"Your Highness, if you are worried that there will be problems in Turkey's direction, we can transfer another group of troops in the country to the battlefield. Judging from the current level of mobilization, our wrong potential can still be tapped." Kariput suggested on the side.

"Is there really no problem?" asked the prince. The Bavarian Kingdom now has a population of 13 million, of which the army is about 600,000. These troops not only include frontal corps, but also air force and logistics personnel. Among them, the troops on the front line and reserve corps are currently around 450,000.

From the perspective of the proportion of the army and population, Bavaria accounts for not high proportion, but don’t forget that the Kingdom of Bavaria also undertakes the military production tasks of a considerable number of the Prussian Legion! As the troops move towards Ukraine, railways and infrastructure construction must also keep up, and these also require a lot of manpower. Of course, troops are like water in a sponge, and some can always be produced after squeezed, but after all, they are the prince’s subjects. The lessons of the past in history make the prince not willing to exploit the people too much.

"There is no big problem. We have now effectively controlled the Russian army in the Polish Pocket Battle. They can take on some non-technical work, and the work costs of these people are very low. Some of the officers are willing to cooperate with us," said Kariput. "Of course, if you are pursuing efficiency, things will be more convenient."

Ruprecht naturally knew what Kariput meant. But the prince was also unwilling to do anything to the Russians, because this part of the Russians will also be one of the basics of the prince's new territory in the future, which is related to the social stability of some Ukrainian regions incorporated into Bavaria.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Bolsheviks will still rule Russia after the war. These officers and troops who were once loyal to the Tsar returned to their hometowns after the war, and perhaps if they remained in Germany, the prince would have to ask for money (taxes). If they returned to the country, it would be a death-making process. This was how Belarus, which had been stranded in Europe and the Far East in history, was formed. Even if they began to be a little shaken, as the situation developed, they would have their own choices. Don’t think that only the nobles resisted the Bolsheviks. In fact, it was the result of the multi-party melee of the Red Army, various White Army, and anarchists. Otherwise, the Russian civil war would not last for so long.

The population is slowly accumulated. Bavaria has a population that is far beyond history, but it is not enough to rule the vast area after the war, so this group of people must also strive for. If they want to fight for it, they cannot exploit it too much.

"You can prepare some reserve teams appropriately, but don't easily enter the battlefield. This time, the Russians have mobilized troops from the Caucasus region to support the Borusinov offensive. The pressure on the Turks should be very small, so they should be able to contribute their efforts in this battle."

"I remember, you once said that there was a young Turkish general named Kemal who performed very well. Is that true?" said the prince. In fact, the prince has always paid great attention to this future founding father of the Turkish Republic. To be honest, if Kemal won the victory, it would be better to let Kemal take over the power of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. This guy has the ability and ideals. It is a good choice.

"It's true that most of the officers in his army were trained in the Bavarian Legion. He also studied in German military academies and had a certain understanding of our tactics and concepts. If appropriate equipment is added, it may not be possible to drive the French army into the sea, but it is still possible to sluggishly consume the opponent." Kariput said.

"That's good. We can draw some armored troops and officers to cooperate with them in the battle. The scale is not large, but it must be elite. We also remind the Turks to do a job of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields. We must make it difficult for the French to move forward after landing."

"If possible, I hope that the final confrontation between the Turkish Legion and the landing French Legion is within a range of 150 to 200 kilometers from the landing point, because this distance almost exceeds the length of the military-level supply line. Unless the French invest a large amount of motor vehicles, their supply will always be problematic, and this distance also provides space for the interspersion behind us." The prince said.

The prince needs the French to land on a large scale in Turkey. On the one hand, it is naturally to restrain more French troops, but on the other hand? How to say it? The icing on the cake will not make people thank you. But the timely help will make people feel grateful. If the French do not fight harder, how could the Ottoman Turkish Empire remember the favor of the prince? And if it is not known that it is the prince who saved the entire Turkey, what should we do after the war is over?

Look at the map, the Transcaucasus region is almost next to Turkey. If Turkey insists on incorporating this place into it, will the prince give it or not?! To be honest, although the Middle East will be the world's oil pole in the future, it has been before the end of World War II. The largest and most mature oil field in the entire Eurasian continent is the Baku Oilfield! I would like to ask if you are afraid of 20 million tons of fuel per year!

The prince naturally cannot give it, but he cannot make the little brother of Turkey feel dissatisfied. After all, from a geopolitical perspective, Turkey's strategic position, which directly spans the Eurasian continent and connects to the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Red Sea, and Persian Gulf, is too important! And it really has the potential to become a big country. Don't forget that Turkey is not Turkey, which is divided in history, only Asia Minor, left. Turkey is now a great empire including later Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and other places, as well as the coastal areas of the Saudi Arabian Peninsula!

In the eyes of the prince, this is a very good market for raw material production and product dumping... and naturally, we should pay great attention to this kind of allies, and we should also fight and pull...

From a military perspective, the window period in the Balkans is at most 40 to 50 days free of charge. The French found that it would take time for the Bavarian Legion to enter Ukraine and it would take time to raise troops to launch landing operations. Including all kinds of messy things after landing, they would not be able to really use them to advance for a long time. And the scale of troops would not be large. After all, the French were the main force on the Western Front, and the total population of France was only 40 million... Even if the British and Anzac and New Zealand Legion were included, when the Bavarian Legion returned, the scale of the landing combat troops should not exceed 300,000. In fairness, 8 to 10 Bavarian divisions defeated this force with the cooperation of an elite large number of Turkish troops.

After thinking about this, the prince was no longer worried about the situation in Turkey and turned his attention to Ukraine again!
Chapter completed!