The Rise of the European Emperor

Strictly speaking, the current army of the Beihai State has not yet broken away from the category of the ancient army. Although many modern training methods were adopted, muskets were also promoted, and modern tactics were adopted.

However, because most of the officers are native officers of this era, even if all kinds of new gadgets are adopted, it still cannot change the fact that this is an ancient army.

Just like the army in the late Qing Dynasty, it was obviously equipped with a lot of advanced guns, machine guns and cannons, but it was still beaten to the ground by the Eight-Power Allied Forces. There is no way, the nature of the army will be difficult to change if the thinking of the officers is not changed.

Just like during the Meiji Restoration period in Japan, the shogunate purchased a large number of modern guns from France, but because they still reused conservative samurai as officers, they did not exert the power of new weapons at all. On the contrary, most of the officers of the Faction Sect come from relatively open areas such as Kyushu, and their ideas are quite different from those of the conservative old-school samurai.

The most classic is probably the Northern Expedition in 1926. Compared with the northern warlords, the Guangzhou regime at that time was not superior in strength. But the Guangdong area at that time was the most progressive area in China at that time, coupled with the training of professional modern military academies such as the Whampoa Military Academy. At that time, the main backbone of the Northern Expedition was the student army composed of Huangpu students.

This group of Whampoa student army has advanced and solid theory, and has accumulated practical experience in the crusade against Chen Jiongming. Therefore, although the weapons of both sides of the Northern Expedition were similar, they were two armies with generational differences.

As far as the current Beihai country is concerned, the army of the Beihai country is actually a bit similar to the army of warlords at that time. Although it copied the modernized (should be modernized, but it was modernized at the time) military system, advanced weapons and equipment were used. However, it can only be regarded as a semi-modern army. Because those officers in the army are still the same group of people, they just took off their old uniforms and put on new uniforms.

Although this kind of army is stronger than the pure Manchu army, but because of the officer factor, the combat effectiveness can only be regarded as between the old army and the new army.

The current Beihai army is also in this state. Because they have adopted new weapons and new tactics, they are indeed stronger than the contemporary European army. However, it is not very strong, and it is still impossible to push the whole of Europe.

Therefore, Marin didn't have the confidence to single out a group of others, so he could only pretend to be honest.

He really wanted to beat the sky and beat the air, but after crossing, there was no "beep" sound in his mind, and no invincible cheat was sent to him. If you really dare to be so arrogant, even if you can win for a while, the consequences will not be good.

No one can understand the principle of "shooting the bird that stands out" better than the Huaxia people. If you don't hang up, it's best to fight first, and finally break out. Among them, the best predecessor to learn from is Zhu Yuanzhang.

People pretend to be grandsons first,

He even accepted the canonization of Zhao'an from the Yuan court. Not to mention, Zhu Yuanzhang even accepted the canonization of the "Han Song" regime of Han Lin'er, who was also one of the anti-kings.

At that time, Han Lin'er was the "Little Ming King" and the nominal spiritual leader of various rebel armies at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Although Zhu Yuanzhang was not under the control of Han Lin'er's regime, he accepted the canonization of the other party to let him rule the Jiangnan province. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang accepted the canonization of Yuan Ting.

From a moral point of view, Zhu Yuanzhang's behavior is a typical double-faced sword. But I can't stand it! Through this kind of despicable practice of staying low and being small, Zhu Yuanzhang successfully survived the most vulnerable early stage and ensured that he would not be targeted.

Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang was just a very inconspicuous branch of the rebels from all walks of life, and even Zhang Shicheng was much more famous than him. However, through the policy of "building high walls, accumulating food widely, and becoming king slowly", they survived until the later stage, grew into a new overlord, and finally swept the world.

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It can be said that what Marin is learning now is Zhu Yuanzhang. You can be shameless at the beginning, and it doesn't matter if you pretend to be a grandson. Right now, he is accumulating strength for the future explosion.

And the non-commissioned officer education system he promoted was the foundation of his explosion!

These non-commissioned officers began to receive the simplest queue training as early as elementary school. After graduating from elementary school, they entered the non-commissioned officer school and began to train combat skills. By the age of 18, these two groups of 2,000 non-commissioned officers have all become military talents with extremely solid military basic skills.

Of course, they lack experience and lack prestige. At this time, he was immediately arranged to serve as the chief officer in the army, and it was absolutely difficult to convince the public. You must know that even the Whampoa student army gained confidence and prestige by defeating Chen Jiongming.

Therefore, Marin did not intend to overthrow the seedlings, but to give them to the old officers as deputy first. Learn how to control the troops first, and then figure out other things. A few years later, as those old officers grew old, they also served as adjutants for several years, and they had enough qualifications to serve as chief officers. And when they were in the prime of life, it was almost time for the religious wars to break out, which gave them a chance to show their talents.

However, not everyone is suitable to serve as an officer. To serve as an officer, not only must you have solid military skills and knowledge, but you must also have the ability to convince the public. It may be difficult to run an army well if an unconvincing man is appointed as an officer.

Therefore, Marin did not let all 2,000 non-commissioned officers serve as adjutants at the grassroots level of the army, and will take over as chief officers in the future. He conducted an assessment of these 2,000 people. In addition to assessing basic military skills and knowledge, he also assessed management ability and prestige.

A person who can establish prestige among the cadets can also establish prestige in the army. Things like prestige can also be called aura.

A person with a strong aura can make others unconsciously convince him and be willing to accept his leadership. And some people who are too reserved may be suitable for civil servants, but they are definitely not suitable for managing the gang of big soldiers.

Big soldiers in the military, especially veterans, are very slippery. They are used to watching people order food, and when they meet someone with a strong aura, they will obediently follow orders. If they encounter weak officers, these veterans will do all kinds of tricks...

Not everyone is suitable to be an officer, and by the same token, not everyone is suitable to be a teacher. The two are actually very similar in some respects, especially in management. Some teachers are obviously very talented, but because they can't control the students, the classroom is noisy, and everyone can't study with peace of mind. This is not a matter of personal level, but a matter of management ability, which is related to personal character and aura.

The same is true for officers. It is better if they manage pure recruit troops. When encountering a unit with many veterans, if the aura is not strong enough, it will be backlashed.

Therefore, when Marin selected military adjutants from among the 2,000 people, in addition to knowledge and ability, he also depended on prestige. Those with high prestige, aura, and ability to convince others will be selected first.

The aura is mostly innate. Some people are born with a strong aura, but they are weak in ability but can convince others. For example, Liu Bang, a little bastard, obviously made a fool of himself, but in a daze he united talented bosses such as Xiao He and Cao Shen around him, laying the foundation for the establishment of the Han Dynasty.

And those who have no aura, even if they are full of money, can only work for others. Probably, this is the so-called "bastard spirit"...

Therefore, when Marin selected military officers from among the 2,000 non-commissioned officers, he gave priority to those who had a strong aura with "bad spirits".

And those who were eliminated, Marin did not give up. Because, he took these 1,000 people and formed a new team alone - the Young Guards!