Military mobilization has become quite proficient in European countries. Since the Franco-Prussian War, Prussia has been imitated by other countries since its rapid defeat of France, which was superior in population and national power by virtue of its world-leading mobilization mechanism.

By the time of World War I, the mobilization mechanisms of various countries were already very sound, but it was Germany that did the most adequate mobilization. With a population mobilization rate of up to 10%, it beats the mobilization rate of other powers by 4~5%. This was also the main factor that Germany was able to divide the Western Front on an equal footing with Britain and France, and at the same time unite with Austria-Hungary to defeat Russia on the Eastern Front.

Romania is currently facing a situation in which a mobilization rate of 12 per cent is required to cope with the current situation. But fortunately, Romania has a good economy now and has the financial resources to allow the military to do this, but for Romania, which has a population of only 10 million, it was a general mobilization from the beginning. However, in order to maximize the interests of Romania in his heart, Eder and the government and military are doing their best.

So at the meeting, both the government and the military went for the problems that they needed to solve. As the issues came up with solutions one by one, the question of war was soon resolved. It was not until the end of the meeting that Prime Minister Blettianu proposed. "Your Majesty, in order to ensure smooth negotiations, I think it is necessary to send an important minister to negotiate in person, and there will be hidden dangers in relying on telegrams now."

Seeing the Prime Minister frowning and expressing concern, Eder asked after glancing at the Foreign Secretary. "Prime Minister, who do you think is the right person?"

In the face of the king's inquiry, Prime Minister Brettianu spoke without raising his head. "Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary is the most suitable person."

Eder listened to the Prime Minister's words, looked at Barnosk, who was the Foreign Secretary, and asked. "What do you think? Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. ”

In response to Eder's inquiry, the foreign secretary, who is in his fifties, spoke in a cautious tone. "Your Majesty, I very much agree with the Prime Minister's proposal, but it still needs to be decided by Your Majesty."

Hearing the words of Foreign Minister Barnoske, Eder couldn't help but feel happy. This old slippery head knew that the prime minister was at this time period, and it was impossible for him to go away and negotiate in person. Except for him, who is considered to be a well-versed minister in diplomatic negotiations, as a foreign minister, can he send anyone else?

Although he was a little critical of the Foreign Secretary in his heart, Eder still agreed with the Prime Minister's proposal, and it was better to have the Foreign Secretary come and negotiate in person.

"I also agree with the Prime Minister's proposal, so I will bother the Foreign Secretary to make a trip himself."

After seeing that the king agreed to the prime minister's proposal, Barnoske, as the foreign minister, was ecstatic. He knows the importance of this negotiation, whether it is for fame or altruism, and this is why he personally went to the prime minister's house the day before yesterday to negotiate.

Looking at the foreign minister, who was a little excited, His Excellency the Prime Minister, who had just made the proposal, was much calmer. In his opinion, the military will have a big rise in power in the next period of time, and this period is not short. Because in the eyes of Prime Minister Brettianu, the defeat of the Central Powers has become inevitable. The military, which has won and soared, must be restrained by the government, so the government can only take the credit for the negotiations, which is why he agreed to the foreign minister.

The military, of course, was unhappy with the government's move to lead the negotiations. However, as the military triumvirate, Prishan and General Courtois and others, of course, know the severity. The imminent war situation had already overwhelmed them, and they had no intention of focusing on it. And they know that as long as the war is won, then the military power will become inevitable, after all, the expansion of territory can only be obtained by the army fighting.

The meeting was held until the end of the day, watching the important ministers who left the meeting one by one, as the chief of the General Staff, Admiral Prishan also packed up his things and prepared to return to the General Staff, and now there are still several military problems waiting for the staff officers to solve, and he needs to go over to supervise it.

"Your Excellency Chief of the General Staff, Your Majesty asked you to wait for a while."

One of the attendants whispered to Prishan . This slowed down the chief of the General Staff, who, having declined the invitation to leave with his military colleagues, met the king in another lounge.

Eder, who was holding a hot towel to cover his face to relieve his fatigue, asked the chief of the general staff. "I heard you have a military problem that you can't solve right now?"

Hearing the king's inquiry, Admiral Pletsan replied with no surprise at all. "Yes, Your Majesty, there is a stabbing problem that haunts us right now."

The problem that Admiral Pleshan said was not only a stabber, but a rather stabber, and it almost kept Priesan awake at night as the chief of the General Staff. So what exactly makes the Chief of the General Staff so restless? In the end, it is a question of the speed of mobilization in Romania.

In addition to the existing military forces, the Romanian mobilization militia is ready in five days and ammunition and equipment within 10 days. This build-up speed is quite rapid even in Europe, and of course this is not where Prissan's headache lies, the reason for his headache is the mobilization of the second batch of reserves. Its 15-day build-up rate and 20~25 regular equipment and ammunition time were too long, and this time would allow the Romanian army to collide with the Allied forces that were on standby.

This is the result of repeated calculations by the elite staff officers of the General Staff, based on the reaction time of the Allied troops. The German army had a reaction time of 7 days, the Austro-Hungarian army had a reaction time of 12 days, and the Bulgarian army had a reaction time of 14 days.

It took almost a month for the Romanian army to be fully prepared, which was completely unacceptable to Prieshan. However, with the existing transport and weapons stockpiles, this time is simply not likely to be reduced.

Some people may ask, why can't we mobilize in advance? Once the mobilization order begins, nearly 12% of the country's population will enter the barracks, and who can turn a blind eye unless they are blind? Moreover, the economic ties between Romania and Germany and Austria were so close that as soon as there was a stir, the news arrived in Berlin and Vienna the next day.

And Eder also knows the plight of the military, but he doesn't have a good way to deal with it, after all, there are many military things he doesn't know much about, and it's hard to give advice. Still, he made a suggestion. "So have you ever tried to assemble into a battalion first and go directly to the destination to solve the problem of higher establishment?"

In the face of Eder's suggestion, Admiral Prishan spoke. "Your Majesty, our General Staff has also thought about it. However, this will do more harm than good. ”

Faced with the Romanian approach in the previous life, the chief of the General Staff continued to explain. "Your Majesty, such words will increase the transport pressure on the front. Moreover, it is not advisable to reorganize the army in the immediate vicinity of the front line, and if it is attacked during this time, its losses will increase. ”

Seeing that his proposal was vetoed by Admiral Prissan, Eder was not angry, and asked as he looked at the rest room where there were only two people. "Chief of the General Staff, can you tell me how many layers you have of this war."

Knowing that this was the king's anxiety about future war, he pondered it for a while and spoke. "I'm only 60% sure of capturing Transylvania, but as long as we capture it, then we have 8 layers of certainty that we can win this war."

"Well, you go and prepare, and if necessary, in order to capture Transylvania, you can draw the defense army of the Moldavian region."

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely let the Romanian flag fly over Transylvania."

Looking at the departing Chief of General Staff, Eder also felt a sense of melancholy in his heart.