Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 598
"In theory, Austria has more than 30 troops, but they are uneven. The most elite standing army is not the same as the newly armed recruits. I don't know what's going on in Austria. The head The army can still be equipped with the latest bolt-action rifles and howitzers imitated from our Ming Dynasty, but the newly armed army still uses old-fashioned paper cartridge rifles and even matchlock guns." Gao Ning said.

In a small, plain-looking office, Su Shuhuan, the soul of the Ming Army, made tea for another junior himself.While he was making tea, Gao Ning stood up and bowed slightly to show respect to Su Shuai.

People who mixed up to the same level as Su Shuhuan were basically like gods in the Ming army.He carried legends with him, and later he was promoted in the army and cultivated almost half of the army. If such a person were placed in an ancient dynasty, he would probably be jealous to death, let alone actually hold power.But precisely in Daming, Su Shuhuan was still the chief of staff as a marshal, and he was still in charge of many tasks of the Ming army.

Gao Ning is Su Shuhuan's favorite junior, that's why he specially asked Gao Ning to talk about his own opinion.

Su Shuhuan drank tea and sat on a somewhat worn-out sofa, still sitting in a very good posture, with an indelible military temperament all over his body.He said: "Italy has also convened some, and sent a letter to hope that the Ming Empire will send military personnel to Italy for guidance."

Gao Ning drank tea and said: "This is natural. Although Italy has won several battles, basically every battle was fought under the guidance of our military advisers. They may even feel that there is no Ming military adviser. , there will be no war. And at this juncture, Italy also needs Ming to embolden them."

Su Shuhuan said: "Relying on the Alps, and almost the best weapons and equipment in Europe, Italy has an army of 20, which is capable of resisting Xiqing's attack. It's just that the Italian army always gives people a sense of indescribable , not very reliable."

Italy once won a big victory in the war to carve up Turkey. At that time, Italy's confidence was particularly high, and there was even a mentality of contempt for Ming Dynasty.But soon Italy suffered a brilliant defeat in the Balkans.Tens of thousands of Italian troops were almost wiped out by the Qing army, and even lost part of the newly occupied land.After that, the Italians became a little flustered, and even asked Ming to garrison in Italy almost every year, and it was still a large-scale garrison.

Italy is afraid of Xiqing, but it is not afraid of Daming.Ming was the founder of the Kingdom of Italy, and even the King of Italy was the Emperor of Ming himself.Strictly speaking, Europe is a country, and the smaller countries basically have no sovereignty at all.But in fact Italy enjoys a relatively large degree of autonomy, and even controls its own military and diplomacy. It just completely opens up the market to Daming and accepts some economic and political assignments from Daming. Daming does not interfere in Italy's internal affairs.Italy is very grateful for this. On the one hand, they use the Daming Fox to pretend to be a tiger, and on the other hand, they can act on their own, which is simply not too cool.

Sure enough, when the country was facing a crisis, the Italians wanted Da Ming's father to protect them again.

Su Shuhuan said: "Italy is my country after all, so we will not ignore it. We will soon send an advisory group to Italy to help them mobilize and participate in the command of possible battles. I am going to advise you past."

Gao Ning was very surprised by this, but he didn't speak or ask.

Su Shuhuan smiled and said: "Observing the situation in Europe nearby will be helpful for you to command the European battle in the future. When Daming really ends, it will definitely be you young people who will command the battle at the front."

When Gao Ning heard Su Shuhuan's words, his mood did not fluctuate very much.This is also the point that Su Shuhuan attaches great importance to Gao Ning. This rising military star in his prime has a tenacity and calmness beyond ordinary people, which means that he can always calm down and think and find the best solution when facing any situation. choose.

Gao Ning asked: "Do you think the Western Qing Dynasty will attack Italy soon?"

Su Shuhuan said with a smile: "What Xiqing thinks and what kind of decision-making he will make is also unknown to us. Because at least the Ming Dynasty that Xiqing knows is definitely not the real Ming Dynasty. We have always controlled our own Power, so the outside world will look at us in a fog. They have no idea how strong the Ming Dynasty is now. It is even prevalent in the Western Qing Dynasty. Our emperor is lazy in daily affairs, cooking at home, and taking the prince The princess goes outing, takes the children to and from school, etc., saying that our economy in Ming Dynasty is not doing well, that we are plagued by unemployment, and that the people don’t want war, and isolationism is prevalent.”

Su Shuhuan put away his smile, and finally said: "But these are definitely not true."

Gao Ning made a joke and said, "At least our emperor is a super dad, it's true."

Su Shuhuan laughed: "Yes, but this reflects the superiority of our Ming Dynasty. Our country is collectively led by a group of outstanding and capable elites. They come from the people and represent the national interests of the Ming Dynasty. And our emperor It is our national symbol. He does not need to do anything personally. I have always believed that the most successful thing our Emperor did was not that he overthrew the Manchu Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty. It was not even the start of the Ming Dynasty's industrial revolution. Rather, he has been guiding the people of the Ming Dynasty to accept the correct values ​​that are in line with the requirements of the Ming Dynasty and the times."

Gao Ning thought for a while and said: "I think Austria may not be able to support it for a long time. What Xiqing is implementing is the 'blitzkrieg' that we held a training and guidance meeting a few years ago. Prussia has only persisted for half a month, while Austria is still using the very backward defense of the Grand Army Front. As long as they are broken through by Xiqing, the collapse of the Austrian army will be It's very fast."

"Yeah, it's only a matter of time before Austria is finished. Compared to this, I am amazed at Xiqing's ability to mobilize. According to Jin Yiwei's information, Xiqing has already armed nearly 60 troops, and this momentum shows no signs of stopping. They They will use Prussian and Austrian equipment to directly re-arm their own soldiers. The Eight Banners have been implementing the compulsory reserve service system for a long time, and almost all the people are soldiers. At least in terms of discipline, the Western Qing army is terrible. Now more and more More Qing troops have entered Europe, and the pressure on us has also increased."

(End of this chapter)