The local Moravian flag fluttered in the wind, and at the entrance of the barracks, the commanders of the army, who had rarely seen each other before, gathered here to wait for someone's arrival.

Dressed in a straight colonel's uniform, this is the head of the place, Colonel Yankulovsky, and next to him are the two lieutenant colonels, deputy regimental commanders and Andrei and the battalion commander, and the officers are not qualified to appear here.

A carriage came from far and near, and the energetic knights opened the way, and the typical elite royal guard made Colonel Yankulovsky couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly, not knowing what to think in his heart.

The carriage soon came to the front of the officers, Cosimo lifted the soft silk curtain, and Ernst in military uniform appeared in front of everyone, Colonel Yankulovsky was slightly surprised, he did not expect that Ernst would be wearing a military uniform with the rank of brigadier general, does this mean anything?

"This is a barracks, I think it's better to wear a military uniform, knock Franz grandpa canonized me as the Imperial Brigadier General and the honorary commander of the Moravian Army Regiment, this military uniform is not out of line."

Ernst smiled kindly, but Colonel Yankulovsky was not as happy as Ernst, including the lieutenant colonels and majors below him, who were also very mixed at this time.

Is Ernst declaring sovereignty here? Is he threatening himself? Will Emperor Franz be furious about what happened here?

None of the school officials knew about it, but they were apprehensive, after all, Emperor Franz was the nominal supreme commander of the country, the Habsburgs had ruled Europe for more than a hundred years, and each country had their relatives and friends.

Is it really appropriate to go against a member of the Habsburg lineage like this? Will things really be as simple as they thought they would be? At this moment, the originally sturdy camp began to change slightly.

Ernst was able to discreet these changes so that the corners of his mouth were lightly raised, and Colonel Yankulovsky could also perceive them, so his face was a little ugly.

There is no possibility of Colonel Yankulovsky changing in the camp, if it were not for this, Colonel Yankulovsky would not have been so alienated from Ernst by virtue of his previous disapproval.

Yes, from the very beginning, Colonel Yankulovsky did not think that his cousin would be able to win this struggle, but it was in the interests of his family, and the only thing Colonel Yankulovsky could do was to complete the task given to him by Viscount Ladislav Berland to the greatest extent.

"Colonel Yankulovsky's face is a little bad, do you need to take a break?"

Colonel Yankulovsky felt that the little guy in front of him was simply disgusting, but he could only smile at it and say that he was in good health, and then led the way to let Ernst inspect the Moravian Army Regiment.

On the way, Colonel Yankulovsky introduced the upper officers of the army regiment one by one, and as several lieutenant colonels and majors finished their introductions, Ernst suddenly asked with some doubts: "Is there no chief of staff here?" ”

Not to mention the chief of staff, Ernst did not even hear about the position of a staff officer from the mouth of Colonel Yankulovsky, so he asked in doubt.

"The Moravian Army Regiment is composed of local youth, there are very few graduates of the real officer academy, there are almost no qualified staff officers, and in general Mr. Freud prefers to live in Moravia rather than in the barracks."

Freud - This was the first time Ernst had heard the name, but for some reason, Ernst suddenly had a great interest in this man, and had a strong desire to meet him.

In 1900, the soldiers' drills were actually like that, especially the existence of second-rate almost reserve troops like the Moravian Army Regiment, who just fired a gun and ran to exercise their bodies.

Austria-Hungary's poor performance in the First World War was due to the fact that the multilingual language was one of the reasons, and the other was that they were not trained to be on the same level as the German soldiers.

Of course, this does not mean that Austria-Hungary did not have elites, and the Austrian Royal Army Corps was still very strong, and it was not much different from the most elite army in Germany.

On the part of the generals? It is obvious what kind of country Austria-Hungary was, and the local councils occupied too many powers, which could easily lead to many incompetent people occupying high positions that should not have been there, as can be clearly seen from Archduke Ferdinand.

Archduke Ferdinand was very militarily capable? I'm afraid it's not the case, but because of his status as the crown prince, he actually became the deputy commander-in-chief of the Austrian army. And because of his status as the crown prince, in many battle commands, it is estimated that the commander-in-chief needs to consider the opinions put forward by Archduke Ferdinand.

Fortunately, Archduke Ferdinand was not an incompetent person, but how many times can such luck be maintained? How many incompetent generals and how many drunkards were there in the aristocracy? With them, could Austria-Hungary be an adversary to other countries?

Of course, the only thing that is fortunate is that other countries are not strong there, but they are stronger than the complex conditions of Austria-Hungary.

The Eight-Nation Coalition swept through the West? But what rank are most of the officers there? The descendants of those great nobles from famous families will go to the East? Even some nobles are small nobles who are in decline and are preparing to struggle, and their abilities are worthy of recognition, so they will have a very good performance in the Eastern battlefield.

After a somewhat boring review of the combat effectiveness of the Moravian Army Regiment, Ernst's only assessment of them was that they were just a group of ordinary young men with firearms.

Western civilians have a very good attitude in the face of war, and the young people are not lacking in blood, if they don't even have these, it is estimated that the combat effectiveness of these people is really only 0.

During the First World War, many ordinary young people in Britain volunteered to sign up, and they thought it was a sign of patriotism, and a similar situation was difficult to occur in the East, because the rulers did not make them believe in the country but in the monarch himself. Needless to say, patriotism has a sense of honor and responsibility, but loyalty to the monarch is ......

Elite, just one hard training away from these youths!

Ernst made a decision in his mind, though he knew that his decision would have little effect on the outcome of the First World War, unless he could sit in a position and succeed in breaking the rules that were now contained in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

After the parade of the army came the banquet, and it was "coincidentally" the arrival of Viscount Ladislav Bran, which was the first meeting between Ernst and Viscount Ladislav Bran.

It was a very kind old man, and although it was clear that he was not as he seemed, Ernst could not help but have a great affection for him.

A wolf in sheep's clothing, this is a sentence that comes to Ernst's heart at this time.

He used his kind appearance and old age to deceive any of his enemies, making them less hostile and pitiful to him, but the end result was that he was devoured.

Both of them had hypocritical smiles on their faces, and the two foxes, one old and one young, sat together very peacefully, and the content of their remarks was also some trivial matters of life, which had nothing to do with the Moravian Army Regiment.

Very calm little guy. - Viscount Ladislav Berland's assessment.

What a cunning old fox! - Ernst was cautious.

Ten minutes, twenty minutes, half an hour, until the end of the banquet, the two of them did not say anything about the division of the Moravian Army Regiment in two.

It's good, and it seems worth taking seriously. -- the comment of Viscount Ladislav Berland at this time.

FUCK！ -- Ernst became impatient.

"The law and order in the town of Ernst is not very good, if I can, I hope that Colonel Yankulovsky will arrange for a battalion to be stationed there, Viscount Ladislav Berland has no problem!"

Ernst's compromise made Viscount Ladislav Berland smile, and Colonel Yankulovsky still had a stern face, but a closer look showed that he had shifted his gaze to Viscount Ladislav Berland, waiting for his orders.