Chapter 746： Go west (1/2)
”We are just a secondment. After fighting this battle, the Bavarian Army can return to the Eastern Front with all its members.” Xiao Maoqi thought for a while and said.
”After all, I just finished a large-scale battle and killed one Russian army and hit the other heavily. How can I fix it for a while. If the opponent refuses, we have nothing to do.” Prince William said.
”The key is the attitude of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. If the Austrian Emperor suggests that the Bavarian Army march eastward, and the latter agrees, there is nothing we can do.” Kruger added. Although the Prussian General Staff has the power of wartime military orders, it is necessary to be reasonable when using this power. After a battle, the Bavarian Army wants to take a rest.
You can mobilize some, but if you want to mobilize most of the elite, it will not work. If it reaches this level, the so-called centripetal force and cohesion will not be mentioned. If a force is used to death, it is for sure that it is passive. And this is not conducive to the recovery of 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, forced transfer is possible, but in practice it will not happen.
”The relationship between Rupresit and the Austrian emperor has recently become froze due to supply problems. Prince Leopold went to Vienna himself. It is hard to say in the future, but recently, Rupresit’s character will no longer help. Austria-Hungary.”
”As for the recovery of the combat effectiveness of the troops? We can replenish their troops and give them a moderate tilt in the distribution of materials. It is also possible to let him be in charge of the eastern front when necessary. I think Mackenson should not have any opinions, they The relationship is still very good.” The Kaiser said.
To take it in advance, it must be given first. The Kaiser wants to transfer the elite of the Bavarian Army to the Western Front at this time, so it is impossible not to compensate, so what compensation can be given? During the war, there are only soldiers, equipment and command.
The Kingdom of Bavaria has a very large population, 13 million people, but 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 the right age that can be recruited is rather compared. low. Therefore, it was very tempting for the prince to recruit soldiers from other places that the Kaiser promised.
What about equipment? Not to mention, the leaning of resources is naturally for equipment production, and the Prussian Army’s tolerance for products from companies such as Krupp and Rheinmetall has reached its limit. It is unstoppable for the equipment of the Kingdom of Bavaria to enter the German army in large quantities. At this time, it is still entangled. What kind of interest problem is that it is seeking death. So this is beneficial to both the prince and Germany.
As for command power? Rupresit also needs this thing. With this thing, he and the Austrian emperor are on equal status. In future negotiations, the prince’s waist will be harder, and if he gives the prince a group army at the right time, maybe he will fight. It's better.......
”Little Maoqi, you are responsible for negotiating this matter, but the offensive on the front line still cannot be stopped, and the follow-up troops are coming. We can't give the opponent time to breathe, we must maintain the pressure.”