Chapter 1363: Kaiser's Response One
Chapter 1363 The Kaiser’s Response 1
"Your Majesty, just today, the Allied Forces on the Eastern Front under the command of Crown Prince Ruprecht have completely encircled all five armies in the Russian-Polish Theater! In the first phase of the Polish Pocket Battle, the Bavarian Army and General Mackensen The East Prussian Legion wiped out more than 300,000 Russian troops. Now, in the entire encirclement network, there are still about 1.1 million Russian troops. That is to say, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince annihilates this army, the remaining elite troops in Russia More than 60% of the total will be wiped out."
In the German High Command on the Western Front, when the generals present were still discussing the battle situation or chatting in groups of threes and twos. Little Moltke's conversation with the Kaiser attracted everyone's attention!
When the chief of the German general staff, Mao Qi, tremblingly said these words to the Kaiser, although everyone present had thought of this result, when it was finally confirmed, everyone was deeply shocked And a little fear! That's right, fear! Because the fighting power shown by the Bavarian Legion and its commander, Crown Prince Ruprecht, not only made the opponents, but also made Germany feel unimaginable fear! What is the concept of killing 1.5 million Russian troops in one battle? At the beginning of the war, how many tens of thousands of German troops were there on the western front? But about 1.6 million! Although the Russian army is much weaker, although it has received assistance from the Mackensen Army and the Austro-Hungarian Army, it killed 1.5 million in World War I, even if this number is cut in half! No, cut it down to a third! This is also the largest war of annihilation ever fought in the world!
"From now on, I feel that there may be problems with the direction of Germany in the future." Falkenhayn whispered to Ludendorff next to him. Because, based on this record, Ruprecht's prestige and the prestige (or chips) of the Kingdom of Bavaria will reach their peak!
"What do you mean?" Ludendorff didn't respond immediately.
"Prussia, or His Majesty the Emperor, will no longer have the ability to use coercive means to punish this kingdom. No matter what he does! Because the other party at least has the capital to die with us! If I have to give a vivid example, it is a bit Like the relationship between Austria and Hungary in the Austro-Hungarian Empire!" Falkenhayn said.
"Your Excellency, General, pay attention to your wording! And your dangerous thinking!" The cold words of Albrecht, the Duke of Württemberg, came from the side, and the Duke who was looking at the map by the side had already walked up to the two of them. around.
"Damn it!" Falkenhayn suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. This kind of thing is big and small. The latter is very simple. If Duke Albrecht doesn't mention this matter anymore, it will be fine, but if this matter reaches the ears of some people. Even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Bavaria does not say a word, the Kaiser will at least remove himself from office, which is already the lightest! The so-called, whose heart can be punished refers to people like Falkenham!
But there was nothing Falkenhayn could do about the situation. He couldn't catch up and say to the duke,
I'm sorry, I was wrong, you have a lot of adults, just pretend you didn't hear it, okay?
"It seems that we have a new topic for today's meeting, and everyone is not prepared, so how about we adjourn the meeting first?" William II's voice sounded just right, allowing Falkenhayn to temporarily escape the embarrassment.
"Now, little Maoqi, the prince, General Herlingen, and Kruger. Let's have a small meeting first, and the rest of you can chat and relax. You have an afternoon to rest, and we will talk about it tomorrow!" William II said with a complicated mood.
Half an hour later, in a well-decorated small meeting room in the headquarters, all war-related maps, sand tables, and intelligence were properly placed. Then the aide carefully exited the room. The high-level meeting of the Prussian military officially started. Xiao Moqi is the chief of staff, and it is impossible to bypass it. The prince will not say anything. Herlingen actually represents the Junker nobles in the army. Kruger is a master tactician. Well, all the elements are already in place, whether it is talking about military affairs or some political issues!
"Rupprecht delivered on his promise, almost exactly as he said! The Russians are screwed! Maybe by the end of the year we'll have their surrender, or a collapsed empire." William Second said.
"So, at this time, can we transfer the Bavarian Army from the Eastern Front to the Western Front? After all, the strongest Army should be used in the most important places!" Kruger said. He is a soldier, a pure soldier, so it is more straightforward to consider the problem....
"Just to say this to you, you will never be the chief of the general staff!" William II sarcastically said mercilessly. "Madan, now that the hard bones have been gnawed off, it's time to harvest the fruits. You actually let people go, and then you go up? What are you thinking?! Do you know? People who make such opinions will be blacked out, If it is heavy, it will be full of doors..."
Anyone can see that for the German army, there will be no tough battles on the Eastern Front in the future. Because the Russians have already lost their pants in this battle. All that's left is to advance step by step, draw territory, and then wait for Niki (the Kaiser's name for the Tsar) to surrender or the country to collapse.
"Did Ruprecht say anything else?" The Kaiser asked after thinking about it.
"Well, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said in another telegram that after completing the encirclement and annihilation of the Russian army, he is willing to hand over the equipment of 4 infantry divisions and 2 armored divisions. It will be allocated directly from the Bavarian Army. Originally, the western front was handed over to the eastern The troops on the front line can also be transferred back." After Xiao Maoqi finished speaking, everyone including the Kaiser was slightly taken aback, but the Kaiser and the Crown Prince did not expect it. Helingen breathed a sigh of relief.
And Kruger is the most disappointing, he is now thinking about how to get some benefits from this extra weapon... "Damn, the equipment of the Bavarian Legion is very good, not to mention the rifles, thousands of machine guns, about 400 tanks, assault guns and hundreds of artillery pieces? What a rich man!"
"Really? Can this be seen as Ruprecht showing an attitude?" The Kaiser nodded slightly, expressing his satisfaction. Is this a lot? how to say? On the whole of the eastern and western fronts, it is not too small. After all, so far, the Bavarian Army still has a full staff of 20,000 people! And now there are only about 14,000 first-line divisions on the German Western Front, which is still good. Of course, for the Kaiser, the most important thing is that this is an attitude, or it shows that Ruprecht still regards him as the Kaiser as the boss.
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