Cluj, the town of Transylvania.

Rudolph officially took over the command of the troops, coming up with his long-planned plan.

His operational plan was adopted in the military department, but only as a preliminary concept, and now there are no conditions for its implementation at all. This Northern Romanian Front was still a rough prototype, and Rudolph's troops could not even form a group army.

To be exact, he only has the only army-level unit of the 19th Army. This front was a patchwork of the Transylvanian garrison, under the jurisdiction of the Wehrmacht's 61st Division, the 87th Division, the 19th Army of the Hungarian Local Defense Army, and the 16th Hussar Regiment.

More than half of the 61st Division was lost, and the Czechs were not willing to defend the Kingdom of Hungary. The 87 Division consisted of Romanians, and Rudolph could not believe their loyalty.

The 19th Army had three divisions, 34, 35, and 38, and the 34th and 35th divisions were all replenished reserves, and only the 38th division was the elite of the Hungarians. The 34th Division, which suffered heavy losses in the initial period of the war, has now been withdrawn to the rear.

The vast eastern part of Transylvania had only four divisions of defenders. The 87th Division was deployed in the salient of Romanian territory to the north, and the 61st Division was stationed on the north bank of the lower Muresh River.

Two divisions of the 19th Army were concentrated, and they held back the enemy in the southeast.

Romania's Army Group North, the 4th Army, reversed course after breaking through into the heart of Transylvania from the west. They followed the river and moved to the southwest of the Romanian 1st and 2nd armies.

The Romanians intended to gather forces, cross the Mureš River, and then defeat the 9th Army and occupy the plateau of Transylvania.

If Archduke Eugen and his troops were defeated, the Romanians would have completely occupied Transylvania, and the Austro-Hungarian army would have to face a tough battle on their own soil.

Everyone can understand the situation in Romania. Not only in Transylvania, but also on the entire Eastern Front, the Confederate armies went into action.

After the meeting, the commanders of the German and Austrian armies reached an agreement. The Eastern Front, which had been silent for a long time, was once again ignited by the flames of war.

The Germans, along the Baltic Sea, were gradually approaching the Lithuanian region. The chlorine gas and blasting in Ypres had dissipated, and the Western Front entered a stalemate phase in July.

The Chief of the General Staff of the German Army, Falkingham, finally turned his attention to the Eastern Front, a large number of German troops were sent to Poland, and General Ludendorff's "Baltic Strategy" was finally realized.

Field Marshal Mackensen, the commander of the German forces on the Eastern Front, planned to outflank Warsaw from the east. His troops opened the way with more than 1,000 artillery pieces, compressing the Russian defense line step by step.

The Russian army in the northwest is in a bad condition, in fact, they have not been in a better situation since the outbreak of the war. In order to compensate for the inferiority of the artillery, they had to pay tens of thousands of casualties. Then, in order to fend off the Germans, they had to pay two or three times as many casualties.

The Austrian army in southern Poland was not idle, and the 1st and 4th armies launched a strategic offensive, advancing the front to the north and east, respectively.

The Warsaw region has become a salient, and if the war goes well, the Russian army will have to withdraw from Poland.

A bright future exists only in imagination, and the current Russian army has no intention of retreating. They filled the line with abundant troops. The Russian army fought tenaciously, and even a master of maneuvering like Mackensen could only advance 10 kilometers a day.

Russia has been gathering strength since its defeat in April. This giant bear has not yet shown its decline, he not only single-handedly resisted the attack of the German-Austrian army, but also in western Ukraine, in response to the actions of the Romanians.

To the north of Rudolph was the 7th Army, which was stationed in southern Galicia and Bukovina and tasked with fending off the Russian 11th Army.

The success or failure of the Polish battlefield determined the course of the war, and Russia was the Romanian's greatest reliance. If the Russians retreated, the demise of Romania would only be a matter of time.

Rudolph is still optimistic that if the Germans cannot defeat even the Russians, then the war will not have to continue.

In the big picture, Transylvania was only one part of the war. But it is also the lifeline of Austria-Hungary, if the Romanian army and the Russian army enter Hungary, Austria-Hungary will lose the ability to continue fighting, even if it does not withdraw from the war immediately.

Rudolph did not believe in the combat effectiveness of the Romanians, he was only thinking about how to minimize losses and how to solve the fighting in the Balkans as quickly as possible.

Romania needed an immediate solution, and the Hungarians were very concerned about it, which is why Rudolf's plan was able to pass.

Reinforcements are arriving, and the 93rd and 105th Divisions have just been formed in Hungary. The 8th Lancer Division and the 2nd Hussar Division were from the Eastern Front. There were also the Czech 10th Division, the 44th Division and the 27th Division of Lower Austria, which had completed the repair.

The Hungarian parliament paid for the two new divisions, and they also promised to do everything in their power to ensure the logistical supply of the army.

The Hungarian factories were operating at full capacity, and the military supplies, weapons and ammunition produced were delivered to the troops as soon as possible.

It's hard for Hungarians not to be tempted by this, not only for their homeland, but for their entire wealth.

These landlord squires invested their savings in factories, and before they could make a profit, the Romanians came calling.

The Hungarians in the rear helped out, and the Hungarians at the front were in high spirits. Under such favorable conditions, Rudolph felt that victory was just around the corner.

On August 3, the 93rd and 105th Divisions arrived at the front, the 93rd Division joined the defense zone of the 19th Army, and the 105th Division served as a mobile force.

On 4 August, the 44th Division arrived in Cluj, and Rudolph ordered them to repair on the spot and be ready to go.

The Romanian Fourth Army confronted Rudolf's forces, with the Romanian army launching only occasional skirmishes to test the positions of the 19th Army.

In fact, the 19th Army did not bother to dig positions at all, and after crossing the river, there was no danger to defend on the plain. Rudolph planned to constantly weaken and even crush the enemy forces in the form of mobile warfare.

In the face of the attack of the Romanian army, Rudolph concentrated the artillery of his troops. Under the powerful firepower of the mountain artillery of Skoda and Bailu, the attack of the Luo army failed without exception.

Only part of the Romanian 4th Army was moving south, and the vast majority of its men remained.

They did not dare to act rashly, this force of Rudolph was always a threat. The Romanians felt like they were stuck in the throat, and the best option was to crush or annihilate Rudolph's forces.

Rudolph waited for reinforcements to slowly gather, and he was not content to stop the enemy army. The Romanian 4th Group was only 200,000 men, and excluding the two garrisons in the north, Rudolph's seven infantry divisions and two cavalry divisions numbered almost 120,000.

Although the Austro-Hungarian army was limited in numbers, it had the advantage of weapons and soldiers.

The prerequisites have been met, and the outcome of the war will depend on his judgment and command.

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The battlefield situation map is in the comment area, purely hand-drawn, just a concept.