The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 736 Some minor problems
"What if the Poles blow up your railroad after you pass, cut off your supplies, and go guerrilla in the rear?"

At this time, a child's voice that was not suitable for the time came to mind. Lakshmi Payi obviously had his own opinions.

There are military courses in the palace. As a well-known uprising leader in Indian history, Franz felt that it would be no problem for her to learn them.

However, the reason why Lakshmi Payi was able to raise this question was because Franz popularized the power of the railway to him.

At the same time, the personal experience also made Lakshmi Payi truly feel the strong pulse of the industrial age. Although he was not lying on the ground, it also made him deeply understand that the steel monster in front of him was any horse-drawn carriage or cow on the Indian subcontinent. No car can compare.

Franz's younger sister, Little Maria, also wants to join in the fun, but war is hard to associate with beauty.Franz still hoped that his family would stay away from the war, so he did not bring his sister.

As for the future that Lakshmi Payi will face in the future is far more cruel than war, it would be good to let him recognize the reality earlier.

The idea Lakshmi Payi put forward at this time reminded Franz of the sabotage warfare and guerrilla warfare that are common in later generations.

However, he also wanted to hear how Albrecht, a famous player in the world, would respond to this tactic at this time.

Although according to the etiquette at the time, the ladies should not interrupt the men's chat.But firstly Lakshmi Payi was not from Austria, and secondly she was just a child.

Therefore, Albrecht, who pays great attention to etiquette, doesn't mind very much. He also finds this question interesting. After all, academic commanders rarely study such things.

"It's a good idea, but on the battlefield, any ghostly tricks are just a futile struggle in front of a strong man with absolute power.

Besides, there is a problem with the railway, so what do the road guards and gendarmerie do?And your goal is nothing more than the railway and the supply team, just strengthen some protection forces.

After the main strategic goal is completed, a large army can be used to conduct a dragnet search.Although Galicia is backward, the terrain dominated by plains is not conducive to hiding.

Although there are mountains, rivers, and forests, they are too scattered overall, which is not conducive to hiding.

As long as you don't roll in the mud like the French do in Spain, you're fine. "

Albrecht thought for a while and then said: "If you can build a railway in the mud, it is not impossible, after all, the times seem to have changed, and the limits of common sense and the strength of the army are changing.

Maybe in the future there will be a weapon that can completely ignore the terrain for pursuit.”

Albrecht had something to say, but Franz knew very well that this plan was still in the experimental stage. Although the prototype had been built, its performance was far from meeting the requirements of the military.

The corresponding individual equipment and supporting weapons are still under development, and the stability and actual combat performance of these things are yet to be discussed.

Albrecht unfolded a huge map with detailed labels on the mountains and rivers in Galicia.

Lakshmi Payi said a little indignantly: "According to your statement, is it possible to be invincible as long as the railway is repaired to the battlefield?"

Albrecht: "No, ma'am. The premise is that in the case of an absolute advantage, the railway will consolidate and amplify this advantage.

As far as I know, there is no invincible method or person in this world. All we can do is try our best to make the goddess of victory look good and tilt the scale of victory towards us. "

Albrecht said that there is generally nothing wrong with it, but there is still a little arrogance of the regular army.

Franz signaled that he wanted to add something, and Albrecht nodded. He quite recognized the nephew's level.

"The basis of guerrilla warfare is the timing, location, and harmony of people. The so-called timing means that the enemy needs to fight on multiple fronts and it is difficult to concentrate forces; the location is the so-called mountains, rivers, swamps, lakes, and desert grasslands; s help.

The so-called guerrillas are usually short in number, lack of weapons, and have no officers. It may be a bit strange to say this, because they are flexible in formation, light in equipment, and easy to maneuver.

The most important thing for the survival of the guerrilla is intelligence and supplies, and it is the local people who provide these two most critical factors. "

Lakshmi Payi yelled impatiently: "What are you going to say, why are you so wordy!"

Albrecht frowned. Colonel Bordeaux on the side wanted to throw the kid in front of him directly off the train. The surrounding soldiers and waiters froze. It was hard for them to imagine that anyone dared to talk to Franz like this.

The atmosphere in the entire carriage became silent, as if the prince was about to kill someone.

(The prince refers to Gadar Rao, the local supreme ruler of Zhangxi.)
Lakshmi Payi is usually with Franz's younger sister. When the two little girls are together, others treat them as childish words. No one except Mrs. Sophie will blame her. Unrestrained will naturally release her nature. .

In fact, Lakshmi Payi's estimation was completely wrong. Franz's sister Maria was only crazy in front of her family, and she was a qualified princess in formal occasions.

In the end it was Franz who broke the silence. He had to touch Lakshmi Payi's head like an elder, and the latter had to put on a cute face.

"Patience is also a virtue for the nobles. What I want to say is that this is in the Austrian Empire, Galicia Province, the survival soil of guerrilla warfare does not exist.

In other words, the benefits of guerrilla warfare are negative. In order to maintain this combat mode, the opponent must invest more and more elite troops, and at the same time need more supplies and intelligence personnel.

This is almost impossible for the disadvantaged party.

Guerrilla warfare does not lie in how many enemies have been eliminated, nor in how many victories have been achieved, but in inverting the opponent's benefits and costs.

Carrying out guerrilla warfare with negative returns, such a putting the cart before the horse, no one would be willing to do it, unless the key targets of the enemy army can be hit, and the enemy must be saved if attacked. "

Seeing that Franz had no intention of pursuing it, the others naturally did not dare to make decisions for him and all returned to normal.

This time Lakshmi Payi learned her lesson and raised her hand before she tried to speak.It's an overkill, but it's better than lawlessness.

Franz nodded with a suppressed smile, motioning for her to speak, but the people around didn't think it was funny, they just thought it seemed a little too kind to this foreigner.

Especially Bordeaux and his royal guard members, they felt that they should treat the big Indian businessman the same way, regardless of whether he was a prince or not, and he should be punished as long as he made mistakes.

The big businessman pointed out that Villawais Adani, who has been cooperating with Franz, can be regarded as a generation of heroes. Not a tool for substitutes.

(End of this chapter)