"But you are still working hard, aren't you? You are still improving the Bavarian Legion and wanting to promote it to all German troops. This means you have not given up hope, and it also means that there is still hope in this matter!" Little Moltke said excitedly. He admitted that although what the prince said was a bit extreme, it was indeed very correct. The corrupt and conservative nobles and insatiable capitalists did make Little Moltke hate. These are the cancers of the empire, but it is difficult to eliminate. In fact, he himself is also a beneficiary. Without his uncle and his noble background, how could Little Moltke reach his current position?

"Nonsense, if I don't work hard, the Bavarian crown will not fall on me! I can only be a rich man in the remaining decades! How can those who have tasted the taste of power give up easily?" the prince cursed in his heart.

"I am trying to improve the strength of the German army, and I have not given up hope, but what I want to say is that even if we have done a lot of things, Germany's military tolerance rate is still insufficient, and a little strategic mistake may ruin our previous decades of efforts! And this time, my meeting with you is to solve strategic problems. I have a lot of ideas, maybe a bit shocking, but I hope you can listen carefully. I don't ask you to agree with everything about me, but I hope you can consider it when making a plan." The prince's attitude this time was a little low. After all, this is asking others to do things. Well, it was originally for the sake of Germany's goodness and pretending to be grandson. The prince finally met such a tragic thing!

"But before that, I want to know what Your Highness thinks of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Judging from the current situation, the Italians may not be able to count on it, but we still have a strong ally. At least they can help us share the pressure on the Eastern Front, right?" said Moltke. "Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire is not as good as France and Russia, it is still a powerful country with a population of more than 40 million and can mobilize millions of people to participate in the war. This force cannot be ignored."

"Is Austro-Hungarian Empire? Although King Fritz was my father-in-law, I have to say that this country should have collapsed during the Pakatan-Austria War. It was entirely luck that he could survive until now! It was the result of the compromise between the power of the empire in all aspects. Austria has existed for hundreds of years. History has given it plenty of time to develop, but it still cannot become a powerful nation-state. Now, he is even weaker to a certain extent, which is stronger than the useless Italy!" The prince smiled bitterly.

"Since the end of the P-Austrian War in 1866, Austria has lost its final cohesion. Although His Majesty Fritz has preserved the empire's physique through negotiations with the Hungarian nobles, I have to say that the result of this compromise and lack of ambition has made the Austro-Hungarian Empire no longer a real power. Do you understand what I said?" the prince asked.

"Lack of motivation and compromise? This statement is very interesting. I think I understand what you mean." Moltke nodded and said, "Austria lost control of Northern Italy in the war with France, and the control of Southern Germany in the war with Germany. His failure made the internal alienation, and made all classes disappointed with the empire and began to consider their own way out. This situation is very common. To give an inappropriate example, when a company is about to collapse, there will be a large number of managers and technicians, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire is the same."

"This example is very appropriate. The only difference is that the Hungarian aristocrats were afraid that they would not be able to control other classes and other ethnic groups in Hungary, so they chose to stay in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and turn a unified country into a dual empire. In peacetime, this empire can suppress various contradictions, and if a war breaks out, the weakness of the Austro-Hungarian Empire will be fully demonstrated!"

"The contradictions among nations have always put this empire on the brink of division. Now, if you want to pass a decision within the empire, you have to go through n meetings to discuss the powerful factions in all aspects. It is more troublesome than our Empire and Federal Parliament. How can you let him fight against Russia in such a country?" said the prince.

"So you are worried that the Austro-Hungarian Empire will collapse once the war begins?" Xiao Maoqi continued. "So you are constantly strengthening the Germans in the Austro-Hungarian Legion to deal with this accident?"

"That's right, I don't trust anyone except the Germans and some nobles who are loyal to the royal family, especially Hungary. When the war fell into a long stalemate, the idea of ​​national independence within the Austro-Hungary would be unprecedentedly flooded, and if there was no strong enough force to suppress it, the consequences would be unimaginable. Well, I have said everything I should say, and everything I did was to deal with the worst situation." The prince said.

The issue of national independence was not only encountered by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but also in World War I. For example, the Poles in Germany, in order to fool more Poles to go to the front line, the Prussian emperor agreed to Polish independence in principle. Of course, the king of Poland wanted the Germans to designate them... And the same was true when Russia collapsed, such as Finland, Poland and Western Ukraine. Of course, the Soviet Red Army was relatively powerful and ultimately saved most of its nation and territory.

"Actually, do you want the Bavarian Legion to be responsible for the Eastern Front? With the Bavarian Legion as the main force, some Prussian troops and Austro-Hungarian troops first defeated Russia, and then forced British and French peace talks on the Western Front? This is your way to solve it?" said Moltke.

"Yes, this is also the only way I can think of. At the beginning, we could not drive straight into 400km to occupy Paris. Once we entered the stalemate stage, it is difficult for me to understand how Germany can completely overwhelm the opponent with some tactical advantages when everyone has similar technical level and the other party has advantages in personnel, resources and transportation. Whether it is a tank or an aircraft, it may be a technical crush for the Russians, but for Britain and France, they may not be as good as us, but everyone is at the same technical level!" said the prince.

"But Russia is too huge. As long as they keep retreating, the continuous extension of the supply line will drag us down. Napoleon has proved the tenacity of the Russians with his failure. Where do you get the confidence that Russia will be easier to deal with than France?" Little Moltke still has a question.

"The Empire is not afraid of head-on battle between the main forces of both sides. It is the best choice for the Empire to completely end the war through a decisive battle. What the Empire is most worried about is that it will be delayed for a long time. Our environment determines that as long as it is delayed, it is waiting to die!"
Chapter completed!