I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 160
  In this year's Rivno exercise, the Oak Regiment once again shined, beating the two participating units of the Guards and the Warsaw Military District until they were completely defeated.

The performance of the Rubber Regiment in the exercise has aroused widespread concern within the Russian military, and almost all military districts have imitated the Rubber Regiment to establish vanguard units.

The Moscow Military District was the fastest. Sergei extended an olive branch to Demit, hoping that Demit would be transferred to the Moscow Military District and serve as the commander of the newly established Moscow Army.

Demeter declined Sergei's invitation.

After Ye LuoXin went to Vladivostok, Demit became the unofficial deputy leader of the Oak Regiment.

George is getting busier and busier now, and has less and less time to stay in the Oak Group. Demeter exercises the power of the group leader as the deputy group leader, and there is really no need to go to Moscow and start from scratch.

Andrei and Vasily also received invitations respectively, and they were also unwilling to leave the Oak Group.

"Will this hinder their progress?" George overcame his reluctance. After Demeter went to Moscow, he could be directly promoted to major general.

Andrei and Vasily could at least be promoted to colonels.

"I don't know about the other people, but Andrei, he was just a warrant officer the year before last, and he was promoted to major this year. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?" Yeluoxin couldn't control Demit and Vasily, but he was worried about Andrei. , Ye Luoxin never relaxes.

Under normal circumstances, Andre would be a lieutenant at most this year, and he would be promoted to one level every year. The speed was already terrifying.

You can certainly get some benefits by going to other military regions for a short period of time.

But if you take a long-term view, the gains outweigh the losses.

Sergey can help Demeter get promoted to major general, but what about going higher?

If Demeter leaves the Oak Group, even if George doesn't say anything, what will Nicholas think?
  If Nikolai thinks this is betrayal, then Demeter will be a major general for the rest of his life.

On the contrary, staying in the Oak Group was not only loyal to George, but also loyal to Nicholas.

Don't forget that Nicholas was the first commander of the Oak Regiment.

"In two years, I will transfer Andre here and reunite your father and son." George was very satisfied with Ye Luoxin's attitude.

Ye Luoxin was even more satisfied.

If Yekaterina hadn't invited Ye Luoxin back to be George's tutor, Ye Luoxin might have taken Andrei and Peter to Siberia to work as horse bandits, and they wouldn't have the current prosperity and wealth.

Although Ye Luoxin and Andre are not generals yet, in the not-too-distant future, Ye Luoxin and Andre have promising futures that cannot be limited by one legion.

Peter is George's adjutant. He is less than 14 years old and now has the rank of second lieutenant. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?
  Nina is happy in France, doing what she loves most.

Rosa studied with Dalia and her future was equally bright.

Although Dalia has no official position now, she actually serves as the mayor of Vladivostok.

So Ye Luoxin has nothing to ask for now. As long as George can live forever, it doesn't matter if the Russian Empire is destroyed.

"Last year there were rumors in the Guards that the Oak Regiment might expand." Ye Luoxin didn't know whether the rumors were true or false.

"False, the Guards is indeed going to expand, but it's not the rubber regiment." George knew the situation.

Through these two years of Rivno exercises, the Guards exposed many problems, and the Tsar was very dissatisfied.

It is impossible to expand the Oak Corps. As a touchstone of the Russian army, the size of the Oak Corps is just right. If it is too small, it will not be effective. If it is too big, it will not lose its tail. One legion is most suitable.

Talisman group is the real future.

In the entire Amur Governor-General Region, only one legion of Fu Tuan is definitely not enough.

Now that the external pressure is not strong enough, Fu Tuan can barely support his appearance.

If the relationship between Russia and East Asian countries deteriorates, a mere talisman group and the Siberian fleet will not be able to protect the empire's interests in East Asia.

Therefore, the Amur Military District will continue to expand, and will expand to at least one infantry division in the short term. This work will be completed within two years.

It is easy to expand. The empire retires tens of thousands of Cossacks every year. If you randomly divide some of them, the Talisman Corps will not be short of soldiers.

George no longer wanted veterans.

George originally thought that veterans who had experienced the influence of military camps would be more disciplined, easier to manage, and more loyal to the empire than ordinary people.

In fact, this is not the case at all. Fu Tuan has accepted two batches of veterans, and Ye Luoxin does not have a good opinion of them.

Veterans are indeed familiar with the military camp. They don't even need to train in formations and formations. They basically seamlessly integrate into the talisman group quickly.

But the discipline of veterans is very problematic.

George's management of the Oak Regiment was very strict. Regardless of the officers or soldiers, as long as they violated the discipline of the Oak Regiment, they would be severely punished, ranging from being sent to a small dark room to being sent to Siberia.

Other armies are not so strict.

Some veterans of the Fu Tuan had no discipline at all. Fights, gambling, smuggling out of the camp, theft, and other serious violent crimes occurred from time to time.

Ye Luoxin strictly enforced discipline, ranging from repatriation to mining, which caused complaints from some veterans and weakened military morale. On this issue, George and Ye Luoxin have the same attitude, either repatriation or mining, and will never tolerate it.

Taken together, it is more appropriate to recruit recruits directly from ordinary Cossack families.

Although the process of adapting to the military camp may be longer, they are more likely to accept Fu Tuan's requirements and do not want those veterans to have become veterans.

"Duke, Ichiro Shiga is visiting." Peter interrupted the exchange between George and Ye Luoxin.

After two years of training, Peter has become a qualified soldier. George is looking for opportunities to let Peter go and cannot keep Peter by his side all the time.

After more than two years of being together day and night, Peter has become George's most trusted person, and there is no point in keeping Peter by his side anymore.

Peter was already a qualified lieutenant, and George wanted to see if Peter had any other possibilities.

Really, it’s not too late to call Peter back.

"What is he going to do again?" George remembered that Shiga Ichiro came to him last year because of the mistreatment of Japanese immigrants in Vladivostok.

This year should not be the reason, because after a year of hard work, there are only 32 Japanese immigrants left in Vladivostok, not one in a hundred.

Yes, the mortality rate is so high when mining in Vladivostok.

Unbeknownst to George at other mines, the mortality rate at the Vladivostok mine remained high.

The output is naturally quite gratifying. The miners are indispensable for the rapid development of Vladivostok.

"It seems to be because of Jeju Island and Jumun Island." Peter was not sure.

"Let him in." George also wanted to know Japan's attitude towards Jeju Island and Jumun Island.

Shiga Ichiro was still so personable and thoughtful in etiquette. He first said hello to George and Ye Luoxin, and then made the request of the Japanese government.

"Your country's expansion in East Asia has not only triggered strong opposition from the British Empire, but also caused relevant countries to worry about security in East Asia. This is extremely dangerous. Japan, as one of the regional countries, is worried about the relationship between your country and the British Empire. Confrontation will lead to more serious consequences, so our government hopes that Super Duke Yurievsky can handle it impartially, and you must not want to see the security situation in East Asia worsen." Compared with the last time, Shiga Ichiro's Russian has improved a lot, and he probably put in a lot of homework this year.

"My attitude is that Britain must withdraw from Jumun Island - as for the agreement between us and the Kingdom of Koryo, that is a problem between us and the Kingdom of Koryo." George did not want the Siberian Fleet to return to Vladivostok.

"Duke, once the security situation in East Asia deteriorates, it will have an impact on Vladivostok's trade." Shiga Ichiro thought that George did not understand the stakes.

"Shiga-kun, you are worrying too much -" George laughed. Japan is not yet qualified to raise conditions.

The ambitions of the Japanese are extremely inconsistent with Japan's strength.

Before Vladivostok became the George Fiefdom, Russia had no strength in the Far East. On the issue of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands, it had no choice but to negotiate with Japan.

The agreement between Russia and Japan is not final. Even the domestic media in Russia believe that Russia has suffered a loss on the issue of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. How can those greedy and greedy Russian diplomats accept it?

impossible.

The agreement between Russia and Japan is only a stopgap measure for Russia. When Russia has sufficient strength in the Far East, Russia will get back its capital and profits.

So this can explain why Japan went to war with Russia before the Trans-Siberian Railway was opened to traffic.

Because the Japanese also know that Russia will not give up.

"Duke, this is not overly worrying. The trade between our country and Vladivostok also depends on the friendly relations between our two countries, which is the cornerstone of peace in East Asia -" Ichiro Shiga said with a threat. It seems that the situation is not understood.

Trade between Japan and Vladivostok is entirely one-sided.

Japan imports timber and high-quality coal from Vladivostok.

Vladivostok has no need for Japan——

This is not right either, there is a need.

But he couldn't put this need out in the open.

Shiga Ichiro's biggest mistake was that he overestimated Japan's strength.

George is easy.

After seeing off Shiga Ichiro, George called Mikhail over and told Mikhail to go to the Qing Empire, purchase all the high-quality coal in the Qing Empire at high prices, and try to sign long-term purchase contracts without leaving any coal for the Japanese.

"This won't work. Why do we need so much coal?" Mikhail was horrified. Vladivostok also produces coal, and it is also high-quality coal. It is not that there is no coal available.

The key point is that Vladivostok has a high coal output. Even in winter, high-quality coal is used for heating, which is enough for Vladivostok.

Is it necessary to buy coal at a high price from the Qing Empire?

The quality of coal in the Qing Empire was not as good as that in Vladivostok.

"Hey, hey, you can buy whatever you want. It doesn't matter whether we use it all or not. The key is to make the Japanese have no coal to use." George became fierce and threatened me with death!
  (End of this chapter)