Chapter 128: Courage
Suppressing the anger in his heart, Qin Tian shook hands with the generals of the 8th Legion with a smile on his face, these generals were the commanders of all units of the 8th Legion, if Qin Tian wanted to fully control the 8th Legion, he had to get their support. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Of course, there are undoubtedly very few people who do not know Lieutenant General Plitwitz. Qin Tian was not only the new commander of the 4th 8th Army Corps, but also the imperial crown prince. Under such a dual identity, there are undoubtedly very few people who dare to provoke him. Unless it's a brain with water, otherwise, who will kill themselves?
After meeting with the generals, the group went to the headquarters of the 8th Army Corps. General François and the others had already prepared dinner, waiting for Qin Tian and them to arrive in Königsberg.
Although, one less important army commander. However, at dinner, everyone enjoyed the same guests. Qin Tian's approachability made all the doubts in the hearts of those generals put down. What's more, Qin Tian also announced to everyone that he would provide more resources from the 8th Legion in the future, so that he could make the 8th Legion more powerful. Qin Tian's guarantee made these generals of the 8th Army very satisfied.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the current international situation is becoming more and more tense. I can assert to you that war will definitely break out. And, it won't take more than five years. So, during this time, we have to be ready for battle. Our enemy will be the Russians, and the Russians will have little advantage other than a little more troops. It can be said that fighting the Russians will mean great military achievements. I hope that when a war breaks out in the future, we will be able to beat the Russians. As long as there are military exploits and various medals, aren't they easy to capture? Getting promoted is undoubtedly a matter of course! Qin Tian said to everyone.
As the saying goes, a soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier. These generals, naturally, also have higher pursuits. They wanted to go to the next level, get a higher rank, or even become a marshal of the Reich. And all this is to rely on the merits of war.
Although, they knew, the pressure was very high on the Russians with only the 8th Army. But it's also a huge opportunity. The Russian* army was poorly equipped and ineffective, and in the event of a war, the German generals were confident that they would win more with less. If you can inflict heavy losses on the Russian army and defeat the Russian army in one fell swoop in the war, it will be a great achievement! As Qin Tian said, it will be very easy for them to get promoted and obtain various medals when the time comes. After all, for a soldier, as long as he has military merits, it is undoubtedly easy to climb up.
Of course, it is undoubtedly very difficult to defeat millions of Russian troops with more than 100,000 people. But if Austria-Hungary could share a little for them, it would not be impossible.
The generals' eyes turned hot when they looked at Qin Tian. They now felt that there seemed nothing wrong with Qin Tianlai serving as the commander of the 8th Army Corps. With Qin Tian's words, there may be more opportunities in the future.
After dinner, Paul? Feng? General Hindenburg and Erich? Feng? General Ludendorff stayed, and the rest returned to their troops.
"Your Highness, General Plitwitz's behavior this time is completely a provocation to Your Highness, and it is a great blow to Your Highness's prestige. If His Highness can't properly handle this matter, I'm afraid that His Highness's prestige in the army will be greatly reduced. Hindenburg said with some concern.
"If you can, it's better to transfer Plitwitz out of the 8th Army." Ludendorff also suggested.
Qin Tian nodded: "Of course I want to drive that guy out of the 8th Legion." It's just that it's very difficult! After all, he is His Majesty's favorite retainer. At the same time, he had a very good personal relationship with Moltke. ”
For Prittwitz, Qin Tian was also very disliked. Although, he was a favorite of Wilhelm II. But his rise to prominence relied on winning the Kaiser's favor with funny and ridiculous stories at the dinner table. How much military talent can be expected from such a person? If you put it in the army, it is simply a black sheep. Qin Tian hoped to build the 8th Army Corps into the most powerful corps of the German Army, hoping to be able to defeat the Russians in one fell swoop in the future war. If Plitwitz is not transferred from the 8th Army, it will inevitably have a very negative impact on his plans. Qin Tian didn't want everything he had worked so hard to manage to be ruined like this.
It's just that Qin Tian also knows that it is very difficult to transfer Plitwitz out. Let's not say whether Wilhelm II would agree, but Moltke Jr. would have strongly objected. On both the matter of the Marine Corps and Qin Tian as the commander of the 8th Army Corps, Moltke Jr. expressed clear opposition. Now the relationship between Qin Tian and Little Moltke has deteriorated extremely, although it has not yet reached the point where water and fire are incompatible, but it is not far behind.
"Your Highness, this time it may have been Moltke's mastermind. No matter how difficult it is, we have to find a way to transfer Plitwitz away. Otherwise, with the relationship between His Highness and Little Moltke, Little Moltke will definitely continue to stumble His Highness in the future. In this case, it will restrain our great energy, and it will not be conducive to His Highness's control of the 8th Legion in the future. Hindenburg reminded.
"Your Highness, you need an opportunity to establish your prestige in the military, and this time Plitwitz has undoubtedly given His Highness an excellent opportunity. His Highness should not pass up this good opportunity. Ludendorff also strongly advised.
Qin Tian hesitated for a moment, and then made up his mind. Although this would further deteriorate the relationship between him and Moltke, he could not care about it that much. There are only a few years left before the outbreak of war, and there is no way to waste it.
"Well, I'll send a telegram to Berlin at once. This time, Plitwitz had to be transferred out of the 8th Army. As for the successor to the commander of the 17th Army, think about it and report it to me tomorrow! Qin Tian said.
"Yes, Your Highness." Hindenburg and Ludendorff both had a smile on their faces. Qin Tian was able to show his courage on this issue, which made them very satisfied. Although, Qin Tian has the grace to promote them, they should try their best to assist. But they also want the monarch they assist to be a bold and talented man, not an indecisive man. There is no doubt that Qin Tian's current performance makes them very satisfied.