A weak country has no diplomacy! This sentence is proved by the Bavarians. Originally, the national strength of this German state was no less than that of Prussia. In the Middle Ages, it was even the economic center of the German state.
It is a pity that the Bavarians did not catch up with the express train of the first industrial revolution. Although they were more advanced than other countries, they were already far behind compared with the rapidly developing Prussia.
Comprehensive national strength cannot deceive people. How many railways, trains, steel plants, coal mines, machinery processing plants do you have? These are real data. What is more important is that the ultimate manifestation of comprehensive national strength is violent groups... the military. !
How many troops a country can support is the ultimate expression of its strength. No one can be deceived by its large number and whether it is elite. The most important statistic for a so-called strong country is the number of troops.
Of course, everything must be based on real data. Statistics that exist on paper like those of the Qing Dynasty are not accurate!
Moreover, those bastard soldiers who have no national consciousness and only know how to serve as soldiers and get paid cannot be counted. To count, we must count soldiers like Prussia who can be dragged to the battlefield to fight a tough battle and dare to die.
Historical statistics vary on how many troops Prussia mobilized during the Franco-Prussian War. After the war, Prussia announced that they had invested 550,000 troops.
This is the number of troops directly participating in the war, and does not include reserves and rear support troops. Some scholars have calculated that Prussia's national mobilization strength at that time had reached more than 1 million.
And since Prussia has formulated a national policy of all citizens being soldiers, all young people of school age must participate in military training. Therefore, theoretically speaking, Prussia has as many troops as there are adult male populations.
This was the confidence behind Prussia's rise at that time. In the end, national strength had to be reflected with fists!
The strength of Prussia has been proven through several wars. If Prussian reinforcements had not finally arrived at the Battle of Waterloo, the anti-French alliance would still have been a loser.
Not to mention the Prussian-Danish War and the Prussian-Austrosian War, a series of victories established the Prussian Army's reputation as a powerful force. Although Europe now recognizes that the French Army is the best in the world, this argument has begun to be shaken by Prussia.
There is no harm without comparison. It is precisely because of Prussia's strong data that it shows the weakness of Bavaria and other German states.
During the Austro-Prussian War, Bavaria only invested a total of more than 40,000 soldiers. As a result, it was beaten to pieces by the Prussians. In the end, it had to sign a treaty of an offensive and defensive alliance.
Although after several years of development, Bavaria's top leaders are very clear that the number of elite regiments that can be used for major battles is only about 100,000.
There is more than five times the gap with the Prussians. This gap is almost insurmountable. Why is Ludwig II always willing to invest only 40,000 troops?
It wasn't because his family was too small that he managed to save a few legions, but he was really reluctant to use them. In addition, he was really not optimistic about Prussia's chances of winning against the French, so he had the insulting figure of 40,000.
Such a disparity in strength is not only clear to the top brass, but also to ordinary soldiers and people in Bavaria. Judging from today's conflict, the Bavarian military showed complete cowardice and incompetence in the face of the Prussians' aggression. .
Not only did the Coburg defenders not fire a single shot in the end, they didn't even close the door!
Three thousand cavalry stormed into Nuremberg. At that time, there were more than 100,000 local troops stationed there, but not a single shot was fired!
Eight thousand Prussian elites blocked the forest where the crime occurred, but Bavaria didn't even dare to protest!
And today, when the Bismarck Guards began to seize the train station, these Bavarian Guards could only retreat steadily, and they did not dare to contradict these madmen from the north!
Ludwig II looked through the car window at the Guardsmen who were retreating step by step, and at the Prussian Legion snipers controlling the commanding heights of the building... His face was burning with pain.
And when he saw the angry-looking Bismarck getting off the train and striding around the overpass to the king's special train, his legs hidden under the table began to shake uncontrollably.
Bismarck's beard trembled in the wind, and his eyes were as terrifying as a wolf. Just by looking at Ludwig II through the window, the young king's face turned pale.
Boom boom... The big leather boots made a loud sound on the floor of the carriage. The door of the special train compartment was pushed open, and Bismarck finally walked in with an angry look on his face.
Subconsciously, the three big figures in the carriage stood up. They awkwardly said with smiling faces, "Prime Minister..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a snapping sound, and Bismarck smashed his cane on the table. The snow-white porcelain cup was swept to the ground and porcelain shards flew everywhere.
"I need an explanation! Bavaria must give Prussia an explanation!"
"What happened with this assassination? Do you still have control over this kingdom?"
"If you can't do it, then quickly hand over your power, give away the power of governance, and enjoy your glory and wealth!"
"Governing a country is always difficult. If you don't have this ability, don't embarrass yourself!"
Just these few words made Ludwig II's face turn as red as red cloth. Even if he was a clay figure, he still had a temper!
"Prime Minister! Please pay attention to your wording. I am the king of Bavaria, and you are just a minister..."
"Hahaha... I am indeed just a minister, but I have led the German nation to victory again and again!"
"And what did you bring? Apart from failure, failure...even in the end you were unable to control the security of your territory, what else do you have to brag about!"
"Don't talk nonsense to me now! What's the result I want? Who organized the assassination, and who leaked the information?"
At this moment, Ludwig II's face had turned purple, and he retorted with trembling lips, "It's so rude! It's so rude!"
"You want the truth, and so do I! But your Prussian troops took control of the crime scene! Even the lumberjacks and railway garrison who entered the scene for the first time were detained..."
"Everyone who saw the first scene has been detained by you. How can we solve the case? You have blocked the railway and prevented our troops and intelligence officers from entering the forest to investigate the scene. How can we give you the truth?"
"Don't you have any sense at all?"
Bismarck rolled his beard and sneered, "Of course we have to detain those people. Who knows how many spies there are among them. I can't believe your intelligence capabilities!"
"If these people are really handed over to you, I'm afraid you will have to let the real culprits go behind your back!"
"Stop being so careless with me! We all know that this is a premeditated assassination by a spy organization! If there were no moles in Bavaria, this murder would never have happened!"
"Hand over that dirty, shameless, despicable, and dirty spy hiding in the shadows! Otherwise, this matter will never be over!"
