18th century total war

Chapter 335
"Czechoslovak, Croatian, Hungarian, Romanian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Austrian, Germanic, Swiss, Italian, Dutch, Belgian, French.

The original French National Defense Force and the subsequently reorganized troops formed a total of 13 legions.

Well, I don’t think this number is a bit unlucky, but I’m just not sure. Can this really make my army leaner and more capable? "

Li Wei put down the military reorganization plan of the Roman Empire just submitted by the Ministry of War, crossed his hands on the table, and raised his head to ask.

"Your Majesty, this system can fit the language and culture of the soldiers in each region in the empire's ruled area, allowing them to fight together to the greatest extent.

Although their loyalty to His Majesty is unquestionable, and they are all elite soldiers who have undergone rigorous training, it is impossible for them to learn multiple languages ​​in a short period of time. After all, most of the soldiers who joined the army and fought have a very low level of education.

Many of them don't even know a few words in their own country. "

"Well, I can understand the War Department's approach.

However, according to what you said, in the area I rule, there are still many ethnic groups that have not established their own legions. Why? "

"The land under His Majesty's control is extremely vast, and there are many races, and there are many sparsely populated ethnic minorities who are not qualified to form their own armies at all.

Of course, if Your Majesty needs enough battlefield cannon fodder, the Ministry of War will recruit enough minorities for you.

For example, the Greeks. "

"I didn't expect my Secretary of War to have such a big prejudice against the Greeks. I don't know how Aristotle would feel when he heard it."

"The Greeks have been immersed in the idea of ​​national independence for too long. Your Majesty believes that they are the fire seed for the spread of the revolution. I believe that the ministers present must also think so.

What your Majesty dislikes will be abandoned by your subjects! "

"Hmm, not a bad idea.

Which legion do you think Admiral Karl is suitable to lead.

In this list, the French Legion has the most troops, but you said that the Germanic Legion has the greatest future potential.

Are you judging by the language and cultural customs spoken by Bingyuan? "

"Yes, Your Majesty.

Except for the Austrians who are eligible to create a legion alone because of Vienna's status as the imperial capital, all German-speaking peoples are included in the Germanic legion by me.

The German region is a very densely populated region in Europe.

If Your Majesty conquers the Kingdom of Prussia in the future, the German Legion will have a wider source of conscription.

The current source of soldiers of the Germanic Legion is only from the active-duty troops of the Rhine Alliance, and it is almost catching up with the number of the French Legion. "

Li Wei nodded slightly and replied: "I agree with the military reform of the Ministry of the Army. The 13 legions will be stationed in the densely populated areas of the corresponding populations and nearby border areas as appropriate, provided there is no war.

During the outbreak of war, different group armies will be formed for combat as needed.

The Germanic Legion will be fully integrated into a field force, and the local defense of the Rhineland League and the Kingdom of Austria will be handed over to the French Legion. Admiral Karl will be the standing commander of the Germanic Legion.

Except for the Balkans, all regional defenses have been handed over to the French Legion. In the future, the French Legion may be renamed the Imperial Defense Force. "

Hearing this sentence, the Minister of War quickly explained: "Your Majesty, the French Defense Forces have played a great reputation in the four anti-French wars. If it is only used to deter places, there is no better choice than them."

“It’s quite thoughtful.

I was also accustomed to having French soldiers as my personal guard.

But why in the proposal of the Ministry of War, only the Germanic Legion, the French Legion, the Italian Legion and the Austrian Legion have the appointment of standing commanders.

Didn't other legions set up a standing commander? "

"Your Majesty, this is because the current main army is composed of these four legions. The remaining nine legions are small in number. Most of the legions only have the strength of one division. It is only necessary to set up a division commander or a commander. A standing commander is needed.

Moreover, these legions are field troops and have all been deployed to the Balkans. They can be directly put under the command of a commander who only knows how to fight in the Balkans. "

"The commander of the Germanic Legion is Admiral Karl.

The commander of the French Legion was Lieutenant General Borza.

The commander of the Italian Army was Lieutenant General Kleber.

The two Slins of the Austrian Army were Lieutenant General Resarit.

This candidate is an old man who follows me, except that apart from Bolcha, the other three commanders may have to bring a few translators with them to better command their subordinates. "

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that, except for the commander, the other senior officers of the Army Department will give priority to selecting people from their own nationality.

These four main legions account for more than [-]% of the troops. Although the French legion has the largest number, they are responsible for the main regional defense and must be alert to attacks from the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Prussia, the United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland, and the Russian Empire.

Therefore, in this attack on Istanbul, except for the Cannon Fodder Corps, the Ministry of the Army dispatched all other legions except the French Legion, more than 20 field troops! "

"How many people are there in the Cannon Fodder Corps?"

Li Wei asked.

"Your Majesty, the cannon fodder corps is theoretically unlimited, because in addition to pulling the soldiers who have been eliminated from the vassal state's servants into the Balkans, we can also recruit young and strong soldiers from the Greek Peninsula and the three Balkan countries without restriction. Fan can be devoted to the attack on Istanbul.

Thanks to the cooperation of Aristotle, we now have more than 50 cannon fodder corps.

More than half of them are Greeks.

Aristotle emptied almost all the youth of the Greek Republic. "

"In other words, there are now more than 70 troops gathered in the Balkans?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Then launch the offensive as soon as possible. It is a huge burden to support 70 people on the front line."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that the 20 loyal field troops are only used as a supervising team and will not suffer too many losses when attacking the Istanbul fortress group."

"Better so."

At the beginning of 1804, Li Wei's government sent an army of one million to launch a full-scale attack on the Istanbul area, as a prelude to the establishment of the Roman Empire.

This war was called the Crown War by European countries.

It means that this is an aggressive war launched by Li Wei in order to wear the crown of the Roman emperor!
Of course, in the area controlled by the Li Wei government, this war was advertised as a holy war.

It is the prologue of God to recreate Rome in the world!

No matter how big the gap between the public opinion propaganda of the two sides is, the European people are still relatively supportive of the Livy government's war to regain the Istanbul area.

After all, in this era, people who believe in God are naturally on the opposite side of the Ottoman Empire.

It can be seen from the bad attitude towards Christians in the Ottoman Empire...

After the war broke out, Prime Minister Pitt of the London government immediately convened an important cabinet meeting.

"Everyone, in order to realize his ambition, that tyrant Li Wei once again plunged his empire into the quagmire of war.

Of course, now is not the best time for us to start a war.

Neither the Kingdom of Prussia nor the Russian Empire in Europe has recovered from the trauma of the war, especially the mighty Russians with millions of gray animals, who are still busy re-dividing the cake of power and getting rid of the badness brought about by regicide Influence.

However, the great United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland still maintains sufficient energy to wage a war that must be won in the Far East. "

"Master Prime Minister, our conquest in India has not yet ended. Isn't it too hasty to launch a war against the Far East Empire at this time?"

"The conquest of the Indian region is only the finishing touches.

The Maratha Union has been completely defeated by us. Will the remaining Indian states still pose a threat to our Indian colonial government?
The Indian continent is so vast that nothing needs to be done if we wait to conquer India!
The Fourth Anti-French War we have a lot of bad debt.

All the money invested in the Greek peninsula was wasted. Although Jewish businessmen took the lion's share, the London government also lost a lot.

What's more, we have to extend the term of loans to other European countries, unless we want to bankrupt the countries of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Russian Empire, that will only make the tyrant Li Wei cheaper!

My Chancellor of the Exchequer, give the ministers a financial summary report for this year, and let them know how bad the finances of Great Britain have become because of the war! "

After the Minister of War received the financial report, he suddenly pretended to be surprised and said: "Our opium trade in the Far Eastern Empire has only such a small amount of revenue, which is a full [-]% drop from five years ago. Why is this?"

"Ha ha.

The reason is of course the greed of the bureaucrats of the Far East Empire!
Even the royal family of the Far Eastern Empire participated in the 'dividend' of the opium trade tariff!
Perhaps the courts of the Far Eastern empire were slow to respond to the dangers of opium, but they were unusually sensitive to the huge profits of the tariff.

The imperial court of the Far East Empire is a group of vampires. They only need to lie on their own beds to take away most of the wealth that our businessmen have earned from traveling thousands of miles across the sea!

It is ridiculous that the Far Eastern imperial court with so much income did not use the money to reorganize the army, but to build taller and more gorgeous palaces, and the bureaucrats competed to compare the nobility of luxury goods! "

"My lord Prime Minister, I agree to launch a war against the Far Eastern Empire.

As long as we win this war, not only can we grab a fortune in the Far East Empire, but also allow the Far East Empire to adjust tariffs to a level that meets the standard of 'free trade'.

By that time, the Far Eastern Empire will be a hen that keeps laying golden eggs for Great Britain!

This is related to the long-term strategic posture of Great Britain.

Moreover, the gentlemen of those parliaments cannot say no to what we have achieved.

Nobody can say no to money! "

The Secretary of the Navy spoke.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, we have established a solid war rear in the Indian subcontinent, where there are arsenals that produce flintlock muskets, which can provide weapons and ammunition close to the front line.

The Strait of Malacca has also been fully controlled by us. The fleet of the Royal Navy is unimpeded in the Far East, and no navy of any country can threaten us.

This is the best time for Great Britain to invade the interests of the Far East. "

"That's right, the European countries have been weakened by the Levy government. Now, in order to protect their own national foundation, they have to increase their investment in the army and reduce the expenditure of the navy. Except for Great Britain, the naval military expenditures of all European countries are in the Great Britain. The magnitude has dropped!
No one can compete with Great Britain for the interests of the Far East!

Great Britain needs to raise enough wealth to use in the next anti-French war! "

"I'm afraid the next time it won't be an anti-French war, but an anti-Roman war..."

Prime Minister Pete looked at the minister who spoke, and corrected him coldly: "No!

No matter how high-sounding Li Wei's whitewashing is, the mainstream European society will not recognize the legal status of Li Wei's Roman emperor!
In a country of justice, Li Wei will always be the emperor of France, not the emperor of Rome!
This is also the direction in which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will work next.

The legal system of Rome must not be handed over to the tyrant Livi, otherwise the whole of Europe will never have peace! "

When everyone agreed to launch a war against the Far Eastern Empire, Prime Minister Pete smiled and told everyone good news.

"I have contacted both the House of Lords and the House of Commons, this war is waged, we can definitely get a majority.

We want to take the Far Eastern Empire before the tyrant Levi occupies Istanbul, so we don't need to draw troops from the mainland of Great Britain, but directly draw troops from the Indian subcontinent.

The newly trained Indian minions could also be used, since their opponents still use broadswords and spears anyway. "

"My lord, the performance of the Indian servants in the Greek peninsula is not satisfactory. Our Far East Fleet is far inferior to the Mediterranean Fleet. We cannot transport too many people to the Far East Empire to join the war."

The Minister of War said with a worried expression.

He didn't want this invasion of the Far Eastern Empire to turn into a joke!
"Don't worry, the first batch of people to land will definitely be the heroic Red Shirt Army. However, we have a lot of territory in the Indian subcontinent that requires the Red Shirt Army to maintain, so we cannot mobilize too many troops.

The Red Shirt Army can mobilize at most more than 1000 people. It is too dangerous for such a force to land in the Far East Empire.

So we need the Indian minions to join us.

I have seen the performance of the Indian servant army in the battle of the Greek peninsula. Aristotle’s army is an army with faith. If the Indian servant army can achieve that record, it should not perform too badly in the Far East Empire.

You will never know how weak the army of the Far East Empire is, this is what a businessman from Great Britain told me! "

PS: The birthday celebration of the motherland is not yet over, so there is only one update today, I am very sorry.

(End of this chapter)