Chapter VII Reorganization of the Army

The next day, Edel woke up feeling refreshed and said to the two maids on the bed with their heads covered. "I was tired last night, you guys should rest more." Last night, Eder and the two maids fought until late at night before they were subdued. Fortunately, Edel was able to get up with his young health, but he was still very considerate of the two maids for the first time. After Edel left, the two maids showed their heads and smiled at each other, and both blushed shyly.

In the days that followed, Edel lived a completely sexually blissful life, trying all kinds of tricks and positions, and the two maids became more and more beautiful. But with Ludendorff's report, Eder got busy.

"Your Highness, this is the result of the report of our advisory group after its inspection." Ludendorff, the head of the military advisory group, handed over the report, why Ludendorff was the head of the regiment, because Eder had sent a telegram to Germany at that time, and he was very satisfied with Ludendorff. We hoped that he would help him put the Romanian army in order, so our poor unknown regimental commander Gulista was transferred back, and Ludendorff took over and casually promoted him to the rank of first rank. Now a colonel, he wrote this report quite carefully after his inspection.

Edel was looking at the report and thinking about the problem, more serious than he had thought. The army's command system is bloated, and the techniques and tactics of senior officers are still stuck in the Franco-Prussian War. The army is too poorly paid. The situation of stealing and selling materials in the army is very serious, and the tactics of the lower-level commanders are dull, and it seems that the whole army is going to be reorganized, and Andel thought to himself. However, this requires the support of the king, and it is impossible to do it on his own.

In the afternoon Eder handed Ludendorff's report to Carol I, and the old king looked at it and asked Eder, "What are you going to do?" "The problem of the army is too serious, it should be abolished, it must be eliminated, the salaries of the army must be increased, all officers should be organized to study in batches, and they will retire if they cannot keep up with the arrangements of the times, and our army is too bloated to have almost 30,000 people in a division, and we can learn from Germany." First, the Praetorian Guard Division was formed, and then the national army was reorganized. In this way, we can gain our own interests in the increasingly tense situation in Europe. Edel said ambitiously.

"You go ahead, this kingdom will need you to inherit it in the future. But be sure to remember Eder that the army is in your own hands. Carol I said to Eder with a serious face. Father, I will, and the kingdom will never slip in my hands. Eder reassured Old King Carroll.

After Edel left, Carol I called the court steward Edri and gave him instructions. "Let everyone in the army follow Eder's orders." "Yes, Your Majesty." It seems that the time of Crown Prince Eder is coming, Edri thought to himself, saluted the old king and walked out.

In the following days, Eder discussed with Prishan and Ludendorf about the establishment of the army, and finally made the following organization in combination with the actual situation in Romania.

First of all, the infantry squad consisted of 10 people, one of whom was a squad leader and a deputy squad leader, which was held by a corporal and a senior soldier, all of whom were Mauser 98 rifles. The four infantry squads formed a platoon with a platoon commander and deputy platoon commander, with the second lieutenant as the platoon commander and the deputy platoon commander sergeant or sergeant as the total of 42 people, all of whom were riflemen. Four infantry platoons formed a company plus 10 people in the cooking squad, three Madsen light machine guns formed a fire squad of 11 people, a communications group of 4 people, plus two company commanders and two orderlies, and the chief and deputy company commanders were lieutenants or captains, a total of 197 people. Four companies formed a battalion, a fire platoon equipped with three Maxim heavy machine guns, plus a guard squad of 10 people, 2 chaplains, a cooking squad of 6 people, and a 6-person communications squad, with the chief and deputy battalion commanders being major or lieutenant colonels. The battalion staff officer was a captain, a total of 847 people. The three battalions form a regiment, plus the 3,158 men of the regiment of other affiliated units, with the rank of colonel or lieutenant colonel and chief of staff major. The two regiments form a brigade and are held by colonels or major generals. The two brigades consist of a division plus an artillery regiment, which consists of four battalions, two battalions of 18 75-caliber field guns, one battalion of 18 75-caliber mountain guns, and one battalion of 12 105-caliber light howitzers. In addition to a logistics transport regiment, an engineer regiment (nine companies), a military police, a field hospital, a cavalry reconnaissance battalion, a communications office, etc., the total number of people in the division is about 16,000. The major general served as the division commander, and the division had 68 artillery pieces.

In this formation, when Romania and Germany had the same number of divisions, the front-line soldiers were almost a thousand fewer than the Germans, and they were all reinforced to logistics and sappers, which was strongly requested by the crown prince. According to Ludendorff's calculations, the Romanian division cost ten percent more than the German division, which was still 4 less than the German 105 guns. Although looking at this reinforced version of the German division, Ludendorff's heart is complicated, although he has his own efforts, after all, it is not his own homeland. Ludendorff is also skeptical about whether Romania can be fully adapted.

Eder didn't know Ludendorff's complicated mind, and he was now going to hand over this reorganization plan to the old king, and only with the consent of the old king Carol could the plan become a reality, instead of shelving it, although the old king had previously agreed to his reorganization of the army, because the cost of this reorganization was too high. Edel couldn't get the government to agree, only the old king had this prestige.

Carol I sat in his chair and looked at the report in front of him, and the chief Adriel stood motionless like an invisible man, and Eder stood opposite the old king, waiting for Carol I's decision on the plan. Only the sound of the clock moving was heard in the room, and after a long time, with a sigh from the old king, the room became popular again.

"Does Eder have to follow this plan?" The old king asked relentlessly, "Father, this is the best way to fight for the interests of the family and the country." Eder replied insistively. I will call the Prime Minister over and he will agree. After Carol I said this, it was as if he had been drained of his strength, and he felt a little trance in front of him. The chief Edri next to him saw it and hurriedly prepared to come over to help the old king, but was stopped by the old king. "Edri, you go out first." The steward nodded and walked out the door.

The father and son were left in the room, "Eder, you grew up and had your own ideas, I can understand that." In this plan I see your bet, the gamble on the situation in Europe, are you sure you want to bet? "Carol I is old but still has such a sharp mind, and I can see the point at once.

"Yes Father. I know it's a gamble, and you have to trust that your son will be on the winning side. Edel still said firmly. Carol I felt in his heart that the child had grown up, and he was not listening to his sudden sadness.

The next day Prime Minister Stullley was summoned to the Peres Palace, and no one knew what the King and the Prime Minister had discussed. Later, in the face of the military's huge army restructuring costs of up to 20 million pounds, the prime minister quickly signed his name. Faced with the triple pressure of the king, the prime minister and the military in Parliament, he quickly succumbed as well. The plan took five years to reorganize two divisions each year, and three divisions in the final year. The plan changed the active 11 Romanian divisions (one Janissary division) to 16 German-reinforced divisions (two Janissaries divisions).