Chapter 264： Speed ​​up the process

"It was a complete failure."

Inside the Romanian palace, Edel took the latest battle report and said to the chief guard who had sent it.

Facing the kingdom's sigh, Carust also couldn't help talking about it. "I did not expect the situation of the Russian army to become so ugly."

What they were talking about was the disastrous defeat of the Russian offensive led by Kerensky in May. In fact, the disastrous defeat is all about putting gold on the face of the Russian army. In fact, the German-Austrian army on the Eastern Front can be regarded as an uninhabited advance in the Great Plains of Eastern Europe. The only restriction on them is the supply line.

In fact, in this Kerensky-led battle, commanded by the famous Russian General Brusilov, the morale estimation is far from enough. They are more to ensure that the front-line supplies are sufficient. In order for Russia to continue fighting with peace of mind, Britain and France brought in a large amount of Russia's urgently needed munitions. The abundance of weapons, ammunition, clothing, food, and medicine was unprecedented. As a result, Brusilov, the chief of the army’s general staff and former enemy commander, declared that the Russian army was fully prepared.

In fact, Russia is prepared in terms of materials, but it is completely unprepared for the key soldiers. The impact of the revolution affected all aspects of Russia, and the entire society was lost in confusion about the future road, especially the army. The main body of the Russian infantry is the peasants, many of whom no longer want to fight.

Before the January Revolution, the total number of missing soldiers had reached more than one million. And after the revolution: "Let's lay down your weapons, it's time to go home." It became the words for the soldiers to greet each other. In addition, there are a large number of trenches on the front lines that are empty, and some group armies are short of tens of thousands of people.

The results on the battlefield were beyond the expectations of Kerensky and Brusilov, and it was reasonable that they did not pay attention to the soldiers' emotions, which led to tragedy. In only half a month after the Kerensky offensive launched on May 1, the German-Austrian forces launched a counterattack, and the Russian army collapsed across the board. The 2nd Guards Division of the German Elite Arrowhead attacked the city of Tanapol on the 21st, threatening the rear of the 8th Army.

Brusilov exhausted all means to invest in his most confidant Caucasus troops, but it was still to no avail, and in the end he could only disperse and break through before the formation of the German and Austrian army's encirclement. The entire group army was almost annihilated-even if the breakthrough was successful, most of the soldiers did not want to return to the army, and the group army's heavy weapons and luggage were all lost.

At the same time as the Southwest Front Army collapsed, the worse Western Front and Northwest Front Army were also unable to maintain the front. In order to prevent being defeated by the Germans, they had to retreat and shrink. In the process of retreat, great chaos and fleeing waves were triggered. In just a few days when the German and Austrian armies counterattacked, their penetration distance reached 150 kilometers, far exceeding the previous state.

Most notably, the Austro-Hungarian army showed its bravery in the face of the Russian army alone for the first time. Its 7th Army took the lead in launching a counterattack, and the Russian 8th Army was defeated steadily. It was completely different from the style of the previous Eastern Front Wars. This also shows how weak the Russian army is.

The entire Russian army front, after the "Kerensky Offensive", was on the verge of collapse, and the Germans could no longer resist a blow!

"Now the Russians can no longer fight, and there is no way for God to come, just don't know when it will cause conflicts in Russia."

Edel thought secretly. According to the current situation, the prestigious October Revolution is about to be rescheduled, but I don’t know what it will be like, but no matter what it is, Russia’s strength will be weakened a lot during this period.

Edel now ignores Russia's next move, and now needs to ensure Romania's interests.

Edel stood up and looked at the map and spoke to the chief guard. "You and Milok want to increase exploration and intelligence work in Transylonia, Bessarabia, Eastern Hungary, Austrian Galicia, Ukraine, and Bulgaria. Funding is not a problem, it must be precise and detailed."

"Yes, your Majesty, I will make arrangements when I go back."

Carust will certainly comply with Edel's request to increase intelligence work in the surrounding areas of Romania, because he has already felt from Edel's words that many of these territories have their own kings.

"Call the Prime Minister."

After the chief guard had left, Edel called a guard to order.

Before long, Edel saw Prime Minister Bretianu in the palace.

"The prime minister called you over this time because he wanted to show you a piece of information."

Edel handed the news of the Russian front that he had just received to the Prime Minister. After receiving the information from the king, Prime Minister Bretianu checked it. When viewing this information, the Prime Minister had a rich expression.

"Your Majesty, it seems that our negotiations with the Allied Powers need to wait. Russia has experienced such a defeat and is very likely to withdraw from the war. If this happens, the German and Austrian armies will be vacated. We are no better than Russia."

The Prime Minister's words, Edel also knows, this is also the current neutral politicians' views on the current situation. After the United States entered the war, it was optimistic about the victory of the Allied powers, and there was another wave of trouble. Now that Russia is on the verge of collapse I believe that the Allies will never give up such an opportunity.

Facing the Prime Minister’s signal, Edel also had his own ideas. The Romanian army has trained for more than ten years and needs to be seen by the world. The previous performance in the Second Balkan War was too short to serve as a specific reference. And now facing the German-Austrian coalition forces, (mainly to see the performance of the German army) Edel also wants to see how his army is facing the world's strongest army. But it is mainly because of this that Romania can get the most benefits.

Facing Prime Minister Bretianu’s suggestion, Edel gave his price. "Prime Minister, you still need to continue talking. But our conditions have to be changed. The conditions for Austrian Galicia to join us."

Seeing Edel’s overweight conditions, Prime Minister Bretianu thought that this was the king’s request to let the Allied Powers retreat.

"Your Majesty, I will add our request in the next negotiation."

Facing the prime minister's answer, Edel was still very satisfied. He took out a document from the drawer and handed it to the prime minister. "This is our condition. We can negotiate with the Allies slowly. But as long as they agree to the above requirements, we will definitely join the war."

Faced with the light blue bag of papers that the king handed him, the prime minister felt a great responsibility. I did not expect that the king would set the final request for Romania to participate in the war at this time.

In fact, this was also deliberately done by Edel, because there are a lot of connections between Romania and Germany, which are all connections brought about by Germany's huge investment. Even now, Romania’s total investment from Germany is still as high as 63 million pounds. Most of the money came from private investment, but Edel did not have the idea to spend the money, and Romania needed German technology and equipment in all aspects after the war.