Chapter 1605： General Staff System

Sure enough, as Marin had expected, when Maximilian I opened the conditions for the baron and the baron, Gudendorff accepted Maximilian I.

However, in order not to fall under the notoriety of "default employer", Gudendorff did not directly fall to Maximilian I, but planned to use the "work without effort" method to deal with the current employer Louis XII.

The specific method is that Gudendorff took a horse and fought a fake battle with thousands of horses in the Müstal Valley and Ludovico Sforza.

Goodendorff and Maximilian I made an appointment-after the shooting, the musketeers on both sides only filled with gunpowder when loading, not lead. Then, everyone pretended to shoot each other, fooling about the war supervisors sent by the French.

If this is not possible, just grab a few peasants in the Principality of Milan, dressed as soldiers, and let the Milan army guarding the Mistel valley kill a batch, and let the French representative see the "tragic" battle.

In this regard, Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan, has no opinion. Anyway, this year's monarchs do not take the lives of ordinary people seriously.

Of course, Maximilian I was not a good person. He gave the land to Gutendorff's son Denton, in the small town of Myron on the shore of Lake Zurich in eastern Switzerland, Switzerland. The agricultural conditions here are good, after all, it is located on the edge of Lake Zurich.

However, if you want to keep this good land, you must ensure that the Habsburgs control the Swiss. Otherwise, the Baron's collar will be lost by the Swiss Union. Therefore, in the future, Gudendorff's army will inevitably become the thug of the Habsburg family ...

Having figured it all out, Maximilian I was so happy that he found a new world. Then, he had a whimsy and sent someone to secretly enlist the commander of the Swiss Resistance, Zieg, promised to enclose him as the Baron of Bern, and use Bern as his fief. The requirement is that Zieg leads the Swiss Resistance to surrender to him ...

However, Maximilian I underestimated the hatred of the Habsburg family by people in western Switzerland ...

Eastern Switzerland, which belongs to the German-speaking region, is naturally more Germanic. For example, in the Zurich area, although there is resistance to the Habsburg family, it is not so strong.

The western part of Switzerland belongs to the French-dominated region, and even the western part mainly speaks French. Unlike the eastern region, most of them are German and speak German. The French in the French-speaking region are very hostile to the Habsburg family. The education they received from childhood was hatred and contempt for the Habsburg family. Sieg, who happened to be born in the French-speaking region, naturally has no cold for the Habsburg family. Therefore, the draw of Maximilian I ended in failure.

However, Maximilian I did not care much. Because as long as the French do not send the main force to come down in person, the army of Frensberg will not be afraid of the Swiss Resistance.

And Gudendorff fooling the French will also make the French have the illusion of "winning". Otherwise, if Gudendorff publicly fights back against water, the French might be sent out to return to the country to join in the battle with great shame.

This is the best situation now. The French thought that Gudendorff's army would invade Switzerland, threatening Frensberg's future. In this case, they will not intervene in the Swiss war for the time being.

As for the farther future ... Marin hinted in the letter to Maximilian I-the Spaniards will not give up, and will make a comeback! Once the Spaniards make a comeback, the French have no energy to pay attention to the war on the Swiss side ...

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In fact, Marin was right, and the Spaniards are indeed preparing for a counterattack. However, Gonzalo de Córdoba, who regained control of the military, suggested starting again after the autumn harvest. Because, by then, the army's food will be sufficient.

Moreover, in the past few months, the Spaniards happened to train their troops to increase their combat effectiveness.

In addition to this, Gonzalo de Cordoba, who has been suspected of having suffered a big loss, is also much smarter this time. This time, Gonzalo de Córdoba decided not to monopolize power, but intended to separate the Spanish army.

Of course, the so-called decentralization of Gonzalo de Cordova does not mean the decentralization of command, but the decentralization of the army's control with others ...

In order to dispel the Spanish King Ferdinand II's suspicion of himself, Gonzalo de Cordova specifically proposed that the Spanish army be divided into several parts. Except that the First Legion was controlled by Gonzalo de Cordova himself, the heads of the other legions were personally appointed by the two Spanish kings. The task of these army commanders is to control their respective armies.

However, when the heads of the legions reached the war, they had to obey Gonzalo de Cordoba. Unless, Gonzalo de Cordova ordered a rebellion. Otherwise, they cannot refuse the order.

At the same time, Gonzalo de Córdoba did not give the middle and lower rank officers of those regiments the right to issue orders directly. Moreover, at ordinary times, Gonzalo de Cordoba also has no right to manage the other legions except the first legion. At most, it will only supervise the training effects of several legions, and cannot directly interfere with the affairs of the other legions.

In this way, as long as the heads of several legions are the confidants of the king, there is no need to worry about Gonzalo de Cordoba having too much authority or even rebellion.

This plan was immediately welcomed by Ferdinand II and Juan III. Because the dispersion of military power has given them a lot of peace of mind. After all, the whole country's soldiers and horses are in the hands of a certain person, and there is no way for a monarch to feel at ease. And Marin of the North Sea Kingdom, who personally served as coach in every war, naturally did not worry about the fall of the military power.

In fact, this proposal was also provided by Marin to Gonzalo de Cordoba through a spy in Spain.

In other words, this is a variant of the system of the General Staff of later generations. In later generations of Germany, the General Staff is a very special existence. This department does not normally control the army, but once war breaks out, the army of the whole country will be provided with tactical guidance and decision-making by the officers of the General Staff.

That is to say, the General Staff is responsible for commanding and ordering, but does not specifically command the soldiers. The generals of specific commanders have no decision-making power. In this way, the danger of a commander in command is overweight.

The program Marin provided to Gonzalo de Cordova through spying was actually a variant of the General Staff System.

In this mutated version, Gonzalo de Cordoba, a famous general, turned into a General Staff, no longer responsible for the specific control of all soldiers and horses. Normally, the other legions except the first legion are managed by other legion chiefs.

Only after the war, the coach of Gonzalo de Cordova, had the power to command the various legions. But if the order of rebellion is given ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The heads of the various regiments have the right to refuse or even take action ...

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In fact, Marin had long planned to implement the General Staff Model in the North Sea State. But the problem is that the military officers who understand military affairs in the North Sea countries are very scarce, let alone what kind of staff. Therefore, this system can only wait for these children to grow up and then promote it.

Fortunately, he is not old yet, so he can personally command the army. But when he is old and Caesar takes over, Beihai should have enough qualified staff. At that time, the establishment of the General Staff System, naturally came naturally.

With the existence of the General Staff System, the military policy of the North Sea State will not make low-level mistakes in the future. At the same time, the separation of decision-making power and control power can also avoid the situation of general rebellion.

In the future, Beihai will maintain the size of multiple legions. However, the various legions are not affiliated with each other, and the General Staff usually does not have the right to command each legion. Moreover, the rank of the General Staff is not higher than that of the heads of the various legions. However, the heads of the various legions did not have the right to adjust their troops. During the war, the heads of the various legions obey the command of the General Staff. In peacetime, follow the king's command (not including the right to open war). In this way, you can fully avoid the emergence of a military strongman and command the army to rebel ...