"If you look at the budget alone, I really can't imagine that the Kingdom of Bavaria is only supporting 5 armies!" His Majesty the Kaiser said after closing the report of the current year's army budget of the German Reich sent by Moltke the day before. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Historically, Germany had 25 armies at the beginning of the war, and now the German standing army and reserve armies that can be pulled out have reached 30! After two expansions, Bavaria's standing strength also reached 5 corps. How to say, although the Bavarian Legion has grown by a relatively large percentage, it is still within the Kaiser's tolerance.

It stands to reason that the Bavarian Army was supported by the kingdom itself, and the Prussian military should not bother, but because the Kaiser found out that the cost of the five Bavarian armies this time was really a bit large! 5 armies actually spent the money of 8 armies! This TM is so abnormal!

If someone says that Bavaria wants to rebel, it is absolutely impossible, there is no motive and no strength, but Wilhelm II, a curious baby, still wants to know what the Bavarian kingdom is spending all this money on! After spending this money, is it really worth the money, as Ruprecht said?

"Is the 1907 annual exercise arranged?" The Kaiser asked.

"The final stage of the exercise has begun, the two sides of the exercise are Hindenburg's Fourth Army and Mackensen's Eleventh Army, each side will draw about a division of troops to launch an offensive and defensive battle, General Hindenburg is responsible for defense, General Mackensen is responsible for attacking, so as to test the combination of outflanking and frontal breakthrough and the ability of the German army to attack the fortification." Moltke Jr. said.

"Why, in every big exercise, the two sides involved in the war were the armies of the Kingdom of Prussia?" The Kaiser said with deep meaning.

"Huh?!" Little Moltke's face turned blue when he heard this, isn't this nonsense? In the German Empire, Prussia's military power was dominant, and although the Kingdom of Württemberg and the Kingdom of Saxony were royal armies, their numbers were too small, and they were originally 1 or 2 armies, so they pulled out a division to participate in military exercises? Besides, although these two countries are the armies of the kingdom, their establishment and equipment are the same as those of the Prussian army, which is different from the complete independence of Bavaria.

Of course, because it was the Kaiser who was questioning, Moltke obviously did not have the courage to answer like this. Just as he was considering how to answer the question more tactfully, the Kaiser spoke again.

"The Bavarian Legion already has 5 corps, which is close to one-sixth of the Imperial Army in terms of numbers, but they have used up the military funds that can arm 8 corps, and they have also reached an agreement with Austria-Hungary that they will help Austria-Hungary build a legion, and then this legion will fight side by side with the Bavarian Army in wartime, that is, in wartime, Ruprecht will have two legions in his hands."

"Their position should be in the center of the Eastern Front, this is a very important position, and the combat effectiveness of their legions has a great impact on the entire Eastern Front and even the overall situation. Ruprecht wants to build a completely new army, but how effective is this army? I'd love to know. Do you understand what I mean? ”

"Well, Your Majesty, you mean that you intend for the Bavarian Legion to send a unit to participate in this annual exercise? But judging from the time and arrangement, it is already a little too late, a division of troops from Bavaria into East Prussia, after arriving, there is still a need to prepare for exercises, and the time is a little tight. Moreover, the army of the Kingdom of Bavaria needs a lot of heavy equipment, and it is also difficult to transport such a large amount of heavy equipment in peacetime. Little Moltke said with some embarrassment.

This is peacetime, that is to say, Prussia's military command power does not exist, you let the Bavarian regiment leave the mainland to go to East Prussia for exercises, the other party can shirk it, and this time the reason is very good, there is no time, no capacity, yes, the Germans made the feat of transporting 250,000 troops for 800 kilometers in 11 days in World War 1, but that was in wartime! Not peacetime.

Moltke Jr. also estimated the mobility needs of the Bavarian army, even if it was transported according to the equipment configuration given to him by the other side, Moltke Jr. believed that the transportation volume of a division of the Bavarian Army was about 1.5 to 1.8 times that of a normal German division! There is not much difference in the number of people between the two sides, and the biggest gap is in equipment. Not to mention anything else, a single division of the Bavarian Army alone has 350 vehicles of various types, which is enough to beat the Prussian division a few streets. Take the Hindenburg division, for example, a division has a maximum of about 120 trucks.

The arrival of so much heavy equipment and the provision of various supplies was a very troublesome affair for both Prussia and Bavaria in peacetime. And at this time, if you directly modify the plan without greeting in advance, what will the other party think? If nothing else, at least it's unpleasant.

"It's a Ruprecht thing, isn't it? If he wants to come, then he will come. All you have to do is re-plan the exercise and send them an invitation to see what they think. You don't have to worry about the rest. The Kaiser said with a smile, as if he did not feel at ease about the matter.

"So if Bavaria is one side of the exercise, who is the other side of the exercise, General Hindenburg or General Mackensen? How to divide the offense and defense of the two sides? Moltke then asked.

"I'll talk about that later, but in short, remember that I don't want the Prussian army to lose. You can moderate your strengthening. "The Kaiser is not sure about the combat effectiveness of the Bavarian Legion, after all, even the Ruprecht that this thing has been made only knows that it will be improved a lot, but how much it will be improved, even the initiator is not clear. But the Kaiser knew that there was a relationship between the combat effectiveness of the army and the consumption of money, and that after spending so much money, the combat effectiveness would not degrade...... And the Kingdom of Bavaria is known for its advanced weapons and equipment, so the Kaiser is also a little weak this time.

"What's going on?" Moltke never imagined that the annual exercise he had been preparing for weeks would be overturned by the Kaiser one morning, and he wondered what the Emperor thought. But now, his best bet is to prepare immediately, and it is not an easy process.

Was the Kaiser a whim? Apparently not! Maybe Wilhelm II did make a lot of stupid tricks and had flaws in his personality, but a person who could handle Bismarck and sit on the throne for more than 20 years was generally above average. Moltke's report was only the last spark that ignited the idea.

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