Romanian Eagle

News of the disastrous defeat of the Austro-Hungarian army in Transylvania shocked the Austro-Hungarian leadership as Cluj was conquered.

Among them, the most uncomfortable is the Kingdom of Hungary. As one of the pillars of the dual empire, Budapest is somewhat afraid of the Romanian army approaching the Hungarian Great Plain. After Cluj was captured, its prime minister, Tisza (Hungary has a separate prime minister, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire has its own set of governments and parliaments in addition to the monarch) has sent three telegrams to Karl I, hoping to get enough troops to protect Hungary.

This made Karl I, who had been gathering troops and materials to prepare for the Italian campaign, very dissatisfied. When Lieutenant General Sam's Tenth Army also retreated to Adela, the telegrams from Budapest reached a peak. In just seven days, five telegrams requesting reinforcements arrived in front of Emperor Karl I. .

For this reason, Karl I was very dissatisfied, and he even complained personally when discussing the situation of the Italian war with Archduke Friedrich, the Minister of War. "Don't these Hungarians have a bit of strategic vision to see that there is no possibility that the Romanians are a threat to Hungarian territory."

In the face of the emperor complaining about the panic of the Hungarians in public, Archduke Friedrich persuaded him to save the siege. "Your Majesty, many people in Hungary have already seen it. But ordinary people don't have such a vision, so in order to appease these people, Budapest must also make a move to request reinforcements..."

Finally, Archduke Friedrich spoke. "And the Hungarian Great Plain is one of our few grain-producing regions, so we need to be careful about Budapest's request."

Facing the persuasion of the Minister of War, Karl I was a little helpless, the Kingdom of Hungary was too important in the empire. Whether it is military, food, or political considerations, it is necessary to take into account the feelings of the Hungarians. So Karl I considered it again and again, reluctantly to draw a team from the army that he was preparing to fight to meet the wishes of the Hungarians.

Of course, he was unwilling to let the reinforcements dispatched by Carl I, let alone elites, not to give the newly formed troops. Therefore, it was almost a year since its formation, and the 16th Army, which had been serving as a reserve before, was selected as a reinforcement for Hungary.

There is no big problem with this group army, except for the poor training intensity (the quality of the soldiers is poor, mainly due to the increase in the age of the Austro-Hungarian conscription), and the supporting weapons such as artillery, machine guns and other supporting weapons are not big. The problem is that there may be some deficiencies in the offense, but there are more mistakes in defense.

Of course, the mobilization of a group army of more than 100,000 people is of course a major event. Among them, the preparation of wagons, the preparation of living materials for people to eat and horses, and the comfort of the soldiers' emotions all need to be done. These will also be exposed in front of people who care, and Romania is currently one of the most enthusiastic people about the situation of the Austro-Hungarian army, and the other is of course Italy, which is known for its repeated defeats and battles.

When Austria-Hungary dispatched the Sixteenth Army as reinforcements to reinforce Hungary,

When it reached Bucharest, everyone in Romania rejoiced. It seems that Austria-Hungary is now focusing on Italy, which is excellent news. To this end, Admiral Puleshan can make bold assignments, and the Romanian elites who are currently gathered in Transylvania fill the vacancies in other directions.

For example, the 2nd, 3rd, 7th and 12th divisions of the Imperial Guard have already arranged for trains to be transferred to the front line in Bulgaria, which is preparing for the upcoming Bulgarian campaign. The sixth, ninth, and sixteenth divisions were also moving to Moldavia for fear of the German attack.

A large number of troops were transferred, and of course, a large number of troops were transferred to Transylvania, such as the 34th, 47th, 61st, and 69th divisions, etc., and a large number of newly formed troops were arranged. To replace the vacancy of the drafted troops.

So now the transport situation in Romania is busier than it was after the war, which especially made the head of the General Staff Transportation Office, who was in charge of the matter, ripped off a lot of hair.

One more thing to say here, according to the Romanian military's division of the establishment, the troops formed by the militia and a small number of active duty soldiers use the divisions of 30 to 59 units. And the troops composed entirely of conscripted soldiers and a small number of officers were designated as division-level establishments after 60.

So you can see that the major general and the lieutenant general are the teachers, and the lieutenant colonel is also the teacher. However, according to the military's default rules, of course, the standing divisions command the newly formed troops, and when there are no standing divisions, the divisions formed by the militia command the divisions formed by the reserve.

Of course, in addition to the deployment of troops, the commander of the group army who is responsible for commanding operations also has new arrangements. Among them, Lieutenant General Fereit, who proposed to lure the Austro-Hungarian Tenth Army to attack and sent troops to attack Cluj, has stepped down as the commander of the army. In consideration of his keen battlefield insight, Fereit will serve as commander of Army Group Bulgaria. Responsible for attacking Bulgaria with the Allies in order to get it out of the war.

And Lieutenant General Andrew, who previously served as the commander of Army Group Center and personally captured Cluj, will also be sent to Moldavia to serve as Deputy General Courtois. The main consideration was because he had served as the commander of the raid mission and had more or less experience in defending possible German raids. This also shows that the current Romanian military is afraid of the mobile combat master Marshal Mackensen leading the elite German army.

As for General Salamik, he was responsible for the overall defense of the newly captured Transylvania region. This is also in full consideration of the fact that His Excellency the old admiral had fought with the Austro-Hungarian army for so long in Deva with inferior military strength, and made an outstanding contribution to the rapid capture of Cluj. Of course, His Excellency the old general suffered some secret losses in preventing the retreat of the enemy's Tenth Army of Austria-Hungary, but it doesn't matter.

Of course, in addition to this, there were many casualties in the previous divisions of the Southern Army, which needed to be repaired urgently, which was also a major factor. Because at present, the only place that can get the opportunity to repair and take on the defensive task is the Transylvania area. And General Salamick served as its commander before, so it is logical to continue to be in charge of commanding the Transylvania Army with the Southern Army as the backbone.

Of course, as an incentive to quickly capture Transylvania, Lieutenant General Ankodar, who was responsible for taking Deva, was also promoted, and now he has become the deputy commander of the newly formed Transylvanian Army. From the senior commander to the deputy commander of the group army, Lieutenant General Ankedar has been very satisfied. Originally, he thought that he would get a promotion after the war, but he didn't expect to have the opportunity now. You must know that promotion in the war and post-war are two concepts.

He can be a member of the team responsible for commanding the completion of strategic plans in the war, much better than commanding a division to fight. The former is the military planner and implementer, the latter is the executor. This is the gap in status.