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Chapter 1529 Angry German Emperor

The German Emperor's anger was justified because it involved the future throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as well as the relationship between Prussia, Bavaria, Austria and Hungary! This issue was so important. The German Emperor needed a person not friendly to Bavaria to ascend the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and then, together with the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to suppress the already growing Bavaria.

If the Bavarian Kingdom wants to break the deadlock, it also needs to win over the Austro-Hungarian Empire and let a person with friendly relations with Bavaria ascend to the throne. As long as Bavaria has absolute control over the Bohemia-Moravian region in this generation! As long as this place is still in the hands of the prince, the possibility that Prussia is using hard power to weaken Bavaria is almost zero. It is not that Bavaria and these two regions are stronger than Prussia, but they have the strength to die with Prussia!

The German Emperor knew this very well, and he confirmed that Ruprecht was also very clear about this. When the war situation was tense, both sides deliberately did not discuss this issue, but now, failure in Russia is a foregone conclusion, and when everyone is preparing to distribute the cake, this issue cannot be avoided. As the prince said, the good personal relationship between the German Emperor and the prince cannot affect the direction of this matter. The world is great and the benefits are the greatest! Therefore, the German Emperor will definitely do something on this issue, and Ruprecht will never show mercy!

The German Emperor is now sure that Ruprecht must have deliberately watched the Hungarian army and Grand Duke Karl's defeat for his own interests! Because only in this way can Hungary surrender in front of Austria, and Grand Duke Karl will get further and further away from the throne! If it is not Grand Duke Karl who ascended the throne, but another heir supported by Ruprecht, then the German Emperor's plan will be ruined!

Of course, the little Jiujiu in his heart must not be said. Some things can be done, but they cannot be said, while some things can be said but not done! This belongs to the former. Don’t forget that other kingdoms and grand priests in Germany also watched the actions of the German Emperor. This kind of unblocking the donkey will definitely arouse the disgust of other younger brothers! Moreover, the German Emperor also seeks Bavaria on some domestic issues, and these contradictions cannot be made public.

Well, now there are two roads in front of the German Emperor. The first road is to continue to draw troops from the Western Front into Ukraine to help the Hungarians stabilize the situation. The second road is to order Ruprecht to immediately send the Bavarian army to support Hungary. William II was unsure of whether the prince would follow the order completely. He even believed that Ruprecht was willing to see the Hungarian army's defeat... So, he decided to put forward the first point to his marshals and generals!

"This is impossible Your Majesty. The Russians have concentrated at least 600,000 troops this time! The Hungarian Legion has been broken, and the Russians have not even used it for a week to defeat them! So good, how many people should we send to help the Hungarians? We have invested 70,000 people before, and General Markensen's East Prussian Legion. It is difficult for us to draw a large number of troops from the Western Front, and even if there is one, so what? We cannot arrive in time."

"The traffic and logistics supply situation in the Hungarian controlled area was a complete disaster. General Sector took three times more than the scheduled time to complete this journey. Moreover, the supply of the Hungarians was completely inaccessible to us. Imagine that more than 100,000 troops crossed half of Europe to fight the Russians. This plan was simply... too crazy!" However, what the German Emperor could not imagine was that as soon as his idea was proposed, Hindenburg, who served as the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army, said that he could not accept it.

On the issue of military strength, the German Emperor and his officers often had differences. For example, this time, the fundamental reason for the German Emperor's request to continue to increase the troops was not because of the fear that the Eastern Front would collapse. What a joke. At the beginning, the Russian army was so strong and had fortifications that had been built for several years, but did not block the Bavarian Legion? Now they are all beaten into dogs. When they fight back at the death, they really think they can go against the will of heaven? The purpose of the German Emperor's doing this was actually to save the political life of Grand Duke Carl! It was a political purpose, not a military purpose.

But what about his generals? First of all, we must make sure that no general thinks that his troops are too much and needs to be divided into some... Such people cannot be generals! In fact, Germany, which is an enemy of most of the world, has been relatively tight on the Western Front. The front can be maintained, but when Britain and France concentrate their troops to push a wave, the Germans are still a little guilty! Therefore, from this perspective, the last time the German Emperor mobilized 70,000 people, had already made several commanders of the army feel dissatisfied. This time, if you want to fill such a big pit, how many troops will you have to send?!

You should know that in history, before the end of the Eastern Front (before the Battle of Verdun in 1916), Germany's reserve force on the entire Western Front was only about 25 divisions! The reserve force of Britain and France was twice that of the Germans! The gap between the forces between the two sides can be seen, and you must know that at that time, the smoke of the Battle of Dardanelles had not yet dissipated!

In addition to the fact that the troops in their hands are indeed insufficient, the German generals here have another reason to be unwilling to support the Hungarians, that is, the Hungarians are too unauthorized! There is no limit to tricking their teammates! With General Sector's advance eastward, the situation about the Hungarian Legion has been transmitted to everyone through telegrams or other means. The poor Hungarian Legion and the internal chaos have made most German generals feel disgusted. This is obviously the feeling that the mud cannot be supported on the wall!

After the outbreak of the battle, the German army, which was taken care of by the Russians, had not yet collapsed. The Hungarians ran away first, and even said nothing at first. No one had any favors for such allies! Now, Sector's 70,000 German troops were isolated from the front line and could only build a base to defend themselves. Now continue to help the Hungarians? Don't you know that bad teammates are more deadly than the enemy?!

Therefore, amidst the opposition, the German Emperor's proposal was directly rejected. Even Hindenburg, Ludendolf and others said that under the current circumstances, the Bavarian Legion is the Bavarian Legion, not the Prussian Legion thousands of miles away.

"Did Ruprecht just sit and watch the destruction of one of our important ally?" The German Emperor suddenly remembered something and said.
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