18th century total war

Chapter 105 The Military Academy
The reason why the general trend is feared by people is because the efforts of individuals and even some groups of people often appear very pale in the face of the general trend.

This is just like the European monarchs who first became the center of the world. In order to maintain their monarchical authority, they tried various reforms and even began to care about the living conditions of the lower class civilians.

But in the end, under the general trend, the sky of the European monarchy finally collapsed in the First World War...

Even the monarchy power of the so-called victorious country, the British Empire, was further weakened after World War I, and was in no way comparable to the Victorian era!
It is obvious that some of the soldiers on the second line of defense who really harbored revolutionary enthusiasm, or were fooled by the politicians above and planned to desperately protect their homeland, failed to stop the general trend of collapse after all.

They can rely on geographical advantages and numerical advantages to kill the guards infantry who climb over in a very unfair way, but they cannot stop the guards infantry who climb over the parapet from other directions and kill them!
When the Guards infantry and these provincial coalition infantry fighting desperately are in the same location, no amount of revolutionary enthusiasm can make up for the disparity in the individual combat capabilities of the two sides.

If Xueyong could turn the tide of the battle, how could the Japanese soldiers easily crush the regular Chinese army by one against ten?

From aircraft and artillery to individual shooting and bayonet capabilities, the Japanese army in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War crushed the mainland regular army in all aspects.

You must know that at that time, the strength of the regular mainland army was higher than that of the Japanese army. There were good times, places, people and harmony inside, domestic internal operations, and diplomatic support from European countries outside, and even military support!

As for morale, needless to say anything else, in that era when nationalism had already awakened, the morale of the mainland regular army could not be lower than that of the crazy Japanese army just by saying "defend the country". It was accompanied by burning, killing and looting. How could the soldiers in the army not know?
Even if they are not for the country, they will fight desperately for the relatives and friends behind them.

It's a pity that the fighting power and firepower of individual soldiers were crushed in all directions, but they still couldn't change the situation of the battle...

This is the sorrow of a weak country. A weak country is never defeated by the morale of the army, but by the armament. The closer to the modern military, the more critical the armament!
In the 21st century, the term 'asymmetric warfare' has even appeared, and a powerful country with technological advantages can even win with zero battle losses!

Judging from the comparison of military strength alone, it is no longer one against ten, but one against a hundred in the true sense!

Even the ones launching the attack are no longer fighter planes flown by pilots, but drones and precision-guided weapons!

In such an advanced field of warfare, what is the point of having more troops?
Do you fight guerrilla warfare by drilling ravines?

If it was time for guerrilla warfare, the situation would basically collapse. Even if the invaders were finally driven out, it would not be a victory for the war, but the aggressors would withdraw their troops after destroying their homes.

When the Guards infantry faced off against the most elite infantry in Europe at this time, the difference in individual combat power might not be too big, but against this group of provincial coalition infantry who had no enthusiasm but very average combat effectiveness, there was really no pressure. The beating.

Before dawn, some of the infantry of the provincial coalition forces who were stubbornly resisting in the area where the second line of defense was attacked were cleared out one by one.

Captain Wright squatted down with his adjutant and trusted guards dejectedly. After all, he failed to escape this time and became an honorable prisoner.

The main reason was that it was too dark. Captain Wright didn't find the "straight line" position when he ran, and was chased by the guard infantry who surpassed him physically.

Thanks to Captain Wright's quick reaction, before the infantry guards shot, he moved nimbly on the ground with his head in his hands, threw his weapon aside, and shouted words such as 'surrender', saving his life.

As for Captain Wright's adjutant and trusted guards, as an old man who followed Captain Wright, he naturally knew this set of procedures very well.

The Guards infantry did not intend to kill all the prisoners. These prisoners of war were either sent to labor camps or training camps. They were all young and middle-aged, and the officers among them had accumulated a lot of relevant military knowledge. After spending time in the training camp, , you can directly serve as a grassroots officer after you come out.

This is why Levi likes to stuff enemy prisoners of war into training camps.

The training camp model is similar to solidifying combat capabilities and brainwashing effects, but it does not force input or 'format' the knowledge that the soldiers already have in their minds.

This means that no matter whether the person who enters the training camp is an elite veteran or an ordinary farmer, after the training is completed, he will be a Guards infantryman with comparable individual combat capabilities. The original elite veteran will not receive an improvement in combat effectiveness. At most, he will be able to improve his combat effectiveness. Combat experience is optional.

It's just that, with the combat quality of the infantry guards, that bit of combat experience is as meaningless as tasteless.

However, if you are an officer yourself, or someone with experience in leading troops enters the training camp and walks out of the training camp, not to mention the skills of the infantry guards, the original experience in leading troops will also be preserved intact, and there is no need to enter the training camp. With the military school set up by Vega, he can directly serve as a low-level officer or even a middle-level officer.

Senior military officers have one radish and one pit, no matter how talented they are, it is impossible to serve as soon as they leave the training camp.

The military school was specially set up by Li Wei after the Battle of Rennes, because the Black Dragon Legion had a serious problem of overthrowing the young, and the soldiers had no flaws in their combat ability, but the officers had a lot of problems.

The vast majority of grassroots officers and a small number of mid-level officers were directly promoted from the bottom, lacking the necessary knowledge of military theory.

Therefore, Li Wei set up military schools at all levels of the army to teach middle and low-level officers. The teachers are senior officers or mid-level officers with rich combat experience.

The senior officers in the Black Dragon Legion were promoted step by step by accumulating military merits, so there was no need to worry about their abilities.

Although the senior officers in the Black Dragon Legion were not at the level of famous generals, it was no problem to command a well-regulated queuing and shooting war. Facing the mountainous jungle with complex terrain, they would not foolishly ask the infantrymen to straighten their backs and take a shot.

Li Wei even asked his experienced officers to work together to compile an infantry tactics guidance textbook and distribute it to the middle and lower-level officers of the Black Dragon Legion to fill them in with theoretical knowledge.

Today, a complete set of military education system has been formed in the Black Dragon Army, which greatly makes up for the shortcomings of the officers at all levels in the Black Dragon Army.

Thanks to the nine fat orange cats for rewarding 1500 starting coins.

Thanks to Ji Bingtian for the reward of 100 starting coins.

(End of this chapter)