If you want to have an excellent military tactical system, you must have a good foundation in the infantry squad.

To this end, Kuster carefully prepared a set of infantry squad tactics; In fact, although it is carefully prepared, it is more appropriate to say that it is copied, but with some modifications.

He adopted the infantry squad tactics of Sandezi: that is, a squad of 10 people. Among them, 2 main and deputy machine gunners are used as the core, and the rest have an ammunition man, a main and deputy squad leader, and 5 ordinary riflemen.

A squad will use: two submachine guns (used by the squad leader), one machine gun, seven semi-automatic rifles.

However, there was no uniform plan for the ammunition they carried, and it was up to the then campaign commander to decide how much ammunition they should carry. Although this may seem a bit unprofessional, it really strengthens the resilience of the infantry squad.

In the following years, the three-three system of establishment is adopted every time the establishment is passed: that is, three squads and one platoon, three platoons and one company, and three companies and one battalion......

If the number of people is 50,000 as the benchmark, and the establishment of three divisions is maintained; Then there are almost 17,000 men in a division, and 2,850 in a regiment.

This is much more than the official Austro-Hungarian standard of 2,400 men, and will inevitably lead to bloated staffing and command difficulties.

In order to avoid this, Kuster set the standard number of men in a regiment at 2,000 men, and the rest of the soldiers were all put into reserve or reinforced battalions on all fronts.

Of course, as a commander in Austria-Hungary, one must pay attention to one thing: the national question.

This is the most crucial and important point, if the relations between the nationalities can be handled well, then the Russians can be smashed; On the contrary, if the internal ethnic contradictions are serious and the soldiers do not understand the language, they will be beaten by the Russians.

Kuster didn't want to be beaten with a blue nose and swollen face, but the Austro-Hungarian national problem was very prominent and serious; Their majority ethnic groups account for only one-third, and such a composite and pluralistic country is bound to perish.

He can't improvise the same battalion-sized units as he did before.

Even if this can strengthen the individual combat effectiveness of each unit, it is necessary to coordinate operations on the vast battlefield. Think about it, no matter how strong an Austro-Hungarian battalion-level unit is, even if it penetrates dozens of kilometers, it will not be able to play any role strategically, and it is impossible.

Therefore, Kuster intended to work on the time of conscription of soldiers. That is, to recruit as many soldiers of the Austrian nation as possible, and to strive for 2 integrated Austrian divisions.

This will greatly strengthen their combat ability to better achieve victory.

That's probably the general military idea. Meticulous troop distribution needs to be based on the actual number of weapons and equipment and the amount of manpower.

As for the higher-level strategic aspects, what does it matter to him as an army commander? Naturally, I didn't even think about it.

Next, there is an important question: what kind of weapons should be used, and how many?

Because there are many new military factories, there is no need to worry about guns that have been developed for a long time, but things like rockets still need some attention; Especially artillery, they haven't made a single cannon yet.

With such a big killer as rocket artillery, there is not much dependence on artillery. ESPECIALLY LARGE-CALIBER GUNS LIKE 105MM AND 150MM.

But they need tanks, and the soul of a tank lies in the guns it is loaded with. Therefore, the research and development of some small-caliber cannons must also be put on the process as soon as possible.

THE TWO TANK MODELS PROPOSED BY KUSTER WERE VERY GOOD: THE A 20MM CANNON AND THE B 37MM GUN.

These two calibers of artillery are well suited to the present day, both in terms of power and price-performance ratio.

But Kuster did not have the ability to make them, because their artillery workers could only work on bronze cannons and were not familiar with pure steel artillery.

No one wants a handsome armored tank with an abrupt bronze barrel, it's ugly and dangerous.

So who now has advanced artillery-making technology? Undoubtedly, it is the Skoda company. They have the best production system and manufacturing process in the whole of Austria-Hungary.

BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE SUITABLE FOR MAKING SMALL-CALIBER ARTILLERY, SUCH AS 305 AND 420MM, WHICH ARE SO LARGE THAT THEY ARE BLOATED AND USELESS, THEY HAVE MADE A LOT OF THEM, BUT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THEM PRODUCE ANY NORMAL PRACTICAL ARTILLERY DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR.

Still, Kuster wrote a letter to one of Skoda's artillery factories, saying that he would visit them tomorrow as a lieutenant general, hoping that they would be polite.

Compared to asking Skoda to make artillery for him, Kuster still trusts himself more. So he planned to take some of the bored workers with him.

The next day, Kuster went to the Skoda company with two escorts and a dozen cannon founders.

There was a person with a bad face standing at the door of the company, and that was probably the one who came to greet them.

Kuster went to greet him, but he was unhappy and said:

"My general, it's okay for you not to go to the front line to fight, what are we doing here? You know, we're in a hurry, and those workers like to go to work and fish, so I need to keep an eye on them. ”

Kuster put his hand on his shoulder, and said with a pretended cordiality:

"I'm going to fight and I'll get next year, Lao Tzu is still a logistics captain! I came with you this time to reach some commercial recognition with you. ”

The man's eyes glowed with a strange light, and he said with a little thought:

"Oh? Then I would like to welcome you very much, I am the owner of this factory - Datil Lofe Sein, a Hungarian. Long admired Daimyo, General Kuster, come on in. ”

A few people walked in the busy factory, talking and laughing.

Suddenly, Kuster asked:

"Mr. Datier, I would like to know how you are currently making progress in the development of artillery?"

"Haha, that's pretty good; Come on, look at these artillery. ”

Datil pointed to a massive cannon and looked proud:

"THIS IS A 149MM HOWITZER DEVELOPED BY OUR COMPANY. It weighed 2.7 tons and had a wedge-type bolt, long and short barrels, and a variety of shells to deal with a variety of situations. ”

Kuster listened, nodding his head on the surface, but in his heart he was extremely disgusted by this kind of manufacturing.

This thing touches on one of the criteria of his evaluation of weapons: whether it is easy to replenish logistics and whether it is easy to operate in actual combat.

This gun looks like a novelty, but in reality, the design that is common to multiple barrels fails; Because their soldiers won't change at all.

If you must use multiple barrels on the same type of artillery, then you must install one barrel at the factory, so as not to give the soldier room to replace it, so as not to make the soldiers on the battlefield feel anxious.

When an experienced soldier operates an artillery, it is common to change shells; And to replace the barrel on the battlefield, then the soldier must have graduated from an extremely professional school. And now the standing army of the Austro-Hungarian profession is basically dead, not to mention the replacement of gun barrels on the battlefield.

But even so, Kuster said to him with respect and courtesy:

"Sir, can you please give me a closer look at the general construction of this cannon?"

"Of course, my general, you can see as you like."

Cusco climbed on the shelf and carefully observed the various structures of the artillery.

Maybe he has been busy with the problem of military manufacturing in the past few days, but he actually just made a general observation, and then got a precise artillery structure diagram in his mind.

The accuracy of the cannon was far less than that of the three guns he had previously designed, which made Kuster abandon the idea of starting to build World War II guns in the first place.

So he said to Datil:

"Sir, can we make a business deal?"

Datil's eyes lit up, and he seemed to have waited for a long time, and said excitedly and greedily:

"Okay, I'll just wait for your words! Whatever kind of artillery you want, if you give enough money, they'll be ready by the end of the year. ”

"I HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BUILD GUNS OF 20MM AND 37MM CALIBERS, AND THEY WILL BE MASS-PRODUCED, AND THEY WILL NO LONGER BE PRODUCED UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR. Can you produce it? ”

"Uh...... It may take a long time," said Datil, with some hesitation.

"We've never made such small guns before, maybe other factories make them?"

"Then let's get another one, how about getting some of your skilled workers to help me? Rest assured, the money is enough. ”

With his hands behind his waist, Kuster said what seemed reasonable. But Datil, who was on the other side, paused, gritted his teeth and said angrily:

"You're delusional! You Austrians are just a bunch of disgusting, dirty, obnoxious street rats who all daydream! Give up the technology to you? Fart! ”

Datier's words were arrogant, which directly angered Kuster. He also threw down his hat in disregard of etiquette, waved his hands, and shouted in a tearing voice:

"You Hungarians are a bunch of lazy pigs! Only eat chicken all day long; The Skoda boss who feeds you is a stupid donkey! Only chickens will be raised all day long; Your workers are a bunch of incompetent chickens! There is not a shred of will and spirit to resist.

You Skoda is also rotten, the whole thing is a chicken farm! Sooner or later, such a plant will go out of business! ”

Kuster's words are more insulting and targeted, but they are not aimed at many ordinary people; All the factory owners got up together, picked up their things and drove away the Kusters.

Two guards stepped forward, picked up semi-automatic rifles with bayonets in their hands, pulled the bolts, and aimed them at the people who were besieging them at the factory.

Kuster also pulled out the golden saber at his waist, leaking a sharp tip that could pierce everything, pointing at the crowd:

"I see who dares to come over, Lao Tzu will directly chop him to death! My body is getting a little older, but my soul and skills are getting older and older, and I'm not afraid of you brainless reckless people! ”

Datil looked at the madness and said, "Come on! Come here! Kill me! Kuster, looking at the reporters swarming outside the door, gritted his teeth, and finally waved his hand, still letting the workers disperse.

"Haha! Give up, bunch of cowards! ”

Kuster shouted bitterly and contemptuously, and then led the men back to the arsenal.

Looking at the golden saber in his hand, it was the first time he pulled it out, and he was a little unfamiliar, and he didn't know what to do, so he sat quietly in the room and looked at his previous combat exploits and accessories.

And outside, the matter of "Skoda chicken farm" is being reported by countless reporters and going viral.

The first sporadic reporters wanted to interview Kuster when they learned that he had been promoted to lieutenant general, but they were afraid of his irascible temperament, so they had to sneak behind him.

After arriving at the factory, many reporters watched their peers wait here, and they also came over. As soon as I heard that the interviewee was Kuster, I was waiting here, wanting a piece of the pie.

Later, the fierce noise attracted a lot of people's attention. And when he heard that Kuster had made Skoda a "chicken farm", he reported it so frantically that he ignored that Kuster and his party were returning.

Now, Skoda has become the topic of long conversation between Austria-Hungary after dinner. However, it is more appropriate to call it Skoda, and it is more appropriate to call it "Hungarian chicken farm".

This is mainly due to the fact that Datil is Hungarian. Skoda quickly fired him as soon as possible, but this still didn't make Skoda get rid of the funny nickname of "chicken farm".

The revelation of this incident greatly boosted Kuster's prestige. In particular, he openly insulted the Hungarians, which made many Austrians extremely supportive of him; The Hungarians were against him.

This further intensified the national contradictions between Austria and Hungary, and gave rise to an Austro-Hungarian joke: the Dacu-style dialogue (Datir-Kuster-style dialogue).

If there is a tavern where a Hungarian calls the Austrians rats; The rest of the Austrians would band together and call him a stupid pig. The rest of the Hungarians will also come to a consensus and go shopping with the Austrians.

Eventually, the tavern became eerie, and the glass seemed to have been blown apart by a cannonball; The only constant was the wine liquor—they had been knocked over by whom, slow-flowing onto the floor, splashing onto the doors, reddish, and a bit of a fishy smell that humans didn't like......