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Chapter 746 Going to the Western Front

"We are just seconding. After fighting this battle, all the Bavarian Legion can return to the eastern front." Xiao Maoqi thought for a while and said.

"After all, after all, a large-scale battle was just over, one Russian army was killed and another severely damaged. It would take some time to fix it. If the other party refuses, we have no way to do anything." Crown Prince William said.

"The key is the attitude of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. If the Austrian Emperor suggests that the Bavarian Legion advance eastward and the latter agrees, we will have no way out." Kruger added. Although the Prussian General Staff has the power of wartime military orders, it is necessary to be reasonable when using this right. After a battle, the Bavarian Legion wants to take a break.

You can mobilize some, but if you want to transfer most of the elites, it won’t work. If you really reach this level, let alone the so-called centripetal force and cohesion. If a unit is used to death, it is certain that it is certain. Moreover, this is not conducive to the recovery of the combat effectiveness of the troops. This way of drinking poison to quench thirst is definitely not used by the German General Staff. Therefore, in theory, it is OK to force mobilize, but it will not happen in fact.

"The relationship between Rupresit and Austria has been a bit stale due to supply issues recently. Prince Leopold has gone to Vienna in person. It is hard to say in the future, but recently, Rupresit's personality will no longer help Austro-Hungarian."

"As for the recovery of the combat effectiveness of the troops, we can replenish their troops and give them appropriate tilts in material allocation. It is also OK to let him be responsible for the Eastern Front when necessary. I think Markens should not have any objection, and their relationship is still very good." The German Emperor said.

If you take it in advance, you must give it first. If the German Emperor wants to draw elite Bavarian Legion to the Western Front at this time, it is impossible not to provide compensation. So what is the compensation you can give? Then during the war, there are only soldiers, equipment and command power.

The Kingdom of Bavaria has indeed a large population, with a population of 13 million. However, because it is already a very important industrial country, and because most of it is military and heavy industry, a large amount of manpower is used for military production, and the proportion of people of appropriate age who can be recruited is relatively low. Therefore, the promise of the German Emperor to replenish troops from other places is very attractive to the prince.

What about equipment? Not to mention, tilting resources is naturally for equipment production, and the Prussian Legion's patience with products from companies such as Krupp and Rheinmetallurgical has reached its limit. The large amount of equipment from the Kingdom of Bavaria is unstoppable for entering the German Army. At this time, there is still a problem of interest that is seeking death. So this is beneficial to both the prince and Germany.

As for command? Rupresit also needs it. With this thing, he and the Ao Emperor have an equal status. If you negotiate in the future, the prince will be harder, and if you give the prince an army at the right time, maybe he will fight better...

"Little Moltke, you are responsible for negotiating this matter, but the offensive on the front line still cannot stop. When the subsequent troops come up, we cannot give the opponent time to breathe, and we must maintain pressure."

"By the way, we will also send the information on the Western Front. We need to let him fully understand the situation he is facing now." The German Emperor thought for a while and said.

At the same time, in the conference room of Hoffmann Palace in Vienna, Emperor Fritz and Prince Leopold sat opposite each other, next to Princess Mary and Grand Duke Carl.

"Brother, I promise that this will never happen again. Moreover, this time the mobilization was entirely due to military needs. We deployed four armies on the southern line, and the daily consumption was very huge." Emperor Fritz said to the prince. In terms of seniority, Prince Leopold is Princess Sissi's cousin. It is not too much for Fritz to call the other party a brother, and this is a private occasion. This title can bring the relationship between the two closer.

"Fritz, I just think you don't understand military affairs. Let me say it again, we are fighting on the outside line, and the main means of transportation from the terminal to the battlefield is cars. We need to support the operations of two armies and a large number of mechanized corps. Doing this is undoubtedly a way to remove the firewood from the bottom of the pot. What's worse is that you have agreed to our combat plan in advance and guaranteed that we will launch the battle. Therefore, someone must be responsible for the incompleteness of the battle."

"Secondly, you are fighting in the inside line. Although the scale is larger, the supply line is shorter, and most of it depends on carriage transportation. If you include the fuel you intercepted, the fuel consumption per unit weight per trip you transported by vehicles is 1.5 times that of mine! Do you believe this? Is this what you call hard demand?" Prince Leopold was already very dissatisfied.

He realized that Fritz was just ruling! Among them, Grand Duke Carl definitely played a disgraceful role. If Fritz was subdued and then dealt with a few more people, this matter would be considered over in the prince's opinion. But unfortunately, Fritz is not even willing to make this statement now! This is too sad to have a relationship!

Does Fritz understand military affairs? Maybe he understands it, but he must be incomparable with Prince Leopold, and even with princes in history. Otherwise, he could become the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front Allies? Like Hindenburg, Rudendolf and others, he would receive the medal representing the highest glory of the Second German Empire?

It is undeniable that Fritz is indeed a little bit petty, or from a political perspective, he also wanted to balance the two factions in China. After Ferdinand's death, the crown prince was in vain, which was to take care of Princess Mary and Rupresit behind him. But this time, the tacit consent to the front line to intercept the supply of the Bavarian Legion was also to balance the political influence and satisfy Carl and the other group of bigwigs. This matter is completely correct from a political perspective, and neither side will be bigger.

But it is different in military terms! Soldiers must win battles. If the ones who should win are not won because of the subsequent reasons, or the ending is not perfect, then from Prince Leopold's point of view, it must not be easily accomplished. And because politicians and military strategists have different visions of looking at problems, this matter is very stale!

Of course, there is another reason why Fritz didn't want to admit it, that is, he believed that the Russian army was already in a desperate situation, and the rest was enough to be handed over to the Austro-Hungarian army. At this time, the Bavarian army was no longer so important. Prince Leopold could also think of this, but in the eyes of real military strategists, this emperor was too ignorant of military affairs, and the patterns were broken! The Russian army has always been known for its resilience and durability. Let's see how bad the two sides fought in the Battle of Borodino, and what the result was? Didn't the Russians still push Napoleon back?
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