The battle born in the Balkans-Black Sea region also attracted the attention of the German Emperor. On the one hand, it was because Turkey, as the most important food and fuel supplier in Germany, must not have any mistakes. On the other hand, the Royal Air Force's combat effectiveness surprised the German Emperor. He did not expect that the British could severely damage a complete fleet with their aviation power alone!&1t;/p>

These changes made the German Emperor uneasy. According to previous inertial thinking, after something was wrong, the German Emperor's first reaction was to go to Prince Ruprecht, rather than discuss with the German General Staff around him... This is not just a matter of trust, but because the special status of the prince has divided the entire German 6th Army command system into two parts. One is the Western Front that can be directly commanded by the General Staff, and the other is the Eastern Front commanded by Ruprecht. On the Eastern Front, the actual influence of the German General Staff is not high.&1t;/p>

As for the Balkan front line? The Austro-Hungarian Empire was originally responsible for this. After Prince Leopold's car dropped from Romania, Germany gained a foothold in the Balkans. In the foreseeable future, the only force that Germany can use in the Balkans is Prince Leopold's Balkan legion. Therefore, if you want to solve this problem, you can only find Prince Ruprecht. It is useless to find others!&1t;/p>

After the prince's personnel contacted the German base camp, the next day, the prince took the train to Brussels, and met with the German Emperor and the German General Staff on time at 9 am on the third day... to discuss the future issues of the Eastern Front and Balkan Front.&1t;/p>

"I am very uneasy now. The Allies seem to have decided to open up a new battlefield and stabbed us hard at our weakness. The combat effectiveness of the Turks is not worth relying on, and our troops on the Western Front are difficult to mobilize. So, at this time, I hope you can take on new pressure." After the meeting began, the German Emperor said straight to the point.&1t;/p>

"Damn, don't be so direct, okay?" The prince felt so depressed. At the pace of the prince, after coming to Brussels, the prince should have a private meeting with the German Emperor first to discuss issues that are more concerned by both sides, such as the issue of troops on the Eastern Front, and the issue of air force covering Turkey, etc. However, this time, the talks between the two sides are formal talks. In this way, the words are like foaming and nailing! You must do it when you say it.&1t;/p>

The prince doesn't mind carrying the Balkan War Zone, but if you don't give me extra troops, let me fight the two lines with more than 60,000 people from the Bavarian Legion and the Bohemian Legion fight at the same time, then you can only laugh. This tm cannot be done! What the prince wants is to destroy Russia this year. In a period of time, the strategic goal can only have one direction! It is true that the Dardanelles Strait is very important and Turkey cannot collapse, but if the prince cannot defeat Russia half-dead this year, then the variables in the later stage will be too great. This is not the prince's preservation of strength, nor is it bargaining with the German Emperor, but a strategic issue. This is what the so-called fish and bear's paw cannot have both!&1t;/p>

"Somewhat is difficult." The prince casually turned the meeting documents in his hand to the side, and then looked at the German Emperor sitting in the main seat and the Chief of Staff Xiao Moltchy, who was sitting in the right hand. The former looked normal, while the latter was a little nervous. The prince rarely made suggestions and rarely said difficulties, but as long as he made suggestions, he had to get something. As long as he said difficult words, the probability of success in this matter was not high.&1t;/p>

"The Polish Pocket Battle can be slowed down." The German Emperor asked tentatively.&1t;/p>

"It cannot be slow, spring must be carried out. To be precise, as long as our icebreaker can clear a road in the Gulf of Riga, then the Battle of Mount 6 must be carried out. Russia is a giant beast, and we must continue to bleed them. Everyone should be clear about how much materials and troops we have to replenish for every month of delay. Although Russia is far inferior to us, it is still very terrible. If they choose to give up Poland, then fighting a war of attrition with the Russians in the endless Eastern European plains? That is unimaginable." The prince answered very decisively.&1t;/p>

"The battle in the Balkans cannot be ended in a short time. If it is an open area, then the Bavarian Legion can solve the battle by concentrating its forces and pushing it out in one wave. Whether it is Serbia or Greece at both ends of snakes and rats, I can completely solve the problem within 2 months! But unfortunately, there are too many mountains in the Balkans, and it takes a lot of time to fight. It is not easy for the opponent to fight. It is more suitable to defend in a suitable place to restrain the opponent's troops, but it cannot solve the problem in a short time."&1t;/p>

"So, in the Balkans, our goal in the short term is to gain a good strategic position, while the long term goal is to restrain opponents. This task is a luxury for the Bavarian Legion. Our number of troops is very small compared to the responsibilities we bear. Do you think?" the prince asked back.&1t;/p>

Sometimes war is not something that can solve everything by military force. Don’t say that now, just say that after the Cold War, the US imperial is powerful? How was the Korean War? So what was the Vietnam War? Was the Soviet Union strong? Was it so pitted in Afghanistan to death. Of course, there is indeed a problem of investing troops and the state of the country. But it is undeniable that some terrain does seriously restrict the development of military forces. Not to mention anything else, what if it hits Greece? As long as Britain and France are unwilling to give up, the French Mediterranean Fleet can still provide strong support to the 6th Army. The German 6th Army is not unable to take it hard, but it is not worth the loss. With this investment and military strength, it is better to put it on the eastern front to defeat Russia first.&1t;/p>

The prince also had this opinion. This year, the prince not only killed the five Russian army in Poland, but also went deep into the hinterland of Ukraine in the east, completely destroyed Russia's granary, and in the north, using the Gulf of Riga as a base, threatening St. Petersburg to the north. In the second half of this year, if there is any spare effort, the prince will also ask the Spee fleet to cooperate and send some troops into the Caucasus region inside and outside! Destroy the oil and coal fields here.&1t;/p>

By then, even if Russia still has a large amount of land and population, they are definitely not far from collapse! The grain base is messed up, and the important coal and oil production areas are lost, and a large number of troops are restrained. The materials needed by these troops will be transported from the distant Moscow region, as well as Poland and the Caucasus region. By then, they will really crush themselves!&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!