Chapter 1906 Before Going to the Western Front
After the four kingdoms and parliamentary factions reached an agreement on important issues, the turmoil within the empire finally began to enter the final stage. On the last day of the quasi-federal meeting, the Grand Duke of Baden represented the German Emperor and Albert on behalf of the parliamentary factions announced that the two sides would resolve the current problems through peace talks, and at the same time appointed Crown Prince Ruprecht as the commander-in-chief of the Empire's Western Front Army, and the Bavarian Legion would enter the Western Front in large numbers.
On the next day, the German Emperor announced that he would go to Munich to conduct peaceful negotiations with the parliamentary representatives who are now in Munich, and Bavaria King Ludwig III will be the middleman. Such an arrangement completely eliminates the influence of the military. However, at this time, Crucker and others did not have time to complain, because Crown Prince Ruprecht and his army were about to embark on the journey north. Before that, the prince had a long talk with his father and finally determined the key points of some issues.
"Father, as long as we can confirm that Prussia was divided into roughly two pieces, we don't have to accept the benefits of either side, because we have already gained enough, and the close match between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Federation of Prussia is our greatest profit. I have already talked with Prince Leopold and he will help you handle this matter well," said Ruprecht.
"However, the current situation is that the German Emperor's control area has the advantage, and it may be difficult for us to divide Prussia into two equal parts," said the old king.
"Authentic, there are not many areas controlled by the parliamentary faction, but there are not many areas that the German Emperor can completely control now! Many of them are under the control of the officers' regiment and the navy. The German Emperor's confidence is not as sufficient as they claim. I now have a rough plan, and you can follow this plan." The prince said.
"At present, the areas controlled by the parliamentary faction include the entire Brandenburg, Lower Saxony, half Hannover and half Hessen-Nassau. What about the areas controlled by the German Emperor? They include East Prussia, West Prussia, Pomery (the capital is Szczechin of later generations) Rhineland (the capital is clon), West** (the capital is Essen) and Hohenzollern, Schleswieler and Orstein are under the control of the navy. In addition, there are two areas, currently in our hands, one is Possen Province and the other is Silesia."
"I think Silesia can be handed over to the parliamentary faction. As for the excuse I have already thought about it, because when the Poles launched a mutiny, the German Emperor did not express his opinion, which led to the dissatisfaction of the local people with the German Emperor. The parliamentary faction has started to operate, and they will raise this question, and then you can just follow the flow and let this area enter the parliamentary faction through a referendum or other means."
"Some areas of Posen Province can also be given to parliamentary factions. This is obtained through exchange. The Berlin region will be separated separately as the capital of the empire. As compensation for parliamentary factions, some areas of Posen Province can be given to parliamentary factions."
"As for the two provinces of Schleswitz and Orstein, I think we can follow the example of Orsas and Lorraine and directly form centrally-level areas. In this way, the power of both sides will be roughly wanted to be. The German Emperor has 6 complete provinces and the Keir Industrial Zone, as well as the western part of Hannover, half of Hessen-Nassau province, and some areas of Possen province."
"The parliamentary faction has most of Brandenburg, Lower Saxony, most of Hannover and Hessen-Nassau provinces, Silesia industrial zones, textile zones, and parts of Possen provinces. If the central government is directly under the central government, I feel that these two provinces will be controlled by the parliamentary faction because the aristocratic forces here are relatively fragile and are now under the control of the navy. Many people within the navy tend to be parliamentary faction." said the prince.
"In this case, the German Emperor will have some advantages, but if Schleswieler and Orstein become directly under the central government, what should we do in the Federal Parliament? I feel that it is better to give it to the German Emperor and the parliamentary faction. It is better to give it to the parliamentary faction or one provincial capital. The federal parliament is now in chaos. Don't join new members." The old king said.
"Okay, we can discuss this issue with Prince Leopold," said the prince.
In short, it would be almost enough to achieve this result. Although the German Emperor owns more places in area, Brandenburg, Hannover and Silesia are all wealthy provinces. The overall economic level is higher than that of the parliamentary faction. Although the German Emperor controlled the Ruhr area, don’t forget that East Prussia and West Prussia are all agricultural areas, which lowered the average level of the German Emperor controlled the area. The local score is almost the same. As for how the German Emperor and the parliamentary faction divide the new territory, it is their business. Ruprecht did not want to interfere too much, as long as it is neutral.
In fact, this is the only thing that the prince is really concerned about now. Other things are not important, at least they have not won the war in front of him. If nothing unexpected happens, Ruprecht will stay on the Western Front for about a month and a half to launch a large-scale offensive, and the decisive battle between the High Seas Fleet and the British Fleet will be announced in the first half of this year.
After dealing with all kinds of trivial internal and diplomatic affairs, and once again spoke to his father-in-law and his wife on the phone and explained many things, Ruprecht received another big gift, and some Austro-Hungarian Legion will follow the Bavarian Legion north to enter the Western Front.
Of course, it is not realistic to count on how much combat effectiveness the Austro-Hungarian infantry can have, but at least you have to give the Austro-Hungarian army a certain respect! That's right, this time, in order to support your son-in-law, Emperor Fritz drew out the most elite heavy artillery troops in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and formed a huge organization of the heavy artillery army. The smallest artillery in the heavy artillery army is the 150mm heavy howitzer, and the largest one is the 380mm train cannon. A heavy artillery army has more than 200 guns. With the entry of three heavy artillery troops one after another, at least 700 heavy artillery of various caliber will be added to the entire western front of Germany! Among them, the number of train cannons and siege cannons above 12 inches alone exceeds three digits!
In addition to the heavy artillery troops, the Austro-Hungarian Empire also drew 8 flight regiments from its air force to go to the Western Front. Although most of them were fighter jets and tactical bombers, the total number was nearly a thousand aircraft! After adding these aircraft, the German air force on the Western Front finally completely overwhelmed the British and French coalition forces! After receiving this gift, the prince felt that he had a great advantage and just went there!
Chapter completed!