What is the concept of 500,000 people? It is almost twice as large as Germany's largest Second Army at the beginning of the war in history, almost equal to two and a half Bavarian corps in history, and about equal to three Austro-Hungarian corps. The number of troops that the latter planned for the Western Front was only 870,000! It's really not difficult to take out such an opponent!

"I never thought we would have such power. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Ruprecht said with some emotion.

"And this is just the beginning, Bavaria plus Bohemia, Moravia, the total population is nearly 20 million, this population is close to the population of the Kingdom of Austria, it is impossible to rely on 500,000 troops to fight the whole war, in the early stage of the war, it should be the most comfortable time for us to fight, we are very close to the rear, but the other side is relatively far away. We have a logistical and military superiority. It was easy to achieve a great victory, but then, as we advanced and the Russians retreated, they could stretch our supply lines and mobilize more troops to fend off our attack. ”

"This brings us to the stalemate phase, where we need continuous arms production and manpower in addition to the most basic supplies. I don't want to say much about the former, because it's not my business after all. As for the latter, I think that in addition to relying on a large number of prisoners of war as labor to squeeze out more of the population for the war effort, the introduction of Czechs into our factories is also a very important step. Prince Leopold said.

"We have to rely on the help of the Czech Legion militarily, but we can't rely on them completely, although we are trying our best to suppress the Czech separatist forces, but in today's turbulent nationalist ideology, this kind of suppression can not completely solve the problem, when the external pressure reaches a certain level, it may lead to the outbreak of national separatist movements, so the Czech army can only be used to fight, or to defend the homeland, of course, if you can stuff these people into the Bavarian factory, it may be better." Prince Leopold added.

"This is indeed a problem, but if the Germans lose too much in this war, then it is still not good for our future rule, in the case of the great enemy's oppression, we cannot accommodate them because they are not honest, on the contrary, we must make them realize that only by being with us can they survive the war, so my method is to do the opposite!"

"The Austro-Hungarian army is still capable of fighting when defending the mainland, so the Bavarian legion will not invest too many troops in the Bohemia-Moravian region at first, if they can hold it, it is naturally the best, if they can't hold it, I will also allow the Russians to drive some wedges in this area! Let those Czechs see how the Russians dealt with the vanquished! Ruprecht said.

"This is our territory." Prince Leopold said.

Maybe ten years from now, this sentence will be true, but now? It's still a long way off. If there is an opportunity to make the Czechs suffer all at once, then we can gain their allegiance by giving them a little benefit in the future, and we must let them know their powerlessness, that they can live with Bavaria, and that they can obtain a lot of benefits, and only in this way can we eliminate Czech national independence at its roots. ”

"Of course, we need to protect the middle and upper echelons of the Czechs who are loyal to us, not only them, but also the nobles of the Czech officer corps, who are the tools of our rule over the Czech Republic, and as allies, we should at least preserve their blood as much as possible, and ensure the stability of Czech society through the upper echelons. In this way, together with appropriate material guarantees and incentives, the Bohemia-Moravian region will be able to claim our territory in ten years. Prince Ruprecht said.

"So what do you have to say about the construction of the Czech Legion?" Prince Leopold wasn't very good at politics, so he turned back to the conversation he had started.

"The Czechs had to fight with the Bavarian Legion, and we could divide the Czechs into two parts, one part was the local defense army, which was only used for defensive operations on the mainland or in a relatively close battlefield, and the equipment was sufficient, while the other army may not be very large, but they had to be absolutely elite and absolutely loyal! At the beginning of the war, we could have formed 2 of these Czech rapid divisions to fight with us! ”

"Their equipment is exactly the same as that of the Bavarian Rapid Division, and they are on the same combat mission, and the treatment of them and their families can be appropriately improved. We need to set an example for Czechs and get more and more Czechs on our side. They will receive glory and great benefits. Ruprecht said. Of course, in the beginning, we also needed to install some officers to help them get through the initial stumbling. ”

"In that case, I'm afraid we'll have to increase our expenses again." Prince Leopold acquiesced in Ruprecht's claim.

In general, to fight a tough battle, it is still necessary to rely on the Bavarian army, for example, to break through the opponent's defenses, attack strong fortresses, and defend key areas. However, Bavaria's population is limited after all, and in terms of pursuing the remnants of the enemy, assisting in defense, and logistics, Bavaria can support a large Czech army to carry out these tasks, after all, the Eastern Front is very vast, and if there is no large number of ordinary combat forces, only a small number of elite troops, it will not work.

"As a result, we have 6 assault divisions, 11 fast divisions, (7 in Bavaria, 2 for the Bohemian Germans, 2 for the Czechs.) 4 German ordinary divisions and 6 Czechs, which made up our original corps? Prince Leopold asked.

"No, this number is not enough, the Czech Legion will also have an air force of 200 aircraft, and they will also provide some heavy artillery units and train gun units, you know, the Skoda Arsenal is very powerful, if we can't take advantage of it, it will be a failure." Ruprecht said. As a group army-level unit, there will always be some additional special units, and heavy train guns, which are big killers in World War I, are naturally necessary. And as a relatively safe and at the same time more technical branch of the army, it is also possible to hand these over to the Czechs, after all, the Skoda company is absolutely powerful.

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