Make France Great Again

Minister Wayang looked at the panting cuirassier with an embarrassed look on his face, wishing that the cuirassier would just disappear in front of him.

After running such a short distance, the cuirassiers were so exhausted.

If you really go to the battlefield, you may be exhausted before you even reach the combat location!

Fortunately, this time the competition is about whether the armor can withstand the attack of a Mauser rifle, otherwise it would be really embarrassing!

At this moment, Minister Wayang did not realize that the main purpose of this test was not to test whether the armor could withstand rifles, but to test whether the cavalry could be used as the main force to fight.

Therefore, the cavalry must ensure that they can withstand Mauser bullet fire while also having flexible mobility.

Only in this way can the cavalry have a chance to surround the infantry.

However, cavalry that could satisfy these two points at the same time did not exist at all in the mid-19th century.

Even the German military god next door couldn't do this.

The only "cavalry" that could meet the requirements of defense and mobility was the tank vehicle in World War I more than 60 years later.

Nowadays, Minister Wayang, who is still focused on victory or defeat, still hopes to use this specially made armor to teach Niel a lesson.

"Minister Vayan, could you please put the armor on the target?" Chief of General Staff Niel said to Minister Vayan seriously.

"Okay!" Minister Wayang nodded upon seeing this, and then stretched out his hand to look at the cuirassier.

Seeing this, the cuirassier carefully placed the breastplate in front of Minister Wayang. When Minister Wayang picked up the breastplate, his expression was slightly ferocious. Now he could clearly feel the weight of the breastplate.

It's really not easy for a cuirassier to go to the battlefield wearing this outfit!

Minister Wayang couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and then he held the breastplate in both hands and walked step by step to the target, and put the armor on the target.

When everything was ready, Jerome Bonaparte ordered Basilio to go to the Mauser gun factory and get a rifle and a handful of brass bullets from him.

After Basilio heard this, he immediately turned around.

After a while, Basilio arrived in front of Jerome Bonaparte with a rifle on his back.

"Your Majesty, this is the Mauser rifle!" Basilio handed the Mauser rifle to Jérôme Bonaparte, and then handed over the brass bullets as well.

Jérôme Bonaparte, who was holding a Mauser rifle in one hand and a brass bullet in the other, looked at Niel and Vaillant and said, "Which one of you is coming!"

When Minister Vaillant was about to move forward, Niel took the lead and stood in front of Jérôme Bonaparte and said: "Your Majesty, it's me who will do it!"

Jérôme Bonaparte handed Niel the brass bullets and Mauser rifle at the same time.

While Niel opened the breech of the Mauser rifle and loaded the bullet, he made suggestions to Minister Vayan: "Minister Vayan, I think it is better for the two of us not to compete anymore!"

"Compare! Why not compete!" Minister Wayang responded to Niel firmly.

"Since you want to compete, then I have to..." Niel reset the pull bolt, and then aimed at the breastplate about two hundred meters away.

At this moment, the breastplate became shiny under the sunlight, which was particularly dazzling.

But even so, Niel still stared at the breastplate.

After holding the rifle level and aiming for a moment, Niel pulled the trigger.

With a crisp sound, the brass bullet hit Minister Wayang's specially made breastplate.

Upon seeing this, Minister Wayang hurriedly ran to the target where the armor was hanging. He took a look at the armor. At this moment, there was only a circular groove made by the brass bullet on the armor. The armor itself was not penetrated.

"The armor has not been penetrated!" Minister Vaillant ran to Niel and said excitedly to Niel and Jérôme Bonaparte.

Jerome Bonaparte and Niel also ran to the armor and carefully looked at the damage to the armor.

After a long time, Jérôme Bonaparte said to Niel: "The winner of this competition is you, Niel, Chief of Staff!"

Minister Wayang had a look of astonishment on his face, and then he excitedly pointed at the armor and asked, "Your Majesty, the armor was not penetrated from the front!"

"I know!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Minister Vaillant in a calm tone.

"Then why is Niel the winner!" Minister Wayan asked, somewhat unconvinced.

"Minister Vaillant, think carefully about the role of cavalry?" Jérôme Bonaparte reprimanded Vaillant loudly.

Minister Wayang instantly realized what the problem was. He lowered his head and replied in a slightly disappointed tone: "I lost!"

Then he raised his head again and exhaled, with an open-minded smile on his lips and continued to say to Niel, "Chief of General Staff Niel, you are right!

The cavalry can no longer be used on the frontal battlefield. "

Having said this, Wayang paused, shook his head and muttered: "No! Let alone the frontal battlefield, the cavalry is not very effective even if it only attacks from the flanks!

The role of cavalry is only reconnaissance! "

"Minister Vaillant, it's not like you don't understand these principles, why do you have to do this!" Jérôme Bonaparte sighed and responded to Minister Vaillant, "Now is no longer the period of the First Empire. Our rifles are In the past few decades, it has far surpassed the previous development.

During the First Empire, our dragoons, lancers, and heavy armored cavalry were able to outflank the enemy's flintlocks and rifles, thereby annihilating the opponent's effective forces!

And now our Minie rifles are not at the same level as all previous muzzle-loading guns, both in terms of range accuracy and shooting distance. The possibility of victory for the cavalry has become particularly difficult.

The Mauser rifles are even better. Their shooting accuracy, shooting speed and shooting angle are far more powerful than the Minie rifles, and the shooting distance is exactly the same as the Minie rifles.

Therefore, it is impossible to study the First Empire period!

The French cavalry must undergo a thorough reform. We must throw away all armor and go into battle lightly!

Only in this way can the role of cavalry be better utilized! "

Historically, the French Empire wasted too many resources on cavalry. Under the instructions of the Minister of War Niel, they replaced the armor and stomach with equipment with stronger protective capabilities. They hoped to use this method to enhance their defense capabilities. Give the cavalry troops a chance to show off their skills.

As a result, during the Franco-Prussian War, the French heavy cavalry were surprised to find that the armor on their bodies could indeed save their lives, but their mobility was completely ruined.

"But! What should the cavalry officers in the army do?" Minister Vaillant asked Jérôme Bonaparte.

"Either choose to change jobs or transfer to other departments!" Jérôme Bonaparte replied to Minister Vaillant.

"Your Majesty, there are many nobles among the cavalry officers! Should we think about it again?" Minister Vaillant said to Jérôme Bonaparte again.

"No need to think about it!" Jérôme Bonaparte sneered and said categorically to Minister Vaillant: "I only cut the cavalry troops in half, which has already given those nobles a lot of face.

If the cavalry troops are reduced according to my point of view, dragoons, cuirassiers and lancers also need to be eliminated!

Just leave the cavalry responsible for reconnaissance in the army! "

"No!" Minister Vaillant hurriedly responded to Jérôme Bonaparte.

"Minister Vayan, the purpose of military reform is to improve the overall level of our country's military and eliminate shortcomings in the military!

We can’t let the shortcomings go unnoticed just because they are too troublesome!

The cavalry must be reorganized! "Jerome Bonaparte said to Minister Vaillant eloquently, "I don't care how powerful their parents are, or how prominent their ancestors are, as long as they are soldiers of the French army, then they must obey the arrangements.

Either they choose to change careers, or they stay in the military!

However, there are no idlers in the army! Those who choose to stay in the army must face tests at any time..."

Minister Vaillant listened quietly to Jerome Bonaparte's speech. After Jerome Bonaparte finished speaking, Minister Vaillant opened his mouth and said to Jerome Bonaparte: "Your Majesty, I understand. !”

"Yes!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded and said to Minister Vaillant: "As long as you understand!"

While Jérôme Bonaparte was talking with Minister Vaillant, Xacepo and others did not know when they appeared near the shooting range.

After the exchange between Jérôme Bonaparte and Minister Vaillant came to an end for the time being, he turned his head and looked at Xia Cebo and others and said, "Why are you here! Is there something going on over there?"

Xia Sepo and others quickly shook their heads, and then Xia Sepo, Paul Mauser and William Mauser came to Jerome Bonaparte.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Xia Sepo and others again.

"Your Majesty, I..." Xia Saibo hesitated to speak. Paul Mauser, who was standing aside, helped Xia Saibo finish what he had not finished: "Your Majesty, Mr. Xia Saibo has developed what you need. Multi-barreled shotgun!”

"Has it been developed so quickly?" Jérôme Bonaparte looked at Alfonso Chassepo in surprise. He originally thought that Alfonso Chassepo would have to wait at least a year before he could develop it. Successfully developed.

Unexpectedly, Alfonso Xacepo gave him a surprise.

If Chassebald's multi-barreled machine guns can rival Gatling guns in performance, Jérôme Bonaparte will definitely give each battalion two or three.

Although the Gatling gun has some flaws, if used properly, it can also become a harvester on the battlefield.

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Xia Cebo said to Jerome Bonaparte respectfully.