After attending the Paris Peace Conference, the Romanian delegation did not leave. They also need to go ahead and discuss Bulgaria's and Hungary-related proposals, with Romania's territorial proposal being of the most interest to Romania.

It was a matter of whether the western territory of Romania could advance to the line of the Tisza River, and it was not the end of the occupation. Moreover, the desire to dispel Poland's claim to the Galicia region was also a major concern for Romania.

It takes time to talk about it. In the meantime, however, Romania needed to end its current wartime economy, and the elimination of redundant troops was also a major concern.

In the palace, the Chief of the General Staff, Admiral Prissan, was reporting to Eder on the plan to reduce the strength of the army.

"Your Majesty, at present, the total strength of our army is 644,000 people, with a total of 45 division-level combat units and 14 brigade-level combat units (the independent heavy artillery regiment is a brigade-level combat unit). Of these, 613,000 are in the Army and 29,000 are in the Navy. As for the navy, the General Staff has also issued a document asking them to optimize and enhance their technical arms. ”

"Let's talk about the criteria for this cut."

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

"Yes, Your Majesty."

In response to Eder's request, Admiral Prishan skimmed the previous part and went straight to the substance.

"Taking into account the security and stability of our newly occupied territories and the volatile situation in the bordering countries. Therefore, the purpose of this disarmament is to retain a strong army to deter potential adversaries. Therefore, this time, we will mainly reduce the number 60 division after the general mobilization, plus other units that did not perform well in the war, and it is expected that we will reduce about 200,000 troops. ”

Eder listened to the words of the chief of the general staff, and thought in his heart, this is to cut off a third of the troops. Considering the outstanding performance of the standing divisions in this war, the army that was cut was basically a fierce competition between the mobilization division and the militia division. This will cause many officers and non-commissioned officers who have been promoted in the line of fire to be beaten back to their original shape.

Eder's thoughts did not interrupt Prissan's narration, only to see him continue: "This reduction of troops is mainly in the form of voluntary retirement. In addition, we will try our best to persuade officers and men who have excellent combat performance and good appearance to stay in the troops. Moreover, the troops to be dismantled this time will also be mainly infantry, and their technical units will be merged into the reserved units to be strengthened. ”

With that, Preshan took out a document and brought it to Eder.

"Your Majesty, this is a reference list for the dismantling of troops."

Edel took the list of the fates of the officers and soldiers and looked down. On this list given by the General Staff, only two divisions after the second batch number 60 remained. And the first batch of divisions after the number 40 was also abolished by three. And the reasons given by the General Staff are also varied; In some units, the skills of their soldiers are poor, and they are not suitable to remain in the army. There are also units with low officer levels and are not suitable for giving full play to the combat strength of the units they lead. In addition, there are also troops whose morale is not high and their will to fight is poor.

In the face of the reasons given by the General Staff, Eder believes that it is quite agreeable. Because as far as he knew, the combat capability of these divisions after the number 60 was very poor, and they performed unfavorably on the battlefield many times. So much so that later, these troops could only be assigned tasks such as maintaining regional law and order and protecting the army's supply lines.

After reading it, Eder signed his name on it and handed it to Prishan to say. "Just do what you want."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After Preshan took over the list of the number of the troops to be dismantled, he looked a little hesitant.

After seeing the expression of the chief of the general staff, Eder asked curiously, "What else can you say about the general?" ”

In the face of Eder's inquiry, Preshan thought for a while and finally couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, we Romania have performed very well in this war. However, according to my observations, there are still a lot of unsatisfactory points. For example, in the army, the mobilization of divisional and brigade-level troops is slow, and there is a lack of tacit cooperation between the technical arms that have been strengthened for the use of the troops. In addition, compared with the German army, the degree of cooperation between the divisional units associated with the establishment of our army group is not high enough. ”

Admiral Prije always spoke of many problems with the Romanian army in this war. In the end, he said: "The biggest problem we have found on the battlefield at present is that the current division-level troops are too large. The establishment of the two brigades and four regiments is not flexible enough to move on the battlefield, and in many cases there is the problem of being too slow to respond. ”

And Eder's expression gradually became serious after hearing what the chief of the general staff said. He also did not expect that in the Romanian army, which seemed to have outstanding achievements, there were many problems.

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

In the face of Eder's inquiry, Preshan spread his hands and said: "Not yet, but if His Majesty thinks it is feasible, the General Staff can make a plan first." But based on my years of experience, if I need to make changes, it's not small at all, maybe it's similar to what we did in '05. ”

What Presan said made a word flash in Edel's mind: "reorganization"?

It is no wonder that it will make Prishan, who has great prestige in the army, feel embarrassed, and the restructuring is a top priority. Moreover, it was restructured in the victorious Romanian army, which was no less than a purge after a championship-winning team, which was a difficult technical job. If the changes made in the future are not worse, they will not meet expectations, and the ensuing pressure of public opinion will discredit the makers who led the restructuring. It is because he understands this that he feels very embarrassed, which is to press all his reputation.

The location of Preshan and his loyalty to the kingdom made him unable to face up to the existence of this problem, so he spoke up under Eder's questioning.

Preshan's words made Eder feel that he had not chosen the wrong person, and it was too rare for a competent and discerning chief of staff like Preshan.

So Eder thought of giving His Excellency the Admiral a hint about the three-three system that prevailed in World War II in later generations.

"What do you think about changing two brigades to three regimental divisions?"

"Three regiments?"

"Yes."

Eder couldn't tell him the benefits of the three-three system, after all, the times were different, and the technology and equipment were different, and he didn't want to make jokes. What's more, he is not a person who specializes in military system, he was half a keyboard military expert in his previous life, and he has forgotten it for so many years, and this three-three system is also the little military memory he has left.

In the face of Eder's suggestion, Preshan replied cautiously: "If this is the case, I need to go back to the staff headquarters to study it." ”

Eder can also understand the chief of the general staff's caution in changing the military system. After all, I just said a term for the military system, and I didn't mention the command system of the military force and technical arms. The three-three system is not a panacea.

Admiral Prishan left after reporting on the dismantling of the army and his concerns about the problems and strength of the army. After all, the military affairs are busy enough, so there is still leisure to chat with the king.

Eder was about to check the government's work, after all, the prime minister had already brought people to the Paris Peace Conference, and the government's work could not be delayed. When there was no suitable candidate, Eder had to be supervised.

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