Chapter 5: Hans. Feng. Seckert

Wait a minute! Hans. Feng. Didn't Major General Seckert serve Austria-Hungary on the Eastern Front and became chief of staff of the Austro-Hungarian 7th Army? And the Austro-Hungarian 7th Army should not be fighting on the Eastern Front and in the Balkans?

The 16th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment, which was fighting on the Western Front, had nothing to do with the Austro-Hungarian side. Feng. Will Seckert's order be conveyed here?

Lieutenant Ypres apparently didn't know what was going on, he was just in charge of conveying it to the top.

Later, Li Qi knew what the situation was, it turned out that the commando team organized before had achieved good results, and in view of the effectiveness of the tactics of assault infiltration, Hans. Feng. Seckert suggested to Kaiser Wilhelm II, Emperor of the Second German Empire, to promote it to the whole army and implement it.

Originally Wilhelm II was inappropriate, but Hans. Feng. Seckert found the crown prince, Friedrich. William. Victor. August. Ernst, on the advice of the crown prince again, was approved by Kaiser Wilhelm II.

What's the deal with the commando? In view of the difficulty of penetrating the frontal battlefield, in order to achieve some military goals, the German army summoned infiltration teams composed of excellent officers and soldiers.

The success of several infiltration attacks by the German army did not cause much sensation, or even was not taken seriously, but several successful infiltration attacks are estimated to be the originator of special warfare in the history of modern military warfare, and also the model of any subsequent special warfare, and the core idea of modern special warfare was formed in World War I.

Li Qi deliberately asked someone in the know to learn about the commando, and after he understood the situation, he thought about it carefully, and there were many non-commissioned officers in his company who had survived many battles.

These non-commissioned officers have been fighting together for a long time and have a strong tacit understanding, so if they sign up for the commando, they are the right people to form the backbone of the commando.

Li Qi came back the next day, and he summoned the non-commissioned officers to explain his ideas, and received the support of most of the non-commissioned officers in the company before submitting his application letter.

Of course, in order to increase his chances of being selected, Li Qi did not simply apply, but wrote some of his thoughts in the letters, and those ideas were without exception some suggestions for commando infiltration attacks, and those suggestions were some targeted and successful tactics in modern warfare.

On June 18, 1916, Richie, crouched in the trench officer's bunker, was counting the number of shell explosions that rang out from time to time, when Amberg appeared excitedly after reporting outside the door.

"Lieutenant, congratulations!" In addition to excitement and honor on his face, Amberg presented an envelope with the eagle emblem in both hands and said, "A letter from His Excellency the Major General!" ”

Li Qi was stunned for a moment, and after reacting, he took the envelope handed by Amberg and opened it.

The envelope is a font typed by a printer, not a hard pen, and the envelope begins with "Dear Lieutenant Richie, I am surprised by some of your insights", which is a completely unconventional beginning, and the rest of the content is an inquiry and scrutiny of some of the tactics described by Richie.

Actually, Hans. Feng. Seckett's entire letter was devoted to tactics, and it was only later that he wrote an invitation to Richie to his settlement.

It was the "invitation", note that proved that Richie had aroused Hans. Feng. Seckert's attention and respect, after all, one is a major general and the other is a lieutenant.

"Your Excellency the Major General has come to the Western Front on purpose, but we will only get further information on what exactly it is, in Amiens."

Not? Amiens was currently the command hub of the German army on the Western Front, but the location of the headquarters was constantly changing, and no one knew who was where at the next moment unless it was a senior officer.

During the First World War, due to the lack of communication, the headquarters was generally not far from the front line. The command of the front line moved at various intervals, for fear of revealing its position and provoking heavy artillery attacks. The situation was only improved by the large-scale use of wired telephones, but because of the wired telephones, both sides realized this and quickly intensified the infiltration sabotage, with the result that in many cases the telephone lines were cut off by the enemy's infiltration forces.

It was with the permission of Lieutenant Colonel Rhodes that Litch left the front with Amberg, and the two rode on war horses first to Amiens and then to the ground. Feng. The hint in Seckert's letter found a lieutenant named Berg, and only then did he learn that Hans. Feng. Seckert was actually in Lille further behind.

Fortunately, Lieutenant Berg had already prepared a car, and although it was not a good car during the First World War, at least it didn't have to be as bumpy as a horse, and they set off for Lille in a car after they had set their horses in place.

In Amiens, it is no longer considered the front line, but don't think that it is not the front line, but it is a beautiful scenery, and every road is full of soldiers, and there are horse-drawn carriages or trucks that constantly transport supplies to the front line.

Li Qi's car also passed through many villages and towns along the way, although there were many soldiers in some places, but the local situation was actually good, and the most unfortunate thing was that some villages or towns that had fought may be because the battle for positions was too fierce, and many villages and towns were basically in ruins.

Worse things happen on the road, for example, in some parts of the road because the road is too narrow, and the car that Li Qi is riding in is not an emergency sequence, he needs to duck to the side of the road and wait for the marching team or transport convoy to pass before continuing on the road. It was only in the morning that I met Hans at a manor in the afternoon. Feng. Seckert.

Hans. Feng. Seckert's full name should be Johannes. Friedrich. Leoped. Feng. Sickett, a serious-looking man, was standing on the edge of his desk with his hands on the table when Litch knocked on the door, half-leaning over and looking at some document with a monocle between his glasses.

"I've been thinking about what kind of person it is to write something like that." Hans. Feng. Seckert looked up at Richie, his eyes were both probing and confused, and said, "Although I already know that you are only 19 years old, I am still surprised by your youth when I really see you." ”

Li Qi stood up and saluted, greeting: "Your Excellency, Honorable Major General! ”

"Guy from Munich, maybe we can have a long chat over afternoon tea." Hans. Feng. Seckert closed the folder, greeted him with a greeting of something, and then said seemingly casually, "You graduated from the Senior Military Academy?" ”

At this moment, Li Qi was extremely grateful for the efforts made by the original owner of this body. Feng. Seckert was found in the "Obey. Richie "graduated from the High Legion School, and only then will there be this meeting."