"You don't seem to be optimistic about the victory over Britain and France on the Western Front, and all your efforts seem to be aimed at defeating Russia? Why do you have such an idea? Prince Leopold asked with a slight frown. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"It is true that Russia has a huge population base and great depth, but at the same time the foundations of its rule have been shaken, unlike Britain and France, and the fortresses are often breached by internal enemies. And Germany is in danger of doing the same. The prince hesitated for a moment before saying.

"I don't understand the last half of this sentence." The Prince's words were full of inquiry.

"Think about it, if the royal family and part of the nobility falls, then who will benefit the most? This is only one aspect of the threat, and the other is that the Empire does not know when to stop! This is even more harmful than the former. The prince said.

"Your idea is interesting, so you've been trying to build a state-led economic system without relying on those capitalists? At the same time, it is also trying to strengthen Bavaria's military power so that it can have more say in future changes. Is that so? And now you're looking for an ally? Leopold said.

"Moltke Jr. is not suitable as an ally, but just a person to work with, he is the one who is about to accept the chief of the General Staff, and he is very sensitive to new equipment and new tactics, and he is also pragmatic in terms of tactics, although he also has the problem of being stubborn, but he is always better to get along with than Schlieffen. He's the best option right now. The prince smiled wryly. After all, Prussia had the right to command military in wartime, and if it wanted to make its plans run smoothly, it had to have someone in the court! In peacetime, we must have good relations with the Kaiser, and in wartime, we must have good relations with the Chief of the General Staff!

Little Moltke is not easy, after coming to power, he began to think about how to face the pressure of the east and west fronts at the same time, although he greatly optimized the original plan on the western front, but still could not complete the set tasks, and what is even more tragic is that he did not expect the Russians to mobilize so quickly!

At the outbreak of World War I, it took Russia 18 days to mobilize two-thirds of its entire army, which cannot be compared with the speed at which Germany mobilized its entire army in 15 days, but it must be certain that these troops were enough to contain the Austro-Hungarian army. The latter was defeated by the Russians on the battlefield in Galicia, so 250,000 German troops took a train to Krakow, 800 kilometers away in southern Poland, in 11 days to save their allies!

With the failure of the strategy of a quick victory on the Western Front, Moltke Jr. also left his post, and in his last meeting with the Kaiser, he pointed out the outcome of the war in one sentence: "Your Majesty, we have lost the war." Although Germany then continued to fight for four years.

But Moltke Jr. became a prophecy, and in the end Germany was forced to surrender due to domestic and foreign difficulties. Although Moltke Jr. failed, so did Falkingham, the next chief of the German General Staff. As for the later Hindenburg and Ludendorff, their initial prestige was made on the Eastern Front, and they did have unique features in integrating industry, but on the Western Front, apart from the constant tug-of-war between Britain and France, there was no other gain.

If nothing else, Moltke Jr. will be the leader of the Prussian Army in the next ten years, and it is absolutely not enough to take out Russia by relying on Bavaria and Austria-Hungary, you know, even in December 1917, there were still 71 German divisions on the Eastern Front, and these troops were not something that the Bavarian Army could put together! The power of Prussia must be borrowed! Helping Prussia is also helping yourself.

The prince's requirements are very simple, the first point is to promote the equipment and tactical reform of the German Army together with Moltke Jr., of which the development of armored forces and the development of the air force are the top priority, Bavaria cannot afford to raise too many armored units, although Austria-Hungary is stronger, but it is also limited, and the real combat power is still Prussia.

Although the current armored forces are still very immature, and the impact of aircraft on the war is relatively limited, relying on these iron guys, even if Germany still cannot break through the British and French trench system, at least the battle line will move westward. And the large number of armored vehicles will inevitably lead to an increase in the demand for transportation capacity, which will inevitably lead to more cars entering the German army.

Second, the prince wanted to fight on the Eastern Front and command the German-Austrian armies on the Eastern Front. And this was to be promised by the Prussian General Staff. If it could be finalized in the pre-war plan, it would be of no use even if the Kaiser opposed it, because the plan, once carried out, would not be subject to human will, and if the plan were to be changed, it would lead to great confusion. This is like when the Kaiser asked Moltke Jr. before the outbreak of World War 1 whether he could fight Russia alone without France declaring war, Moltke Jr. explicitly refused, and the Kaiser had no choice but to say: "Your uncle will not give me such an answer".

(This is a paragraph from a sideways article, because the French attitude at the time was rather vague about "acting in the interests of France", and the British said that if Germany did not advance westward, it would stay out of the matter, and theoretically Germany did have the possibility of fighting Russia alone.) At least temporarily. As for the actual situation, I am afraid that only the parties know. ）

Although in the end, part of the Bavarian army fought on the Eastern Front, and Prince Leopold also became the commander-in-chief of the German army on the Eastern Front, but it was too late, in the prince's plan, the German army and the Austro-Hungarian army on the Eastern Front under the command of the prince and Prince Leopold would defeat the Russian army in 1914, and launch a large-scale offensive in 1915, in the course of this year, the east would strive to attack Ukraine, and the north would enter the later Baltic states to threaten Petrograd. In 1916 he induced the outbreak of the Russian Revolution and tried to settle the Eastern Front once and for all during this year, and then to reduce his forces to solve the problems of Austria-Hungary and the Western Front.

In order to achieve the above two points, the prince was willing to share with Prussia new military technology and new tactical ideas, as well as the profits brought by these new equipment. Willing to help Moltke the Younger advance the military reform of the Prussian army. Fight against certain diehards.

"In that case, let's sort out some of the other vehicles you've designed. The military has always been a system confrontation, and a single weapon may not be able to convince the other side, but if a system can be formed, then it will have a subversive impact on strategy and tactics. Prince Leopold said.

So, after some preparation, a second parcel from Bavaria was loaded onto a special car and delivered to Moltke's residence just outside Berlin.

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