301 Legion of Honor(1/2)
"If Greece wants to retain its status as a sovereign state, it must have a brave and progressive army.
The most important thing about the composition of the army is not the officers, but the soldiers!
Only by making soldiers eager for war and not afraid of life and death can the Greek army resist the invasion of the French Defence Force!
What I want to explain today is how to enhance the combat courage of soldiers.
I won't explain the military regulations and other things on the surface. I believe that the Greek generals understand better than me.
What I want to say is that only when a person is extremely eager to make progress and change his own living environment can he have the spiritual foundation to work hard at all costs.
If you want to make a person not afraid of death, you must first let this person understand what is more terrifying than death…”
When Aristotle said this, the scattered laughter suddenly echoed in the ruthless laughter of the ruthless laughter among the ruthless sarcastic members of the ruthless sarcastic members: "Aristotle, although your name is the same as the great philosopher of ancient Greece, your language is unexpectedly childish.
Who is not afraid of death except those who are suicidal?”
Aristotle, who was interrupted, still had a warm smile on his face and explained in an elegant tone: "What I am talking about is not to make people not afraid of death, but to make this person temporarily ignore death for a certain goal.
The battle pace of modern warfare is very fast. Taking the French army under the leadership of the Li Wei regime as an example, it only takes one minute to win a battle at the fastest, and winning a battle is enough for a day.
Even the French army can destroy a country within a week!
What does this mean?
It means that we don’t need to keep soldiers not afraid of death for a long time, which is impossible. We just need to motivate soldiers and let them ignore their fear of death for a certain goal and pursuit in the short term.
Of course, everyone present was a wealthy gentleman from a famous family, so naturally he could not understand how strong the poor at the bottom had for life.
I'm afraid no one has ever experienced the feeling of hunger."
This sentence brought the ridicule in the conference hall to a sudden end. After a moment of silence, a voice suddenly agreed: "Aristotle said it right. Are we relying on those hungry people who can overthrow the rule of the Ottoman Empire?
But there is one thing I want to remind Aristotle.
The mind of the army is even more important. A group of hungry people alone cannot defeat the regular army, and even the police can disperse them.
That's why we sit here!"
"That is nature, and your contribution to Greek independence is obvious to all, but for this reason, I think what Greece today lacks is not a general and political leader with enough wisdom. I believe that the great Greece is ahead of the world in this regard."
After the flattery was slapped, the Greek leaders and generals present immediately applauded spontaneously.
That's what they think!
How could a person who can climb to such a position not be arrogant?
When Greece was independent, none of the people present appeared in front of the Ottoman defenders, and those who charged into battle were all civilians below. However, after Greece's independence, the ones who sat in the position of ruling were prominent figures in the original society!
Isn’t this what I’m using to sit on?
What?
You said they rely on reincarnation?
Someone came and pulled this traitor out and killed him!
Aristotle, who was from the bottom of the class, knew very well that he wanted to take his position further and to get the generals and the ruling committee present to agree with his plan, and that they must gain their recognition.
Even Aristotle wished to search all the famous celebrities in front of him, exterminated their families and exterminated their clans and filled them with the national treasury!
After the applause, Aristotle continued to maintain a very friendly smile, which is a very popular emoticon package in the upper class. Only by keeping a smile at all times can it be easier to be accepted by the big people.
After all, what these big names hate the most are those frowning faces and dissatisfied with the current situation of the country and society.
After all, isn’t the denial of the country and Greek society just a slap in the face of these ruling people?
Therefore, Aristotle never complained about the injustice in Greek society in front of these people, and even spoke in public, as cautious as possible. This is the fundamental reason why he can stand on this podium!
If someone who speaks without saying anything, he will never enter this hall!
"The great Greek Republic already has a smart mind, and now requires strong limbs, and soldiers are part of the limbs.
To ensure the combat enthusiasm of soldiers in the army, we must first establish a relatively fair promotion system.”
Speaking of this, Aristotle keenly observed several Greek generals sitting on both sides and in the back row, and their faces changed suddenly.
Aristotle naturally knew the dregs in the army. This was nothing. Except for the hypnotic Li Wei, the entire European army was like a bird!
Immediately afterwards, Aristotle changed his voice and said, "Of course, I believe that this first one is not as good as our Greek Republic in Europe.
After satisfying the first one, we must start with the source of troops.
Here, we need to understand what kind of person is most easily satisfied, most eager to get rid of his identity, and think that his life is the least valuable!
I believe everyone already has the answer in their hearts - the poor and the poor!
They spend all day long on food filling. We recruit them to the army without even paying military salaries. As long as they are allowed to eat and drink, these poor and poor people will feel grateful to the Greek Republic.
Moreover, these poor people are the people who most desire to change their own difficulties in life. They are all hungry people, knowing what it feels like, and dying in the face of hunger does not seem so painful.
Therefore, this kind of people is the easiest to be domesticated into people who are not afraid of death. They are willing to use their lives to gain wealth for their future!
I propose to recruit the poor and the poor to form a Greek legion to protect the independence and the status of the sovereign state of the Greek Republic!”
The ruling committee members present fell into deep thought after hearing this, but the generals on the periphery quickly raised objections:
“Aristotle, our current Greek army is doing well, and we are picking the source of troops according to the British Army.
Pulling social scum such as gangsters, hooligans, and gangsters into the army will not only improve the social security environment, but also will not cause any disadvantage to the country when they die on the battlefield.
Why can't our Greek Republic not be able to colonize the world by relying on such an army?"
"Yes, if we need to face the French Defence Forces that the British dare not even fight in landing wars, I naturally would not have any reform ideas for the current Greek army.
May I ask, can you guarantee that with the same number of people, we are on the defensive side and the French Defensive Army is on the offensive side. Can the Greek army resist the attack of the French Defensive Army?"
The general who asked the question was choked by this question, but he couldn't figure out the appropriate wording after holding it in for a long time.
Until a ruling committee member spoke out to relieve the awkward atmosphere: "Aristotle, you always use the French Empire as your imaginary enemy, but we have not started a war with the French Empire now. Are you a little worried?"
"No!
I am preventing problems before they happen!
Who doesn’t know about Li Wei’s tyrant’s wolf ambitions?
Let’s see how Levi’s sphere of influence expanded after the three anti-French wars. Now even the former Holy Roman Empire has become a vassal of Levi. Except for the Kingdom of Prussia, the entire Central and European Union is crawling under the deterrence of the French Defense Forces, and dare not speak out against Levi’s orders!
Let’s look at the land lost by the Ottoman Empire on the Balkan battlefield, all the Holy Alliances carried out military occupation, and the French Empire continued to send administrative officials from the rear to manage, without any intention of liberating the local nations.
I believe you all understand that the territory captured by the Holy Alliance will most likely be swallowed by the tyrant of Li Wei, who has expanded his ambitions!
Since the Aren government of the Austrian Republic surrendered to the Levi government, the Levi government has obviously been no longer satisfied with establishing a vassal system. Levi wants to wear the crown of all Europe!
Do you think that in the face of the sacred alliance, can we Greece maintain independence?
Let’s look at the outcome of Hungary and Transylvania. Do you think these two countries can retain their status as sovereign states after this battle?
Never overestimate the kindness of Li Wei's tyrant. He almost encompasses all the original sins of human beings. If Li Wei had not had the ability to hypnotize others, he would have been overthrown long ago!
However, it is precisely because of Levi's ability to hypnotize others that the possibility that we Greece can retain a sovereign state is slim.
Therefore, if you don’t want to be hypnotized by Levi and become his slave, we must have a powerful army that can protect ourselves before the Holy Alliance has occupied the Balkans!
I am not proposing to cut down the existing Greek army, but to establish another independent army composed of all the poor and poor. I am willing to lead them personally and train them to charge on the front line when Greece needs us!
For Greece and for the Republic, I am willing to give everything!”
There was warm applause again in the conference hall, and even the hostile Greek generals calmed down after hearing that Aristotle did not intend to cut down the existing Greek army.
The extra legion of the Greek Republic has little impact on the generals. The ruling committee should be troubled by the headache. After all, the new legion is not generated out of thin air, and all require money to support it!
Sure enough, after the applause, the ruling committee member in charge of finance immediately frowned and asked: "Aristotle, you should understand that Greece's fiscal budget has been allocated. If you want to establish a new army, you must wait until next year at least."
"No, no, no, if we wait until next year, the French Defence Force may have arrived outside Athens.
At that time, do we still have a chance?"
"Aristotle, don't exaggerate, the great Greece will not be easily defeated!"
“I think you have some misunderstandings about the legion I want to build.
I am not going to build a traditional regular army, I am going to build a poor army. As long as the Republican government meets basic weapons and ammunition needs, food, clothing, housing and transportation, I don’t want a penny of military pay. I will take the troops to the battlefield for all the income.
Of course, this requires the ruling committee to authorize me the authority to recruit soldiers and free military command.
I will lead an army composed of poor people, train and give them what they need on the battlefield. This will be a force supported by the honor of war, and I will name it the Legion of Honor!"
"Since we don't have military pay, we can first approve a financial budget for the 1,000-man legion.
If you want to expand your Legion of Honor, go to the battlefield to seek wealth.
Or, as you said, Levi declared war on the Greek Republic!
This is our greatest support for you, don't let us down.
Also, don't recruit farmers and workers who already have masters. I don't want your honorary army to have a group of decent gentlemen to go to court to sue when recruiting troops!"
After Aristotle received recognition from the ruling committee, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had few soldiers, at least he had a good start.
Aristotle, who was from the bottom of the class, was already a good start for him to reach this point.
After Aristotle left, a member of the ruling committee suddenly spoke with a sarcastic expression: "A third-rate writer really regards himself as a great philosopher in ancient Greece.
To be continued...