The Rise of the Empire

Ruprecht didn't stay in Beiyang for a long time, and he just left the minutiae to his younger brother. The navy decided to strengthen Beiyang and beat the Japanese navy badly. After the war, the three countries intervened and let the Japanese spit out part of what they ate.

But Ruprecht is not satisfied with just messing around at sea! In the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, how could we not get involved in land warfare? Now that the Russians have provided loan funds, it is also possible to use Russian money to fight a small-scale ground battle with Japan to test the performance of the Army's new equipment and the current combat effectiveness of the German army.

Some people may ask, what if countries such as Britain, France and Russia saw the role of machine guns, rapid-fire guns and mortars because of this battle? Isn't that lifting a rock to shoot yourself in the foot?

Naruprecht can only say that those who have this kind of thinking are those who have read too much Xiaobaiwen! Machine guns played a huge role in the Russo-Japanese War. At the beginning of World War 1, the armies of various countries had a certain amount of machine guns. The German MG08 performed well, and the British Vickers performed equally well. Everyone knows that machine guns are easy to use. But the key is, do you have money and equipment? As far as Maozi's industry is concerned, although there were a lot of machine guns at the beginning, in the end, the number of machine guns in his army was obviously inferior compared with Germany and France. There is still a huge gap between knowing and doing! As for speaking English and French? They have no fewer machine guns than Germany. Even if there is a little less at the beginning, it will not be a big problem to supplement it based on the industries of Britain and France.

As for rapid-fire guns? Ruprecht can't wait for France, Britain and Russia to fall directly into the pit of 75MM rapid-fire guns and cannot extricate themselves! Why did Germany triumph at the beginning of World War I in history? One of the very important reasons is that the Germans used large-caliber howitzers! The power and range of this thing are above the 75 rapid-fire gun, and the trajectory is more curved. I can hit you, but you can't reach me! Therefore, all kinds of howitzers in World War I were king, and the French finally began to switch to howitzers!

Ruprecht wanted to use this war to make the Germans realize how powerful an army armed with machine guns and rapid-fire guns is, and prepare more artillery and machine guns for the troops when they are free. Useful! In addition, let Earl Schlieffen know how huge the ammunition consumption of such an army is! Let them realize how ridiculous their estimation of transportation capacity is through actual combat!

Ma Zheng is one of the foundations of the Junker nobles. It is too difficult to shake this point, and it is difficult for the military to pass. After all, almost all the top leaders of the Prussian army are Junker nobles. But at least let these people consider using some other means of transportation to make up for the lack of horses! Like cars and tractors. Although it is impossible to replace horses with trucks in World War 1.

After all, it was as strong as the German Army in World War 2, and horses were still one of the main transportation capabilities, but Ruprecht believes that if some points can be raised from the beginning, then Germany's transportation preparations in World War 1 will be better, at least they can continue Move forward a bit? As for the Eastern Front, the German army's logistical supply pressure will be relatively reduced, if World War I breaks out. Ruprecht wants to destroy Russia in the shortest possible time, and supply capacity is naturally an unavoidable problem, and trucks must be supported by the state to develop!

The name has already been thought out, let’s count it as a mercenary, don’t laugh, the mercenaries and volunteers of this era are much better than the Blackwater company of the American emperor in the later generations! The former can only be regarded as a security force, fighting with some extremists and opposition guerrillas. And some mercenaries in this era have fought against the most powerful empire in the world! Know about the Boer War, right? Among the troops of the Boers, there is a force of 2,000 foreign volunteers, and the International Column in the Spanish Civil War in later generations is even more famous!

A small mercenary army will not cause dissatisfaction among the British, or if the British know it, what else can they do? Of course, this army must not fight with the Qing army,

Most of the Qing army in this era are pig teammates! And if you have a small army and a Japanese division of tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of people just face to face, isn't that courting death? If you help the Qing Dynasty guard ports or cities or something, you are doomed! The only difference is how many Japanese you can kill before you die! Ruprecht absolutely cannot do this kind of business!

You can give money to help you beat the Japanese, but I have the final say on how and where to fight! Mountains blocking the main attack path of the Japanese army will be crushed sooner or later. Moreover, judging from the tragic logistics and support system of the Qing Dynasty, it is simply impossible to support a modern army to fight for a long time.

So Ruprecht's final goal was to make some moves on the flanks of the Japanese army. In history, what the Japanese army did was to occupy the Liaodong Peninsula, and then cooperate with the navy to march into the Shandong Peninsula, and take down Weihaiwei! This time it is estimated that this will still be the case. After all, the Japanese Army only has 7 main divisions and its strength is limited.

Ruprecht decided to kick the Jap's ass hard behind him. With Fengtian as the frontline base, the engine-operated warfare against the Japanese army relied on the technical advantages of rapid-fire guns and machine guns to suppress a small number of Japanese troops. When encountering the main force of the Japanese army, they chose to retreat.

If you want to fight in the Far East, the Russians can't get around it. With the current efficiency of the Qing Dynasty and the so-called logistics supply method, if the Germans rely on the Qing Dynasty to provide supplies, they must be cheated to death! Moreover, all the ammunition and supplies needed need to be transported from the mainland. These things can only be transported to Vladivostok first, and then transported to the front line by land. In addition to logistics, Ruprecht also needs some cavalry to undertake reconnaissance tasks.

There are many things, and the more important thing is that Ruprecht has only learned something theoretically about marching and fighting. If Ruprecht in the navy can be regarded as "rich in actual combat experience", then land warfare It's all for rookies, but it doesn't matter, there are many big names in the German Army, such as my uncle! He is a person who has experienced the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War! It is no problem to form such a force and arrange a suitable officer corps. As for the diplomatic work, it can be directly handed over to the German government.

All Ruprecht needs to do is offer some advice. And try to let the Bavarians occupy as many proportions of the army as possible. Any war is an opportunity for arms dealers, and now Ruprecht can almost be said to have started with arms! If the Bavarian army can perform well this time, then Bavaria's export performance of weapons and equipment will be much better, and the German army may also consider equipping a large number of new weapons such as machine guns, mortars and automatic rifles.

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