"The right thing to do is to temporarily suppress Austria-Hungary's ambitions in the Balkans, reassure the Russians, and then let Russia fight to the death with the Japanese in the Far East! The longer you fight, the better, and the more damage you do, the better! The prince continued.

"Hehe, that's what you really think? Just a few days ago, you just finalized the order contract with the Russians for 4 new warships, an order of 7.5 million pounds! 4 ships that are more powerful than the Asama class, I now suspect that you hope that Russia can win against Japan. The Kaiser laughed.

"It will definitely be Japan that wins. The Russians have no friends behind them, and neither the French, nor the British, nor we want the Russians to win. They all hope that in this war, the Russians will break their heads and bleed. Japan had the full support of Britain behind them, the French were also neutral, and Russia was now nothing more than a giant with feet of clay. Fighting in the Far East with a newly rising power, defeat is certain. ”

"It is precisely because of this that I will try to strengthen the Russian Legion so that the Russians will always have the feeling that they can win if they hold on, and that the war can continue as long as this phantom remains. Until the price they pay is too great to afford. ”

"There seems to be some truth to what you say. But what if something goes wrong? The Kaiser asked.

"I haven't made any big mistakes in what I've done so far. Even if it's wrong? The Russians won, and the biggest headache was the British. What do we have to do with it? The prince said with some smugness.

"But my concern is that the Russian army, strengthened in Bavaria, may be used against Germany in the future. What do you think, for example, the battleships, and the new guns and machine guns. The Kaiser said uneasily.

"It is impossible to say that the Russians do not learn at all, but Russia is not the same as Germany, and what suits us is not suitable for the Russians! Machine guns and heavy artillery are good, but Russia may not have enough industrial capacity and funds to arm such a force. And you are strong with an army as long as you have a large number of heavy artillery and machine guns? No, it's not like that. With the development of science and technology, the military will become more complex, and only those lucky ones who can really grasp the pulse of the times can control the army of the new era. ”

"Alright, that's the end of your boasting. It's just you and me here, and I'm not going to promote it for you. The Kaiser glanced at His Royal Highness the Prince, who was a little in a state of flux, and said.

"It's because it's just the two of us that some things can be said more bluntly." The prince pouted. According to the standards of the three irons of life in the previous plane, the prince and William can be regarded as carrying a gun together (the newspaper slapped the cannon). Divide the spoils together (there are too many examples of this.) Coupled with the fact that the two parties are close in status, have an excellent personal relationship, and have the same fundamental interests, when there are no outsiders, the two will naturally be casual.

"What do you think of the guys in the General Staff?" Wilhelm II said meaningfully.

"Decent in terms of level, but not suitable as a military decision-making body of the German Empire, their ideas are too old, they are still indulging in the old papers of the Franco-Prussian War all day long, the tactics they devise are not the least new, and their estimation of the whole situation is quite wrong. The strategic design is simply a failure, and of course, the most important thing is that they do not understand politics and do not understand the relationship between politics and the military! The prince mercilessly offended Schlieffen and the others.

His Royal Highness the Prince can absolutely say this, people have this qualification, in terms of knowledge, who can compare to the prince who is a traverser in military strategy in this plane? At the level of tactical battles, the prince grew up under the personal care of his uncle, Prince Leopold, a famous general. In terms of actual combat experience, the prince did not directly command battles, but he was at least quite successful in the tactics and establishment of the Blue Legion. Schlieffen and others only fought soy sauce in the Franco-Prussian War.

"That's a bit of an exaggeration." The Kaiser's face tightened slightly, and he said with some dissatisfaction, these people are selected from many Prussian officers, and you will knock them all over with a word. Where does this leave the Kaiser with face?

"Okay, let's not say more, let's speak with facts, I have prepared a plan, let those old antiques see what advanced combat power is, and I will convince them myself. You can arrange for a few henchmen to go to Bavaria together. The prince was too lazy to say, ready to close the topic.

"Then you can reveal some first." The Kaiser really wanted to knock the Junker nobles into the officer corps, and in order for this plan to go smoothly, he needed to know what the prince was thinking.

"Schlieffen has been busy with one thing since he took office, and that is to face the French battle plan, in fact, this plan is very simple, use rail transportation as a means of attack, quickly concentrate forces, and then occupy the opponent's railway system, and use the enemy's railway to throw a large number of troops into the opponent's depth at lightning speed, so as to solve the opponent in a relatively short time."

"This is where I started! This plan is completely unrealistic, if it is just a sand table deduction, then Schlieffen's plan may succeed, but if it is implemented, it will never succeed! Logistical pressure alone is enough to crush the troops participating in the war! ”

He did not have a clear understanding of the army's consumption of ammunition and materiel, and it is estimated that most of their information should still be based on the consumption of the Franco-Prussian War. The information that Mackensen sorted out during the Qing-Japanese War probably didn't enter the eyes of these people. It is simply wrong to designate the current battle plan by the attrition and speed of movement of the war of decades ago. ”

"And they did not have a clear understanding of their opponents, and after suffering great losses, the French and even the Russians were improving their railway networks, and Schlieffen was too optimistic about the speed of maneuver and mobilization of their opponents. What's even more intolerable is that he has no other plans, pinning everything on a desperate gamble, which is absolutely not allowed, could it be that a surprise failure will directly ruin the future of the empire? The prince was already a little angry when he spoke.

"Hehe, then I'll wait for your results, but what you said is very interesting, the staff officers always specify a foolproof plan for the last war. Well. If you can convince the old stubborns, I would be willing to apply your experience to the Prussian army. The Kaiser said with a smile.

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