Chapter 122 Looking beyond human
Brushinov is an upright man. He knew that he would lose, but he still decided to compete with George openly.
Brushinov served in the Caucasus Military District and did not understand the content and intensity of the training of the Oak Regiment.
Dragomirov knows how intense the daily training of the Oak Group is. 10 kilometers is a difficult task for any Russian army except the Oak Group to complete.
It’s not a lack of ability.
It's because I haven't trained in this area at all. Even if I have excellent physical fitness, I can't compare with those perverts in the rubber group who use 10 kilometers as a warm-up.
Brushinov also doesn’t quite understand. When the dragoons are marching, there are horses to carry them. Is it necessary to practice 10 kilometers?
Dragomirov could not give an answer to this question, he had never thought about it.
George slept soundly until dawn. Peter had prepared breakfast and he was going to move with the troops.
Peter is not yet an adult yet. His military rank is warrant officer. He has already entered the ranks of officers and will stay with George for many years.
While George was washing, Peter helped George organize his clothes.
The officers and soldiers of the Rubber Regiment have a wide variety of equipment. The most important bullets, each person needs to carry 50 rounds, which are separately packed in two cowhide bullet boxes and buckled on the belt.
Each person has a satchel, which contains sewing and medical kits, food, and other personal items.
Cow leather sewn hydration bag on the other side of the body.
Bedding and blankets were tied up with straps and carried on the back. A gas mask was hung on one side and a military shovel was hung on the other side.
Compared with soldiers, George's equipment includes more pistols and spare bullets, and a set weighs nearly 20 kilograms.
At seven o'clock in the morning, the rubber regiment and the special regiment set off from the station respectively and walked to the exercise point 10 kilometers away.
Ten kilometers is a common occurrence for the officers and soldiers of the Oak Regiment. George did not hold a departure ceremony. He gave the order to each battalion to set off one after another in an orderly manner.
The headquarters platoon of the Oak Regiment set off after the three dragoon battalions. George’s guard platoon leader Yangkov was the former shooting instructor of the Regiment. After the establishment of the Oak Regiment, Yangkov took the initiative to apply for transfer to the Oak Regiment and was George was appointed guard platoon leader.
The guard platoon leader is not part of the Oak Regiment, but is affiliated with the Yekaterin Palace and is George's personal guard.
The guard platoon at the headquarters of the Oak Regiment has a total of 36 people, led by a warrant officer. The entire regiment has a total of 107 members including officers, including 21 officers. All of these officers are Nicholas and George who graduated from major military academies this year. Chosen in life.
There are 85 officers in the entire Oak Regiment, more than half of whom are from noble families.
This is just a low-level officer.
Among senior officers, nobles account for a higher proportion. Up to the level of military region commander, they are all held by high-ranking nobles.
This is not that birth determines destiny, but that after becoming an officer, one is automatically promoted to the ranks of nobility, so officers and soldiers are completely two classes.
When the Oak Regiment was first established, many people came to Nicholas and George to intercede, hoping that the children of the family could join the Oak Regiment and serve.
Nicholas and George welcomed everyone who came. When the number of officers in the Oak Regiment was at its highest, it once exceeded 200.
As the training work progressed, many pampered noble children could not bear the intensity of the rubber group's training and left voluntarily.
The 85 officers left now are all washed away by the waves. They represent the future of the Russian military.
Not long after the troops set off, the Tsar's carriage caught up with the Oak Group. Ya San and Carol I looked at the neat queue with different moods.
Yasan was full of pride. Although the exercise had only been carried out on the second day, Yasan had already decided to award George with the Andre Pervozvanne Medal after the exercise.
The Order of Andrei Pervozvany, also known as the "Order of St. Andrew", was established in 1698. It is the highest honor of the Russian Empire. Only one was awarded after Assan ascended the throne. , to the honorably retired Milyutin.
Carol I was silent.
10 kilometers of cross-country is not difficult. As long as they strengthen their training, all troops can complete it.
But maintaining an orderly formation during a rapid march is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Especially for the Cossacks, who were notoriously undisciplined.
Carol I was very curious. No one had ever made the Cossacks disciplined. Otherwise, the Cossacks, who were also known for their strong fighting power, would not have been so miserable. go.
Cossacks are mercenaries, they will work for whomever gives them money.
It is not that other European countries besides Russia have never tried the idea of Cossacks, but in the end they had to give up because of Cossacks' lack of discipline.
There are also Cossacks in Romania.
If the Romanian Cossacks could be as obedient as the Oak Cossacks~~
Carol I couldn't help but think about it.
The carriage was faster than the infantry and quickly surpassed the Oak Regiment and arrived at the scheduled exercise area.
Asia III has temporarily adjusted the content of the exercise. A Russian flag is erected at the scheduled exercise point. Whoever arrives at the flag first, the rubber regiment or the special regiment, will be the defender, and the other is the attacker.
Brushinov asked the troops to advance at full speed, hoping to reach the flag first and become the defender.
Because Brusinov really didn't know how to break through the Oak Group's position.
George was not in a hurry and ordered the troops to advance at a constant speed. After the defenders and attackers were determined, both sides only had ten minutes to prepare, and then the exercise began immediately.
Even if Brusinov's men are the first to reach the flag, if the main force cannot arrive within ten minutes, the Oak Regiment can still easily win.
The exercise headquarters is located on a hillside near the exercise point, with a clear view of the entire exercise point.
The rubber group was very fast. Half an hour after setting off, the journey was halfway through.
The special group was much worse. Soon after leaving the camp, some people began to lose strength.
Brushinov had already anticipated this situation. In order to arrive at the exercise point as early as possible, Brusinov gave up the officers and soldiers who were in poor physical condition and led the soldiers with better physical fitness to run all the way. .
Although he was mentally prepared, Brusinov still underestimated the difficulty of the 10-kilometer armed cross-country.
In order to prevent the rubber group and the special group from going the wrong way, there are road signs every kilometer along the way.
When he arrived at the fourth road sign, Brusinov's physical fitness also began to have problems. He gritted his teeth and struggled to hold on. At this time, there were only less than 100 officers and soldiers around him.
George is resting here.
It is not impossible to complete the 10-kilometer armed cross-country in one go. Considering that there will be a confrontation exercise next, the officers and soldiers of the Oak Regiment need to save some physical strength, so when they arrived at the five-kilometer mark, George ordered a 15-minute rest.
"Who knows what the situation of the special group is like?" George's water bag has not been opened yet, and it is as easy as an outing.
The advantages of long-term and rigorous training have finally been reflected, and most of the officers and soldiers of the Rubber Regiment are in good condition.
The soldiers who performed poorly are being reprimanded by their officers. Several soldiers were too excited last night and did not sleep all night. During the march just now, a soldier actually fell asleep while running. Entering the ditch, the unfortunate fellow was now being laughed at wildly by everyone.
Beside the ditch not far away, several soldiers were visiting together. An arrogant soldier showed off that his penis was bigger, and was also laughed at by his companions.
Except for Nicholas, the biggest oak group is George.
In every sense.
After all, Nicholas has a special status. Under normal circumstances, he does not participate in any evaluation.
“I bet they are not as fast as us.” Ye Luoxin was steady and almost conservative.
"The person who can defeat us has not yet been born!" Demeter's arrogance rivals that of a guy who shows off his size.
"Why can't the artillery be dismantled?" Vasily began to miss his old friends. Dismantling the artillery——
It’s not impossible.
The artillery equipped by the Oak Group is a four-pounder with a caliber of 87 mm. It weighs 800 kilograms including the gun mount and has a range of 3,400 meters.
In George's day, this type of small-caliber artillery had been completely eliminated and replaced by mortars of various calibers and rocket launchers.
George didn’t know when the mortar appeared. The working principle of this thing is also very simple. It is similar to a large grenade. If it is handed over to the Academy of Sciences, it should not be difficult.
Compared with field artillery, the biggest advantage of mortars is that they are light in weight, easy to move, and can accompany troop movements.
Especially in complex environments, this is so important.
Okay, George has one more item on his list of inventions to be invented.
15 minutes later, the troops continued to set off, still in good order.
The best time of the Oak Group’s ten-kilometer armed cross-country was 35 minutes, set by George himself.
(The best time of our army's ten-kilometer armed cross-country is 33 minutes and 24 seconds)
George's score cannot be used as the assessment score of the rubber regiment. In the rubber regiment, the ten-kilometer cross-country test of the combat troops The assessment standard is 70 minutes. The requirements for logistics personnel are lower, but they must also be completed within 75 minutes.
70 minutes is the assessment.
Everyone in the rubber group knew that the Czar was watching them, and everyone showed their unparalleled potential. The speed in the second half of the race was obviously faster than the first half, and it seemed that they were trying to take back the 15 minutes of rest.
There is no doubt that the oak group arrived at the flag first, and the explosive bag came in handy again.
While Engineer Director Sorokin was leading the engineers to dig trenches, a battalion led by Ye Luoxin set up a simple position outside the defense line. The regiment staff, led by Mario, set up a headquarters as quickly as possible. All used here are tents.
Only a tent is not enough, a camouflage net with branches must be pulled up. Senior military doctor Nasimov is also leading people to set up tents. He has a stretcher team of 24 people.
George's personal guard only serves George.
Peter opened the foldable chairs and coffee table, lit the oil stove and boiled water, and quickly made tea.
After George sat down, Peter took out a folding fan from his satchel.
George was curious and didn’t know what was in Peter’s satchel.
Peter continued to take out——
The grapes washed in advance are ready to eat. There are four iron boxes containing dried fruits and snacks, and there is even a roast chicken wrapped in oil paper. .
Peter's preparations were so perfect that when Peter took out a bottle of champagne from the blanket, the surrounding guard members gave a chorus of praise.
George was speechless, this was a war, not an outing.
As Peter continued to perform, George doubted whether Peter would take out a barbecue stove from his treasure bag later.
George asked Peter to give the champagne to the soldiers of the guard.
Yankov was too embarrassed to ask for it, he brought two water bladders.
Well, the guardsmen all carry two water bladders, which are not too heavy.
Since everyone had just completed a ten-kilometer run, George didn't ask what was in the water bag.
The efficiency of the engineers was quite high. The trenches were dug quickly, and the special regiment was still invisible. Demeter came over to ask for instructions on whether it was necessary to reinforce the trenches.
What to add!
If it weren't for the national flag flying high above his head, George would have doubted whether the oak group had come to the right place.
Ya San's carriage arrived earlier than the group.
When he saw the roasted chicken and the oil stove, Yasan couldn't help but wonder if Nicholas had helped George cheat again.
Nicholas is accustomed to it. He did not act with the Oak Group today. He has been with Ferdinand, accompanying Nicholas and Carol I.
Carol I was also used to it.
Even if the Russian princes are on the front line, they cannot do without beautiful women and fine wine.
"Are there any chairs?" Ya San was annoyed, feeling that the exercise still did not have the desired effect.
Peter was finally dumbfounded. He only brought a folding chair with him.
Nicholas is not happy, I haven’t left the oak group yet, am I not even qualified to sit down?
Fortunately, there were chairs on the carriage. Alfred, the captain of the bodyguard of Yasan, asked people to move a few more, so that the crown prince could not be allowed to stand.
The only folding chair belongs to Ya San, who was picky after sitting down.
"What is this? Can it be eaten?"
Asan asked about the walnut cake.
Although George is not as picky as Nikolai, he still has some basic requirements for food. After Mikhail arrived in Vladivostok, he immediately sent George a Qing cook.
It is said that he was invited from a certain royal palace.
The snacks Peter brought were all made by the Qing cook.
"Yes, it's quite delicious." Nicholas was lucky. After he tasted the cooking skills of the Qing cook, he asked George for help, but George didn't give it.
Asan picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Carol I was not polite either, his eyes lit up at the same time.
Asan glanced at George seemingly casually.
George was reluctant, he hadn’t eaten enough yet.
But George was not qualified to refuse what the Czar wanted.
So George will ask Nicholas privately later if he has any taboos.
If there is a taboo, then George can only ask Mikhail to find a female cook.
There seems to be a hidden danger in this. I wonder if the tsar has taboos.
Oops, so annoying, George decided to play dumb.
Brusinov was completely stupid.
Brushinov seriously underestimated the intensity of the 10-kilometer cross-country. No one in the special group persisted until the end except him. When Brusinov stumbled and saw the national flag, his physical strength was finally exhausted. Afterwards, he fell to the ground, but it was Yeluoxin's men who carried Brusinov over.
So Brusinov saw Yasan and George eating and drinking happily.
I am about to run out of breath, and you are here eating snacks and singing songs, you don’t look like humans!
Brushinov was filled with grief and indignation.
(End of this chapter)