The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven Chapter 68

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Franz noticed that Friedrich's eyes glanced at Adjani from time to time, and Franz looked back at Adjani helplessly.

Ajani understood what Franz meant, and could also see what Friedrich was thinking. She put away her fan, lifted her skirt and saluted Archduke Friedrich gracefully.

"It is an honor to meet you, Archduke Friedrich. I am Adjani de Duboit, the chamberlain of the Archduke Franz."

"Are there any female attendants? Is there such an operation?" Friedrich blurted out.

In fact, the number of female attendants is indeed very small, and even the majority of Empress Theresa's attendants are men.

Friedrich disliked his attendant's words and deeds for being too verbose, so he kept him at home and almost never let him go out with him.

If he had known that he could still operate like this, he would have asked his father to arrange a female servant for him. At least he could have someone to talk to with him in the navy.

Friedrich was suddenly taken aback by the thoughts that popped up in his head, obviously he was not like this, but Franz's tutor and attendant were really...

Why is my tutor an old lady? And the attendant is a big bald guy who smokes a pipe all day long? Friedrich once again lamented the injustice of fate.

"Friedrich, I have a suggestion, you should consider forming a marine corps." Franz was not going to continue the previous topic with Friedrich on this issue.

"Marine Corps? We have a ready-made army in the Austrian Empire. Wouldn't it be good to just ship it there? Moreover, the formation of the Marine Corps requires additional funds. Now the Ministry of War has a very tight budget."

"This is actually related to combat thinking. The navy is not necessarily good at land warfare, and the army is not necessarily good at naval warfare. But once the troops need to conduct amphibious landing operations, this is the biggest weakness.

The simplest thing is that you don't know whether these army soldiers will be seasick, or whether they can swim and row. Do you expect warships to berth at the opponent's dock when attacking the port dock? Do you think the opponent's coastal defense guns are all decorations? "

In fact, the Marine Corps during this period is more appropriately called the Sea Infantry. Only the United Kingdom, France, and the United States have professional marines. The approach of other countries is the same as what Friedrich said, directly shipping the army over there.

However, amphibious operations in the future will become more and more important and cruel. Continuing the practice of hundreds of years ago is tantamount to giving in vain.

If the navy does not have a landing force directly under it, it is easy to be controlled by others.

The mission of the Marine Corps is not only to land on the beach, but also to be responsible for reconnaissance, clearing obstacles, blasting, infiltration, and assassination. It is unrealistic for the Army to do all these tasks.

You think, on a night where you can't see your fingers, a group of soldiers quietly rowed the boat to a few hundred meters from the shore, and then a group of landlubbers jumped into the waves and slowly moved forward with the waves, under a dark reef login.

Just when a group of enemy patrols passed by, when everyone was holding their breath, they suddenly heard a "wow" and the soldier vomited, the mission failed...

Therefore, it is very important to establish a professional marine corps.

Friedrich is not an idiot either. In fact, he is very supportive of the formation of the Marine Corps. After all, the Marine Corps also belongs to the Navy, which makes it easier for him to deploy tactics.

It's just that due to funding and face, he has not proposed it.

This time Franz proposed this idea, and Friedrich was very happy. He felt that he had finally found a like-minded friend. Although Franz's support could not provide actual help, it was enough for him .

"Franz, what do you think about the Marine Corps?" Friedrich asked.

"I think your Marine Corps should not be limited to sea infantry. I suggest you select elite hunters and train them. These people can be responsible for reconnaissance, sabotage, infiltration, landing, and anti-landing missions."

"Jeters? You mean those mountain people? They can't do it, let alone whether they can adapt to the sea environment.

Those people are poorly organized, and their individual abilities are very strong. It is often said that a hunter can kill the entire reconnaissance team of the opponent with just a hunting knife. But if they get together, any trouble can cause them to flee in all directions, and often even the surrounding troops will collapse. "

Friedrich shook his head frantically, as if he couldn't trust those soldiers from the mountains at all.

At this time, it is not Jews who are at the bottom of the chain of contempt in the entire Austrian Empire, but Gypsies, Croats, and Tyroleans. Many of the Tyroleans have German ancestry, but because their accents are like Swiss, often Not considered a human being.

Seeing that Friedrich seemed confident, Franz asked.

"Do you have any candidates in mind?"

"Of course, I think the sailors in Venice are very good. They are not fighting every day, or they are on the way to fight. The most important thing is that they are sailors themselves. They just need to train for land warfare."

"The Italians? Let's forget it. I'm afraid they will surrender as soon as the war is fought."

Although Franz knew that this was a stereotype, and knew how fierce the sailors in Venice were, he still felt uncomfortable anyway.

The Italians gave Franz a feeling that they were not suitable for fighting. Although they were good at fighting with gangs, such as the Mafia, they seemed to lack courage when bayonets became popular on the battlefield.

When mentioning Franz in Italy, he can only think of spaghetti, macaroni, Milan duo, Jingluo ecstasy, and the beautiful legend of Sicily. In short, it has nothing to do with weapons and war~www.mtlnovel.com~How come, Italian TV Honor is more important than life. "

"...I suggest that you feed them well before sending them to the battlefield, otherwise some unexpected situations may occur. In addition, I suggest that you still recruit some soldiers from other regions. After all, the Venetians And the Lombards, don't seem to be so loyal."

"I understand what you say, but the poor in Venice are usually not anti-Austrian, because under the Austrian rule, the poor have a better life than in the past. The real anti-Austrians are the rich and the nobles of the Venetian era. They always feel that they have not been affected. Fair treatment, hoping to expand influence within the empire.

And I heard your father suggested to the Emperor that it was a good job to punish the traitors who beat the Austrian officers severely, pay my respects to your father. Those self-righteous traitors should have been punished long ago, but both Marshal Radetzky and General Li Qi shy away from punishing the Italian nobles. "

"I was wrong, I haven't been to Northern Italy, I've only heard about it, but I still don't recommend that you only use the Venetian.

As for those traitors, they deserved what they deserved. As a royal family, how could soldiers loyal to the empire suffer unjust injustice? "

In fact, the compromise policy of the Austrian Empire towards the Italian region originated from the period of Franz II. Franz II always felt that he was an Italian, and asked the Austrian imperial government to treat Italians "fairly" more than once.

After the death of Franz II, the support of the Italian region became the focus of competition between Count Korolav and Prince Metternich, so the whole of Austria has repeatedly accommodated the Italian region.

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