Chapter 1261: Trade-offs

Because of this, the prince was very opposed to taking care of the Balkan theater of operations outside the plan, once the Polish pocket plan started, the prince had to command the high seas fleet and the corps of the Eastern Front at the same time, how could he have the time and energy to manage the Balkans?

"However, Turkey cannot give up. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" said Baron Schmidt. "We have to think of a solution."

"It's very simple, the British and French legions going to the Balkans are drawn from the Western Front, so the pressure on the Western Front is reduced, so let's draw troops from the Western Front into the Balkans, anyway, just defend at the beginning." The prince said angrily.

"However, these troops may not only be drawn from the Western Front, but also the Greeks, as well as the Japanese in the Far East, especially the Japanese, and I feel that this time a considerable part of the cannon fodder may have Japanese out." Baron Schmidt said.

“?!” The prince was startled, then frowned. In fact, Ruprecht has subconsciously avoided a question in his heart, that is, the estimation of the strength of the British and French forces in the Balkans! In fact, if Britain and France still attacked from the Dardanelles, then the prince was not worried that Turkey would not be able to hold it, after all, in history, people have defended ...... well.

But if the war unfolds simultaneously from the land, as well as from the straits, it is difficult to say! Turkey's territory in Europe is only 30,000 square kilometers, and such a depth is easy to penetrate directly! Moreover, the terrain was relatively flat, and large-scale battles were hard-hitting, and in the tragic circumstances on both sides of the Dardanelles, the Turks could hold off the Anglo-French forces, the prince believed, but if the Entente army attacked from Greece, it would ....... That's a dignified and upright battle, and there is no trickery to speak of! If this is the case, then a large number of troops will really need to be blocked, and the prince does not know who will come out of this part of the army, anyway, before the end of the Polish pocket, the prince does not want to come out.

"It seems that Ruprecht does not want to afford the war in the Balkans. His Majesty and His Excellency the Chief of the General Staff do not seem to want to force it, but the problem will eventually be resolved. It's not a way to drag it out. In the Kaiser's office, Falkingham said to the Kaiser.

"We are struggling on the Western Front, and the Bavarian Army is dealing with the weak Russians on the Eastern Front, and now they are unwilling to share some of the pressure, this practice will never be tolerated." Looking at the silent Kaiser and the Chief of the General Staff, Admiral Falkingham said again.

"Ruprecht has a lot of problems." The Kaiser looked around, the silent little Moltke, the crown prince who seemed to be wandering away with a document in his hand, and the passionate Fakingham. What a sentient being.

"However, he has the advantage of never letting me down!" Kaiser Wilhelm pointed with his cane to Admiral Falkingham, who was sitting fourth on his right. "It's not that I haven't given you a chance, we have more than 60% of Germany's population, territory and national power. However, in terms of the organization, efficiency, and will of the army, you are inferior to the Bavarian Army. Is there a doubt about this? ”

"All of you here, if you can use resources efficiently like the Kingdom of Bavaria, and then create a force that is both technically and mentally excellent, then well, I can get Ruprecht back to his hometown today."

"But you can't, the weapons of the army have been full of exchanges of interests from the very beginning when they cut metal. In the selection of officers in the army, the nobles used their power and connections to interfere wantonly, and in order to ensure the privileges of the Junker nobles, you even limited the expansion of the army. Can't you tell the difference? Even now, while the soldiers on the front line are lying in the muddy trenches and gnawing on inferior rations, some of you are still keen to exchange interests with the capitalists that cannot be put on the table. Well, then, tell me, in your own conscience, are some people going to the gallows? The Kaiser's cold words rang out in the room.

"Ruprecht and I are both aware of a problem, that is, the empire has reached a critical moment of life and death, I don't know if Ruprecht is selfish, but he has done the best thing. From production, training of troops, as well as tactical arrangements. And not only in the Bavarian and Bohemian regiments under his command. Even the Prussian generals who fought alongside him admired it, not only Mackensen, but also those who had worked under your command but were currently on the Eastern Front. They fought for victory every day, and victory did come as expected. They had only 500,000 troops before, but they repeatedly defeated a European power. ”

"Any of you, who can rely on 500,000 troops to hold off the entire Russian offensive and make them pay far more than that? Isn't it a miracle that a kingdom with only one-fifth of the empire's strength can support a combat power comparable to 30% of Germany's? Don't you know shame? When judging each other, don't you think about yourself? The Kaiser asked rhetorically.

"Maybe Ruprecht wants more benefits. The prince was also a merchant. The crown prince, who had not spoken, said.

"But the Balkans are really not suitable for rule, there is too much chaos, Serbia is a madman country, and Romania is destined to be taken over by Austria-Hungary. Bulgaria is an ally. As for Greece? Moltke looked at the Kaiser in the seat, and did not say the rest, the king of Greece was the brother-in-law of Wilhelm II, .......

"Maybe Prince Ruprecht simply decided that it was not appropriate to divide his troops until the Polish pocket plan was completed?" Teobald who has not spoken. Feng. Prime Minister Bateman-Holwig thought for a moment and said.

"Huh?!" Little Moltke frowned. The prince only emphasized that he would not transfer troops until the end of the Polish pocket campaign, but he did not say that he would definitely not participate in the Balkan war.

"In other words, we only have to resist for a while? But what if, after the Battle of the Polish Pocket, Prince Ruprecht was still reluctant to send the Bavarian Legion? Falkingham asked. Nonsense! The prince knows that you will carry it first, and I will go later, so it is boring, and Fa Jinhan also knows it! How to talk about the trust between people....... Of course, it's not just a matter of trust, there's really no such thing as war.

"Actually, even when the Western Front needed to attack the strong, the Bavarian Army sent the most elite troops into the battlefield, and the situation in the Balkans was not more difficult to fight than on the Western Front, right? And when Bavaria went from the Western Front, there were a lot of losses in equipment and personnel, so there was no need for them to break the contract, right? "Marx on the side. Feng. Said the Duke of Baden. (This guy is the last chancellor of the Second German Reich, the younger brother and heir of the Grand Duke of Baden)

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