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In the reception hall of the Wehrmacht, more than a dozen young German officers wearing yellow-gray officer uniforms and conical helmets sat around Count Gottlieb von Hazeler, head of the officer delegation.
Go around and listen to his instructions.
"Gentlemen, you are all the best young officers in the empire. I feel honored to be able to work with you. However, before meeting the King of Han, I would like to remind you that this is the country of the Orientals. Whether you participate voluntarily or not
Since the delegation of officers has come to the Han Kingdom, they must abide by their duties as soldiers of the German Empire and cannot cause trouble for the delegation because of discrimination against Orientals."
Count Gottlieb von Hazeler maintained a solemn sitting posture as a soldier and said solemnly, "On the way to Han, I heard some people complaining that Germany should not help the Orientals who are enemies of the white Argentines. Now I want to express my gratitude to those in the country."
Dear German officers, please explain for the last time. The imperial government has the central government’s intention to set up a delegation of military officers stationed in Han. What the German soldiers have to do is to take the strategic interests of the empire as their first priority. As for the war between the Orientals and the Argentines,
Regarding the affairs between them, what you have to do is to complete the tasks assigned by the General Staff and strictly train the Eastern army according to the standards of the Imperial Army, making Han more dependent on the German Empire. Instead of being like the Crusaders in the Middle Ages, not far away
Wanli fought against infidels in other areas.
Gentlemen, do you understand?"
"Yes, Colonel!" The strict feudal hierarchy passed down to the Prussian officer corps still affects the young officers of the German Empire. For senior delegation leaders, the military rank is generally lieutenant, and junior officers such as captain dare not question the other party's orders.
, one after another responded loudly.
"Lieutenant Kolmar von der Goltz, you are the first imperial officer to take the initiative to apply to join the delegation. I would like to hear your views on the Han army."
After Count Gottlieb von Hazeler reminded his subordinates, he looked at Kolmar von der Goltz who was sitting beside him and asked.
"Sorry, Colonel Gottlieb von Hazeler, before answering your question, I would like to correct an error of yours."
Kolma stood up from his seat and said seriously, "The Army General Staff Headquarters has approved my promotion to captain. Now you should call me captain."
"is that so?"
Count Gottlieb von Hazeler asked the adjutant softly.
"That's what happened, Colonel. One day ago, the General Staff sent a notice promoting Kalma to the rank of lieutenant. You were busy dealing with things after the telegram was sent, and you may not have noticed it."
"Well, that should be it."
Since the new batch of officer delegations were all front-line officers with many years of service experience, many officers with sufficient qualifications were promoted on the way to South America, and Gottlieb von Hazeler needed to arrange his arrival in Han.
As I was busy with various matters, I didn’t check the promotion list carefully, so I was negligent in today’s conversation.
"Okay, Captain Korma, can you tell me what you know about the Han troops now?"
Kolmar was a very outstanding officer and an anomaly in the German army.
At the end of the Franco-Prussian War, the German Army replaced France and became the strongest army in Europe. Affected by the victory in the Franco-Prussian War, the German Army and the British and American armies all believed that the Franco-Prussian War was a quick decision that lasted a short time. The German Army
Using powerful and advanced military power, he decisively defeated the French army and easily won the war. Based on his experience in participating in the Franco-Prussian War and collecting other active information, Colma came to a completely different view from the mainstream German military circles.
, he believed that France’s national consciousness was awakening. During the Franco-Prussian War, the new French Republic had been able to mobilize the national will to carry out the people’s war. The Prussian Army’s losses during this period were no less than those against the French regular army.
Therefore, it is unrealistic to imagine that the future war against France will be a simple and quick decisive battle.
The correct conclusion Kolma drew was not recognized by the German officer corps. Instead, because of his maverick character, his military rank remained at the rank of lieutenant for eight or nine years until he took the initiative to join the delegation of military officers stationed in Han, and was rejected by Mao Zedong.
Qi discovered his talent and temporarily promoted his rank by one level. Only then did Kolmar von der Goltz get rid of the embarrassment of not being promoted for many years.
Although he was born into a high-ranking Prussian aristocratic family, Count Gottlieb von Hazeler did not look down on Colmar von der Goltz, who was born into a bankrupt little nobleman. Instead, he was more tolerant of him because of his abilities.
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Kolmar von der Goltz doesn't care about the misunderstanding of him by the stubborn Juncker officers, but it is undoubtedly more satisfying for his views to be recognized by more people, correcting a small mistake in the other party's words,
Kolmar von der Goltz replied seriously, "Based on my observations of the Han National Defense Forces, I believe that based on the weapons and equipment of the two countries and the military quality of the officers, the strength of the Han National Defense Forces is almost that of the Imperial Army."
Four percent."
"Captain, I don't know how you came to the conclusion that the strength of the Eastern army has reached 40% of the Imperial Army. Is it based on the Eastern troops defeating American armies like militias?
If this is the case, I think it only takes one division to defeat the five divisions of the Easterners. The strength of their army is at most 20% of the Imperial Army, and it is impossible to have 40% of the strength of the Imperial Army."
An officer with a typical Prussian beard stood up and interrupted Kolmar von der Goltz.
"Lieutenant, please pay attention to your identity! I think you should know what an imperial officer should do when listening to a superior's speech!"
Kolmar von der Goltz was very dissatisfied with the other party's disrespect for his performance and said with a gloomy face.
"Lieutenant, you should apologize to Captain Kolmar von der Goltz!"
"The honor and order of the imperial officer corps cannot be destroyed. Lieutenant, you made a very serious mistake today!"
In the German Army, the strict hierarchical order is a means to maintain the interests of every Junker noble. Even if the officers in the delegation cannot understand the maverick character of Colmar von der Goltz, they are still trying to maintain the hierarchical order of the army.
, they still sided with Kolmar von der Golz.
"I'm sorry. Sir, I was so excited just now that I didn't ask for your instructions. Please forgive me, sir!"
There was a trace of sweat on the German lieutenant's head, and he bent down and apologized.
"As an imperial officer, I hope you will not make such a stupid mistake next time!"
"As you command, sir."
The young lieutenant breathed a sigh of relief and sat down again at Kolmar von der Goltz's signal.
"In January of this year, I went to Berlin to visit Major Hans, who had served in the Han Navy. He believed that with sufficient logistical support, the combat strength of the Han National Defense Force could reach 45% or 50% of the Imperial Army.
Major Hans personally served in the Han army for seven years. His judgment on the strength of the National Defense Force should be more accurate than ours. Moreover, the number of professional officers in the Han National Defense Force is increasing. Compared with when Major Hans left,
The weapons and equipment of the Wehrmacht and the quality of its officers have been greatly improved, and I don't think their strength will be worse than when Major Hans left three years ago."
Kolmar von der Goltz understood that it was difficult to convince these proud officer corps officers of the strength of the Han National Defense Force with Major Hans's comments alone, so he took out a few books from the tool bag he carried and held them in his hands.
He said, "I have always been curious about how His Majesty the King of Han trained a group of Qing people who we thought were cowardly people into a brave and tenacious army under extremely difficult circumstances. In order to solve the doubts in my heart, I started training two years ago.
I asked Major Hans in Han to help me mail information about the training of the Han National Defense Force and the living conditions of domestic immigrants. Then three months ago, after reading several books written by the king of Han in my hand, I finally understood the Han National Defense Force.
The key to the transformation from weakness to strength and the establishment of the Han State from scratch."
Kolmar von der Goltz placed several books in his hands side by side on the table, opened the first book and said, "This book is the "Compulsory Military Service Law" implemented in the Han Dynasty, which stipulates that every male in the Han Dynasty
Citizens must receive military training starting at the age of fifteen and cannot retire from local militia organizations until they are fifty.
The "Compulsory Military Service Law" provided sufficient soldiers for the Han army. During the Argentine War in 1870, the Han government recruited a total of more than 200,000 troops to participate in the war, defeated the attacks of the Argentine and Brazilian armies, and seized control of northern Argentina.
There was a large amount of land, but Argentina had 1.5 million citizens. After the war broke out, it could only recruit less than 100,000 troops to fight, and was ultimately defeated by the Han army."
After talking about the impact of the Compulsory Military Service Law on the Argentine War, Colmar von der Goltz then introduced the second and third books.
"The "Han Land Acre System" stipulates the shares of land obtained from different groups such as officers, soldiers, officials, ordinary immigrants, etc. In this book, the Han government promised to divide the land based on the military merit of the soldiers during their service. Of course, they did
This was also done. Therefore, motivated by the real benefits of acquiring land, the National Defense Forces soldiers who served in the army trained harder and mastered skills such as rifle shooting and tactical deployment relatively quickly."
The German Empire was centered on Prussia, and most of the officers in the German officer corps came from Junker landowner families. They understood the soldiers' desire for land, and they could understand the Han government's use of land to encourage soldiers' enthusiasm for service.
"The Han Kingdom was located on the South American continent, and the territory they occupied contained a large amount of undeveloped fertile land. Therefore, the Han State government was able to use land as rewards to encourage male citizens to join the army. However, there was a large population within the empire, and the unowned land had already been allocated.
The country also implemented a mobilization system similar to the "Compulsory Military Service Law". Therefore, these two books are only suitable for the internal Han Dynasty and have little reference significance for the German Empire."
Kolmar von der Goltz put away the first two books, took the last book and said, "The last book is called "My Faith", and it is the same as what His Majesty the King of Han wrote in the book.
Similarly, the German Empire should cancel many of the privileges of domestic states, ideologically unify Germany into one nation, and then integrate the main domestic forces to increase economic reform. Before the strength of the French Republic has fully recovered, it should implement a war against France.
Preventive war weakened France's military strength and bought the empire more time to develop."
"Captain Colmar von der Goltz, do you still think that the war between the German Empire and France is inevitable?"
After hearing Kolmar von der Goltz change the question from the Han Wehrmacht to the relationship between Germany and France, Count Gottlieb von Hazeler frowned and asked.
"Yes, after the Franco-Prussian War, the French government moved closer to Britain, and French financial merchants made large loans to the Russians. The French wooed Britain. Russia's conspiracy against the empire was very obvious. The empire cannot only rely on the diplomatic means of the Prime Minister to obtain peace. The empire
The army is the most critical force in ensuring peace. Only by interrupting the French recovery process in advance can the empire's status as a powerful country in Europe be maintained."
He said with a cautious expression.
"An early attack on France will expose the empire to interference from Britain and Russia, which will be detrimental to the development of the empire in Europe.
Captain Kolmar von der Goltz, please don’t say such things outside in the future.”
Count Gottlieb von Hazeler waved his hand to stop Colmar von der Goltz from continuing to express his opinions on German-French relations, and sat quietly in the living room waiting for Li Mingyuan's arrival.
