Chapter 297: Military Transformation
Italy was raging in the midst of war, but the scene in Trieste, next door to Venice, was quite different. The transit of military supplies after the outbreak of the war and the huge demand triggered by the war made Trieste reap a huge wave of war dividends.
A number of factories, including the Hechingen food processing company, stepped up production of military supplies, which were then exported by sea to Venice and the Papal States.
The port of Trieste was bustling with ships coming and going, and the dock was bustling with activity, but a large area was isolated from the crowd.
The graduates of the Hechingen Military Academy who arrived here from the Hechingen area are about to set sail for East Africa.
Except for thirty members who went to the Theresia Military Command College in Austria for further studies, the rest of the graduates are here.
Ernst personally saw off the Hechingen students who were about to go to East Africa. There was no complicated ceremony. Ernst just said a few more words at the dock before they boarded the ship.
Ernst: "After you arrive in East Africa this time, your goal is to raise the theoretical learning of the East African army to a higher level and speed up the modernization of the army. Of course, you should not look down on the level of the East African army. Many of them have fought a lot of battles. Although they are not a military power like France, the difficulty may not be less than the Franco-Prussian War. The East African army not only faces indigenous hostile forces, but also has to deal with harsh environments. This is not felt in Europe. Sometimes the marching roads may be opened up temporarily, and the indigenous forces are very flexible. They may disappear from the East African soldiers in the mountains and forests in a flash. The enemy suddenly disappears, and they will also break up into small pieces. You say whether the East African army should chase or not. Therefore, the East African army is very experienced in dealing with guerrilla tactics. This is very different from the large-scale combat in Europe. When you go there, you must learn to adapt to local conditions and don't be superstitious about the knowledge in books. You must analyze the advantages and weaknesses of various enemies that East Africa may face. Knowing yourself and the enemy will ensure victory in a hundred battles."
Students: “It’s the principal!”
Ernst waved his hand and said, "Go! Start a new journey."
Amid the roar of the steamship, the 70th graduates of the Hechingen Military Academy boarded the ship one after another. They were about to carry out a transformation of the army of the East African Kingdom.
Dealing with the natives all day long, the East African army's combat effectiveness is inevitably affected by them. If it were to suddenly go to war with a country with a little modern experience, the East African army might suddenly suffer a brain freeze.
Therefore, the Hechingen graduates who participated in the Franco-Prussian War this time will carry out a major reform of the main force of the East African Kingdom Army to accelerate the East African Army's understanding of modern warfare.
As for the non-main force, there is no need for them. If it weren't for the fact that East Africa is too large, the transportation is poor, there are many indigenous forces inside, there are also many surrounding forces, and the pressure on national defense is great, Ernst would want to disband them now.
Compared with its population, East Africa's current military strength is in excess and has reached the strength of Europe. In fact, hundreds of thousands of troops in Africa would be quite a destructive force. Only Egypt has this level.
This was the second time for some Hechingen students to cross the ocean on a ship flying the Austrian flag, while others were native German students.
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East Africa, the first town.
East African Defense Minister Yarman reported to Constantine on the work content of East African retired personnel.
Yarman: "Your Majesty, this is the list of officers who voluntarily retired. There are 407 of them in total. The lowest rank is platoon leader, and the highest rank is commander of the 23rd Division. Most of them are old men from the colonial era."
The old men from the colonial era were the mercenary group hired by the Black Xingen Consortium, and Alman was the leader of the mercenary group at that time.
Constantine took the list and looked at it. In addition to the elderly, there were some who were injured, and the remaining small number was due to other reasons.
Constantine: "For those mercenaries who originally wanted to return to Germany to retire, I will carefully calculate their wages and bonuses over the years so that they can enjoy their retirement in Europe. I will personally provide them with some bonuses. If they want to stay in East Africa, we welcome their families to come and settle here. As for the disabled veterans, we will arrange local jobs for them."
The mercenary group itself came to East Africa for money. Most of them were retired soldiers from various German countries, so they were generally older. The most representative of them was Alman himself.
Most of their families are in Europe and their roots are in Germany, so many of them plan to leave East Africa and return to Germany after making enough money. After all, they have struggled all their lives and it is time to enjoy themselves.
Alman actually had this idea, but Constantine and Ernst did not intend to let him retire. In order to stabilize Alman, they arranged for Alman's family to live alone in the First Town.
After hearing Constantine's decision, Alman replied: "Yes, Your Majesty, we will verify it carefully according to the files next."
The purpose of arranging the retirement of officers is to make room for the upcoming graduates of the Hechingen Military Academy. In the past two years, the Hechingen Military Academy has not provided any military talents to East Africa because of the suspension of the crash course for this class of students.
After all, the normal academic system is three years, and the Heixingen Military Academy resumed its normal academic system three years ago.
Relying solely on voluntary retirement of officers would definitely not be enough, so East Africa had previously expelled a group of incompetent people with negative combat records from the army and allowed them to transfer to civilian jobs. Through these two actions, a large number of officers were cleared out.
Therefore, East Africa as a whole is currently still relatively short of military talents, not only high-end military talents but also low-end military talents. The graduates of the Hechingen Military Academy will fill these gaps.
Yarman: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing. Our diplomats were driven back by Mozambique. I heard that they didn't even get to meet the new governor of Mozambique."
Constantine: "Oh! Is there any specific information about this person?"
Alman: "We learned from the merchants in Maputo that this man was a military officer and was a general in the Portuguese army. He was not very tactful. According to gossip, he was ostracized by the army and was sent to Mozambique by the government. I heard that his military ability is not bad. As soon as he arrived in Mozambique, he led the army to defeat the remnants of the Kingdom of Malawi."
Constantine: "If this is the case, we should be careful with this person and have the troops stationed on the Mozambique border be alert and report any unusual movements from Mozambique in a timely manner."
The new governor of Mozambique does not seem to be easy to deal with, and East Africa has to consider that this Caboril will challenge East Africa. Because Mozambique is surrounded by East African territory, from a security perspective, Mozambique must be worried. The expansion speed of East Africa is too terrifying, it is simply a replica of Tsarist Russia. West Africa and North Africa are okay, but Southeast Africa is completely under the pressure of East African expansion.
(End of this chapter)
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