In Jérôme. Bonaparte vs. . Saint. Thanks to the concerted efforts of Arnault and the French, the French General Staff is moving at an unprecedented pace, and the results are visible to the naked eye.

Under the screening of the War Department, middle- and low-level military commanders were filled into the general staff of armies, divisions, brigades, and regiments at an extremely fast pace to serve as staff officers, and the local general staff of the troops were subject to the dual constraints of the theater commander and the general staff.

The commander of the theater was also subject to the decentralization and restraint of the general staff of the troops, and the commander, who was originally the emperor of the local army, had to choose to pinch his nose and accept the general staff of the troops, and the local army was no longer a hall of words of the local commanders, but was moving towards a relatively democratic power organ.

Of course, the nature of the army itself as a member of the violent machine remains unchanged.

What has changed is only the margin for error in the army, and the army of one-word words often causes the pressure of all the work to be put on the army commander.

For a general like Napoleon, a one-word army could make his command like a fish in water.

However, the vast majority of commanders were not Napoleons, and all of them had the same vision and strategic level, and some were even stupid.

If the commander of the army is a fool, then the entire army is at risk of annihilation.

The role of the general staff of the unit is to help the theater commander avoid risks as much as possible and cooperate with the theater commander to accomplish the task. If necessary, the chief of staff of the troop staff is also able to quickly control the entire force,

The establishment of the General Staff of the Troops both strengthened Jérôme. Bonaparte's control over the local army was able to prevent mass incidents caused by individual mistakes. (During the Franco-Prussian War, MacMahon was reluctant to break through and Bazin insisted on surrendering to the Prussian army, all of which caused devastating disasters to France.) ）

It's a win-win-win-win

Of course, it is more important that the army will be able to carry out a new round of expansion, and when the middle and lower level military personnel enter the general staff, their vacant positions will also be filled by the lower level soldiers/cadets, who will become Jérôme. A loyal supporter of Bonaparte.

Under this process of seeping sand, it was not very obedient to Jérôme. Bonaparte's northern and western theaters also completely stopped the covert confrontation and chose to obey the arrangements of Paris.

On August 1, 1852, the sun was scorching.

All the staff officers of the five major theaters of the southeast, northwest, and central theaters gathered in Paris to meet the chief of the General Staff. On the orders of General Arnault, he took the triennial theater staff examination. (In July, the War Department issued a decree that staff officers should take an exam every three years, and the following sessions, with the exception of the first test to Paris, were held in the interior of the major theaters.) ）

Nearly 700 new and old staff officers arrived in Paris from Tiannan and Haibei and lived in the Rhine Hotel under the reception of Parisian officials.

Since this was a national staff examination, the cost of trains, lodging and even meals for all staff officers going to Paris was covered by the government.

Every staff officer candidate only needs to test carefully.

From August 1 to 7, during a week-long test, Jérôme. Bonaparte found a number of "talents", praised them as usual, and summoned them to the Tuileries Palace alone for a conversation.

"Hello! Brigadier General McMahon! ”

Inside the Tuileries Palace, Jérôme. Bonaparte looked at the resolute-faced general in front of him, and he held out his hand and invited McMahon to sit down.

Didn't understand Jérôme. Why did Bonaparte call him alone to the Tuileries Palace, where MacMahon was stunned for a few seconds, and then sat down in Jérôme. Opposite Bonaparte.

Smiling Jérôme. Bonaparte approvingly: "I have read your information, you are a good soldier!" ”

"Your Majesty, you have a good reputation!" McMahon responded to Jérôme without humility or arrogance. Bonaparte.

As an army educated in orthodox ideology, McMahon was able to deal with Jérôme in this manner. Bonaparte was already a recognition of the Second Reich.

Once McMahon was in Jérôme. After Bonaparte's coup d'état, he almost wanted to leave the army again.

After a long psychological struggle, McMahon convinced himself to accept the nascent dynasty and cast his precious yes vote on whether or not to establish an empire.

After that, Brigadier General McMahon was transferred from the War Department to return to the Pyrenees Military Region, a military district under what is now the Southern Theater of Operations, as acting division commander.

After the creation of the General Staff, it was received by the Holy Staff. McMahon, who was influenced by Marshal Arnault, was once again transferred from acting division commander to the position of chief of staff of the military headquarters, and then came to Paris on the orders of the general staff about the evaluation of staff officers.

"I hope you can play well for France! Don't let down what France expects from you! The Chief of Staff of the Military Department is not your end, but your starting point! I hope that the next time I see you, you will surprise me more! ”

Subsequently, in the study of the Tuileries Palace, Jérôme. Bonaparte personally presented McMahon with a medal of the fourth class for his useful results in the staff examination, and also hinted to him that he could change his course and take refuge in himself.

Wearing the fourth-class medal, McMahon looked at Jerome with excitement. Bonaparte replied in a sonorous voice: "I will swear allegiance to the Empire!" ”

"I'll remember what you say!" Jérôme. A meaningful smile appeared on Bonaparte's lips, and he was eager to see what kind of future the "future" president of the Third Republic, protector of the monarchy, and one of the main culprits of the fall of the Second Empire would go.

After McMahon left, Trochu entered the study.

Compared to McMahon, who met for the first time, Jérôme. Bonaparte was much more accommodating in the presence of Trochu.

Looking at the general in front of him, Jérôme. The corners of Bonaparte's mouth revealed a friendly smile.

"How did it feel to stay in the 1st Division as Chief of the General Staff?" Jérôme. Bonaparte inquired in an easy-going tone, and judging from his posture, he did not mean to treat him as an outsider in the slightest.

After hesitating for a moment, Trosch replied, "For now, it's okay!" ”

After that, Jérôme. Bonaparte opened the cigar in the drawer and threw it to Trochu, half-jokingly: "Smoke it!" I heard that you are in the General Staff, and it is not good to talk without smoking a cigar! ”

Trochu, who took the cigar, did not understand Jérôme. Bonaparte, he hurriedly lit his cigar and took a puff, a look of intoxication on his face.

Jérôme. Seeing this, Bonaparte also lit a cigar for himself, and the whole study was covered in smoke.

"Your Majesty, I don't think the job of chief of staff of the division headquarters is really not suitable for me!" Trochu turned a bitter face at Jérôme. Bonaparte said.

"What do you think is the right job for you?" Jérôme. Bonaparte placed the cigar on the edge of the glass ashtray and knocked it lightly, and a puff of ash fell into the ashtray.

"You know, I used to work in Algiers...... If you could let me lead a regiment...... On a regimental ......" Trochu cautiously asked Jérôme. Bonaparte's attitude.

"So, don't you want to be the chief of the general staff in the future?" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked rhetorically.

Trochu, who heard the "Chief of the General Staff", couldn't help but have his heart beating a little faster.

Who in the entire army doesn't want to be the chief of the General Staff?

"Yes!" Trochu replied decisively.

"Then you better start honestly as a staff officer! I don't need generals who can charge into battle, but also marshals who can do the work of coordination! The former is simply too much in the French army, and the latter is too few! "Jérôme. Bonaparte said with a sigh to Trochu.

The current French army is simply a copy of the Showa Japanese army a few decades later, and a single general is "Nogi Noshinori" who dares to charge.

If you put them together, the entire French army is like scattered sand without cohesion.

The fact that such an army was able to win the Crimea and the Franco-Austrian War was because the Russian and Austrian Empires themselves were worse than the French Empire.

The slightest encounter with a not-so-rotten kingdom of Prussia, the French army would immediately reveal all its shortcomings.

It was Jérôme who set out to train military commanders like Moltke Sr. and logistical management talents like Ron. Things that Bonaparte should do.

Up to now, return to Jérome. Bonaparte's men were also only Nière and Saint. Arnault has the ability to do just that.

McMahon, Leboeuf, Bazin and others are still far from it.

Of course, Trochu also has the potential to do that.

Otherwise Jérôme. Nor would Bonaparte use the General Staff as a bait to lure Trochu into continuing his staff posts.

"I see! I will definitely live up to your expectations! Trochu, who sensed the importance of the monarch, immediately turned his attention to Jérôme. Bonaparte responded.

"You're also an old man who came with me! I don't want you to fall behind too much, or I wouldn't know how to promote you! "Jérôme. Bonaparte sighed softly, feigning annoyance.

"Rest assured, I won't let you down!" Once again, Trochu replied firmly.

"That's it! It's your badge! "Jérôme. Bonaparte took out the box containing the medal from the drawer and handed it to Trochu.

Trochu took the box and hurried to Jérôme. Bonaparte salutation, Jérôme. Bonaparte waved his hand and said to Trochu: "All right! You go back first! ”

Trochu left the Tuileries Palace, and in the carriage he could not wait to open the box in which the medallion was kept.

In addition to a medal of the fourth degree, there was also a bill worth 50,000 francs.

With the note, Trochu could go to the Banque de France to exchange the francs of the corresponding value.

That's allegiance to Jérôme. The best return from Bonaparte.

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