Chapter 1907: Anxious generals

In the barracks of Frederick the Great on the outskirts of Brussels. At this time in the conference room of the barracks, Crook and others were not as good as ten days ago, because just today, they received a series of news and announcements. The emperor and the parliamentary faction have already decided on peace talks. There is nothing unexpected about this, as they expected.

　　 But then, in a joint statement issued by the Kaiser and the parliament, Ruprecht was deemed the chief of the Imperial General Staff and Minister of War. Will be solely responsible for the war on the Western Front! This shocked Crook and others. It was not that Ruprecht became the chief of staff surprised them, but the information revealed at this point in time was really thought-provoking!

　　 Prior to this, Bavaria’s attitude towards this matter seemed to be detached. No matter what happened between the Kaiser and the parliament, Bavaria had not actually interfered except to suppress the Polish uprising in Silesia. And for this reason, Crook and others have the idea of ​​participating in politics, because no one in Prussia can control the army anymore.

However, the turning point of the matter began with the convening of the quasi-federal parliament in Bavaria. The Kaiser and the parliament expressed their willingness to participate, and Wurttemberg and Saxony also expressed their support. Then, the prince refused the military to participate in the meeting. His attitude was self-evident. This is clearly to exclude the military from the political system.

　　 And then? The Kaiser and the parliament started negotiations without the participation of the military. And gave the military command to Ruprecht! This at least shows that they have reached an agreement on some issues. Crook and others do not know what they have reached an agreement on. However, Crook knows that Ruprecht came to the Western Front and one thing is to deal with the Western Front. Line military affairs, and another thing is to suppress them! If there is anyone in Germany who can crush the officer corps, then there is only Ruprecht!

It's not that the Prussian Army is inferior to the Bavarian Army. In fact, the Prussian Army is stronger. But the problem is that the Prussian Army will not listen to the officers on some issues. If the generals say anything, everyone below will listen. The parliamentary faction has long been pushed back, most of the German troops are unwilling to deal with the parliamentary faction's useful skirmishers on the land, do you expect them to follow themselves against the righteous Ruprecht? What do you want?

And to be honest, even if there is a chance, Crook and others will still not use the army in their hands to boycott this appointment. On the one hand, you cannot boycott this appointment. This is recognized by the Kaiser and the parliament. They represent the highest level of Germany. . On the other hand, it caused a huge disaster, so Crook and others would rather eat this bitter fruit by themselves. Maybe Crook and Howson do have some political ambitions, but they are really not bad guys.

　　 "General, Grand Duke Albrecht is here." A servant's words broke the silence of the venue. The Grand Duke Ruprecht, who took the dual identities of the Kingdom of Württemberg and the military to participate in the meeting, came to Brussels, and his task this time was to appease these worried generals.

"Well, everyone is here now, and I hope this meeting will solve our doubts." Crook said to the people around him, while General Housen, who had been consistent with Crook before, sat down. Crook's left and right are the more neutral General Pinoff, and in the farther position sits General Heilingen, a hard-core supporter of the Kaiser. Coupled with the upcoming Albrecht, the original five commanders of the army gathered together again.

　　Everyone is uneasy, Crook and General Hausen belong to the kind that wants to expand the military's influence politically, but it is a pity that both the Kaiser, the parliament and Bavaria have excluded them. Crook faintly sensed that this time, Crown Prince Ruprecht came to the Western Front, probably because he was going to shave the two thorns of himself and General Howson.

General Pinov was also a little uneasy. He did not jump on the issue of military involvement. But the problem was that he had a bad relationship with the Kingdom of Bavaria. He had said something that he dared not say at previous meetings, and this time, come The Chief of Staff of the German Army was the heir of the Kingdom of Bavaria. This is a big joke... He felt that he might get out of the position of legion commander earlier than Crook and Howson....

　　The only person with a more relaxed attitude is General Heilingen. He is a hard-core supporter of the Kaiser. Now that the Kaiser has decided to negotiate with the parliamentary faction, it means that the Kaiser’s throne has basically been preserved. There is no support for various reasons.) The Kaiser should not embarrass himself, right?

　　Of course, there are still concerns, that is, as the Prussian Minister of War, his relationship with Bavaria was not very good.... One of the most irritating things was the restrictions on the expansion of the army before the war in Bavaria~www.wuxiaspot.com~ because at that time the proportion of the army between the states was fixed, and if Bavaria wants to expand its army, Prussia should also expand its army, but This buddy is opposed to the expansion of the army, and the reason is relatively simple, that is, he is worried that the proportion of Junker officers will decline after the expansion of the army! And the final result was that the Kaiser and Bavaria rushed their heads to accept the order to expand the army.

　　 "I feel that the atmosphere of the venue today is rather dull." When Grand Duke Albrecht walked into the venue, he said half-seriously and half-jokingly.

"Compared with your Excellency, we are more like a group of prisoners waiting to be tried. Those of us have either offended the Kaiser, or offended the parliament, and there are also people who have a bad relationship with Bavaria. But now, no matter what our attitude was before. It’s not important anymore, because the three parties have reached an agreement, and we may be liquidated. In the face of political interests, we are really not that important. Even if we have previously supported one of these factions, they may not be politically. Will take care of us." Crook said with a gloomy face.

"Your Excellency is thinking too much." Albrecht said: "I can guarantee that before the end of the war, you will still be the generals of the Imperial Army, and will still be the commanders of the army. This time, His Royal Highness did not give the Germans. Preparations for high-level exchanges."

"What you should do now is not to discuss what your future will be like. His Royal Highness will satisfy you. What you need now is to go back to your headquarters and work with your staff, army commanders, and division commanders to work out the next time. Battle plan." Grand Duke Albrecht said.

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