Five days later, the sky finally cleared, when Hindenburg continued to command the Prussian soldiers to fight against the muddy earth, when the Bavarian army on the opposite side was tired of eating instant noodles and began to nibble on black bread again, the spectators in the stands finally arrived, and the top leaders of the Central Powers, such as Kaiser Wilhelm II, Austrian Emperor Fritz, King Ludwig III of Bavaria, Crown Prince Wilhelm, and Archduke Ferdinand, finally all came to a villa outside the exercise ground. In contrast to the tension and slaughter before the big war on the battlefield, www.biquge.info in this high-level meeting, there was also some gunpowder between the parties.

"Fritz, I don't think what you've been doing lately has been friendly." Ludwig III's first sentence when he saw Emperor Fritz made him unable to get off the stage. The last king of Bavaria in history sometimes did not even give the Kaiser face, let alone the Austro-Hungarian Emperor.

"Hehe, you're too worried, maybe you won this war?" Emperor Fritz snorted.

"What's the difference between winning and losing? If he loses, he will be replaced by another army group in charge of the Eastern Front, and I hope he will lose this war. Ferdinand had a good relationship with the Kaiser, and he hoped that the Prussian legion would cooperate with Austria-Hungary. Ludwig III pouted.

"There is no such thing." Emperor Fritz said.

"It doesn't matter, I'm sure my son can prove that Ferdinand is not fit to command an army at all." After Ludwig III finished speaking, he left directly with his entourage.

"Your Majesty, it seems that this time, the differences between Bavaria and the Grand Duke have become a little bigger." Shortly after Ludwig III left, Count Taaffe, who had stepped down from his post but still had considerable influence, whispered to Emperor Fritz.

"Isn't that what the Kaiser would like to see the most? Attitudes, these things are just superficial. Let the outsiders say it, as long as the final decision is in our hands. Emperor Fritz said.

"What if this time, Bavaria does win? Prince Ruprecht may ask for more command. Earl Taaff said.

"That can only be given. I will talk to Ruprecht about these things personally. Emperor Fritz said.

"It's that simple?" Taaff said with some surprise.

"In the future, I hope that Germany and Austria-Hungary will be the most important poles in the military structure of the Allies, but in addition, Bavaria should play an important role, so that the gap between us and Prussia will not be particularly large. Besides, if we can't give Ruprecht what he wants, then he can choose the Western Front at all, and the Eastern Front will have to be borne by us and some Prussian regiment alone. That's something I don't want to see. Finally, in war, the person who can fight is always the most open. The old emperor said meaningfully.

"How's the preparation? I was disappointed by the performance of the Imperial army the other day. On the other side, the Kaiser was summoning Moltke and others in a side room to inquire about preparations for the final exercise.

"Your Majesty, that's an irresistible weather cause. We can't be blamed for that. Moltke argued.

"So you swaggered across the Prussian regiment in Bavarian half-tracks to pull the big things? Well, now, even my son, the future fourth emperor of the German Empire, is beginning to question you, and they are curious to know why the Prussian General Staff is so inefficient. ”

"It's not a good thing, the top nobles of the whole of Germany saw all this, the princes of Saxony, the Grand Duke of Württemberg, the heirs of the Duchy of Baden, they all saw it. Even Fritz's attitude has changed a bit, and this result is not what I want to see, do you understand? Little Moltke? The Kaiser said with a calm face.

"I don't need to explain, we have absolutely superior forces, win this war, tell them that the Prussian army is strong, you can go down and prepare now." The Kaiser didn't want to hear any more explanations, and waved his hand to signal that Moltke could go down.

While the first-class kings were discussing the matter, the rulers and rulers of Germany's second-rate states were also watching the impending war, Duke Alberecht of Württemberg and King Frederick of Saxony. August III was also discussing the war.

The Kingdom of Württemberg was the third largest kingdom in Germany and had a certain military strength of its own, and the country, which had always been close to Bavaria, also wanted to adopt newer military equipment and systems. However, because of the suppression of Prussia, there was no large-scale cooperation with Bavaria, and in the duke's opinion, as long as Bavaria could make do with it this time, then the two sides could be regarded as an excuse to cooperate.

The Kingdom of Saxony, as the weakest of the four kingdoms in Germany, actually didn't have much thought, but because Saxony was in the north of Bavaria and close to Russian Poland, it involved his own security. August III also wanted to see how the Bavarian Legion was, after all, theoretically the Prussian Legion on the Eastern Front was used to defend East Prussia, and both Saxony and Bavaria were the prince's defense areas.

"Maybe after this war, the situation in the entire German military community will change." Duke Alberecht to Frederick next to him. August III said.

"What can change? The size of the Bavarian Legion was so large, and the general pattern of the empire would not change. The King of Saxony said flatly.

"Naturally, the command system of the army will not change, I am talking about the army building and equipment system. If it is really so effective, I am afraid that the entire German military will change dramatically, Bavaria, as the leader of change, will inevitably enter the top of the military, and the Prussian General Staff, as the highest level, may also become the German General Staff, and we should all have a place. Said the Duke of Albrecht.

"This is difficult, I would like to know how much of an advantage the Bavarian Army needs to play in order to prompt the Kaiser to strike at the Prussian General Staff?" Frederick. August III said.

"These are extraordinary times, the whole empire is on the fast track of war, and in the end we are either standing on a new peak, or all kingdoms are falling to the dust. Prince Ruprecht has already changed the Imperial Navy, and the Imperial Army may not be far away. The Duke paused and continued, "But as you say, the performance of the Kingdom of Bavaria must at least be good enough this time!" ”

"Look, the exercise is about to begin, and if Bavaria can really put on a wonderful performance this time, I guess the happiest one should be the Austrian Emperor, and the one who has the headache should be the Kaiser. We're all supporting characters," the Duke said thoughtfully.

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