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After several days of fighting, the Romanian Fourth Army had been crushed, and the morale of the Romanian army had been severely damaged, causing panic in the top echelons of the Romanian military and political circles.

Although the German 11th Army was still not defeated and was still resisting stubbornly under the command of Manstein, it was unable to stop the advance and outflanking of the Soviet Southwestern Front and the Southern Front because of its inferior strength and equipment.

By 30 October, the Soviet Red Army's Southwestern Front and Western Front had completed the outflanking of the 11th Army and had completed their rendezvous in the Hu?i and Leova areas, encircling Manstein's forces around Chisinau. The situation was one-sided against the Soviet Red Army, and the Manstein cluster was encircled and annihilated, I am afraid it was a matter of time.

The victory of the Soviet Red Army on the battlefield caused panic in the top echelons of the Romanian military administration. On the issue of facing the current situation, the opinions of the senior officers of the Romanian army are not unanimous. Some people thought that it was necessary to devote the whole country and enlist the help of Germany, Bulgaria, and Hungary to fight to the death with the Soviet Red Army.

There are also those who believe that the Axis powers are in a position to save the situation on the side of Eastern Europe. Among them, a group of high-ranking military officers, headed by the military commissioner of the royal palace, Miyakang Sanatscu, believed that because of the position of the Soviet Union in the international anti-fascist alliance and its significant influence on Eastern Europe, Romanian forces, including the royal family, the army, and various political parties, must cooperate with the Romanian Communist Party.

Only in this way can the Romanian people be prevented from being victimized by this unjust war of aggression, from the destruction of their homeland caused by the war, and so that they can continue to live a stable and peaceful life.

But in any case, the decision on the fate of the country is not in the hands of these anti-war officers. Their vocation is simply to obey orders, no matter how high their rank.

Unless someone comes out to lead them, arouses their anti-war sentiment, and unites their forces until this force becomes strong enough to stand up to other forces, the fate of the country can be changed because of them.

For now, however, power in Romania remained firmly in the hands of the fascist clique headed by Jan Antonescu.

In the face of the "invasion" of the Soviet Red Army, Antonescu's government remained steadfast, standing on the side of his fascist allies, and continued to fight this senseless war.

In order to win the war and accumulate enough troops for future wars, the leader of the Romanian fascist regime, Jan Antoniscu, soon returned to the capital from the front, convened an emergency meeting of the government, and voted to carry out a general mobilization, with the intention of turning the whole of Romania into a destructive battlefield where hundreds of thousands of Soviet Red Army troops would be buried.

In order to make this general mobilization "become" high-sounding, Antoniscu also prepared to go to the royal palace in the afternoon of the next day to meet with King Mihai I, and the king will issue a "letter to the people of the whole country", using the king's influence and appeal to mobilize the whole people to join this senseless fascist war.

However, the Romanian king had long been persuaded by anti-fascist officers such as Miyacon Sanatscu and was already on the side of the anti-fascist camp.

As the king of Romania, Mikhail I did not want his homeland to become a destructive battlefield, let alone hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of his citizens who lost their precious lives and died in this senseless war.

He realized that in this war, the Soviet Union, which had the advantage in manpower, equipment and resources, would be the ultimate victor.

Moreover, the Soviet Union was still the side of German aggression, and their people had every reason to resist, while Germany was the side of the invasion, and in the event of a defeat of the German army on the battlefield, they might also have anti-war forces, as in Romania today.

After careful consideration and observation, King Mihai I saw the potential strength and development prospects of the Communist Party, hoping to get a "guarantee" from the Communist Party for its sovereign status.

Due to the position of the Soviet Union in the international anti-fascist alliance and its significant influence on Eastern Europe, the Romanian royal family and political parties have already started cooperation with the Romanian Communist Party and sided with the anti-fascist front.

Upon learning that Antonescu was preparing to mobilize, King Mihai I of Romania informed the chief of staff of the communist and anti-fascist garrisons about the mobilization.

After receiving the news, the Romanian Communist Party and the anti-fascist officers' organizations intensified their work in the army to enlist the support of more officers and soldiers.

After receiving enough support and controlling enough troops, the anti-fascist front, led by the Romanian Communist Party, made a decisive decision and decided to take the opportunity to arrest Antoniscu for the early uprising.

The next afternoon, when Antoniscu arrived at the palace by car with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister M. Antoniscu to discuss mobilization with the king, the palace guards, commanded by anti-fascist officers, were the first to be arrested by the king's orders.

Antonescu's retinue, under the deterrence of the palace guards, did not put up any resistance, and obediently handed over the weapons in their hands, thus ending Antonescu's career in power.

Soon after, King Mihai summoned the ministers of the military, the interior and other military and political dignitaries of the fascist government to the palace in the name of convening a royal council, and arrested them one by one.

Antonescu watched the "comrades-in-arms" around him being arrested one after another, and could only silently sigh. In this way, a fascist regime that had been in power for only one year collapsed with the arrest of Antonescu and his fascist teammates, and a new era began.

Then, King Mihai I of Romania issued a statement to the people of the whole country, officially announcing the abolition of the fascist dictatorship, the cessation of military operations against the countries of the anti-fascist coalition, and within a day, the formation of a provisional government composed of anti-fascist soldiers and technicians, followed by negotiations with the Soviet side.

However, the situation in Romania did not stabilize as a result of Antonescu's arrest.

Hitler was shocked when he learned of the overthrow of Antonisku's regime, and immediately ordered Rundstedt, commander of Army Group South, and Manstein, commander of the 11th Army, to use all means to wipe out the king and the coup d'état, restore order in Romania, and try to establish a new fascist regime in Romania.

At the same time, after the capture of the fascist leader, the army, controlled by the Romanian Anti-Fascist Front, including the Antoiscu Guard Regiment, declared an uprising.

At the same time, thousands of workers, organized by the Romanian Communist Party, also took up arms, formed the Red Guards, and joined the ranks of the uprising. Even threw themselves on the side of the insurgents.

The uprising quickly spread from the capital to all parts of the country, from central Moldova and the shores of the Black Sea to Banat and central Transylvania.

In less than two hours, the telephone offices, telegraph offices, radio stations, government buildings, and other important strategic points throughout Romania were occupied by the insurrectionary forces, and the communication links between the German headquarters and the subordinate units were also cut off.

The Soviet Red Army also seized this opportunity and united with the Romanian rebels to launch an attack on the German army in Romania, and a large-scale siege and annihilation battle began.