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2641 Life is cheap

Xiang Ying's face suddenly turned red, and the other officers in the room didn't know what was going on. Why did the head of state's favorite general suddenly get into the cold palace during this period?

Only the Four Heavenly Kings level know what happened, but they are very strict and many secrets will never be revealed!

Xiang Ying took off his military cap in humiliation, and people realized that the handsome hairstyle that the kid had before had been shaved off, and his bare scalp was covered with short green hair.

"Report to the Head of State! The Prussian professional military system was not given up by itself, but was beaten away!" Xiang Yingqiang whispered in a grievance.

"Prussia also implemented a professional military system, but the French Revolution gave him a serious warning!"

"During the French Revolution, when the king was cut off his head, the entire European royal family was in an uproar, and even fell into deep fear. All countries quickly formed an anti-French coalition to attack France, and the slogan was to avenge the French emperor!"

"This invasion, Prussia sent the most army troops! In order to resist the invasion, the First French Republic at that time, the famous politician Carno issued a conscription order to the whole of France, requiring all French citizens to resist foreign enemies together!"

"This is the origin of the conscript system, under which all the adult men in France became potential soldiers, and the distinction between the army and the people became ambiguous!"

"That was the time when the Great Revolution was in full swing, and people were extremely fanatical, and the Republic was given all the good terms by propaganda institutions!"

"The Republic became the concrete embodiment of symbols such as freedom, democracy, revolution, nation, etc., which stimulated countless people to join in. At that time, the scale of the French army expanded sharply, and the professional army of Prussians immediately fell into the vast ocean of people's war..."

"The national conscript system developed by France relies on the nationalist spirit brought about by the Great Revolution, and people at that time were very afraid of this change, and a British military theorist once said!"

"The French regarded human lives as cheap things. Within 150 years, humans may return to the barbaric era of tribal wars!"

"The French conscript system successfully defended the Republic from invasion by foreign enemies. Although Napoleon's successful restoration in the end, it was also the French's self-choice, not a war!"

"Although Napoleon abolished the conscript system, the wars during the Great Revolution actually stored a large number of de facto reserve soldiers among the people. These soldiers were actually the basis for Napoleon's soldiers who swept across Europe in his lifetime!"

"In other words, what Napoleon I eats is also the nutrition of the conscript system. In the final battle of the Three Emperors, Napoleon defeated the Austrian, Tsarist Russia and Prussian coalition forces, and they also rely on the group of conscripts!"

"The Prussians suffered a series of great losses on the battlefield, so they carefully studied military reforms and finally entered the nationalist system of conscripts!"

"How can there be any voluntary change in the world? They are all changes that have to be made after being beaten and hurt!"

Papa... Xiao Letian clapped his hands quietly, "It's right, it seems you've been careful. Then I ask you why Napoleon III insisted on this professional military system unchanged? Don't forget that France is the birthplace of the conscript system!"

Xiang Ying smiled wryly and said, "How could he change? Napoleon III was afraid of nationalism and was afraid of death. That country had developed the habit of people's impulse, parade, and making trouble since the Great Revolution!"

"There is an empire now. They all go to the streets to march and demonstrate every day. Is there a military riot? The national fanaticism is already strong enough. Will the Emperor dare to add firewood to it?"

"If the national conscript system is really implemented, his army might be able to be undermined by Bronki's group of people. It is not impossible to launch a military coup at that time!"

"After all, France has already lost the war, without any luck!"

It was not until this moment that Xiao Letian's face eased a lot. He reached out and pressed his hand to signal Xiang Ying to sit down. "Yes, Xiang Ying was right. During the Battle of the Three Emperors, Prussia could only take out more than 100,000 troops from all over the country!"

"In just over a decade after the Battle of the Three Emperors, Prussia, which participated in the anti-French alliance, could already mobilize 1 million troops, and don't forget that there were less than 10 million people in Prussia at that time!"

"Prussia, which tasted the sweetness of the national conscript system, firmly brought the national conscript system to an end!"

At this time, Hietaro raised his hand and said, "Head of the People's Republic of China...I have another question! Since the conscript system in Prussia is already very strong, why hasn't European countries implemented it?"

"Why are France still the most powerful army in the world? People from other countries are not fools. Can't they see the benefits of the Prussian conscript system?"

"A million people can mobilize one million troops. This kind of thing has happened before our eyes. Why do they refuse to change?"

"Good question! Hietaro asked for the idea!" Xiao Letian nodded with relief.

"There is only one core reason, that is, the European military ideological community still believes that the combat effectiveness of professional troops is far better than that of conscripts!"

"In the eyes of those military experts, no matter how many conscripts have, they are not as good as professional soldiers! Veterans in a hundred battles can definitely fight ten. In the eyes of many generals, conscripts are just a group of upgraded bandits!"

"It's okay to fight a short-term battle, but as long as the form is unfavorable, they will be the ones who collapse first!"

"Another reason is that considering the economic problems of the country, they think that if the whole nation is fighting, who will do the economy? If it fails, there are only women and elderly people and children in the country, will this country be ruined?"

"Yes! I think so too!" Some of the officers who were working also said.

Xiao Letian heard the people below talking, and did not answer, but glanced at Xiang Ying again. As a result, he became angry at the sight. Xiang Ying put on his hat again, then lowered his head and said nothing, and was not sociable at all.

After glanced at Cai Bixia, Lin Zhen, Jin Sanshun and other naval officers, Xiao Letian discovered that these stormtroopers all learned the same as Xiang Ying, and bowed their heads and said nothing but the activity they used to be.

"Xiang Ying! Do you have any ideas? You can answer this question!" Xiao Letian said sternly.

"Don't you naval officers claim to be the most educated? You have a lot of ink in your stomach, so you can answer!"

Xiang Ying looked dead, and stood up by taking off his military cap, without communicating with the head of state, but just looked straight at the table in front of him.

"People in the mainstream military ideological circle in Europe have too backward vision. They only see the past, but have not seen the development of the times at all..."

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