Chapter 426: Peace Comes?

The statement of Soviet Russia in Pravda was noticed by the Romanian government early on. In fact, Romania has been waiting for news from Soviet Russia. After all, the two sides have only fought once, and there will always be news on whether to negotiate peace or continue to fight.

Britain, France, and other countries also saw the report of Soviet Russia's confession, and Britain, France, and other countries were quite dissatisfied with Soviet Russia's performance of retracting after being beaten. Because after the victory in the Battle of Vinnitsa, Britain and France instigated Romania to continue to attack Soviet Russia. To this end, they also told the Romanian government that they would be happy to see Romania seize the entire Ukrainian region.

The Romanian side, on the other hand, was indifferent to the Anglo-French pie, and did not take a step forward even if they talked about it. Therefore, when persuasion of Romania failed, they put their hopes on Soviet Russia, hoping that the polar bear would show its greed for land and continue to be an enemy of Romania.

And at the moment it seems that the Russian government is not stupid, they consciously retracted their claws after being knocked with a stick by Romania.

At the center of Romania's real power, Eder was also discussing with the prime minister and the chief of the general staff about the response that Romania needed to give after the retreat of Soviet Russia.

"Your Majesty, our army has stopped its military operations in Ukraine since Soviet Russia issued a message that it does not want to fight. But they didn't send negotiators, so would it really be good to stop the military operation? In case it is a delaying tactic implemented in order to solve the internal White Guards first. The results of our battle are not enough. ”

In front of everyone, the Chief of the General Staff, General Prishan, was expressing his opinion. As a representative of the military's forces, Prishan certainly needs to express the military's tough stance.

In fact, Prieshan's opinion is quite modest. In the army, a large group of militants shouted to seize Kiev and push the borders of the kingdom to the banks of the Dnieper. Militarily, they analyzed the advantages of using the Dnieper as a frontier, and at the same time stated that the kingdom's army was fully capable of doing so.

Even the army has a more radical point of view, occupying the entire territory of Ukraine. The reason given was the union of Romania with Ukraine, and Romania had a legitimate reason to occupy these places.

These military forces only think to the limits of what they can do. I have never thought about the contradictions between the population and the nationalities, the territorial contradictions that cannot be separated from the Russo-Russian integration, and whether there is a national strength in the country to support such great ambitions.

Fortunately, Admiral Prishan had a good command of the army and was able to silence the voices of these militants. That's why he raised the concern that with Soviet Russia, which requires tacit peace between the two sides, after all, without peace negotiations, anyone may preemptively move against the other side. In this case, the pressure on their military is not small at all.

"General Preeshan, what you are worried about, in fact, we are also worried. However, the domestic finances are no longer enough to continue to fight with Soviet Russia. The new territory requires a lot of financial investment, and the military has already laid enough territory for the kingdom, so please don't fight any more. This is because the revenues are not enough to support the investment in the larger new territories. ”

It is, of course, Lord Albert, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who refutes Prieshan financially. As the Minister in charge of Romania's finances, Lord Albert was well aware of Romania's finances. At present, Romania seems to be doing well, but since the end of the war, Romania's rapid economic development has come to an end.

The amount of money needed for the new territories now accounts for a third of Romania's fiscal expenditures. After deducting the cost of the army, Romania's finances are already very tight. If the war continues, then fiscal spending will reach the warning line, which will drag down Romania's economic development. The slowdown in economic development will expose many problems for Romania. Originally, Romania was able to take advantage of the rapid economic development and slowly solve them one by one. If it erupts in a concentrated manner, the damage to Romania will be a long-term hazard. Lord Albert saw this very clearly.

In the face of Lord Albert's words, Prime Minister Bretianu also agreed: "Lord Albert is right, the army needs to restrain its desire for territory. There are enough other nationalities in Romania at the moment, and we must guarantee the dominance of the Romanian ethnic group in the country. Otherwise, many of the problems that arose in the Austro-Hungarian Empire would also arise in Romania. ”

Prime Minister Brettianu did not oppose the military's opinion on other fronts, but instead started with the nation. The high-ranking officials present were all from Romanians, and in this era of rising nationalism, it is impossible not to talk about the national question of the main body of the country.

A universal view like that of later generations is completely unthinkable in this era. Even Britain and France, which have vast colonies, will be more or less different in their treatment of non-native peoples, and their high-ranking officials rarely have the existence of other peoples. Although they didn't say it, they kept doing it.

The Prime Minister's words made other high-ranking officials speak one after another. They analysed the benefits of the armistice for Romania from all sides, while Admiral Plieshan ignored these opinions and only mentioned the dangers of such a tacit truce. This kind of problem that only mentions one problem that no one can ignore, and faces the situation of others with a blind attitude. This kind of trick made everyone present marvel at why people's skin can be so thick.

"Uh-huh."

Seeing that the discussion was trending towards street fighting, Eder coughed quickly, and asked the high-ranking ministers to pay attention.

"Your Majesty, what do you think about this matter?"

Eder's cough was still very effective, and His Excellency the Prime Minister immediately turned in a contradiction, which made him regret his previous cough.

But now that the Prime Minister has asked, and the dignitaries present have already spoken, Eder must come out and express his opinion.

"Everyone has their own truth, but they all have their own focus in different situations. In the face of Soviet Russia's statement this time, I think it can give the other side a chance to express goodwill. After all, we are members of a civilized society, and we cannot but give each other a chance to change, so we need to respond to acts of kindness. Just withdraw 100,000 troops from the border areas of Ukraine and see how the enemy responds. ”

After first stating Romania's concessions, Eder continued: "However, in order to prevent goodwill from being used by Soviet Russia against ourselves, military supplies against Ukraine cannot be stopped." The fortifications that should be built are still indispensable, and the stocks of ammunition that should be replenished still need to be replenished. Everything needs to be done according to the performance of Soviet Russia. ”

As Eder spoke, the final Romanian decision was of course based on his proposals, with other important ministers adding on minor issues.

When the decision was made, Presan finally breathed a sigh of relief, and in fact he hoped that the decision for peace would be reached. After all, Russia has an overwhelming advantage in population and territory, and Romania has taken advantage of it at other times except for this war, and it is his original idea to take it when he sees it. However, this kind of thinking is not suitable for the needs of the military, and as the spokesperson of the army, it is contrary to the current thinking of the army, which is not a good thing for him.

After Eder came to power, he raised the treatment of the army several times, and in turn, it increased the influence of the military. Especially in several foreign wars, Romania has been the victor, and it is not the kind that stands on the side and shouts, but also makes the military a symbol of pride in the mouth of the people. In this case, the military has been able to reach a point where it can compete with the government.

It's just that this situation, that is, during this time, seems obvious. However, as long as the military is not given the opportunity to continue to make meritorious contributions, the military power will gradually weaken, which is one of the reasons why the government is so insistent on calling for a truce.

Of course, Preshan knows that this false influence will not last, but it is impossible for him to take the initiative to suppress it at present. Besides, why should the military bow to the government, but they are loyal to the monarch along with the government of the kingdom's army, which is simply the perfect setting. Of course, the Romanian military will not be able to reach the level that Japan is currently in, and it is not possible to achieve this culturally and cognitively, and it is too difficult for them to do it.

When Romania decided to respond to Soviet Russia and make a goodwill move, the Russian side gradually began to withdraw troops from the Western Front. With you sending an army and I sending an army, the two sides finally brought calm back to the land of Ukraine. However, this territorial dispute in western Ukraine, which ended without a hitch, will need to see which of the two sides develops first to the point where they can't help but make a move.

Until then, however, the Anglo-French instigation of Romania had no effect and worked very well against another neighboring country.