Chapter 83, Battlefield Survival Manual
"There's a fart conspiracy, the enemy on the opposite side is clearly a group of recruits, attacking and rushing, and when retreating, they scatter in a hurry, I don't know where the enemy found the best!"
Grigge quickly made a judgment, if it weren't for the lack of troops in his hands, he would really have to order the killing, such a good opportunity is rare.
"Regiment commander, I see that the enemy has abandoned a lot of weapons, why don't we send someone to pick them up, and we can make a fortune!" The young officer thought for a moment and said
Grigge glared fiercely, and said in a tone of hatred: "Ambridge, sometimes I really want to split your head open to see what is inside, why there are so many messy ideas!"
Just thinking about getting rich, are you a fool to be the enemy on the other side? Why don't you go up and try it and see if the enemy will kill you?
Our mission is to hold the line, what's the use of picking up those broken guns? ”
In this era, the treatment of the armies of various countries was not very good, and the most important thing to get rich was to rely on robbery and seizures on the battlefield.
This war was fought in Austria itself, and robbery should not be considered, no matter how crazy it is, it cannot be messed around on their own territory, and seizure has become their main income.
Of course, the land reward that Franz promised was also an important factor in allowing them to fight with peace of mind.
In the past, if you want to get land rewards, mainly to become a nobleman and obtain a fief, this difficulty is too great, except for a few lucky people, most people have no chance.
This time, Franz made a change, in the past, even a knight had to move thousands of acres of fiefdom, but now ordinary soldiers can also obtain land if they make military achievements.
(1 hectare ≈ 2.5 acres = 15 municipal acres)
It's just that this is not a noble fief, and there is no aristocratic privilege, which is equivalent to the government using land to pay military salaries and rewards for military achievements.
Since they are not nobles, the threshold is naturally much lower, and it is much easier for ordinary soldiers to obtain land. Basically, as long as you fight a battle on the battlefield, you can get a few acres of land, and if you are lucky, you can even get a few hectares of land.
Ambridge wants to make money, but the main purpose is to worry that the military merit is not enough, and when the time comes, he can use the money to buy land from his hands, after all, his goal is to become a farmer.
This is a preferential treatment for military personnel, and in order to limit land annexation, the Austrian land redemption law stipulates that the per capita land purchase area shall not exceed 2 hectares, and the rewards obtained on the battlefield are not counted.
"Uncle Grigie, you know that my family has many brothers and sisters, and as the second son, he is not qualified to inherit the title and property, so he wants to take the opportunity to make a fortune!" Ambridge said unconcernedly
Grigge said angrily: "Damn, why don't you want to work hard and earn a knighthood yourself?"
I bet if you can get a knighthood, even if it's just the lowest non-hereditary lord, Old John will be happier than if you get a hundred thousand Rhine guilders! ”
In this era, the main officers in the European armies were basically the children of the nobility, especially the second sons who were not qualified to inherit the title, and they entered the struggle as adults.
These men were well educated and quickly distinguished themselves in the army, and the colonization movement in various European countries was carried out by these children of nobles who aspired to knighthoods.
Ambridge thought for a moment and said, "I also want to get a knighthood, but with my rank, it's too difficult to get a knighthood now."
Uncle Grigge, if we don't lead someone to attack the enemy camp at night, if we succeed, maybe my goal will be achieved! ”
Grigge rubbed his forehead, giving up his plans to continue teaching Ambridge, a distant nephew. Even if you want to attack at night, you have to consider the actual situation.
He admits that the enemy is very bad, he has been in the army for so many years, he has never seen such a fighting army, but he can't stand the large number of people!
The enemy on the opposite side has two divisions, and the troops in his hands are only one regiment, and they are not even one-fifth of the strength of the people.
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In the military camp of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Major General Will gave a hard lesson to the soldiers lying on the battlefield today, and also selected a few unlucky people as the objects of Liwei and carried out military law.
The battle began again, perhaps because of Liwei's connections, or perhaps because of the veterans of the Kingdom of Sardinia, who were more courageous, and the afternoon battle was much more tragic.
Picking up the binoculars and looking at the scene of flesh and blood, there were soldiers rushing to the enemy's position at one point, Major General Will nodded with satisfaction, this is war, if they are all like those fools in the morning, then it will be fine!
In the camp, the undercurrent has already begun to surge.
A grizzled soldier said excitedly, "Tom, the knowledge in the Battlefield Survival Manual is really useful. Seeing that those idiots didn't, they were usually arrogant, but now they all rushed up stupidly to die, not to mention how relieved they were! ”
"Of course, this is what Mr. Guerazi bought from an old mercenary at great expense, so that we can reduce casualties on the battlefield.
Raul, be careful, don't let the Sardinians find out, this war will cost them their lives! If everyone learns to be smart, who is going to fight the Austrians? Tom's middle-aged man said cautiously
"Yes, let the Sardinians and Austrians eat dogs, and when they are defeated, our Lombard Republic will be independent!" Raul said excitedly
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Something as lofty as the "Battlefield Survival Handbook" naturally would not have been written by an old mercenary, which Franz had prepared specifically for the Kingdom of Sardinia.
This was summed up by his research on the history of the Italian war, so he sold it to the Sardinian army in advance, anyway, it was all invented by the Italians, and naturally there was no such thing as adaptation.
By the way, he also gave a sixteen-character policy: if you win, you will fight, if you can't win, you will run, and if you can't win, you will surrender!
It records most of the life-saving techniques on the battlefield, such as: when launching a charge, in the middle of the road, it is to find favorable terrain and play dead.
The choice of this place is very important, not too far away, and not too close to the base camp.
It is better to have cover that can block the enemy's stray bullets, and you must also consider comfort, because the trip time is too long, and it is easy to numb limbs.
Another example: when defending, you can't take the lead, just shoot the bullet casually, anyway, the probability of hitting the enemy is not great, don't play with your life if you don't have a life and death feud.
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Franz made up enough of the thirty-six articles very spoofed, commonly known as the "Thirty-six Strategies to Save Life", all of which are life-saving stunts on the battlefield, and the accompanying explanations are all in the most understandable language, without waiting for a trace of literary brilliance.