Chapter 1869: Soldiers and Politics Three
"General Crook, General Howson, and every general present here, I am very disappointed and even angry with your answers. I seem to see the beast in your hearts break free from the shackles of the cage and roar and rush. Come out! These wild beasts will tear up the empire, and even devour you! Your ambition is very dangerous!" Little Maoqi said to his subordinates bitterly.
"General, your statement is a bit alarmist. We are only adhering to the principle of neutrality. We can't say that we have political ambitions just because we rejected the Kaiser's request?" Admiral Howson argued.
"It has nothing to do with this. Whether it is civilians, intellectuals, the middle class, capitalists, or aristocrats, they can all care about politics, and they can also devote themselves to politics, and they are allowed to gain certain benefits from it. But the special class of soldiers is not allowed. Because the things in their hands are too scary! They can only be the defenders of the rules, not the makers! Because once they decide to participate in the formulation of the rules, no one can restrict them!" Mooch paused and continued Said: "Here, let me say one last thing to you, even if you don't consider obeying His Majesty's orders, you should at least avoid politics as much as possible."
After saying these words, little Maoqi left the barracks of Frederick III full of worry and resentment. As a soldier, his ideal German officer corps was originally political, but in fact, people have desires, and it is very difficult to rely on self-discipline. In history, the German General Staff did not have a staff like Waldsee people? Therefore, Xiao Maoqi believes that the military should be given a shackle in politics.
But at the same time, as a soldier, Xiao Moqi is unwilling to arrange another civilian officer on top of the general staff to manage the entire army, such as the American Secretary of Defense and the British Secretary of the Navy and Army. He believes that this arrangement will lead to confusion in the command of the army during the war, and it turns out that countries that use civilian control of the army do not perform well on the battlefield. For example, if it is not for some political problems in Germany, I am afraid that the German army can already celebrate its victory in Paris.
So, Little Maoqi's thoughts are very contradictory. In the past, he was always vacillating between these two extremes, but this time, after hearing the answers from Crook and others, Little Maoqi finally made up his mind.
"Compared to letting the military get involved in politics, it should be a good choice to have a defense minister as the supreme leader in the military, and let the general staff be in charge of purely military affairs, right?" Xiao Maoqi thought in his mind. At this time, he felt a little sad and angry about the Kaiser's misfortune and anger. To be honest, if the Kaiser himself was more capable, even if he was only half of Crown Prince Ruprecht, the army would not be separated from Germany.
To be honest, in terms of management system, the Bavarian army is similar to the Prussian army. The royal family controls the entire army. However, the only difference is that Crown Prince Ruprecht can suppress the arrogant soldiers in the army, but the Kaiser No way.
If we get to the bottom of the reasons, there are nothing more than two points. Crown Prince Ruprecht’s military literacy is much higher than that of the Kaiser. In the Bavarian Army, the staff department is really a staff organization. Summarize and send to the decision makers, and at the same time do some mechanical and trivial work, such as arranging logistics or something. It was Crown Prince Ruprecht who really made up his mind to fight. His ability and record gave him the right to veto the opinions of the General Staff.
Even when faced with multiple battlefields, the Bavarian Legion is still able to do a job with ease, because the crown prince's uncle is also a good hand in the military, and handing over the troops to him can beat the opponent to the ground. The victory on the battlefield also made the army a sharp sword in the hands of the royal family from top to bottom.
Become submissive.
But in Prussia, this is completely different. Although the Kaiser also has the highest decision-making power in the military, if the General Staff does not cooperate, the Kaiser really has no idea.... Because the Kaiser is half jealous of the military itself, and he can't trust himself, so do you expect others to listen to you?
Another reason is that the military aristocracy in Bavaria is relatively weak. The upper echelons of the Bavarian army are composed of nobles and other grassroots. For example, Caliput, this buddy is a commoner. The scale can already be described by the group army group). Earl Schmidt is a veteran sword aristocrat. The different ranks of the officer corps create a balance within the army. Reduced the possibility of the officer corps going berserk.
However, if you look at Prussia, there are all nobles in the officer corps, and many nobles have intertwined relationships. It is normal for a family uncle to be the Minister of War and his nephew to be a general, (for example, von Seckert) Xiao Maoqi himself can become the chief of the general staff, and his uncle's influence cannot be ignored, but now, Xiao Maoqi also deeply hates this relationship. The officer corps has formed a special class, which cannot be splashed with water or pierced with needles. ah!
Little Maoqi really plans to attack the army this time! He thought it was too dangerous for someone like Crook to control the army! Even a military cabinet is possible, so on the way back, he decided to have a good talk with the Kaiser about this issue.
So now the question is, for the current Germany, can the behemoth of the army be dealt with? It may be helpless for the Kaiser, but for certain forces in Germany, Crook and others are not incapable of dealing with it at this time. The reason is very simple. Crook and others cannot fully control the army. The vast majority of middle and low-level military officers will never fight a civil war because of some high-level orders.
If Bavaria's support can be obtained, even if it is only a verbal statement, if the Kaiser and the parliament faction reach an agreement on certain issues, then Crook and others can be removed without bloodshed! After all, the Kaiser and the Parliament faction are currently the only two political forces in Prussia capable of stabilizing the peak. With their political influence and Bavaria's military deterrence, Crook and others have no choice! Of course, this is just an idea, if you want to implement it, you need to plan carefully!
What Xiao Maoqi didn't expect was that just after he left, a representative of the parliamentary faction also walked into the barracks of Frederick III. This time, the representative brought greetings and requests from the parliamentary faction. After the people rejected the request of the Kaiser, how would they choose when faced with the request of the Parliamentarians?
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