"Recently, the military representative of the Kingdom of Bavaria in Austro-Hungary sent me a document, which mentioned that the Kingdom of Austria should establish a single national military force dominated by German soldiers and supplemented by some Czechs as the core of the empire's strength. Is this your idea? My future brother-in-law?" Crown Prince Ferdinand decided to say some topics that everyone is interested in and has positive significance.

"Yes, according to the news sent back by the Bavarian military delegation to Austro-Hungary, they believe that the internal coordination and control of such mixed ethnic groups is very troublesome and directly affects the combat effectiveness. The ethnic composition of local garrison troops is relatively single, which is better. The composition of the National Defense Force is regarded as a national event. Although it may have better equipment, its combat effectiveness may not be as high as that of the garrison troops." The prince thought for a while and said carefully. After all, he had to consider the other party's face.

"But this conflicts with our national policy. The Austro-Hungarian Empire has always hoped to integrate many ethnic groups in its territory, whether in administration, people's livelihood or military. This is also the purpose of our mixing of ethnic groups into the army. We hope to eliminate the barriers between ethnic groups. However, it seems to be effective now." Crown Prince Ferdinand said.

"This is a domestic political issue, but political correctness does not mean that the army has combat effectiveness! Can you imagine the chaos in a war when there are more than 4 ethnic groups in a regiment and the language is not understood?"

"In South Africa, there is never a mixed situation between American mercenaries and Boer troops! Because language issues are a huge obstacle. This is still a situation where there are only two languages. It is difficult for me to understand that if an officer masters four languages ​​and deals with conflicts between many ethnic groups, how much energy can he still spend on military affairs?"

"Different nations have different views on the issue of war. When the Austro-Hungarian Empire was strong, it was because it had a powerful legion with the Germans as the main body and the Hungarians and the Czechs as the support. Now we should not downplay the national attributes of the Austro-Hungarian Legion, but should strengthen it! The only trustworthy people in the Austrian Kingdom are the Germans. Although their number is less than half, they are at least 10 million. Therefore, it is very important to draw out to form a powerful mobile corps." The prince said earnestly.

The performance of the Austro-Hungarian Empire legion in the first battle was indeed limited by its strength. It was not as good as the opponent in terms of military equipment. The number of artillery was weaker than that of the Russians. It is understandable that they were beaten by the Russians in actual combat. It can be attributed to the lack of equipment during the war. However, the Austro-Hungarian legion was also beaten up when fighting against the Serbs?

Serbia is a weak among the weak in equipment! Serbia does not have its own national defense industry and has a small number of troops. How many troops can a country with a population of only 4.5 million? At the beginning of World War I, Serbia's regular troops had only twelve infantry divisions and one cavalry division, totaling only 247,000! In addition, the temporary mobilization of troops was only 400,000.

Moreover, their equipment was very backward. One division was quite large, with 15,000 men and 400 cavalry, but there were only eighteen machine guns and thirty-six artillery pieces. The entire army could use only 100,000 rifles, only 610 artillery pieces, including 180 old-style artillery pieces, and the number of heavy artillery pieces was only 40! Each artillery had no more than 700 rounds of ammunition!
Chapter completed!