Chapter 419: The billowing iron stream to Vienna

"If you don't stand in front of the rolling traffic, then you will never be able to appreciate the power and shock it brings! The entire 280 various cars and armored vehicles were photographed as a stream of mechanical iron flowing through the wide road. These vehicles carry soldiers and equipment and can travel about 25 kilometers per hour! The distance they travel in an hour is equivalent to the distance traveled by an infantry unit in a day!" Responsible for accompany Prince Ruprecht to the Austrian-Hungarian side of Vienna Representative Danker wrote in his diary.

"Okay, get ready to go, Major General Danker, I think this journey will leave you with a profound impact." At the invitation of the prince, the envoy from Austria can ride the same car with the prince. This is a special car, which is by no means comparable to the current mass-produced goods. Even though it has been slightly modified, the experienced soldier can still see that the entire body of the car is surrounded by heavy armor plates.

This is a bulletproof car. Influenced by the assassination of Grand Duke Ferdinand in history, the prince thinks he is now the number one person anyway, with as many enemies as friends. What if he is assassinated by gunmen when he goes out? A bullet can wipe out the prince's decades of hard work. In terms of his own safety, the prince will never relax. So there appeared such a luxury bulletproof car with a weight of 5.5 tons and four doors. Most of the car body is made of armored steel with a thickness of 7 to 8 mm. And it uses an 80-horsepower engine. The tires are also solid tires.

"The size of this convoy is really huge." Major General Danker said after looking at the 8 cars at the front and the end and the 10 trucks carrying the guards behind him. By the way, there are 8 armored vehicles at the front and the end of the road and the back. This armored vehicle is equipped with two machine guns. In Bavaria, it is called the weasel-type armored vehicle. Responsible for the investigation of troops.

"I think your Excellency seems to have misunderstood it. This is only part of it. The convoy of my staff and guards is just 10 kilometers away from here. It is our large force. We will join them and go to Vienna." The prince said quite proudly. In terms of the driving force of travel, this time I can be regarded as the first among European aristocrats. In an important banquet of the German Emperor, more than 2,000 aristocrats and waiters greeted us. The scale is large, but it lacks connotation. Look at yourself. Well, iron-blooded, majestic, crushing everything!

When a series of gray-black figures appeared in front of Major General Danker, he knew what the so-called big force was. More than 200 vehicles of various types formed a long dragon and exploded a 4 km battle! Thanks to the wealth of the Bavarian government in the past few years, the road the prince chose this time is a two-way 4-lane high-standard highway, otherwise the traffic array will be even longer. This grey dragon was dormant on the ground at this time, which made people feel shocked and terrified. He couldn't imagine what kind of scene it would be like once it moved!

"How can we use so many vehicles?" Major General Danker said, wiping the cold sweat from his head.

"The troops of a Guards regiment will bring their own ceremonial supplies and supplies to Vienna. I regard this trip as a training exercise. I want to know how fast such a mechanized force can go. Unfortunately, according to the agreement between the two countries, we cannot carry heavy weapons, otherwise, this exercise will be closer to actual combat." The prince said with a smile.

"One regiment, all ride in motor vehicles?" The major general was completely shocked. You must know that now even in Vienna, the price of a car is close to about 1,000 pounds. Some little nobles have to think about it before buying, and the prince in front of him uses such an expensive vehicle to transport a troop! In the Austro-Hungarian Empire, although there are trucks, they are generally considered to be less cost-effective than horse-drawn carriages. After all, the former is too expensive.

"The fast mobile division I tried to build will use this as a template. All artillery and heavy equipment are transported entirely by trucks, and personnel can also be partly transported by vehicles. We paid a huge price and were sincere enough, but we did not get rewards. His grandfather and father are a bit dissatisfied with this." The prince said, pointing to the distant motorcade.

At this moment, the prince's motorcade was approaching. Following the commander's order, all the escorts stood up to salute. At the same time shouting the slogan-Long live Bavaria, the royal family Yongchang!

"Your soldiers are very loyal to the kingdom." Major General Danker said with some envy. As a nobleman of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he once participated in the royal activities of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Prussia. After a long battle, he was very keen to discover that those people were sincerely supported, and those people were under pressure or simply coped.

In his view, the Austro-Hungarian royal family reached a certain degree of compromise with the capitalists and old nobles. The two parties are allies, or interdependent, and they are more exchanges of interests. If you say loyalty, there may be only a small part.

The German Prussian royal family has indeed strong control over the empire, much stronger than Austria-Hungary. They represent the old Junker nobles and emerging capitalists ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The royal family is their leader, but it is only the leader. The upper level was controlled by the German Emperor, but the middle and lower levels were controlled by Junker nobles and capitalists. This control cannot be said to be unstable, but there are some hidden dangers.

But during this time in Bavaria, the major general could feel that the Bavarian royal family's control has penetrated into all levels of the country. Among the population of more than 10 million people in Bavaria, more than 40% of the adult labor force works in enterprises or units controlled by the royal family. Whether it is a hardened armor production plant, steam turbine plant, vehicle plant, or other civilian industries in Bavaria, a large number of them are absorbed Labor force.

While these companies have brought super high profits to the Bavarian Kingdom itself, they have also allowed the royal family to firmly grasp the country's economic lifeline! It also strengthened the royal family's control over the middle and grassroots. The capitalists and old nobles in Bavaria faced the royal family's crushing power and economic power, and they had no choice but to cooperate or silence. Bavaria and the Wittelsbach family can really be said to be one!

Mere control is not enough. In the final analysis, a solid kingdom must have the support of the people. After the development of the last ten years, the economic power of Bavaria has expanded rapidly, and the people in the country have also obtained huge benefits. All members of the army can arrange for at least one person to work in a factory or unit controlled by the royal family. The descendants of all personnel who have participated in the war or participated in missions can receive additional assistance from the royal family until they are 18 years old. And then you can work in relevant departments.

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