Romanian Eagle

In the spring field, the farmers are still working hard, but the impact of the war is now much less young and middle-aged men in the fields.

Two men in Romanian military uniforms chat on the train from Vienna to Bucharest as a train flies by on a railway that stretches across the field.

"Major Hoffman, the war has had a great impact on this country, and many farm work has to be done by these old and weak women and children."

An officer in a Romanian uniform looked out the window at the idyllic scenery of Austria-Hungary and said to the officer beside him who was obviously a few years older than him.

The officer named Hoffman is the founder of the Romanian armored battalion, Hines von Hoffman. He observed the use of armored vehicles by Britain and France on the French front and found that it was different from what he had imagined, because the western front had entered the trenches During the war, wheeled armored vehicles had little room to play at the front line. He could only observe more about the deployment and maintenance of armored vehicles in Britain and France.

This time I went back because of the news from Constanta that the tracked armored vehicle has been completed, and the person in charge of the armored battalion needs to see if it meets the requirements. Hoffman, who had a thorough understanding of the use of armored vehicles in Britain and France, of course, immediately put down what he was doing and rushed back to check the weapons and equipment he needed.

And the Major Irascu beside him is much more beautiful. During his time as a military observer, he not only personally flew a plane to the sky to compete with the Germans, but also shot down a German fighter jet. And with his charming appearance almost like the hero in the big ship, many French girls are fascinated by him. According to the gossip Hoffman learned, several girls even got pregnant for him, and they even went to the military camp for this. It was also a headache for both parties, so he was also recalled to the country.

Two returning Romanian officers took the train from France to Italy, and from Italy to Austria-Hungary, and now this is the last leg of their journey back home. On the train, Hoffman, an armored theory officer with a scholarly atmosphere, and Major Irascu, a playboy-like pilot, took a lot of time from mutual exclusion to mutual understanding. The common denominator is to talk about military theory for the future.

In the consensus reached by the two, they both believe that emerging weapons such as aircraft and armored combat vehicles will be the main direction of future military development. As for whether to give priority to armored combat vehicles or aircraft, this is where their small differences lie, and they need to be further discussed before they can be eliminated. What the two have in common now is to obtain more funds for their arms and to speed up their own development.

In fact, when they were arguing, the Romanian military had already decided based on the situation of the European war. It is planned to split the flight team that Romania currently belongs to into the third flight team based in Iasi (54 aircraft + 4 spares), the second flight team based in Pitesti (54 aircraft + 4 spares), and the Kang The 4th Air Force in Stanza (48 + 4 spares), and the 1st Air Force in Bucharest (58 + 6 spares) complete the Romanian air defense system.

Of course, this is just a plan prepared by Romania this year. In the future, various flight teams can be expanded according to the development of the situation. And Major Irascu, who seduced girls in France, will be placed in the third flight team to defend the border, which is considered a punishment for his incessant restraint in foreign countries. Of course he will be appointed as the deputy captain of the flight team to direct the air combat, but I don't know if this is a punishment or a reward for him?

As for Hoffmann's armored battalion, there is no way, who made the armored combat vehicle too expensive, and so far has not performed well in this European war. If it weren't for King Eder's insistence, the General Staff would not even approve the expansion of the staff. In the end, relying on the authority of the king, the armored battalion formed by Hoffman was approved to expand into two wheeled armored fighting vehicle companies (one company of 14 vehicles),

and a large battalion of two tracked armoured fighting vehicle companies (one company of 12 vehicles). In addition to the maintenance company, accompanied by the infantry company medics, the entire battalion has a staff of 8 officers and soldiers.

The two, who didn't know the details yet, continued to look at the scenery along the railway line, which was completely different from the scene filled with gunpowder smoke that they had seen on the battlefield before. This made the two officers who had just returned from the battlefield still lingered at the peaceful scene. However, there are times when the scenery along the American railway line can be seen, and they crossed the territory of Austria-Hungary and entered Romania within two days. After half a day's journey, we arrived at the final stop in Bucharest.

Of course, the return of the two mid-level officers is impossible for the staff to buy people to pick them up, unless they can reach the level of generals. After the two got out of the car, they immediately called a taxi and rushed to the General Staff Department. They were still waiting for the General Staff Department to arrange the two of them.

The two rushed to the busy General Staff Headquarters. If they followed normal procedures, they would need to report to the organization office first, tell the military that they were back, and then wait for the organization office's job arrangement. However, because the two officers were both chiefs of staff and the king directly intervened, Colonel Borks, the director of the organization department, was more polite when meeting them. And three, five and two have arranged their whereabouts.

Major Erascu was assigned to Iasi as the vice-captain of the 3rd Flying Squadron, while Hoffman had something else wrong. After sending Major Irascu away, Colonel Borks spoke to Major Hoffman in front of him. "Major Hoffman, you are still appointed as the battalion commander of the armored experimental battalion. For your own efforts, Your Majesty and His Excellency Preshan have seen it, so we have prepared a new rank for you to make you better commanding troops."

After speaking, he took out the two-star epaulettes and badges representing the lieutenant colonel from the drawer, Colonel Borks told Major Hoffman. "Originally, this should have been promoted by Your Excellency Pulieshan, but now you have also seen the current situation of the staff. Moreover, Your Excellency the General Staff is inspecting the situation of the various units. You are really busy, you need to rush to Constance immediately. Check. So this time your promotion will be done by me."

Looking at the rank of lieutenant colonel, it was impossible for Hoffman not to be excited. He spoke quickly. "It's okay, it was a real surprise for me."

For Hoffman's promotion, in fact, it is really the light of the expansion of the armored experimental battalion. In the process of expanding the armored battalion at Eder's insistence, the cost of its expenditure has been equivalent to the cost of two infantry regiments. It is no longer suitable for its commander to bear the rank of major, so Hoffman was immediately promoted when he returned to China.

And Major Hoffman, who doesn't know the inside story at all, is not a lieutenant colonel now, so he picked up a bargain. Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman walked out of Colonel Borks' 1 office, and of course he was immediately congratulated by his new friend, Major Irascu. The two went their separate ways after a one-night stay in Bucharest, and Lieutenant Colonel Hoffmann was now eager to see the tracked armored combat vehicle developed by the Volkswagen factory. 8)