The armored troops are also called "heavy cavalry" among the top leaders of the Austrian army.

In the eyes of many people, this thing is a reinforcement plate for cavalry, a true "steel cavalry".

Including the use of armored troops, the Austrian military also has controversy. A considerable number of people believe that it is better to use armored troops as cavalry.

In a sense, this view is not unreasonable. Armored troops and cavalry do have many similarities.

For example: they are more expensive than infantry, and have a greater demand for logistics. When encountering severe ice and snow weather, their movements will be restricted...

Unfortunately, the banks of the Rhine River were covered with ice and snow. When the temperature was the lowest in the middle of the night, the temperature might even drop to more than ten degrees below zero.

In such bad weather, if the car wants to start, it must preheat the engine in advance, otherwise it will not be fired.

In essence, armored troops are similar to cars, but they simply require higher engine power.

When facing harsh climates, both are similar. It’s not that they cannot be used, the key is that the failure rate in this kind of weather is much higher.

The failure rate of Austrian armored forces is relatively high. If you choose to take bad weather operations, the scene will be unimaginable.

Fortunately, the winter in Central and Europe does not last long, and the bad weather only lasts for a few days, so you can resist the maintenance work.

If the Hell template climate in Moscow was changed, it would be estimated that the armored troops would have climbed down one fifth before the war started.

On the contrary, it was no longer the style of Grand Duke Albrecht. As he grew older, Albrecht's style of using troops became more and more stable.

Not only Albrecht, but most of the commanders in the Austrian army have a stable style.

Those who like to take odd steps and win by surprise are only a group of middle and lower-level young officers left.

There is no essential difference between the two styles of military use. It is nothing more than changing the status and ideas and vision.

In the military, where the military relies on record to make a living, when you are young, you want to strive upward. Only by taking risks can you overtake and get rid of your peers.

In fact, most of the generals of the senior leaders of the Austrian army once liked to take odd steps. They were able to win by surprise and beat competitors and rose to prominence.

Now only the identity has changed, wealth, identity and status have all become the same. The era of entrepreneurship has ended, and when it comes to staying in business, steady thinking has gradually gained the upper hand.

Everything has two sides, and from the perspective of the country, this is definitely beneficial.

In essence, any military behavior that takes a wrong approach is a gamble.

The middle and lower-level officers have small bargaining chips, only tactical issues are required. Even if they lose hundreds or eighty times, Austria can afford it.

Besides, there are no fools who can become officers. Even if you take risks, you must be sure to act.

Overall, the chance of winning is even greater. After all, before the bet begins, the commander has weighed the risks and benefits.

Many times, the profit of winning once on the battlefield can offset the loss of dozens of failures.

To put it bluntly, they only took out the chips for adventure, at most, only 800 people. They only lost so much, and the profits of winning the bet may be the victory of a battle.

Senior officers are different. They often determine the fate of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of troops. Any failure will hurt the country's vitality.

From another perspective, it is different from the personal standpoint of a soldier. Under this model, it is difficult for Austria to give birth to famous generals.

There is no way. Most famous generals praised by mainstream public opinion in the outside world are the ones who take odd steps, win by surprise, and defeat the strong by the weak.

In everyone's opinion, the kind of war that is upright, with power, and wins entirely through comprehensive strength, is of course theoretical and not recognized.

This is very unfriendly to Austrian officers. Perhaps when he was young, he had such a record; but as his position increased, everyone's record became more and more mediocre.

From this perspective, Grand Duke Albrecht was undoubtedly lucky.

As soon as he debuted, he used the rebels to brush up the dungeon, and then encountered the dungeon of the native chicken. He automatically advanced to a famous general without performing much.

Now that the European War has come to an end, Franz has created a bunch of black technologies, giving him the opportunity to step on the French and become the new "military god".

After the military meeting, Albrecht left his nephew alone: ​​"Frederi, you seemed to have something to say just now. Could it be that you were dissatisfied with my arrangement?"

"Marson, although the weather is bad now, it is not as difficult as the armored troops cannot perform.

While the French did not react, we will launch a raid tomorrow. The armored troops can easily tear the French positions, and the entire army will definitely severely damage the French army if they are pressed.

If it took a long time, the armored troops would probably be exposed, giving the French a defense."

The Austrian army attaches great importance to rules. The uncle and nephew can only be called privately. The only name for Grand Duke Albrecht in the command center is Marshal.

If the rules are not paid attention to, the relationship between European aristocrats is so complicated that if you accidentally find that there are relatives everywhere in the military camp, it will make civilian officers despair directly.

Although nepotism has always played an important role in fact, at least there is still a way. As long as you make military achievements on the battlefield, you will be promoted faster than anyone else.

This road is not only left for civilian officers, but also the standard for promotion of noble officers.

Don’t think that relationship households are powerful. When there are relationship households around you, you will find that the final competition is still strength.

There is no way, who made the tradition of the German region that everyone joins the army? All nobles from all over the country must enter the army to serve.

Perhaps many families have few direct members, but there are definitely many side members who do not have titles. If you include illegitimate children, this group will be even larger.

At this time, the so-called relationship background is actually less important. After the Austrian army completed the military system reform, it did not have enough capabilities and no amount of resources could be pushed up.

The most typical example is Crown Prince Frederick, who has little age gap between him and Frederick, and his resources, connections and relationships are all at their peak.

The latter is already a lieutenant general, but Crown Frederick retired with the title of lieutenant colonel. It is estimated that this is also the lowest rank of crown prince since Austria promoted the military rank.

Of course, this comparison is very unfair to Frederick, after all, the gap between before and after the military system reform is too big.

Take Franz himself as an example. He was an Austrian officer at the beginning of his breastfeeding, but he became a general before he could grow up. The moisture content was too large to match, so it was all water.

When we arrived at Frederick, the good days of winning were over. Gone are the beautiful times of joining the army while feeding. After graduating from military academy, we must start from the grassroots like ordinary students.

As the crown prince, Frederick could not have stayed in the army all the time, which affected his promotion.

With luck, I missed the opportunity to gilt on the battlefield. Without military achievements, I had no hope of becoming a general, so I simply retired.

After the outbreak of the European War, Lieutenant Colonel Frederick, who entered the army again, was still waiting for an opportunity on the southern line.

Not only Crown Prince Frederick, but also his younger brothers, are in similar state now, scattered on various battlefields waiting for opportunities.

Whether it can develop in the army depends on one's own ability.

This thing cannot be determined by external forces alone. If your own ability is not good, even if it is pushed up, it will be convincing.

In fact, Franz initially considered leaving this opportunity to Frederick.

If the military rank is too low, it is impossible to serve as the commander of the group army. At most, the organization level of the armored forces can be reduced. For example, a tank regiment has hundreds of vehicles, and all the armored forces are organized into an armored division.

But this way of eating is too ugly. Frederick's military command ability is an unknown. No one knows whether he can control it. If he jumps around, he will shoot himself in the foot.

As the crown prince of Austria, Frederick only needs to follow the gilding, and there is no need to take this risk for a little reputation.

In this context, this best chance to win a record naturally fell on Fredrich, a royal member who has proved his own abilities.

Grand Duke Albrecht shook his head and said earnestly: "Frederi, you are too simple.

Although the coalition forces assembled 1.78 million troops on the banks of the Rhine, nearly one million of them were all from the Birgers.

It's okay when defending. If I really put down my defense and went out to fight the French, who knows what would happen?

Even if the armored troops could tear the French positions and even further divide them into several pieces, we would not be able to eat them, and we might even choke to death.

The domestic meaning is to kill as much as possible the French army has vitality. From the beginning, the purpose of this war was to kill more enemies.

After the ice and snow melt, it is not just for the purpose of easier deployment of armored troops, but more importantly, to gather troops.

Of course, waiting for the Egyptian battlefield to decide the outcome is also a key factor.

According to the domestic plan, the first thing that started this war was the Egyptian battlefield, then we were and finally the southern line.

This is the strategy to give the French the greatest harm.

After creating the established fact of occupying Egypt, we fought all the way to Paris. Even if it attracted interference from European countries, we also disintegrated the French colonial empire and controlled the Suez Canal.

After losing the African colonies, France's pillar was missing a corner. It was difficult to recover for decades.

As for the exposure of the armored troops, this was originally expected. With such a big disturbance, it is impossible to keep it secret.

Even if the French received the news, they didn't know what the armored troops did. Maybe the French would think they were wearing a layer of steel plate outside the car.

Remember, Fredrich. You are different from ordinary commanders. They can only think about issues from a military perspective, but you must consider politics.

In most of the time, military service is for politics.

In order to relieve our future pressure on the Western Front, it is not enough to defeat the French, we must severely damage France.

All the government's strategies are now centered on the core of severe damage to France.

As long as this strategic goal can be achieved, there is no difference between winning and losing one day earlier on the battlefield and winning and losing one day later on."

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Chapter completed!