"This is a betrayal of Germany, Eder simply does not take German friendship seriously, and we must not be like this."

Wilhelm II, in front of his ministers, scolded Eder in Romania.

What made Wilhelm II furious was the information sent back by the embassy in Romania. In the afternoon of the day the information was received, this information was sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the terms of negotiation between Romania and the Entente. Foreign Minister Wilhelm Zolf immediately reported it to Kaiser Wilhelm II. The Berlin government, which was closely following negotiations with Soviet Russia, immediately set its sights on Romania in the Balkans.

Wilhelm II was shocked by the negotiations between Romania and the Entente, which he saw as a betrayal of the German family by the Romanian branch of the Hohenzollerns. Moreover, Germany has always been very preferential to Romania in all kinds of aid, and even the First World War did not force Romania to join. Now that Germany had finally defeated Russia and could fight to the death with Britain and France on the Western Front, the Romanians dared to negotiate joining the Entente, which in the eyes of the Kaiser was a naked betrayal.

The important ministers present looked at the Kaiser's angry appearance and did not mean to disturb. Now they have long figured out the character of the Kaiser, and when Wilhelm II vents, His Majesty the Kaiser himself will turn around. Indeed, after waiting for a while, Wilhelm II calmed down. He also knows that the time has come to solve the problem, not to vent here.

"Prime Minister, what do you think we should do about this?"

Wilhelm II looked at the important minister in front of him, and finally called the prime minister, Olg Mies, to answer him.

From 1885 to 1889, Olg Meese was a professor of law at the Faculty of Law of the German Scientific Association, where he lived and worked in Tokyo, Japan. After his return to Germany, he became a member of the Prussian government. In 1909, he won the appointment of Deputy Secretary of State of the Prussian Ministry of Finance in Berlin. Head of the Prussian Corn and Wheat Management Office in the First World War.

He took over in July as Prime Minister of Holwig, who had been in power for eight years. Olg Meese did not have a good time in the government, becoming Germany's first chancellor from a non-aristocratic background, and although he had only been in office for two months, there were signs that the Kaiser wanted to make Georg von Hertling chancellor. This Georg von Hertling was a well-known statesman in Bavaria, the second largest kingdom in Germany, and the Kaiser had recently used him to unite the other kingdoms in Germany.

Even if he is using himself as a transition, Prime Minister Olg Meese still intends to try to put in a performance, he said after sorting out his thoughts. "At the moment we have won on the Eastern Front, and Romania is still negotiating with the Entente in order to gain benefits from this war, and I think we can give them a part to draw them into our camp. I think that the Bessarabian region will appease Romania as a reward. ”

Having listened to Chancellor Olg Mees, Wilhelm II turned to the Chief of the General Staff, Field Marshal Hindenburg. "Chief of the General Staff, what do you think we should do?"

Field Marshal Hindenburg, the chief of the General Staff who led the Germans to victory on the Eastern Front, was now the de facto commander of the German army. In August 1916, Hindenburg was appointed Chief of the General Staff and commanded the entire army in the name of the Kaiser. His deputy, Ludendorff, became more and more involved in political life under his indulgence, representing the army in negotiations with the government and parliament, insisting on the establishment of the Kingdom of Poland in November 1916, insisting on unrestricted submarine warfare in January 1917, etc.

In the face of the Kaiser's inquiry, Hindenburg did not answer immediately, but spoke. "Your Majesty, I can only deal with the Romanian question from a military point of view."

Faced with Hindenburg's words, Wilhelm II still asked with interest. "Then your Excellency the marshal speaks, and we will all listen."

Hindenburg stood up, took a map, and spoke to the important ministers. "According to the latest Romanian operational plan of the General Staff, we are preparing to assemble 23 divisions of 300,000 troops in the Galician region and advance along the Suceava-Iasi-Bakwu line of attack."

Hindenburg, after talking about the goals of the German army itself, began to talk about the allies. "Austria-Hungary has gathered a million troops from Transylvania and is condescending, with the main force aiming at Volcha-Pitesti and its partial division aiming at Reak-Onešti to cooperate with us in the capture of Bakwu. The Bulgarian side could send 100,000 troops to cross the Danube from Pliven and capture the Gurele-Krabia line. The Austro-Hungarian army could also be divided to fight with it all the way. ”

At the end of the conversation, Hindenburg pointed to Bucharest, the capital of Romania, on the map. "According to the plan of the General Staff, at this time the Romanian army will be assembled near the capital, the Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian troops will be responsible for sticking to them, and our 300,000 German troops will maneuver along the Faulshani-Buzeu, and finally encircle the Romanian army in its capital Bucharest."

After talking about the battle plan, Hindenburg talked about the results of the operation. "So we can alleviate the instability on the Eastern Front, and we can get food, oil, and integrate its industry to serve us."

No one knows much about Romanian produce than the German government. Last year, 70 percent of Romania's grain, 65 percent of its oil, and 60 percent of its industrial products were exported to Germany. This effectively relieved the pressure in Germany, but also caused a large loss of German wealth, and now Hindenburg's words have made the important ministers feel excited.

Wilhelm II asked a key question. "So how long will it take to defeat Romania?"

In the face of the Kaiser's inquiry, Hindenburg answered truthfully. "If we can follow the expected progress, then we should take Romania in half a year."

At this time, Foreign Secretary William Zolff stepped forward and asked. "What if expectations don't meet?"

"It will take a year, and we have calculated that Romania can only support a year if it is long."

In the face of Hindenburg's justification, Prime Minister Olg Meese stepped up to speak. "It will take us a year to solve the Romanian problem. But if we wait another year, there will be problems in China. At present, the attitude of the people in China towards the war is changing, especially in the past few years, the poor quality of life has caused dissatisfaction to build up. Moreover, we need to note that after the establishment of Soviet Russia, the domestic left-wing parties grew too fast, especially the ultra-left-wing parties. ”

Speaking of which, everyone looked at Hindenburg, which made Hindenburg a little speechless, could it be said to others that Ludendorff was hiding his own decision. Besides, now that the facts have been cast, there is no way to change them, and Russia's withdrawal from the war has also released the pressure on the Eastern Front in a short period of time.

Seeing that Hindenburg was a little unable to answer, Foreign Secretary Wilhelm Dorff suggested. "Why don't we talk to Romania about the terms of accession? It would be too hasty to decide whether or not to fight against Romania, and we would at least need to see if we could win over us. ”()

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