Make France Great Again

Chapter 317: Strasbourg Military Reform Difficulties

In the eyes of the new generation of Parisian people, Jerome Bonaparte is no longer a person, but a symbol, a symbol that represents France's past glory.

Now Jerome Bonaparte seems to have his own destiny linked to the destiny of France. He is trying to prove to the people of Paris that as long as the empire reappears in France, it is the will of all the French people.

In order to let the citizens of Paris understand the "will" of other provinces, Jérôme Bonaparte, while assuming an "approachable" posture to the people of Paris, also worked tirelessly to travel to various provinces in France to seek support.

In early October, Jérôme Bonaparte set off for a tour of the eastern provinces of France, passing through strategic locations such as Nancy and arriving at the military station in Strasbourg.

An unexpected scene happened at the Strasbourg military platform. When the train carrying Jérôme Bonaparte had just stopped at the Strasbourg military platform, a group of people wearing uniforms in the distance saw Hussars in First Empire uniforms approached the military platform and rode at great speed to the train.

The situation in front of them was beyond all expectations in the carriage, and the atmosphere suddenly dropped to freezing point. The infantrymen in the carriage who were responsible for protecting Jerome Bonaparte almost thought it was a mutiny.

Just when they were about to pull the trigger on the imperial hussars outside the train, Jérôme Bonaparte stopped them. He calmly adjusted Lev's uniform, put on the Napoleon three-cornered hat and said: "I believe that the soldiers of the empire will never aim their guns at their emperor!"

After saying that, Jérôme Bonaparte ignored Morny's objection and got out of the car alone and loudly rebuked the hussars in front of him: "What are you doing! You want to kill your emperor."

The hussars looked stern and panicked. The leader, a student-looking leader (who looked more like him), quickly waved his hand and ordered all the hussars to dismount, and then came to Jérôme Bonaparte alone. , saluted and said loudly: "Your Majesty! I am a student of the Cavalry Section of the Military Academy of Strasbourg, and I am here to greet you on the orders of Commander Renault!"

Hearing the answer from the student in front of him, Jérôme Bonaparte finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the coup was not just an impromptu performance. He patted his shoulder and said, "You should have told me as soon as possible!"

Then, he pointed to the soldiers in the carriage behind him and said, "Did you see that you almost became their victims?"

Only then did the cavalry science students discover that the soldiers who emerged from Jérôme Bonaparte's carriage were all holding the latest model of Miné rifles. In addition to the weapons used for commanding troops and slashing and killing, the hussars had in their hands There is nothing else that can be used as a counterattack except the command knife.

"I..." The hussar swallowed subconsciously. He couldn't help but feel scared in his heart. He almost had a brush with death.

At this moment, the voice of Strasbourg Commander Renault came from behind the hussar: "Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

The group of student soldiers separated from both sides, and Commander Renault appeared together with his deputy commander and chief of staff.

The expressions of the three people were slightly panicked. Jerome Bonaparte's early arrival was obviously beyond their expectations. They originally thought he would arrive at 10 o'clock in the morning, but who would have expected to arrive early at 9:47?

I originally wanted to surprise the ruling party, but now it seems that I am lucky that it didn't turn into a shock.

"Your Excellency, I am extremely sorry! We really didn't think of you..." Commander Renault said condescendingly to Jerome Bonaparte, but was interrupted by Jerome Bonaparte: "Stop talking. !”

Renior remained silent, feeling uneasy and regretful in his heart. Why did he bother to listen to these two guys in the first place.

Now it is self-defeating and the surprise has turned into a fright. The ruling minister will probably punish him severely.

Jérôme Bonaparte, who was standing on the spot, looked at Commander Reignault up and down. In his impression, the last time he came to Strasbourg, Commander Reignault did not seem to be as old as he is now. The troops and depots at Strasbourg were indeed a waste of human energy.

By the way, since the Legislative Council established the system of depots and conscription, the First Army of the Seine and Strasbourg became the first places to be reorganized.

For this reason, Jérôme Bonaparte often wrote letters to urge Renault to supervise the reorganization. Looking at Renault's gray temples and wrinkled crow's feet, Jérôme Bonaparte sighed and patted Renault's hand. Shoulder said solemnly: "Thank you!"

"Ah! This is what I should do!" Commander Lenio responded quickly, feeling relieved in his heart.

Judging from the current situation, the government does not want to punish him for this matter.

After comforting Commander Renault, Jerome Bonaparte looked at the group of hussars who greeted him. From their faces, Jerome Bonaparte saw vitality. He said impassionedly in French : "...You are an excellent army. From you, I see the future of France..."

Jérôme Bonaparte's speech made these anxious military academy students finally take the letter to heart. It seems that the ruling lord does not intend to pursue their problems.

After Jérôme Bonaparte finished his speech, a cry of "Long live the Empire, long live Napoleon" came from the hussars.

Jerome Bonaparte waved to this group of "German" French people. In the eyes of Jerome Bonaparte, they were undoubtedly the most loyal people to France.

After the crisis was resolved, Jérôme Bonaparte, led by Commander Renault, got into the carriage that had been prepared and prepared to go to the hotel prepared for him by Renault.

When the carriage was halfway through, Jérôme Bonaparte wanted to go to the Strasbourg Military Academy to see him.

General Renault, who originally wanted to find an opportunity to take Jerome Bonaparte to the Strasbourg Military Academy, immediately heard that Jerome Bonaparte wanted to go to the University of Strasbourg. Obey Jérôme Bonaparte's order and lead Jérôme Bonaparte to visit the Strasbourg Military Academy.

While the carriage was heading to the Strasbourg Military Academy, Jérôme Bonaparte warmly received the leader of the hussars just now and listened to his story about the history of the Strasbourg Military Academy and the scale of the school.

The carriage slowly arrived at the gate of the Strasbourg Military Academy. After receiving the news, the dean and provost quickly organized people to welcome them.

Led by the principal and others, Jérôme Bonaparte visited the colleges of cavalry, infantry, artillery and "civil engineering" and shook hands with them.

On the occasion of parting, Jérôme Bonaparte waved goodbye to them.

After leaving the Strasbourg Military Academy, Jérôme Bonaparte stayed in a luxury hotel under the arrangement of Commander Renault.

Jérôme Bonaparte, who was tired from traveling all the way, still did not choose to rest. Instead, he called Reignaud and asked about the military reform situation in Strasbourg.

"Your Majesty, Major General Niel's military reforms are good, but there is a problem!" Commander Renault expressed his views tactfully.

"What's the problem?" Jerome Bonaparte asked. He believed that Commander Renault was definitely not talking nonsense.

"That's it! According to Niel's military reform plan, each military station needs 30-40 military officials responsible for overall planning and dispatch. There are only two military academies in Strasbourg, and we simply can't get enough. manpower, and he looks down upon the junior officers in our army, thinking that they are the "dregs" of the army, we..." Commander Renault told Jerome Bonaparte his story with a grimace. Difficulties.

Niel's military reform will not only lay off a large number of military commanders who have exceeded their age, but also carry out large-scale reorganization of military depots.

The most critical thing is that there are only two military academies in Strasbourg. Even if they work hard, they cannot produce enough military management talents.

"This is indeed a problem..." Jerome Bonaparte gently pressed his temples. After visiting Strasbourg, Jerome Bonaparte also discovered that Strasbourg's military talent reserve was insufficient. The problem.

Strasbourg is different from Paris. It has prestigious military academies such as Saint-Cyr Military Academy and Ecole Polytechnique, and the number of military commanders produced every year will certainly not be able to meet the demand.

Most of the officers who passed the actual combat draft from Algeria are illiterate. If they are asked to charge into battle, they will be more brave than the other. It will be a waste of energy for them to calm down and truly study the tactics.

Of course, this is not just a problem for France. All countries except Prussia have this problem. Their problems are much more serious than France.

After Jérôme Bonaparte thought for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said: "The construction of the military station must continue! Order every junior officer stationed in Strasbourg to learn how to read maps and write letters, and the army to set up literacy classes, The assault class asks those guys to learn *********, what if they don't want to?" Commander Renio didn't think those guys would calm down and study.

"You have to drag me to study! Anyone who is unwilling to study in depth will have his military membership revoked and leave the army!" Jérôme Bonaparte decided to do what he would do a hundred years later. Find Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan. com

Since the soft one is not enough, then go straight to the hard one.

You can find out about the compulsory study class.

"Yes!" Commander Renio nodded to express his understanding.

Jérôme Bonaparte stood up and paced back and forth twice before continuing: "It is absolutely not enough to have only two military academies in Strasbourg! At least 5 more... ah no! 2 higher military academies must be established in Strasbourg. colleges and 4 medium-sized colleges! For those who are willing to join the military, we should provide tuition incentives!"

"But... the local finance of Strasbourg..." Commander Renault politely reached out for money.

"When I go back, I will immediately order the Ministry of Finance to allocate funds!"

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