Romanian Eagle

"It was a complete failure."

In the Romanian royal palace, Edel took the latest battle report and said to the captain of the guard who brought it.

Facing the kingdom's sigh, Carust couldn't help but say it. "I really didn't expect the situation in the Russian army to become so ugly."

What the two were talking about was the scene of the fiasco of the Russian offensive led by Kerensky in May. In fact, the fiasco is to put money on the face of the Russian army. In fact, the German and Austrian troops on the eastern front are rushing into the Great Plains of Eastern Europe like no one, and the only thing that restricts them is the supply line.

In fact, in this battle led by Kerensky and commanded by the famous Russian General Brusilov, the estimate of morale was far from enough, and they were more to ensure sufficient supplies on the front line. In order to let Russia continue to fight with peace of mind, Britain and France brought in a large amount of munitions that Russia desperately needed. The abundance of weapons, ammunition, clothing, food, and medicine was unprecedented. So much so that Brusilov, the army chief of staff and former enemy commander-in-chief, declared that the Russian army was fully prepared.

In fact, Russia is prepared in material, but not at all in the key soldiers. The impact of the revolution affected all aspects of Russia, and the entire society was in a state of confusion about the future path, especially the army. The bulk of the Russian infantry was made up of peasants, many of whom no longer wanted to fight.

Before the January Revolution, more than one million soldiers had escaped and disappeared. And after the revolution: "Put down your weapons, it's time to go home." It became the words of the soldiers greeting each other. Moreover, there are a large number of trenches on the front line that are empty, and some army groups are short of tens of thousands of people.

The outcome of the battlefield was beyond the expectations of Kerensky and Brusilov, and it is reasonable that they did not pay attention to the emotions of the soldiers, which led to tragedy. In just half a month of the Kerensky Offensive launched on May 1, the German-Austrian coalition launched a counterattack, and the Russian army collapsed across the board. The German elite Arrow 2nd Guards Division entered Tanapol City on the 21st, threatening the rear of the 8th Army.

Brusilov exhausted all means and invested his most trusted Caucasian troops, still to no avail, and finally had to break out of the encirclement before the formation of the encirclement of the German and Austrian troops. The entire army was almost wiped out - even if the breakout was successful, most of the soldiers were reluctant to return to the army, and the army's heavy weapons and baggage were all lost.

At the same time as the Southwest Front collapsed, the Western and Northwest Fronts, which were in worse condition, were also unable to maintain the front line. In the process of retreating, it caused great chaos and a wave of escape. In just a few days when the German and Austrian armies counterattacked, their advance distance reached 150 kilometers, far exceeding the previous state.

Most notably, the Austro-Hungarian army showed its bravery against the Russian army alone for the first time. Its 7th Army took the lead in launching a counterattack, and the Russian 8th Army was defeated and retreated, which was completely different from the style of the previous Eastern Front war. It also shows how weak the Russian army is.

The entire Russian front, after the "Kerensky Offensive", was on the verge of collapse, and the Germans could no longer resist a single blow!

"Now the Russians can no longer fight, and there is no way for God to come, just don't know when it will cause domestic conflicts in Russia."

Edel thought to herself. According to the current situation, the famous October Revolution is likely to be rescheduled, but I don't know what it will look like, but no matter what it looks like, Russia's strength will be weakened a lot during this period.

Eder now ignores Russia's next move and now needs to ensure Romania's interests.

Edel stood up and looked at the map and told the captain of the guards. "You and Milok will increase the exploration and intelligence work in Transinia, Bessarabia, eastern Hungary, Austrian Galicia, Ukraine, and Bulgaria. Funding is not a problem, it must be precise and detailed."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will arrange it when I go back."

In response to Eder's request for increased intelligence work in the area around Romania,

Of course Carust will comply, because he has already felt from Edel's words, many of which have their own kings in mind.

"Call the Prime Minister."

After the captain of the guard left, Edel called a guard to instruct him.

It didn't take long for Eder to see Prime Minister Bretianu in the palace.

"The Prime Minister called you here this time to show you some information."

Eder handed the Prime Minister the news he had just received from the Russian front. After receiving the information from the king, Prime Minister Bretianu checked it. The Prime Minister's expression was extremely rich when watching this intelligence.

"Your Majesty, it seems that we need to wait for the negotiations with the Allied Powers at present. After such a defeat, Russia is likely to withdraw from the war. If so, the German and Austrian armies will be freed up, and we are no better than Russia."

Eder also knows the Prime Minister's words, and this is also the view of the current dignitaries of neutral countries on the current situation. After the United States entered the war, one-sidedly optimistic about the victory of the Allied Powers, and there was another wave. Now that Russia is on the brink of collapse, I believe that the Allies will never give up such an opportunity.

Facing the Prime Minister's signal, Eder also had his own ideas. The Romanian army has been training for more than ten years, and it also needs to be seen by the world. The previous performance in the Second Balkan War was too brief to be a concrete reference. Now facing the German-Austrian coalition, (mainly looking at the performance of the German army) Eder also wants to see how his army performs against the strongest army in the world. But it is mainly because of this that Romania can gain the greatest benefit.

Facing the suggestion of Prime Minister Bretianu, Eder gave his own price. "Prime Minister, you still need to continue talking. But our conditions have to be changed, and the Austrian Galicia region has joined our conditions."

Seeing Edel's overweight condition, Prime Minister Bretianu thought that it was the king's request to let the Allied Group retreat.

"Your Majesty, I will add our request to the next negotiation."

Facing the Prime Minister's answer, Eder was still very satisfied. He took out a document from the drawer and handed it to the Prime Minister. "This is our condition, and we can negotiate slowly with the Allies. But as long as they agree to the above requirements, we will definitely join the war."

Faced with the pale blue document bag that the king handed him, the prime minister felt a great responsibility. I didn't expect that the king would make the final request for Romania's participation in the war at this time.

In fact, this is also what Edel did on purpose, because now Romania has a lot of connections with Germany, which are all connections brought about by Germany's huge investment. Even now, Romania's total investment from Germany is still as high as 63 million pounds. Most of this money comes from private investment, but Eder has no idea of ​​​​making this money, and Romania needs German technology and equipment in all aspects after the war.