1716 The Grand Duke and Little Mao Qi 2
"They don't want to fight a civil war that can destroy Germany enough." Xiao Moltke said. Xiao Moltke was also extremely angry. He was about to win the battle, but so many bullshit things came out. If there is something that can't be finished, then he would talk about it? Now he really wants to open the minds of the politicians and see what kind of brains these guys have come up with such a bastard. If Germany loses victory because of this, he probably has to create a miracle in the history of world wars, right?!
"So, what are you going to see me?" Grand Duke Baden said responsibly.
"Please advise the German Emperor to abandon the plan of the Kingdom of Poland." said Moltke.
"That's impossible! The establishment of the Kingdom of Poland has spread across the country, and this is even more so in areas where Poles are concentrated! Especially now, everyone knows that when the German Emperor supports the establishment of the Kingdom of Poland, if the cancellation is suddenly announced, it will be a heavy blow to the German Emperor and the government." Grand Duke Baden paused and continued.
"And, to be honest, although I don't agree with the behavior of the guys in the parliament, but to be honest, I think Bavaria has great ambitions. This time, they have gained too many benefits from the Eastern Front. If divided according to the current controlled areas, they can obtain nearly 40,000 square kilometers from Poland and at least 100,000 square kilometers from Belarus and Ukraine. In this way, under the crown of the Vettelsbach family, they have at least 300,000 square kilometers of land. This is a Hungary within the German Empire! The empire will easily become a binary system in the future! This is quite unfavorable for the central government and Prussia!" In the issue of preventing Bavaria from becoming bigger, the Grand Duke of Baden is more determined than Moltke and others!
"By the way, this is not to mention the Transcaucasus region, which can also add nearly 100,000 square kilometers of land to Bavaria, let alone the oil fields in Baku. Do you want to see two crowns appearing on the German flag?" Grand Duke Baden said like an angry lion.
"We have considered this situation and have a strategy to deal with it, but His Majesty did not adopt it. He chose a more direct but endless solution." Little Moltke said calmly.
"Your General Staff has a countermeasure?" Grand Duke Baden said with some surprise.
"Yes, this countermeasure is to get more land from the Russians! The Russians can't stand this winter, and the Normanov dynasty will inevitably collapse. After the collapse, even if they can form a new government in a short period of time, the combat effectiveness of the army will definitely decline greatly. At this time, we can work hard to push the front eastward and gain more territory." Xiao Moltke said.
This is the difference between the German military led by Little Moltke and traditional politicians in terms of consideration. People like the German Emperor and the Grand Duke of Baden were thinking about how to get a large piece of cake as much as possible from the existing cake. But Little Moltke and others were thinking about how to make the cake bigger and then get a large piece of cake. From a strategic perspective, Little Moltke and others were obviously much taller than the German Emperor and others.
In fact, in this war, Prussia obtained only a lot of territory. Not to mention anything else, the three Baltic Kingdoms in later generations could provide Prussia with 174,000 square kilometers of territory, Poland could still give 40,000. In the direction of Belarus, Prussia could obtain at least half of its territory, which was 100,000 square kilometers. In addition, part of the territory of later generations occupied by Russia could also have at least about 100,000 square kilometers, which is 400,000 square kilometers. The area of Prussia's direct jurisdiction has increased by more than doubled! Compared with the places obtained by Bavaria, Prussia earned more, so Moltke and others believed that it was impossible to completely break the 40,000 square kilometers of land in Poland and Bavaria.
"The idea is very good, but we don't have that much military force on the Eastern Front." said Grand Duke Baden.
"After the Bavarian army enters the Western Front, we have a wealthy force. According to our estimates, if Ruprecht cooperates with us, the Bavarian and Bohemia can draw at least 600,000 troops into the Western Front. In this way, even if we consider the need for combat against Britain and France, we can still draw 300,000 troops into the Eastern Front without affecting the front-line offensive. You know, Markensen now has only 400,000 troops, and if 300,000 troops, our army will gallop across the board after the collapse of the Russian government." Xiao Moltke said his overall plan.
"With the guarantee of other fronts, Ruprecht can draw 600,000 troops to the thin line?" Grand Duke Baden was not simply shocked at this time, but was a little scared! If this is the case, the overall size of the Bavarian Legion might be close to one million!
"As long as he is willing, there is no problem. Don't forget that the total population of Bavaria, Bohemia and Moravia is as high as more than 20 million, and it reaches 70% of France's industrial strength. Is it difficult to concentrate 1.2 million troops?" After all, Moltke is a professional soldier. As long as he looks at the industrial capacity and population in Ruprecht's hands, he can estimate the similar troops that the other party can recruit. In Mournch's opinion, the number of troops under Ruprecht's command is still relatively low compared to the entire country. But why do they win every battle and push the Russians from Poland to Ukraine... so it's not convenient to say anything.
However, if Ruprecht really felt the threat and began to mobilize deeply, once Prussia decided to use military means, the result would be both burning!
"His Excellency, think about it, if Prussia becomes a great country with an area of 900,000 square kilometers, then do we still need to be afraid of Bavaria with an area of only 400,000 square kilometers? The absolute strength gap between the two countries will become more and more." Xiao Moltke said.
"Haha, it seems that this is true." Grand Duke Baden found that he could not refute the other party, "but the closeness between Bavaria and the Austro-Hungarian Empire is ultimately a very serious hidden danger. This time, the Austro-Hungarian Empire may also become a big country with an area of more than 1 million square kilometers."
"Your Excellency, you know that since the founding of the empire, the accusations of treason in Bavaria received by the three generations of German emperors have never stopped. But what is the result? Can we directly attack a powerful kingdom with a strength close to France because of some hidden danger?" Xiao Moltke sneered.
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