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Chapter 132 Public Enemy of the Whole Army
  Brusinov, born in 1853, is 31 years old.

George born in 1872——

Forget it, George doesn't like people discussing his age.

The year George was born, Brusinov graduated from the Noble Military Academy and subsequently served in the Caucasus Military District.

In the Tenth Russo-Turkish War, Brusinov emerged with bravery and bold tactics and was considered a rising star of the Russian military.

It is said that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, but no one expected that the wave behind Russia would come so quickly.

The drill between the Oak Regiment and the Third Infantry Division is expected to take half a month.

Only five days later, the Third Infantry Division was defeated by the Oak Regiment. The entire process was worthy of repeated review by the governor and generals.

"George, if you lead the infantry, how can you defeat the Oak Regiment?" Milyutin Debrusinov asked the question he was most concerned about.

This is also the main concern of all governors and generals.

"It's unfair for infantry to face cavalry. If it were me, I wouldn't take the initiative to attack." George is a tortoise, and everyone has seen the defensive positions built by the Oak Regiment.

When infantry faces cavalry, if they follow the opponent's pace, the only outcome will be to be dragged to death by the cavalry.

Therefore, Brusinov should honestly build defensive positions when entering the battlefield, forcing the Rubber Regiment and the 3rd Infantry Division to engage in offensive and defensive battles. Then Brusinov can at least get a draw.

This is what happens when you fight George.

"What should I do?" George's suggestion had no effect on Nicholas Jr., who also led the cavalry.

"You've seen how George defeated Alexei. Do you still need George to teach you how to do it?" Old Nicholas hates that iron cannot be made into steel. They are also members of the royal family, so why is there such a big gap!
  The gap between humans is sometimes greater than that between humans and dogs.

"George's troops are equipped with the latest magazine-type rifles, which have a longer range than Bodin rifles. There are also a large number of precision shooters in his troops. If I fight like George, I will end up worse than Alexei. ." Little Nicholas started to make excuses now.

But this is indeed a problem. If there is no limit on the range, any unit that confronts the rubber group will be kited by the rubber group.

"George, from now on, your unit's firing range is the same as other units, only 300 meters, no, 200 meters." Ya San checked and filled in the gaps.

There is a scope on the rifle of the rubber group precision shooter.

If not restricted, other troops will also be kited by the rubber group.

Don't underestimate this mere 100 meters. On the battlefield, it is an insurmountable chasm of life and death.

"Okay -" George agreed. He had already demonstrated the power of the new weapons, hoping to increase the attention of the Czar and the Russian generals.

"Hahahaha, George, this time it's over -" Little Nicholas was very happy, as if he had won the confrontation.

After weakening the advantages brought by weapons and equipment, the Oak Regiment seemed to have become incapable of fighting. It did not launch any attack like the First Cavalry Division for two days.

Little Nicholas was very proud. He had an absolute advantage in strength, four against one, and couldn't think of how George should defeat him.

Although George did not attack, he did not do nothing. He had already prepared the cemetery for Little Nicholas, just waiting for Little Nicholas to jump in on his own initiative.

Although Nicholas Jr.'s military literacy was not very good, he did have an experienced chief of staff - Obruchev, a former professor at the General Staff College.

Obruchev is an old friend of Milyutin. Together with Milyutin, he founded the magazine "Military Collected Works" and personally served as the editor-in-chief of this magazine. During the Tenth Russo-Turkish War, he participated in the formulation of the Russian army plan. He is Milyutin's most important assistant.

After Milyutin retired, Obruchev served as chief of staff of the General Headquarters and chairman of the Military Academic Committee, presiding over the formulation of strategic plans for the war against Germany and Austria.

Brusinov's defeat frightened young Nicholas and shocked the Russian generals.

In order to improve the combat effectiveness of the 1st Cavalry Division, the Tsar temporarily appointed Obruchev as the Chief of Staff of the 1st Cavalry Division, hoping that the 1st Cavalry Division could last longer under George.

George didn't know that his opponent had changed. He found that little Nicholas suddenly became smarter and gave George no chance. The only flaw he had was more like a trap. George did not fall for it.

The First Cavalry Division, like the Oak Group, also has one man and two horses.

This means that the mobility of the 1st Cavalry Division is no less than that of the Rubber Regiment. If the Rubber Regiment misses a single hit, it will be tightly entangled by the 1st Cavalry Division. At that time, the 1st Cavalry Division can rely on its superior strength to consume the Rubber Regiment alive. die.

"The logistics transportation line of the 40st Cavalry Division has been extended to kilometers. We can harass the transportation line of the st Cavalry Division -" Vasily suggested at the tactical meeting. He has now followed George's example and will do anything to win. Don't go to extremes.

What an upright young man Vasily was in the past. He would never use such intrigues or conspiracies.

"We might as well poison the water and kill them!" Demeter said viciously, but this could not completely defeat the First Cavalry Division, it could only disgust them.

"I will serve as bait to lure the 1st Cavalry Division into the encirclement." Yelohin led his troops to dig trenches on the banks of the Mliniv River for three days to build an ambush position.

"Let me do it. Little Nicholas will lose his mind only when he sees me." George took action. Little Nicholas was very happy. The 1st Cavalry Division had occupied the center of the training ground. As long as the Oak Group was found next, it would be the end of the Oak Group.

Obruchev was cautious and did not look down on George because of his age.

Obruchev was born in 1830. After graduating from the General Staff College, he stayed at the school as a professor and director of the Military Geography Teaching and Research Section. Before serving as the chairman of the Military Academic Committee, Obruchev served as a member and office director of the Military Academic Committee of the General Headquarters, researching I have been using tactics for a lifetime and have a wealth of experience.

Obruchev is a member of the exercise observation team. He saw how Brusinov lost the exercise.

Although the 1st Cavalry Division had an absolute superiority in strength, Obruchev did not advance lightly. He would spread out his cavalry widely before confirming the march route, so as not to give the Oak Regiment a chance to ambush.

The 10st Cavalry Division was divided into two parts by Obruchev, about kilometers apart. This ensured the search area and would not be disconnected from each other. If either side was attacked by the Oak Group, the other side could quickly provide support.

On the fourth day, the attack of the Oak Regiment finally came. A cavalry detachment was ambushed by the Oak Regiment. About 40 people were killed and 20 were captured.

"It's not fair, the Cossacks never surrender, they will only fight to the bitter end." Little Nicholas chattered, thinking that George was being favored by the exercise headquarters.

"We have four times more troops than the Oak Regiment. Is this fair?" Obruchev hoped that the Russian generals would not just complain that fighting is not a duel and can never be fair.

The reason why Suvorov became the god of war was that he was best at concentrating superior forces to form a situation of using more to defeat fewer in a short period of time, quickly destroying the enemy and winning the war.

In the previous exercise, the strength of the Oak Regiment was much smaller than that of the 3rd Infantry Division. George did not even concentrate his troops and defeated the 3rd Infantry Division until it quit the exercise.

George's daily combat plans were reported to the headquarters. Obruchev knew very well that George only used two cavalry battalions in the exercise against the Third Infantry Division, and one cavalry battalion was not dispatched until the end.

This conclusion is not correct, because the unused strength of the Oak Regiment is not one battalion, but two battalions.

The soldiers of the artillery battalion of the Oak Regiment are also composed of Cossacks, who can also be used as dragoons or even light cavalry.

"Damn George, when I find him, I will kick his ass hard." Little Nicholas said fiercely, he wanted to avenge Brusinov.

No, no, no, little Nicholas is not here to avenge Brusinov, he is here to prove his ability.

"Commander of the Corps, the General Regiment was attacked, and the other party used artillery to carry out intensive attacks on us." The adjutant came in a hurry to report, and the Oak Regiment repeated its old tricks, launching harassment tactics while the 1st Cavalry Division was resting.

Although George did not yet have any military writings, Obruchev had already begun studying George's harassment tactics.

On the surface, George's harassment tactics seem to have no rules. In summary, they are just a few random attacks.

Obruchev is extremely sensitive to tactics and can discover things that others cannot.

After the Oak Regiment resumes its harassment tactics, it will launch a surprise attack on the 1st Cavalry Division at night.

The Russian army does not have the habit of fighting at night, nor does it have the ability to fight at night. After the first attack, Nicholas Jr. sent troops to counterattack, but was ambushed by the Oak Regiment and suffered heavy losses.

After Nicholas the Younger sent in more troops, the artillery of the Oak Regiment disappeared.

Little Nicholas questioned the maneuverability of the Oak Regiment's artillery, but Obruchev saw through it.

There are dense rivers around Rivne, and the artillery of the Oak Regiment used the rivers to move quickly. The 1st Cavalry Division, which lacked a way to cross the river, could not catch up.

So when he camps next, Little Nicholas will choose a place far away from the river to avoid being attacked by the Oak Regiment artillery as much as possible.

"Can't we use this to teach George a lesson?" It's a miracle that little Nicholas actually started to play tactics.

"How do you know George is unprepared?" Obruchev was patient and carried out the turtle tactic to the end to see how many more tricks George had.

George has many tricks up his sleeve.

On the tenth day of the exercise, George finally appeared in front of little Nicholas across a river.

"Did you sleep well last night?" George was in high spirits, which was in sharp contrast to little Nicholas's lethargy.

The artillerymen of the Oak Regiment ran away after hitting them, but the officers and soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division could not just fall asleep. What if the artillerymen of the Oak Regiment left and came back?

The artillery of the Oak Regiment could not actually fire. The command headquarters determined that every time the Oak Regiment successfully carried out an attack, the 1st Cavalry Division would be in a waiting state for four hours. During this period, the officers and soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division could not sleep or move around. Even the war horses couldn't rest.

Last night, the Oak Regiment carried out a total of two attacks, once when the 1st Cavalry Division had just rested, and again at three o'clock in the morning.

The officers and soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division were extremely angry. They were woken up by the military police just after taking a rest, and sat under the gaze of the military police for four hours.

After finally falling asleep in the early morning, he was woken up by the military police again. Throughout the night, the officers and soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division and the military policemen had their eyes turned into rabbits. As a result, George became the most hated person by the officers, soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division and the military police.

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