Chapter 614： Austrian attitude

"It seems that William wants us and Bavaria to take on the heavy responsibility of the Eastern Front. What do you think of this matter?" King Fritz put aside the documents in his hand and began to inquire about Grand Duke Ferdinand And Konrad von Herzdorf, Chief of Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Little Moqi was very interesting. After the German confessed, Moqi immediately summoned the military attache of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in Germany and conveyed to him the opinion of Germany that in the future, the Bavarian Army and the Austro-Hungarian Army will be responsible for the Eastern Front. In the middle and southern end of the battle, the Prussian regiment was only responsible for the northern part of East Prussia. Ruprecht will be responsible for all cooperation agreements with the Austro-Hungarian Army, including but not limited to military and economic assistance to Austria-Hungary, the formulation of combat plans, and the overall strategy.

Judging from the completion of the Kaiser’s orders, Little Mochi said that the mission was completed here, but then the German chief of staff helped the prince: "I need to emphasize that Ruprecht The prince is responsible for all military negotiations with the returning country. Your country should not try to obtain foreign aid by contacting the Prussian General Staff. As long as I am the chief of the general staff, then I will not interfere in all military-related matters of your country. To a certain extent, the opinion of the prince is the opinion of Germany, at least until His Majesty the Kaiser issues a new order."

Little Maoqi is still very interesting. Although the German Emperor did not authorize the prince, the attitude of the German General Staff is equivalent to indirectly granting the authorization, which prevented the Austria-Hungary Empire from finding trouble from the military's perspective. Of course, the Austro-Hungarian ambassador to Germany can still meet the Kaiser directly, but not to mention whether the Kaiser is willing to see you or not. It is a bit unreasonable to go to the Kaiser to file a lawsuit for the sake of something big. What a big deal.

"That's good, we are still a family after all. Bavaria is closer to us. The traditional friendship between us has lasted for hundreds of years, and the Bavarian Army is also very strong, not weaker than any German army." Grand Duke Ferdinand said. Doesn't mind very much.

"Hehe, you guys, we underestimate our future King of Bavaria. To be honest, he is much more difficult to deal with than his father. He is used to making decisions and then acting. When he decides to do something, he will make a decision. Quite detailed possible plans, and never stop until the goal is reached.” King Fritz continued.

"From several talks, I think you should be able to see that this future king has a lot of ideas about the Austro-Hungarian army, and is trying his best to improve our army in accordance with the methods of the Bavarian Kingdom. Some of these conditions are difficult to accept. Yes, if this one was just talking before, then this time he has the power to change, and he has all the assistance that Germany gives us."

"In fact, it is not impossible to reorganize and replace the army according to their requirements. Some of our weapons do need to be replaced." Conrad said.

"These are really not problems, but what if they want to change our established strategy? What if they want command of the army? What should we do?" King Fritz asked rhetorically.

"This is absolutely impossible." Grand Duke Ferdinand replied very simply. In his opinion, Germany and Austria are allies. Even the German Emperor can only ask the Austro-Hungarian Empire what to do instead of direct orders. Prussia will not do it. Then Bavaria is even worse. According to Grand Duke Ferdinand’s idea, since the Bavarian Army is here to help the Austro-Hungarian Empire share the pressure, it should be placed directly under the command of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, let alone the other way around.

"In the future Eastern Front battlefield, the Austro-Hungarian Army will be the main body. They should obey us. They cannot use military aid as an excuse to use it as a means to threaten us! Ruprecht represents a kingdom, and We are an empire!" Grand Duke Ferdinand reacted fiercely.

"I also think that the Austro-Hungarian Army can only be in the hands of His Majesty the Emperor and the Crown Prince. Others, even if they are our friends, we cannot let go. And we have formulated a complete combat plan, if Bavaria wants To change it, our efforts for several years may come to nothing, and new plans and adjustments for the plan may take years!" Conrad also expressed opposition.

"Then you will speak with Ruprecht on behalf of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and see how it turns out." King Fritz reacted unusually calm. It seems to be dealing with a very ordinary thing.

"Your Majesty does not seem to be very confident in us." As he left the Hoffman Palace, Conrad whispered to the Crown Prince Ferdinand next to him.

"It's not that there is no confidence, but that the emperor has his own considerations in his heart. If there is no major accident, our negotiations with Ruprecht are more of an attitude. The final decision may have been made by the emperor. It’s done.” Crown Prince Ferdinand said, perhaps King Fritz can’t fight a war, but if it’s politically skilled, it’s definitely above the level. Otherwise, after the Prussian-Austrian War, the Austrian Empire can be rebuilt.

"Then is our negotiation still meaningful?" Conrad said slightly dissatisfied.

"Of course, we have to find out Ruprecht's hole cards, his purpose, his plan, and the impact of this on the Austro-Hungarian Empire." The crown prince said. "For me, it's about telling the proud Highness who is the real leader on the Eastern Front."

Any king does not want others to share power This is the so-called one mountain that cannot tolerate two tigers. Rupresit and Princess Mary are because of one male and one female. Prussia has already said that it will stay out of the matter, so the leadership of the Eastern Front lies in the hands of Ruprecht and Ferdinand. It will be clear who will subdue the other in the future.

"Then how do you plan to convince the prince? If you just want to suppress it by force depending on your status and status, I'm afraid it won't work. This sometimes doesn't even buy the face of the German emperor." Conrad asked.

"It's very simple. Haven't we already formulated a battle plan? Take our plan out. I believe that the plan made by the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Empire will definitely be better than that of Bavaria. We need to tell Ruprech. Especially, as long as he does what we say, we can win." Crown Prince Ferdinand said confidently.

"Unexpectedly, before defeating the Russians, we first need to defeat the Bavarians." Conrad said with a smile.

"I like this statement very much. Okay, Mr. Chief of Staff, get ready." The crown prince was very satisfied with Conrad's description.

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