Chapter 380： Army restructuring?

After attending the Paris Peace Conference, the Romanian delegation did not leave. They also need to discuss proposals related to Bulgaria and Hungary, among which the territorial proposals related to Hungary are of most concern to Romania.

This is about whether Romania's western territories can advance to the Tisza River line. This is not the end of the occupation. And it is Romania’s focus to dispel Poland’s demands on Galicia.

These all need time to talk slowly. However, during this period, Romania needs to end the current wartime economy, and the abolition of redundant troops is also the focus of its attention.

In the palace, General Prieshan, the chief of the general staff, is reporting to Edel about the plan to abolish the army.

"Your Majesty, the total strength of our army is currently 644,000. There are 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 and the navy has 29,000. People. The army will be the main force in this abolition. As for the navy, the general staff has also issued documents requesting them to optimize and enhance their technical arms."

"Talk about the criteria for this abolition."

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

"Okay, Your Majesty."

Regarding Edel's request, Prie Shanshang will skip the previous part and talk about the substance directly.

"Considering the security and stability of our newly-occupied territories, and the ups and downs of the neighboring countries. Therefore, retaining a strong army to deter potential opponents is the purpose of this disarmament. So this time our abolition will be mainly after general mobilization. , The formation of the division after the 60th division, plus other troops that performed poorly in the war, is expected to abolish about 200,000 troops."

Edel listened to the chief of staff's words, thinking in his heart, this is to cut off one-third of the troops. Taking into account the outstanding performance of the standing division in this war, the abolished army is basically a fierce competition between the mobilization division and the militia division. This will cause many officers and noncommissioned officers promoted by the line to be beaten back to their original form.

Edel’s thoughts did not interrupt Puleshan’s narration, and he continued to say: “This reduction of troops is mainly in the form of voluntary retirement. In addition, we will try our best to persuade the officers and soldiers with excellent combat performance and good performance. Stay in the army. Moreover, the troops to be abolished this time are mainly infantry, and their technical arms will be merged into the remaining troops to be enriched."

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

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

Edel took the list of officers and soldiers' fate and looked down. On the list given by the General Staff, only two divisions after the 60th batch were retained. Three of the first batch of divisions after the designation 40 were also abolished. The reasons given by the General Staff are also varied; some troops have poor mastery of their soldiers' skills and are not suitable for continuing to remain in the army. Some troops are of low level of officers and are not suitable for giving full play to the combat power of the troops they lead. There are also troops whose morale is low and their will to fight is poor.

Faced with the reasons given by the General Staff, Edel believes that he still agrees. Because as far as he knows, the combat capabilities of these divisions after the 60th designation are poor, and they have performed unfavorably on the battlefield many times. As a result, these troops were only assigned tasks such as maintaining regional security and protecting military supply lines.

After reading it, Edel signed his name on it and handed it to Puleshan. "Just do what you want."

"Okay, Your Majesty."

After Puleshan took over the list of the numbers of the abolished troops, he hesitated somewhat.

After seeing the expression of the chief of staff, Edel asked curiously: "What else can you say about the admiral?"

Faced with Edel's inquiry, Plesan thought for a while and finally couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, Romania has performed very well in this war. However, according to my observations, there are still many unsatisfactory things. For example, in the army, the movement of mobilizing division and brigade-level troops is slow, and the technical arms that have been strengthened for use by the army are not tacitly coordinated. In addition, compared with the German army, the cooperation of the division-level units in our group army establishment is not high enough."

Admiral Pule always talked about many problems with the Romanian army in this war. Speaking at the end, he said: "The biggest problem we have found on the battlefield at present is that the 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 slow response."

After Edel heard the chief of the general staff, his expression gradually became serious. He also did not expect that the Romanian army, which seemed to have a remarkable record, had many problems.

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

Faced with Edel’s question, Puleshan said with both hands: “It’s not there yet, but if your Majesty thinks it is feasible, the General Staff can make a plan first. However, based on my years of experience, if changes are needed, things will happen. It's not small at all, maybe it's similar to what we did in 2005."

What Preshan's words made Edel's mind flashed a word "reorganization"?

No wonder Puleshan, who has great prestige in the military, feels embarrassed. Restructuring is a top priority. Moreover, the restructuring in the winning Romanian army is no less than a big purge after a winning team. This is a difficult technical job. If the changes that are made in the future, let alone worsening, have failed to meet expectations, the subsequent pressure of public opinion can ruin the makers who dominate the restructuring. It is because of this that Puleshan feels very embarrassed, this is to suppress all his reputation.

The location of Preeshan and his loyalty to the kingdom made him have to face up to the existence of this problem, so he spoke out under the pressure of Edel.

Preshan's words made Edel feel that he did not choose the wrong person. It is really rare for a chief of staff like Puleshan to have the ability and foresight.

So Edel thought of giving your admiral a hint. He said the three-three system that was common in World War II in later generations.

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

"Three regiments system?"

"Yes it is."

Edel couldn't tell him the benefits of the three-three system. After all, the age is different and the technology and equipment are also different He doesn't want to make a joke. What's more, he didn't specialize in military personnel. He was half a keyboard strategist in his previous life, and he has forgotten about it for so many years. The three-three system is also his few military memories.

Facing the advice given by Edel, Puleshan cautiously replied: "If this is the case, I need to go back to the staff to study it."

Edel can also understand the prudence of the Chief of Staff in making changes to the military system. After all, I just said a military term, and I didn't touch on the military strength or the technical arms command system. If you don't study it carefully, who can use it with confidence. The three-three system is not a panacea.

Admiral Prieshan left after reporting on the abolition of the army and his concerns about military issues and establishment. After all, military affairs are already busy enough, and there is still a leisurely heart to chat with the king.

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

At this moment, an attendant quickly ran up to him and took out a telegram saying: "This is a secret telegram from the Prime Minister from Paris."

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