A telegram from the Kaiser brought about a change in Ruprecht's plans, and after making some arrangements with Prince Leopold for the military mobilization of Bavaria, the prince and his entourage boarded a special train to Berlin, where the Kaiser deemed it necessary to send the commander of Germany's second largest state to Berlin before the war began. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The meeting was held at the German General Staff, and in addition to the Kaiser, the Chancellor and himself, the senior level of the General Staff was present, as well as the commanders of a total of 9 armies, of which the 1st to 7th armies were responsible for fighting against France on the Western Front, and the 8th Army was responsible for guarding East Prussia, and the Bavarian Army was listed separately.

The meeting first discussed the issue of the Western Front, and in general, Moltke Jr. once again briefed the bigwigs on the battle plan and the tasks of the various army groups. The process is very fast, and it can even be said to be a formality. After Moltke finished speaking. The Kaiser spoke: "Ruprecht, do you have anything else to say about the Western Front?" ”

"Our troops can take a proper rest when they arrive at the border between Belgium and France, because from the border area the railway line will not be of our help, and after coming down the last section of the track, we will have to rely on vehicles and legs for the last part of the journey, which will be fatal for the tired corps."

"The French will not sit idly by and watch their territory be occupied by us, they will mobilize the legions to fight back, the French also have armored units, the British heavy artillery is also very powerful, the offensive operation is not an advantage for us who are tired, but with the repair of the Belgian railway system, our air force and heavy equipment can reach the front line, then we will have the advantage again, as long as the front line of both sides has not been solidified, we will always earn."

"If our corps is blocked in the direction of Paris, we can actually try to advance to the south, so that the front will be longer, and the density of troops on both sides will decrease, which is a good thing for us who have air superiority and superiority in armored units." Ruprecht said.

This meeting was a mobilization meeting in front of the station, and the prince naturally could not say that your plan would fail, but he still tactfully proposed some plans that seemed quite conservative to outsiders. As for whether the other party listens or not, it's not up to him.

"Do you have any new ideas for the situation on the Eastern Front?" The Kaiser asked.

"I can't control the Austro-Hungarian legions, and I believe that the Eighth Army can still hold East Prussia. Within 1 month of the start of the war, I will crush the two Russian armies opposite me. There is no problem with this, and then I will continue to attack eastward, or northward, depending on the situation. Ruprecht said.

"Looks like you're confident in yourself." The Kaiser said with a smile. "What do you think of the Austrians?"

"If you defend, maybe there won't be any big problems, but if you want to attack, they are no match for the Russians, especially now that the formation of 4 corps in the north and 2 corps in the Balkans is simply terrible." Ruprecht said.

"Your Highness, if you may, after you have defeated the enemy in front of you, I hope that we will cooperate in the crushing of the Russian North-Western Front, and we have built a double-track railway in East Prussia, so that your corps can enter East Prussia without any problems, and then attack the Russians from the flank. And your corps that attacked Russian Poland could also attack the rear of the Russians, and if successful, we could bring half of Russian Poland into our hands. Mackenson, who was on the side, said suddenly.

"It's a tempting plan, but it's impossible for me to reply right now, because we don't know what's going on in Austria-Hungary, and if our allies have no objections, we can cooperate." The prince said.

After the meeting on the Army side, there was also a pre-war meeting on the Navy side, and Ruprecht and the Kaiser left the Prussian General Staff immediately after leaving the Admiralty, where there was also a great deal of business to be attended.

Compared with the aggressive and proactive strategy and tactics of the army, the navy is more conservative, and in Tirpitz's plan, the first two months of the navy's task is mainly to send submarines to break up diplomatic relations, and at the same time start to defend against mines in its own waters. Subsequently, the main fleet will make a limited attack operation, of course, how to do it depends on the situation .......

"This plan is basically the same as no plan!" Ruprecht said with some dissatisfaction.

"I still think that the two warships produced for Argentina should carry out Plan B, although it is a bit risky, but the benefits are huge, even if we can only succeed once, it will be enough."

"Secondly, we must take action against the blockade of the North Sea, even if the risk is relatively large, even if we have to fight in the far seas, not only with submarines, but also with capital ships. Of course, the Navy could gather intelligence for the first two months, but then it was necessary to strike at the blockade fleet. ”

"Don't keep trying to bombard a few undefended cities, we may not have done them more damage than the wear and tear of our warships. And there is also a great risk in doing so, and in the far seas, we will have more room for maneuver. ”

"As for the Baltic direction, we must take offensive minelaying and submarine operations. Laying the groundwork for future large-scale operations in the Baltic, prolonged burnout can be a fatal blow to morale, and only constant victories can keep the morale of the army high. ”

Although Germany is one step ahead in this plane, the gap between the fleets of the two sides at the beginning of the war is still very large, and at present, in addition to the two super dreadnoughts built for Argentina, the German high seas fleet has a total of 18 capital ships in active service. But three of them were being refurbished in dockyards, so the number dropped further, and the British's capital ships now numbered more than 2 dozen, and various armored cruisers, light cruisers, and ex-dreadnoughts were even larger. Therefore, even if there is a big operation, it will have to wait for the three battleships that are being prepared in the dock to come out and talk about it.

However, even so, the prince believed that small high-speed warship sorties were needed, especially to break the blockade, and that the shipping companies and Americans registered overseas of the German Empire would send supplies to the Allies as much as possible, but only if the German fleet weakened the British naval blockade as much as possible.

"That's a good suggestion, Tirpitz, and you should think about it." The Kaiser finally said.

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