Chapter 248 Heinrich
At this time, the reviewing ground was clearly divided. Compared with the somewhat undisciplined Baden and Württemberg armies, the Prussian army was obviously more majestic. In addition to strict discipline, a shocking murderous aura naturally emanated from the Prussian army.
If we go back a few decades, the appearance of the Prussian army was actually not much better than those of these two states.
Knowing shame and then becoming brave is the characteristic of several generations of senior officials in the Kingdom of Prussia. Continuous military reforms have completely expelled those aristocratic parasites from the army.
With the baptism of war, the Prussian army has already reached a very high tactical level. It is undeniable that the number of Prussian troops in the Franco-Prussian War was almost twice that of the French, but France's mobilization and organizational capabilities in the Napoleonic era also far exceeded those of other European countries at the time. Therefore, victory or defeat is the key, not the number of people. People will only remember the winner.
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Baden Division.
"Blair, the Prussians all look very serious, and their discipline is what soldiers should be like!"
"It's nothing but warmongering! However, the current crisis situation in the German region does require a strong army country like Prussia to serve as the main force to resist the French. Our Baden and southern German countries are still too small." Blair, commander of the Sixth Regiment, replied.
"We have our own advantages. Although we have a slight gap in manpower compared to the Prussian army, wisdom on the battlefield is the key to victory. Compared to the Prussian army, our Baden army is small in size, but highly flexible. By maximizing our mobility, we can definitely pose a huge threat to the French."
"In terms of size, the unit next door flying the flag of Prince of Hechingen is smaller," Blair said.
"Do you know their background?"
"I just found out by accident. My father has a partnership with the Heixingen Group. In recent years, they have switched from growing grain to growing grapes. They can make more money."
"I know about the Hechingen Consortium. They have invested a lot in Baden and Württemberg in recent years. But how is this Hechingen Brigade related to the Hechingen Consortium? Isn't it just a place name in Prussia?"
"There are so many states under the Kingdom of Prussia now. Not to mention Prussia, there are many states under the North German Confederation that are stronger than Hechingen. But how many of them have you seen with separate regional numbers?" Blair asked in return.
"It's really strange. As far as I know, the armies of the two countries were abolished after Hechingen and Sigmaringen were incorporated into Prussia a few years ago. How come Hechingen appears again now? Is it because of the Hohenzollern family?"
"Although the ancestral home of the Hohenzollern family is in Hechingen, this is not the reason for the emergence of the Hechingen Brigade. Because of the economic cooperation, my father has conducted in-depth investigations into the situation in Hechingen. In recent years, the entire Hohenzollern family has shown a trend of rising. Not to mention the Prussian royal family, a few years ago, the second son of Prince Karl of the Hohenzollern family of Sigmaringen became the Grand Duke of Romania. If there had been no obstruction from the French, the eldest son Leopold would probably have become the King of Spain now. The Hohenzollern of this generation in Hechingen took a different route, turning from politics and military to business. Now the Hechingen Consortium is the family business of the Hechingen royal family."
"What does this have to do with the Hechingen Brigade?"
"Didn't you read the newspaper from two months ago?" Blair said.
"Newspaper! I really didn't pay close attention."
"At that time, a German state was established in Africa. You should know about the East African Kingdom!"
"Oh, I remember now, but I only took a quick glance at it at the time. Who cares about an overseas indigenous country, even if it was founded by Germans?"
"You didn't notice it, but I did. It's not something that any indigenous kingdom can do to get the Austro-Hungarian Empire to take the lead and stand with so many countries to recognize this."
"Since you haven't been paying attention, you probably don't know that the king of the East African Kingdom is Prussia's Prince Constantine of Hechingen, and the head of the Hechingen Consortium is his only son, Prince Ernst. Ernst is the future son-in-law of Archduke Ferdinand of the Habsburg family."
"It seems that the Hexingen royal family has indeed had a good life in recent years, but what was their idea of going to Africa for development? It is really hard to understand."
"Perhaps they were stimulated by Sigmaringen next door. Of course, this is just my personal guess. After all, it is not so easy to covet the throne of Europe, and the Sigmaringen royal family has encountered such an opportunity twice. It is indeed a bit jealous."
"After all this talk, you should just tell me the origin of this Black Xinggen Brigade!"
"Of course it is the private armed forces of the Hechingen royal family. You can also regard it as a military talent training base established by the East African Kingdom in the German region. After all, the Hechingen royal family must cultivate their own direct military forces when they go to East Africa to start a business, so the military power of the Hechingen homeland in Europe was taken away by Prussia. However, they have relied on the financial resources of the Hechingen Consortium in recent years to establish a Hechingen Military Academy. In fact, the Hechingen royal family is rebuilding the army in the name of the military academy."
"No wonder. Can I understand that the Hechingen Brigade is not actually a military force in the German region, but the armed forces of the East African Kingdom or the Hechingen Consortium. It does not belong to the Kingdom of Prussia. Now everyone has to deal with the threat from the French, so they are given separate privileges, just like our Baden Division?"
"That's about it."
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"Leopold, look who's coming?" Frederick III came from a distance and shouted to Leopold.
"It's you... Ernst? I never thought you would come to the front line!"
"Nonsense, I am the principal. Now that they are about to graduate early, I naturally have to be there in person. And this time I have brought you a talented person to assist you."
Although Ernst was a hands-off boss, it was necessary for him to appear in front of students frequently. He would occasionally call a school-wide meeting to do ideological work for the whole school. Students must know who they are loyal to. Now that this class of students is about to join a war that will go down in history, Ernst naturally has to go to the front line to boost morale (the most important thing is that Ernst knows that the French are still preparing and the war cannot be fought for the time being).
A gentleman does not stand on a dangerous wall. It is impossible for Ernst to take the risk. It is not because he is afraid of death. As a person who has died once, Ernst is not afraid of death. Instead, he has a large family and a great business. If something goes wrong, the foundation he has worked so hard to build will be lost to others. That would be more painful than killing himself.
"Talent, please don't cause trouble for me!"
"Don't worry. He is a top student at the Berlin Military Academy. I am not exaggerating. This is confirmed by the instructors of the Berlin Military Academy. I had to persuade them to release him. Heinrich, this is your superior this time, His Highness Leopold of the Sigmaringen Royal Family."
Heinrich saluted solemnly: "Hello, Your Highness Leopold!"
Heinrich was one of the only two students from the Hechingen Military Academy who entered the Berlin Military Academy for further studies. His grades were always in the top 30. In fact, he was not the best, otherwise the Berlin Military Academy would not let him go so easily.
Adenauer, who currently has the best academic performance at the Hechingen Military Academy at the Berlin Military Academy, is consistently ranked in the top ten, with his highest score ever reaching third in the entire academy. He also has very strong learning and thinking abilities, and has even published many high-quality military papers, which have attracted Moltke's attention and has been noticed by the Prussian General Staff.
The reason why Ernst called Heinrich over was actually for his own good. Adenauer had a bright future, but Heinrich was much worse off. Letting him join the army early could add something to his resume, especially since this was the Franco-Prussian War. And because of the special nature of the Hechingen Brigade, he could directly serve as Leopold's deputy. In the Prussian army, this starting point was very high.
After all, Heinrich was not a native German. If he wanted to stand out in the German army in the future, he had to have military achievements.
In fact, Ernst arranged him and Adenauer to enter the Berlin Military Academy with the intention of allowing them to develop into the senior ranks of the Prussian Army. The special composition of East African immigrants determined that their future would be inseparable from the influence of Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, so these two people must have a certain influence in the German region. At the same time, this is also the reason for the establishment of the Hechingen Brigade, to let the German public know that yellow-skinned Germans are just as brave, intelligent, and combat-ready, which facilitates the integration of East African races.
We will not discuss the effect of Ernst's approach on Germany, but it unexpectedly affected the French. In order to suppress the blacks in the French African colonies, France later formed a French Army composed of many Southeast Asians.
(End of this chapter)
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