Under normal circumstances, the number of troops Spain can mobilize is only around 500,000. Although 500,000 is not a small number, it no longer plays a significant role under the current scale of warfare.
Currently, in the Russo-Turkish War ongoing on the Balkan Peninsula, both sides have deployed over a million troops.
In the offensive and defensive battle of Plev Fortress between Russia and Austria, the number of troops involved has exceeded 300,000, with Russia alone losing nearly 100,000 soldiers.
Compared to this large-scale war, the Spanish Army's numbers are indeed somewhat insufficient, which has prompted Carlo to think about reforming Spain's conscription system.
Spain's conscription system is still quite outdated, even lagging behind that of present-day Russia.
Russia has already transitioned to a conscription system where male citizens aged 20 to 25 are obliged to serve in the military.
