Chapter 1705： The heart of the Kaiser

Chapter 1705 The thoughts of the German emperor (1)

The Kaiser has been in a very good mood recently. The confrontation between the two sides on the Western Front is a very good result in his opinion. On the Eastern Front, according to the intelligence obtained from the inside, Russia can no longer hold on. Food in some areas such as St. Petersburg It can only last for about 10 days, and when the Russian government cannot satisfy the citizens, it is the beginning of the turmoil. (This is true in history. The February Revolution in Russia broke out very suddenly. The fuse was that the bakery said that there was no bread, and it led to a series of things. For details, you can read Zhanyan related articles)

And domestic? After teaching a lesson to the Social Democratic Party with Bavaria, the other party also became more honest. In the Balkan theater and Asia Minor theater, Ruprecht personally took the command. In the military, the Kaiser was very relieved.

As for the Austro-Hungarian Empire? It seems that Fritz's actions are proceeding very smoothly. Austria is gradually encroaching on Hungarian minority areas, and those Hungarian parliamentarians who have not grown up are still fighting openly in Budapest. Even Fritz is not in a hurry, so naturally he will not worry.

"Recently, are there any new trends in the Bavarian Army?" The Kaiser asked suddenly after Xiao Moqi reported to him the situation on the Western Front.

"Yesterday, His Royal Highness Ruprecht sent a telegram stating that the Greek issue can be resolved within one month. He also asked the General Staff to deal with the problem. In Asia Minor, the British Expeditionary Force will inevitably be destroyed, and they originally gathered at the seaside The Anglo-French allied forces seem to be preparing to retreat." Little Mochi paused and continued.

"In addition, one thing is that under the cover of Count Spey’s allied Mediterranean fleet, the three Bavarian divisions launched an offensive to the outer Caucasus. The target is the Baku oil field. Now it is proceeding very smoothly." After Xiao Moqi finished speaking, The Kaiser's brows wrinkled slightly, as if a little unhappy.

"Ruprecht's heart is really big, he will always try his best to get things." The Kaiser sighed and said. "My Chief of Staff, can you accept that the oil lifeline of the German Empire is in the hands of a kingdom? Imagine that the tanks, cars, airplanes, and naval warships in your army need to be attached to Bavaria. Do you have any thoughts when using the royal brand of oil?" The German emperor's tone was very flat, but the content in it made Xiao Maoqi a little nervous.

"Your Majesty, soldiers have nothing to do with politics." Little Moqi expressed his attitude very seriously. Little Moqi didn't want to be involved in politics too much, but he still settled on some of these things. Before, Prussia and Bavaria had nothing to do with politics. There is some tacit agreement on the Eastern Front issue. For example, the dividing line between the two sides is the later Belarus and Ukraine, Prussia to the north and Bavaria and Austria to the south.

The prince mentioned in his plan to take the Baku oil field, but at that time, the situation on the eastern front was not as good as it is now. Taking the Baku oil field seemed unthinkable, and the Kaiser did not care about it. Therefore, he almost acquiesced to Ruprecht's original practice of taking the Baku oil field and sharing the profits.

But who could have imagined that in just one year, the Allied forces would approach the Don River directly from Russian Poland! How about Ruprecht and the Bavarian Army under his command are too powerful, which the entire German General Staff did not expect. Their most optimistic estimate was to kill Russia at the end of next year, but now, it is a full year ahead of schedule. Under the drastic changes in the situation, some people regretted it, including the Kaiser!

After all, if Bavaria takes over the Baku oil field, oil fields with an annual output of more than 10 million tons of fuel will inevitably monopolize most of the crude oil and refining markets in Germany and even the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The benefits of this are quite terrifying. In other words, after the war, with the Baku oil field, it is possible for Bavaria to control half of the oil industry in Western Europe, because according to relevant intelligence, the output of this oil field has been greatly improved. Amplitude. The economic and political benefits in this are simply terrifying!

If someone else took this thing, if he dared not to give it, the Kaiser and the big guys in Germany would prevent the sun from seeing the next day. But Bavaria got it, haha. People who dared to make trouble for William I and Bismarck on the German Emperor's title back then, and now, the national strength is growing, not to mention France, but if Bavaria and Italy are singled out that day, the noodles are real That won't work! What's more, Bavaria and the Kaiser have reached a certain degree of tacit understanding before. Looking at the reaction of the Kaiser, this is going to be a backlash.

It is impossible to rob it clearly. Bavaria is not what it used to be, and the Kaiser is the emperor after all, although there is a saying? The so-called credibility is simply because the proceeds of betrayal are too small. But the emperor and the prince have reached a tacit agreement, wanting to blatantly ruin the appointment to create an unbridgeable rift between the two kingdoms. Therefore, Xiao Maoqi knew that even though the Kaiser mentioned this matter today, he couldn't directly break the contract!

"It's boring." Looking at the little Maoqi who was silent on the side the Kaiser was a little dissatisfied. He could clearly feel that even Xiao Maoqi didn’t want to get involved in this kind of thing. After all, Bavaria might lose in this matter, but everyone except the Kaiser would definitely lose. If Bavaria is weakened, they are also a kingdom. The strength is comparable to that of a medium-sized European country. If you want to talk about military and national power, you can barely count the existence of great powers! This kind of pressure puts a lot of pressure on people or organizations other than Prussia. After all, since their debut, whether they are facing industrial giants such as Krupp, the German navy and army, or the Social Democratic Party that dominates the parliament, Bavaria is invincible.

Although Xiao Moqi could not represent the attitude of everyone in the entire German military system, he undoubtedly represented the attitude of a considerable number of people. They are unwilling to get involved in the struggle for rights and interests between Prussia and Bavaria. Someone may ask, if Prussia gets more, won't the officers and the Junker nobles benefit more? However, this is not necessarily true. You have to know that the officers and nobles still have competitors in the interests of the bourgeoisie! There is also a natural competitive relationship between the landlord of Junker and the owner of the workshop. At least the two sides have sharp contradictions in grain taxation and import and export tariffs on agricultural products. Even if the oil issue is discussed, it will benefit the industrial capitalists and financiers. It has a half-cent relationship with most of the army and the landlords of Junkers?

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