Chapter 409 Small has small advantages
When the dreadnought in Vladivostok is built, even without the three major empires, the Siberian Fleet can challenge the Japanese Combined Fleet alone.
After losing "Yashima" and "Hasuse", the combined fleet only has 16 305s left.
The two dreadnoughts have 16 330s, and the "Ural" and "Caucasus" still have 8-door 305.
At that time it will be the Siberian fleet's turn to go to Nagasaki to block the door.
At the end of August, the Japanese army and the Russian army continued to fight fiercely in Liaoyang. Although the Japanese army was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength and firepower as a whole, the Japanese army was able to concentrate its forces during the attack to break through the scattered Russian positions.
Kuropatkin is indeed very cautious. Only 40% of his troops are deployed on the front line, and the rest are used as reserves and deployed in the rear about 30 kilometers away from the front line.
Da Shanyan concentrated his forces and formed a breakthrough on the Russian left flank.
Kuropatkin ordered the troops to retreat and reorganize the defense line. The deployment of troops was exactly the same as before, without any changes.
Da Shanyan repeated his old tricks and continued to focus on attacking the Russian left wing.
The Cossacks were indeed fierce. Even though the Japanese army concentrated their forces to attack them crazily, they still refused to retreat.
The war lasted for a month, and the Japanese ammunition was about to run out, so Dashanyan had to prepare to stop the attack on the 26th.
Kuropatkin ordered the Russian army to abandon Liaoyang on the 25th.
The news reached Vladivostok, and even Milyutin, who had always supported Kuropatkin, was silenced by Kuropatkin's tricks.
How the hell did this happen?
Is the Minister of War that good?
“If you dare to attack my right wing, I will attack from the left wing and outflank your troops. What will you do?”
Commanding the Russian army in the war game in the Amur Military District Vasily shouted wildly.
"My position is fortified with heavy machine guns, supported by artillery, and has Kirov airships in the sky. Your troops will die as many as they come!"
Andrei Zhizhu is in hand.
"Ha! You are commanding the Japanese army. There are a total of 70 machine guns in the country-"
Vasily reminded Andrei that the Japanese army was not the Harbin division.
Andre frowned and gave in immediately.
After the Battle of Liaoyang, the Amur Military Region conducted more than ten drills, all of which resulted in the defeat of the Japanese army, and none of them could break through the Russian positions.
So George didn’t know how Kuropatkin lost.
"Amusa is too conservative and should use offense instead of defense."
Milyugin finally admitted that Kuropatkin's actual command level was not even as good as a captain.
Don’t underestimate the captain of the Russian Army.
If they were not born into noble families, most military academy students would be captains throughout their lives.
Only by hugging the lap of a certain grand duke like Alexeyev can you get ahead.
Vasily himself was a Duke and a descendant of the God of War. Even without George's help, Vasily could still get ahead.
If Andrei hadn't had George's help and was implicated by Ye Luoxin, he would probably have never had a chance to join the army. He would have gone to Siberia to become a horse thief.
"Even if you defend, you won't be unable to defend!"
Ye Luoxin was also puzzled.
Kuropatkin has participated in Rivne exercises many times and knows how George became a "royal star".
You are not required to innovate.
You should know how to draw a gourd and draw a scoop!
No, the gourd is round and the ladle is flat. For some people, they are not the same thing at all.
"The biggest problem your Excellency, Minister, is that you have too many dads."
George hit the nail on the head.
The main reason why the Russian army fought so miserably was the discord between the generals.
Alekseyev was born in the navy and had never commanded an army in combat, but he often gave orders to frontline troops across Kuropatkin.
Even if Kuropatkin had great abilities, he would have no room to display them under the control of such a governor.
So the Siberian Fleet clearly has the ability to attack the Japanese mainland, but George asked Peter to hold back and not to perform too well to give the Japanese time to breathe.
Otherwise, as long as the Amur Military Region joins the war, the Japanese army will be completely driven out of Kanto within ten days.
If George joins the war, Alexeyev will never dare to cross George and give orders to the troops in the Amur Military District.
Even if ordered, Vasily and Andrei would not pay attention to Alexeyev.
George doesn't even need to go to Liaoyang to regain Korea through land. The Amur submarine sets out from Busan and can go to Nagasaki to block the door at any time.
By blocking the combined fleet and cutting off the transportation lines between the Japanese mainland and the Japanese army in Kwantung, the Japanese army will run out of ammunition and food in less than half a month.
It will then depend on whether George wants to invade Japan from Nagasaki or Edo.
Milyugin looked at George and hesitated to speak. In the end, he only let out a long sigh.
George's requirements for participating in the war have never changed: absolute command authority.
The War Department and the Navy Department could not control George, and they would not dare to control him unless Nicholas gave an order.
Due to the opposition of the Grand Duke of St. Petersburg, Nicholas had to exclude the Amur Military District from the Russo-Japanese War.
Nicholas himself felt guilty about George, and he would not force George to submit to Alexeyev.
Now the relationship between George and Nicholas is very subtle. They have not broken their hearts, and their relationship is no longer as close as before.
Nicholas still has feelings for George, otherwise he would not have gone beyond the Admiralty and ordered to give the "Urals" and "Caucasus" to the Siberian Fleet.
George knew that after Nicholas became Tsar, he had to keep a bowl of water flat.
So after Alexei was born, George immediately sent a message to congratulate him, and gave all his property in St. Petersburg as gifts to the newly born crown prince.
This is a congratulatory gift.
But it's also cutting. Milyutin knew about the conflict between St. Petersburg and Amur.
It is a pity for those Cossacks who fought bloody battles.
But this is nothing to regret. It was the fate of the Cossacks to die fighting for the Tsar.
If a Cossack's death in battle brings glory to the empire and benefits to his family, then it is considered a well-deserved death.
But if the empire is defeated and the families of the Cossacks who died in the war receive nothing, then the attitude of those Cossack families towards the Tsar will change.
Milyugin can see this clearly.
If it were Nicholas, he would probably say again: What does this have to do with me.
It has nothing to do with George.
The Cossacks died for the Tsar, not for George.
George was only responsible for the residents in the territory, not even the Koreans and Japanese George who worked in Amur, not to mention the Cossacks far away on the other side of the empire.
Speaking of the residents in the territory.
The population of Amur last year was 973,000.
In addition to these more than 900,000, Amur has about 250,000 foreign workers and nearly 100,000 people who are waiting for immigration. These are the main force in the construction of Amur.
These people in the immigration waiting period can bring an average of 6 bonus populations each, so the population of Amur is growing fast enough. If the collection is relaxed, it can exceed one million in minutes. .
George is no longer as anxious about population as he was 20 years ago. It is no longer so easy to obtain Amur welfare. You will not cherish what you get easily.
Peter cherished the opportunity, so after the battleship was commissioned, the Siberian fleet expanded again by 3,000 troops, part of which were submariners.
Most Russian Cossacks are tall and not suitable for serving on submarines.
The space of the submarine is small, and Japanese people with short stature are actually the most suitable.
But the Russian Empire is at war with Japan. It is still a question whether sending Japanese soldiers to submarines will arouse resentment among Japanese soldiers.
Regarding this issue, Colin, the commander of the Sakhalin Division, said there is no need to worry at all.
“Do you know whose portrait our division uses for target shooting?”
Colin is mysterious.
“Who?”
Peter was curious.
"Meiji——"
Colin laughed.
"Su-Ka-No-Le-"
Peter was horrified, are you still a human being?
Let’s not talk about whether it is a person or not, but the effect is definitely good.
As long as Japanese soldiers shoot at Meiji's portraits or practice stabbing, it means a complete separation from Japan. Even if the Russian Empire is defeated, they will not be able to turn back.
Don’t dare, or don’t want to shoot.
Then he must still have feelings for Japan. Go back to the concentration camp and continue to reflect.
“How much do you want? I’ll send it to you——”
Give Colin as much as he wants.
"First come 2000——"
Peter was very happy.
Japanese soldiers are not only suitable for serving on submarines, but also on warships.
As long as there are arms that have space requirements, such as armored soldiers, Japanese soldiers are suitable.
It would be great to use Japanese soldiers. With the same piece of cloth, Japanese soldiers can make a pair of trousers, but Cossacks can only make trousers.
It was easier for Japanese soldiers to dig trenches than Cossacks because they didn't need to dig as deep.
This is really not an exaggeration. There is no statistical data on the average height of Japanese people in this era, so I don’t know the exact number.
However, the "Military Service Law of Showa 2" promulgated by Japan in 1927 stipulates that those who are taller than 150 centimeters are classified as Category A military service personnel.
At that time, the Japanese army had five levels: A, B, C, D, and E.
So Little Japan is really not an insult to the Japanese, but a true reflection of the height of the Japanese.
The Japanese soldiers of the Sakhalin Division have received rigorous training for nearly half a year and have basically mastered all the basic skills of a soldier. After being handed over to the Siberian Fleet, they can start professional training immediately. They do not need to be like new recruits, but have to start from the very beginning. Basic formation formation begins.
The navy's professionalism is much higher than that of the infantry. In particular, many professional equipment require a higher level of education to master smoothly.
The Japanese soldiers of the Sakhalin Division had basically never attended school before coming to Amur.
Even if you have taken it, you still have to learn Russian or Chinese from scratch.
Russian is a bit difficult for many Japanese soldiers.
Square characters are much simpler, so Japanese soldiers mainly learn Chinese.
In addition to studying, Japanese soldiers are the best soldiers. Their obedience is very high. As long as their superiors give orders, no matter whether there are mountains of swords, seas of fire, or minefields ahead, Japanese soldiers have no fear.
The only problem is that the rifle issued by the Amur Army is close to 1.8 meters long with a bayonet, which is too long for many Japanese soldiers. Many Japanese soldiers are not as tall as the rifle.
This is not a problem. Sailors do not have high requirements for the mastery of rifles. As long as they can use them, it does not matter whether they can shoot accurately.
The important thing is the gun.
(End of this chapter)