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In the Wehrmacht reception hall, more than a dozen German Young Men dressed in yellow-gray officers' dresses and wearing tapered helmets sat around Count Gottlieb von Hazelle, head of the officer delegation, and listened to his instructions.

"Gentlemen, you are all the best young officers in the Empire, and I feel honored to be able to work with you, but before I meet the King of Han, I would like to remind you that this is the land of the Orientals, and whether you voluntarily join the delegation of officers or not, since you have come to the Han Kingdom, you must abide by the duties of the soldiers of the German Empire, and you must not cause trouble to the delegation because of discrimination against the Orientals."

Count Gottlieb von Hazelle sat solemnly as a soldier, and said solemnly: "On the way to Han, I heard some people complaining that Germany should not help the Orientals, who were enemies of the Argentine whites, and now I will explain it one last time to the German officers who are doing it. The Imperial Government had the intention of the central government to set up a delegation of officers stationed in Han, and what the German soldiers had to do was to take the strategic interests of the Empire as the first priority, and as for the war between the Orientals and the Argentines was a matter for both of them, what you had to do was to complete the tasks assigned by the General Staff and strictly train the Orientals' troops according to the standards of the Imperial Army, so that the Han State would be more dependent on the German Empire. And not like the crusaders of the Middle Ages, who traveled thousands of miles to fight the infidels in other regions.

Do you understand, gentlemen? ”

"Yes, Colonel!" The strict feudal hierarchy inherited from the Prussian officer corps still affected the young officers of the German Empire, and the junior officers, who were generally lieutenants and captains, did not dare to question each other's orders, and responded one after another.

"Lieutenant Colmar von der Goltz, you are the first Imperial officer to voluntarily apply for the delegation, and I would like to hear your opinion on the Han army."

After reminding his subordinates, Count Gottlieb von Hazelle looked at Colmar von der Goerz, who was sitting on the sidelines, and asked.

"I'm sorry, Colonel Gottlieb von Hazelle, but before answering your question, I would like to correct one of your mistakes."

Colma stood up from his seat and said seriously, "The Army Staff Headquarters has passed the order to promote me to captain, and now you should call me a captain." ”

"Is that so?"

Count Gottlieb von Hazelle asked the lieutenant softly.

"There's such a thing, Colonel. A day ago, there was a notification from the General Staff about the promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Kalmar, and you were busy with things after the telegram arrived, and you probably didn't notice. ”

"Well, that's how it should be."

Since the new group of officers in the delegation are 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 Hazelle needed to arrange various affairs for his arrival in Han, and he did not carefully check the promotion list under the stress of work, so he was negligent in today's conversation.

"Alright, Captain Colma, can you tell us what you know about the Han Army?"

Colmar was a very good officer and an outlier in the German army.

At the end of the Franco-Prussian War, the German Army replaced France as the strongest army in Europe, affected by the victory of the Franco-Prussian War, including the German Army and the British and American armies, all believed that the Franco-Prussian War was a quick decision of a short duration, and the German Army used strong and advanced military forces to solve the French army neatly and neatly, and easily won the war, while Colmar came to a completely different view from the mainstream German military circles based on the experience of participating in the Franco-Prussian War and collecting information on other active forces. He believed that the national consciousness of France was awakening, that in the Franco-Prussian War, the new French Republic had been able to mobilize the will of the country for a people's war, and that the losses of the Prussian Army during this period were no less than those fought against the French regular army,

Therefore, it is unrealistic to delusionally think that the war against France in the future will be a simple and decisive battle.

Colmar's correct conclusion was not recognized by the German officer corps, but because of his maverick character, the rank remained at the rank of lieutenant for eight or nine years, until he offered to join the delegation of officers stationed in Han, and the old Moltke discovered his talent, and the provisional rank of general was promoted by one level. Feng. Morality. Goltz just got rid of the embarrassment of not being promoted for many years.

Although he came from a high-ranking Prussian aristocratic family, Count Gottlieb von Hazelle did not look down on Colmar, who was born into a bankrupt minor aristocracy. Feng. Morality. Goltz, but because of the other party's ability, was more tolerant of him.

Colmar. Feng. Morality. Goltz didn't care about the stubborn Junker officers' misunderstanding of him, but it was undoubtedly more satisfying for his views to be recognized by more people, correcting a small error in the other side's words. Feng. Morality. Goertz replied earnestly: "According to my observation of the Han National Defense Force, I think that according to the two factors of weapons and equipment of the two countries and the military quality of the officers, the strength of the Han National Defense Force is almost forty percent of that of the Imperial Army. ”

"Captain, I don't know how you came to the judgment that the strength of the Oriental army reached forty percent of the Imperial Army, is it based on the fact that the Oriental defeated the militia-like army of the American countries?

If so, I think that with the strength of one division, five divisions of the Easterners could be defeated. The strength of their army is up to 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 to interrupt Colmar. Feng. Morality. Goltz's words.

"Lieutenant, please pay attention to your identity! What an Imperial officer should do when listening to his superiors, I think you should know it! ”

Colmar. Feng. Morality. Goltz was very dissatisfied with the other party's disrespect for his performance, and said with a gloomy face.

"Lieutenant, you should ask Colmar. Feng. Morality. Captain Goltz apologizes! ”

"The honor and order of the Imperial Officer Corps cannot be destroyed, lieutenant, you have made a very serious mistake today!"

In the German Army, hierarchical order was the means of maintaining the interests of every Junker noble, even if the officers in the delegation were not accustomed to Colmar. Feng. Morality. The maverick character of the Goltz in maintaining the hierarchical order of the troops, they still stand in Colmar. Feng. Morality. Goltz side.

"I'm sorry. Sir, I was excited just now and didn't ask you for instructions, please forgive me! ”

A trace of sweat oozed from the German lieutenant's head, and he bent down to apologize.

"As an Imperial officer, I hope you won't make such a low-level mistake next time!"

"Yes, sir."

The young lieutenant breathed a sigh of relief in Colmar. Feng. Morality. Goltz motioned to sit down again.

"In January of this year, I visited Major Hans, who had served in the Han Navy, in Berlin, and he believed that with sufficient logistical support, the combat strength of the Han Wehrmacht could reach 40 or 50 percent of the Imperial Army.

Major Hans himself served in the Han Army for seven years, and his judgment of the strength of the Wehrmacht should be more accurate than ours, and the number of professional officers in the Han Wehrmacht is increasing, and compared with when Major Hans left, the weapons and equipment of the Han Wehrmacht and the quality of officers have been greatly improved, and I do not think that their strength will be worse than when Major Hans left three years ago. ”

Colmar. Feng. Morality. Knowing that it would be difficult to convince these proud officers of the officer corps of the strength of the Han Wehrmacht based on Major Hans's comments alone, Goltz took out a few books from the tool bag he was carrying, held them in his hand and said, "I have always wondered how His Majesty the King of Han trained a group of cowardly Qing people in our eyes into a brave and tenacious army under extremely difficult circumstances. I asked Major Hans in Han to help mail me about the training of the Han National Defense Force and the living conditions of immigrants in the country. Then, three months ago, after reading several books written by the king of the Han Kingdom, I finally understood the key to the transformation of the Han National Defense Force from weak to strong and the establishment of the Han State from scratch. ”

Colmar. Feng. Morality. Goltz placed several books in his hand side by side on the table, opened the first book and said, "This book is the Compulsory Military Service Law implemented by the Han State, which stipulates that every male citizen of the Han State must undergo military training from the age of fifteen and cannot retire from the local militia organization until the age of fifty.

In the Argentine War of 1870, the Han government conscripted more than 200,000 troops to participate in the war, defeated the attacks of the Argentine and Brazilian armies, and seized a large amount of land from northern Argentina, while Argentina had 1.5 million nationals, but after the outbreak of the war, it could only recruit less than 100,000 troops to fight, and finally lost to the Han army. ”

After talking about the impact of the Compulsory Military Service Law on the Argentine war, Colmar. Feng. Morality. Goltz then moved on to the second and third books.

"In the Han system, which stipulates the share of land to be acquired from different groups of people, such as officers, soldiers, officials, and ordinary immigrants, the Han government promises to divide the land according to the merits of the soldiers during their service, and of course they do, so that the Wehrmacht soldiers who serve are more diligent in their training and faster in skills such as rifle shooting and tactical deployment, inspired by the practical benefits of acquiring land."

The German Empire was centered on Prussia, and most of the officers in the German officer corps came from Junker landlord families, and they understood the soldiers' desire for land, and they could understand the Han government's enthusiasm for using land to encourage soldiers to serve.

"The Han State is located on the South American continent, and the territory they occupy has a large amount of undeveloped fertile land, so the Han government can use land as a reward to encourage male citizens to join the army, but the empire has a large population, the ownerless land has long been allocated, and the country has also implemented a mobilization system similar to the "Compulsory Military Service Law", so these two books are only suitable for the Han State, and have little reference significance for the German Empire."

Colmar. Feng. Morality. Goltz put away the first two trees, 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, the German Empire should abolish many privileges of the domestic states, ideologically unify Germany into a nation, and then integrate the main forces in the country to intensify economic reforms, and before the strength of the French Republic is fully recovered, a preventive war will be waged against France, weakening France's military strength and winning more time for the empire to develop. ”

"Colmar. Feng. Morality. Captain Goltz, do you still think that the war between the German Empire and France is inevitable? ”

Hear Colmar. Feng. Morality. Goltz shifted the question from the Wehrmacht to Germany's relations with France, and Count Gottlieb von Hazelle asked with a frown.

"Yes, after the Franco-Prussian War, the French government moved closer to the British, and the French financial businessmen borrowed a lot from the Russians, and the conspiracy of the French to win over Britain and Russia against the empire was very obvious, the empire could not only rely on the diplomatic means of His Excellency the Prime Minister to obtain peace, the imperial army was the most critical force to ensure peace, and only by interrupting the recovery process of the French in advance could the empire's status as a great power in the European continent continue to be maintained."

Said with a cautious face.

"An early attack on France would expose the empire to the interference of Britain and Russia, and would be detrimental to the development of the empire in Europe.

Colmar. Feng. Morality. Captain Goltz, I don't say this kind of thing outside in the future. ”

Count Gottlieb von Hazelle waved his hand to stop Colmar. Feng. Morality. Gertz continued to express his views on German-French relations, and sat quietly in the living room waiting for Li Mingyuan's arrival.