Chapter 1030 The Russians Attacked!

Chapter 1030 The Russians attacked!

“According to our intelligence, the Russians concentrated the forces of two armies in Galicia, and launched a concentric assault in the direction of Lviv with the assistance of a large number of heavy artillery units, aviation units, and ground armor units. Behind the two Russian group armies, another group army began to prepare to launch an attack in the direction of the Carpathian Mountain Pass. The Russians' purpose this time was very clear, intending to capture the entire northern area of ​​the Carpathian Mountains, and then defend the mountain pass and block the path of our attack. , and then draw out their troops and fight us to the death in Poland." In front of a huge sand table, Prince Leopold introduced the latest situation to the yawning prince!

"This is not the worst. According to the news from our intelligence personnel in Romania, the Romanian king's attitude seems to have changed. And the amount of crude oil exported to us has also decreased recently..." The prince paused and looked worried. said.

"Huh, huh?!" After hearing the next sentence, the prince immediately fell asleep! "Damn it! This matter is no joke!" The reason why the connection between Germany and Austria and Turkey in the Middle East can be maintained is that Romania remains neutral and Bulgaria stands on the side of the Allies. If Romania If you choose to surrender to the Allies, losing the oil supply from Romania's oil fields will be a small matter, but cutting off the connection between Germany, Austria and Turkey is the biggest problem!

"I was just wondering why the Russians suddenly dared to take action. It turns out they found a little helper!" the prince sneered. What can you say about Romania’s current reaction? The prince felt that it was unexpected and reasonable. If it was unexpected, it was because historically Romania only surrendered to the Allies after 1916. It was only after the Russian Southwest Front achieved a certain breakthrough in the summer campaign of 1916 that Romania finally surrendered. Agree to join the war. Now, the situation in Russia is not good, so why did Romania join the war? The prince felt a little puzzled.

As for saying things that are reasonable, then it is actually very understandable and only benefits! The end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century was an era of rampant national ideological trends. Every nation wanted to play with independence and build a country, while some already independent countries wanted to make big news and continue to grow bigger and stronger. For example, Serbia. In, say, Romania. And both countries have become bigger from the first war...

Romanians and Serbs both have a dream of "making it big". At this point, there was a serious conflict between Romania and Hungary in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In fact, this conflict began in 1900. , the root of the conflict between the two countries lies in Austria's issue of assimilation of the Romanians in Transylvania. The Hungarians are much better than the Austrians on the issue of assimilation. They not only require the local Romanians to use the Hungarian language , while also reducing the religious autonomy of the Orthodox and Greek Orthodox churches, and denying the existence of Romania as an independent nation. These policies naturally make Romania, which has the dream of a "Greater Romania", dissatisfied.

Although the Romanian king belongs to the Hohenzollern family, the Kaiser is of Franconian origin, and the Romanian emperor is of Swabian origin.

Moreover, Romania was relatively close to the Allies at first. But in the face of territorial and national interests, this relationship is actually unreliable. Therefore, as long as the war drags on, it is still very possible for Romania to join the Entente. But I didn’t expect this sign to come so early!

Historically, Romania did make the right bet. After the war, Romania gained a lot of benefits from the collapse of Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, including Bukovina, Transylvania, and Dobroga. , Bessarabia and other vast territories, so that the territory of Romania in its heyday was as high as 295,649 square kilometers. The territory more than doubled, which was larger than Romania in later generations! (The area in later generations was only 238,391 square kilometers)

"When will Romania declare war?" The prince was very worried about the occurrence of this variable. After all, it was directly related to the "rations" of German tanks, aircraft and warships!

"This is not clear. Moreover, information from many sources shows that the Romanian court and government do not seem to have made a final decision, but an external force is affecting this decision. The Russians may have adopted violent methods." The prince added road.

"That's right, coercion plus inducement! I'm afraid the Russians also have dual military and political plans for this action, right?" the prince sneered. Why did the Russians choose to attack in Galicia? In addition to not being able to beat the prince in Poland, another important reason is probably to kill the chicken to show the monkey, right? Let Romania realize the great benefits of standing on its side, and then support one card to defeat the other! Trapping Romania in a tank. If this plan really works, then the Austro-Hungarian Empire may have to add another front!

Would it be a good thing or a bad thing for the prince if Romania entered the war? If it is history, it may not be a good thing, because although the German and Austrian armies took 4 months to capture most of Romania, it is a pity that the most important oil fields were destroyed and there was no way Repairs were made, and the armies originally intended for other directions were dispersed. This is a big problem for the Allies, whose overall military strength is inferior. But this plane is different. Romania is still the same Romania, but the Eastern Front is no longer the same Eastern Front!

Not to mention that the combat effectiveness of the Austro-Hungarian Army in this dimension is finally stronger. The newly-emerged 600,000-strong Bavarian-Bohemian Army is enough to completely change the entire situation! Although Romania initially broke out with 600,000 troops from four armies, this man is different from others!

"It seems that our plan has to be changed a little." The prince said to himself.

"Then do you plan to act after Romania surrenders to the Allies, or do you plan to prevent them from surrendering?" Prince Leopold asked.

"Of course it will be later, uncle, do you know how expensive Romanian oil is now?" the prince curled his lips and said. "As long as Romania dares to stand on the side of the Allies, I guarantee that we can solve this problem in as little as 2 months and as little as 40 days," the prince said.

"Then it seems that the focus of our attack has changed? Our original plan was equivalent to fighting on two fronts, but now we are fighting on three fronts!" the prince asked.

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