Chapter 2743 Winter in Forge Valley
"War Observer" Viglaf, who arrived in Forge Valley with the transport team, was warmly received by George Vasa and his staff.
General Vasa learned from Mr. Franklin in advance of Viglaf's outstanding contributions in the war of founding the Far East, and also knew that this young general was His Majesty Roland's confidant, and also served as the chief instructor of the Military Academy of Korrasberg University. Leading troops to fight or training recruits is very good.
When receiving Viglaf, General Vasa seemed very humble. Not only did he not put on the airs of the commander-in-chief, but he also sincerely invited Wiglaf to serve as the instructor of the Continental Army, adopting the new style of drills of the Far East Army to help him train this losing team. motley crew.
General Vasa's straightforward and sincere style, and his open-mindedness to accept criticisms, all left a good impression on Wiglaf, a foreigner.
Considering that I have to stay in Forging Valley for two months anyway, and I will be idle if I am idle, why not accept the invitation of General Vasa, and use the convenient status of an instructor to go deep into the grassroots of the mainland army and understand the thoughts of middle and lower-level officers and soldiers. Can make a fair and comprehensive evaluation of this army.
General Viglaf is a very cautious person. Before officially starting training, he went to the camp for a walk. From the perspective of an outsider, he took a look at how the soldiers of the Continental Army usually train, what level they are, and what else The place needs to improve.
As a result, after seeing this, General Wiglaf's three views were strongly impacted, and he was almost so angry that he had a heart attack!
To put it bluntly, I have fought for half my life, and I have never seen such a poor quality army!
The Continental Army can't defeat the regular army in Fiji, and it's really not all due to the backward equipment. With this loose military discipline and chaotic organization, no matter how sophisticated the weapons are, they will be for nothing.
After some observations, General Viglaf concluded that the most prominent and most urgent fatal flaws of the Continental Army needed to be corrected-free and undisciplined, confused thinking, and poor obedience!
In Viglaf's view, the most important thing for the troops is to be united, to work together, and to work together.
In order to improve command efficiency and maintain the order of the troops, sometimes the individuality and freedom of officers and soldiers have to be suppressed. This may be cruel, but it is necessary.
In the Far East, officers and soldiers at any level are well aware of the principle that "a soldier takes obedience as his bounden duty". They can raise objections when discussions are allowed, but once a decision is made, personal opinions can only be reserved. The superiors issue orders, and the subordinates unconditionally execute them. No nonsense!
However, in the Continental Army, because the vast majority of the troops are untrained recruits from different regions, they signed short-term service contracts. After fighting for a year, the order in the army is still a mess, and the relationship between superiors and subordinates is unclear. Therefore, officers have no authority at all in the minds of soldiers, and it is common for subordinates to commit crimes against superiors.
For example, when an officer gives an order to "march east", the soldiers under his command often don't execute the order immediately, but come to ask, "Why do you want to go east? Why don't you go west? I think it's more appropriate to go west..."
As far as this kind of "barrel spirit" is concerned, there are as many as there are in the barracks in Forge Valley!
If you don't make it clear to him, he won't do it. Everyone acts according to their own feelings and judgments.
Wiglaf discovered the crux of the problem, and after taking over the military training work, he brought over his method of teaching non-commissioned officers in the military academy. Army officers and soldiers took ideological education classes and explained clearly why "soldiers must take obedience as their bounden duty."
What he thought was to educate the middle and lower-level officers first. After the officers' quality was improved, they could guide the soldiers under them when they returned home, so as to achieve the goal of reforming military discipline.
Viglaf's original intention was good, and his years of experience in training officers were impeccable, but he quickly discovered to his dismay that this set of methods brought from the Far East Military Academy encountered an unacceptable dilemma in Forge Valley. .
As an instructor, he has no prestige at all in the eyes of the middle and lower ranks of the Continental Army where banditry is prevalent. He is working hard on the stage to give lectures, and there is a lot of chaos below. He should talk and laugh, and few people listen carefully.
The classroom was chaotic. Some people made fun of Viglaf's dragon blood, made fun of his appearance in private, and even publicly made some racially discriminatory remarks, lacking the most basic respect for him.
This kind of thing would annoy anyone, and Wiglaf was no exception.
But calm down and think about it, as a newcomer, it is understandable for me not to be respected by the officers and soldiers in the Continental Army camp where local friendship is especially valued and hilltopism prevails.
When encountering such problems, reasoning alone cannot solve them. The necessary deterrent of violence and material punishment are more effective.
General Viglaf suspended the lecture, rolled up his sleeves, and pointed at the noses of the happiest junior officers below in a masculine way of communication. If they were not convinced, they would come up and make a few gestures. , "Use your fist to tell the truth".
"Class time is very precious. If you can delay it as little as possible, let's go to class together."
As a level 8 "Kitland Dragon Totem Warrior" and a level 10 advanced professional "Dragon Fighter", General Viglaf said this just to state the facts calmly, but it annoyed the group of ignorant guys below He rushed forward clamorously, claiming to show him some color.
Then they all became the butt of jokes.
Within two minutes, Viglaf beat all the unconvinced guys to the ground.
In the second half of the class, the students who could still sit and listen to the class were all more obedient than ever before, and they were all as quiet as chickens...
Violent deterrence is indeed effective, but it should not be abused, otherwise it will create an atmosphere in the army that advocates violence and despises the mind, and a wise general like General Green who is not outstanding in personal force but has a strategy in mind will be treated unfairly , and this is precisely the prejudice that Wiglaf hopes that officers and soldiers can overcome.
During the training process, General Viglaf also noticed that the grassroots of the Continental Army had a strong style of hilltopism.
Whether a soldier obeys the orders of his superiors, and to what extent, does not depend on the rank of the superior, but on where the other party's hometown is, whether he is from the south or the north, and whether he is from his hometown.
If you are a fellow countryman, please show some face. If you are a "outsider countryman", then fuck your sister!
No matter what you say, just ignore it!
This strong local concept and clan consciousness are deeply rooted in the Continental Army.
Not to mention lower-level officers and soldiers, even in the headquarters, the generals are more willing to promote fellow villagers who know everything about them, and they are quite prejudiced against foreigners.