"What if the Poles blow up your railroad after you pass by, cut off your supplies, and then engage in guerrilla attacks in the back?"

At this time, I remembered a children's voice that was not very suitable for the time, and Lakshmi Bayi obviously had her own opinion.

There were military courses in the palace, and as a famous rebel leader in Indian history, Franz felt that it was okay for her to learn these things.

However, Lakshmi Bayi was able to ask this question because Franz taught him about the power of the railway.

At the same time, Lakshmi Bayi also felt the strength of the pulse of the industrial age, although he did not lie on the ground, but also made him deeply understand that the steel monster in front of him is incomparable to any carriage or ox cart in the Indian subcontinent.

Franz's sister Maria Junior also wanted to join in the fun, but war is hard to associate with beauty. Franz still wanted his family to stay away from the war, so he didn't bring his sister with him.

As for the future that Lakshmi Bayi will face in the future, it is far more cruel than war, so it would be good for him to recognize the reality sooner.

Lakshmi Bayi's idea at this time reminded Franz of the sabotage and guerrilla warfare that were common in later generations.

However, he also wanted to hear how Albrecht, the world's famous player, responded to this tactic at this time.

Although, according to the etiquette of the time, gentlemen and ladies should not interject. However, Lakshmi Bayi is not Austrian, and secondly, she is just a child.

Therefore, Albrecht, who paid great attention to etiquette, did not mind very much, and also found this question interesting, after all, usually academic commanders rarely study this kind of thing.

"That's a good idea, but on the battlefield, any trick of the devil is just a futile struggle in front of a strong man with absolute power.

Besides, if there is a problem with the railway, then what do the road guards and gendarmerie do? And your goal is nothing more than railroads and supply teams, as long as you have some protection.

When the main strategic objectives are accomplished, a dragnet search can be carried out with a large army. Although Galicia is backward, the terrain dominated by plains is not conducive to hiding.

Although there are mountains, rivers, and forests, they are too scattered to hide on the whole.

As long as it's not like the French in Spain, rolling in the mud isn't much of a problem. ”

Albrecht thought for a moment and then said: "If you can build a railroad in the mud, it is not impossible, after all, times seem to have changed, and the common sense of the past and the limits of the army's strength are changing.

Maybe there will be a weapon that can completely ignore the terrain and pursue it in the future."

Albrech, of course, had something to say, but Franz was well aware that the project was still in the experimental stage, and although the prototype had been built, it was far from meeting the military's requirements in terms of performance.

The corresponding individual equipment and supporting weapons are still under development, and the stability and actual combat performance of these things are still to be discussed.

Albrecht unfolded a large map with detailed descriptions of the mountains and rivers of Galicia.

Lakshmi Bayi said with some indignation: "According to you, is it possible to be invincible as long as the railway is built to the battlefield?" ”

Albrecht: "No, Mademoiselle. The premise is that in the case of absolute superiority, the railway will consolidate and amplify this advantage.

As far as I know, there is no invincible method or person in this world, and all we can do is try to favor the goddess of victory and tilt the scales of victory in our favor. ”

Albrecht said that there was nothing wrong with that, but there was still a slight bit of regular arrogance.

Franz signaled that he wanted to make a supplement, and Albrecht nodded, he still recognized the nephew's level.

"The basis of guerrilla warfare is the right time, the right place, and the right people, and the so-called time of day means that the enemy needs to fight on multiple fronts and it is difficult to concentrate forces; The geographical advantage is the so-called mountains and rivers, swamps and lakes, desert grasslands; He refers to the support of the domestic public, as well as external help.

The so-called guerrillas, on the other hand, are generally undernumbered, lack weapons, and have no officers, which may be a bit unfamiliar, but they are flexible in formation, light in their equipment, and easy to maneuver.

The most important factors for the survival of the guerrillas are intelligence and supplies, and it is the local population that provides these two most critical factors. ”

Lakshmi Bayi exclaimed impatiently, "What are you going to say, why are you so rambling!" ”

Albrecht frowned, the colonel Bordeaux on the side was eager to throw the little ghost in front of him directly off the train, and the movements of the soldiers and attendants around him were all stagnant, they could hardly imagine that anyone dared to talk to Franz like this.

The atmosphere in the entire carriage was as if the prince was about to kill someone.

(The prince refers to Gadar Rao, the supreme ruler of the region of Zhangxi.) ）

Lakshmi Bayi is usually with Franz's sister, and the two little girls are only regarded as childlike words when they are together, and no one will blame her except Mrs. Sophie, and she will naturally release her nature without restraint.

In fact, Lakshmi Baeyi's estimate was completely wrong, and Franz's sister Maria was just crazy in front of her family and was a proper princess on a formal occasion.

In the end, it was Franz who broke the silence, and he had to touch Lakshmi Baeyi's head like an elder, who also had to pretend to be well-behaved.

"For the aristocracy, patience was also a virtue. I would say that this was within the Austrian Empire, in the province of Galicia, where the soil for the survival of guerrilla warfare did not exist.

In other words, the benefits of guerrilla warfare are negative, and in order to maintain this mode of warfare, the opposing side must invest more and more elite troops, and at the same time need more supplies and intelligence personnel.

This is almost impossible for the disadvantaged side.

Guerrilla warfare is not about how many enemies are eliminated or how many victories are won, but about making the benefits and costs of the other side upside down.

No one would want to do such a backward guerrilla operation with negative returns, unless it can strike at the enemy's key targets, and the enemy will be saved. ”

Seeing that Franz had no intention of pursuing it, others naturally did not dare to make decisions for him and returned to business as usual.

This time Lakshmi Bao Yi was obedient, and she raised her hand before she wanted to speak. It's overkill, but it's better than lawlessness.

Franz nodded with a smiling smile and motioned for her to speak, but the people around him didn't think it was funny, but they seemed to be a little too kind to the stranger.

Bordeaux and his royal guards, in particular, felt that they should treat him like the great Indian merchant, whether he was a prince or not, and whether he had hands and eyes to the sky, and that he should be punished if he made a mistake.

The big businessman refers to Villawise Adani, who has been working with Franz for a long time, and can be regarded as a generation of heroes, but in Franz's eyes, it is just a tool that is not very useful and cannot find a replacement for the time being.

(End of chapter)