Chapter 272： The final conditions of the Allies (Part 1)

"This is a betrayal of Germany. Edel's children simply don't take German friendship seriously. We absolutely can't do that."

William II scolded Edel, who was far away in Romania, in front of his important ministers.

It was the information sent back by the Embassy in Romania that made William II furious. On the afternoon of the day when the information was obtained, this Romanian information on the negotiation conditions with the Allies was sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilhelm Zorf immediately reported it to Kaiser Wilhelm II. The Berlin government, which was paying close attention to negotiations with the Soviet Union, immediately set its sights on Romania in the Balkans.

Facing the negotiations between Romania and the Allies, William II was shocked. In his opinion, this was the betrayal of the Romanian Hohenzollern family against the German family. Moreover, Germany has always been very preferential to Romania's various aids, and even the First World War did not force Romania to join. Now that Germany has finally defeated Russia and can fight to the death with Britain and France on the Western Front, the Romanians actually dared to discuss joining the Allied Powers. This was a naked betrayal in the Kaiser’s eyes.

The important ministers on the scene watched the emperor's anger, and didn't mean to bother. Now they have already understood the character of the Kaiser. After Wilhelm II vents it, His Majesty will turn back. After waiting for a while, William II calmed down. He also knew that it was time to solve the problem, not to vent here.

"Prime Minister, how do you say we should deal with this matter?"

William II looked at the important minister in front of him, and finally called on Prime Minister Olg Mies to answer himself.

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

In July, he took over Holvig, who had been in power for eight years as prime minister. Olg Mies did not live well in the government. He became the first chancellor of Germany in a non-aristocratic background. Although he had only taken over for two months, there were various signs that the Kaiser wanted to promote George von Hertling as prime minister. This George von Hertling is a famous politician in Bavaria, the second largest kingdom in Germany. Recently, the Kaiser has used him to unite other kingdoms in Germany.

Even if it is to use himself as a transition, Prime Minister Olg Mies still intends to strive for performance, he said after finishing his thoughts. "At present, we have achieved victory on the Eastern Front. Romania is still negotiating with the Allied Powers. It is nothing more than trying to benefit from this war. I think we can give them a part and draw it to our camp. I think Bisarabi The Asian region can comfort Romania as a reward."

After hearing the words of Prime Minister Olger Mies, William II turned to Marshal Hindenburg, the chief of the general staff. "Chief of General Staff, what do you think we should do?"

Leading the German army to victory on the Eastern Front, Marshal Hindenburg, the chief of the general staff with great prestige, is now the actual manipulator of the German army. In August 1916, Hindenburg was appointed chief of 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, and insisting on unrestricted submarine warfare in January 1917.

Hindenburg did not immediately answer the Kaiser’s inquiry, but instead talked about it. "Your Majesty, I can only deal with Romania's issue from a military perspective."

Facing Hindenburg, William II still asked with interest. "Then your marshal, speak up, we are all listening."

Hindenburg stood up, took a map, and spoke to the important ministers. "According to the latest Romanian combat plan of the General Staff, we are preparing to assemble an army of 300,000 troops from 23 divisions in the Galicia area and advance along the Suceava-Iasi-Bacau line."

Hindenburg started talking about allies after talking about the Germans' own goals. "Austro-Hungary gathered a million troops from the Transylvania region, and the main force aimed at Volcea-Pitesti, and its partial division aimed at Reyak-Onesti to cooperate with us in the capture of Bacau. The Bulgarian side Then one hundred thousand troops can be deployed from Pleven to cross the Danube and conquer the Gurele-Krabia front line. The Austro-Hungarian army can also split all the way to cooperate with it."

At the end Hindenburg pointed to Bucharest, the capital of Romania on the map. "According to the plan of the General Staff, the Romanian army will be assembled near the capital at this time. The Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian armies will be responsible for sticking them. Our 300,000 German troops will fight along the Foksani-Buzau maneuver. Encircled the Romanian army in its capital Bucharest."

After talking about the battle plan, Hindenburg talked about the results of the battle. "In this way, we can alleviate the instability factor on the Eastern Front, and can obtain food and oil from Romania, and integrate its industries to serve us."

No one knows the products of Romania better than the German government. Last year, Romania’s 70% of grain, 65% of oil, and 60% of industrial products were all exported to Germany This effectively eased the pressure in Germany, but it also caused a large loss of German wealth. Now Hindenburg’s words let The important ministers are all heartened.

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

Facing the Kaiser’s question, Hindenburg answered truthfully. "If it can progress as expected, then it should take Romania in half a year."

At this time, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs William Zolf stepped forward and asked. "What if the expectations are not met?"

"It takes one year. We have calculated that Romania can only support one year if it is long."

Faced with Hindenburg’s defense, Prime Minister Olger Mies stepped up and spoke. "It will take us a year to solve the Romanian problem. But if we wait another year, there will be problems in the country. Now the domestic people's attitude towards war is changing, especially the poor quality of life for the past few years has accumulated dissatisfaction. It is noted that after the establishment of Soviet Russia, the domestic left-wing parties have grown too fast, especially the ultra-left parties."

At this point, everyone is looking at Hindenburg, which makes Hindenburg a little bit indefensible. Could it be that Ludendorff is hiding his decision from others? Besides, the facts have now become impossible to change, and Russia’s withdrawal from the war within a short period of time also released the pressure on the Eastern Front.

Seeing that Hindenburg was a bit unable to answer, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs William Zolf suggested. "Why don't we talk about the conditions for Romania to join. It's this way to decide whether it is too hasty to fight against Romania. We need to at least try to get us into our camp."

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