Falkenhein was forced to resign as Minister of War and was forced to withdraw the 4th Army from the Western Front to defend itself, but he continued to serve as Chief of the German General Staff. Hindenburg, the commander-in-chief of the German Eastern Front, now finally had five armies at his disposal, and the total strength of 1.1 million troops was enough to fight the Russian attack alone.

However, the promised counterattack by the Austrian-Hungarians was delayed, and instead retreated under the pressure of the Russian 3rd and 8th armies and the newly formed 13th Army, and entrenched themselves in the key passes of the Carpathians.

Lechelton only noticed the battle with the German General Staff, but did not notice the consequences of the retreat of the Austrians and the successive victories of the Russians.

The Romanians eventually sided with the Central Powers, and on 18 April, declared war on Austria-Hungary. In the south, the Italians could not help it, and after the British promised to give them Tyrol, Istria, Dalmatia and even Albania after the war, they also concluded an entente with the British.

There is a great deal of intelligence that the Italians will soon also declare war on Austria-Hungary.

Lechelton had the upper hand in the battle with the German General Staff led by Falkenhein, but pushed the Romanians and Italians into the enemy's position.

This time he was self-defeating.

Serbia, the primary enemy, stood firm in the Balkans for a long time, and tens of thousands of British and French reinforcements began to land and gather in Thessaloniki. Churchill's insistence on launching the Dardanelles Offensive and the successful landing of Anglo-French troops on the Gallipoli Peninsula made the future of the Central Powers even more bleak. On the Eastern Front, the Russians marched straight into and occupied all of Galicia, which deepened this understanding.

The weak Turks are coming to an end, most people think. The Ottoman army, which had been defeated repeatedly, would never be able to withstand the attack of the British and French forces and the Russians, and the successive victories of the Russians gave people the dawn of the victory of the Entente. The Germans had been trying to establish direct contact with Turkey since the beginning of the war, and by accepting Bulgaria and Romania and keeping Turkey firmly in their hands, they would open the way to the East.

But the stupid German General Staff has been focusing on the Western Front, constantly engaged in a large-scale war of attrition with the French, and the loss of personnel and materials on the Western Front is enormous, almost every year more than 600,000 German troops are consumed in endless trench warfare.

The Romanians eventually decided to side with the Entente, eager for the Austro-Hungarian possession of Sibenburgen (Transylvania) and Bukovina, which the British had promised them, while the Russians, under pressure, agreed to return Bessarabia after the Russo-Turkish War of 1878 to the Romanians.

It is important to know that the whole of Transylvania is the same size as present-day Romania, so that the Romanian territory can be expanded by half.

The establishment of a united and powerful Greater Romania has always been the ideal of the rulers of Bucharest.

Romania took advantage of the crisis of the Balkan War of 1912 to take Dobroga from the Bulgarians, who were deeply prejudiced against the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which ruled Siebbenburgen and Bukovina, and now added to fears of revenge against the Bulgarians.

Bulgaria's choice to join the Central Powers was another factor that led it to join the Entente.

In the aftermath of the war, the Romanians were in strict political opposition between joining the Central Powers and the Entente. The Romanian Conservative Party, led by Majoresco, leaned towards Germany, but the Liberal Party, led by the new Prime Minister Bratiano, leaned towards France. On the side of the Entente was Také Jonesco, and on the side of Germany was Karp.

King Carroll was not only a pro-German but also a German from the Hohenjo family, but Crown Prince Apalent was pro-French and his wife was British.

Before the war, King Carol had concluded a secret pact with Deau, but after the war began, he feared that the country would fall into ruin. Although he was unable to fulfill the Entente, his influence was strong enough to prevent the Romanians from declaring war on Austria-Hungary and Germany.

However, the death of the pro-German King Carol on October 10, 1914, had a fatal effect on the political balance in Romania. At this time, the forces in the government of Bucharest that leaned towards the side of the Entente had the absolute upper hand.

Lehedon and Condela had several quarrels with the Germans over Italian matters, and Falkenhayn advocated granting the wishes of the Italians to give up Trento, South Tyrol, and Udine to Italy, but fortunately he did not mention Trieste. Condra retorted, "Wouldn't it be peaceful if the Germans returned Alsace and Lorraine to the French?"

On the land issue, no one is likely to make concessions.

The problem is that the Italians are ambitious.

On April 26, 1915, Italy formally signed the London Agreement with the Entente Powers, which stipulated that Italy's participation in the war would be paid not only in the above-mentioned regions, but also in the Istrian Peninsula, the Dalmatian region, Vlora and several German colonies in Africa.

The greedy Italians finally couldn't resist the British **, and blatantly reneged on the former covenant, but stabbed them in the back.

Now, the whole shape looks like it's about to collapse.

The loss of Romanian food and oil supplies would be a huge blow to both Austria-Hungary and Germany, and the Romanians were mobilizing, and they would soon be able to organize an army of half a million men. Although they lack equipment, they are a great threat.

These could have been won over to the side of the Allies.

But the battle between Helden and Falkenhayn ruined the situation, and now two new enemies have emerged.

It's not very powerful, but it's enough to give you a headache.

It was a serious mistake, but it is now irreparable.

Now that the situation was critical, Kondra asked Lehedon to transfer two army groups from the northeastern front, one to strengthen the Italian-Austrian border and the other to Siebengbergen in Hungary, to guard against the Romanian attack.

Lechelton was unmoved.

Now there was no way, but some third-rate local garrisons were transferred in Austria, and the 8th Army, which had less than 80,000 men, was hastily formed and sent to the Tyrolean front.

In addition, the Hungarian local defense forces were also urgently expanded, forming the 10th and 11th armies, which were composed of middle-aged men with a total strength of only 300,000 troops, but they had to deal with pressure from two sides, the Russian army and the Romanians on the Carpathian front.

Lechelton was urgently communicating with Hindenburg and Ludendorff, and he was conceiving a big plan, but it needed the full cooperation of the Germans.

The commander-in-chief of the German Eastern Front, General Hindenburg, and the chief of the General Staff, General Ludendorff, finally agreed to send a liaison officer over to discuss the issue of joint operations with Hirton Lee.

However, Falkenhain wanted to send a German military staff to the Austro-Hungarian army in a vain attempt to control the Austro-Hungarian army.

Ridiculous, Condela refused without hesitation.

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