The Kaiser paused and continued: "As for the defense of Alsace-Lorraine? It's close, but it's a huge waste of resources, and we're letting Ruprecht stay on the Western Front, but what about the Eastern Front? How many armies are you going to use to fill the gap left by the westward advance of the Bavarian Corps? What if something really goes wrong on the Eastern Front? And Austria-Hungary, unable to get the support of the Bavarian Corps, will he still help us to watch the Eastern Front? No! Therefore, the Bavarian Army can only go to the Eastern Front, which is the best choice! ”

This is the difficulty of politicians, especially those who have a relatively bright head, between rationality and willfulness, the Kaiser can only choose the former, if it is a two-hundred-five, Ruprecht has no way at all, because the ruler does not understand this, and your threats have no effect on him! It can also be seen from this side that Wilhelm II's ability is quite good. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Then why do we put our forces on the Western Front?" The crown prince asked again.

"For the German Reich will never be safe without defeating France. The threat to us from Britain and France was too great. This is a strategic goal, in fact, although Ruprecht believes that the Western Front cannot push away France, he also believes that the Western Front should be placed in the most important position, even if we can't fight, we want to negotiate peace, we have an advantage. After the Franco-Prussian War ended, after France regained its strength, the empire wanted to launch a preventive war, which is precisely because of this purpose, and as the main body of the empire, we must also assume this responsibility. ”

"It seems like a pretext." The crown prince frowned slightly, questioning the Kaiser's words.

"You've finally got the hang of it, yes, that's a pretext!" The Kaiser nodded in satisfaction. "You know what? Although Ruprecht is very good, we do not agree with his inference about the Western Front, and we think that there is still a chance to take out France, but it has to be said that Ruprecht did give us a lot of advice and useful things. We're really improving our strategy as well. ”

"You may not know it, but now the Prussian General Staff has begun to plan a new plan, as a supplement to the original plan, we call him a two-stage strategy! The first step, similar to the original plan, is to launch a blitzkrieg at the beginning of the war, if we can take out France, it is naturally best, if not, it doesn't matter, we can push the front forward as much as possible. ”

"And the second part of the plan is related to Ruprecht, and in fact, I am very satisfied with the results of this exercise, and I can even describe it as ecstatic, because we finally have a way to break the trench defenses! We couldn't get a lot of heavy equipment through in the early stages of the war, but once we got to the stalemate, we could do it and break through the French lines! Ruprecht didn't believe in that, but we believed it could, so we wanted to try. ”

"The benefits of killing France are too great, Ruprecht can only get some scraps on the Eastern Front, he can naturally share the benefits if he contributes on the Eastern Front, but if he does not participate in the Western Front, then in the feast after the war, it is impossible to get benefits from the Western Front, think about it, the French colonies in Africa and the Far East, as well as the Congo Basin of the Belgians, open your eyes a little, although Ruprecht has played some tricks, but as the main body of the German Empire, we will always benefit the most!"

"For this kind of person who is capable, responsible, and will not be hot-headed, we should give a certain degree of support and tolerance, especially now, when we need someone who can really fight. Come to think of it, when Prussia's plan for Teutonic Africa could be realized, and a large number of colonies, including the Congo, could be included, it would not be so unacceptable for Austria-Hungary to pay some benefits to Bavaria. ”

"Actually, this is where Ruprecht is measured, he is pursuing his own interests, but also taking into account the overall situation, fighting an enemy like Russia, and still using such powerful equipment? These things were actually largely prepared for the Western Front. The Kingdom of Bavaria paid for these things out of its own pocket, and its attitude and sense of responsibility were stronger than that of more than 90% of Prussian soldiers and capitalists! We should be glad about that. Finally, his teammates are more powerful. The Kaiser said with some self-deprecation.

"As for what you said about arranging a Prussian commander-in-chief on the Eastern Front? Not to mention the lowest level of overhead, which is also the easiest thing to do. Judging by the results of this exercise, anyone, as long as he knows something about military affairs, will become a puppet of Ruprecht on the Eastern Front, because he is amazing! The prestige formed in the confrontation is sometimes more useful than official position and status. And even with the so-called commander-in-chief of the German forces on the Eastern Front, how can you order Austria-Hungary? ”

"So what's our strategy? Watching the deal between Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Bavaria complete? What if the Wittelsbach family expands their territory and power in this operation, and the other two kingdoms want to replicate the former's actions? The crown prince asked.

"No, they are far less powerful than Bavaria, not only militarily, but also economically and demographically, which now has a population of more than 12 million, more than 20% of the country's GDP and more government revenue. So they have the money to build new territories and the manpower to manage and use them, but not the other kingdoms. Don't worry. The Kaiser said.

"But we should always limit it, right? For example, in terms of funding, scale, or other areas? The crown prince said a little unwillingly.

"The economic and scale restrictions are absolutely not good, these old guys like Heilingen restrict the expansion of the army for the benefit of the aristocracy, and those people in the SPD restrict the increase in military spending, we finally have a way to improve the military strength, how can we cut off our martial arts? All I have to tell you today is to let you know the situation in the country and know the priorities of the matter. Ruprecht is a partner to watch out for, but not an enemy. The Kaiser shook his head and said.

"This time, the fundamental purpose of my calling over is to first do a good job of dividing the Eastern Front with Austria-Hungary in the future! Don't forget, it was I, the German Emperor, who agreed with the Bavarian Army to assist Austria-Hungary, and for this, Austria-Hungary should make certain concessions in terms of interests! ”

"As for the purpose of calling Moltke over is very simple, we need to learn the tactical system of the Bavarian Legion, but it is definitely not a simple copy, we have our national conditions, this issue needs to be discussed well, and the command system of the German army needs to be reformulated, by the way, this time we have to finalize the command, logistics and coordination of the Eastern Front with the Austrian Emperor, so it is easy for the heads of the three parties on the Eastern Front to be together, and I don't know when it will be next time." The Kaiser said.

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