In any case, military obedience, which ? according to Germanic tradition ? was closely tied to the giving of land to tributaries, was always a problem: when the Reich had to go to war, decisions were slow and brittle.

• 在任何情况下，军事服从，作为日耳曼的传统，是各个附属国的最紧密的联系，这也是一个主要问题：当帝国不得不参与战争时，决议是缓慢而脆弱的。