The news of the expulsion of the Habsburgs from Austria spread rapidly throughout Europe. Some people are happy and some are sad about the departure of this political family that has influenced the European continent for nearly a thousand years, but this cannot affect the determination of the Entente to deal with Austria-Hungary.

However, before sharing this cake, the Entente did not forget that the current Allies still have a strength above him.

Therefore, when Austria-Hungary was still in turmoil and did not make the decision to expel the Habsburgs, the Allied armies with Britain, France and the United States as the main forces launched a counterattack on the Western Front, and they planned to drive Germany out of French territory first.

At the same time, they also planned to contain the German army from other directions, and Romania, which seemed to be quite brave and good at fighting at the moment, would naturally not be spared by them. So at a time of turmoil in Austria-Hungary, the Entente's request for Romania to launch a war to contain the German army on the Eastern Front was put on Eder's table.

And Eder looked at this request, and was a little dissatisfied with it. Romania has fought many battles on the Eastern Front in just over eight months since the start of the war. Although the gains were high, the accumulated casualties were not small. After all, Romania now has a population of just over 10 million, and it cannot afford to experience the same casualty figures as on the Western Front (the population of the newly occupied areas has not yet been counted).

However, he could not directly refuse the Entente's request, mainly because Romania had its own plans and needed a large number of troops. Therefore, it was more resistant to the demands of the Entente.

The plan that made Eder want to resist the Entente's request was also a reflection of Romania's skyrocketing power. In this world where the law of the jungle prevails, weakness is the original sin. And if Romania wants to be rich and powerful, it must have enough room to live. Eder, on the other hand, was salivating over the former Russian territories, which were still in German hands. Therefore, after receiving the request of the Allies for Romania to contain the German army on the Eastern Front, Eder decided to consult with Admiral Presan for advice.

When Admiral Prim arrived at the palace, Eder showed him the Entente's request.

"Chief of Staff, what do you think of this telegram?"

After reading the telegram at Presan Heights, Edel inquired with concern.

In response to Eder's inquiry, Admiral Prishan said with a smile on his face: "It's very simple, it depends on whether Your Majesty is willing to fight them. ”

The words of the chief of the general staff made Eder interested. "So, tell me about it."

"Your Majesty, this telegram only asks us to contain the German forces on the Eastern Front, but it does not say when we will launch an offensive to contain them, so there is still room for operation in this request."

"Go on."

"In fact, in the General Staff there are several plans for the recovery of our Romanian territory on the Eastern Front. The two of them, which have the most capacity to implement, do not conflict much with the requirements of the Entente and can be implemented after appropriate modifications. ”

"In the first of these, because of the turbulence of the situation in Austria-Hungary, we can reinforce several standing divisions and technical arms of Army Group Transylvania, which are being reinforced, to General Courtois's Army Group Moldavia. The advantage of this plan is that we can concentrate our forces and weapons to form a heavy corps, and pressure the opponent to either retreat or fight us. The advantage of this scheme was that it had enough strength to repel the German army in Galicia, but the disadvantage was that the time was relatively slow, and the enemy retreated easily. ”

After talking about the first plan, Admiral Plieshan breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Our second plan is also to mobilize the Transylvanian Army. However, the transferred units did not strengthen Army Group Moldavia, but were organized into separate units. Climb over from Transcarpathia and plunge into Lviv, the enemy's logistical supply center. At the same time, Army Group Moldavia entangled the enemy's troops on the front line, not giving them a chance to return to reinforcements. The advantage of this plan is that it can defeat the elite German army on the Eastern Front under the command of the enemy Mackensen, and remove the biggest obstacle to the recovery of our territory. As long as the plan goes well, if it can't be defeated, it can at least inflict heavy damage on the opponent. However, the disadvantage is that the actions of the two sides must be well coordinated, and the crossing of Transcarpathia cannot carry heavy equipment, which may be too likely for casualties. ”

After Admiral Prishan finished speaking, Edel fell into deep thought. However, he did not compare the advantages and disadvantages of the two schemes, but pondered the connection between the end time of the First World War in the memory of his previous life. In Eder's memory, the key point in Germany's defeat was the Kiel sailor uprising. And the reason for the uprising of the sailors seems to be that the defeat of Austria-Hungary was the inducement in it. At that time, it was said that after the defeat of Austria-Hungary, the German military and civilians were desperate about the situation, so the uprising broke out.

Eder struggled to remember his past life, but after all these years, he had forgotten so many things that he never remembered. There was no way, Eder had to find out through other means.

"Chief of the General Staff, what is the current situation in Germany?"

Presan did not know that the king would consider the situation in Germany at this time, but their General Staff did not give up on the collection of German intelligence. So after Eder asked, Presan gave the information he had so far.

"At present, the German army is under great pressure on the Western Front, and this attack by the United States, Britain and France has caused them to lose a lot of key areas and troops. At present, the Allied forces on the Western Front have made a breakthrough along the Marne, and they have advanced the front by 80 kilometers. And the Germans could no longer threaten the security of Paris at the moment. This time, the German army's performance in the battle was relatively poor, and the previous fighting spirit was completely lost, and many areas were voluntarily abandoned. ”

Presanne's words still didn't give Eder a clue, so he continued to ask: "What about the situation in Germany?" ”

After synthesizing the intelligence department's knowledge, Prishan said: "At present, there is a serious famine in the country, and the people are resentful about it. ”

Even the army eats carrots and horse meat as a delicacy, so you can imagine what the people in the country can eat.

After listening to Prissan's explanation, Edel thought for a moment and then said; "Then let's take the first option as the battle plan, we don't need to rush to engage the Germans."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After hearing Eder's decision, Admiral Prieshan naturally had no reason not to agree.

Immediately after Prishan returned to the General Staff, he sent a telegram to the Transylvanian Army Group, asking them to send out strong combat units to reinforce the Moldavian Army Group, which was about to be on combat duty. And in order to make the Moldavian Army Group perform better, Prishan also transferred Lieutenant General Fereit to General Courtois as his deputy.

It seems that the person who has gained the most in this war is Lieutenant General Fereitt, and he can be seen in almost every battle. It is believed that after the war, it is not as simple as being promoted to general, he is likely to become the next leader of the army, and the outcome depends on his personal grasp.