"What a failure."

In the royal palace of Romania, Eder took the latest battle report and said to the chief of the guard who sent it.

In the face of the kingdom's exclamation, Calust couldn't help but speak. "I really didn't expect the situation in the Russian army to become so ugly."

The two are talking about the crushing defeat of the Russian offensive led by Kerensky in May. In fact, on the Eastern Front, the German-Austrian army on the Eastern Front can be regarded as a no-man's land, and the only thing that restricts them is the supply line.

In fact, the battle led by Kerensky and commanded by the famous Russian General Brusilov was far from a morale estimate, and they were more concerned with ensuring that the front line was well stocked. In order to allow Russia to continue fighting with peace of mind, Britain and France brought a large number of military supplies urgently needed by Russia, and the abundance of weapons, ammunition, clothing, food, and medicine was unprecedented. So much so that the Chief of the General Staff of the Army and former commander-in-chief of the enemy, Brusilov, declared that the Russian army was fully prepared.

In fact, Russia was materially prepared, but not at all on the key soldiers. The impact of the revolution affected all aspects of Russia, and the whole of society, especially the army, was in a state of confusion about the future path. The bulk of the Russian infantry was made up of peasants, many of whom no longer wanted to fight.

Before the January Revolution, more than one million soldiers had escaped and gone missing. And after the revolution; "Lay down your weapons, it's time to go home." It has become a greeting for the soldiers. Moreover, there were a large number of trenches on the front line, all of which were empty, and some group armies were short of tens of thousands.

And the outcome of the battlefield was unexpected by Kerensky and Brusilov, and it is not surprising that their lack of attention to the emotions of the soldiers led to tragedy. Only half a month after the Kerensky offensive, launched on May 1, the German-Austrian forces launched a counterattack, and the Russian army collapsed on all fronts. The elite German 2nd Guards Arrow Division entered the city of Tanapor on the 21st, threatening the rear of the 8th Army.

Brusilov exhausted all means, throwing in the Caucasian troops of his most confidants, but to no avail, and in the end could only disperse the breakout before the formation of the encirclement of the German-Austrian army. The entire army group was almost completely wiped out - even if the breakthrough was successful, most of the soldiers were reluctant to return to the army, and the army's heavy weapons and baggage were lost.

At the same time as the collapse of the Southwestern Front, the Western Front and the Northwestern Front, which were in worse condition, were also unable to maintain the front, so in order to prevent being routed by the Germans, they had to take the initiative to retreat and shrink. In the process of retreating, it caused great confusion and a wave of escape. In just a few days of the German and Austrian counterattacks, the distance of their breakthrough reached 150 kilometers, far exceeding the previous state.

Most notably, for the first time, the Austro-Hungarian army showed bravery in the face of the Russian army alone. Its 7th Army took the lead in launching a counterattack, and the Russian Eighth Army was defeated and retreated, which was not at all like the style of previous Eastern Front wars. It also shows how weak the Russian army is.

The entire Russian front, after the "Kerensky offensive", was already on the verge of collapse, and it could no longer resist the blow of the German army!

"Now the Russians can't fight, and there is no way for God to come, but I don't know when it will cause contradictions in Russia."

Edel thought to himself. Judging from the current situation, the famous October Revolution is about to be rescheduled, but I don't know what it will become, but no matter what it changes, Russia's strength will be weakened a lot during this period.

Eder now doesn't care about Russia's next move, and now needs to guarantee Romania's interests.

Edel stood up, looked at the map, and spoke to the chief of the guard. "You and Milok are going to step up their reconnaissance and intelligence work in Transnesia, Bessarabia, eastern Hungary, Austrian Galicia, Ukraine, and Bulgaria. Funding is not an issue, it must be accurate and detailed. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll arrange it when I get back."

Caluster would of course comply with Eder's request to order more intelligence work in the areas around Romania, because he had already sensed from Eder's words that many of these territories had ideas for their own kings.

"Call the Prime Minister."

After the chief guard left, Edel called one of the guards and commanded.

It wasn't long before Eder saw Prime Minister Brettianu inside the palace.

"The prime minister called you over this time to show you a piece of information."

Eder handed the Prime Minister the news he had just received from the Russian front. After receiving the information that the king had given him, Prime Minister Brettianu checked it. The Prime Minister's expression was extremely rich when he watched this information.

"Your Majesty, it seems that our negotiations with the Entente need to wait, and it is very likely that Russia will withdraw from the war after such a defeat. If this is the case, the German and Austrian armies will be empty, and we will not be comparable to Russia. ”

The Prime Minister's words, Eder also knows, this is also the current view of the political leaders of neutral countries on the current situation. After the United States entered the war, it was optimistic about the victory of the Entente powers, and it made waves again. Now seeing that Russia is on the verge of collapse, I believe that the Allies will definitely not give up such an opportunity.

In the face of the Prime Minister's signal, Eder also has his own thoughts. The Romanian army, which has been trained for more than ten years, also needs to be seen by the world. Previous performances in the Second Balkan War were too brief to be used as a concrete reference. And now facing the German-Austrian coalition army, (mainly looking at the performance of the German army) Eder also wants to see how his army performs against the strongest army in the world. However, it is mainly because of this that Romania can get the most benefits.

In response to Prime Minister Brettianu's suggestion, Eder offered his own price. "Prime Minister, you still need to keep talking. But our conditions also need to be changed, and the conditions for Austrian Galicia to join us. ”

Seeing Eder's increased conditions, Prime Minister Bretianu thought that this was the king's request to make the Entente retreat.

"Your Majesty, I will add our request to the next negotiation."

Satisfied with the Prime Minister's answer, Eder took out a document from a drawer and handed it to the Prime Minister. "This is our condition, we can talk slowly with the Entente. But as long as they agree to the above demands, we will definitely go to war. ”

Faced with this pale blue document bag handed to him by the king, the prime minister felt a great responsibility. It did not occur to the king that this was the time to make the final request for Romania to enter the war.

In fact, this is also a deliberate act on the part of Eder, because there are now many contacts between Romania and Germany, and this is the connection brought about by the huge investment in Germany. Even now, Romania's investment from Germany is still £63 million. Most of this money came from private investment, but Eder had no idea of using it, and after the war Romania needed all kinds of German technology and equipment.