King's Landing in France

Chapter 28 Future thighs, let me hug

After finishing the business, An Ning chatted for a while with the future Jacobin magnates about coal-burning warships and vehicles.

Everyone was led by An Ning, and after talking about the future with great interest, the topic naturally became war-related.

"I heard that the situation on the front line is very bad," said a gentleman with a face reminiscent of V for Vendetta. How did you fight Frederick together with Shinra and Russia?"

Mirabeau whispered in An Ning's ear, "This is reporter Camille Desmoulins, Danton's good friend."

When Dandong heard Mirabeau's words, his eyes suddenly fell on An Ning: "Hey, friends, isn't there someone who just came back from the battlefield? Just ask him what's going on on the battlefield?"

Everyone turned their heads to look at An Ning.

Robespierre: "You actually came back from the battlefield?"

Danton: "You should really read yesterday's extra. Frost is a war hero."

An Ning waved her hand: "Where is the war hero? I am a military musician. I rescued the daughter of the Duke of Orleans, Christina, when I was defeated."

Robespierre looked confused: "Why is the daughter of the Duke of Orleans in the army?"

Camille Desmoulins immediately replied: "Probably as a bartender in the stragglers? In order to ensure the morale of the stragglers, there will always be a barmaid going to the front with a wine jug on their backs. Take a sip of wine."

The cohesion of the troops in this era is not high. The reason why the troops have to line up in dense formations to shoot is mainly to ensure that the troops will not be defeated. Once the formation is disbanded, the privates with low desire to fight will soon collapse.

Skirmishers need to fight in a loose formation, so they are generally composed of robbers and criminals, and they will be matched with female wine waiters in this way to improve morale and desire to fight.

The barmaids are generally young and beautiful girls. They will carry wine bottles, fight with skirmishers, and walk through the hail of bullets.

The first time An Ning knew about this was watching Hugo's masterpiece "[-]".

He thought it was a unique system of the National Guard of Revolutionary France, but Camille Desmoulins' words showed that this configuration had already existed.

After Camille Desmoulins finished speaking, Marat immediately retorted: "How could the Duke let his daughter become a barmaid? Those people are to some extent military police, mainly used to motivate the hooligans who form the skirmishers." and robbers. A decent man would never go to skirmishers, let alone a duke's daughter."

An Ning: "Actually, the Duke's daughter disguised herself as a male and charged along with the line infantry."

Danton: "And you saved her, with what, your drum stick?"

An Ning: "Actually, I was stunned by the cannon. When I woke up, the drum was broken. I don't know where the drum stick went. The whole battlefield was shrouded in darkness. The Germans—I mean, the Prussians were far away. Clean up the battlefield.

"At this time, the captain pretending to be the princess pulled my leg and asked me to take her away. I said fuck you, didn't you see the injury?"

Everyone laughed together.

Robespierre didn't laugh, but asked An Ning seriously: "I don't understand, why did the princess dress up as a man to go to the battlefield? He's not that Miss Oscar."

An Ning shrugged: "I heard that she wanted to enroll in Brienne's military academy in order to prevent the Duke from arranging a marriage for him."

Danton: "Does she want to be the modern Joan of Arc? But it's a coincidence that she happens to be the daughter of the Duke of Orleans, corresponding to the girl of Orleans. But Miss Joan of Arc didn't lead us to victory."

Camille looked at An Ning: "How did we get defeated? Tell me, is it a tactical error? Outflanked?"

An Ning shook his head: "No, at least I didn't see being outflanked. We confronted the Prussians head-on on the plain, and then we were defeated by Prussia."

"Damn it, why?" Marat slapped the table down. "How are we French worse than Prussians?"

The crowd was silent.

Seeing the situation, An Ning said, "My personal feeling is actually related to Frederick the Great's reforms. The soldiers of the Prussian army are former serfs liberated by the emperor, handicraftsmen and small producers in the cities.

"They believed that the Kaiser was the first public servant of Prussia, and that they were equal before the law, like the officers and lords. They believed that they were fighting to defend their Kaiser and to defend the good life they got.

"Our soldiers are different. Our soldiers don't want to fight this war at all. They are just animals driven onto the battlefield by the nobles. Once the nearby nobles fall, they will retreat."

After An Ning finished speaking, the gentlemen looked at each other in blank dismay.

Dandong summed up An Ning's words: "You mean, the enlightened political system has led to a difference in the desire to fight between soldiers on both sides?"

An Ning: "That's what I mean."

Dandong had a pensive expression on his face: "It's very insightful, I've never thought about it from this aspect."

An Ning continued: "Look, after I actually experienced the battle, I found that the skirmisher tactic is actually the most appropriate tactic, but everyone still shoots at each other in a dense formation. The main reason is that once the line infantry disbands, Immediately, morale and cohesion cannot be maintained.

"But our army has only a small number of skirmishers, because we can't find so many prisoners and hooligans willing to go to war, but Prussia can use skirmishers in large numbers, because their morale and cohesion are high enough, so they disbanded the army. After taking shape, he will not turn his head and run away.

"So we didn't lose to the Prussians, we lost to Prussia, which had carried out a series of enlightened reforms, in terms of social system.

"To change this situation, it is not enough to just rectify the army, there must be more profound reforms."

After that, the army of Revolutionary France was able to fight. In addition to high morale, another reason was that citizens who had awakened their national consciousness could use a large number of skirmish tactics.

In Fage's army, sometimes half of an infantry regiment can be divided into skirmishers, and the ratio is even higher than that of Austria, which has a tradition of using skirmishers.

An Ning, as a military enthusiast in the era of queuing and shooting, talked freely in front of many people.

Everyone listened intently to An Ning's words and nodded repeatedly.

After An Ning finished speaking, Robespierre suddenly said: "According to what you said, if we really build a society based on social contracts and everyone is equal as Rousseau said, the combat effectiveness of our army will also be greatly improved? "

An Ning nodded: "Yes, I think so."

Dandong: "That's very insightful. Are you really just the son of a cobbler? Could it be that the rumor is true? You are actually the heir of a hermit nobleman?"

An Ning: "Why can't a cobbler's son speak insightful words? All people are born equal. A cobbler's son can win a duel, and he can also talk loudly. Birth does not determine everything."

After the words fell, several people around him looked at each other, and then Robespierre took the lead and began to applaud: "Well said! I am also a commoner, and I support your point of view!"

Mara: "At this time, we should have a toast, and then shout together Long live the common people!"

The crowd shouted unevenly: "Long live."

People who were chatting next to each other looked over.

Dandong patted An Ning on the shoulder: "To know such an interesting person as you, today's trip to the club is worthwhile, even though I'm not from Brittany."

An Ning nodded: "It's a pleasure to meet you too."

——Of course I'm happy. When the Great Revolution breaks out, I'm still counting on the big brothers' thighs to give me a hug.

Danton: "I'm still studying for a law degree in Paris, and I hope to see you here often in the future."

An Ning's system popped up a line of prompts: [George Jacques Danton's favorability for you has been raised to friendly. 】

An Ning looked at Dandong with a regretful expression: "It's a pity that I will go to Briena to study at the military academy soon."

Danton looked surprised: "Why? Didn't you say that improving the combat effectiveness of the French army should start with social change? You should go to the University of Paris, and then we can change this society together."

An Ning thought it was because there was a thigh named Bonaparte at the Brienne Military Academy who was waiting for me to hug.

Of course, Danton, Robespierre, etc. are also thighs, but this thigh is time-sensitive, and the Jacobins can't hold it when they fall.

It should be said that when the terrorism policy begins to expand, there is a risk in holding on to this thigh.

But An Ning couldn't say it so clearly, so he could only reply: "I found that I seem to have a little bit of talent in adapting to the battlefield."

Mara said: "Being a soldier can also participate in social changes. Look at me, I am still a doctor. It's different to talk with you here."

Danton: "That's right. I just feel that it's a pity that I won't be able to listen to your insights more often in the future. And in your opinion, being a sergeant is a bit of a waste."

Mirabeau intervened and said: "The Duke has promised that after funding Frost to complete his studies in Brienne, he will continue to support his studies at the Paris Military Academy. He is not only a sergeant, but a Parisian officer." After school, he'll be an officer who can wear a half-circle breastplate."

Robespierre looked at An Ning: "It takes courage for a commoner to enter the Paris Military Academy. That place is full of noble children with fat brains. They will definitely not let you go."

(End of this chapter)