Compared to the high-ranking corps members who were as mournful as those attending a funeral, the mid-to-low-ranking officers unhesitatingly chose to support the decisions of the Emperor and Chief of Staff.
The establishment of the army, division, brigade, and regimental level staff departments would inevitably involve a large-scale transfer and expansion of military positions, presenting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for promotion.
Not to mention, all the staff departments are structured vertically, giving them every opportunity to be selected to go to the General Staff for further study, and then be assigned to the local garrison units to hold important positions.
This resulted in a split between senior officers and mid-to-low-ranking officers, leaving the upper-level generals, without the support of the mid-to-low-ranking officers, forced to agree with Jerome Bonaparte's opinion.
