"Bavaria can ensure a 20,000 army size in peacetime. If you think there are too many, you can make appropriate adjustments." Ruprecht said.&1t;/p>

The prince's words are quite meaningful. You should know that before the war, Bavaria's actual troops exceeded 20,000, but now, the territory of Bavaria has expanded several times, but it still maintains the size of the army of 20,000. Why is this?&1t;/p>

The arguments are quite particular. First, Bavaria is one of the three giants. If Bavaria says a force, then under the current circumstances, it is equivalent to setting the standards for the German Emperor's faction and the parliamentary faction. Do you want more? Can't be too much! Do you want less? Are you embarrassed?&1t;/p>

So based on the current Bavarian legion of 20,000, assuming that the German Emperor and the parliamentary faction each have 20,000 troops, then if the two kingdoms of Saxony and Württemberg are added, the total number of troops is about 730,000. The total number of the 6th army under the control of the Imperial War Department is only about 570,000. Then it depends on whether the other two sides are willing to accept the control of about 40% of the troops!&1t;/p>

If you accept it, then it will be decided like this. If you don't accept it, then the prince can only consider increasing the total number of troops. Yes, you read it correctly, it is increasing the total number of troops! Because the prince believes that the Imperial War Department controls 570,000 troops to undertake the bottom line of combat tasks in a strategic direction, and it cannot be less!&1t;/p>

Just imagine, if each state maintains an army of 250,000 (in fact, there is no difficulty). Then, under the 130,000 post, the Imperial War Department's troops will only have 420,000 troops. What is the concept of 420,000? That is, the current army is just a larger army. The Imperial army is actually used as the empire's mobile forces. It can be quickly mobilized when encountering a sudden incident and deployed in a certain strategic direction. Whether facing France or the weakened red giant, the 420,000 mobile forces are a bit short of it. It's okay to say on the Western Front. If it is the Eastern Front, look at the long front, the prince is really not optimistic. Therefore, from a military perspective, Ruprecht must ensure the strength of the German mobile army!&1t;/p>

As for whether the 20,000 troops per country are enough? If it is just to maintain domestic public order, that is enough. The country is basically just using police and military police. New areas may require some troops, but there is definitely not much heavy equipment.&1t;/p>

And don't forget that in addition to having the Bavarian Legion, Ruprecht still has the command of the Bohemian Legion. Up to now, the Ao Emperor has not taken back the command authorization of the Bohemian Legion, and it is estimated that it will not be taken away in the future. The various factions within Germany have also ignored this for various reasons. Therefore, when encountering a sudden situation, the prince has another legion to mobilize, so he is not worried about the lack of Bavarian troops at all.&1t;/p>

"Is 20,000 troops? This is acceptable." Albert first expressed his support for this standard. Because as a politician, he is naturally sensitive to the size of the army. He is unwilling to make the army's rights and scale too large, especially when his side has almost no excellent military system.&1t;/p>

"Is 20,000 too little? Our land area has increased too much, and there are many unstable factors in the new areas, and this number is even less than 40% of the previous Prussian army." said Grand Duke Baden.&1t;/p>

"So how many troops should be retained by Your Excellency the Grand Duke?" Ruprecht asked.&1t;/p>

"We must maintain at least 40,000 troops." Grand Duke Baden thought about it and said that this was not only a military need, but also a political need. The basic foundation of the German Emperor was the Junker nobles, especially the military nobles. If the army was too laid off, then how would the noble officers who had participated in the war and were loyal to the German Emperor arranged it? They were stuffed into the Imperial Six Army? How could it be possible? Have you asked Ruprecht, the minister of war preparations and the Social Democratic Party? Since it is impossible to arrange it in the Imperial army, you can only find a way to arrange it......&1t;/p>

"There are too many troops of 40,000. Moreover, the Imperial Army can also be responsible for public security issues in some areas. The state army only needs to be used as auxiliary troops." Albert said.&1t;/p>

"However, there are too few troops of 20,000. All countries and overseas colonies need to take into account. Can you imagine that the empire has no dilemma in the land of hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of ordinary kilometers?" Xiao Moltke said: "In addition, the army belonging to the War Department is the long sword of the empire. Their goal is to fight powerful and regular enemy troops, rather than various internal riots. I strongly oppose the use of the imperial army to perform some tasks that do not match their identities!"&1t;/p>

"We can actually cut the Imperial 6th Army to increase the number of state troops." Barth put forward a compromise opinion.&1t;/p>

"Even if it is reduced, it cannot be reduced too much. We must ensure the quantity and quality of the Imperial Field Legion. 530,000 people are used to deal with the opponents on both sides as the bottom line." Ruprecht made some symbolic concessions.&1t;/p>

"What about your opinion?" Barth turned around and asked Buller next to him.&1t;/p>

"His Crown Prince's decision is military correct." Buller thought for a while and said.&1t;/p>

"Is the 260,000 troops OK? This is our bottom line." Albert said.&1t;/p>

"Too little." Grand Duke Baden's answer was unusually simple.&1t;/p>

"Your Highness, what about your opinion?" Barth turned around and seemed to want to ask Ruprecht for help.&1t;/p>

"Can I say it doesn't matter?" Ruprecht said helplessly. Bavaria really doesn't matter! More, princes can afford it, less, it doesn't matter...&1t;/p>

"Otherwise, in addition to regular military forces, countries can also set up some paramilitary organizations." Ruprecht put forward a compromise opinion.&1t;/p>

"So how to arrange the quantity and equipment level? Your opinion is a bit vague." said Grand Duke Baden.&1t;/p>

"You can discuss this kind of paramilitary organization by yourself. Theoretically, the number of people cannot exceed 30% of the state's army. The German Emperor can have an army of 280,000. I feel it is enough. The number of the 6th army of the Imperial War Department remains at around 550,000. This is my opinion." Ruprecht said.&1t;/p>

"That's it." Grand Duke Baden felt that the number was quite OK, so he agreed.&1t;/p>

"Then Bavaria and our state army are tentatively set to 20,000?" asked Bart.&1t;/p>

"Theoretically, it is 20,000, but the troops of 2 divisions can be increased in time." The prince said. After some adjustments, the German Empire had just ended the war, and the 6th Army's quota ranged from about 130 to 140,000. If we simply say that the national strength is carried, it is not a big problem. It is enough to ensure the advantage on both sides in a non-war state.&1t;/p>

With the finalization of this issue, the meeting finally came to an end!&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!