Chapter 719 They Know Nothing About War

Queen Mary was one of those who was deceived; she had no idea that the declaration of war could be revoked.

After receiving the telegram from Queen Marie, Ferdinand I immediately contacted the ambassador in Vienna, but the declaration of war had not been delivered.

But at this time Ferdinand I hesitated again.

Will it fail at the last moment like last time?

Why did France repeatedly oppose Romania's declaration of war?

Wouldn't it be in France's interest to have Romania, a friendly army, join the Allies?

Unbelievable!

Even though they were worried about Romania's defeat, the extra strength could at least disperse the Allied forces.

Is Romania so vulnerable in their eyes?

At this time, Lieutenant General Averescu's telegram arrived. Ferdinand I took the telegram and read it. He suddenly realized: "So this is the case. This is indeed not in the interests of France."

General David standing nearby asked doubtfully, "Is it not in the interest of France to declare war?"

"Yes, of course," Ferdinand I replied:

"France has Charles, General."

"Just think about it, they could completely defeat Germany, including Austria-Hungary."

“By then, Germany and even Austria-Hungary will be under French control, while we will claim sovereignty over Transylvania.”

General David suddenly realized: "So, France is against our declaration of war?"

"Yes!" Ferdinand nodded affirmatively: "To be exact, it was Charles who opposed our declaration of war."

Charles was so terrifying that he was able to defeat hundreds of thousands of Germans with only 20,000 troops.

If one day he controlled all the French troops, the German and Austrian armies would not be his match.

He will penetrate all of Germany and occupy Berlin, Vienna and even Budapest!

Therefore, the only people who can be trusted are the British.

They have no conflict of interest with Romania.

Thinking of this, Ferdinand I ordered the ambassador to deliver the declaration of war without notifying Queen Marie.

…

The German General Staff on Wilhelm Street in Berlin.

There was deathly silence in the command center. Although it was still functioning, everyone had expressionless faces and walked with heavy steps.

The German army was in disarray, and initial estimates showed that the number of troops surrounded was over 300,000.

Falkenhayn fell into a deep depression.

The surrounded troops are one of the pain points, but this is not the most important one.

The troops are indeed important, but they are backed by the Ardennes Mountains. As long as they bring dry food and enter the Ardennes Mountains, many troops will be able to escape the encirclement.

What he could not bear was the loss of the Meuse.

The Meuse River is an insurmountable barrier. From then on, the British and French Allied Forces will trap the German army in the area east of the Meuse River and prevent it from advancing even a single step.

On the other side, Charles' 6th Army was in Belgium, and the German army was also unable to move forward.

What's worse is that the supplies have run out at this point in the war. Without material support, this battle is doomed to fail, and there will be no suspense.

At this time, voices of negotiation emerged again in the country.

Falkenhayn was opposed.

At this point, negotiation is no different from surrender, and Germany will inevitably be forced to accept extremely harsh conditions.

Just as Falkenhayn was sighing with sorrow, Colonel Moritz handed over a telegram: "General, a telegram from Vienna, Romania has declared war on Austria-Hungary. At the same time, we found that the Romanian army is gathering at the border."

Falkenhayn habitually uttered "hmm".

When the wall falls, everyone pushes it. Seeing that the Allied Powers are about to win, of course many small countries will take advantage of the situation and join in at this time so that they can get some of the benefits.

Just declare war, it won't make any difference...

etc!

"What did you say? Who declared war?" Falkenhayn suddenly looked up and looked at Moritz in surprise.

"Romania," Moritz repeated.

"Sure? Are you sure it's Romania?" Falkenhayn looked excited and couldn't wait to take the telegram in his hand.

When he saw that the telegram was indeed "Romania", he smiled instantly: "Great, we are saved! God, this declaration of war comes at the right time!"

…

"You can't win." Charles' voice was cold: "This is not a problem of troop strength, but your troops are vulnerable."

Queen Mary's face changed: "I don't think so, General, you may not know much about our army, so you make such a judgment..."

"I know much more than you think, Your Majesty." Charles showed no mercy.

What Charles said was true. Historically, Romania was destroyed less than four months after declaring war, and the German and Austrian troops used to attack Romania had only 16 understaffed divisions totaling 200,000 people, which was less than half of the total Romanian army.

(Note: Romania mobilized a total of 23 regular army divisions, more than 500,000 people.)

Queen Marie still refused to admit this. She argued: "But we all know that the Allies are winning. The German army has been defeated in both directions. They have no morale and no sufficient supplies..."

"This also shows that they have rich combat experience." Charles interrupted Queen Marie again:

"As long as they are fast enough, they can get supplies from you."

"Also, you must not think that the Germans are getting weaker as the war continues, Your Majesty."

"For example, does the Romanian army have fighter planes and bombers? Does it have tanks? Do you know how to use these equipment in combat?"

Queen Mary was stunned and said hesitantly: "Aren't these things redundant on the battlefield?"

Charles was speechless. He could only hope that the Romanian generals did not think so.

But Charles immediately realized that this might be the case.

Even a general like Haig, who had fought on the battlefield, thought these things were unnecessary. What could the Romanian army, which lived in peace, know?

Gallieni seemed to understand. He nodded thoughtfully: "So, the German army's advantage is not only combat experience, but also the new equipment that appeared in the war?"

"Yes." Charles replied, "The Germans have learned a lot from fighting with us, and now they have matured. Some of them even show signs of surpassing us. For example, they know how to use the Upper Silesia tank and the Lk2 tank together to let them take advantage of each other on the battlefield."

This was the conclusion Charles drew from the wreckage of the tank.

If the German 1st Tank Division had not been burned in the forest by a fire, it would be hard to say who would have won.

Gallieni turned his gaze to Queen Marie: "Your Majesty, have you strengthened your training or upgraded your equipment over such a long time?"

Queen Mary shook her head in bewilderment. "As far as I know, no. In fact, our army was urgently mobilized in the past few days. Before that, there were only 200,000 troops."

Gallieni looked hopeless.

This means that most of them are new recruits.

Stupid people, they knew nothing about war and were not prepared for it.

In order to fight for benefits, they plunged in like a moth.

And he can't wait, and nothing can stop him!

(End of this chapter)