Chapter 1529: The Angry Kaiser
Chapter 1529 The Angry Kaiser
The Kaiser's anger is justified, because it involves the future throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as well as the relationship between Prussia, Bavaria, Austria, and Hungary! This question is so important. The Kaiser needs someone who is not friendly to Bavaria to ascend to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and then, together with the Austro-Hungarian Empire, suppresses the growing Bavaria.
And if the Kingdom of Bavaria wants to break the situation, it also needs to win over the Austro-Hungarian Empire and let a person who has a friendly relationship with Bavaria take the throne. Absolute control of the Via region! As long as this place is still in the hands of the prince, the possibility of Prussia using hard power to weaken Bavaria is almost zero. It is not that the current Bavaria and these two regions are stronger than Prussia, but that they have the power to die together with Prussia. strength!
The Kaiser is very aware of this, and he confirmed that Ruprecht is also very aware of this. When the war situation was tense, both sides deliberately did not discuss this issue, but now, the failure in Russia is a foregone conclusion. When preparing to distribute the cake, this problem cannot be avoided. As the prince said, the good personal relationship between the Kaiser and the prince cannot affect the direction of this matter. The sky is big and the earth is big, and the interests are the greatest! So the Kaiser will definitely play tricks on this issue, and Ruprecht will never show mercy!
The Kaiser can now be sure that Ruprecht must have deliberately looked at the Hungarian Legion and the defeat of Archduke Karl for his own benefit! Because only in this way, Hungary will succumb to Austria, and Grand Duke Karl will be farther and farther away from the throne! And if it is not Archduke Karl who is on the throne, but another heir supported by a certain Ruprecht, then the Kaiser's calculations will really come to naught!
Of course, the little Jiujiu in my heart must never be spoken out, some things can be done, but cannot be said, and some things can be said but cannot be done! This belongs to the former. Don't forget that other kingdoms and grand duchies in Germany also watched the Kaiser's actions. This kind of killing of donkeys will definitely arouse the disgust of other younger brothers! Moreover, the Kaiser also asked Bavaria on some domestic issues, and these contradictions cannot be made public.
Well, now the Kaiser has two roads in front of him. The first road is to continue to transfer troops from the Western Front into Ukraine to help the Hungarians stabilize the situation. The second way is to order Ruprecht to immediately send the Bavarian Army to support Hungary. Whether the prince will fully follow the order, William II has no idea. He even thinks that Ruprecht is willing to see the fiasco of the Hungarian Legion... . So, he decided to make the first point to his marshals and generals!
"This is impossible, Your Majesty. The Russians have concentrated at least 600,000 troops on this offensive! The Hungarian Legion has been defeated, and it didn't take the Russians even a week to defeat them! Well then, how many troops are we going to send? To help the Hungarians? We have invested 70,000 people before, as well as General Mackensen's East Prussian Army. It is now difficult for us to draw a large number of troops from the Western Front, and even if we have, so what? We cannot be in time Arrived.
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"The traffic and logistics supply situation in the Hungarian-controlled area is a complete disaster. It took General Sekt three times longer than the scheduled time to complete the journey. Moreover, the supplies of the Hungarians cannot be connected with us at all. Imagine ten Tens of thousands of troops crossed half of Europe to fight the Russians, this plan is simply... too crazy!" However, to the Kaiser's surprise, as soon as his idea was proposed, Hindenburg, the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army, First of all, it is unacceptable.
On the issue of military strength, the Kaiser and his officers often have disagreements. For example, this time, the root cause of the Kaiser’s request to continue to increase troops was not to worry that the Eastern Front would collapse. What a joke. At the beginning, the Russian army So strong and with the help of fortifications built for several years, didn't it still not stop the Bavarian Army? Now that they are all beaten into dogs, and they fight back when they die, do you really think that you can defy the sky? The purpose of the Kaiser in doing this is actually to save the political life of Archduke Karl! It is a political purpose, not a military one.
But what about his generals? The first thing to be sure is that no general will think that he has too many troops and needs to distribute some of them... . This kind of person can't be a general! In fact, Germany, which is an enemy of most of the world, has been relatively tight on the Western Front. The front line can be maintained, but when Britain and France concentrate their forces to push a wave, the Germans are still a little guilty! So, from this point of view, the last time the Kaiser mobilized 70,000 people, the commanders of several army groups were already dissatisfied. This time, how many troops will be sent to fill such a big hole? !
We must know that in history, before the end of the Eastern Front (before the Battle of Verdun in 1916), Germany's reserve troops on the entire Western Front were only 25 divisions! And the British and French reserves are twice as strong as the Germans! The gap in the strength of the two sides can be seen, and you have to know that at that time, the smoke of the Battle of the Dardanelles had not yet cleared!
In addition to the lack of troops, there is another reason why the German generals present are unwilling to support the Hungarians, that is, the Hungarians are too unethical! There is simply no limit to cheating teammates! With General Sekt's eastward advance, the situation of the Hungarian Legion has reached everyone's ears through telegrams or other means. The poor performance of the Hungarian Legion and internal chaos made most of the German generals feel disgusted. The feeling of not being on the wall!
After the battle broke out, the German army, which was under the care of the Russians, hadn't collapsed yet. The Hungarians ran away first, and didn't even say a word at first. No one would have the slightest favor for such an ally! Well now, Sekt's 70,000 German troops were isolated on the front line and could only build fortifications to defend themselves. Continue to help the Hungarians now? Don't you know that bad teammates are deadlier than enemies? !
Therefore, amidst the opposition, the Kaiser's proposal was directly rejected. Even Hindenburg, Ludendorff and others who have a bad relationship with Bavaria have stated that under the current circumstances, it is the Bavarian Legion that can best solve the problem, not the Prussian Legion thousands of miles away.
"Could it be that Ruprecht just sat and watched the destruction of one of our important allies?" The Kaiser suddenly remembered something and said.
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