"I think we should give Prince Ruprecht a central position. If something needs to be discussed, the connection between Prussia and other kingdoms will be closer, right?" said the German Emperor, looking at the pale Earl Schliffen in front of him.

The Bavarian exercise has ended, and the German Emperor has already known the relevant situation. Overall, it is mixed. Happy that the German Emperor finally used the help of others to clean up the general staff of the army. After all, as a ruler, if he could only rely on one type of people in the military, he would never feel comfortable. Only when there are two or more groups for his own choices, the German Emperor would feel satisfied.

If it were in the past, the pressure on the German Emperor to reorganize the General Staff of the Prussian General Staff was great, because more than 80% of the senior Prussian officers were Junker nobles. It was very difficult for them to penetrate any force. At least there was no such force in Prussia. Moreover, the German Emperor could only rely on them, because there was no more professional and better officer regiment within Prussia!

But now it is different. Whether it is field maneuvering exercises or offensive and defensive exercises, the performance of the Prussian General Staff is unsatisfactory. The German Emperor has sufficient structure to reorganize the General Staff. The help from the three kingdoms of Bavaria, Wurttemberg and Saxony gave the German Emperor a new choice in dealing with military issues.

Therefore, when the German Emperor proposed to turn the Prussian General Staff into the German Army General Staff, neither Schlieffen nor Moltke had any reason to object, and the German Emperor is not afraid of the other party threatening his resignation! The Count Schlieffen, who realized that the general situation was unrefused, did not resist this issue, and expressed that he agreed with the German Emperor's arrangement in principle. However, there are still many details that need to be discussed.

So now the question is, how to change the German General Staff! Is it allocated power according to the proportion of the army like the Federal Parliament or how to do it? If the former is the former, there is actually not much difference between changing and not changing. The Prussian army's position in Germany is at least 70%! If it is determined according to the proportion of the army, the voice of other countries is almost optional.

As for strengthening exchanges between states, there is no need to reorganize the General Staff. It is very simple to be willing. Prussia and major states have military representatives, and exchanges between the two sides are relatively frequent. If this is changed, it would be meaningless whether the General Staff will change or not. This result is unacceptable to the German Emperor, and also unacceptable to Prince Ruprecht.

But at the same time, the German Emperor could not accept that other states had equal status with Prussia in terms of military orders, and even threatened Prussia's control over the imperial army. It was impossible to allow other states to have veto power over the plans of the General Staff?

"The military serves politics. The role of the General Staff is to formulate combat plans according to our requirements, rather than letting the government cooperate with their combat plans! This is a way to put the cart before the horse. The General Staff should formulate different plans based on different situations we may face, rather than holding one plan from beginning to end and not letting go."

"The final decision of the imperial military should be in the hands of the emperor and the king, not in the hands of the soldiers! We are the masters of this country, so the orders for the plan formulated by the General Staff should be issued by us, and whether the plan is drawn up by us should also be decided by us."

"In short, we can't say that Count Schliffen believes that only one plan is feasible, so we can only have one plan." When the German Emperor was worried about reorganizing the military system, the prince proposed a new suggestion! The General Staff should only be a good adviser. As for who to fight, the decision of how to fight should be decided by another agency!

"Another institution?" The German Emperor fell into deep thought. In fact, according to the laws of the empire, the German Emperor had the power to decide everything in the army, but because the German Emperor's skills were not of a little military specialty, he did not dare to make a decision without authorization to give him this right.

"If you think that the impact on the original command system is too great, you can also set up an informal military staff to provide reference for German military decision-making. At the same time, some representatives from other kingdoms are absorbed in the German General Staff. At the same time, these representatives have the right to meet the emperor independently." The prince thought for a while and said.

"This is a good way." The German Emperor thought about it and said it was acceptable. First of all, setting up an informal military staff team can indeed let the German Emperor hear different voices from the General Staff, avoiding the fact that the General Staff was dominant. Allowing other countries to meet with the German Emperor in the General Staff can also allow the German Emperor to always grasp the internal situation of the General Staff. This greatly strengthened the German Emperor's control over the army.

In fact, from the perspective of German history, the power expansion of the General Staff was also after the Franco-Prussian War. Before, the Chief of Staff wanted to meet the German Emperor, he had to be in the presence of the Prime Minister. Old Moltke was powerful, right? Bismarck was even more powerful! Before the Franco-Prussian War, Old Moltke wanted to meet the German Emperor, and he also needed to get the Prime Minister's approval!

In His Highness's vision, the structure of the transformed Imperial General Staff should be like this. The central government headed by the German Emperor and the heads of states issued a combat requirement based on political and national needs, and the German General Staff was then responsible for formulating a combat plan around this combat requirement. After the plan was formulated, the German Emperor and his staff discussed the plan and made a final decision.

If the plan is passed, then everyone will naturally be happy. If the plan does not work, then they will fight back and rework. If the Chief of Staff says it cannot be completed, then they will be replaced directly. Moreover, the German Emperor and his staff can also understand the plan and military preparations through the audience of the staff at any time.

As for what benefits do this do for the time travelers? The benefits are naturally great. First of all, the prince himself was upgraded to **** before World War I, and has an important position in the kingdom's power organs and military organs. Therefore, when making plans, Ruprecht is definitely indispensable. With his status and relationship with the German Emperor, the prince can completely influence Germany's military strategy. He will become one of the strategy makers, rather than a passive recipient like in history.

As for whether such a decision-making system will cause the situation of laymen commanding experts? If it is in other countries, it is possible, but it is impossible in Germany alone, because the **** and core personnel of the major German states during the 1st World War were more and more aware of military affairs!

For example, the seven armies on the Western Front at the beginning of the Battle of 1 were the commander of the Fourth Army, Alberrecht, Duke of Württemberg, the commander of the Fifth Army was the Crown Prince of Germany, and the commander of the Sixth Army was the Bavarian **** Ruprecht. There are still people who can command an army.
Chapter completed!