Chapter 1258 Eastern Front - Balkans 2
"But now that something has gone wrong, it needs to be solved. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoTurkey is our ally, and we must not give it up. And judging from the current situation, no matter in terms of equipment level and establishment level, the Bavarian Army is the best, His Royal Highness has the most elite troops in the entire German army, and at the same time the establishment of the troops is not lacking, some of our corps on the Western Front can no longer maintain the large establishment before the war, at the beginning of the war, we had 17,000 people in one division. Now, some of the newly formed divisions have only about 14,000 to 15,000 men, and the number of veterans has declined. Moltke Jr., who sat across from the prince, said.
"However, the situation of the Austro-Hungarian regiment is even worse, even in the case of a great victory in the overall situation, they still suffer heavy losses, so you should know what I mean, right? If at the beginning of the war, the Bavarian corps faced a third of the Russian army, then by now, we have to face at least more than 60% of the Russian army! ”
"My troops have been able to maintain a good virtuous circle because the kingdom has been well prepared and the campaign has been carried out in a relaxed manner. This was a feat for the Kingdom of Bavaria, but it was not a reason to take on more additional fronts. I have made a lot of constructive suggestions to all of you, but what did you say to me? Some people have created the situation where the German army is not in very good shape on the Western Front, but I can't be blamed for that, can I? Because of the loss caused by your mistakes, you want me to make up for it? Prince Ruprecht glanced at the people present, and then asked rhetorically.
The prince's words have two meanings, first, although the situation on the Eastern Front is very good, but it is very good for the Bavarian Legion, the Austro-Hungarian Legion has always been a situation where it cannot make ends meet, and the national strength of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has been continuously reduced, so the pressure on the Bavarian Legion will be greater and greater in the future, so in this case, if you continue to accept the Balkan theater, it will be unfair to the prince, and at the same time the pressure will be great.
And the second meaning is even simpler, you can only pay for the mistakes made on the Western Front, and you can't dismantle such an elite army and block the front just because the Bavarian Army still has the strength and ability to attack! This is not right because of reason.
"I would like to remind you that for Germany, even in the stalemate stage, it is a loss for us, we cannot consume Britain and France, they have half the world as a source of raw materials and soldiers! And we only have a corner of Europe! So, in this case, we must first address the threat in one direction as soon as possible! We can't get into a stalemate on both fronts! This year, we are going to make Russia doomed! Next year, we can sow seeds in Ukraine, and then solve our biggest fear of food, and next year, we can get coal from Donetsk, oil from Baku, so that the chariot of the empire can get more ample power, this is strategy, unshakable strategy, and all other tactical issues must be conceded to this strategy! ”
"This is a plan we have set before, I don't think you have any plans to change it, right?" The prince paused, confirmed that no one had denied it, and continued: "So, in this case, I think that it would be inopportune to disperse the forces of the Bavarian Army again, at least until the end of the Polish campaign, because, in addition to fulfilling our own mission, we have also taken out Romania, which has just turned against the water, and provided the navy with a large number of land-based and shore-based aircraft, and we have already taken on a lot of extras. The fleet is the Kaiser's fleet, and the aviation of the Navy is also the Kaiser's aviation, and yet we share the pressure of hundreds of aircraft for this, and one air force is almost handed over like this, isn't it enough? ”
If this is said in another country, it is definitely suspected of treason...... But alas, in Germany, this TM is political correctness! The prince was also drunk at the beginning! That's right, you read that right, to some extent, the army is the king, Prussia is the king, and the bosses of Bavaria, Saxony, Württemberg are also kingdoms, so the German army is the ...... of the four kings. Not only the army, but also the air force was divided into the Prussian Air Force and the Bavarian Air Force. The navy is not divided, it is all the Kaiser's, but at the same time, it also determines that other kingdoms do not have to invest a penny in the navy....... That is to say, even if the prince does not support the Navy with an aircraft, there is nothing wrong with this, you have to appreciate it if you help you, if you don't appreciate it, if you say take it, then take it, even the German General Staff can't say anything.
The prince made it very clear that the Bavarian Legion had already done a lot of extraneous things, and it was one thing to kill Romania, and another thing to provide the Navy with additional land-based aviation and carrier-based aircraft on aircraft carriers. Some things can be repeated over and over again, but there is no such thing as repeatedly. Not to mention that everyone is just discussing it now, even if the resolution is formed, the General Staff may not be able to approve this plan, after all, the prince is also the decision-making level of the General Staff, and the Prussian generals from the Eastern Front may not be willing to disperse their forces anymore.
"But the problem has to be solved." Admiral Kruger on the side said.
"Divide the troops from the Western Front." Looking at the generals of the Western Front, who wanted to stop talking, the prince made a quiet gesture: "The British troops are not conjured out of thin air, they want to open a front in the Balkans, then they will definitely transfer some of the troops originally deployed on the Western Front, and the French are the same, the pressure on the Western Front is reduced, and from the situation last year, the offensive is insufficient, but the defense is more than enough, in the case that the Western Front is originally defensive this year, I think it is appropriate to appropriately transfer part of the troops into the Balkans." The prince thought for a moment and said.
"However, we are inferior in the strength of the Western Front. And with the renewal of the equipment of the British and French, our technological superiority is shrinking, at least, now the artillery and armored forces of the French can already make us feel the great pressure. Hindenburg tactfully expressed his opinion.
"I think everyone here thinks that when the situation on the Western Front is still uncertain, and when there is spare capacity on the Eastern Front, the Bavarian Army should temporarily take on some additional combat missions, right?" Ludendorff's words on the side made the situation of the entire meeting change immediately! Quite a few people have already smelled the smell of gunpowder, and it seems that some people within the General Staff are going to force a vote! And this decision is very unfriendly to the prince!
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