I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 312 1894
Amur faces the same difficulties as St. Petersburg. If resources are tilted toward the navy, it will not be able to take into account the development of the army.

George always firmly believed that the Russian Empire was a land power, and the army should have priority over the navy.

Therefore, even if the Siberian Fleet is handed over to George, George will only build light cruisers for cruising. George has many ways to build Japanese battleships and heavy cruisers.

"Using planes to fight battleships? Are you crazy?"

Alexey strongly disagreed.

After George sent the plane to St. Petersburg, there had been discussions in St. Petersburg about the plane.

The conclusion is that the aircraft is only suitable for reconnaissance and does not have combat capabilities at all.

George agreed with this, because the aircraft at this time did have problems. It could not fly high or far, let alone the ability to load bombs.

But with the advancement of science and technology, Vladivostok's aircraft will fly higher and farther, and their performance will become more and more powerful. By then, the shape of war will be completely changed.

"Whether I am crazy or not, you will know after a while."

Following the regular army came the reserve phalanx.

The uniforms of the Russian military are not uniform. The uniforms of each region have their own characteristics. The Amur Military District abandoned the traditional dark green of the Russian military. The cavalry winter military uniforms are mainly white, and the metal embroidery on the cuffs and collars has also been cancelled. , only epaulettes and armbands are used to distinguish military ranks and units.

After the howitzer came the armored vehicle.

The infantry behind the cavalry square formation are basically the same as the cavalry. The difference is that the front hem of the infantry's long coat can be buttoned on the side and rear buttons for easy movement.

When the howitzers towed by cars appeared on the Imperial Avenue, the foreign officers on the viewing platform raised their binoculars to observe carefully.

There is almost no difference in Amur. The weapons of reserve equipment are still magazine-type rifles.

The finale was a model train gun placed on a truck.

And the front of a long coat can be overlapped to increase warmth.

Neither will mortars.

Compared with military uniforms from other countries, the most notable feature of Russian military uniforms is the elimination of buttons and the use of iron hooks for connection.

After the reserve phalanx, the main event finally came.

In order to ensure that the military parade can proceed smoothly, the snow on the Imperial Plaza and Imperial Avenue has been cleared away.

Generally speaking, the weaponry, equipment and training level of the reserve phalanx are worse than those of the regular army.

At ten o'clock in the morning on January 1894, 1, the military parade officially began.

George once again confirmed how difficult it is to change a person.

George did not spend all his money. For example, rocket launchers would not appear in the military parade.

Although it is convenient to use cars to drag artillery during marching, it has very high requirements for road traffic conditions, and the advantages and disadvantages are obvious.

Then let Alexey have the headache. Anyway, if George is not given all the power, it is impossible for George to take over the Siberian Fleet.

George was secretly happy.

When the Cossack cavalry wearing white woolen coats, white round bearskin hats and white suede leather boots lined up and passed in front of the auditorium, the guests on the auditorium responded with polite applause.

According to the tradition of the Guards, the first to appear were the Cossack cavalry wearing Pussian military uniforms.

After the train gun passed, all ground inspections were completed.

Alexei stood up and clapped, and George looked at his watch.

"finished?"

Alexei was quite shocked.

Traditionally, in addition to infantry and cavalry, the army has artillery, and there are few auxiliary arms. Amur has a wide variety of auxiliary arms, including not only communications, medical, logistics and transportation, but also engineering troops.

When Alexey knew that George had actually set up an army in order to quickly build a position, even Alexey secretly cursed George as the most famous prodigal son in St. Petersburg.

"hold on--"

George looked up at the sky, when the sound of an engine was faintly heard in the air.

Flying objects are actually not uncommon. France and Germany often conduct airship performances and use hot air balloons to calibrate artillery, which is common to all countries.

The first things to fly over the Imperial Palace were airships and paramotors.

The six planes that followed left everyone stunned.

The fact that Mozhaysky became the father of aircraft did not cause a sensation around the world because the aircraft performance at this time was not perfect enough.

At the St. Petersburg World's Fair, George only sent the plane to the exhibition and did not perform a flight show. Therefore, in most people's minds, the plane was still a mere commodity, and its performance was far inferior to that of the airship.

Strictly speaking, this is the first time the aircraft has truly appeared in front of the world.

Most people cannot escape the shackles of their own thinking.

There are still many smart people, such as John Davidson Rockefeller Jr.

Little John is Rockefeller's only son. He just turned 20 this year and is traveling around the world. It happened that Vladivostok sent an invitation to Rockefeller, so Little John made Vladivostok the first stop of his world tour.

Little John is interested in airplanes for the same reason as Old John. They burn oil like cars.

Rockefeller was interested in anything that could burn oil.

So after the military parade, Little John couldn't wait to find Mikhail and bought a plane for 150 million rubles.

Why the price increase?
Because technology has improved again——

Mikhail really didn't expect that this price could actually be sold.

"You think it's expensive? No, Rockefeller opened up a new field."

George still felt that it was a bargain.

But it doesn’t matter. George hopes that more people can participate, so that the aviation field can really take off.

Where there is good news, there is naturally bad news.

A telegram was sent from St. Petersburg, hoping that George would stop trade with the Transvaal.

The purpose of the Transvaal people coming to Vladivostok was not only to purchase weapons, but also to purchase relevant technology and machinery from Vladivostok and organize production on their own after returning to the Transvaal.

Transvaal——

The Transvaal is actually a good place. It is truly unique and rich in resources. The key is that it is far away from the Eurasian continent, and there are no strong enemies around it. A well-worn joke is: the land of Longxing!

The British have always been paying close attention to the Transvaal people, and they don't know how they learned about the Transvaal people's purpose.

So Britain contacted St. Petersburg and asked St. Petersburg to impose restrictions on George.

Probably the British also knew that George was difficult to deal with, so they put the pressure on St. Petersburg.

“Whoever I do business with, do I still need the consent of the British?”

George was unruly and it seemed that he had not taught the British enough lessons.

"George, that's not what Nicky means, it's what the Queen means."

Pobedonostsev had no choice but to be cautious in troubled times.

(End of this chapter)