Chapter 923 Core

Armored troops, also known as "heavy cavalry" in the upper ranks of the Austrian army.

In the eyes of many people, this thing is the reinforcement plate of the cavalry, the real "steel cavalry".

Including the use of armored forces, the Austrian military is also controversial. There are quite a few people who think that it is better to use the armored units as cavalry.

In a sense, this view is not without reason, and there are indeed many similarities between armored forces and cavalry.

For example: they are more expensive than infantry, and have a large demand for logistics. When encountering severe ice and snow weather, operations must be restricted...

Unfortunately, the Rhine River has long been covered with snow and ice, and when the temperature is the lowest in the middle of the night, the temperature may even drop to minus ten degrees.

In this kind of bad weather, if the car wants to start, the engine must be warmed up in advance, otherwise it will fail to fire.

In essence, armored units are similar to cars, except that the engine power requirements are higher.

Both are about the same when it comes to harsh weather. It's not that it can't be used, the key is that the failure rate is much higher in this weather.

The failure rate of Austrian armored troops is high. If you choose to operate in bad weather, the scene is simply unimaginable.

Fortunately, the winter in Central Europe does not last long, and the bad weather is only a few days, so the maintenance work will be able to resist the past.

If the climate of the hell template in Moscow is changed, it is estimated that the armored forces will climb down by one-fifth before the war begins.

To be brave, it was not the style of Grand Duke Albrecht for a long time. As he got older, Albrecht's military style became more stable.

Not only Albrecht, most of the commanders of the Austrian army's high-level military use style are more stable type.

There are only a bunch of middle- and lower-level young officers who like to take the sword off the edge and win by surprise.

There is no essential difference between the two military styles. It is nothing more than that with the change of status, ideas and visions have also changed.

In the army, which relies on achievements, if you want to struggle upward when you are young, you can only take risks to overtake in a corner and leave your peers behind.

In fact, most of the top generals of the Austrian army used to be the masters who liked to take a slanted sword.

Now only the place of identity has changed, wealth, identity and status are all there. The era of entrepreneurship has come to an end, and when it comes to maintaining a business, steady thinking has gradually gained the upper hand.

There are two sides to everything, and from a national perspective, this is certainly beneficial.

In essence, any act of taking one's side of the sword in the military is a gamble.

The chips in the hands of the middle and lower-level officers are small, and they only need tactical issues. Even if they lose hundreds of eighty times, Austria can afford it.

Moreover, there are no fools who can become an officer. Even if they are taking an adventure, they must have a certain degree of certainty before they act.

Overall, the odds of winning will be even greater, after all, the commander has weighed the risks and benefits before the game begins.

In many cases, the gains from one win on the battlefield can offset the losses from dozens of defeats.

To put it bluntly, the chips they took out to take risks were as many as 1,000 or 800 people at most. There is only so much to lose, and the profit from winning the bet may be the victory of a battle.

Senior officers are different. They often decide the fate of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of troops. Any failure will hurt the vitality of the country.

From another angle, it is different from the standpoint of a soldier. In this mode, it is difficult for Austria to give birth to famous players.

There is no other way. Most of the famous generals admired by the mainstream public opinion in the outside world are the ones who take a slanted sword, win by surprise, and defeat the strong with the weak.

The kind of war that is dignified, overwhelming, and won entirely by comprehensive strength is a matter of course in everyone's eyes, and it is not recognized.

This is very unfriendly to Austrian officers, perhaps when they were young, there was such a record; but as the position rose, everyone's record became more and more mediocre.

In this respect, Archduke Albrecht is undoubtedly lucky.

As soon as he debuted, he took the rebels to brush the copy, and then encountered the copy of the turkey, and he was automatically promoted to the famous general if he didn't play much.

Now that the European War is over, Franz has come up with a bunch of black technology, giving him the opportunity to step on the French to the altar and become a new "God of War".

After the military meeting, Albrecht left his nephew alone: ​​"Fredrich, you seem to have something to say just now, are you dissatisfied with my arrangement?"

"Marshal, although the weather is bad now, it's not to the point where the armored troops can't perform.

Before the French can react, we will launch a surprise attack tomorrow. The armored troops can easily tear up the French positions, and the whole army can definitely hit the French army hard.

If it drags on for a long time, the armored forces will be exposed and the French will be prepared. "

The Austrian army attaches great importance to the rules. Uncles and nephews can only be called privately. In the headquarters, the only name for Archduke Albrecht is marshal.

If you don't pay attention to the rules, the relationship between the European nobles is so complicated, and you will find that there are relatives everywhere in the military camp, which will make the civilian officers directly desperate.

Although in fact nepotism has always played an important role, there is still a way, as long as you have made military achievements on the battlefield, you will rise faster than anyone else.

This road is not just for the civilian army

What was left by the officers was also the standard for the promotion of noble officers.

Don't think that related households are powerful. When there are all related households around, you will find that the ultimate competition is still strength.

No way, who made the tradition in Germany that everyone join the army? Nobles from all over the country must enter the army to serve.

Perhaps there are not many direct line members in many families, but there are definitely many collateral line members without titles. If you include illegitimate children and the like, this group is even bigger.

At this time, the so-called relationship background is actually not that important. After the Austrian army completed the military reform, it did not have enough capabilities, and no amount of resources could push it up.

The most typical example is Crown Prince Frederick, who has a small age gap with Frederick, and his resources, contacts, and relationships are all at their peak.

The latter is already a lieutenant general, but Crown Prince Frederick retired with the title of lieutenant colonel. It is estimated that this is also the crown prince with the lowest military rank since Austria promoted the military rank.

Of course, this comparison is very unfair to Frederick, after all, the gap between before and after the military reform is too great.

Taking Franz himself as an example, he was an Austrian officer at the beginning of the milk, and he became a general before he reached adulthood. The amount of water is incomparable, it is all water.

At Frederick's, the good days of lying and winning are over. Gone are the good old days of serving in the army while breastfeeding. After graduating from the military academy, you must start at the grassroots level just like ordinary students.

As crown prince, Frederick could not have been in the army all the time, which affected his promotion.

In addition to luck, the opportunity to go to the battlefield to gild was perfectly missed. Without military exploits, there is no hope of becoming a general, and he simply retires.

After the outbreak of the European War, Lieutenant Colonel Frederick, who entered the army again, was still waiting for an opportunity on the southern front.

Not only Crown Prince Frederick, but also several of his younger brothers are in a similar state now, scattered on various battlefields waiting for opportunities.

Whether you can develop in the army or not depends on your own ability.

This thing can't be decided by external force alone. If its own ability is not good, even if it is pushed up, there is no way to be convincing.

In fact, Franz initially considered leaving this opportunity to Frederick.

The rank is too low to be the commander of an army group, and the big deal is to lower the organization level of the armored force. For example, a tank regiment has several hundred vehicles, and all the armored troops are organized into an armored division.

It's just that it's too ugly to eat like this, and Frederick's military command ability is unknown, and no one knows if he can control it. In case the play jumps, then you will shoot yourself in the foot.

As the crown prince of Austria, Frederick only needs to follow the gilding, and there is no need to take this risk for a little prestige.

In this context, the best chance to win the record naturally fell to Friedrich, a member of the royal family who had already proved his ability.

Archduke Albrecht shook his head and said earnestly: "Fredrich, you think too simply.

Although the coalition had assembled 1.78 million troops on the banks of the Rhine, nearly 1 million of them were troops from both Germany and Germany.

The defense was okay, but who knows what will happen if the defense is put down and the French go out into the field?

Even if the armored troops were able to tear apart the French positions, and even further cut them into pieces, we wouldn't be able to eat them, and we might even choke to death.

Domestic means to kill as much as possible the living force of the French army. From the very beginning, the purpose of this war was to kill more enemies.

After the ice and snow melt, it is not only for the easier deployment of the armored troops, but more importantly, it is for the gathering of troops.

Of course, waiting for the outcome of the battle in Egypt is also a key factor.

According to the domestic plan, this war will be launched first on the Egyptian battlefield, then on us, and finally on the southern front.

This is the strategy that will do the most harm to the French.

After creating the established fact of occupying Egypt, and then all the way to Paris, even if European countries interfered, we also disintegrated the French colonial empire and took control of the Suez Canal.

With the loss of its African colonies, a corner of France's pillar was missing. For decades, it was difficult to recover.

As for the exposure of the armored units, this was to be expected. With such a big movement, it is impossible to keep it a secret.

Even if the French got the news, they didn't know what the armored units were doing. Maybe the French would have thought it was a layer of steel on the outside of the car.

Remember, Friedrich. You are not like ordinary commanders, they can think purely military, but you have to think about politics.

Most of the time, the military is in the service of politics.

In order to relieve our future pressure on the Western Front, it is not enough to beat the French, we must hit France hard.

All of the government's strategies now revolve around the core of focusing on France.

As long as this strategic goal can be achieved, there is not much difference between winning and losing one day earlier on the battlefield and one day later. "

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