"Damn, how did you get through the queue, the slanted officer leading the team should be flogged."

An Italian officer roared angrily at the Qing officers and soldiers in front of him, who were not even lined up neatly, and the other party's eyes were confused. Although they couldn't understand the officer's Italian, they knew that they would not be good at seeing the foreign man's anger and depravity. And there is a fake foreign devil next to him to convey his words.

However, this foreign officer also threw his eyes to the blind man. These Qing officers and soldiers looked at the Western scenery, and there were people in the queue muttering quietly. "We've done a good job, and this foreign officer is too harsh."

"That's it, this foreign lord is too difficult to serve."

"You two come out and what are you talking about?"

The private muttering of the two soldiers was discovered by the sharp-eyed foreign officer, and they could only stand up reluctantly.

"Tell me, what are you two talking about, and why are you talking in the ranks?"

The foreign officer's angry inquiry frightened the two rookies into pale, but this did not attract sympathy, but roared louder.

"Tell me, if you're not happy with me, say."

Looking at the two rookies who were trembling by his own roar, he suddenly lost interest.

"You two, run ten laps around the playground and go right away."

The two rookies began to run under the scolding of the foreign officer, and no one in the queue dared to speak. It takes nearly thirty miles to run ten laps of this playground, and I hope these two guys who don't have long eyes have the strength to finish it.

At the far end of the playground, someone watched everything that was happening here.

"Lieutenant Colonel Yuan, you soldiers don't understand anything at all, this is very bad, and my officers have a lot of resentment. And we have also seen that in such a situation of different words, directly adopting the training methods of our guards will not have much effect on your army at all. ”

Cosenz looked at the scene in the distance, and said to Yuan someone beside him with a calm face, and a translator next to Yuan was translating Cosentz's words to him.

That's right, Yuan Weiting's Italian is not very good, and he has practiced it in advance to make a good enough impression on Cosenz at that time.

No, after a few days together, the essence of simple Italian is revealed. So in order to avoid what Cosenz said he didn't understand, it was inevitable that an interpreter would have him with him.

"So what should you do according to your thoughts?"

Lord Yuan's words made Cosenz angry.

"Yuan, this is the third time you have asked me like this today, do you need to give my consultant fee first?"

Hearing Cosentz's complaint, Lord Yuan immediately laughed.

"Hahaha, no problem, Lieutenant Colonel Cosentz, I can give you as much as you want, how about a thousand pounds? As long as you open your mouth, I will send the payment tonight, and you can rest assured that I will be quiet and will not let others know. ”

Yuan Weiting's words made Cosenz swallow his saliva, how much money a thousand pounds is, he knows very well. It is safe to say that his pension will not be much higher in the future. Moreover, the Cosenz family is not a wealthy family, so it would be foolish to say that there is no temptation for them.

However, the temptation given by Lord Yuan can only end here, only to see Cosenz shaking his head and saying. "Yuan, if you want to give money, then I won't say it. If we're friends, I'll talk about it. ”

Cosentz's words made Lord Yuan feel a little ashamed, and then he immediately straightened his attitude and said. "Lieutenant Colonel Cosenz, Yuan is abrupt, and he still looks at Haihan where he lost his words."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lord Yuan respectfully saluted him.

Kosenz still knew some Chinese etiquette, at least knew that it was a big gift, and quickly reached out to help him up.

"Lieutenant Colonel Yuan, you are an upright person, and I am very happy to meet you as a friend."

Yuan Weiting also happily shook Cosenz's hand and said, "Yuan is also very willing to have such a noble friend as Your Excellency, and may our friendship last forever." ”

A heart-to-heart conversation made the two friends.

In fact, this conversation that promoted the rapid development of friendship was also the deliberate result of the two.

Lord Yuan's purpose was very clear, to get the method of training the troops in Cosenz, and in addition to befriending an Italian middle-level officer, he couldn't ask for it.

On the Cosenz side, Yuan is the most enterprising Qing official he has ever met (and he has not seen a few), and being able to associate with him is also very beneficial to his future development.

So each has its own needs, and of course, if they can continue to benefit from each other, then their friendship will be stronger.

Therefore, no matter how late you see each other, they all have their own needs, but it depends on the urgency of the needs. Judging from the current needs of the two, Lord Yuan's needs are more urgent.

Now that the two have become friends, Cosenz analyzes them from the perspective of friends.

"My friend, to be honest, the development of the army in your country I think has fallen into a misunderstanding. Believing too much in the power of weapons and not understanding where the real power of the army is. ”

Yuan immediately took out a pen and paper and recorded it, and it can be seen that a lot of records have been recorded on it, which are all the gains of Lieutenant Colonel Yuan and Cosenz for a few days.

Cosentz pretended not to see it and continued. "In fact, from what I have learned these days, I think that the most urgent need in your country at the moment is officers, officers who have been trained in a modern system."

Speaking of which, Cosenz pointed to the playground road. "It is simply not advisable for our officers to train your soldiers directly. First of all, our officers do not only know your Chinese, but your soldiers do not understand our language, and everything needs to be conveyed through translation, which is likely to cause poor training in words. In addition, there is the problem of the cognition of the two, and I think you have seen it in the past few days. So in fact, the best way to train them is the officers of your country, the officers who have received systematic learning, not the old-fashioned officers who have mixed a lot of old thinking. ”

Yuan Weiting understood Cosentz's words, which was to clearly inform him that these armies are not good at all now, and they need to be rebuilt.

"So in your opinion, what should be done to build a new army?"

"In my case, first of all, we need to restructure the entire military organizational system, and the simple division of your country is simply not suitable for a modern army. The army is a sophisticated war machine, and every component has a role. And your country's war machine is too rudimentary, so it is easy to fall apart on the battlefield. ”

Speaking of which, Kosenz glanced at him and said. "First of all, we need to improve its command system, because the new army is not really a single person who can command it. In addition to the chief officer, in addition to the specialized departments that need to be responsible for training and combat, the distribution of weapons and equipment, the management of materials, the management of horses, and so on all need to be managed and supervised by specialized departments. ”

Kosenz's words opened a new door for Yuan Weiting, who did not expect the new army to ask for so much.

"And what about after you've built the chain of command?"

"This brings us to troop formation. At present, all countries in Europe have adopted a seven-level structure of divisions, brigades, regiments, battalions, and companies, and this is the result of thorough consideration. I need to explain here that the most important of these is the establishment at the company level, and the company level is generally the smallest independent combat establishment, so the commander of the company level must be a soldier who has studied systematically. ”

Kosenz is not wrong at all, the company level is very important in Europe, and the structure of the company has always been one of the focuses of European military research.

"In other words, if you want to build a new type of army, you must be systematically studying even the first level and above?"

Yuan Weiting is still very good at grasping the key points.

"Yes."

"That's going to take too many officers."

"It's not too much, according to the standards of our army divisions, there are probably more than 300 officers among 10,000 people."

"And what about your master?"

"Our 1st Guards Division has more than 14,000 people and 619 officers."

Now Yuan Weiting understands that the combination of officers and weapons and equipment is the way to strengthen the army. However, this requires officers who know the new methods of warfare, which is as difficult to find as a three-legged toad.

As if he understood Yuan Weiting's heart, Kosenz immediately said. "In fact, the issue of officers is not a big deal, you can build military academies to hire excellent European instructors, and you can also send people to apply for European military academies to study."

Well, neither of the two methods mentioned by Cosentz can be done by Lord Yuan.

And Cosentz, of course, couldn't worry about it, so he continued. "In addition, the ordnance used by soldiers also needs to be considered comprehensively, for example, our soldiers are not as tall as Germany and Austria, so our country uses 7 mm caliber rifles, which have less recoil to facilitate the training of soldiers..."