I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 128 Long awaited
  Alfred was so curious, and the oak group opened up a magical world for him. Alfred never knew that war could play so many tricks.

War in the age of queuing to be shot is no fun at all.

The two armies met in the wild, organized their troops step by step, and attacked in a neat formation under the leadership of officers.

There are no tests, no detours, and no tactical moves. The only thing that competes between the two sides is quantity.

In this case, Russia, which has a large population, will definitely take advantage. If one division is used up, just add another one.

The Oak Regiment valued its soldiers to a degree that surprised Alfred.

Most of the other regiments of the Guards have only one medic, serving only the officers.

Each battalion of the Oak Regiment has military doctors, each company has medical soldiers, and the hospital directly under the regiment has four regular doctors who graduated from the Military Medical College.

On the day the Oak Regiment arrived in Rivne, a soldier had an accident while transporting an ammunition box, and his leg was broken by the ammunition box.

The doctors of the Oak Regiment did not directly saw off the soldier's broken leg. Instead, they performed surgery on the soldier, reconnected the broken leg, and sent the soldier back to St. Petersburg to recuperate.

This completely overturned Alfred's understanding. Alfred asked George, is it worth it for four doctors and nearly 4 assistant doctors to spend 20 hours to connect the leg of a corporal?
  George asked just one sentence, leaving Alfred speechless.

"What if the soldier with the broken leg was you?"

As for why 4 doctors and 20 assistant doctors were sent.

That's because this kind of thing rarely happens in the Oak Regiment, and the doctors hope to gain more experience for the assistant doctors through that unlucky soldier.

In the Oak Regiment, a regular military doctor is responsible for training four assistant doctors. If the assistant doctor can pass the assessment and become a regular military doctor, the military doctor who trained the assistant doctor will receive a reward of 100 rubles.

The assessment is organized by the Army itself. Four military doctors from the regiment and military doctors from each battalion form a review panel to assess the assistant doctors who take the exam. If more than half of the military doctors believe that the assistant doctor has met the military medical standards, he or she has passed the assessment.

George's goal was to equip every company in the Oak Regiment with a qualified medic.

George also attached great importance to the life of soldiers. The first task of the Oak Regiment when they arrived in Rivne was to build a house.

In the past, the Rivne exercise was only held for one month each year. The rubber regiment did not need fixed barracks and could live in tents.

In the future, Rivne exercises may become the norm, and the rubber regiment may be permanently stationed in Rivne, which requires more complete guarantees.

The construction of the barracks by the Oak Regiment also opened Alfred's eyes.

Alfred didn't quite know what the barracks of the local troops looked like.

In Alfred's opinion, most of the camps of the Guards Corps were as chaotic as farmers' markets, with no order at all.

The ones built by the Oak Regiment for the soldiers were large rooms that could accommodate ten to twelve people in one room, one room per squad.

Considering the Russian winters, keeping warm is a big issue.

The barracks built by the Oak Group were townhouses with pipes pre-arranged underneath for winter heating.

Russia's steel production is not high, and all pipelines are connected by steel pipes. Gatchina Palace does not have such luxury.

These barracks are currently under construction and should be completed before winter arrives, without affecting the use of the oak regiments.

The performance of the soldiers of the Oak Regiment is indeed worthy of such treatment.

When reviewing the battle plan, Alfred questioned whether Andrei's troops could destroy Yeroshin's troops in a short time.

George didn't waste any time and asked Alfred to randomly pick a company from the troops led by Demeter and show Alfred what an ambush was.

Alfred was taken outside a wood.

George told Alfred that the company he selected was hidden in the woods and asked Alfred to find it by himself.

Alfred walked around the woods and didn't see even a rabbit, let alone soldiers.

"You lied to me, there was no one in the woods." Alfred was very angry. George thought he was a fool.

George laughed wildly and turned back to Demeter and Vasily to look up arrogantly.

"Take the money, take the money, you all lose!"

Alfred was even more angry. Not only was he treated as a fool, he was also treated as a bet.

"Alfred, can't you look carefully?" Demeter took out his wallet and counted the money while cursing.

"Are those big beautiful eyes of yours used to vent your anger?" Vasily was not angry with Alfred either. What about the Tsar's captain of the bodyguard? Vasily was also the heir to the duke.

"George, what are you doing?" Alfred was in disbelief, not believing that George would do such a thing.

Setting up traps shouldn't be something only idiots like Peter or Constantine are good at.

George, George, you've fallen—

"Don't make trouble, I'll give you half of it later." George was very happy. He won 200 rubles.

The feeling of making money by yourself is just different.

Unknowingly, George's income is already very generous now. Yurievsky's super duke's salary arrives on time every year, and Catherine gives him more pocket money than his salary. In addition to the Scientific Committee, George He is still a member of the Russian Imperial Music Committee.

At the beginning of the year, the Russian military proposed that "Russian March" be officially designated as the Russian military song.

There are many Russian military songs. The army, navy, and even the Guards have their own military songs, but there has never been one military song that can represent all Russian armies.

After the Rivne exercise the year before last, "Russian March" appeared. Once it was released, it was widely disseminated and deeply loved by Russians.

The Tsar happily agreed to the request of the Russian Military Ministry, and George, the creator of the "Russian March", naturally became a member of the Russian Imperial Music Committee.

There were only 11 members of the Russian Imperial Music Committee.

Adding up all his income, George now earns one million rubles a year.

But his mood was not as happy as now.

George finally knew why Peter and Constantine loved opening the market so much——

George was generous and counted a hundred rubles to Alfred.

Alfred was now used to George's PUA and took it naturally without any inner resistance.

George asked Demeter to gather his troops, and soldiers came out of the woods one after another.

Alfred grabbed the captain and commander: "Were you in the woods just now?"

The captain captain wore a grass ring on his head, camouflage paint on his face, and a camouflage net woven from leaves on his body. He looked at Alfred with contempt.

"You just walked in front of my nose and almost stepped on me. Fortunately, you didn't step on me, otherwise you would be finished!"

This--

Alfred the Great was also the Tsar's captain of the bodyguard.

You little captain, are you so arrogant?
  Before Alfred's eyes widened, the captain's nostrils turned upward.

Alfred finally saw clearly now.

This is Sergei Mikhailovich, the cousin of the Tsar. His father is the youngest brother of Asia, Grand Duke Mikhail Mikhailovich, who once served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

That Mikhailovich in the general regiment was Sergei's brother.

Alfred once again hated the bad habits of these Russian princes.

Is it because the big white legs on the ballet stage don't look good?
  Or is it that the waists of the countesses at the ball are not easy to hug?

Alfred really couldn't understand why the Russian princes gathered together to rush into the Guards. Although the Oak Regiment is not a Guards army, its content is not low.

The Tsar's cousin could hide himself from Alfred, and Alfred finally believed that, at least in terms of disguise, the Oak Regiment had surpassed other Russian regiments.

It’s not just pretense that transcends.

Alfred knew that the officers and men of the Oak Regiment were all excellent shooters.

But to what extent it was outstanding, Alfred did not experience it personally.

George asked Vasily to take someone to set up a target a hundred meters away, then turned around and dug a hole for Alfred: "Do you want to take a gamble?"

"No!" Alfred was stubborn.

George regretted that the happiness he had finally found was gone, and this person was becoming less and less fun.

Vasily is very professional, and the target actually moves.

Alfred finally found out that the Oak Group also played queuing and shooting.

It's just that the queuing and shooting of the Oak Group is different from the queuing and shooting that Alfred knew.

When shooting at a target at a distance of one hundred meters, even the medics of the Oak Regiment can make perfect shots.

After a burst of gunfire, 79 of the body targets were hit. The officer who was hit the most was his head. His head was shattered. He didn't know how many times he was shot.

The bullets used by ordinary soldiers of the Oak Regiment were intermediate charges.

Precision shooters and heavy machine guns use fully charged bullets, which have a longer range, greater power, and higher accuracy.

On the way back to Rivne, Alfred was silent.

Alfred didn't come to see George until after dinner.

"Is it possible to make all imperial troops as powerful as the Oak Corps?" Alfred supervises the troops and has special tasks.

"It's unlikely. The Oak Regiment has very high logistics requirements. If the standards of the Oak Regiment are extended to the entire army, the empire will not be able to bear it." George did not finish his words.

The quality of the soldiers is not the key, the key is the Russian officer team.

The logistics standards of the Guards are not low, but the generals of the Guards would rather pile the bullets in the warehouse to mold than use them to train the troops. What can George do?
  Brusinov told George that the annual salary of soldiers in remote areas of Russia was only a pitiful 2 rubles and 10 kopecks.

Are the salaries offered by the military really that low?

No, the salary given by the military is not low, but it is deducted by the officers for various reasons. The soldiers only get this little.

This can also explain why George gave 50 rubles to each soldier visiting his relatives, which gained the collective loyalty of the soldiers.

"George, if you only follow ordinary standards, how far can it go?" Alfred asked on behalf of the Tsar.

"Enough to defend the empire!" George's heart was not as firm as his tone.

The particularity of the rubber group lies not only in the highest level of logistical support.

The integrity of the officers of the Oak Regiment plays a greater role than logistical support.

If George, the commander of the regiment, did not stretch out his hand, Yelokhin, Demit, Vasily, and Andrei would not dare to stretch out their hands.

The battalion commander has strict demands on himself, and the company commanders and platoon commanders below him dare not be presumptuous.

If you think about it this way——

Can't push.

Ye Luoxin was very cautious and spread the rangers widely when the troops moved.

Andre's troops were good at camouflage.

Ye Luoxin's troops are not bad either.

Alfred could not find the hidden soldiers, and Andre's ambush could not escape Ye Luoxin's eyes.

We are all old hunters, no one should play tricks with anyone else.

After the initial trial, the two armies still had to attack head-on if they wanted to win.

Andre still couldn't calm down. The "casualties" of the troops first reached 50%, and he had to withdraw from the battle.

The standard of 50% is relatively harsh. Under normal circumstances, when the casualties of the troops reach 30%, the whole line has collapsed.

It's normal for Russia.

In previous Russian-Turkish battles, Russian troops still persisted in fighting even when casualties reached 70%, and truly fought to the death.

It is not uncommon for an entire army to die in battle from top to bottom.

Alfred was not surprised by the result, but the whole process left a deep impression on Alfred.

This is an internal confrontation within the Oak Group.

What if the opponent of the Oak Regiment is the Guards, a Russian local force?
  Alfred could imagine how miserable the other party would be played by the rubber group.

Throughout the summer, the Oak Team conducted confrontation training in Rivne, and George only returned to St. Petersburg during Nikolai's birthday.

At the end of July, the glass factory was finally completed and began producing cosmetic packaging bottles designed by Peter Carl Fabergé.

Fabergé was a Russian jewelery craftsman best known for his Easter eggs.

The target customers of cosmetics are aristocratic women. If you want to sell sour cream at the price of pearls, you have to put more effort into it.

Ordinary glass bottles are designed for pearl creams aimed at the general public.

The cosmetics sold to the grand duchess must be perfect, and there must be no flaws in the packaging.

George then asked Julian to find Fabergé and commissioned Faberge to help design the packaging bottle.

Fabergé's designs may not be liked by everyone, but they are definitely in line with Russian aesthetics. With Fabergé's blessing, a bottle of ginseng pearl cream is not expensive for a hundred rubles.

After all, one bottle lasts a long time.

After George saw Faberge's design drawings, he asked Faberge to make modifications to reduce the capacity of the packaging bottles.

One bottle of Nima contains one kilogram. How long will it take to use it up?
  How can the preciousness of ginseng pearl cream be reflected?

Of course, things are rare and valuable.

So the capacity of Fabergé’s second version of the Ginseng Pearl Cream was only a pitiful 50 ml.

After Dalia learned about the capacity of the new version of Ginseng Pearl Cream, she scolded Fabergé, and then happily handed it over to Julian to organize the production.

This mood change is a bit fast, but it fully reflects Dalia's mood.

George was even happier, and his business empire finally took the first step.

Champagne doesn't count.

Grand Dukes did not buy champagne willingly.

The Grand Duchess have been looking forward to Ginseng Pearl Cream for a long time.

(End of this chapter)