12.7: A Year of Triumph; Une année de triomphe
It was a very tiring day when you realized that things were quiet around the court of France. Your Husband had been waiting for you when you returned to the room and office, the twins were gone, having been returned to their own room by one of the nursemaids that had walked past you.
You stood at the door as Napoleon continued to read numerous reports, both from Spain, and Austria as he muttered to himself. "Too much-dammed attention elsewhere. The Empire is not secure."
"Well of course it isn't, no one likes a situation where a massive power surge on a continent will cause chaos that many of the powers will not like at all." You found yourself stating as you walked through the room and nodded your head. "We have done everything we can to do with this situation."
"Mortier's inexperience, despite allowing him to be a great deal more flexible in his operations, has caused him some headaches in Austria, and while the Russian attempts to destabilize the nation has failed, and many of the great problems on the surface has been dealt with, there is a great of minor and prominent issues, including Archduke Charles wish to use french troops to police numerous of the trouble regions within the region, a statement I do not agree with."
He sighed. "Don Carlos of Spain is still reeling from the end of the civil war, and is requesting more French Corps into his kingdom to help secure it, while I negotiate a deal that will benefit France, but in the meantime, Spain still burns from rebels, bandits, and rebel armies. Marshal Suchet has already requested to be relieved from his command, to rebuild his own forces, to rotate the army. He also claims that, despite local support from the local governors and bishops, he is viewed in a mistrusted light. He has destroyed Spanish forces, and while he has not extracted great wealth from Spain's countryside, he is mistrusted, for he was a supporter of the revolution, and there have been rumors that he approved of your man Davouts actions against the pope."
He paused. "So I need a new commander in charge of Spain, one that will respect their rights, and not loot them, and cement our alliance with the State."
You frowned. "Something tells me that it will not be something I am going to like that well?"
Napoleon frowned and shook his head. "I trust no one else to see these jobs through."
"What about Brian? Or Davout? Or other marshals."
Napoleon looked away. "I trust no one else."
"But I believe that you should have the choice, seeing as I can rest easy whatever you choose."
"Are you relieving me of the Inspector Generalship?" You asked.
Napoleon nodded. "For now."
Where do you Go?:
[]Austria: You will go to Austria and take command of the Army of the East, and their police action in Austria.
[]Spain: You will relieve Suchet from his command, take your corps, and bring peace to a nation that has no law, no order, and no king.
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Army Spirits gained from the Inspector Generalship! And beyond!:
The College of War: The French Military is lacking, in many junior officers. Men who were maybe privates or sargents, or never held a military rank before. They needed to be trained so thoroughly that they will be without peers.
-This will open up a new military college, and depending on how funded and how rigorous its recruitment is, it can create the highest quality of officers.
-Officers will no longer suffer debuffs in their first combat, and they will know what the hell they are doing
-Staff officers and junior officers for Staff work will not be left out to die, and in fact, are encouraged to learn field and staff work.
-Remedial training for Officers are required for promotion to a more senior rank and officers must learn the duties of the next two ranks if they wish to proceed
- (OOC: Opens up OC Creation!)
-Current Funding Status: (Fully Funded)
The Emperors System: Marshal Kellerman has finished his creation of payment for each rank, first to prevent men from relying on Loot, stealing from the land they are occupying, or within France itself, to maintain good order and discipline. While in the upper circles of the Army, this move was seen as unpopular, as the great wealth officers of their station gained during the looting and sacking of cities and townships. But among the rank and file, there is nothing short of celebration. Many men are happy that, for the rest of their careers, they can be assured payment on the first and 15th of the month.
-Men will no longer have a loot roll, meaning that after an assault, there will be no negative relationship penalties during negotiations.
-The Morale of the French Army has increased in its lower ranks due to assured payment.
-Expect more on-duty gambling and other activities that will need to be disciplined.
The Post Soldier Vocation Career Paths: Once a soldier who has fought for his entire career or even his youth, leaves, he may have nothing but the soldiering experience to guide him. He may be a good man, but lacking many skills. To alleviate, and prevent a crime wave when soldiers are sent on their own, they will be trained in vocational skills, and other trained skills that will be needed, carpentry, masonry, engineering. There will be a test that all soldiers will take when they are recruited, after they are assigned their units, to test their aptitude, and then are assigned courses while in France to take.
-This will create a skilled labor force post-army career, and help prevent a large crimewave from happening again after demobilization
-May lead to a great increase in skilled labor and may cause problems for the economy.
-You will need to enforce the training for the young enlisted men who just want to be soldiers.
Gain Doctrine:
Counter Insurgency (Infnacy): Marshal Soults Theory on how to maintain and occupation of a foreign land, and win its populous has become something of required reading as of late for the senior staff of the French Army. You are no different, as you have taken in numerous advancing lessons on how the Vendee was handled, before Brian and Napoleon unleashed hell upon the region, how small units were able to combat the bandits and the guerillas. There was so much to learn, yet even as Soult finished such a treatise… he stated he still did not have a single idea how the hell all of it would work.
-When acting as an occupying or police force, gain a +10 for these actions
-The Doctrine is still very much new, and as such, will be developed on how you react and act during it's usage.
-Other commanders do not like this doctrine and may wish to see it revoked or changed.
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Do you Request for Additional Corps to Join you?:
[]Yes
[]No
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Which Corps would you like to join you (6th. 10th and 11th corps are unavailable):
[]Write in
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Do you Try to Bring Brian with you?:
[]Yes: You are bringing your brother with you. DC: 30
[]No: Let him stay home.
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