Rebirth: Romania Rising

At the end of August, Prince Ferdinand of the capital over there proudly temporarily took over his father's power and was explaining his pro-British and French stance to officials and ministers across the country.

The Romanian soldiers here still don't know when this delayed return will end.After Victor and the others stayed in Constanta for half a month, they finally received new orders, but instead of being demobilized, they returned to the capital and reorganized.

This group of legions arrived in the capital again.The outskirts of the capital have become a large military camp. In addition to Victor and the others, all the troops who were ordered to march south this year are also concentrated here. Unlike the Balkan War, when they were dispersed due to the need for separate garrison, this time they will be reunited. Come together, form a queue, and march in victory.

"This is preparing for the new king to ascend the throne." Victor thought to himself. Looking at this situation, the old king Carol I did not avoid his fate.After leading the country to achieve independence and working hard to expand its territory, he was ultimately old and unable to do what he wanted.

Romania's parade formation is formed into a large-scale parade unit based on the usual establishment.First, determine the total strength of the military and appoint the military commander based on various aspects such as combat targets.

The new king can directly unify the three armies.It is indeed far better to start from scratch than to get into a good pregnancy.Victor lamented that Prince Ferdinand really had a king father.

Victor secretly thought: "It's no wonder that the king doesn't want to continue fighting. If there is another war with Bulgaria, it will only increase the military ranks and salaries of many people. The value of military ranks will only become lower, and the country will not be able to pay for rewards... I don’t know who is in charge of our queue..."

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None of the officers and soldiers stationed here expected that the general would conduct an inspection as soon as he arrived at the barracks.

"Royal patrol! Prepare quickly!"

A fast-paced whistle was blown, and messengers arrived in each camp to deliver the news, causing a flurry of excitement.Then, surrounded by a group of subordinates, Mihai walked into the camp and began to patrol the huge camp in clockwise order.

Mihai is not too old, only 28 or [-] years old. He is wearing a short coat with a flower decoration on his chest and military boots.He wears a big-brimmed hat, has a long face, and a short beard. Although he is an aristocratic military attache, he has an easy-going and kind demeanor.

As the grandnephew of the new King Ferdinand I, he received a good family education and could be said to be both civil and military. At the age of 17, he entered the capital palace as a company commander. A few years later, he was promoted to a general and began to serve in the army.What is strange is that although Mihai is young and has no military merit, why can he be promoted successively and have a bright future.

Indeed, when the Second Balkan War came, he was also appointed as a commander, but not to direct the battle, but to manage the logistics and civilian workers. He still did not prove himself, but he was not happy at all. Every family has a copy of It was difficult to recite the sutra, and he also had his own troubles.

Compared to the domestic elites who are personally commanded by the general, there are also generals who lead the third army.The logistics force is really a useless force with questionable combat effectiveness.The king assigned such a weak army to Michael for a very good reason: Michael had no experience in large-scale combat, but he knew many languages. When the time came, he would follow the army and use the language advantage to station in various places without having to fight. A tough battle to conquer the enemy.

Although in the old king's view, this was to take care of Mihai so that he did not have to risk sacrifice.But in Mihai's view, his noble royal status not only did not allow him to receive preferential treatment, but was deliberately shown to be fair and became a victim. Seeing that the commoner generals were all invincible and invincible , he was a little unwilling in his heart.

But there can be no complaints, let alone using the royal status to adjust appointments for oneself.After the war, the Crown Prince had a long talk with him in person, and persuaded him: "The three major armies all have their own duties. If someone crosses the line to report, you need to severely punish him. Military Order No. [-], if someone is dissatisfied with the appointment, no matter you are No matter what the background, I can only be punished."

Michael could only take one of his own royal guards, bid farewell to King Ferdinand at the palace, and hurried to the outskirts of the city, hoping to use the remaining time to master a third party as soon as possible before the scheduled start of the enthronement procession at the end of September. The legion's army is also Victor's army.

As soon as he got off the carriage, Mihai gave orders for the officers to gather. He spoke kindly, and everyone communicated in Jingchu dialect, which invisibly shortened the distance between him and the officers.

Then came the turbulent inspection. Mihai had to know what kind of army this was, and he also had to let the soldiers know who their general was!The soldiers do not know the generals, and the generals do not know the soldiers. This is really a taboo!However, just from the simple camp layout in front of him, Li You could tell that the quality of this army was far inferior to that of an elite army...

Romania has its own system for camping, especially semi-permanent camps that are stationed for a long period of time. They must be surrounded by complex overlapping walls and barbed wire.

An army of tens of thousands of people must also be divided into a central camp and front, rear, left and right plots. Each plot has a separately assigned camp. Boundary ditches are dug around each camp, and prohibitions are clearly issued. People who are not in the same "zone" are not allowed to enter other camps.

If soldiers from other districts enter without authorization, the superior should punish them and imprison their captains and subordinates, which is equivalent to the same crime as them.As for the roads in the camp, sentries are set up every 120 meters to restrict pedestrian movement and ensure smooth traffic. No one is allowed to pass unless they have a hand signal from their superiors!

In addition to strictly guarding against spies, this also has an important role, that is, starting from daily life, the soldiers will learn to obey orders, learn to follow orders and prohibitions, and eliminate all their usual laziness and looseness!

However, the Third Army's camp was not done well enough. The ravines in the camp were diagonal, and the barracks were staggered according to the terrain.But in Mihai's eyes, the trenches between different camps were dug hastily, the distance between sentries was either too long or too short, and the defense was lax.Those who went out to herd their horses also came in and out in twos and threes and did not move as a team.

Even when he was inspecting, he had blown the whistle to warn and had ordered soldiers to go to each camp to deliver the message, but there were still people walking carelessly on the road between the camps!Making loud noises while walking.Mihai was not polite to such a person. With a wave of his hand, the guards following him immediately stepped forward and captured him!

Then he escorted the two men to the gate of a camp and announced loudly: "When a general enters the camp, he must close the door and clear the road, obstruct traffic, make loud noises, and disobey orders will be punished!" As soon as he finished speaking, he looked behind him. In the presence of many officers and soldiers, as well as everyone in the camp who came out of the tent after questioning, the two unlucky soldiers who came back from going out to collect firewood were pinned to the wooden stakes, their coats were stripped off by the short-soldier guards, and their shoulders were whipped with whips. Back and forth again and again, the sound reaches my ears.As a result, the soldiers of the Third Legion were accustomed to being lax, and no one dared to ignore the ban, and they were all speechless.

Mihai just watched the execution expressionlessly. The amiable boss who had previously talked enthusiastically with the officers suddenly turned into a cold-faced general. This was the initial establishment.Li You received a good education since he was a child, and was deeply influenced by the authoritarian thinking advocated by the royal family, and he also infiltrated this idea into military management.

Military regulations and disciplines are often corrupted starting from small things. Once they are corrupted, the general will not be able to enforce orders and prohibitions on the soldiers, and their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.After the execution was completed, Mihai also left the main road in the camp, walked into the small camp, and patrolled inside.

While walking on the road, I couldn't see much difference, but when I entered the interior and looked all the way, Mihai's expression became more and more solemn, because none of the soldiers in the camp satisfied him.

The soldiers all ran out of their tents in a hurry after they learned that the general was coming. They looked a little messy. They stood on the roadside and looked at the new general curiously and anxiously. Although they did not dare to whisper to each other, they There is a lot of eye contact.

After going down several camps, Victor finally understood what was the difference between this third legion and the Royal Guards he had led before.Not only the strict military discipline, not only the quality of the soldiers themselves, but also the overall morale!

The soldiers of the Third Army were recruited during the Balkan War. Now they have been away from home for three months. They have already taken steps to go home, but they are notified that their stay will be extended and a parade will be held. This is something everyone will feel. dissatisfied.

So the soldiers were somewhat disengaged and demoralized, and not very enthusiastic about the enthronement procession.Mihai could understand, but he couldn't let them relax like this. "With such an army, I am afraid that they will be defeated in one attack by the enemy, let alone marching in formation?"

Ferdinand I told Michael before he set off that the Third Army was difficult and could train himself, but now it seems that with such a low morale army, it is difficult to achieve even no faults.Thinking like this, he had almost walked down the entire camp, but when he stepped into the last camp, his eyes lit up!

All the soldiers were lined up here early. Although they were different in height, fat and thin, Mihai felt that they were all uniform at a glance.The soldiers stood in ten rows and ten columns in the open space in front of the camp. They all had standard military postures, heads held high and chests held high, feet together, and they all stood upright!

Seeing Mihai and others arriving in front of the camp gate, a young colonel officer immediately came out, trotted to Mihai, saluted him, and loudly reported: "All the Yinlun troops are here, please inspect, sir." !”

"All Yinlun troops are here, sir, please inspect!"

Everyone also saluted, Betif, Alexei and others who used to be undisciplined in the past also behaved honestly now.Mihai saw that the officer was young, but neither humble nor arrogant, and had proper etiquette.Looking at the soldiers behind him, their morale was high, and the depression of patrolling the camp all morning was instantly swept away. He nodded and looked at the officer beside him:

"Whose subordinate is this?"

"It's my subordinates!"

General Constantine came out quickly and pointed: "This leader is called Jan Victor Antonescu!"

"Captain Victor, your troops are arranged in an orderly manner."

Mihai just praised him, but he didn't look at the door and leave like he did in the previous camp. Instead, he stepped into the camp and glanced left and right.He found that the camp was well organized, with deep ravines, compacted and smooth dirt roads, and no larger stones. The toilet was more than ten steps away from the camp...

"The camp was set up well." Mihai looked at the little general again and asked him, "Where did you learn it?"

"I learned it from General Constant." Victor is a good person, which he attributes to his superior.

Mihai smiled and disapproved. Didn't he still know that Constanta was a rough man, and the previous regiments under him were all in a mess.

After looking around, he felt very satisfied, but when he passed by the open tent, he seemed to see something. He immediately stopped and asked his henchmen to open the gray tent.

The first time he walked in and took a look, Mihai said "Huh" and made a surprised sound, which made the officers outside look at each other, wondering what was going on inside. Only Victor smiled and was confident.

Mihai was really shocked.When patrolling the camp, the formation was orderly and the camp was well-organized. He had seen many similar troops in the elite troops.But the bedding in the camp was neatly folded on its own bed. This was the first time he had seen it since he was born!