Chapter 314： Center of gravity adjustment

The news of the defeat of the Austro-Hungarian army in Transylvania shocked the top Austro-Hungarian leaders with the capture of Cluj.

Among them, the most uncomfortable one is the Kingdom of Hungary. As one of the pillars of the dualistic empire, Budapest is a little afraid of the Romanian army approaching the Hungarian Great Plains. After Cluj was conquered, the Prime Minister Tisza (Hungary has a separate prime minister, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire has its own set of government and parliament except for the monarch) has sent three telegrams to Karl I, hoping to obtain enough troops to protect Hungary.

This made Karl I, who had been gathering forces and materials to prepare for the Italian campaign, very dissatisfied. When Lieutenant General Sam’s Tenth Army also retreated to Adela, the telegrams from Budapest reached a peak. In just seven days, there were five telegrams requesting reinforcements, reaching the emperor Karl I. .

For this, Karl I was very dissatisfied. He even complained personally when discussing the situation in Italy with the Secretary of the Army Friedrich. "Don't these Hungarians have a strategic vision? Can't see that the Romanians are not likely to pose a threat to the Hungarian territory."

Faced with the emperor complaining about the panic of the Hungarians in the public, Grand Duke Friedrich persuaded him to relieve the siege. "Your Majesty, many people in Hungary have already seen it. But ordinary people don't have such a vision, so in order to appease these people, Budapest must also make a request for reinforcements..."

Speaking at the end, Grand Duke Friedrich said. "Moreover, the Hungarian Great Plains is one of our few grain-producing regions, so we need to be cautious about Budapest's requirements."

Facing the persuasion of the Secretary of War, Karl I was a little helpless, and the Kingdom of Hungary was too important in the empire. Regardless of whether it is soldiers, food, or political considerations, it is necessary to take into account the feelings of the Hungarians. Therefore, Karl I considered repeatedly and reluctantly drew an army from the army he was preparing to fight to satisfy the wishes of the Hungarians.

Of course, he was unwilling to let Karl I transfer the reinforcements, and don't even think about the elite, it would be good not to give the newly formed troops. So it was formed almost a year ago, and the Sixteenth Army, which had previously served as the reserve team, was selected as a reinforcement for Hungary.

There is no major problem with this group army, except that the training intensity is poor (the quality of the soldiers is poor, mainly due to the increase in the age of the Austro-Hungarian generals at that time), and there are fewer supporting weapons such as artillery and machine guns. The problem is that there may be some lack of offense, but the defense is still more than wrong.

Of course, the mobilization of a group army of more than 100,000 people is of course a major event. Among them, the preparation of the wagons, the preparation of living supplies for people to eat, and the comfort of the soldiers' emotions all need to be done. These will also be exposed to those who are interested, and Romania is currently one of the most enthusiastic about the situation of the Austro-Hungarian army, and the other is of course Italy, which is known for its repeated defeats.

When the news that Austro-Hungary transferred the Sixteenth Army as reinforcements to Hungary, it spread to Bucharest, Romania all rejoiced. It seems that the focus of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is still on Italy, which is excellent news. To this end, Pule Mountain will be able to boldly transfer, and the Romanian elites currently gathered in Transylvania fill the vacancies in other directions.

For example, the Second Division, Third Division, Seventh Division, Twelfth Division, etc., have all arranged train transfers close to the first line of Bulgaria. This is in preparation for the upcoming Bulgarian campaign. The Sixth Division, Ninth Division, Sixteenth Division and other units also moved to Moldavia because of concerns about the German offensive.

A large number of troops were transferred, and of course a large number of troops were transferred to Transylvania, such as the 34th Division, the 47th Division, the 61st Division, and the 69th Division. A large number of newly formed troops were arranged. Take over the vacancy for the deployment of troops.

Therefore, the transportation situation in Romania is now busier than after the war, which in particular caused Torres, the head of the Transportation Department of the General Staff, who was in charge of this matter, tore off a lot of hair.

One more thing here, according to the division of the Romanian military's organization, the troops formed by the militia and a small number of active servicemen will use 30 to 59 divisions. The troops composed entirely of enlisted soldiers and a small number of officers are all designated as divisional establishments after the sixties.

Therefore, we can see that the major generals and lieutenant generals are the division commanders, and the colonel lieutenant colonel is also the division commander. However, according to the default rules of the military, of course the standing division commands the newly formed units, and when the standing division is lacking, the division formed by the militia commands the division formed by the reserve.

Of course, in addition to the deployment of troops, the commander of the group army responsible for commanding operations also has new arrangements. Among them, it was proposed to lure the Austro-Hungarian Tenth Army to attack and send troops to attack Cluj. Lieutenant General Fereit has stepped down as the commander of the Army. In consideration of his keen battlefield insight ability, Feleit will serve as the commander of the Bulgarian Army. Responsible for joining forces with allies to attack Bulgaria in order to achieve the goal of getting it out of the war.

And Lieutenant General Andrew, who previously served as the commander of the Group Central Army and personally captured Cluj, will also be sent to Moldavia to serve as Admiral Courtois' deputy. The main consideration is that he has served as the commander of raid missions and has more or less experience in defending possible raids by the Germans. This can also be seen in the current Romanian military's fear of the elite German forces led by Marshal Mackensen, the master of mobile operations.

As for General Salamik, he is responsible for the overall defense mission of the newly captured Transylvania area . This is also in full consideration of the fact that the former veteran admiral has fought against the Austro-Hungarian army with inferior forces in Deva for so long, and made outstanding contributions to the rapid capture of Cluj. Of course, the old admiral has suffered some dark losses in preventing the retreat of the enemy's Austro-Hungarian Tenth Army, but this does not matter. As long as the combat objective is fulfilled, you will be a good commander.

Of course, in addition to this, the casualties of the former Army Group Southern Army are not small and urgently need to be repaired, which is also a major factor. Because at present, there is only the Transylvania area that can get the opportunity to repair and also have to serve as a defensive task. As Admiral Salamik served as its commander before, it is logical to continue to command the Transylvanian Group Army with the Southern Army as its backbone.

Of course, as an incentive to quickly capture Transylvania, Lieutenant General Ankodar, who was in charge of taking Deva, was also promoted, and now he became the deputy commander of the newly formed Transylvanian Army. From the senior division commander to the deputy position of the group army, Lieutenant General Ankodar is already satisfied. Originally, he thought he would get a promotion in his post after the war, but he didn't expect to have an opportunity now. You must know that the promotion of a post in the war and the post-war are two concepts.

He can become a member responsible for commanding and completing strategic plans in a war, which is much better than commanding a division to fight. The former is the military plan maker and implementer and the latter is the implementer. This is the status gap.