I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 83 Sneak Attack
  Since he ran 100 kilometers on the first day, Nikolai’s requirements were not high on the second day. 30 kilometers was almost like an outing.

George secretly prepared to cause trouble. After arriving at the camp and setting up camp smoothly, George asked the troops to assemble for a shooting assessment.

"The soldiers have been walking for a day. Isn't it appropriate to conduct a shooting assessment at this time?" After Demeter and George took a bath together, their intimacy reached a higher level.

"The enemy will not take the initiative to attack just because you have walked 30 kilometers." George is strict, what does it mean to be close to actual combat!

What Russia calls close to actual combat is to gather the participating troops in Rivne, where the cavalry sprints for a short distance, the infantry lines up to shoot, and the artillery fire is suppressed. Because the shells, bullets, and sabers used in the exercise are all real, it is called an actual combat exercise.

This kind of drill is useless, but it has nothing to do with actual combat.

George needs a force that can fight and win as soon as it comes. Queuing up and shooting is completely out of date. He must use his best method to defeat the enemy.

"We are light cavalry -" Demeter still did not think beyond the limitations of his thinking.

The role of light cavalry is to raid or run long distances.

In Demeter's view, George was completely using the light cavalry as dragoons, and it is estimated that the soldiers of the Guards may not necessarily accept it.

Dragoons are infantry who use war horses to travel. They are completely different from light cavalry. In the Russian tactical system, light cavalry has a higher status than dragoons.

"Dmit, have you seen those two big guys?" George reminded Demeter to pay attention to Gatlin.

Two Gatlings were always placed on the carriage and wrapped firmly in tarpaulin. They were George's secret weapons.

"For us light cavalry, these two big guys are too bulky." Demeter knew Gatlin, but his understanding was not sufficient.

"Imagine what would happen if you led the light cavalry troops to attack the positions defended by these two big guys?" George is good at guiding. For this reason, if Demeter still persists in his persistence, then this is also a piece of dead wood.

"Do you mean a fortress with fortress artillery defense? I would choose a long-term siege." Demeter didn't quite understand the concept of "position".

This is not surprising.

When George first took military class, he thought it was like a drama, with a hole dug in the ground serving as a battlefield.

After being educated by the old general and Colonel Lear, George realized that field positions did not exist, at least in current Russia.

At this time in the 19th century, the army's encounters in the wild were frontal confrontations, cannon fire, infantry lining up to kill, cavalry short-distance raids, and trench warfare. It was not until the First World War that it reached its peak.

When did civil engineering work appear?
  The answer is during the Russo-Japanese War.

"No, no, I mean in the wild, just like this. If you let you lead the light cavalry to attack." George wanted to teach Demeter a lesson.

"Then I will use artillery to attack first -" Demeter's response is theoretically feasible.

"What if I place these two big guys in a strong bunker?" George was not stupid and would not place heavy machine guns in an open-air position.

The heavy machine gun is a widow-making machine. Not only are the requirements for machine gun positions very strict, but also backup positions for transfer must be arranged.

Master and apprentice Igor finally came in handy.

Master and apprentice Igor is the person in the 4th company who knows Gatlin best besides George.

In the process of repairing Gatling, Karpov accidentally became a skilled machine gunner. He is working with Igor to familiarize George's servants with Gatling's operation.

Gatling is not the official equipment of the general regiment, so naturally there is no machine gunner establishment. George's servants have all received military training, and they have no objection to becoming machine gunners. "I won't let the light cavalry deal with a strong fortress!" Demeter looked at George as if George was a fool.

"Haha——" George was not angry. Demeter still needed to be trained well to become a qualified officer.

Conducting shooting training immediately after a long-distance march was an unprecedented experience for the officers and soldiers of the 4th Company.

The results were terrible, including the sharpshooters who had won awards, no one had passed the test.

Nicholas was in a bad mood, and he didn't understand why George did this.

But the biggest difference between Nikolai and Demeter is that although Nikolai doesn't understand, he doesn't question it either.

Nicholas gave absolute trust to George.

"I am so disappointed with your performance. Today's march was very easy, so do you understand that you are slacking off? No, we are an invincible and invincible Guards. We are the most powerful force in the empire. The troops led by the Crown Prince of the Empire personally, you should have held yourself to stricter standards, but look at what you are like now. If an enemy army suddenly appears now, you will be slaughtered like sheep encountering a pack of wolves - "George He cursed non-stop for half an hour, and in the end he was still angry: "You've run out of chicken drumsticks tonight!"

The dejected officers and soldiers of the 4th Company were filled with grief and anger, but no one refuted them.

George also participated in the shooting and received perfect marks.

What the underage super duke George can do, why can't the Guards do it?

Can we still expect the Guards to protect Nikki?

If there are no chicken legs, there will be no chicken legs. Beef is not unpalatable anyway.

However, the fragrant beef was a bit tasteless in the mouth.

"Don't be discouraged, young men. As long as you train hard, you will sooner or later reach the Duke's standards and become a qualified Guardsman." Ye Luoxin encouraged loudly, but his results were also unqualified.

"Yes, no matter what the circumstances, the Guards are the most powerful force in the empire. We must hold ourselves to higher standards!" Demeter cooperated with the output. This was the first time they had accepted such an assessment. It's normal to have unsatisfactory grades.

"I will definitely get full marks next time!" Warrant Officer Yankov never admits defeat.

After accidentally missing the target during the assessment, Yangkov learned his shame and gained courage. After regaining the first place, he was appointed as the shooting instructor of the 4th company.

"The Duke shouldn't have made a sneak attack—" someone muttered.

"Damn what are you talking about? Do you want to be beaten?" Yankov was furious. He did not allow anyone to say bad things about George.

"You should be ashamed-"

"Coward, get out of the Guards!" More people denounced.

George would have been very pleased if he were there. He didn't even know that the Guards' support for him had reached this level.

"Soldiers, are you okay?" Nicholas came to clean up the mess again, and Trick behind him was still carrying vodka.

"You guys have worked hard today. I'm very satisfied with your performance. You are the role model of the Guards, the most powerful unit-" Nicholas really didn't want to show off George's face. Red face.

The soldiers were very excited. Although there were no chicken legs, as long as there was vodka, nothing else mattered.

Thousands of words condensed into one sentence: Hurrah!
  (End of this chapter)