of Kohler's speech gave Rukoto a bad hunch, and sure enough, Kohler's next words immediately verified his hunch.

"Mayor, an officer just informed us that there will be troops passing through our town in a while, and they will be repairing here for a short time. Let us prepare."

"Any army passing by us?"

The words of the police officer Koller made the mayor of Rukoto a little strange, because the traffic in the town is not convenient, except for a road leading to Cluj, there are only unrepaired rural dirt roads leading to several nearby villages. So the army rarely comes here, even if their town is not too far from the city.

But since the army was coming, the mayor of Rukoto had no choice but to receive him. Rukoto had already thought about getting the town's residents to boil some water, and some children would be greeted by the roadside with flags. The pretty girls in the town don't come forward, stay at home and wait for the army to leave before coming forward, and her youngest daughter Lena can only stay at home.

Rukoto, who was thinking about the countermeasures, met the officer who came to notify under the leadership of Officer Kohler. This is a cavalry officer wearing a blue lapel cavalry uniform, high riding boots on his feet, and an M07 pistol on his golden belt. Through his collar, it can be seen that this is a cavalry officer with the rank of captain.

The captains were all sent to notify. It seems that the number of troops in the town this time may be a bit large. I hope they will not bring too much burden to the town. Rukoto, who is well-versed in the world, can't help but feel a little worried about this, but when he approached, the mayor of Rukoto immediately showed an expression of lustful relatives.

"Hello, sir, I'm Rukoto, the mayor of this town. I don't know how many troops will arrive in our town this time.

I want the residents to get ready. "

In the face of the experienced and worldly mayor of Rukoto, the officer's performance was much inferior. "Mr. Mayor, you can call me Captain Bass. This time our cavalry regiment is just passing by. We plan to take a rest and move on. So you don't need to prepare anything, just let the soldiers have a mouthful of hot water."

The words of this Captain Bass made Rukoto also sighed in relief. It seems that this time the army is just stopping here to rest, and it only needs hot water in the words, which makes Mayor Rukoto very satisfied. The need for hot water is such a big deal, and the residents will burn a bit after a while. What he is afraid of is that the army will be stationed here, and that is the constant trouble of disputes and headaches.

"Captain Doss, I don't know when the troops will arrive. I can have someone ready to welcome you."

"Mayor Rukoto doesn't need to be so troublesome, we'll just have a rest."

In the face of Rukoto's enthusiasm, Captain Doss waved his hand.

The time was spent chatting between the two. When Officer Kohler came to report that the reception was ready, the chat between the two stopped.

Captain Doss, the army is still here, why don't we take a break? "

While Mayor Rukoto was talking, Captain Doss looked up into the distance and couldn't help laughing. "Isn't this coming?"

Captain Doss's words made Mayor Ruktor and Officer Kohler turn around to look into the distance, and saw a large group of Austro-Hungarian cavalry in blue uniforms marching here from afar.

As the Austro-Hungarian cavalry approached, Captain Doss invited him. "Our head is right there, the two of you will go meet with me."

"Thank you Captain for your enthusiasm, then let's lead the way."

When Doss led Mayor Ructor and Officer Kohler towards the cavalry regiment that was about to arrive, Officer Kohler, who was a former soldier, looked a little unnatural.

"Ouch."

Seeing that they had already walked in front of these Austro-Hungarian cavalry troops, Officer Kohler suddenly covered his stomach and screamed.

The unidentified mayor asked the police officer why. "What's the matter with you?"

Officer Kohler, covering his stomach, said the reason. "Sudden stomach discomfort, maybe I ate something bad at lunch, I want to go to the toilet first."

"Why is this happening, let's go."

Hearing that it was a stomach problem, Ructor waved for him to hurry up.

Officer Kohler was like a big switch, and immediately planned to go back. But at this time, a big hand firmly grabbed his shoulder, which was the former Captain Doss, and he smiled and said to Officer Kohler, who was a bit dead-faced. "There are already several people with stomach discomfort at this time."

Mayor Rukoto looked at everything in front of him, and asked with some unknown reasons. "How is this going?"

Officer Kohler, who has given up a bit, said it directly. "They're not the Imperial Army, we've all been lied to."

Officer Kohler's words made Mayor Rukoto's face turn frosty, and even the Civilization stick in his hand fell to the ground. At this time, the Captain Doss immediately said in a deep voice. "Mayor Rukoto. As long as you cooperate with us to reassure the residents of the town not to move around, we will not threaten your life and safety."

Facing the naked threats from Captain Doss, Mayor Rukoto immediately recovered his senses. "Okay sir, I will arrange for the people in the town to stay at home. They don't move around, please rest assured."

Faced with the threat of the Romanian army, the old mayor of Rukoto had already guessed the situation. These people must have come for the sake of Cluj, and their town was just innocently blocking the road, so now for the sake of the residents of the town and his own safety, of course he can only cooperate.

The Captain Doss was very satisfied with the cooperation of Mayor Rukoto. "Now let's get someone to bring you to inform the townspeople, and say goodbye again and think about leaving the town."

After he finished speaking, he also glanced at Officer Kohler, and the warning meant that only the officer himself knew.

Soon the Romanian army was in the town, and the news that everyone was staying at home and not going out ravaged the nerves of the town residents like a hurricane. Some sighed, some were afraid, some were frightened, and many more rejoiced. Of course, these actions can only be done at home. Now that the town is under martial law, these soldiers are in control, but this cannot resist the curiosity of the residents to observe through the windows.

As dusk approached, more Romanian soldiers came along the road to the town. From their tired looks and the muddy shoes on their feet, it could be seen that it must have been a long journey.

Lieutenant General Andrew was also with the soldiers who arrived in the town. The long march made the old lieutenant general a little overwhelmed, but he still held a meeting immediately after arriving in the town.

"Now that we have arrived near Cluj, let's make some repairs. We are going to launch a night attack on Cluj early this morning. I will have breakfast in Cluj tomorrow morning."

After speaking, Andrew looked at the generals and officers on the left and right and asked loudly. "Do you understand?"

"Understood." Romanian Eagle