Chapter 1500 Undercurrent Surges Three
Chapter 1500 Undercurrent Surge 3
Compared to history, Admiral Erich von Falkenhain did very badly. Historically, this buddy got mixed up with the Prussian Minister of War and once served as the chief of the general staff. He initiated the famous Battle of Verdun in history. After the final failure, he was drawn to the Eastern Front as the commander of the group army. Although the evening scene is not very good, but people have had a good time anyway.
But in this plane, Admiral Erich von Falkenhayn did not do so well. Let’s not talk about my first pinnacle of life-the Prussian Minister of War did not become. After the war, he didn't become the chief of staff either, because with the help and coordination of Prince Ruprecht, Little Moltke sat very firmly in the position of chief of staff. So naturally nothing will happen to him.
What's even more tragic is that this buddy had a bad relationship with the Bavarian royal family, but this time, he was sent to the Eastern Front again, and Falkenhayn felt that he would be like this in his life. After all, Prince Ruprecht was the supreme commander on the Eastern Front, and Mackensen directly commanded the East Prussian German Army. Work under Kenson's leadership.
"Here, I suddenly had a feeling of fighting on the Western Front. Soldiers on both sides were fighting frantically in the ruins. The artillery was roaring. We have to pay a heavy price for every step forward. We fought with a small number of troops. It is simply incomprehensible to attack the outskirts of the capital of a European power, while the most powerful army on the Eastern Front is carrying out an armed parade in Ukraine thousands of miles away." Outside Tallinn, after scanning a circle In Tallinn City, which is still fighting fiercely, after putting down the binoculars in his hand, Admiral Falkenhayn said to Mackensen next to him.
"There is a price to be paid in wars. It is impossible for others to automatically deliver what you want." Mackensen said with a slight frown.
"I mean, it would have been better if the Bavarian Army had come to attack, they had more heavy weapons, they had more troops, and now, they're throwing this hard bone at us. They went to Ukraine The land is enclosed. Carve up the territory that originally belonged to us with Austria-Hungary." Falkenhayn felt that Mackensen might have misunderstood, so he said more bluntly.
"I didn't get it wrong. I know what you want to say." Mackensen naturally knew what Falkenhayn meant, and what he said just now was not wrong, but Falkenhayn understood it in the wrong direction: "The German army And some people in the upper echelon have very good ideas. They always want to let others do things well, and then come up to share the fruits of victory. For example, let the Bavarian Army clean up the Russian army outside St. Petersburg, and then let the Prussian Army Capture this city. I can understand this idea, but it is not realistic! No one will make wedding clothes for each other for nothing. Every inch of land under our feet must be obtained with our own sabers!"
"However, the elite of the Prussian Legion is concentrated on the Western Front, and we bear most of the pressure from the Allied Forces, so we should get most of the benefits of this battle! They are more like a group of speculators!" Falkenhayn said.
"However, Bavaria has never planned to occupy most of the interests. Judging from the occupied areas controlled by Prussia and Bavaria, we are not at a disadvantage. You can't let Bavaria take down the entire Eastern Front, but we take all the benefits, right?" Mackenson asked back.
"If possible, I don't mind doing it. The empire can only have one voice. The weakening of Bavaria is good news for the smooth flow of German government orders, and it is also very important for consolidating Prussia's position in the empire." Falkenhayn did not hesitate. Said.
"So, your political orientation is more like a politician than a statesman. The former only cares about how to get the biggest piece of the pie under the current circumstances. The latter thinks about how to make the pie bigger, In order to let yourself get more points, the weakening of Bavaria is indeed meaningful for the consolidation of Prussia's rights, but have you ever thought about it, if Bavaria is the same as Saxony and Württemberg, can we still stand here and watch today? How about Tallinn making a big talk?" Mackensen asked rhetorically.
Mackensen explained why so far most of the high-level empire, including the Kaiser, the Imperial Prime Minister, and Chief of Staff Moltke, have acquiesced in Bavaria's development and growth, because the latter's growth is also the growth of Germany. The current Bavaria In terms of combat effectiveness, the Legion and the Bohemian Legion account for at least 30% of the total German Legion! It is also because of the strength of Bavaria that the two-line dilemma that Germany faced before has been greatly eased. If Bavaria is weakened, then today's strategic advantage will never exist! And if the war fails, then everyone will die together!
"From the current point of view, the cooperation between our two parties is very good. The Bavarian Army has provided us with their redundant heavy equipment and some heavy artillery units. I don't want some words from my army to affect the cooperation between the two parties, so please be careful. ” Mackensen only pointed to Falkenhayn, he would not take the initiative to report the improper remarks of this subordinate, but he would never let him go.
Therefore, the so-called non-speculative words were too much. In the end, General Falkenhayn was arranged by Mackensen to Königsberg to be responsible for the logistics supplies of the Prussian Army on the Eastern Front and the replenishment of the army. It's half idle. And because of this arrangement, Philip Scheidemann got the chance to contact Falkenhayn!
As an important figure in the parliament, it is naturally impossible for Scheidemann to go to Falkenhayn and say, Bavaria is not pleasing to you, and they are not pleasing to my eyes, so let's cooperate to suppress it, that would be too LOW! Scheidemann first used his relationship to let some East Prussian groups, such as the East Prussian Lutheran Church and the German Colonial Association, whose Protestant tendencies made them inherently hostile to the Catholic countries in southern Germany, and even A similar view was held with regard to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Claiming that their existence directly threatens the interests of Protestants.
Needless to say the latter, Prussia has just occupied some areas, and some colonists hope to obtain land and resources. And as one of the leaders of the military administration in the occupied territories, it was only natural for them to contact Falkenhayn. And when these groups figured out Falkenhayn's ideas and routines, it was time for Scheideman to act in person!
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