Rebirth: Romania Rising

Dobrich, mid-August.In the early morning of this morning, shortly after sunrise, in the military camp next to Dobrich, the newly appointed Sheriff Christo got up with a yawn, came to the barracks, opened the door of the barracks, and ushered in the new arrival of Dobrich. day.

Christo found a stool and sat by the door, flipping through the old volumes of information that Victor left behind, while greeting his subordinates who were going out to do work.

The people in Dobrigli have returned to their lives before the war began. They work at sunrise and rest at sunset. If there is any difference, it is that the management of the city gates has become stricter, and the local gangsters in the city have temporarily stopped. Disappeared - The last Romanian Sheriff didn't like gangsters. Under Victor's iron fist, the gangsters could no longer show off as before. They could only find a job and pretend to be good citizens.

Christo's younger brother Golan is one of them. He used to be a well-known thug in the city, but now he has to do the lowly business of pulling goods by manpower, and there are many more legal controls, and he suddenly feels uncomfortable.Seeing his brother go out with a sullen expression as if someone owed him thousands of dollars, Christochi shook his head.

Compared with when the Romanian army just occupied this place two months ago, Dobrich is already very different. First of all, everyone was told that Adrianople, Varna, Thrace...many provinces and cities had fallen. The Tsar also escaped from the capital and sent envoys to Bucharest to sign a defeat agreement to pay reparations and cede territory.The land and subjects of Dobrich in the past are no exception. From now on, all men, women and children, regardless of age, become Romanians!

The flag and name of Bulgaria were no longer allowed to be used. Instead, a new administrative plan was adopted. The territory of the original South Dobroga was merged into North Dobroga and merged into Dobroga.

When he learned the name, Golan complained to Herstow: "South is south and north is north. Why should the south be merged into the north? Can't the north be merged into the south? Besides, the new The capital is still far in the north at Constanta, this Romanian is really evil!"

Herstow laughed loudly after hearing this and said to him: "After Romania annexed this region, it liked to use the old name. You see, Prussia once annexed Alsace and Lorraine and also integrated them. Bulgaria lost the war. , the fate of South Dobruga was the same, Romania integrated North and South Dobruga.”

"Romania's move must be to make the local people forget about Bulgaria and accept the new rule. Otherwise, why not put the capital in Dobrich?"

"Set it in Dobrich? That's impossible. Don't you know? The Port of Constanta has a prosperous economy and a large population. Nowadays, many workers and businessmen in Dobrich City have gone north to make a living."

Although Dobrich, the capital of South Dobroga, remained intact after the peaceful return.But in Golan's view, Constanta has a tendency to replace Dobrich and become the central city of Dobroga.He had analyzed before that it was connected in all directions, with large plains and cultivated land, which could feed many people. In addition, it was not far from the chasm. As long as the original wharf was expanded, it would be easy to attract businessmen and investment.

Not to mention anything else, it is said that when the Romanian troops stationed in various counties and villages in Bulgaria were disbanded and returned northward, they used Dobrich as a distribution center. New soldiers reported here every day and left one after another after receiving the disbandment order.

The whole morning was calm as usual. When the sun climbed up the mountainside and Golan came home for dinner, he said to Herstow: "Brother, another group of Romanians passed Constanta from the south in the morning, the one stationed here. They even asked me to carry their belongings for them.

Among this group of people, I saw a young officer who spoke Bulgarian, and he looked familiar to me. He was a former police officer, and the military rank on his shoulders had been changed to colonel."

Herstow has now penetrated into the Romanian system and is familiar with the Romanian military ranks, official positions, and epaulettes. After hearing this, he was immediately amazed. "So, Sheriff Victor was just a regiment commander before, but now he can be a brigade commander or a division commander?"

He remembered the rumors some time ago: Although Dobrich surrendered the city without a fight under the siege of the Romanian army, Victor did not have many local connections, and military control was all dependent on the hundred men he led. No. [-], and he faced the temptations of thousands of disbanded militiamen and two major families...

Have you ever thought that Victor relied on his own strong skills and ability to control the two major families. After a war, not only did he make no mistakes, but he also did a good job in local security. Sure enough, he suddenly Jumped to a higher position.

In addition to feeling emotional about Victor's achievements and abilities, as the new Sheriff, he also felt a lot more relaxed. Victor left a good foundation, so he shouldn't take it too easy when it comes to his tasks with Victor.

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The troops Golan saw in Constanta were none other than Victor and others. At this moment, he had already put on the epaulettes matching the rank of "Colonel", followed by Alexei, Betif and others. He left and right, walking in the Constanta market, not to mention how majestic it was!

It turned out that after leaving Dobrich in mid-August, Victor and others first went to Constanta and joined the large army of General Constantine when they came.These people fought a security war under the city of Varna for a month and committed a lot of white terror. They also suffered a lot of losses and many people died. Fortunately, Bulgaria surrendered early. After the peace agreement, General Constantine took over as king. According to the edict, everyone in the city of Varna has merit, the citizens will be exempted from taxes for the coming year, and the soldiers can get promotions and bonuses...

This allowed Victor to advance to another military rank. Although he looked around, he saw that the number of people in their Silver Wheel army was already several fewer than when they arrived.In Constanta, Victor was still unable to find Ion. He had already joined the returning army a few days earlier. He only asked someone to leave a letter for Victor. It was Chen Wu Jiu's address in the capital. If there was anything If so, you can ask someone to send him a letter.

Just the night before leaving Constanta, I was pleasantly surprised to receive the military rank of "Colonel" issued by Bucharest after verification.According to the Romanian military system, this not only means that the land that Victor can own will reach hundreds of acres, but as the military rank rises, the positions he can hold after returning to his hometown will also increase...

Although Romania does not strictly stipulate what military ranks are required to serve as officers, there have always been unwritten regulations. Except for the special areas of newly occupied areas, in the Romanian mainland, certain unwritten rules are generally followed.

Those who manage public security in villages and towns generally need sergeants and sergeants.The person who manages the countryside must at least be a lieutenant.As for Victor's school officer at the time, if he was in the county, he could directly be the sheriff, such as Andrew, who he had dealt with before.Of course, higher-ranking generals can lead larger armies.

Once he reaches the position of colonel, Victor will soon be on an equal footing with Brigadier General Arne, which can be considered a semi-large cadre.If he is lucky, he can go to the First and Second Legions again, but it will not be as good as being in the Third Legion. When Victor goes there, he will still be ordered around by his superiors...

After being promoted to a military rank, his future suddenly became brighter again, but Victor still felt a little regretful: "It's such a pity, John is still a brigadier general, and I'm still one level below him." But no matter how he chooses, at least he doesn't have to be afraid of John. No more excuses to make things difficult for him.

While thinking about it, Victor and his comrades behind him were selecting items in the market. After they got the bounty, they had a lot of spare money in their pockets, and they all wanted to enjoy it.

Alexey was looking here and there, picking out all kinds of novel things. He was the one who looked forward to going home the most among everyone, and kept talking about "going home" all day long.Betif was bargaining with a Bulgarian hawker in front of a stall. He was quite talented in this area. Although they couldn't understand what the other was shouting, they were able to make a deal in the end just by gesticulating with their hands. Keshe tutted that prices were clearly marked in the market, and his words were of no use.

The rest of Anton, Gruul and others also bought some portable items. As captains and platoon leaders under Victor, of course they will be given priority by Victor.

Today, Alexei, Anton, and Gruul are all noncommissioned officers, and Betif has also become a lieutenant.Among the crowd, Anton was the only one who didn't buy anything. When other soldiers asked him, he said that there was nothing he liked in this market. He planned to save money and go back to hire a tenant farmer for his family to farm instead of his old father. .In short, everyone is full of expectations for returning home...

On this day, after waiting for two days in Constanta, Victor and the others finally received the order to allow everyone to return.They were not the only people returning to the north, there were also hundreds of people from all over the north, and some were asking about the way back.

"Go northwest from here to Surudanya, and then west back to the capital. The rest of the road will be the same as when you came here." Anton, the messenger who has become a living map, loudly told everyone.

"I'm afraid I have to walk for two days." Someone said while calculating: "Should we be able to catch up within a week?" They had forgotten about the war and began to worry about chores at home...

The city gate of Constanta opened, and everyone was either walking forward together, or riding bicycles and horses quickly. In Victor's eyes, their faces lost the solemnity they had when they came, and they were all full of expressions of dignity. Relaxed, laughing and joking while carrying a rifle.War seems to be a thing of the past and a better life is on the horizon.

But just as everyone was about to reach the ten-mile road north of Constanta, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves in front of them, which shattered their dream of returning home!

"All of them, stop!"

Everyone stopped talking about their endless plans to return home. Victor also turned his head, but saw a messenger holding a small flag riding a horse at a fork in the road from the direction of Sofia. He stopped him. In front of the returning team of the Third Legion, they raised their flags and shouted loudly:

"Everyone is here! Stop! Stay where you are, no one is allowed to leave the team!"

Even though the obedient soldiers were unwilling, they still stood there obediently, but anxiety and suspicion had spread among them.

"What happened?" The soldiers were inexplicably stopped and felt unhappy. They all asked questions from left and right, and some loudly questioned the orderer.

But the messenger just kept a dark face and said nothing. When he was forced to bear it no longer, he only said that he was ordered to deliver the order and knew nothing else. However, his eyes kept looking in the direction of Sophia. He was also anxiously waiting for the new order.

Seeing the restless messenger and his ambiguous words, Victor couldn't help but feel nervous.

"It can't be that!"