Romanian Eagle

.. , Romanian Eagles

"What, the Germans have retreated?"

Admiral Courtois, who was still waiting for the replenishment of troops and equipment in Suceava, asked in surprise after hearing the news. "Can you be sure?"

The staff who reported the news immediately replied: "It can be confirmed. Our intelligence officers in Chernivtsi, Lviv and other places found that the German troops were packing their bags, and many trains had already transported their heavy weapons back to Poland. Plains. Now that the Ukrainian army has taken over part of Galicia's security, I believe their remaining handover work will be completed soon."

Admiral Courtois remembered the telegram from Bucharest, and told the staff: "Then we can wait until they are handed over before starting the operation. Let all troops be calm."

"Okay, I'll give orders to the divisions."

The staff member left immediately after answering, leaving Admiral Courtois alone to think quietly.

...

"Stop, what are you doing!"

On the border of Chernivtsi, the Ukrainian army soldiers who had just taken over the defense from the German army and had not had time to be happy faced disputes with Romania.

"We have lost a soldier. According to the information, he was kidnapped by your people. Now we need to go in and search."

Looking at the Ukrainian soldiers at the border post, the Romanian officer who led the team gave a reason that he didn't believe.

"It's impossible. When have we captured your people, we have to give evidence when we speak."

After hearing the unreasonable request of Romania, the Ukrainian officer led by the post immediately denied it righteously.

"Now we need to go in and search. If you resist with a guilty conscience, it means that what I said is the truth. This will be an act of provoking war. I hope you can know the consequences."

After the Romanian leading officer said something unquestionable to the Ukrainian officer at the post, he immediately made a gesture to let his subordinates forcibly enter the post to search.

In the face of the extremely unreasonable Romanians, the small officer of the post tried his best to suppress his inner anger. He was pushed aside by Romania semi-passively, and at the same time restrained the impulsive emotions of his subordinates. Keeping him so restrained, except that the Romanians had a battalion and only a platoon of their own, the words of provoking the war deterred him.

A Ukrainian officer who had only been a squad leader in the Austro-Hungarian army before, of course, knew the consequences of provoking a war. This was not something his small shoulder could bear. Of course, in his heart, he wanted to see the expressions that Romania couldn't find any evidence and could only leave in disappointment. Because he knew very well that there could be no lost Romanian soldiers in this post.

With the patience of Ukrainian officers, the Romanian soldiers who were rummaging through the cabinets moved quickly. After a while, an angry Romanian officer came out with a bloodstained Romanian uniform.

Before the Ukrainian officer at the post understood what was going on, the Romanian officer with the bloodstained uniform walked up to him and said righteously: "This is the evidence that you kidnapped our people."

Looking at the evidence that he had never seen before, the Ukrainian officer immediately understood. These Romanians are not looking for evidence but to find fault, he immediately retorted. "You can also call it evidence. It's ridiculous. You are framing it."

Indeed, what the Ukrainian officer said is the real truth, and a bloodstained uniform cannot be relied upon. But whoever asked them to do it on purpose, the Romanian officers who led the team would not speak according to the facts.

"Now we have every reason to believe that you Ukrainian troops did this. Now we will detain you until the truth is revealed."

"You dare."

The Ukrainian officer's words immediately filled the tension between the two sides, with both sides raising their weapons and aiming at each other, a conflict seemed inevitable.

In this tense confrontation, the performance of the two armies also appeared to be different. The Romanian army seemed to be prepared for this, and the soldiers looked normal, as if they could shoot and kill these Ukrainian troops with just one order. The unprepared Ukrainian army has all kinds of expressions, some angry, some dismissive, and some pale and shivering.

As their commander, the Ukrainian post officer is now quite troubled. The consequences of provoking a war are not something he can bear, and the gap between the two sides is too great. If there is a conflict, he and others will only suffer. However, it is intolerable for him to be detained by the Romanian obediently. The dilemma made him not know what to do.

The tangled expression of the Ukrainian officer completely fell into the eyes of the Romanian officer who led the team. I saw him smiling and saying to him: "If you don't know what to do with this matter, it's best to hand it over to your superiors. And during the process, each of you can carry your own finances with you. In addition, we can also follow Romanian regulations. The standard of treatment, and compensation will be given to you during this period.”

The words of the Romanian officer made the Ukrainian post officer a little moved. Because he knew that this was a step for him and his subordinates. If there was a conflict, he would not have a good result, and if he refused to continue armed conflict, it would be inevitable.

"Let me think again."

The words of the Ukrainian officer made the Romanian commander who led the team laughed, and he knew it had happened.

Sure enough, within a few minutes, the post officer called a soldier behind him and instructed him to report the news to the rear, while he took the others and stayed here temporarily to wait for the result.

What the Ukrainian post officer did not know was that when they were surrounded, a body in a Romanian military uniform was quietly brought to the stables and buried without them noticing. And what happened next was not something he could handle.

...

When the result of the conflict was reported to the headquarters of the Second Ukrainian Army Corps in Voliv, Lieutenant General Rumidiko, the regiment commander who had just taken over the defense from the Germans and was not happy for a long time, scolded furiously. "Damn it, these Romanians are so deceiving."

Lieutenant General Rumidko was born in Galicia and was an officer in the Austro-Hungarian army. After the establishment of the Ukrainian People's Government, it was one of the three division commanders transferred from Austria-Hungary to Ukraine. And this time, the task of leading the team to accept the German defense is to be completed by him.

Beside him, Major General Nomichev, who had been his chief of staff since the days of the Austro-Hungarian army, couldn't help asking. "Then what should we do? It seems that the Romanians will not stop."

Nomichov's words made Lieutenant General Rumidiko feel the difficulty of this matter.

"It's more dangerous than Kyiv. If I knew I should not lead the team over, let those bastards come and have a taste."

Lieutenant General Rumidiko, who was suffering from a headache, couldn't help but complain, while Nomichov, who listened to his complaints, stayed quietly aside, waiting for the regiment commander's disposal plan.

After Rumidiko complained, he still needed to find a way. Who made him the commander? He walked to the map, looked at the location of the conflict and thought. It is impossible to fight, let alone the Romanian army that can compete with the German army, and none of the divisions under its own can succeed. How can you fight with others when you recruited an army that has not been trained for a while. And whether in terms of equipment or training, the Romanians have to crush themselves. Hands-on is completely out of the question.

And the focus of their attention at the moment is the Soviet elements in Eastern Ukraine. These Soviet militants with various names seem to be from Moscow. Moreover, what he has done in Russia at present has scared the Ukrainian parliament master, so these red elements must be severely suppressed.

Lieutenant General Rumidiko, whose head was aching, still couldn't come up with a solution, so he sighed and said to his chief of staff: "Let's report it to Kyiv, and let those senior government officials decide what to do. "

Rumidiko's words made Nomichov say: "You also know the current situation in Kyiv. This matter can't be discussed in a short time. Is it really good to leave it to them?"

"What can I do. It's a diplomatic matter, not to whom?"

Rumidiko's explanation made Nomichev know what to do, so he could only answer: "Okay, let the gentlemen in Kyiv handle this troublesome matter. I just don't know. , do these gentlemen have any free time?"

They were right, and the telegrams from Volif's II Corps made things worse in Kyiv.

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