C1938 What was an elite soldier? (1/2)
What are elite soldiers?
The Ismailia Barracks should be the largest military camp that the Chinese Army had encountered on the way here. There was a full company of people, and most of the other towns were in ranking units.
Even in a town where water was protected, with only one squad of soldiers stationed, it was impossible for a small group of soldiers like this to resist effectively.
After completing their mission, Ma Hui and the rest returned to the embankment to continue guarding the warships. However, they had questions in their hearts that remained until the moment their subordinate, General Luo Huo of the Second Battalion, disembarked from his ship to patrol, they finally found the answer.
”What did you say?” Why didn't the French resist? Hahaha … ”Bah!” Luo Huo held the cigar in his hand and spat at the canal.
”Do you think the European armies are very strong? One by one, they are just like the French soldiers we met at the Tyrant, landing and attacking time and time again, and the Russian soldier, fighting till the last moment without surrendering? ”
”Children, you've been frightened by the brutal war from before. Not all of it is real …”
”The leader once said, humans are born to be afraid of life and death. Kids are shocked by the kittens that jump out from the grass when they walk …”
”Not to mention war, most people haven't been trained. When facing an enemy that's armed to the teeth, most people still choose to retreat because they know they can't beat him, much less block his momentum …”
”That's why the ancient Spartans said that warriors are trained, not born!”
”The French army is indeed very strong, but it is not invincible. You have to think carefully, the composition of a country's army is definitely not equal!”
”There are regular army, no-name army, temporary military service, veterans who have served their entire lives, iron army forged with high military expenditures, and garrison troops who eat and wait for their deaths …”
”There are elites who have experienced countless bloody battles and crawled out from mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Of course there are rookies who have never seen blood. Isn't that very normal?”
”Different military forces with different strengths should be placed in different positions. For example, Crimean War, France, Britain and the Ottoman Empire. In order to fight against Russia, the most elite army in the country …”
”And when the British and French combined forces attacked the Great Qing, do you think that any random army could pull out their troops for an expedition? Those are all veterans who have fought in wars for many years, and are all long-experienced trump cards … ”
”The truth is very simple, throwing an army half a planet away, do you think the quality of these soldiers can be wrong? ”A soldier that's too weak would have already fainted from the boat …”
Luo Huo continued to speak. ”Based on the countless information gathered from overseas, in this current world, the people of the backward nations have already felt a sense of fear towards the westerner from the depths of their souls …”
”In India, six or seven British troops could take hundreds of locals to prison, or even send them to the execution ground. No one dared to rebel … ”Here in Egypt, a single platoon of Frenchmen can intimidate a great tribe of over a thousand people without daring to act rashly!”
”The problem here is very complicated. One is fear from being beaten, and the other is the difference between science and technology. The natives have a god-like illusion towards higher civilizations …” ”That's right, the difference in technology is too great, so weak people look at powerful people like they're gods …”
”Furthermore, France has taken control of the economic lifeline of this place. All the Bedouin s have to depend on the canal to survive in this economic circle. Do you think they would dare to fight against the French?”