Chapter 3: Legendary-Grand Duke Carl

After exhausting his lips, Franz reluctantly persuaded his mother and gained the right to arrange time freely, but the class still had to be attended, but there were a lot of cuts.
For example, Franz believes that religious, language, and art lessons have been compressed. If it was not for Sophie's insistence, he would even cut down on politics.
The main content is still a hundred years ago, for example: the aristocracy is supreme, the chivalry spirit is sacred ...
Franz was most interested in the emperor academy, only a cut-out version remained, and the conspiracy and scheming could not be seen anymore, leaving the power of the king.
For example, when the emperor tiger's body shook, he worshipped and bowed his head.
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This is training the emperor, not the people?
If an emperor was cultivated according to this standard, another person would be added to the guillotine due to the complex situation in Austria.
It is now 1846. If nothing else, Franz will inherit this ancient empire two years later, and there is not much time left for him now.
Join politics early?
This is obviously impossible. Anything that changes the overall situation of history will bring uncertainty to the future. Franz will not take risks until he succeeds.
Of course, he doesn't want to participate, how much can a 16-year-old little fart have a political say?
Even Franz, the crown prince, cannot change his age.
However, this does not prevent him from doing things. In many cases, it is far better to push hands behind the scenes than to charge directly in front of them.
For example, Franz is going to visit a big man now, the Austrian legend-Grand Duke Carl.
As the most legendary general in the anti-French war, he defeated the French army many times. He was promoted to marshal for his achievements at the age of 25. It is also the only general in the alliance that Napoleon was afraid of.
Otherwise, the Vienna government's incompetence would destroy a good hand. Perhaps the anti-French war would not have to wait for the Russians to rescue the battlefield, and it would have ended in advance, and Austria would not have to lose the Netherlands.
Such a marshal dedicated to the emperor's incompetence, of course, will not have any good results, especially Grand Duke Carl or the royal family.
Fortunately, this is the European continent. The Emperor Franz I was also the grandfather of the protagonist, and he was not a cruel master. Only the marshal of the victorious hero could have been active until now.
A strong man in the military is not the same as a strong man in politics. After using him to reform the Austrian army, his political opponents played a little trick and made him resign and go home.
From then on, Grand Duke Karl returned home to study military theory, and authored military books such as "On the Tactics of Generals", "On the Principles of German War in 1796" and "History of German and Swiss War in 1799".
This was how a generation of military strategists developed. Grand Duke Karl believed that military science consists of two parts: strategic and tactical.
Strategy is the science of the highest commander, and the task is to formulate a war plan and determine military operations. Tactics are the art of commanders at all levels, subordinate to the war.
Both strategy and tactics consist of certain rules or principles. The important principle of military science is: to correctly calculate the available weapons and weapons that can achieve the intended purpose, the force must be adapted to the purpose.
Regardless of the strength of the army, it can only produce the maximum effect if it is used in a timely manner at the moment of decision.
Therefore, judging the timing correctly and concentrating forces at the time when the effect is the most effective is the most effective way to win.
Another important point: forming an overwhelming advantage over the enemy in a decisive place. The strength not only refers to the number of troops, but also includes the morale, commanding ability, and terrain conditions of the army.
At the same time, the types of operations are also divided into offense and defense, and the offense is considered to be more advantageous, and it is pointed out that defensive operations are only meaningful when they are scheduled to switch to offense.
He also clearly put forward the concept of the reserve team, clearly pointing out that whether it is offensive or defensive, the reserve team must always be left to prevent unexpected situations on the battlefield.
Grand Duke Carl believes that the commander is important to the fate of the country and the lives of millions of people, but the commander is not born, but is created by knowledge and experience.
The true commander must deeply understand the essence of war, study the laws of war, and learn and use the experience of himself and others in practice in order to use various military principles freely.
Such a talented military strategist would not be able to take advantage of it, and he would be sorry for the reputation of the traverser.
Military reform is not only correct. The conservative forces in the military are often stronger than ordinary people think. Franz knows this very well.
Any reform must violate the interest groups, and a rebound is naturally indispensable. Such a pot, Franz said that he could not carry it.
For example, if Franz proposes the reform of the staffing system, it is estimated that everyone will laugh at it, and some people even point out that the bear child is going to play.
It would be different if he changed this Archduke Carl, regardless of whether everyone agrees or not, we must sit down and think about it.
"Her Grand Duke wait a moment, the master will come out soon!"
The steward said politely, there was still a bit of stubbornness in his tone, and Franz was not an ordinary archduke. Is it really good to keep him cold?
But for Grand Duke Carl, these are all clouds. When it comes to seniority in the royal family, he is a grandfather of Franz.
Aside from this, Franz had to give him a face because of his influence in the Imperial Army, because today Franz came to visit on the pretext of studying military.
"It doesn't matter, I'll wait here, by the way, make me a pot of tea, I don't want to drink coffee recently!" Franz said with a smile.
He is not angry at all, anyway, this old man is going to pick up a boxed lunch next year, there is no need to care about a dead person.
Time passed quickly, more than an hour passed, and Franz was still drinking tea there, looking at the newspaper, without a look of impatience.
"Little Franz hasn't seen you in a long time, you've grown so tall!"
A hearty voice sounded, and Franz knew that it was Grand Duke Carl, and no one dared to talk to him like that.
"Dear Marshal, can you remove that little character when you call me, I'm 16 years old!" Franz said helplessly
"Really? My little Franz has grown up. What's the matter of coming to me today?" Grand Duke Carl asked with interest.
Franz didn't care about the details of Grandpa Carl's speech, so Franz Jr. was younger. Who called Grandpa Carl the brother of Grandpa Franz?
"Hello Marshal, I have read your military writings, and I have come to know how to ask for advice!"
"Say, what do you not understand, need me to explain it to you?" Archduke Carl laughed and laughed.
"It's your concept of commander in chief. I found that the Imperial Army did not do enough in this regard and did not actually solve this problem!" Franz said.
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