Romanian Eagle

After attending the Paris Peace Conference, the Romanian delegation did not leave. They also need to discuss the proposals related to Bulgaria and Hungary next. Among them, the territorial proposal related to Hungary is the most concerned by Romania.

This is related to whether Romania's western territories can be advanced to the Tisza River. This is not the end of the occupation. And wanting to dispel Poland's appeal to the Galicia region is also the focus of Romania's attention.

These all take time to talk slowly. But in the meantime, Romania needs to end its current wartime economy, and the dismantling of excess troops is also a focus of its attention.

In the palace, the chief of the general staff, Admiral Preshan, was reporting to Eder on the plan to reduce the number of troops.

"Your Majesty, our army currently has a total strength of 644,000 troops, a total of 45 division-level combat units and 14 brigade-level combat units (independent heavy artillery regiments are brigade-level combat units). Among them, the army has 613,000 people and the navy has 29,000. People. This abolition will mainly focus on the army, as for the navy, the General Staff also issued a document asking them to optimize and enhance their technical arms.”

"Tell me about the standards for this abolition."

Edel listened carefully, but now he wanted to hear the actual content.

"Okay, Your Majesty."

Regarding Edel's request, Admiral Pleishan skipped the previous part and went straight to the substantive content.

"Considering the stability of law and order in our newly occupied territories and the fluctuating situation in neighboring countries. Therefore, the purpose of this disarmament is to retain a strong army to deter potential opponents. Therefore, our disarmament this time will be mainly based on general mobilization. , the formation of divisions after the designation of 60, plus other troops that did not perform well in the war, it is expected that we will cut about 200,000 troops."

Edel listened to the words of the chief of the general staff, thinking in his heart, this is to cut off one-third of the troops. Considering the outstanding performance of the standing divisions in this war, the dismantled army is basically a fierce competition between the mobilization division and the militia division. This will make many officers and non-commissioned officers promoted by the line of fire be beaten back to their original shape.

Edel's thoughts did not interrupt Presham's remarks, but he continued: "This time, the reduction of troops is mainly in the form of voluntary retirement. In addition, we will try our best to persuade the officers and soldiers who have excellent combat performance and good appearance. Remain in the troops. And the troops to be abolished this time are mainly infantry, and their technical arms will be merged into the retained troops to enrich.”

After finishing speaking, Preshan took out a document and arrived in front of Edel.

"Your Majesty, this is the reference list for dismantling troops."

Edel took over this list about the fate of officers and soldiers,

Looking down. On the list given by the General Staff, only two divisions after the second batch of number 60 were retained. The first batch of divisions after the number 40 was also abolished by three. The reasons given by the General Staff are also varied; some troops are not suitable for continuing to stay in the army because their soldiers have poor skills. There are also troops with low level of officers, which are not suitable for giving full play to the combat power of the troops they lead. In addition, there are also troops whose morale is not high and their will to fight is poor.

In the face of the reasons given by the General Staff, Edel thinks it is still quite acceptable. Because as far as he knows, these divisions after the number 60 have poor combat capabilities and have performed unfavorably on the battlefield many times. As a result, these troops could only be assigned tasks such as maintaining regional security and protecting army supply lines.

After Edel read it, he signed his name on it and handed it to Preshan. "Just do what you want."

"Okay, Your Majesty."

After receiving the list of the numbers of the abolished troops, Preshan looked hesitant.

After seeing the expression of the chief of staff, Edel asked curiously, "Can you tell me if there is anything else the admiral has to do?"

Faced with Eder's question, Preshan thought for a while and finally said, "Your Majesty, Romania has performed very well in this war. However, according to my observation, there are still many unsatisfactory places. For example, in the army, the mobilization of division and brigade-level troops is slow, and the technical arms that have been strengthened for the use of the troops do not have a tacit understanding. In addition, compared with the German army, the related division-level units in our group army are not cooperated enough. "

Admiral Puleshan always mentioned many problems of the Romanian army in this war. In the end, he said: "The biggest problem we have found on the battlefield is that the current division-level troops are too large. The two brigades and four regiments are not flexible enough to mobilize on the battlefield, and many times there is a problem of too slow response."

And Edel's expression gradually became serious after hearing the chief of staff's remarks. He also did not expect that there are many problems in the Romanian army, which seems to have a great record.

So he couldn't help asking: "Chief of the General Staff, do you have any solutions to these problems?"

Facing Edel's inquiry, Preshan said, "Not yet, but if His Majesty thinks it is feasible, the General Staff can make a plan first. However, based on my many years of experience, if changes are needed, then Not small at all, maybe similar to what we did in 2005.”

What Preshan said brought the word "adaptation" to Edel's mind?

No wonder it would make Puleshan, who has great prestige in the army, also feel embarrassed. Restructuring is a top priority. And it was restructured in the victorious Romanian army, which was no less than a major clean-up after a championship-winning team. This was a highly technical task. If the changes made in the future will not be said to be worse, it will not meet expectations, and the ensuing pressure of public opinion can bring the framers who lead the reform into disrepute. It is because he understands this that Puliesan feels very embarrassed. This is to suppress all his reputation.

Preshan's location and loyalty to the kingdom made him unable to ignore the existence of this problem, so he said it under Edel's coercion.

Preshan's words made Eder feel that he did not choose the wrong person. It is too rare for a chief of general staff to have the ability and vision like Preshan.

So Eder thought of giving a little hint to His Excellency the Admiral, he said the three-three system that was common in World War II in later generations.

"What do you think about changing the two brigades to three regiments?"

"Three regiments?"

"Yes."

Edel couldn't tell him the benefits of the three-three system. After all, the technology and equipment were not the same in different times, so he didn't want to make a joke. What's more, he doesn't specialize in military control. He was half a keyboard military strategist in his previous life, and he almost forgot about it for so many years. These three-three systems are also his few remaining military memories.

Facing Edel's suggestion, Preshan replied cautiously: "In this case, I need to go back to the staff to study it."

Edel can also understand that the Chief of General Staff is cautious in changing the military system. After all, he just said a military term, and he did not involve the command system of troops and technical arms. If you don't study it carefully, who can use it with confidence. The three-three system is not a panacea.

Admiral Puleshan left after reporting on the dismantling of the army and his concerns about the problems and formation of the army. After all, the military affairs are already busy enough, so there is still time to chat with the king.

And Edel is preparing to check the government work. After all, the Prime Minister has brought people to the Paris Peace Conference, and the government work cannot be delayed. When there is no suitable candidate, Edel can only accept supervision.

Just then, a squire ran up to him quickly, took out a telegram and said, "This is a secret telegram from the Prime Minister from Paris."

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