"Marshal, when will you be handing over the defeated troops you've gathered to us?"
The German Federation, belatedly aware of the command authority issue, had General Adrian hurry over to address it.
Archduke Albrecht shook his head, feigning surprise, "Hand over what? Does this Allied Command not have the authority to command these troops?"
How much power the Allied Commander holds is another unsolved mystery of the world.
Prussia and Germany were coerced into the Anti-French Alliance and lacked the confidence to dispute the leadership with Austria, hence even the jurisdiction of the Allied Command was not explicitly defined.
Authority that has not been specifically agreed upon can theoretically be inflated indefinitely. For instance, Archduke Albrecht is currently incorporating the defeated troops under the name of the Allied Command.
General Adrian tried to explain, "But Marshal..."
Before he could finish, Archduke Albrecht interrupted, "There are no 'buts,' my general.
