"Uncle, please please..." Although His Highness Prince Ruprecht can chat and laugh with the German Emperor, when a regular military meeting, he still has to be a human being with his tail between his tail. For example, in this meeting, the Bavarian side was naturally the Prince Leopold who is the most capable of fighting in Bavaria and the most capable of fighting in history. Then there is the prince himself, and the third is Viscount Schmidt.

Viscount Schmidt is now considered a successful official career. With his experience in the Far East, he came back to supplement his military higher education. Now he has finally achieved the position of division commander. His current position is the acting division commander of the Bavarian Mobile Division. This unit is considered a pilot unit. After coordination with Prussia, the division's organization is temporary and does not include it in the imperial combat sequence.

It is precisely because this temporary organization or private soldier of the royal family is completely managed by the royal family itself, so he can be free from the control of the empire's original military structure, and His Royal Highness can do whatever he wants. Just like William II paid for his own pocket to equip the Guards regiment with machine guns, the only difference is that the wealthy prince bought a batch of cars for his own troops.

The group on the opposite side were naturally the Chief of Staff Schliffen, Moltke Jr. and the Commander of the Fourth Army Rudendolf. This meeting between the two sides naturally discussed the itinerary of the Prussian General Staff and their views on certain military issues. Unlike the prince who had nothing to do with the German Emperor, this time it was a regular exchange between the decision-making and executive bodies of the German military.

"A maneuver exercise off the railway?" Earl Schlieffen frowned after looking at the documents handed over by Prince Leopold. Railways, troops mobility. This is undoubtedly the Earl's g-point. You should know that the chief of staff of the German Army, who has been the chief of staff of the German Army for more than ten years, did one thing, that is, to formulate the Schlieffen plan and change the draft six times. Just to say that this persistence is not an exaggeration to say that it is possessed!

"I want to know how you thought of this topic for a very interesting exercise?" Earl Schliffen said with the document in his hand.

"The mobility of the troops has always been a strategic issue. I think the German Army is very mature in the firepower and combat formation of the army, and it can even be said to have formed a huge advantage for other countries. The adoption of new weapons and tactics makes us not afraid to fight head-on with any opponent."

"But in terms of mobility, we are not much different from each other. During the French-Prussian War, our method of using railways was already well known to the world and imitated by other powerful countries, including France. So I think we should make some improvements in this regard." Prince Leopold said with a smile.

"Haha, but I think the main force of military transportation is still railways, and the transportation capacity of road transportation cannot meet our needs at all." Earl Schliffen felt a little strange from the prince's answer.

"But railway transportation has many limitations. In other words, railway transportation can be well qualified for the needs of defensive warfare, but it cannot be used as an offensive weapon. If Germany fights its opponents, it should be an offensive war, right?" Prince Leopold said with some reason.

"It seems that His Majesty the Emperor should have already told you something. You should have seen some of my previous plans." A drop of cold sweat flowed down Earl Schliffen's head.

The plan he formulated was highly confidential in the German army. It is logical that Prince Leopold and Prince Ruprecht should not be contacted. At least it is impossible to leave it out from the General Staff. However, considering the German system, as long as His Majesty the German Emperor is willing, Bavaria can fully understand the general content of this plan. As for the details? Schliffen himself did not think about some places, so naturally he had no way to talk about it.

Bavaria learned that although the intelligence made the count a little dissatisfied, it was irreproachable. After all, the Bavarian Legion was also part of the German army. It was impossible to make a plan just Prussia, but it was obviously not possible for others to know. But the key to the problem is that this exercise is too targeted! It directly points to the core of the plan! The issue of railway troop delivery!

What is the core of Schliffen's plan? Defend in the Alsace-Lorraine region, the left wing attracted the main force of the French with a very small force, and then the right wing concentrated most of the troops (the ratio of troops on both wings was 15 to 100). Relying on the good domestic railway line in Germany, it quickly gathered and attacked, directly swept the Netherlands and Belgium, and took over their railway system, then carried out strategic detours, completely encircled the main force of the French army, and killed France in 42 days.

In this plan, all Schlieffen's ideas were based on the ability to take over the railway system smoothly, and to make up for some shortcomings by collecting food and supplies along the way, and then let the army maneuver at an extremely high speed. In the conversation just now, Prince Leopold directly pointed out that the railway cannot be used as an offensive weapon, which is equivalent to fundamentally rejecting Schlieffen's plan.

Of course, theoretically, the Bavarian military cannot affect the operation of the Prussian General Staff. Even if there is dissatisfaction, it can only accept it under the oppression of military orders during wartime. Even the German Emperor could not interfere. After all, the plan had been formulated and could not stop. But the situation is different now. If the German Emperor thinks this plan is not feasible in peacetime, then it is enough to directly announce the abolition. The General Staff must be re-formed. If the Chief of Staff expressed opposition, the German Emperor could even replace the person directly.

What's even more terrifying is that this time, Schlieffen just knew the details of the Bavarian exercise. If Bavaria did not communicate with the German Emperor, Schlieffen would not believe it even if he was killed. To a certain extent, the two royal families have reached a tacit understanding. This tacit understanding is entirely possible that his plan will be ruined! He may also leave!

This time, Earl Schriefen was really thinking too much. The German Emperor planned to reorganize the General Staff of the Prussian General Staff, and the prince also planned to enter the highest level of the German decision-making. However, this is all for the future. The only thing I want to do this time is to let those Prussian officers be clear about and see the advanced combat postures, that's all!

"Since I became the Chief of Staff of the Army of the Kingdom of Prussia, I have been working hard to improve this plan. It took me several years to formulate it and have been revised twice. My subordinates and I have fully considered the transportation capacity of the Imperial Railway. This plan can fully meet our mission needs, and these things have been confirmed in the exercises. I am very confident in this plan." Schriefen defended.
Chapter completed!