Chapter 133 I Can’t Promise
George took the teacher’s 16-character motto to its fullest, and little Nicholas was on the verge of collapse.
Obruchev saw through George's tactics, but was unable to stop him because Obruchev was not sure whether George's harassment tactics would turn into a surprise attack.
On the real battlefield, after a burst of artillery fire, the light cavalry began to attack. If there is no preparedness, the troops will collapse in an instant.
Although Obruchev served as the director of the Military Geography Teaching and Research Office, it is impossible for him to know the terrain around Rivno well.
The Oak Regiment has been practicing in Rivne for three consecutive years, and this time it arrived in Rivne two months earlier. George's office even has a sand table around Rivne, which is accurate to every path, every creek, and even the river water. The depth is clearly marked.
Although the river between George and Little Nicholas is not wide, it must be crossed by ferry.
Don't even think about it. The bullets used by the First Cavalry Division are still paper-shell bullets. They will get damp when exposed to water. No matter how stupid Little Nicholas is, he will not make a mistake on this issue.
"George, you bastard! I will kill you!" Little Nicholas was furious. He had never hated a person so much.
Even if the princes join the army, they are pampered and never personally involved in danger.
Little Nicholas did not have George's tenacity. During this period, just like the soldiers of the First Cavalry Division, he had to sit still for four hours whenever he was attacked. Little Nicholas' biological clock had never been so disordered.
It was all George's fault.
"Then come, I'll wait for you -" George only showed one side and disappeared. Little Nicholas could hear George's voice, but couldn't see George.
“Cross the river, cross the river, find this damn guy!” Little Nicholas finally lost his mind.
"Legion Commander, I don't recommend you do this." Obruchev stopped him in time.
"To hell with your damn turtle tactics, I'm going to have a showdown with that damn guy!" Little Nicholas couldn't stand George's harassment tactics anymore. He had persisted under George for ten days. Based on this alone, Nikolay Jr. surpassed Brusinov.
So two hours later, little Nicholas became George's prisoner.
Little Nicholas is a member of the royal family. After becoming a prisoner, his attitude was still very arrogant, clamoring to teach George a lesson.
The Georges were at the headquarters and did not give little Nicholas a chance to take revenge.
There is still a lot worth summarizing in this exercise.
"George, do you dare to give me a chance to have a fair decisive battle!" Little Nicholas finally restrained himself in front of the Tsar.
"To be fair, there shouldn't be any restrictions on the rubber group." George's attitude was even more arrogant. What about the no rules agreed to?
After adding countless restrictions to the rubber regiment, the irregular drill was abruptly turned into a queue to be shot in the musket era.
George did not dare to blame the Tsar. He could only say that the exercise headquarters was too stupid. If he did this, he might as well just issue a bayonet to each person and fight hand-to-hand.
"Then equip the First Cavalry Division with new rifles, and I will defeat you with dignity!" Little Nicholas still insists that he lost the exercise and it was not a crime of war.
"The effective range of the new rifle is 600 meters. Are you sure the soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division can shoot accurately at a distance of 600 meters?" George was not polite. Equipping the 1st Cavalry Division with new rifles will only further amplify the advantages of the Oak Regiment. .
When George was rubbing bullets with his hands in the manor, Joseph once questioned why the bullet was only half filled with propellant and not fully loaded.
If only half of the propellant is loaded, the range and power of the bullet will be affected.
The new bullet uses half a charge and has an effective range of only 600 meters. If it is fully charged, it will still have great lethality at a distance of 1,000 meters.
Of course George had a reason for doing this.
Russia's industry is not very developed, so we can save what we can.
The consumption of bullets is huge. Don’t underestimate the consumption of hundreds of millions of bullets a year. It can save a lot of money cumulatively.
The key is the range, which does not have much effect on ordinary rifles.
Most of the time, when infantrymen shoot at each other on the battlefield, the distance is no more than 100 meters.
The Oak Group Precision Marksman's rifle, due to the installation of a scope, can still shoot more accurately at a distance of 600 meters. If the distance is further increased, the requirements for talent are extremely high, and only a small number of talents are required. Only an extremely good shooter can accomplish such a task.
At a distance of 200 meters, the crosshair is already larger than the target, and the target is almost invisible through the gap.
In most cases, at a distance of more than 600 meters, ordinary people are indeed what John Sedgwick said: they cannot even hit an elephant.
What’s the point of such a range?
The bullets used by the rubber regiment precision shooters and heavy machine guns are fully charged, so this range is meaningful.
“How many of your sights can you give me?” Little Nicholas thought whimsically.
"That's a nice idea, do you know how much this thing costs?" As long as it's about money, George will always be willing to spend every penny.
"How much?" The Tsar was rich and did not mind it being expensive.
It is impossible for Russia to equip every rifle with a scope.
But small-scale procurement and equipment for the Guards can still be achieved.
“This thing is very troublesome to make. All the lenses have to be ground by hand. If there is a slight error, they will be invalid. My glass factory cooperates with Schwabe Company and can only produce two per month. "George first said the reason why it is expensive. "So?" The Tsar knew George's character.
"2000 rubles each." George offered a cruel price. This is the power of knowledge.
The Tsar frowned, 2,000 rubles each was too expensive.
"This thing is very dangerous and must be strictly controlled." There is a reason why old Nicholas doesn't like new weapons.
Members of the Russian royal family and Russian generals are all at risk of being assassinated by assassins, and people die every year from assassins' bombs.
If the assassin gets a scope, the assassin can assassinate the target from a long distance. This is terrifying.
"What's not dangerous? We should be lucky that assassins can only use bombs." George said bluntly. If it were him, he would bury explosives on the roadside to ensure that no bones remain.
"George, you are also on the assassin's must-kill list now." Little Nicholas gloated, but at the same time he was vaguely dissatisfied.
The Russian royal family has been involved, even to the point of being involved in the ranking of the assassination list.
Many people know that there is a must-kill list of assassins circulating in St. Petersburg, and all members of the Russian royal family are on it.
The first place is definitely the Tsar, the second place is Crown Prince Nicholas, and the third place is Moscow Governor and Military District Commander Sergei.
George is honored to be ranked tenth. Above him are Grand Admiral Mikhail Nikolayevich, and Nicholas Sr., the father of Nicholas Jr.
Little Nicholas did not rank in the top ten on the assassination list.
Little Nicholas was very angry, he thought this was an insult to him by the assassin.
George didn't mind that the assassin ranked little Nicholas before George, but it was a pity that the assassin did not do so.
In the eyes of the assassin, George is obviously more important than little Nicholas.
"It doesn't matter, let them come, I will send them to meet God." George will not be soft on assassins, you are going to kill me, I will send you to Siberia for five years?
Dream!
"George, you have to promise that this thing will not be left outside." Sergey made unreasonable demands to George.
“I can’t guarantee it. I didn’t invent this thing. The Americans had already used rifles with scopes in actual combat during the Civil War.” George broke the illusion that the development of technology is not based on human beings. The will is transferred.
In 1848, Morgan James of New York State, USA, designed a tubular aiming device with the same length as the barrel. The rear half of the device was equipped with a glass lens and had two crosshairs for aiming.
John Sedgwick was killed by a scoped rifle.
Even if the assassins in St. Petersburg don't get similar equipment from George, they can get similar equipment from abroad.
The princes were all in heavy hearts, and the Sword of Damocles over St. Petersburg seemed to be real.
Before the advent of nuclear bombs, the reason why there were so many war madmen in the world had a lot to do with the way war was fought.
William II provoked a war. After Germany was defeated, William II fled to the Netherlands, received asylum from the Queen of the Netherlands, and died a good death.
After the end of World War II, the Japanese man not only escaped post-war trial, but also continued to be king, which is simply ridiculous.
After losing the Ninth Russo-Turkish War, Nicholas I committed suicide in despair.
Germany and Japan, not only did they not commit suicide, they still had the nerve to live in this world, and their skin was as thick as a city wall.
The fundamental reason why the Tsar was keen on launching foreign wars was that the Tsar would not be punished after failure. Nicholas I committed suicide due to his own reasons. He was assassinated, so during Yasan's tenure, Russia did not launch any more foreign wars.
This reasoning process is not that simple. There are many reasons why Ya San did not launch a foreign war. The assassination of Ya Er is only part of it,
but it is enough to prove the importance of deterrence.
A rifle with a scope installed is a deterrent to all Russian princes and ministers.
George lives in seclusion, either in the military camp or in Oak Park, which is relatively safe.
Grand Dukes such as Little Nicholas and Sergei were either attending banquets or going to the theater to watch White Legs. There were many people and the probability of being assassinated was much higher than George's.
"We need to control weapons more strictly." Nicholas Lao hopes to eliminate the threat from its source.
But this is simply impossible.
Russia’s territory is too large, and countless weapons are scattered among the people. Not to mention the Cossacks, immigrants heading to Siberia also need weapons to protect themselves and their families.
In Russia, until the 21st century, there were still news of bears eating people from time to time. Now it is the 19th century, and the threat of wild animals to humans is no less than the Siberian cold current.
The Cossacks are the largest gun-owning group in Russia. Men, women, and children receive military training from an early age. If all the weapons owned by the Cossacks are confiscated, the Russian army will lose its most important source of soldiers.
(End of this chapter)