Although he planned to squeeze Napoleon, Joseph also knew that Napoleon was not a staff officer, and in this regard, there were still several Josephs between him and Carnot. In fact, it is not impossible for him to do those meticulous staff work and arrange all kinds of small things one by one, but this is not what Napoleon is best at. Joseph didn't want to bend Napoleon, and trained a good commander into a staff officer. For Napoleon, Joseph actually prepared another way to open it.

The day after Napoleon's arrival in Paris, Joseph, in his office on the second floor of the town hall, made such a proposal to Carnot.

"Lazar," Joseph said, pulling out a file bag and handing it over, "I suddenly had a new idea about how to train the army. Last night, I came up with a not-so-perfect idea overnight, hoping to get your comments. During this period of cooperation, the two men have become very familiar and have become friends who can call each other by their first names and use the pronoun "you" instead of "your".

"Ah, Joseph, I envy you for that." Kano reached out and took the file bag, pulling out the documents inside, and said, "You guy always has all kinds of new ideas. I don't understand, just look at the size of the head, my head is almost a circle bigger than yours, but ......"

As he spoke, Kano looked at the document.

"Well, 'Proposal on the creation of a specialized mock enemy army'...... I'll see, I'll look at ......" Kano looked down at the file and stopped talking.

Joseph expertly poured himself a cup of tea, then sat down at his desk and went about his work.

After a while, when Joseph began to fill his cup with water for the second time, Kano finished reading the paper in his hand.

"Joseph." "It's a good idea overall, and of course there's a lot to be done in terms of details, but it's well worth the money. ”

Then he shook a bell on the table, and an orderly entered.

"Major, what's the matter?" The orderly asked. Because of his excellent work, the other day, Kano had just received the rank of major.

"Ah, Huber, help me to ask when Mr. Lafayette is available." Kano said.

"Yes, Major." The orderly saluted and walked out.

"Joseph, you're a good idea." "Get a small, elite unit that simulates the enemy," Cano said. Let the various units go and conduct confrontation exercises with them. And then the referee department, well, you call it the director's department to judge their performance, and these judgments can also be one of the bases for rewarding and punishing the troops. At the same time, this kind of training can also allow soldiers to gain some experience in confronting real strong enemies in advance in times of peace, which is a very valuable experience. Moreover, we can also experiment with all kinds of new tactics and tactics through such exercises. That's a great idea! ”

"We can't send all our soldiers to Africa and let them fight the barbarians to gain experience. I think that gaining experience in this way is better than the experience gained from the actual combat in Africa, but it is better than nothing. Joseph responded.

"Joseph, you were wrong about something." Kano shook his head and said, "Even if you have money, you shouldn't send all your troops to Africa to fight those barbarians. Because the experience gained from fighting with the barbarians has no positive significance, or even harm, for the construction of an army. The experience gained by the army in high-level military exercises is much more important and effective than the experience gained in fighting with the barbarians. Fighting with barbarians is like playing chess with beginners who don't even know the rules of the passing soldiers, and the more you play, the worse your level becomes. That's why during the Seven Years' War, the troops who were transferred back from Africa generally didn't do very well......"

In fact, in later generations, this phenomenon was also very common, but Joseph did not know it. I think that at the beginning, Ah Mei, the army you saw went abroad to fight the war on terror for a few years, and then returned to Fort Owens and played with the simulated Red Army, but as a result, a brigade was hung up by a company of the "Red Army" and defeated into an army. And in Ermao country, Ah Mei, you see a military adviser with "actual combat experience", when he commanded Ermao's army to cross a bridge, in order to guard against roadside bombs or something, he asked the entire brigade to stop at the bridge, and spent more than an hour inspecting the bridge inside and out, up and down, three or four times. Finally let the brigade wait for a massive covering shelling of enemy troops. As a result, this brigade, before it had time to see the enemy, had already lost its combat effectiveness.

Just as Kano was speaking, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Come in." Kano said.

The orderly walked in and said, "Major, Your Excellency the Marquis is all right now, you can go to his office and find him." ”

"Thank you, Hubel." Cano stood up, gathered up the stack of papers Joseph had given him, and said to Joseph, "Joseph, let's go with Lord Lafayette and share your thoughts with him." I think this needs to be done as soon as possible. ”

"Yes, Lazar." Joseph also stood up.

"Oh, by the way, Lazar, do you have anyone to choose the commander of this army?" Just as the two of them were about to walk out the door, Joseph asked.

"Nope." Kano paused, "This force is definitely not big at first. I think it would be nice to have one or two hundred people. So his commander could only be a captain officer...... Why, Joseph, do you have any good candidates? ”

"That's right, Lazar, it's not ......me who really proposed this plan," Joseph suddenly seemed to be a little twisted, "Well, it's my brother Napoleon who proposed it...... He was an artillery second lieutenant, and I think he was quite talented in military affairs. It's just that he's a bit ambitious. He very much hopes that he can become the commander of this team. ”

"Haha," Kano laughed, "Joseph, this is the first time I've seen you use your power for personal gain. Well, your brother, considering your situation, your brother must be very talented. However, you also know that your brother ...... Ah, what's his name? ”

"Napoleon." Joseph reminded.

"Well, Joseph, you know, Napoleon was only a second lieutenant. It would have been difficult to convince His Excellency Lafayette to agree to have an ensign in command of such a team. "But he's pretty good." However, Joseph, you also have the rank of lieutenant now...... Let's go, let's go and meet His Excellency Lafayette and see what he thinks. ”

Joseph knew what Kano meant by which identity was good. In the eyes of the average Frenchman, the Corsican aristocracy was hardly aristocratic, no different from the decent people of the third estate, and not even necessarily comparable to the decent people. So the parliament will not treat them as aristocrats at all. On the side of the army, the power of the nobility is still not to be ignored, and if it is a complete commoner, like Kano, the parliament may be satisfied, but the army is not necessarily happy. And Corsican aristocrats like Napoleon, although they are not in good condition, are more or less nobles, and they are relatively more acceptable.

Joseph followed Cano to Lafayette's office.

After entering the office and greeting Lafayette, Cano handed the document directly to Lafayette.

"Your Excellency," said Kano, "we have a new idea, and we hope to have your support. ”

"Lazar, you have a new idea?" Lafayette said with a smile as he picked up his glasses from the side and put them on, "Ah, let me take a look at ...... first."

Lafayette looked at it for a moment, then looked up and said, "Very valuable offer!" Very valuable! And it's very feasible. But Lazar, you didn't tell me anything about it when we left together yesterday evening, and it was interesting for you to give me such a surprise attack today. ”

"General, this proposal was submitted to me by Joseph this morning. I also just saw it. Kano explained.

"Is that so?" Lafayette seemed a little surprised, "Joseph, you have always said that you are a layman in military warfare. But I look at your plan, and you're very well versed in these things. Leaving this idea aside, I'm sure it's not unusual for a smart mind like you to come up with such an idea. But there are many details in this plan that are not unthinkable to people who are not very knowledgeable about operations. Not to mention that so many workable solutions have been come up. Well, Joseph, I think you can now command at least one regiment of the French army to fight the British in a dignified manner. If you put it in North America, you can even command a division. You're such a humble person. ”

"General, this is not my modesty. Although during this time, I have been trying to understand the relevant knowledge as much as possible, and I have made some progress, but the details of this project are not completed by me alone. It was done with the help of my younger brother Napoleon. He was an artillery second lieutenant in our army. Joseph replied.

"Judging from the program, I think Ensign Napoleon is very talented and has a lot of prospects for training." Kano added from the side.

"I believe that." "Just look at his brother." Well, do you have anyone to choose the commander of this unit? ”

"This force doesn't need to be too big at first, two hundred people are enough. Since this idea came from Josephus, and the perfection of the idea was realized with the help of Napoleon. "Then let Joseph take charge of the experimental team and let his brother help him." What do you think of this? ”

Lafayette raised his eyes, looked at Carnot, looked at Joseph hopefully, and said, "Then first promote Mr. Joseph Bonaparte to the rank of captain, and then let him be in charge of forming this team." Well, you say, what's the name of this unit? ”

"This unit specializes in playing the role of enemy troops in the exercises, and our dangerous enemy is the British in red." "This force is simply called the 'Red Army.'" ”