Chapter 55 Organizational Intelligence
Kemal's plan shocked Kemal, not so much how well it was operationally, the attack was actually mediocre.
He was shocked by Kuster's political audacity, his daring to go against the demands of the Allied boss Wilhelm II, and his blow to Russian politics.
Normal officers should fulfill their duties on the battlefield and honestly fight the battles they should fight.
Only Kuster was different, and he began to think about the future interests before the war was over, which was not an ordinary visionary.
However, this also inspired Kemal's thoughts, and with his unique patriotic feelings and national spirit, he also began to think about the future.
This state of affairs lasted until April 17, when Kemal's army arrived, and he himself had to lead his army into the Caucasus.
Before leaving, Kuster behaved unusually affectionately, hoping that he would ensure that all orders were fulfilled and that he would play an exemplary role for the Turkish army used.
Kemal naturally agreed, and then left without looking back.
Watching him ride away, Kuster also returned to the headquarters, carefully looking at every part of the map.
As soon as Kemal's troops came up, they were deployed to the west of the battlefield, where the exchange of fire was not too dense, and the main role was to delay the Russian troops and make them unable to move.
Anyone would be outraged by such a job, but Kemal was not.
The reason is that Kuster explained the reason, and he said that the Turkish army was in poor combat effectiveness and could only be used as a line filler.
In order not to misunderstand him, Kuster said that his abilities were worth believing, but most Turks were not as trustworthy as he was.
Kemal agrees with this, but the outside world does not, believing that Kuster deliberately suppresses Turkey's future potential stocks and does not want Turkey to develop.
Turkish newspapers denounced Kuster's attacks on allies, causing an uproar in Turkey, which said they wanted to withdraw him.
Enver wanted to take this opportunity to push out Kuster, but the Emperor sent him two telegrams to dispel the idea.
The letter from Germany bears the Kaiser's autograph, proving that it was written by his own hand.
The telegram was written in the same frank manner as the Kaiser always was, saying bluntly that if Enver dared to remove Kuster, he would dare to let people go to the Turkish palace to brush up on copies.
As for the Austro-Hungarian one, it was rather complicated, without the signature of the Austrian Emperor, but instead the signature of the Austrian Parliament.
What does this mean? Did Wiltok's group of puppies do a good job?
Kuster clenched the telegram in his hand, frowning and hesitating; The strength of the paper gradually increased, and the paper gradually crumpled into a crumpled ball, and the handwriting on the paper became blurry due to wetness.
He had always regarded the Russian Communist Party as his own henchman, but now that he thinks about it carefully, it seems that the real confidant is not the Russians, but himself! These dishonest subordinates of their own!
Custer felt a headache and stopped thinking about these useless things, thinking that everything was just his own doubts.
He originally wanted to prepare for the battle and release some fake news at the same time, wanting to see how he evaluated.
At the beginning, the news that came out of the fraud made him quite satisfied, at least he knew that Enver had been dishonest behind his back and promoted bad things about him, but unfortunately he had Kaiser Wilhelm to follow, and whoever dared to find fault could only have a blue nose and swollen face in the end.
The Kaiser also supported him, as always, so much so that a joke arose: Kuster was the Kaiser's half-brother.
What's worse is that such jokes will be made within the Allies, and even the Kaiser himself will not be angry when he hears about it, but will be happy to put this sentence on his lips.
So Kuster was crowned with the title of "member of the pseudo-Hohenzollern family", which made him very helpless.
But compared to the telegram from Austria-Hungary, the Kaiser's actions were so affectionate.
The signature of the Austrian parliament complicated the telegram that had been in Kuster's favor, and what was hidden behind it was not clear to Kuster.
This also harmed Kuster, making him more anxious and prone to poor command of troops.
In the end, Kuster gave up thinking and decided to fight the battle first, to make his reputation, and to build the Kaiser's relationship well, and then take care of those things.
However, he still had some scruples, so he asked the Kaiser to train a group of spies for him.
The Kaiser said that this would be easy to do, and immediately drew a hundred Russian-speaking people from the intelligence service.
Kuster thought it was too much and didn't want it, but the Kaiser forced it, and Kuster reluctantly accepted it.
It wasn't until the end of the day that the Kaiser suddenly asked him what he wanted to do, as if he had been reminded by someone.
Kuster knew that there was someone behind him, and he also calmed down, saying that he was going to Russia, and then the Kaiser agreed.
After Kuster hung up the phone, he estimated what to do next. Of course, this is still a political operation, and the military one continues to drag on.
And after such a delay, it was delayed until April 22, and all the intelligence officers sent by Germany were in place.
This shocked Kuster, who had no idea who was so capable and able to train so many intelligence talents in a matter of days.
After inquiring with the person in charge, I learned that the Kaiser had drawn it directly from within himself, and I couldn't help but be moved by the Kaiser's wealth.
After confirming that the number was correct, Kuster planned to send some of his men to Russia to inquire about information, but also to deal with the Kaiser.
Most of the rest went to Austria to inquire about what was going on in Austria-Hungary.
When the leaders heard this order, they were all blinded: Why do I learn Russian and go to Russia and Austria?!
Kuster was shocked to learn that they were fluent in Russian, after all, he didn't know Russian himself, and he felt inferior when he met a group of linguistic students.
But the Kaiser's pertinence is too strong! It seems that this intention is to drive Russia to death.
But there was no problem with that, Kuster was in the Caucasus, and the only ones who could fight him were the Russians.
The Kaiser's good intentions were genuine, but the bad things that could be done added to Kuster's blockage.
With this notorious oppression, he could only send all his spies to Russia.
After that, if he wants to beg the Kaiser, unless his ministers are fools, no one will be able to get it.
After forcibly calming down, Kustert thought about it and decided that there was a lot to do now. The main thing is the military matter, and the Kaiser's side has been urging it, and it seems that he can't wait.
The Kaiser's men could not be said to be useless, at least militarily they could turn the tide of the war, after all, Russian intelligence was almost one-way transparent to Germany.
You must know that although war is fought as a resource, intelligence is also important! As the saying goes, "knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles," a mistake in German intelligence later contributed to the reason for the United States to enter the war.
Looking at it this way, the Kaiser's people really broke the siege.
And it will always help to organize all the intelligence officers together and set up an intelligence department of their own.
Thinking of this, Kuster's eyes lit up, and he staggered up from his chair and began his work.