Suppressing the anger in his heart, Oscar shook hands with the 8th Army Corps generals one by one with a smile. These generals are all the chief officers of 8th Army Corps's troops. If Oscar wants to fully control 8th Army Corps, he must obtain their support.
Of course, there are undoubtedly very few people who are as ignorant as Lieutenant General Prittwitz. Oscar is not only the new Commander of 8th Army Corps, but also Imperial Crown Prince. With such a dual identity, there are undoubtedly very few people who dare to challenge him. Unless his brain is flooded, otherwise, who would seek death?
After meeting with the generals, the group headed to 8th Army Corps's headquarters. General François and the others had already prepared dinner and were waiting for Oscar and the others to arrive at Königsberg.
Although, an important military commander is missing. However, everyone enjoys the same as the host and guest at dinner. Oscar's approachability put aside all the doubts in the minds of the generals. What's more, Oscar also announced to everyone that he will provide 8th Army Corps with more resources to make 8th Army Corps more powerful. Oscar's guarantee made the generals of 8th Army Corps very satisfied.
"Everyone, the current international situation is getting more and more tense. I can assure you that the war will definitely break out. And the time will not exceed five years. Therefore, during this period, we must be ready for battle. Our enemy will be Russians, and Russians has almost no advantage except for having more troops. It can be said that fighting Russians will mean great military exploits. I hope that when the war breaks out in the future, we can defeat Russians. As long as we have military exploits, won't we have all kinds of medals? Getting promoted is undoubtedly a matter of course!" Oscar said to everyone.
As the saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. These generals naturally have higher pursuits. They want to go to the next level, obtain a higher military rank, or even become Imperial Marshal. And all of this relies on military exploits.
Although, they knew that just using 8th Army Corps against Russia would be very stressful. However, this is also a huge opportunity. Russia*The army is poorly equipped and has poor combat effectiveness. Once a war begins, these German military generals are confident that they can win with less. If we could defeat the Russian army in one fell swoop during the war, that would be a great achievement! As Oscar said, it will be very easy for them to get promoted and obtain various medals. After all, for a soldier, as long as he has military exploits, it is undoubtedly easy to climb up.
Of course, it is undoubtedly very difficult to defeat millions of Russian troops with hundreds of thousands of people. But if Austro-Hungarian Empire can share some of the burden for them, this is not impossible.
The generals looked at Oscar with intense eyes. They now feel that there seems to be nothing wrong with Commander being appointed as 8th Army Corps by Oscar. If you follow Oscar, there may be more opportunities in the future.
After the dinner, Paul? von? General Hindenburg and Erich? von? General Ludendorff stayed, and the rest of the people returned to their troops.
"Your Highness, General Prittwitz's behavior this time is completely a provocation to Your Highness, and it is a huge blow to Your Highness's prestige. A blow. If Your Highness cannot handle this matter properly, I'm afraid Your Highness's prestige in the military will be greatly reduced," Hindenburg said with some concern.
"If possible, it is best to transfer Prittwitz away from 8th Army Corps." Ludendorff also suggested.
Oscar nodded. "Of course I want to drive that guy out 8th Army Corps. However, this is very difficult! After all, he is Your Majesty's favorite. At the same time, I have a very good personal relationship with Moltke the Younger."
Oscar also dislikes Prittwitz very much. Although, he is Wilhelm II's favorite. But he relied on winning Kaiser's favor with hilarious pornographic stories at the dinner table. How much military talent can such a person be expected to have? In the military, he is just a black sheep. Oscar hopes to build 8th Army Corps into the most powerful legion of the German Army. He hopes that in the future war, one can defeat ten and defeat Russians in one fell swoop. If Prittwitz is not transferred away from 8th Army Corps, it will definitely have a very negative impact on his plan. Oscar doesn't want everything he has worked so hard to be destroyed like this.
However, Oscar also knows that it is very difficult to transfer away from Prittwitz. Let's not say whether Wilhelm II will agree, but Moltke the Younger will definitely oppose it. Regarding Marine Corps and Oscar becoming Commander of 8th Army Corps, Moltke the Younger expressed clear opposition. Now the relationship between Oscar and Moltke the Younger has deteriorated extremely. Although it has not reached the point of incompatibility, it is not far away.
"Your Highness, maybe Moltke the Younger was the instigator of what happened this time. No matter how difficult it is, we have to find a way to transfer Prittwitz. Otherwise, with Your Highness and Moltke the Younger relationship, Moltke the Younger will definitely continue to cause obstacles for Your Highness in the future. This will restrict our energy and will not be conducive to Your Highness's subsequent control of 8th Army Corps." Hindenburg reminded.
"Your Highness, you need an opportunity to establish your prestige in the military. This time Prittwitz has undoubtedly given Your Highness an excellent opportunity. Your Highness should not give up this good opportunity." Ludendorff also strongly suggested.
Oscar hesitated for a moment, and then made up his mind. Although this will further worsen the relationship between him and Moltke the Younger, he can no longer care so much. There are only a few years left before the war breaks out, and we can no longer waste it.
"Okay, I will immediately send Telegram to Berlin. This time, Prittwitz must be transferred away from 8th Army Corps. As for the successor to Commander 17th Corps, please think about it and report it to me tomorrow!" Oscar said.
"Yes, Your Highness." Both Hindenburg and Ludendorff had a smile on their faces. Oscar was able to show their courage on this issue, which made them very satisfied. Although, Oscar has promoted them, and they should try their best to help. But they also hope that the Monarch they assist will be a courageous and talented person, rather than an indecisive person. There is no doubt that Oscar's current performance makes them very satisfied.