Chapter 297: Army Replacement
Italy is in raging war, but Trieste, next door to Venice, is a different scene. After the war broke out, the transfer of military supplies and the huge demand triggered by the war made Trieste. Ste took a big hit from the war dividends.
A number of factories, including Hechingen Food Processing Enterprises, ramped up their efforts to produce military supplies, which were then transported by sea to Venice and the Papal States.
There are ships coming and going in the Port of Trieste, and the pier is bustling with activity, but a large area is isolated from the crowd.
The graduates of the Hechingen Military Academy who arrived here from the Hechingen area will soon sail to East Africa here.
Except for thirty members who went to the Military Command Academy Theresa in Austria for further studies, the rest of the graduates are here.
Ernst personally saw off the students from Hechingen who were about to leave for East Africa. There was no complicated ceremony. Just before boarding the ship, Ernst said a few more words on the dock.
Ernst: "After you arrive in East Africa this time, your goal is to raise the theoretical study of the East African army to a higher level and speed up the modernization of the army. Of course, you should not look down on the level of the East African army. Many of them It has also fought many wars, although it is not a military power like France. , but it may not be less difficult than the Franco-Prussian War. The East African army not only faced indigenous hostile forces, but also had to deal with harsh environments. This is something you cannot feel in Europe. Sometimes the marching roads may be temporarily opened. Moreover, the indigenous forces are very flexible. In a blink of an eye, they may move from the east to the east. Non-soldiers disappear into the mountains and forests in front of them, and the enemy suddenly disappears, and they will also break into pieces. You say whether the East African army pursues or not pursue, so the East African army has great experience in dealing with guerrilla tactics. It is very different from fighting with large armies in Europe. When you go there, you have to learn to adapt to local conditions and don't get carried away. We must rely on the knowledge in the books to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the various enemies that East Africa may face, and know our enemies and ourselves, so that we can win every battle.”
Students: “It’s the principal!”
Ernst waved his hand and said: "Go! Start a new journey."
Amidst the roar of the steamship, the 70th graduates of the Hechingen Military Academy boarded the ship one after another. They were about to carry out a revolution in the army of the East African Kingdom.
Dealing with the indigenous people all day long, the combat effectiveness of the East African army will inevitably be affected by the indigenous people. If a war suddenly breaks out with a country with a little modern experience, the East African army may suddenly suffer a brain freeze.
So the Hechingen graduates who participated in the Franco-Prussian War this time need to carry out a major reform of the main force of the East African Kingdom’s Army to accelerate the East African Army’s understanding of modern warfare.
As for the non-main force, there is no need. If it weren’t for the large area of East Africa, poor transportation, many internal indigenous forces, many surrounding forces, and high national defense pressure, Ernst would have thought that now Cut them out.
Compared with the population, East Africa's current military strength is surplus, and it has reached the strength of Europe. In fact, hundreds of thousands of troops in Africa are quite explosive, and only Egypt has this level.
Boarding a ship flying the Austrian flag, this was the second time that some students from Hechingen traveled across the ocean, and some were students from Germany.
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East Africa, the first town.
East African Defense Minister Yaman reported to Constantine on the work contents of East African retired personnel.
Arman: "Your Majesty, this is the list of voluntarily retired officers. There are 407 people in total. The lowest level is the platoon leader and the highest level is the 23rd Division Commander. A large part of them are They are old people from the colonial era. "The old people from the colonial era were the mercenary group hired by the Hechingen Consortium, and Arman was the leader of the mercenary group at that time.
Constantine took over the list and looked at it. In addition to those who were older, some were injured, and the remaining small number were due to other reasons.
Constantine: "For those who originally wanted to return to Germany to retire in the mercenary team, carefully calculate their wages and bonuses over the years, so that they can return to Europe and enjoy their lives. I will personally Provide some bonuses to each of them. If they want to stay in East Africa, we also welcome their families to come and settle. As for the disabled veterans, we will arrange local jobs for them. "
Mercenary groups. They came to East Africa for money. Most of them were retired soldiers from various German countries, so they were generally older. The representative one was Jarman himself.
Most of their families are in Europe and have their roots in Germany, so many of them plan to leave East Africa and return to Germany after making enough money. After all, they have worked hard all their lives and it is time to enjoy themselves.
Arman actually had this idea, but Constantine and Ernst did not intend to let him retire. In order to stabilize Arman, they arranged for Arman's family to live alone in the First Town.
After hearing Constantine’s decision, Yaman replied: “Yes, Your Majesty, we will verify it carefully based on the files.”
Arranging for the retirement of officers is to prepare for the upcoming The graduates of the Hechingen Military Academy vacated their positions. In the two years before this batch of students from the Hechingen Military Academy, the crash course was closed and no military talents were provided to East Africa.
After all, the normal academic cycle is three years, and the time when the Hechingen Military Academy returned to the normal academic cycle was three years ago.
Relying on voluntary retirement of officers alone is definitely not enough. Therefore, East Africa previously invited a group of incompetent people with negative records out of the army and asked them to change careers. Through these two actions, a large number of officers were eliminated retreat.
Therefore, East Africa is still relatively short of military talents in general, not only high-end military talents, but also low-end military talents, and this class of graduates from the Hechingen Military Academy will fill these gaps.
Armen: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing. Our diplomats were driven back by Mozambique. I heard that they have not even seen the new governor of Mozambique."
Constan Ding: "Oh! Do you have any specific information about this person?"
Armen: "We learned from the Maputo merchants that this person came from the military and was a former general of the Portuguese Army. , is not very tactful. According to rumors, he was sent to Mozambique by the government because he was squeezed out by the military. It is said that his military capabilities are not bad. As soon as he arrived in Mozambique, he led the army to defeat the remaining forces of the Kingdom of Malawi. "< br>
Constantine: "If this is the case, we should also be careful about this person and ask the troops stationed on the Mozambique border to be more vigilant. If there is any change in Mozambique, they must report it in time."
The new governor of Mozambique does not seem to be easy to deal with, and East Africa has to consider that Caboril will challenge East Africa. Because Mozambique is already surrounded by East African territory, Mozambique must be worried about security considerations. The expansion rate of East Africa is too terrifying, and it is simply a replica of Tsarist Russia. West Africa and North Africa are okay, but Eastern and Southern Africa are completely under the pressure of East Africa's expansion.
(End of this chapter)