In the suburbs of Brussels, Frederick the Great Barracks. At this time, in the conference room of the barracks, Crook and others were not as good as ten days ago, because just today, they received a series of news and notifications. The German Emperor and the parliamentary faction had decided to negotiate. This was nothing unexpected, as they expected.&1t;/p>

But then, the statement issued by the German Emperor and the parliamentary delegation believed that Ruprecht was the chief of staff of the empire and the minister of war. He would be fully responsible for the war on the Western Front! This shocked Crook and others. It was not that Ruprecht became the chief of staff of the general staff surprised them, but that the information revealed at this point in time was really thought-provoking!&1t;/p>

Before this, Bavaria's attitude towards this matter seemed to be out of place. No matter what the German Emperor and the parliamentary faction were in trouble, Bavaria had no substantial interference except for suppressing the Poles' uprising in Silesia. It is precisely for this reason that Crook and others had the idea of ​​participating in politics, because no one could control the army within Prussia.&1t;/p>

However, the turning point of affairs began with the convening of the quasi-federal parliament in Bavaria. The German Emperor and the parliamentary faction expressed their willingness to participate, and Wutemberg and Saxony also expressed their support. The prince later refused the military to participate in the meeting. His attitude was self-evident, which clearly meant to exclude the military from the political system.&1t;/p>

And what followed? The German Emperor and the parliamentary faction started negotiations without the participation of the military. They handed over military command to Ruprecht! This at least shows that they reached an agreement on some issues. Crook and others did not know what issues they reached an agreement on. However, Crook knew that Ruprecht came to the Western Front, one thing was to deal with military affairs on the Western Front, and the other thing was to suppress them! If there were still people in Germany who could crush the officers' regiment, then only Ruprecht!&1t;/p>

It’s not that the Prussian Legion is not as good as the Bavarian Legion. In fact, the Prussian Legion is still stronger, but the problem is that the Prussian Legion will not listen to the officers on some issues. If the generals say anything, everyone below will listen to it. The parliamentary faction has been pushed back. Most German troops are unwilling to deal with the useful scattered soldiers of the parliamentary faction on the territory. Do you expect them to follow themselves to fight Ruprecht, who has a great reputation? What do you think?&1t;/p>

And to be honest, even if there is a chance, Crook and others will not use the army in their hands to resist this appointment. On the one hand, you cannot resist it. This is what the German emperor and the parliamentary faction agree, and they represent the highest level of Germany. On the other hand, it leads to a huge disaster, so Crook and others would rather suffer this bitter fruit by themselves. Perhaps Crook and Hausen do have some political ambitions, but they are really not bad people.&1t;/p>

"General, Grand Duke Albrecht is here." The words of a servant broke the tranquility of the venue. The Grand Duke who attended the meeting with the kingdom of Württemberg and the military came to Brussels one step ahead of Ruprecht, and his task this time was to appease these worried generals.&1t;/p>

"Okay, now everyone is here, I hope this meeting can solve our doubts." Crook said to the people around him. At this time, General Hausen, who had been consistent with Crook, sat on Crook's left hand, General Pinov with a relatively neutral attitude, and in the farther position was the German Emperor's iron support [31 Novel Network         Update Fast] holder General Hellingen. In addition to the upcoming Albrecht, the five commanders of the group army gathered together again.&1t;/p>

Everyone was nervous. Crook and General Hausen were the kind of people who wanted to expand their military influence politically, but unfortunately, both the German emperor, the parliamentary faction and Bavaria excluded them. Crook vaguely felt that this time, Crown Prince Ruprecht came to the western front, probably to shave the two thorns of himself and General Hausen.&1t;/p>

General Pinov was also a little uneasy. He didn't jump on the issue of military intervention in politics. But the problem was that he had a bad relationship with the Kingdom of Bavaria. He had said something he didn't dare to say at a previous meeting. This time, the person who came to be the chief of the German General Staff was the heir of the Kingdom of Bavaria. This joke was so big... He felt that he might get out of the position of commander of the army earlier than Krook and Hausen...&1t;/p>

The only relaxed attitude is General Helingen. He is a hard-core supporter of the German Emperor. Now that the German Emperor has decided to negotiate with the parliamentary faction, it means that the German Emperor's throne has basically been preserved. As a person who has clearly supported the German Emperor before (although there is no auxiliary implementation for various reasons.) The German Emperor should not make things difficult for him, right?&1t;/p>

Of course, there are still some worries, that is, as the Minister of the Prussian War, he had a good relationship with Bavaria.... The most stern thing among them was the restrictions on the expansion of the army before the war, because the proportion of troops between various states was fixed at that time. If Bavaria wanted to expand the army, Prussia should also expand the army, but this guy opposed the expansion of the army, and the reason was that he was worried that the proportion of Junker officers would decrease after the expansion of the army! The final result was that the German Emperor and Bavaria snatched their heads and accepted the order to expand the army.&1t;/p>

"I feel that the atmosphere in the venue today is quite dull." When Grand Duke Albrecht walked into the venue, he said half-seriously and half-jokingly.&1t;/p>

"Compared with your Excellency, we are more like a group of prisoners waiting for trial. We either offended the German Emperor or the parliamentary faction, and there are also people with bad relations with Bavaria. However, now, no matter what our attitude was before, because the three parties have reached an agreement and we may be liquidated. In the face of political interests, we are really not that important. Even if we have supported one of them before, they may not take us politically." Crook said with a gloomy face.&1t;/p>

"Your Excellency is thinking too much," said Albrecht: "I can guarantee that before the end of the war, you will still be the generals of the 6th Army and will still be the commander of the 6th Army. This time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not prepare to replace the German senior leaders."&1t;/p>

"What you should do now is not to discuss what your future will be. His Royal Highness will satisfy you. What you need now is to return to your command center and work with your staff, commanders and division commanders to formulate the next battle plan." Grand Duke Albrecht said.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!