Chapter 736 Some Minor Issues

"What if the Poles blow up your railway after you pass by, cut off your supplies, and then engage in guerrilla warfare behind you?"

At this time, a child's voice that was not appropriate for the time was remembered. Lakshmi Pai obviously had her own opinion.

There are military courses in the palace. As a famous uprising leader in Indian history, Franz thought it was okay for her to learn these.

However, the reason why Lakshmi Pai could raise this question was because Franz popularized the power of railways to her.

At the same time, personal experience also made Lakshmi Pai feel the strong pulse of the industrial age. Although she did not lie on the ground, she also deeply understood that the steel monster in front of her was incomparable to any carriage or ox cart on the Indian subcontinent.

Francz's sister Maria also wanted to join in the fun, but war is difficult to associate with beauty. Franz still hopes that his family can stay away from the war, so he did not bring his sister.

As for the future that Lakshmi Pai will face, it will be far more cruel than war, so it is better to let her face the reality earlier.

The idea proposed by Lakshmi Pai at this time reminded Franz of the common raids and guerrilla warfare in later generations.

However, he also wanted to hear how Albrecht, a famous general of the time, responded to this tactic at this time.

Although according to the etiquette at that time, ladies should not interrupt men's conversations. But first, Lakshmi Pai is not Austrian, and second, she is just a child.

So Albrecht, who pays great attention to etiquette, does not mind it very much, and finds this question interesting. After all, academic commanders rarely study this kind of thing.

"It's a good idea, but on the battlefield, any tricks are just a futile struggle in front of a strong man with absolute power.

Besides, if there is a problem with the railway, what are the railway protection team and the gendarmerie for? And your target is just the railway and the supply team, just strengthen some protection forces.

After completing the main strategic goals, you can use the army to conduct a dragnet search. Although Galicia is backward, the terrain dominated by plains is not conducive to hiding.

Although there are mountains, rivers, and forests, they are too scattered overall and not conducive to hiding.

Only If it weren't for rolling in the mud like the French in Spain, it wouldn't be a big problem. "

Albrecht thought for a moment and said, "If you can build a railway in the mud, it's not completely impossible. After all, the times seem to have changed, and the common sense and the limits of military power in the past are changing.

Maybe there will be a weapon that can completely ignore the terrain and pursue in the future."

Albrecht naturally meant something, but Franz knew that the plan was still in the experimental stage. Although the prototype had been built, its performance was far from meeting the military's requirements.

The corresponding individual equipment and supporting weapons are still under development, and the stability and actual combat performance of these things are still under discussion.

Albrecht unfolded a giant map with detailed markings of the mountains and rivers in the Galicia region.

Lakshmi Payi said indignantly: "Then according to you, as long as the railway is built to the battlefield, we will be invincible?"

Albrecht: "No, Miss. The premise is that when we have an absolute advantage, the railway will consolidate and amplify this advantage.

As far as I know, there is no invincible method or person in the world. All we can do is try our best to get the favor of the goddess of victory and tilt the scales of victory towards us."

Albrecht's words were generally fine, but they still carried a bit of the arrogance of the regular army.

Franz indicated that he wanted to make a supplement, and Albrecht nodded. He was quite satisfied with the level of this nephew.

"The basis of guerrilla warfare is the right time, the right place, and the right people. The so-called right time means that the enemy needs to fight on multiple fronts and it is difficult to concentrate troops; the right place refers to the so-called mountains, rivers, swamps, lakes, deserts and grasslands; the right people refers to the support of the domestic people and the help from the outside.

The so-called guerrillas are usually short of people, lack weapons, and have no officers. This may be a bit unfamiliar. They are flexible in organization, light in equipment, and easy to maneuver.

The most important thing for the survival of the guerrillas is intelligence and supplies, and the local people provide these two most critical factors."

Lakshmi Pai shouted impatiently: "What are you going to say? Why are you so long-winded!"

Albrecht frowned, and Colonel Bordeaux on the side wanted to throw the kid in front of him directly off the train. The actions of the surrounding soldiers and waiters were stagnant. They could hardly imagine that someone dared to talk to Franz like this.

The atmosphere in the entire carriage became solemn, as if the prince was going to kill someone.

(The prince refers to Gadar Rao, the supreme ruler of Jhansi.)

Lakshmi Payi usually stays with Franz's sister. When the two little girls are together, others just think that they are just talking nonsense. No one except Mrs. Sophie will blame her. Being free and unrestrained will naturally release her nature.

In fact, Lakshmi Payi's estimation is completely wrong. Franz's sister Maria is just crazy in front of her family. She is a qualified princess in formal occasions.

Finally, it was Franz who broke the silence. He had to touch Lakshmi Payi's head like an elder, and the latter had to pretend to be well-behaved.

"Patience is also a virtue for nobles. What I want to say is that this is in the Austrian Empire, in the province of Galicia, where there is no soil for guerrilla warfare.

In other words, the benefits of guerrilla warfare are negative. In order to maintain this combat mode, the opponent must invest more and more elite troops, and also need more supplies and intelligence personnel.

This is almost impossible for the disadvantaged party.

Guerrilla warfare is not about how many enemies are eliminated, nor how many victories are achieved, but about making the opponent's benefits and costs inverted.

No one would be willing to do such a reversed thing as conducting guerrilla warfare with negative benefits, unless they can strike the enemy's key targets, and attack the enemy and save them."

Seeing that Franz had no intention of pursuing the matter, others naturally did not dare to make decisions for him and returned to normal.

This time Lakshmi Pai learned her lesson. She raised her hand before she wanted to speak. Although it was a bit too much, it was better than lawlessness.

Franz nodded with a suppressed smile, motioning her to speak, but the people around him didn't find it funny, they just felt that they were too kind to this foreigner.

Especially Bordeaux and his royal guards, they felt that they should treat him like the Indian businessman, no matter if he was a local lord or a well-connected person, as long as he made a mistake, he should be punished.

The businessman was Veraweiss Adani, a partner who had been cooperating with Franz. He could be considered a great hero, but in Franz's eyes, he was just a tool that was not very useful and there was no substitute for it for the time being.