Upon learning that Little Mustache had already taken action against Germany's internal factions, Arthur was well aware that Little Mustache's move was bound to succeed.
Although the various German states possessed a certain degree of strength, this did not mean they stood united.
Due to Germany's defeat in World War I, the country had almost drifted toward a republican system. Under such circumstances, the monarchs of the various states suffered under government constraints to varying degrees, with some even reduced to mere figureheads completely sidelined by their state governments.
With their very thrones at risk, the monarchs of the various states completely lacked the strength to compete with the Imperial Government.
In other words, as long as the Imperial Government promised to guarantee the thrones of the state monarchs, it could in exchange secure their support.
This would lead to even more severe division among the states, neutralizing any threat they posed to the unified Imperial Government.
After all, wasn't the reason the German region had united in the first place because the military strength of the Kingdom of Prussia, the primary component of the German Empire, was simply too formidable?
Sure enough, just as Arthur had anticipated.
In less than two months, Germany rapidly seized control of the two largest states in northern and southern Germany: the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Hanover Kingdom.
This also signified that Germany had essentially restored its unity, with the Imperial Government regaining total control over the entire country.
Through these actions, the Imperial Government also successfully consolidated all fifteen quota-allotted divisions of the German Army directly into its own hands.
Although the German Army numbered only 150,000 men, under normal circumstances these soldiers were entirely capable of serving as low-ranking officers at the platoon level.
Every single one of these German soldiers