C2642 Life is cheap (1/2)
Xiang Ying's face immediately flushed red. The other officers in the room didn't know what had happened, why did the leader's beloved general suddenly break into the cold palace during this period of time?
Only Four Heavenly Kings level people knew what exactly happened, but they were extremely secretive, and many of the secrets would never be leaked out!
Xiang Ying took off his military hat humbly, and only then did the people realise that the boy had a handsome hairstyle, but that it had all been shaved off, and his bald head was covered with a layer of short green hair.
”Report to the Führer! Prussia's professional military system was not abandoned by itself, but was destroyed! ” Xiang Ying forced himself to speak in a low voice.
”Prussia also had a professional army system, but the French Revolution gave him a serious warning!”
”During the period of the French Revolution, when the King was beheaded, the whole of Europe's royal families were in an uproar, some even falling into deep fear. All the countries quickly formed anti-French alliance to attack France, and the slogan they used was to avenge the French Emperor!”
”Prussia was the one who sent the most troops in this invasion! And at that time, in order to resist the invasion, the famous politician Karl Nuo issued a conscription order throughout the entire France, requesting all citizens of the France to fight against the enemy together! ”
”This is the origin of the compulsory army system. Under this system, all the adult men in France become potential soldiers, and the distinction between the army and the people becomes ambiguous!”
”At that time, the revolution was in full swing and the people's hearts were in a frenzy. The propaganda organizations had bestowed upon China all sorts of beautiful nouns!”
”The Republic became free, democratic, revolutionary, national … ”As for the embodiment of the symbols, it stimulated countless citizens to throw themselves into it. At that time, the size of the France's army rapidly increased, and the Prussian professional army immediately fell into the sea of the people's war …”
”The French system of compulsory military service for all relied on the nationalism brought about by the revolution. At that time, people were very afraid of such a change. A British military theorist once said so!”
”The French treat human life as a cheap commodity. In 150 years, mankind will probably return to the barbaric era of the tribal wars!”
”The French's compulsory army has successfully protected the Republic from foreign invaders. Although, Napoleon's successful restoration was only a choice made by the French themselves, it was not a war!”
”Although Napoleon abolished the compulsory army system, a large number of actual soldiers were still stored in the people during the war in the past few years. These soldiers were formed the basis for Napoleon's plan to sweep across Europe!”
”Which is to say, what Napoleon had eaten in the first place was the nutrition of the compulsory army, and in the final battle of the Three Emperors, the reason why Napoleon defeated the combined army of Austria, Russia, and Prussia was also because of the conscripts!”
”The Prussian suffered a series of losses on the battlefield. Only then did he carefully study the military reforms and finally put himself into a nationalist system of compulsory military service for all!”
”What kind of voluntary change is there in the world? This is a change that had to be made after the pain! ”
Pah pah pah … Xiao Letian clapped his hands quietly, ”You are right, it looks like you have been keeping your guard up, then I would like to ask you, why did Napoleon III stay in the professional army and do nothing? Don't forget that France is the starting point of the compulsory army! ”
Xiang Ying laughed bitterly and said, ”How could he possibly change it? Napoleon was extremely afraid of nationalism. Ever since the age of the Great Revolution, that country had already developed a habit of making people like to impulsive, love to march, and like to cause trouble! ”
”It's the Empire now, and they are still demonstrating on the streets every day. Isn't there still a military riot? The flames of the people's fanaticism is already strong enough, would the French Emperor dare to add more firewood?”