I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 90 Deserters
  The Alliance of Three Emperors was established because Germany was the lubricating oil.

The friendship between Germany and Russia also has limits. At the beginning of this year, Germany signed the "Triple Alliance" with Austria-Hungary and Italy, and Russia was excluded.

Next year, Germany will also form the second Triple Alliance with Austria-Hungary and Romania. Bismarck is indeed good at dancing.

No matter how capable Bismarck was, he could not reconcile the conflicts between St. Petersburg and Vienna, so the Three Emperors Alliance could only be temporary.

Just like when going to Rivne, the 4th Company was still the vanguard of the general regiment.

This time, although there was no big cousin to stand in front, the 4th company was equally fast. George ordered to camp five kilometers away from the border.

Nicholas hoped to stay closer to the border and give the Austrians a greater deterrent.

"Don't worry George, give the Austrians the courage of the polar bears, and the Austrians will not dare to take the initiative to attack Russia." Nicholas was not worried at all. In his opinion, this was an armed parade.

"Remember our agreement?" George didn't smile playfully. If Nicholas did something bad, George couldn't bear it.

"Okay, you are tall, I will listen to you." Nicholas was angry. In the military, Nicholas had to listen to George's arrangements.

"What are you doing when the teacher is giving military class? Don't you know that the camp cannot be too close to the border?" George hoped that even if Nicholas was not proficient in military affairs, he would not be ignorant.

Although it is not prosperous near the border, there are still villages.

Nicholas hopes to camp in the village so that the soldiers of the 4th Company can stay at farmers' homes instead of camping in the wild.

George didn't talk nonsense, took off his clothes, picked up a hammer and smashed nails.

It is indeed very convenient to stay at a farmer's house. Only a few of Rivne's 50,000-strong army camped on their own.

There are more inconvenient places. George has only one request for the troops, which is to not disturb the place as much as possible.

A scandal broke out in the Xie regiment a few days ago. An officer raped the daughter of a farmer who stayed overnight. Although the officer argued that it was a transaction, he was sent to Siberia.

George didn't want to see this happen to the 4th Company.

Later that day, the main force of the Prussian regiment arrived. George and Nicholas went to the regiment headquarters for a meeting. Nicholas Jr. hoped that the Prussian regiment would strive for more performance opportunities.

"If the damn Austrians dare to provoke, I hope you will fight back without hesitation and teach the Austrians a lesson to let them know that we are not easy to mess with!"

"Can you shoot?" Mikhailovich's cousin was eager to try.

"Of course!" Little Nicholas did not hesitate.

"What if the Austrians escape?" The future governor was also a militant.

"Then we will pursue them fiercely, to the ends of the earth, and kill all the Austrians!"

"Ula!"

George felt that it was definitely a mistake for Asan to send a general delegation over.

By joining the gang of militants, you can still stir up trouble.

The key point is that none of these princes are very good at fighting.

Early the next morning, my cousin and the governor led the cavalry to patrol the border. The fourth company had no mission and had nothing to do.

George was not surprised. No matter how passionate Little Nicholas was, he would not let Nikki go on patrol.

George was not idle and ordered the troops to set up defensive positions.

"We are cavalry, why should we defend?" Nicholas couldn't figure it out.

"In order to find something for the boys to do, we can't let them be idle." George was very demanding. In addition to foxholes, George also asked the troops to dig trenches.

"Do we have to dig too?" Karpov said bitterly. Heavy machine gun positions were more demanding than foxholes. “Of course, everyone is no exception.” George also carried a pickaxe in his hand. Fortunately, it was not winter yet.

It's better to dig trenches in the summer, but it's life-threatening in the winter.

Russia has a high latitude, and in winter the soil is as frozen as a steel plate. When hit with a pickaxe, there will only be a white spot, so Russia advocates attack.

George had good physical fitness and dug foxholes quickly.

Nicholas sat on the ground with a sad face, his hands were scratched.

"You are too delicate-" George was disgusted.

"Nonsense, I still have calluses on my hands, do you?" Nikolai countered sharply.

George was speechless, he really had no calluses on his hands.

Because soldiers often hold guns, they usually have calluses on their hands, and the position is different from that of ordinary people. Anyone who has never been a soldier will know that all the excellent shooters in the 4th company have calluses on their hands.

George was weird, with no calluses on his hands and tenderer than a girl's hands. Nicholas often laughed at George because of this.

In the evening, I went to the regiment headquarters for a meeting as usual, and my cousin was very happy.

"The Austrians are all cowards. They turned around and ran when they saw us from a distance, and they didn't dare to confront us. If Navas hadn't stopped me, I would have chased and beaten those cowards severely -"

The governor regretted that he did not meet the Austrians and could not teach them a lesson.

"It would be great if I were there too!" Nikolai still thought it was not lively enough.

George said nothing and was surprisingly calm.

"George, aren't you happy?" Little Nicholas was curious. At his age, George should be more impulsive than Nicholas.

"I would be happier if you could send Nikki back to Rivne." George really couldn't be happy.

"Wow, wow, wow, George, I am not a burden to you!" Nicholas shouted angrily, and the princes burst into laughter.

With Nicholas here, George can't even get a chance to perform.

"You two are the solid backing of our general group-" The first noble son-in-law can speak and will not offend anyone.

Returning to the 4th company after the meeting, Ye Luoxin led a patrol team to catch a suspected deserter.

As mentioned above, the hands of soldiers are different from ordinary people. You can tell whether you are a soldier by looking at the location of calluses.

"After I exposed this guy, he said he was lost. But he was not wearing a military uniform. It looked like he was going straight to the border. 50 rubles were found on him. This guy must have sold his gun." Ye Luoxin has rich experience. Russian soldiers only get a salary of more than 50 rubles a year. It is impossible for ordinary soldiers to have rubles.

"Be honest, or you will be asked to pass through the cane formation." Demeter was ruthless and beat him to death.

In Russia, as long as the assassination of the Tsar fails, he will most likely be sent to Siberia.

If the deserters are caught, they will definitely be executed, and they will be executed in the most cruel way in front of everyone.

The deserter was shaking all over, his face was pale, and he gritted his teeth without saying a word.

"It doesn't matter if you don't tell me. The Austro-Hungarian Empire is across the street. This guy must want to escape to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Maybe he has imperial secrets with him." Ye Luoxin participated in the 10th Russo-Turkish War and knew about Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. How bad is the relationship between them.

In Russia, as long as a deserter is caught, he will die.

If you escape to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, not only will you not be punished, but you will also be rewarded by the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

This is normal, because deserters from the Austro-Hungarian Empire will also be rewarded by Russia if they escape to Russia.

(End of this chapter)