Chapter 346: First Meeting
All kinds of empty words and boasting don't want money anyway, like the rushing Amazon River water from the mouths of both sides, the host gives the guests the highest level of reception, and the respect of the guests makes the weak host flattered, everything is so beautiful, let people see the two countries of Germany and Turkey further closer. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"If nothing else, you will take care of the rest of the reception, it's easy to come to Turkey, I want to take a good look." That same night, the prince summoned Herbert and put him in charge of the subsequent liaison with the Turkish government, which had already written the script for some of the things that should be discussed, and Turkey had not much to choose from in the face of a strong Germany and in the face of huge interests.
"As a soldier, I would like to have an exchange with the Turkish military, and General Mackensen will accompany me. I need to know about the situation with the Turkish army. The prince said.
"As you wish, Your Highness." Herbert said respectfully, and then he withdrew from the room, leaving only the prince and Mackensen.
"The target person has been contacted, but according to inside intelligence, there will be the eyes and ears of the Sultan among the Turkish officers tomorrow, and some things are not convenient to say." Mackenson whispered.
"It doesn't matter, what I say tomorrow is just right, there is nothing to blame, and smart people can naturally understand it. And make the right choice. The prince said indifferently.
"General Shefkite is a patriot, and what we did was to make Turkey strong, we are not in conflict in nature, he will understand. Anyway, compared to Italy, Malta, and the upcoming trip to Vienna, the trip to Turkey should be the most relaxing. The prince said.
"I am sure that your trip to Vienna will be the most annoying for you. What you have done has made His Majesty the Emperor very dissatisfied, right? Mackenson smiled, although this prince was in a high position, he was still very easy to get along with when he was not talking about business.
"Let it be, deal with one and count it as one." The prince smiled and said helplessly.
"Confused!" When His Royal Highness the Prince, accompanied by General Shefkite and General Mackensen, inspected the Turkish guard of honor, his first impression of the Turkish soldiers was that even so, the honor guard that could participate in the review was naturally nothing to say in terms of appearance. No matter how poor Turkey is, it will not be able to muster hundreds of fierce soldiers.
They are physically strong, refreshed, and give people a powerful feeling, but the prince sees the emptiness and confusion in their eyes, they give people the feeling of being more like a machine that obeys orders than a soldier, the prince believes that they can carry out the orders of their superiors well, and can fight to the death for future rewards and achievements, but they don't know why they are fighting!
As an ordinary soldier, it may not be necessary to know these fights, but if an army does not know its mission and purpose, then this army has no real military spirit! A truly strong army can only exist in a nation-state, and there must be strong cohesion.
But the prince did not feel this cohesion of the Turkish army in front of him, because their eyes were full of numbness, and some of them had a heavy flesh, and it was certain that these people had participated in actual battles, but after fighting again and again, they were a little confused.
On the other hand, looking at the Bavarian army he brought, he could feel the sense of honor and mission in this army! These people were carefully selected by their own uncles, many of whom had participated in the Blue Legion, who fought for the kingdom in the Far East, and after the baptism of war, this army had the faint appearance of a hundred battle divisions! They brought victory to the kingdom, and the kingdom did not treat them badly, they gained status, wealth, and the respect of the people! They defended the dignity of the empire with their own swords!
"That's the gap!" The prince shook his head helplessly, if the Turkish army hundreds of years ago was still a military spirit under the bounty of the Sultan and the influence of religion, then this army in front of him can really only be described as numb. There must be people in the Turkish army who know about this problem, but they are also confused, and it is officially because of this that the Young Turkish Party, which holds high the banner of equality for all citizens and guarantees the territorial integrity of the country, can emerge! Unfortunately, however, the Turkish army still did not rise to .......
Compared with the ethereal military spirit and will to fight, the gap in equipment is more intuitive, and it is easier to cause the shock of the Turkish military. Although it is a regiment, but the equipment with far beyond the regiment to ascend the throne, even the new 150mm heavy guns that Bavaria has just made have been pulled over two, this is a big guy that only the Bavarian division level unit has, and similar products in history are different from the Bavarian 1899 150mm heavy howitzer more emphasis on range.
The SFH99 gun has a discharge weight of up to 4500 kg. The length of the body tube is L15. Because of the use of a large chamber, the maximum firing range reached 9,800 meters, even compared with the SFH13 howitzer used in the German World War 1 in history, it was by no means inferior, and it had advantages in range and weight. (Of course, it can't be compared to the French M1917, which is much worse ......) )
To tell the truth, this is the first time that General Shefkite has seen the army's 150mm heavy gun, with a short and thick barrel, a strong gun body, and a glowing artillery that immediately attracted the general's attention, and next to the gun, the performance of this gun was marked in German and Turkish.
"It's an amazing weapon to be able to shoot a 45kg shell out of almost 10 km." General Shefkite made no secret of his fondness for this artillery.
"In South Africa, the British called this kind of artillery a heavy hammer, almost all of the field bunkers and most of the fortifications of the city, in front of this kind of artillery is worthless! And the Boers still used the predecessor of this artillery, the SFH96 type, and the equipment we provided for our Turkish friends was the latest, with lower weight, longer firing range, and longer gun life. Mackensen, who was on the side, introduced.
"And in order to show the sincerity of the German Empire and the Kingdom of Bavaria, we will provide your country with 4 150mm heavy guns and related accessories and technical support free of charge. Creation of the first modern heavy artillery battery for the army of the Sultan. With a word from the prince, four cannons were sent out.
These artillery pieces only satisfied the vanity of the Turks, and if there was really much use, the prince believed that in addition to establishing a teaching artillery company to train new artillery talents for Turkey, the actual combat significance was really limited. With the current economic strength of the Turks, it is difficult to allocate a heavy artillery company to each division. It's the little ones behind the heavy artillery that's really practical!
A poor man's friend, a favorite of the poor! Mortars and machine guns! Of course, if it comes to the afterlife, it will be added to the RPG. The number of mortars and machine guns does not need to be equipped with a lot, and from the current point of view, Turkey still has at least more than 8 years of relatively peaceful time, and the so-called peace means that there is no need to deal with foreign troops, and it is enough to use a little machine gun and mortar against the nationalist separatists in the country.
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