Rebirth: Romania Rising

In the spring of February 1913, the east wind thawed and the spring flowers were fragrant.

Alexei lay on the grass where the snow was about to melt away, holding his breath and concentrating on aiming at the 50-meter moving target in the distance.

After a few breaths, Alexei pulled the trigger with his finger, and the bullet came out!Although he had a perfect posture, his accuracy was completely off and he hit the target next to him...

"Hahaha, Alexei's marksmanship is only for shooting fixed targets. Want to shoot fixed targets? Let's forget it."

Betif on the side laughed. If he had aimed and fired, he would have hit it long ago.The two of them had a great time testing their spear skills here and joking with each other.

Victor and the others arrived in Bucharest after the holidays. The weather this year was not very good. There was heavy snowfall in the entire Northeast. They were worried that the snow would block roads, so they set off early to the capital military camp.

As a result, when they arrived at the Third Army barracks, they were told that they needed to train temporarily or to move to a city with less rainy and snowy weather. So the soldiers were taken to the city of Surudania in eastern Romania for training.

Surudanya is not an ordinary city, but a military fortress.Long before Romania's independence, in order to prevent sudden enemy attacks and consolidate national defense, many fortresses with defensive functions were built in the hills around Surudania, relying on the terrain.

Victor also knew that in the future during World War I, these fortresses would be modernized and equipped with new ventilation systems, elevators, artillery, etc.Allowing the firepower of each independent fortress to cover each other, and then connecting them with each other through tunnels, a continuous barrier was formed, as intricate as a "field", guarding eastern Romania.

Due to additional training, the Third Army had to stay in Surudania for several months. When they were idle, Victor continued to practice marksmanship with his men.Especially Alexei, whose shortcoming is shooting, has also made great progress under the guidance of everyone.However, it can only achieve no miss at 25 meters, and it will lose its accuracy any further away. As for the difficult operation of the 50-meter moving target, it is really difficult for him.

The men who had been training with Victor before were also following Victor.For example, basic cooperation and combat skills have been trained to a relatively mature level.

Victor looked at the training progress of everyone and thought thoughtfully:

"The Second Balkan War is not far away. Romania has now even engaged in such costly things as temporary training. It has probably joined the anti-Balkan alliance."

For more than a month, the Third Army Corps has been training normally. Apart from training every day, there is nothing to do here, but many major events have happened at home and abroad!

First, in May, the Ottomans and the Balkan Alliance jointly signed the Treaty of London, officially ending the war, recognizing the Balkan countries' achievements in many lands from the Black Sea coast to the Aegean Sea coast, and adding more land on the basis of the actual occupied areas. An independent state of Albania was established.

It is said that when Albania became independent, it was the work of the Austro-Hungarian Empire: the Austro-Hungarian Empire wanted to prevent Serbia from touching the Adriatic Sea. Serbia, which lost its outlet to the sea, was very angry.

At this time, Bulgaria even wanted to get more land in the disputed areas with Greece and Serbia, and even went so far as to break out armed border conflicts and frictions.

Also firmly refusing to withdraw from any territory, these developments completely ended the Balkan Alliance and made future relations between the two countries inevitably tense.

In fact, Bulgaria has completely pissed off all of its neighbors, and their Tsar seems not to be satisfied...

It's a pity that Victor's history is half-baked. He only knows a few famous historical figures, but when it comes to specific events, he has never heard of them, let alone the complicated relationships between those royal families.

When the news of the end of the First Balkan War came, the Bulgarians were very happy, and the soldiers here were even happier. They were recruited for this war. Now that the war has been won, I want to see those who are still alive after the war. The trip was worthwhile and a lot of money was plundered.

Victor guessed that Romania would probably turn around and join the anti-Bulgarian alliance next, and he wanted to be the first to lead the charge. It just so happened that this additional training could be considered as preparation for war.

When everyone returned to the camp where they were stationed, Anton, who had gone to the county town to do some business, came back and told Victor a piece of news.

"Victor, there is good news." Flickering, firewood was lit in the narrow and dark camp, reflecting the figures of Victor and the soldiers.

"And I asked about it and said that your tricycle patent has been approved, and some big shots are interested in it."

"Big shot, are you real or fake?"

"It is said that the king personally supports the promotion of your invention!"

Anton cautiously entered the camp in the dark. He tiptoed and took out something like a thick envelope from his arms... Just by looking at the paper, Victor knew that this should be a government document, and there was something on it. Stamped with coat of arms.

"Guess what else the official said?" Anton lowered his voice.

Victor didn't bother to guess. He had already practiced his gun skills today, so he just guessed casually: "Is it possible that our Third Army can pilot a bicycle unit?"

"Yes, that's it!" He just learned the news today. After being excited for a while, he became suspicious again. He always felt that there would be others coveting the quota in this new army and would target Victor, so he simply gave it to Wei Wei. Kedo said, let him make up his mind.

In 1888, the modern bicycle was invented. The following year, in 1889, the British formed a bicycle unit, the 26th Delsex Volunteer Rifles. This unit participated in the invasion of Southeast Asia and Tibet, China.

In 1896, the U.S. Army formed the 25th Montana Infantry Regiment, which set a long-distance march record of "34 kilometers in 3000 consecutive days" and participated in the 1898 U.S.-Mexican War.Relying on the speed of bicycles, they captured the southern Cuban fortress of El Canni before other infantry units.

Now, Romania’s cycling team is finally on the agenda.

"When we return to the original base of the army in Bucharest, there will be a show." Alexei was excited, imagining the majestic bicycle army in his mind.

However, within a few months, the Third Army finally returned to the capital.

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"Sir, hurry up and show us what tricycles and bicycles are!"

In Bucharest in early May, there was a burst of laughter around the Third Army barracks where Victor was stationed, but some soldiers gathered around Victor and watched him register and distribute new equipment-bicycles and tricycles.

Victor did not give up, and quickly signed the application form, distributed all the equipment, and ordered his troops to be the Silver Wheel Troops...

"What a Yinlun unit!" Everyone was laughing and joking. After all, Victor was the first person in the entire military camp to "eat crabs". This bicycle was not accepted by many officers and soldiers, and the cavalry was quite resistant to him. These uses overlap with cavalry.

Not only that, each of the big-headed soldiers stumbled and fell to the ground before they even took two steps on the bicycle, in a very embarrassed state.How can ordinary soldiers or cavalry be as majestic and elegant when walking in front?At this time, everyone was watching the joke of this new unit.

Victor calls it the [Silver Wheel Troop], which as the name suggests, is the Bicycle Troop.It's just that Victor wants this unit to have a different title to show off something different.

After the new equipment comes out, Victor's troops will have to practice again, but the corresponding benefits are indispensable.

For example, soldiers in the new army have their daily military pay increased, and after their sacrifice, they will receive a large pension and land to support their families.In this way, others will naturally be envious.

Victor taught the bike tricks and performed two random stunts.At this time, the soldiers from the army came to watch. They were interested and delighted in Victor's performance just now. At the same time, they all said with emotion: "I wonder when we will be able to play so skillfully."