Germanic Empire: please call me William III

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1714 AD, Christmas Eve.
Because of the heavy snow for several days in a row, most of Europe was covered with snow.
Large-scale military operations have ceased, and in this weather it is simply not suitable for launching a large-scale offensive. Otherwise, the non-combat attrition caused by the cold would be enough to make it unbearable for all countries.
Instead, many small units, such as scouts, are active on the battlefield.
Snipers also lurk in the snow and snipe the enemy.
In this respect, the Germanic Imperial Army also had a great advantage.
The Germanic Imperial Army was equipped with many sniper rifles, and each infantry squad had a soldier with good marksmanship who received sniper training for sniping enemy officers, machine gunners and other important targets on the battlefield.
The reconnaissance platoons of battalion-level units and the reconnaissance companies of regimental-level units, as well as the reconnaissance battalions of division-level units, have specialized snipers. 、
In this respect, the Germanic Army was already far ahead of other countries.
This made both the Gauls and sunless people on the Western Front and the Russians on the Eastern Front miserable by the snipers and scouts of the Germanic Empire.
Even their scouts did not dare to move anymore. Otherwise, if they continue to fight like this, their scouts will be eliminated first. By then, once the Great War broke out again, they would have no scouts to use.
The Germanic Air Force was not idle, and as long as the weather was good, reconnaissance planes, fighters and bombers would take off to attack enemy targets.
In particular, the city of Bari became the most popular enemy for the Germanic Empire to bombard in the troops. Even the Eiffel Tower collapsed because of the bombing. Important targets such as the Elysée Palace have long been blown into ruins.
While this caused a lot of casualties to the Gauls, it also made the Gauls very angry and dissatisfied.
As Christmas approached, the Germanic generals on the front lines were also ordered to return to Pelling, and they needed to report to the General Staff and the War Department to review the gains and losses in this war and to ensure that these mistakes were not made again in the next year’s war.
At the same time, the most eye-catching thing is the promotion quota of marshals this time.
The news that His Majesty the Emperor was preparing to promote several marshals had already spread, and this was already a secret in the minds of the senior generals. Many people are even calculating that those people will be able to succeed in being promoted to marshals. Do you have the qualifications for this and so on.
At present, it is initially certain that General Moltke Jr., as Chief of the General Staff, as well as The Minister of War, General Von Falkenhain, and The Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Front, General Hindenburg, will be promoted to Become Field Marshal of the Empire.
Although the troops on the Western Front also achieved great results, each of the commanders of these army groups on the Western Front was a general. If they were to be promoted, everyone except The commander of the 3rd Army, Admiral Ludendorff, was less senior, and everyone else was eligible for promotion.
Even if the commander of the 1st Army, Admiral Kluke, had disobeyed his orders before, it annoyed the chief of the general staff, General Moltke Jr. However, the 1st Army was approaching after all, dealing a huge blow to the Gauls. Even if the merits are offset, there is no problem at all.
However, this question is still troubled by the Emperor August, and the other high-ranking people are not qualified to make decisions in this regard.
“The three men moltke, von Falkenhain and Hindenburg must naturally be promoted to field marshal. However, which of the other generals is more appropriate? This time, there can not be too many marshals promoted, and it is necessary to let them know that marshals are very scarce, and marshals cannot be promoted on a large scale like a moustache. In that case, the marshals would be rotten, and the gold content would not be so high. August began to think.
Eventually, after much deliberation, August decided on the list for the promotion.
The Chief of the General Staff, General Moltke Jr., the Secretary of State of the Army, General Von Falkenhain, The Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Front and Commander of the 9th Army, General Hindenburg, Commander of the 2nd Army, General Billow, Commander of the 4th Army, General Howson, Commander of the 5th Army, Duke of Württemberg.
A total of six people will be promoted, while the other front-line generals will have to wait for the opportunity.
Of course, August decided that after the Germanic Empire had completely destroyed Gaul and won the war on the Western Front, he would be promoted to another number of marshals. At that time, many generals who have not been promoted this time will be able to obtain the Marshal Scepter and be promoted to the Marshal of the Imperial Army as they wish.
On 22 December, Auguste held a ceremony to promote the marshal at the palace of Bolling.
Many generals of the Army, Navy and Air Force attended the ceremony.
As the saying goes, a soldier who doesn’t want to be a general is not a good soldier. Similarly, a general who does not want to be a marshal is not a good general.
Every general has the goal of becoming a marshal. It will be the glory of their lifetime.
“Gentlemen, in recognition of the contributions made by the generals of the Empire in this war, they have made a contribution. I have decided to promote several generals with outstanding military achievements to marshals, hoping that everyone can follow this example, make greater contributions to the empire in the next war, and dedicate their strength to winning this war! August said to everyone.
“Yes, Your Majesty!” All the generals nodded their heads.
“Chief of the General Staff, General Moltke Jr., promoted to Field Marshal!” Auguste announced.
“Your Majesty!” Little Moltke was very excited.
He received the Marshal’s Staff from Auguste, symbolizing that he had become a marshal of the Germanic Army.
Subsequently, August continued to announce.
“General Von Falkenhain, Minister of War, promoted to Field Marshal!”
“General Hindenburg, commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front and commander of the 9th Army, promoted to Field Marshal!”
“Commander of the 2nd Army, General Bilo, promoted to Field Marshal.”
“Commander of the 4th Army, General Howson, promoted to Field Marshal!”
“Your Excellency, Commander of the 5th Army, The Duke of Württemberg, has been promoted to Field Marshal!”
The generals, one by one, with their faces full of smiles, took the marshal’s scepter from Auguste’s hand.
The other generals looked into their eyes with envy. Even jealousy.
“Other generals, even if you don’t get promoted this time, don’t be discouraged.” Now it’s the middle of the war, and after this promotion ceremony, there’s another. I would like to assure you that when we have completely defeated the Gaul state and won the victory on the Western Front, more people will be promoted! August said.
“Yes, Your Majesty!” This made the generals of the Empire feel as if they were all ignited.