Chapter 2376: Bargaining One
Obviously, this time the Kaiser is going to regain military power! Perhaps this time the incident of the Prussian Federation reminded the Kaiser. Let the Kaiser realize that if he has a force in his hands that is superior to the armies of other states, he will gain a huge political advantage. And since this army undertakes most of the foreign war missions of the entire empire, it will also involve many aspects such as funding, equipment procurement, and personnel selection. The stakes involved are simply too great.
Of course, it is reasonable for the Kaiser to put forward this suggestion. It is indeed more cost-effective and more efficient to concentrate. This is also the reason why Little Moltke supports it. Ruprecht believes that with Little Moltke's moral level, he will absolutely not be able to use his military power to forcibly interfere in politics, but he can't do it, and it does not represent the future of the German army. The Chief of General Staff will be like Little Moltke. And even if little Mao Qi abides by his principle of not participating in politics, as a close minister of the Kaiser, having the largest army in the empire is an advantage in itself!
"Let's not talk about the personnel issue of the Imperial General Staff, nor the command issue. Let's talk about an unavoidable and very difficult issue. From the current point of view, there are a total of 3 states in the eastern border of the Empire that border Russia. The Kingdom of Prussia, the Prussian Federation, and Bavaria. The empire’s troops on the Eastern Front must be deployed in the vast area from the Gulf of Finland in the north to Ukraine in the south. These troops belonging to the empire must be stationed in the three states, and there are no If this happens, even before the war, Prussian troops did not enter Bavaria, Württemberg, and Saxony except for temporary transfers. Now there is an unavoidable question, whether these imperial troops deployed in the states What's the matter?" said Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg.
This time, the Duke gave Little Maoqi face, and did not mention the issue of the command of the General Staff. If the principle of whoever is stronger wins, even if the support of the Prussian military high-level is counted, Little Maoqi will definitely not be able to compete with Ruprecht. . War is a serious issue, and the so-called exchange of interests and nepotism sometimes doesn't work!
Let's just talk about one issue, the issue of the jurisdiction of the military in other states! This problem will not appear in other countries, but who calls this a German characteristic... . For Germany, there has never been an imperial army, and the armies belong to all states! The so-called German General Staff did not exist in peacetime, because it was called the Prussian General Staff at that time. That is to say, if the Kaiser carried out this plan, then the so-called Imperial Army would be considered illegal in Bavaria, because you are Alien armies.
In peacetime, the Prussian army cannot be permanently stationed in a kingdom-level state like Bavaria. As for the permanent presence of a Prussian army in Bavaria? Let alone William II, his grandfather William I never even thought about it! Not to mention now! Because this kind of behavior is almost unbearable for kingdom-level states. Because they have their own army!
There is no doubt that this proposal made by the Kaiser directly interferes with the sovereignty of the states, well, to be clear, it interferes with the sovereignty of Bavaria. Leaving aside the political and face issues, even if the two parties reached a complicated agreement to avoid political issues, there would still be too many difficulties in the actual operation!
Bavaria is currently responsible for two defense zones, one is part of the defense zone of Belarus and Ukraine, and the other is the Transcaucasus region... For Prussia, the Transcaucasus defense zone is an enclave! If you want to transport troops and personnel, you must first cross Bavaria. This is not a problem, after all, we are one country, but next, you have to cross the entire Austrian Ukraine! Then board a ship at the Black Sea and finally arrive in Transcaucasus!
Austria-Hungary was an empire anyway.
In the future, the status of Jianghu will definitely be higher than that of France. How can your Kaiser and NB just pass through it? Even if the Austrian Emperor agrees, arranging transportation is also a problem. After all, if there is a large-scale mobilization in this era, it will be at least the transportation of more than 200,000 troops and equipment. Prussia has no experience in large-scale mobilization within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. No wonder there is no problem! And the most important thing is that sometimes, for the sake of its own sovereignty and interests, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is not so easy to talk about!
But Bavaria is different. After all, Ruprecht is the husband of the next Austrian Emperor and the regent of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Before the war, there had been close cooperation between Bavaria and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Many large-scale long-range maneuvers have been carried out in China. So, if something happens in the Transcaucasus, there will be almost no problem for the Bavarian Legion to enter the Transcaucasus through the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and maybe the Austro-Hungarian Legion will go first before the Bavarian Legion arrives... . This is no problem, the Bavarian Legion and the Austrian Legion can almost seamlessly connect!
"I think everyone should be able to understand military issues by looking at a map, so I won't go into details. Let's talk about peacetime issues now. If, I mean, if, the imperial army breaks the law in the area of the Kingdom of Bavaria or Conflict, so who has the right to judge?" Ruprecht asked.
The army is a special group. Even if a crime occurs, the judicial power is generally not in the judicial system. At least in the Bavarian legal system, the army has privileges. Even if it is a civil case, once something goes wrong, it is handed over to a military court for trial. Well, now there is a question, if the imperial army belonging to the imperial general staff commits a crime in Bavaria, who will have the right to judge?
"Hold the grass!" Xiao Maoqi frowned involuntarily. He had mentioned this issue before when he was discussing with the Kaiser, but he never came up with a solution. After all, according to German practice, the judicial powers of various countries are also My own, if things happened within the state, it would be very difficult for the Prussian or imperial government to intervene. This is why Ruprecht guaranteed that Crook and others would not be held accountable after the war. At worst, go to Bavaria, as long as the crown prince doesn't nod, no one can do anything to them! Because you have no law enforcement power!
This may seem incomprehensible, but if you think about the American empire in later generations, as long as the laws of the states do not conflict with the laws of the federal government, they can be implemented in accordance with the laws of the states. In Germany, the rights and independence of the states are obviously greater!
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