Chapter 283: Request
Although Grace was disappointed that he couldn't pull the Australian into the water and put him on his side, that didn't mean he gave up.
The Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III gave him the task of convincing Australia to send a corps of instructors from the mainland to help its allies train soldiers if they could not convince them to enter the war.
Although the new weapons won the victory of the Holy Roman Empire on the battlefield, this does not mean that the imperial army can fight well, but it is just a surprise to take the new weapons by surprise, and there is still a long way to go before the real control of the battlefield initiative and the control of the new weapons.
The news that the Dutch and the English had obtained new weapons from Australia would not have been unaware of Ferdinand III, not to mention that this was not a secret news, perhaps in order to deter each other, the French deliberately released the news.
For this reason, Ferdinand III and his allies had to pay attention to what kind of blow they would inflict on their side if the enemy acquired the same weapons.
After more than 20 years of war, the army and allies of the Holy Roman Empire have become more and more physically exhausted, from the initial equal strength to now being chased away by their opponents, I have to say that this is too big a blow to them.
After determining that the Australians would not be involved in the war, Grace had to launch a second plan, asking the Australians to send a team of instructors to help train soldiers on the proper use of weapons.
Although the military attache of the Consulate General in Europe taught them how to use the weapons sold in the early stage, they faced a powerful army that was about to be armed. A few military attachés are a little too few.
"Mr. Consul General, I have one more request, which is also the request of His Majesty the King. I hope that your country will send a team of instructors to teach our troops who have acquired new weapons how to use them correctly. ”
Grace's request can be said to be unexpected by Bowen, when Australia sold weapons, he proposed to send a teaching team to help him train the army and how to use weapons, but he was politely refused.
Perhaps they had their own considerations and gave up on the Australians' proposal, but after several battles of all sizes, they discovered that some soldiers with new weapons sometimes did not use them at all.
This situation can be said to be very dangerous on the battlefield, just like a group of recruits on the battlefield who dare not shoot because they are afraid not to hide behind.
"Forgive me for taking the plunge. General Grace, what is the reason for your change of mind, you must know that the officers and soldiers of our troops are stationed on garrison missions and regular training missions. Sending a teaching team now would inevitably disrupt their original arrangement. ”
Yu Bowen was full of nonsense, although the domestic army has garrison and training tasks, if the superior gives an order, it can still make adjustments, and pulling out more than a dozen people will not interrupt the original arrangement. I just say this to let the other person know. There is a price to be paid for the need for Australia to send a teaching team now.
"Mr. Consul General, I'm really sorry for the inconvenience this may cause to your army, but I still want to ask for your consent, because many of my soldiers on the battlefield do not know how to use Australian weapons, and I should know what the consequences of this will bring to the war."
I don't know how to use firearms, which makes Yu Bowen a little surprised, the operation of rifles and artillery in Australia is actually not complicated, as long as you can get started a few times. It's almost done, and they won't be the reason for the low IQ.
Grace seemed to see the confusion in Bowen's eyes. He immediately explained: To be precise, it's not that they don't know how to use it, but they don't know how to cooperate with the use of weapons, so I hope that Australia can send a teaching team to teach them how to cooperate and coordinate.
As soon as the other party said this, Yu Bowen was clear, if he said that he couldn't shoot and reload, it would be stupid, if he wouldn't cooperate, then he could say that it was over, although Australia's weapons were sharp, they also needed to cooperate with the operation to maximize their performance.
"I see, but I don't know how many people you want Australia to send to the teaching team."
"If you can, I hope that your country can send a teaching team of no less than 100 or so, because the Holy Roman Empire and its allies need it, of course, in return, we will not let our Australian friends suffer, what do you think?"
"One hundred," Yu Bowen estimated in his heart that this number is indeed not much compared to the army of the other party and its allies, but it is a bit too much in Australia, the number of the entire Australian Army is not much, and a hundred people is equivalent to a company, which is basically equivalent to the number of troops stationed in Hong Kong.
"General Grace, I want to hear your terms, so that I can convince the country."
"Okay, Mr. Consul, His Majesty can pay your country commission, including the cost of providing all accommodation, what do you think, of course, if the Australian side has its own conditions, we will also respect it."
Grace knew it wouldn't be so easy to get Australians to come now, so he just said to pay a commission or something else.
"Sounds good, but I need to get in touch with the country, and if they don't have an opinion, we can move on, what do you think?"
"Of course, but I ask Mr. Consul not to delay it too long, because it will affect our troops on the battlefield more and more, and I hope you will understand our suffering."
"Of course, as a friend, of course I can understand, General Grace, if you don't suggest, I'll just call you by your name in the future, what do you think?"
"Of course there is no problem, I heard that Mr. Consul has not yet married a wife, how can you do without a mistress by your side for such a noble person, if you regard me as a friend, please allow me to introduce you to a few beautiful noble ladies."
Hearing that he was going to introduce himself to someone, Yu Bowen, who was born a good woman, showed a hint of joy on his face, after arriving in Europe, this guy didn't stop at all, just a few beautiful girls selected from the refugees to serve as his secretary can be seen, how romantic this guy is.
But the romance is romantic, but he will not give up his bottom line because of this, and do something to betray Australia, although women are good for him, but they are much worse than power and wealth, so although there are many women around him, he has never been married, the purpose is to find a European aristocratic woman, and then realize the great dream of his European royal grandfather.
Now that Grace actually made this request, I'm afraid they need their own help, and they shouldn't introduce nobles with too poor status.
"Grace, you are so polite," although Yu Bowen said politely, his face was full of expressions waiting for the other party's introduction. (To be continued......)