Chapter 364： Whale swallowing (3)

.., Romanian Eagle

"What, the Germans retreated?"

Admiral Courtois, who was still waiting for the replenishment of troops and equipment in Suceava, asked in surprise after hearing the news. "Can you be sure?"

The staff officer who reported the news immediately replied: "It can be determined. Our intelligence personnel in Chernivtsi, Lviv and other places have found that the Germans are packing up, and many trains have transported their heavy weapons back to Poland. Plain. Now that the Ukrainian army has taken over part of Galicia’s security, I believe their remaining handover will be completed soon."

Admiral Courtois remembered the telegram from Bucharest, and told the staff: "Then we can wait for the completion of their handover, and then start to act. Let all the troops be safe and restless."

"Okay, I will give orders to the divisions."

The staff officer left immediately after answering, leaving only Admiral Courtois to think quietly.

...

"Stop, what are you doing!"

On the border of Chernivtsi, the Ukrainian soldiers, who had just taken over the defense from the Germans and had not had time to be happy, faced a dispute with Romania.

"We have a soldier lost. According to the intelligence, he was taken captive by your people. Now we need to go in and search."

Looking at the soldiers guarding his Ukraine at the border post, the Romanian officer who led the team gave a reason that he didn't believe it.

"It's impossible. When did we capture your people and speak with evidence."

After hearing the unreasonable demands of Romania, the small Ukrainian officer led by the outpost, he immediately denied his words righteously.

"Now we need to go in and search. If you resist with a guilty conscience, it means that what I said is the truth. This will be an act of provoking a war. I hope you will know the consequences."

After the Romanian-led officer said unquestionably to the Ukrainian officer at the post, he immediately made a gesture to force his men to search the post.

In the face of the unreasonable Romanians, the young officer at the post tried his best to suppress his inner anger. He was pushed aside semi-passively by Romania, and at the same time stopped the impulsive emotions of his men. Let him restrain his emotions so much, except that the Romanians had a battalion and he had only one platoon, the words that provoked the war deterred him.

The Ukrainian officer who had only been a squad leader in the Austro-Hungarian army before, of course knew the consequences of provoking a war, which was not something his little shoulder could bear. Of course, it is not in his heart, wanting to see these Romanian expressions that can only be disappointed to leave without evidence. Because he knew very well that there could be no lost Romanian soldiers in this post.

With the patience of Ukrainian officers, the Romanian soldiers who ransacked and searched quickly moved quickly. After a while, an angry Romanian officer walked out with a blood-stained Romanian uniform.

Before the Ukrainian officer at the post understood what was going on, the Romanian officer with the blood-stained uniform walked up to him and said righteously: "This is the evidence that you have taken us into captivity."

Looking at the evidence that he had never seen before, the Ukrainian officer immediately understood something. These Romanians did not come to find evidence but to find fault, he immediately retorted. "You can also be called evidence. It's ridiculous. You are framing and setting up."

Indeed, what the Ukrainian officer said is the real fact, and a blood-stained military uniform cannot be used as a basis. But who let them do things deliberately, the Romanian officer who led the team would not speak according to the facts.

"Now we have every reason to believe that your Ukrainian army did this. Now we are going to detain you until the truth is revealed."

"You dare."

The words of the Ukrainian military officer immediately filled the tension between the two sides. Both sides raised their weapons and aimed at each other. A conflict seemed inevitable.

In this tense confrontation, the performance of the two armies also appeared to be different. The Romanian army seemed to be prepared for this, and the soldiers looked normal, as if they could shoot and kill the Ukrainian army with a single order. The Ukrainian army that is not prepared for this has all kinds of looks, some are angry, some are dismissive, and some are pale and shivering.

As their commander, the Ukrainian post officer is now quite entangled. The consequences of initiating a war are not something he can bear, and the gap between the two parties is too great. If there is a conflict, he and others will only suffer. However, it is intolerable for him to be detained by the Romanians in this way. The dilemma makes him wonder what to do.

The Ukrainian officer's tangled expression completely fell into the eyes of the Romanian officer who led the team. He smiled and said to him: "If you don’t know what to do, it’s best to leave it to your superiors. And during the process, you can carry your finances with you, and we can also follow Romania’s Standard of treatment, compensation will be given to you during this period."

The words of the Romanian officer made the Ukrainian post officer a little moved. Because he knows that this is for him and his subordinates, he will not have a good result if there is a conflict, and it will be inevitable if he refuses to continue armed conflict in this posture.

"Let me think again."

The words of the Ukrainian officer made the Romanian commander who led the team laugh. He knew it was done.

Sure enough, within a few minutes, the officer at the outpost called a soldier behind him and ordered him to report the news to the rear, while he and others stayed here temporarily waiting for the result.

What the Ukrainian outpost officer didn't know was that when they were surrounded by groups, a corpse in Romanian military uniforms was quietly taken to the stable and buried while they were not paying attention. And the next thing is not something he can handle.

...

When the results of the conflict were reported to the headquarters of the Ukrainian Second Army Corps in Voliv, the commander of the regiment, Lieutenant General Rumidiko, who had just taken over the defense from the German army and had not been happy for a long time, did not curse furiously. "Damn it, these Romanians are so deceiving."

Lieutenant General Rumidko was born in Galicia and previously served as an officer in the Austro-Hungarian army. After the establishment of the Ukrainian People's Government, it was one of the three division commanders transferred from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to Ukraine. And this time he led the team to accept the task of German defense.

By his side, Major General Nomicov, who had been his chief of staff since the days of the Austro-Hungarian army, couldn't help asking. "Then what should we do? It seems that the Romanians will not stop looking at their actions."

Nomichev's words made Lieutenant General Rumidiko feel the difficulty of this matter.

"It's more dangerous than Kiev. I knew I shouldn't lead the team and let those **** have a taste."

Lieutenant General Rumidiko, who had a headache, couldn't help complaining, but Nomicov, who listened to his complaints, stayed quietly aside, waiting for the regiment commander's plan.

After Rumidko complained, he still needed to find a way. Who made him the commander? He walked to the map and thought about where the conflict was. It is impossible to fight, not to mention the Romanian army that can compete with the German army, and none of the divisions under his own can achieve success. I have only recruited an army that hasn't completed training soon, so how can I do it with others? And whether it is from equipment or training, Romanians have to crush themselves. Hands-on are completely out of consideration.

Moreover, the current focus of their attention is still the Soviets in Eastern Ukraine. These Soviet militants with various names appear to be from Moscow. What's more, his current actions in Russia scared the guts of the Ukrainian parliament lords, so these red elements must be severely suppressed.

Lieutenant General Rumidiko, who was in pain in his head, still did not think of a solution, so he sighed and said to his chief of staff: "Report it to Kiev and let the senior government officials decide what to do. "

Rumitko's words made Nomicov not help but say: "You also know the current situation in Kiev. This matter can't be discussed in a short time. Is it really good to leave it to them?"

"What can I do. This is considered a diplomatic matter. Whom will it not be handed over to them?"

Rumitko’s explanation made Nomicov not sure what to do, so he could only answer: "Well, let the masters of Kiev deal with this troublesome matter. I just don’t know. Do these masters have free time?"

They were right, and the telegram from the Voliv's 2nd Army made the situation in Kiev even worse.

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