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1715 The Grand Duke and Little Mao Qi 1

This is the third time in the past three months, Grand Duke Baden has arrived at the German Western Front Base Camp in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. When he looked at the little Moltke who was greeting him, the in-laws of the Hohenzollern family felt great pressure. The German Emperor met him at about 2 pm, but this time, he decided to come early because Chief of Staff of the Empire, Moltke, hoped to talk to him.

"How is Your Majesty's feeling recently?" When the attendant left, only the little Moltke and Grand Duke Baden were left in the huge living room, the Grand Duke said with some concern.

"It's awful." Moltke's answer was very simple. "We are afraid we will have to go through the biggest internal conflict between Prussia and Bavaria since the founding of the German Empire."

"Really? It's even bigger than the attacks between Bavaria and Württemberg on the issue of German Emperor's title?" Grand Duke Baden raised his eyebrows and said.

As the heir to the Baden family, the Grand Duke was very familiar with the dirty things in history. In the Northern German League led by Prussia, he won the Battle of Sedo. The German army entered Paris, paraded on the Champs-Elysées, and held a crown in the mirror hall of Versailles. The Prussian and Hohenzollern families were very excited at that time! However, at this time, the little brothers in the empire caused trouble for the boss, and the two sides argued endlessly about whether the German emperor's title was "Emperor of the German Empire or the German Emperor". Because in the eyes of the two kingdoms of Bavaria and Württemberg, the previous title meant that the German emperor had absolute leadership over other kingdoms, while the latter was a national concept, expressing that it was the emperor of the German nation.

So, Prussia and two other little brothers had a fierce debate on this issue, but in the end, the German Emperor gave up the title of the Emperor of the German Empire and used the latter. This matter is not over. During the German Emperor's coronation ceremony, no one of the remaining kings of the three kingdoms came. Even if outsiders didn't say it, they felt very embarrassed, including Grand Duke Baden.

Of course, all this is just a matter of face, and it will pass after it passes, but this time, it is probably an internal problem, and it is not just a matter of endurance.

"The situation is very bad. You should already know the specific things. His Majesty is preparing to cut off Bavaria's territory in Poland in the name of establishing a new kingdom. This move caused a strong backlash from Bavaria, and they even handed over the territory to the Austro-Hungarian Empire!"

"You know, Bavaria controls a region not small, at least 40,000 ordinary kilometers. This is at least the territory of a major priest. The German Emperor was very angry about it." said Xiao Moltke.

"We can communicate with the Austro-Hungarian Empire through diplomatic channels and persuade them not to accept territory from Bavaria. After all, before, we had an agreement on the division of Russian Poland." said Grand Duke Baden.

"However, the problem lies here. The Austrian Emperor's actions show support for Bavaria! His Majesty Fritz did not actively respond to the request of the imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Bavarian Legion prohibited the Prussian army from entering the area, and the defense replacement with the Austro-Hungarian Empire is underway." Xiao Moltke said worriedly.

"Damn! What does this tm mean?!" After hearing this news, Grand Duke Baden only felt a cold air rushing from his tailbone and his forehead. Cold sweat came down. "How dare Fritz do this? As a kingdom within the German Empire, Bavaria actually colluded with the Austro-Hungarian Empire to fight against the central government?! Do Fritz and Ruprecht know what they were doing?"

"So, Lord Moltke, do you have any plans as the chief of staff of the German General Staff?" Grand Duke Baden asked, looking at the serious face in front of him. As the most iron-hard ally of the Hohenzollern royal family in Germany, Grand Duke Baden also thought of using force to solve the problem when necessary.

"War, or threat of force, is definitely not our current option. Your Excellency Grand Duke, as the chief of staff of the German Empire, I will never issue an order to use force to seize control of the Polish region on the Bavarian side, absolutely not!" Xiao Maoqi said extremely firmly.

"The General Staff may issue an order prohibiting the replacement of defense." said Grand Duke Baden.

"Ruprecht is the supreme commander of the entire Eastern and Southern lines. All orders issued by the General Staff should be forwarded to other troops through him. Of course, we can indeed directly give to Markensen, but now General Markensen, who is supervising the war in the Bay of Riga, also thinks this order is inappropriate. So he decided not to execute this order for the time being."

"His Excellency, you are very clear about the cause of the matter. Now is the war period, and the German Emperor's choice is to some extent to let some insignificant political needs override the entire military environment. The fierce reaction of the Bavarian Kingdom surprised us, even feared. Even if Ruprecht finally chose to surrender on this issue, if the Bavarian Legion is delayed in advancing westward next year, we have no choice." Xiao Maoqi said solemnly.

"What do other generals in the General Staff think?" asked the upset Grand Duke Baden.

"Stay calm." Xiao Moltke's answer was extremely simple.

"Damn it, let's settle things down? Isn't it just admitting a bad situation? Judging from the current situation, the Bavarian side will definitely not want to, and your entire German military is unwilling to take compulsive measures. Then the only one who admits to the bad is the German Emperor!" Grand Duke Baden complained wildly in his heart.

"Including Hindenburg and Rudendolf?" Grand Duke Baden said in disbelief. In fact, in this plane, Hindenburg and Rudendolf have not had a high status. Now one is responsible for military production and the other is responsible for logistics transportation. They do not have much military strength, and the main generals who lead the troops are still the first batch. However, looking at the original group, whether it is the Krugers in the Prussian series or the Grand Dukes and Crown Princes of other kingdoms, they obviously will not support the German Emperor and Bavaria to break up due to this problem.

Needless to say, the latter is essentially closer to Bavaria. As for the former, they really know the status quo. Not to mention where Prussia found the power to suppress Bavaria at this time, just talking about the current situation on the Western Front. Without Bavaria's support, it would be really difficult for the German Army to break through the defense line of the British and French coalition forces!

Some of them may be very dissatisfied with Bavaria, but as a soldier, everyone knows that this war cannot be separated from Bavaria!

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