Chapter 1259: Taking Sides and Fighting Secretly 1

Chapter 1259: Taking sides and fighting secretly 1

"I am opposed to this kind of voting, especially during the voting process, there are some people who do not understand the Eastern Front. They are completely blind." Mackensen, who had never spoken, first expressed his support for the prince.

"I personally don't know much about the situation on the Eastern Front, so I decided to abstain." Duke Albrecht, who was also sitting on the left, represented the Kingdom of Württemberg and commanded an army group, said later. He did not stand clearly. side of the prince, but this abstention in itself was tantamount to reducing the influence of the German General Staff personnel on the Western Front.

"It is wrong for some people to try to force it through by borrowing the name of the General Staff without consultation, and now it is even more wrong to force the plan forward when the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front already thinks it is inappropriate. Choice." The Prince of Saxony also gave a similar statement.

"In particular, the person pushing this statement now is still a group army commander on the Western Front. He is neither a core member of the General Staff nor has been on the Eastern Front. I really want to know now that this is an unintentional move by some people. Or do you have other plans?" The prince's eyes looked at Hindenburg full of teasing. After all, in this dimension, Hindenburg's status was far less high than in history, and there was no Tannenberg victory. Without subsequent achievements on the Eastern Front, Hindenburg is still just a group army commander, and the most he can do in such meetings is to sit in as a non-voting participant. Being able to speak is enough to give you face, and you still want to push the General Secretary. The General Staff forced a vote? What are you thinking about?

"Hindenburg should have received support or hints from some people, possibly Falkenhayn, Kruger, or even Moltke. They wanted the Bavarian Army to assume additional obligations, and even wanted to force the We have to vote to suppress him, but now we are not sure of victory, so we put one person out to test it out." The prince looked around at all the people on the opposite side and thought silently in his heart.

"First temporarily dispatch the Bavarian Army deployed in Romania to Bulgaria, and then launch a limited offensive to obtain a better strategic situation. After the Polish campaign begins, you go north, and we will fill this loophole with troops from the Western Front. How about it?" Xiao Maoqi thought for a moment and said in a gentler tone.

"Do you think I'm stupid?" The prince didn't say anything, but that's what he meant in his eyes... Let's take over now, and you will take over when the time comes? Are you fooling a fool? !

This matter is estimated to be 80% likely to change. What if the reinforcements are not enough, or the reinforcements are temporarily moved elsewhere? For example, if you suddenly plan to cause trouble on the Western Front, won't the Bavarian legions in the Balkans be tricked? This is not a matter of one division and two divisions. Greece is still a country, and Serbia is also considered a small regional power. Mackensen also brought 9 divisions to defeat Serbia, and the time it took was still measured in months... Even if the Bavarian Army is stronger, it will still have to mobilize 6 entire divisions, probably more than 100,000 troops...

“Let’s adjourn for now.

"The Kaiser interrupted the two parties in the dispute and said very simply. Damn, the current situation is obviously such that we cannot unify our opinions. The Prussian generals on the eastern front did not say a word. They obviously supported the prince's opinion, and with the president The Western Front officers on the General Staff were resistant. Among the Western Front generals, the Grand Duke of Württemberg, Albrecht, and the Prince of Saxony were equally ambiguous, because they could sense that this was the Prussian faction in the General Staff preparing to gain military power. dominance.

At this time, if Bavaria cannot bear it, then Saxony and Württemberg cannot bear it even more. Therefore, at least they will not support the General Staff's forced vote, and they do not even need to side with the prince. As long as they abstain, Then the remaining Prussian officers on the Western Front will definitely not be able to overwhelm the Bavarian Legion on the Eastern Front and the Prussian officers on the Eastern Front... What a frustrating situation it is!

However, from the Kaiser's point of view, the situation seemed good! Because this reflects political correctness. It is true that the existence of the military strength of the three kingdoms makes Prussia uncomfortable, but if the external kingdoms are weak and the Junker nobles within Prussia are strong, it will also make the Kaiser feel uncomfortable. Only when the two sides maintain a balance of power and can do their own thing well, and there are some minor frictions, and the Kaiser is needed as an arbiter, will the Kaiser's rights and prestige be the most stable!

"I don't know why, the Chief of General Staff is unwilling to use the power of the General Staff to force Bavaria to accept our plan, and His Majesty the Kaiser seems to be very conniving with those southern guys." After the meeting, Hinden Fort came to the house of General Herlingen, the former Prussian Minister of War, and said angrily.

"What do you think of that Bavarian prince?" General Helingen did not answer Hindenburg's words, but asked directly.

"A very capable, but also very ambitious person. I can't see through his thoughts, but he is definitely different from his father and grandfather. He is not a person who is content with the status quo. He always wants to make breakthroughs. , not only within the German system, but also in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. King Fritz has never decided on a successor, and I think there is something fishy in this." Hindenburg said.

"You are discussing this issue more from the perspective of the Prussian Chief of General Staff, rather than from the perspective of a group army commander." General Herlingen said with a serious face. "Don't let others know your point of view, otherwise, no one can help you given the right opportunity."

"Is His Majesty the Emperor indifferent to the semi-independent state of the Kingdom of Bavaria?" Hindenburg said it was difficult to understand.

"His Majesty the Emperor does not completely trust the General Staff. To put it bluntly, he does not have absolute trust in the Junkers nobility. Compared with the Junkers nobility's control over the army, His Majesty the Emperor feels that his rights are not stable. He wants to play A kind of balance, and it happened that Bavaria had another amazingly talented heir. They both had ambitions and hoped to change the world and the empire. So they hit it off, and because they were very sensible to each other, they formed tacit agreement."

General Herlingen, who once served as the Prussian Minister of War, was naturally aware of some of the tricks and filth at the top. Although he could not explain it publicly, it was an indisputable fact that the Junker nobles controlled the grassroots political power and army of the Kingdom of Prussia. This made the Kaiser very dissatisfied and even uneasy. Therefore, in the past, the Kaiser tolerated the expansion of the Bavarian Army to force the Prussian General Staff to make concessions in the army establishment, and used Bavaria's military industry to stimulate counter-stimulation such as The progress of military factories such as Krupp and Rheinmetall.

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