Because Moltke came to Bavaria in a private capacity, it was naturally difficult for the official to do reception activities, neither the prince nor Prince Leopold went in person, as for Ludwig III? That's even more impossible, if it were historically, Wilhelm II would come to Bavaria, and this **** would not necessarily greet ...... in person. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info not to mention Moltke.

However, even if the official did not go out, for the future Prussian chief of the General Staff, the Bavarian side also gave him quite high specifications, armored vehicles opened the road, and a convoy of 8 cars in Yishui swaggered through the city, which was enough to give him face.

"If I can, I hope to be with the front-line garrisons. The Kaiser and I were very interested in the new equipment and were willing to promote it. In the car, Moltke said this to Schmidt, who was in charge of greeting him.

"If you wish, we will arrange for you to be sent to the Iron Castle training ground in Bavaria, where you can have any kind of communication with our participating troops." Schmidt replied. "But before you do that, you need to go to the Royal Palace in Munich to meet His Royal Highness Prince Rupresit, who will arrange your specific itinerary."

"Whatever the guest wants." Moltke nodded. For example, until now, Moltke has been unable to understand why the prince has been sparing no effort to promote the expansion of Bavaria's army, if Bavaria wants to rebel, it is impossible, even if Bavaria doubles its forces, it still can't get Prussia. Then the only explanation is that the prince had a considerable sense of crisis, yes, a sense of crisis, a distrust of German military power!

Moltke Jr. didn't know why His Royal Highness Prince Ruprecht was like this, you know, since in the Franco-Prussian War, Germany cleanly killed France, the first army power in Europe at the time, the German Army has become the world's strongest army, according to the then Imperial Prime Minister Bismarck, Germany's military strength is enough to deal with any power, and the German national security system based on the Three Emperors Alliance is enough to deal with any military alliance. Germany at that time was the center of world diplomacy! But now .......

Moltke Jr. was not as confident in his own power as most Germans, he had already discovered the crisis lurking in the depths, and if Russia failed in the Far East, it would certainly turn its attention to Europe, and after receiving financial assistance from Britain and France, Russia's national strength would surely recover quickly, and even go to a higher level. Germany will face the dilemma of fighting on two fronts, in the west against Britain and France, and in the east against Russia.

Germany knew very well how many pounds and two little Moltke felt, so although he did not support Schlieffen's plan, he still agreed to fight France first, and after defeating France, he made peace with Russia. No matter how weak Russia is, Moltke Jr. and others have never thought of killing Russia, because this country is too terrible. Although he was backward and conservative, his vast territory gave Russia the capital to drag down almost any empire, and its huge population base gave Russia unimaginable mobilization potential.

According to one of the more exaggerated claims, as long as the Russians keep retreating, it is enough to defeat any opponent, you know, even Napoleon the Great, who sits on the whole of Europe, is still defeated after taking Moscow? Of the 600,000 troops, only 50,000 eventually returned to their homeland ....... Everyone believes that unless Russia has its own problems, it will be difficult for Russia to be crushed from the outside!

Although the situation is very bad, Moltke Jr. still believes that Germany will win, because he is very confident in the speed of mobilization of German troops, the German General Staff has evaluated the speed of mobilization of Russia, they believe that Russia will need at least 4 months to complete the assembly of troops, and if Germany can not settle the Western Front in three months, it will be a bit too talkative, Moltke Jr. believes that 6 weeks after the start of the war will be the key to determining the victory or defeat, using the railway line, Germany will first hit or annihilate France, Then immediately transfer troops to the Eastern Front to deal with the Russians who had just gathered.

And don't forget, the Germans still have allies, and in Moltke's opinion, even if Austria-Hungary is not good, there is no problem in blocking the first wave of attacks from the Russians, right? Judging from the war in the Far East, the combat effectiveness of the Russians is very average, and the Austro-Hungarian army in a defensive state should probably be almost fine.......

Russia is so difficult to defeat in the perception of the German leadership, and even if Moltke and others now realize that Russia will become Germany's great enemy in the future, they can only use it as a target that can be negotiated rather than destroyed. The Kaiser and Prince Ruprecht tried to weaken Russia by all means, hoping that Russia would always focus its attention on the Far East, and that the longer the war with Japan would last, the better and the greater the consumption.

But in Moltke's view, these practices are still a palliative rather than a cure. In a bad situation, there will certainly be civil unrest in Russia, but it will be only partial, and it will subside as soon as there is an injection of external funds.

"In fact, if I say it according to my original intention, Prince Ruprecht is more suitable to enter the German General Staff, he has a very good grasp of strategy and the overall situation, and some military ideas are also very advanced." In the car, Moltke Jr. said this to Major General Schmidt.

"Hehe, His Royal Highness the Prince has a bit of a tough personality, and he himself once said that he doesn't like to go into a place where you need to have several meetings to solve problems." Major General Schmidt said tactfully.

"yes, now that there is no war, there will be more trouble. The environment is different after all. Major General Schmidt snorted. It's over. The next morning, Moltke met Prince Ruprecht as he wished, and after a brief greeting, the attendants placed a large scale map and a large European sandbox in their proper places, after which the prince withdrew from the others and began to talk to Moltke about business.

"Now, few people realize that Germany has reached a life-and-death moment, and they are still basking in the victory over France, ignoring the changes in the war situation and circumstances. And by the time they realize this, I'm afraid the fate of defeat has come, and I hope you are not such a person. "This is the first time His Royal Highness has used an honorific to Moltke Jr. This was not only to satisfy the vanity of the other party, but also to reveal the news that the prince regarded him as a real and trustworthy partner.

"So, you're trying to change that? Starting with the first rapid-fire guns and machine guns, you have been trying to improve the level of German military equipment in order to cope with the upcoming decisive battle? On behalf of the German military, I thank you for your efforts. Moltke said respectfully.

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