Rebirth: Romania Rising

"After the peace agreement, Romania and Bulgaria clashed again and almost went to war! But the general prohibited us from going out to kill the enemy?"

In late August, in the western border of Bulgaria, an angry question rang out in the Gurdon Fortress.Plevni looked ashen and dressed in uniform, looking like a Bulgarian officer, although he was only the lowest-ranking squad leader with only 25 people under his command.

But this little officer, who was insignificant in the eyes of his superiors, was suppressing his anger and questioning the general's decision.The "conflict accident" that Zhong Lizhen mentioned was exactly after the "peace agreement" in early August.

An incident occurred in the western border of Bulgaria.At that time, Bulgaria sent the first and second armies to storm the Bulgarian capital Sofia. A dispute between the two congresses had just occurred in Sofia. The tsar and the parliament were arguing about the war. For a time, they were in a hurry and it was difficult to mobilize troops to defend against the enemy, resulting in the fall of the northern part of the capital.

At that time, as long as the Romanian army was willing, it could continue to move south along the rivers and streets, break through the entire Sofia, threaten the hinterland of Bulgaria, and then encircle Serbia.The Bulgarian tsar had no choice but to propose to the anti-Bulgarian alliance at the suggestion of the peace faction that he would cede Macedonia to Serbia, cede Thrace to Greece, cede Adrian to Ottoman Turkey, and then return South Dobroga to Romania.The Romanian army captured the capital in order to recover South Dobroga, so it agreed to Bulgaria's peace request.

When the first and second armies returned to their divisions, Romanian envoys also arrived in Sofia in August, asking the two armies to return Gabrovo, Sofia and other cities in western Bulgaria in accordance with the previous agreement.The Romanians had a devastating power in this war. Bulgaria did not dare to refuse and immediately asked people to do it.

However, things went wrong here. Gabrovo was the territory of the Bulgarian nobles.Because of the Second Balkan War, the nobles there were very hostile to Romanians.

Although the Tsar ordered Romania to withdraw from Gabrovo and the capital, and then recover its homeland in an orderly manner.However, the noble actually disobeyed the king's order.When Romania sent an envoy to announce the announcement, the local nobles not only did not believe it, but also killed the Qin envoy. They even led an army to counterattack to the city and almost broke into the city...

After this incident, the Romanian army was furious, claiming that Bulgaria had violated its treaty, and Bulgaria and Romania, which had already returned to peace, once again became at war with each other.The Romanian Southern Military District issued an order to prepare for war and security in all counties in the country's south. Almost all young people were mobilized to intensify military training.

There are many war factions in Bulgaria. The war factions in the parliament once again raised their heads and urged the tsar that since the peace treaty has been abandoned, it is better to counterattack Romania and regain the lost territory.Not only must we recapture South Dobroga, but we must also invade the capital of Romania!

Affected by this incident, the Gurdon Fortress in the western border of Bulgaria was also heavily guarded, but it prohibited soldiers from attacking Romania without authorization because the indecisive Tsar still had not made up his mind.

This is what confused Plevni, a low-level officer of the main war faction: he only hoped that anyway, they had risked their lives to get close to the Romanian garrison, and inquired about the armaments, terrain, and garrison status of many border counties. Can come in handy in counterattack!However, facing this prickly subordinate's request to fight, the general guarding the fortress just smiled contemptuously and had Plevny kicked out.

"In a three-front battle, Bulgaria can still hold on for a month. This time there is only one Romania. As long as we unite our domestic forces a little, we can defeat them."

Plevny sighed to the officers of the main war faction who came to comfort him: "If the general can imitate this war, he will sneak attack Romania as soon as the war begins, seize Berge and Alexandria, and then go straight down to the Danube River.

If the army cooperates with the river army to advance eastward, and the Gabrovo garrison raids Giurgiu County, crosses the river and approaches Bucharest, then Great Bulgaria can still be recovered, and Wallachia can be annexed! "

Everyone looked at each other, but they all felt that this was not something they should be concerned about.

Seeing that everyone was unmoved, Plevny had no choice but to punch the wall with his fist, and said with some frustration: "How can the Tsar be so hesitant at both ends? In this way, not only will he lose the preemptive strike I’m afraid I’ll have to be held back by Romania!”

……

“Will Bulgaria and Romania go to war again?”

After learning the news, the soldiers who were already on their way home were suddenly ordered to stay where they were, and they immediately went crazy.When they learned that Bulgaria was attacking the south, the soldiers from the southern counties even screamed in surprise.

"Did something happen in my hometown?"

"Which county did the Bulgarians attack?"

Fortunately, they received follow-up news later. It turned out that it was just a border friction south of the Danube River, and there was no major fight. The Bulgarians only besieged their occupied areas, and the war did not burn into Romania's land at all.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Alexei smiled optimistically: "Since it was just a small conflict, maybe it will subside in a few days, and we can still go back."

So the only worry left for everyone is that they may miss many things at home after being delayed for so many days.Only Victor felt that things might not be that simple. When everyone breathed a sigh of relief again and began to look forward to returning home, he silently squeezed out of the crowd and returned to the camp to check his firearms.

Guns are the lifeblood of a soldier and require constant maintenance. No matter how good the quality is, they must be maintained frequently. If they are not used for a long time, they will easily rust.At this time, Gruul opened the tent and walked in, just in time to see Victor wiping his gun.

"Sir, do you think this matter is not that simple?" Gruul was the most attentive among Victor's subordinates and could often make some small suggestions. He also noticed that the order for them to stay put was a bit unusual.

"I do feel that something is wrong." Victor did not hide it, asked Gruul to sit down, and analyzed him: "Bulgaria and Romania had a conflict during the withdrawal handover, and now everyone's eyes are focused on that. It stands to reason that the officers and soldiers of our Third Army should be quickly arranged to return to the front line to participate in the defense deployment, but the order from our superiors told us to stay where we are..."

At present, tens of thousands of people in Romania have been asked to stop demobilization and stay in place. However, Bulgaria outside the border shows no signs of sending troops to attack Romania. The two sides are just in a cold confrontation.

Victor had a vague feeling that by allowing soldiers from all over the place to stay in place, some people at the top of Romania still wanted to control the army and prevent the country from falling into the quagmire of war.

Although Victor was not a historian in his previous life, he also knew that after the Second Balkan War, Bulgaria would only suffer a disastrous defeat and lose its troops and generals.

The "thing" that Victor had previously thought of was that Carol I was critically ill, the new king of Romania came to the throne, and the country's policy quickly turned around.From the original pro-German and Austrian Allies to the pro-Allied Powers, he didn't know the details.

Fortunately, Romania later joined the Allied Powers, otherwise, Victor would really be crying.

Romania's victory in the first battle resulted in numerous casualties and extreme rebounds. If Romania did not choose a team well, it would be a disaster for the small country.Thinking of this, Victor felt a shiver run down his spine.Of course, these are all his guesses. The final result still has to wait for the new king's choice between war and peace in Bucharest!

After a long time, the messenger brought another news: "It's just stationed in place, it's not a big deal." Victor sighed and gave a false alarm. Fortunately, Prince Ferdinand, the future new king, restrained himself.