Compared with the high-ranking members of the regiment, those mid- and low-ranking officers did not hesitate to choose to support the decision of the emperor and the chief of the general staff.

The establishment of general staff at the army, division, brigade, and regimental levels will inevitably be accompanied by a substantial transfer and expansion of military posts, and this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for promotion.

Not to mention the fact that the staff departments are vertically structured, and they have every chance to be selected to go to the General Staff for further study, and then be delegated to the local garrison units to serve as key positions.

This led to a split between the superiors and the middle and lower ranks, and the upper generals, without the support of the middle and lower ranks, could only be forced to agree to Jérôme. Bonaparte's opinion.

Of course, the most opposed to the creation of a vertically structured staff is not precisely the senior officers, but the so-called staff officers.

Why are they called "so-called" staff officers, it is because these officers, who have passed the examination to enter the staff college, have never really fulfilled their obligations as staff officers for a single day.

The Paris Staff Academy, like the Saint-Cyr, the École Supérieure des Engineers, and other high-level military academies in Paris, requires rigorous examination competition to get in.

Every officer who enters the Staff College can probably be called an excellent problem-solver, but after entering the General Staff College in Paris, these excellent problem-solvers immediately become unenterprising, and they have nothing to do except fight and drink all day long.

I don't even know how to look at the information on military maps and troop formations, and the entire staff academy is like a pool of stagnant water.

When asked why they didn't study hard, the cadets of the Staff Academy would simply reply, "Study!" Learn a fart! Only those who stinky in the army study, and the cadets of our staff academy came in to go out and enjoy themselves! Only fools go to study! ”

That's right, officers who graduated from the General Staff College are already linked to the tenure system from the moment they leave school, and all they need to do is to survive. In the Staff College, which values seniority, as long as you can survive to a certain number of years, then you can be promoted.

The vast majority of the proud sons of the Staff College were assigned to occupy important positions in Paris after graduation, and most of the substantive positions were also handed over to civilian bureaucrats. Officers with a little less luck can also find ways to spend time locally and overseas.

Many enterprising regimental officers jokingly referred to these groups as "convalescent sickness," and they were rotated every two or three years.

When Marshal Regnio was Minister of War, a large number of members were replaced, many of whom were sent to local terms, and the vacant positions were taken over by some members of the expeditionary force and a large number of hard-working civilian bureaucrats.

Saint. This purge was exacerbated by Arnault's tenure as Minister of War, and many of the millers were selected for the Holy Striker. Arnault was forced to retire.

The War Department was barely alive from that time, and some of the personnel born in the General Staff College secretly complained about the saint. Arno was unkind, but they still didn't dare to make any moves.

Until now, the establishment of the General Staff Headquarters and the General Staff Headquarters of the Army has exploded this group of officers of the General Staff College who usually eat and wait for death.

Saint. Chief of Staff Arnault with Jérôme. Where is the reform of Emperor Bonaparte! This is simply digging the roots for their staff academy!

How can those middle- and low-level officers be able to do those delicate jobs, when it comes to surveying and mapping, they have to be officers of their staff academy to be experts!

Apparently unable to bear the loss of their own land by the Chief of the General Staff and the Emperor, they joined forces with each other to form a joint petition under the leadership of several respected "old generals" to halt the proposal to establish a four-level general staff.

The petition was signed with the names of the members of the Staff Academy, and it was to be brought into the Tuileries Palace by several veteran generals who had fought under the Emperor and handed over to Jérôme. Bonaparte.

According to the assumptions of these people, the emperor would definitely consider the situation properly after seeing these petitions, and no matter how bad it was, he would give them relatively generous conditions.

For those of them who are problem-solvers, why should they work hard if they can lie flat!

Time has worn away their wisdom, and it has also worn out their courage.

Several veteran generals came to the Tuileries Palace with a petition, and in Mocal (Valewski still directed against Jérôme. Bonaparte's marriage was running around, and de . Morni is focused on docking cabinet ministers. Vilnia is still in a state of crazy involution. These respected veteran generals were relegated to a guest room.

Directly opposite the room is a portrait of Napoleon, and next to the portrait is Jérôme. Portrait of Bonaparte.

The two wore the same Lev dress, with flowing blonde hair facing the wind, the only difference was the background behind the two men.

After sitting down in the guest room and waiting for a long time, they finally waited for Jérôme. Bonaparte.

Jérôme at this time. Bonaparte was dressed in the (Napoleonic) emperor's civilian clothes, and with a smile on his face that seemed to not change for 10,000 years, he looked at the old generals in front of him with gray hair and wrinkled faces.

These veteran generals, who had fought under Napoleon, hurriedly rose to the head of Jérôme. Bonaparte saluted.

Jérôme. Bonaparte also solemnly returned the salute to these generals who had fought bloodily in the First Empire, and still said affectionately, "Let you wait for a long time!" ”

After the end of the basic etiquette, Jérôme. Bonaparte and the old general sat down one after another.

These veteran generals, who are well-versed in human affairs, did not immediately ask Jérôme. Bonaparte had a showdown, but they vigorously expounded the story of the original Emperor Napoleon who led them to the north and south. Bonaparte showed his merits?

"The first war in Russia was really tragic...... We had just graduated, and all the members of a class went to Russia with His Majesty the Emperor. In the end, only a few of my classmates and I came back, and all the others were buried in the snow and ice of Russia. ”

"Yes! In the Battle of Leipzig, the regiment I was in was the first to fight...... In the end, there was less than one company left in the whole regiment to survive, and even I myself was bitten hard by Maozi! ”

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Several veteran generals have repeatedly asked Jérôme. Bonaparte described how the war was so brutal...... How did they crawl out of the pile of dead people......

Jérôme. Bonaparte quietly listened to the memories of the old generals, nodding his head in affirmation from time to time.

See Jérôme. Bonaparte affirmed that the old generals had begun to grow in courage for their contribution to the Empire, and they switched from personal exploits to praise for the Emperor and praised Jérôme. Bonaparte, like Emperor Napoleon, was able to lead the whole of France to revival.

Then from the praise of the emperor himself, and thus to the praise of the army system established by the emperor in the first place, in their mouths, Jérôme. Bonaparte smelled the "two whatevers".

Compared to that one, each of these old fellows in front of him harbored evil intentions, and they tried to wrap their own interests on loyalty to Emperor Napoleon.

Take advantage of Jérôme. The identity of the nephew of the Emperor Bonaparte was thus morally kidnapped, forcing Jérôme. Bonaparte had to give in.

In a popular phrase, the old general seems to hold high the banner of "the law of the ancestors is immutable". Bonaparte stopped reforms to preserve the power of their vested interests.

"Your Majesty! The staff system can't be moved! The veteran general of the acting school was in tears at Jerome. Bonaparte said: "The system that the emperor painstakingly built was to keep France strong!" If anything goes wrong, the French military system is at risk of collapsing! I know that you are being sainted for the future of the French army. Arnault's demagogy, we hope that you will be able to stop this reform. ”

"That's right! Your Majesty, you can't change it! Another general also helped: "A hasty change is likely to cause a backlash from the army, which is not a good thing for the entire empire!" ”

Looking at these sanctimonious manners in front of him, the old general of an emperor, Jérôme. A sneer appeared at the corner of Bonaparte's mouth.

Whenever, wherever! There will always be a bunch of guys who will fight against Bonaparte under the banner of Bonaparte.

Jérôme. Bonaparte didn't understand that these guys in front of him verbally described the emperor's goodness, but in fact they were just defending their own core interests.

"Generals, I know all your loyalty to the Empire!" Jérôme who is unwilling to tear his face. Bonaparte smiled and said to the old general: "If there is nothing to do, I will go and deal with the work first!" ”

"You can't go!" An old general got up and grabbed Jérôme. Bonaparte's cuffs said.

Jérôme. Bonaparte stopped, looked at the sanctimonious guy in front of him, and said politely: "General, do you have anything else?" ”

"Your Majesty, we implore you not to reform any more! Is it okay to leave everything as it is? For our sake! "The general let go of Jérôme. Bonaparte pleaded with his cuffs.

Jérôme. Bonaparte put away his smile and replied coldly with a gloomy face: "General, your merits should not be the capital you want to blackmail!" I don't want to hear it a second time! ”

"Your Majesty! This is a petition from the army! In total, there were nearly 200 military officers. Seeing this, another general hurriedly handed the prepared petition to Jérôme. Bonaparte's face.

Jérôme. Bonaparte took the petition and looked at the dense French language on the petition, then raised his head and said disdainfully: "You are threatening me?" ”

"Your Majesty, please don't reform anymore!" Several veteran generals said in unison.

"I can tell you unmistakably that if you want to force me to back down in this way, it will be impossible!"

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