Welcome to 19th-century Europe, where strength reigns supreme

As Garibaldi advanced all the way, the Kingdom of Italy in the north also rushed all the way to the south. Their progress was very smooth. The Bourbon army was vulnerable and basically surrendered without much fighting because the battle situation was too fierce. By the way, the King of the Kingdom of Italy, Victor Emmanuel II, came to Florence to condolences the soldiers who went on the expedition.

But in fact, the Prussian army was mainly fighting in the north, and the Italian army followed behind to take advantage. In order to support Italy's unification war, Prussia had lost two thousand soldiers, both veterans and recruits. This war also Many problems of the Prussian army were exposed.

First of all, the general's command ability is lacking. The Prussian army is generally composed of new soldiers. Although they use breech-loading guns, the tactics used are still line infantry lining up to kill. Today's guns no longer require such a long reloading time. It is entirely possible to find a bunker, but the general's military thinking seems to have failed to keep up with the advancement of weapons, and he made the same mistake as the French.

There is also the problem of the position of the square formation. Sometimes the artillery positions are too far back, and the cannon cannot be raised too high and cannot hit people. General Bittenfeldt is a cavalry general, but he charges too fast, and the following infantry simply cannot Can't keep up, but General Biedenfeldt is still the one punching into the stomach.

It was true that he understood how to play the armored force, but there was one thing that he might not be clear about, that is, the horse was not a tank. There seemed to be little point in rushing forward without infantry support, and it was easy to get killed.

But General Biedenfeldt didn't accept this trick. He just had to rush, and he had to rush brilliantly. He was also an honorary member of the attacking cult.

Although there are tactical problems, the quality of the Prussian army is still excellent, mainly because of their good equipment, otherwise it is really impossible to fight so easily.

If the same tactics are used, the importance of equipment and quantity can be reflected. After all, equipment and number of people can determine the lower limit of the army's combat effectiveness, and tactics can determine the upper limit of the army.

As a battle report was sent back to Berlin, the news was not sent directly to the Army General Staff, but to the Prime Minister's Office as soon as possible.

Tina wanted to read them one by one, because there were not many officers sent to support Italy, and many of them did not pay much attention to the military reports. Basically, they said, "I was defeated, but our army was unimpeded."

Anyway, it is quite full, but after cutting off the beginning and the end, I can only extract four words from it, "very simple".

The entire general staff is made up of Ai Lichu, right? Everyone likes to fill it out very easily.

But obviously they are not so good that they can fill in the military report very simply. De Gaulle's after-class analysis can fill seven or eight pages! My military report is full of details, how dare you?

Tina compared Bittenfeldt's military reports with those of other officers. It was obvious that if they deviated from the General Staff's plan, the frontline troops would not fight. Bittenfeldt's tactics were very simple. The whole army charged. As long as I charged If it's fast enough, the enemy won't be able to react.

Bittenfeldt also committed a noble problem, not caring enough about the lives of his opponents, and launched a hopeless attack despite knowing the disadvantage, resulting in many casualties.

The relationship between officers was also not coordinated enough. In the military report, some officers reported that General Bittenfeldt's plan was too radical, and some people who tried to advise him would be scolded.

Some officers are not from good backgrounds. Those officers with family backgrounds will call them "incompetent people". The main reason is that their thinking has not been upgraded. They still believe that great officers cannot be produced among civilians. This is wrong. A derogatory name for those civilian officers.

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"According to the battle report in September, a lieutenant of the cavalry unit killed a surrendered prisoner of the Bourbon army. It had a very bad impact on the army. This man was even a holder of the Iron Cross."

Tina handed the military report to August. Recently, August was thinking about things in the UK. She was very interested in Lillian, the British Minister of Health, so she didn't pay much attention to the frontline war recently.

But when he heard that the Prussian officers killed prisoners of war, August's face immediately turned bad.

"Tina, this matter is very serious. Killing prisoners of war is a very serious matter. We should make the Prussian army glorious. Not killing prisoners of war is a reflection of our glorious image. We must give other countries The Prussian army is a well-disciplined army that does not kill innocent people indiscriminately and treats prisoners of war preferentially. This is the Prussian army."

August said that she did not want to be made a tyrant by people from other countries, and when nationalism was just emerging in Europe, no one wanted to work for the king, but they had to do it to make a living.

But if you say that you can get better treatment as a prisoner of war, who will fight? Why don't you raise your hands in the air and show courtesy?

If the Prussian army could really do this one day, it would be a great strategic victory.

"Then how to resolve this officer's matter?"

"Recall him urgently, lower his official rank by two levels, put him in confinement for two days, and give him a serious warning. If he makes this mistake again, he will not be tolerated!"

August said firmly, and Tina sighed, "I think the training of officers needs to be improved."

Tina had different ideas from August. She thought it didn't matter whether to kill the prisoners of war or not, but violating the iron laws of the army was the key. Since it said you couldn't kill, it meant you couldn't kill. How could you cross the line?

Tina has always wanted to build an army with strict discipline and strong combat effectiveness, so she cannot tolerate such disobedience to military orders.

"The disapproval of civilian officers is also a major shortcoming of the military. We must solve these problems. This is the key to making Prussia rich and powerful."

August and Tina came to the Army Reform Committee. She wanted to check something. She had to see if the Military Reform Committee had any detailed requirements for ideological education.