On Christmas Day, Xia Shu had no intention of enjoying the warmth of the reunion of brothers and sisters. Accompanied by the Irish envoy to Berlin, he visited the Royal German Military Academy in Berlin to visit the Irish officers who were studying here.

Talent is the foundation of the establishment of the army, so when the government agencies of the Kingdom of Ireland were still under construction, the first batch of regular military academies in this country had been established. So far, thousands of military officers and non-commissioned officers have been trained in the short-term and medium-term basic training. Moreover, when the country's financial resources are not yet sufficient, the investment in the construction of military academies has been guaranteed to the greatest extent. In addition, the support of the old military power Germany has almost no limits, and its scale and quality have been improved at an astonishing speed.

Local military academies are booming, but in terms of fame and heritage, German military academies are undoubtedly an ideal place for young Irish officers to further their studies. Thanks to the alliance between the two countries and the bloodline between the royal family, the Irish people can be said to be the first to get close to the water. Even the best naval and army schools in Germany have opened their doors to accept exchange personnel from Ireland. Including the aspiring people who had entered German academies before the outbreak of the war, more than 2,000 military talents have studied in Germany, and the number is still increasing.

There was a confrontation between the Germans and locals at all levels of the command team of the Irish army. Under the leadership of Xia Shu, the Irish army established a special talent training system. Any officers and non-commissioned officers who were admitted to local colleges will go to Germany for course training and military internships before formal graduation. This will not only improve their quality, but also allow them to receive the influence of the tradition of German affairs. With the operation of this system, in the near future, these professional soldiers with strict discipline, tenacious will and excellent quality will support the backbone of the Irish army!

"Mark Olali, ha, I remember you, in the Battle of Dublin, you led an infantry company to break through a strong British fortress. He was also gunshot wounded at that time, and it seemed that there was no problem!" Xia Shu smiled while smashing the short officer's shoulder with his fist, and the other party grinned freely.

"How is it? Are you still used to living here?"

The Irish officer replied without hesitation: "Wow, everything is good, but the weather is too dry."

“That’s how the climate in Central Europe is.”

After saying that, Xia Shu turned to the other Irish officers gathered here and said, "Do you think you have gained a lot when studying with the German para-official officers?"

The positive and optimistic outlook in their eyes is the best answer to this question.

During the War of Independence, some of these young Irish officers were middle and low-level commanders of the Irish Volunteer Army, and some were the backbone of armed forces in other places. Their common point was that they had rich practical experience, had a certain cultural foundation, and had a nationalist tendency but were not narrow nationalists. They were able to enter this military school that trained senior staff for the German team. The role of Natsuki played was very critical, but he never asked these people to be loyal to him in any form, but let them learn the most advanced military concepts and make them realize from the heart that the strength of the Kingdom of Ireland cannot be separated from a talented and wise monarch, and he was the person who was the most suitable person in this corner in this era.

The officers talked about their gains and feelings in Germany. A handsome officer said to Natsuki in a slightly shy voice: "Your Majesty, can you make a small request to you?"

The verbal fight at the family banquet the night before did not affect Xia Shu's good mood, and won the Belfast battle. The last obstacle to the Irish throne has been cleared, and the throne-colonization ceremony is at the countdown, so the small request of subordinate officers is naturally no problem.

After receiving the affirmative sign of Xia Shu, the officer, who seemed to be at most twenty-five or six years old, said: "We are fortunate to learn from the best military instructors in the European continent. Our vision and thinking are much broader than before. Unfortunately, we are not Germans after all, and the college has reserved all foreign exchange students. For example, we can only study earlier battle examples. For the most intense battles during the war, what we are exposed to is the content published in newspapers and the core content of the wartime decision-making and tactical deployment materials of the command centers at all levels of the German team.

It is only for German military officers to refer to. I know that the hospital has their position in doing this, and it is unreproachable, but we learn military to be able to use tactical deployment reasonably on the battlefield. If we use the combat mode ten or twenty years ago to deal with the current enemy, we will soon be defeated by the enemy who uses advanced technology and tactics like the Second Battle of Cork. So... Your Majesty, can you communicate with the hospital, even if you only give us a chance to browse it once, we will definitely keep those secrets that should not be leaked."

"Oh, that's it!"

This question is simple and not simple. If you do an official article, the hospital will definitely refuse it. If you use your personal relationship, this request will not be difficult to achieve. Xia Shu looked at the young man who asked this question with interest. His name was John Viron. He was born in the Irish Free Army. Xia Shu met him shortly after leading his army to land in Ireland. However, the two had only met several times and had no close relationship with each other. In the late period of the Independence War, the Free Army, which was reorganized with the help of the German army, performed remarkable, but in terms of scale and role, the Irish Volunteers were still the unrivaled elder brother among the independent armed forces in Ireland.

Seeing Xia Shu looking at him like this, Velen became nervous immediately. He lowered his head and said, "If this makes His Majesty feel embarrassed, just pretend I have not mentioned it!"

"No, as long as it is something that is helpful to Ireland, I will do my best to do it. I also hope that you will keep your mission in mind. No matter how many difficulties you encounter, please do your best." Xia Shuguan raised his expectations with a high sound.

Irish officers expressed their efforts to do their best and never let down the hopes of the quasi-king.

Immediately afterwards, Xia Shu made a preview: "At the end of the war, the Royal Shooter Regiment fought side by side with the German army on the Eastern Front, and our performance received good reviews. A few days ago, Marshal Von Kluke suggested forming a multinational coalition in the Middle East to maintain the stability of the local situation. The German emperor has approved this plan, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Turkey, Italy and Ireland will all participate. We initially plan to send 2,000 soldiers to you. You are about to graduate and have had experience in studying and living in Germany. It should be easier to get along with the German officials, so I plan to select two or three of you as senior commanders of this force."

The distant Middle East is full of desolate deserts, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the young men. They all have their eyes lit up and want to show their hard work to their quasi-kings immediately. The two officers who studied armored command looked dull. The Royal German Military Academy has been established for more than a hundred years. Infantry and artillery are the two treasures of the Prussian army to defeat the enemy, so infantry and artillery command are the most authoritative majors of this school. The armored command major has been born less than a year, and the teaching model and textbook classes are not in a system. In general, this is a new major that is still in the exploration stage. In the German team, the view that armored vehicles are regarded as auxiliary forces in the land warfare still occupies a mainstream position. This attitude in turn affects the importance of the armored command major in the Royal German Military Academy.

Xia Shu saw the frustration of these two young men. They both went to Eastern Europe as officers of the Armored Shooter Regiment, and fought with the Tsarist Russian army in Latvia and Belarus. With such rare qualifications, they also got a valuable opportunity to study in the German higher military institution. The development prospects of the Irish army should have been bright, but now, their career prospects seem to be delayed by an unwise direction of further study. If armored combat vehicles are always assigned to infantry units in platoon specifications, how could they, as armored commanders, have a chance to make a comeback?

It is not surprising that such misunderstandings arise because of the limitations of the times. Xia Shu kindly mentioned: "Those who choose to join the coalition forces should not be proud, and those who fail to be elected do not have to be discouraged. Our military construction has caught up with a change of the times in the military field. Traditional military forces dominated by infantry will gradually be replaced by three-dimensional and technological new army. Spain has become the hegemon of an era through the transformation of navigation technology. Britain has surpassed many traditional powers through industrial technology changes. What we have to do is to seize the opportunity of military changes and go from the weak.

The country has become a strong man who is unscrupulous. In the modern new army, every talented and distinctive person will have the opportunity to show his ambitions. For example, we are forming an armored cavalry unit mainly composed of combat vehicles. It combines the characteristics of traditional cavalry fast maneuver and strong field impact. It also has the advantage of armored combat vehicles not afraid of gun attacks. It is equipped with special armored cavalry tactics. The role of a regiment is equivalent to three or four cavalry regiments or five or six infantry regiments. In this regard, we are definitely at the forefront of the world, even faster than the German team."
Chapter completed!