In terms of combat effectiveness, these troops have experienced systematic military training and are composed of the most suitable soldiers. The equipment may not be the best, but they are definitely the most combat-oriented troops. You should know that the Bavarian Legion now has only about 180,000, and it takes three years to double the troops during peacetime! The speed of this violent soldier is almost unparalleled in the kingdom-level countries, right? Who can double the size of the army in three years, whether it is France, Britain, Germany, or Russia?

To be honest, if it weren't for the words of Prince Leopold, the winner of Germany's highest honor in the World War, and the future commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front, Ruprecht's first reaction was to pull this man out and beat him a hundred times a hundred times.

However, as a person who participated in the Franco-Prussian War, fought all the way, and killed the generals among hundreds of German generals to the marshal and commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front, it would be impossible to say that he was not capable! The reason why he dared to submit this thing to Ruprecht meant that he could do it in almost every ten years.

"If it was Bavaria before, I wouldn't dare to think about it, because we couldn't find so many high-quality soldiers and enough funds to support this plan, but now, I can say responsibly that this plan can definitely be achieved!"

"Compared with funds, personnel problems are the most difficult to solve. Bavaria's industrial development and government fiscal and tax revenue, plus US dollar loans, are enough for us to support these troops, and the entire Allies are preparing for war. As an important arms producer, Bavaria is providing arms for at least 800,000 new troops. There is no need to worry about money."

"People are the biggest problem, but a few years ago, when you were not in charge of the army, I developed a cold start plan. This plan did not pass you. This is a plan that your father agreed to and supported."

"The so-called cold start is aimed at the mobilization mechanism commonly set up in European countries. The latter mobilization is to recruit reserves across the country in a very short time and fill them into reserves or reserve corps to deal with the needs of war."

"But cold start is different. This startup process will last for a long time and is carried out against planned wars. The biggest difference between it and the reserve system is that it allows selected officers and soldiers to constantly contact the most cutting-edge military things, technology, tactics, and training that will not decline too much."

"The war in the future is the world of technical troops and technical equipment. The ordinary infantry that can charge with a rifle is no longer the key to determining the outcome of the war. Artillery, armored troops, air force, elite commandos and well-trained logistics personnel are the real masters of the battlefield. However, the training of these technical troops requires time and a lot of investment, so the biggest feature of the cold start plan is to improve the reserves of reserve troops in peacetime and keep them alive."

"The Blue Legion of the Empire once participated in the Boer War and the North African War. These people were elite officers and soldiers after the war were tempered. So after they retired, the military would train them regularly every year because most of these people were arranged to be directly affiliated with Bavaria factories or enterprises. Therefore, there was no problem with this kind of training. These people always maintained a good state and could serve as grassroots commanders in the upcoming war. Similarly, some retired personnel who did not participate in the war but still performed well would also receive this treatment. Of course, compensation is indispensable. And we have a total of 7,000 such personnel!"

"It is precisely because of the existence of these people that Bavaria had more than 300,000 troops in 1912. We can at least equip those newly formed troops, artillery, armored soldiers and other technical troops, as well as necessary backbone veterans," said Prince Leopold.

"So how many more troops can we mobilize when the war breaks out?" Ruprecht thought for a while and asked.

"No more than one division at most," Leopold said with a smile.

"Hold the grass, I feel that the gap is a bit big!" Prince Ruprecht said with a slightly changed face.

"The so-called cold start is actually equivalent to the first wave of wartime mobilization of other countries. We are just making the mobilized personnel of higher quality and larger quantity, which is another kind of early mobilization. Therefore, before conducting deep mobilization, our troops will not increase significantly due to the beginning of the war."

"What's more, if the war lasts for a long time, we need to continuously deliver personnel to the army. As the royal family, we obviously do not want our citizens to die in vain, so we must at least let them complete the most basic training so that they can have the opportunity to protect themselves on the battlefield. For those who are not aged and completely newcomers, we need time to adapt to the war." Prince Leopold explained.

"In this way, we will basically not replenish the troops until the fourth month after the war begins. After that, we will transport troops to the front line in a certain period of time."

"What then? I mean, after half a year or more of the battle, the two sides have gone through the initial attack and entered the stalemate period?" Ruprecht asked. "In addition, I have another question. In the future, ordinary Bavarian divisions should account for the majority, but now it seems that among the simple Bavarian legions, the assault divisions and the rapid divisions account for the main part."

"I will answer the second question first. The Bavarian army is limited in size and human resources are also limited, especially our military industry requires a lot of labor. In this area, there are 200,000 adult male workers working in various relevant departments. Therefore, it is difficult to simply rely on the Kingdom of Bavaria to build more than 25 divisions."

"But now, we have the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which can help us solve many problems, the most important of which is the problem of military strength! Even if Bohemia and Moravia cannot implement the cold start plan I have formulated, they can concentrate at least 4 armies and 8 divisions in the war. In addition to the rapid division composed of the two Germans we helped build, these troops have no difference between 6 or 8 divisions and ordinary Prussian divisions." Prince Leopold said.

"In other words, the number of our ordinary divisions will be around 10 to 12? In this way, if all the troops are included, our total strength may reach more than 500,000! The size of two large armies is as large as the ones!" Ruprecht said.
Chapter completed!