I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 63 Saving Nicholas

George's challenge did not arouse much response.

The Guards are all young and vigorous people, and everyone has similar status. It is normal to have conflicts. As long as it does not escalate to the level of a duel, the two Grand Duke captains will not interfere.

Although George said something tough, it remains to be seen whether he can do it.

Ya San would not immediately mention George as the leader of the group just because George said something harsh. Nicholas often said harshly that he needed to learn boxing and riding well, but failed to learn either of them.

George was not just talking, he went to wake Nicholas up as usual the next day.

"His Royal Highness is still sleeping. He drank too much last night. Forget about today's morning exercise——"

Nikolai still didn't get up, and Volkov said exactly the same thing.

George was not surprised. Nicholas was brought back yesterday by George and Volkov.

I just don’t know if Nikolai chatted with Volkov until three in the morning after he came back.

After taking a shower, changing clothes, and having breakfast, George was called to General Pushrewski's office by Colonel Lear before he left the house. The military class was finally about to begin.

"Good morning, General." George took the initiative to greet the General.

"Good morning, Captain." The old general was busy with everything, and the pile of documents on his desk was so high that he didn't even raise his head.

George was not in a hurry and sat down quietly to wait for Nicholas.

Nicholas arrived belatedly an hour later.

It could be seen that Nicholas had not yet recovered from his hangover. His expression and eyes were numb. After greeting the general, he sat down next to George and remained motionless.

Not only did his body not move, but his eyes also didn't move, and his eyes were straight.

"Your Highness, please go back and rest today. We will talk tomorrow." The old general was indeed well-informed.

Nicholas is like this, which is the norm for the aristocracy.

George is so different.

Amazingly diligent.

"I heard that you run every day when you get up?" Colonel Lear brought George here and was responsible for sending George back.

"Get used to it-" George was sullen and disappointed with Nicholas.

I thought that a change of environment would allow Nikolai to grow quickly, which is what Ya San is looking forward to.

Now it seems that this is not the case at all. When Nikolai looked at him, he sighed, "Rotten wood cannot be carved."

Since Nicholas is unreliable, George can only rely on himself.

"When can I meet the soldiers of the 4th company?" George took the initiative, relying on Nicholas, there was a high probability that he would not be able to defeat Constantine.

Constantine, like Nicholas, was also the commander of the company, and his deputy was someone else.

It doesn't matter who his previous deputy was. After George issued a challenge, if Constantine wanted to win against George, he would choose a qualified deputy for himself.

So George's opponent was not Constantine, but a certain experienced and excellent officer.

"Anytime." Colonel Lear's voice was filled with surprise. He probably didn't expect George to be serious.

The establishment of the Guards Cavalry Division is slightly smaller than that of the Infantry Division. The Infantry Division company has about 200 people, while the Cavalry Division has only 150 people.

The company is the basic unit of the cavalry regiment, and each cavalry regiment consists of four to six companies. Units above a regiment are divisions, each division consisting of four to six cavalry regiments, plus a cavalry artillery regiment.

After George asked Colonel Lear, he learned that the Russian military is not currently equipped with automatic weapons such as heavy machine guns.

"Why not equip a heavy machine gun?" George asked because he didn't understand.

"Are you referring to Golov? That's a thing for fools. Our sabers are the heroes!" The Golov mentioned by Colonel Lear refers to Gatlin.

When the American Civil War broke out in 1861, Gatling, who was still a doctor at the time, invented the Gatling machine gun in order to reduce the casualties of soldiers.

In the Battle of Petersburg, Gatling shined, the Federal Army won a great victory, and the Gatling gun also began to attract the attention of European countries.

The UK was the first to take action, not only purchasing Gatling but also setting up a factory in the UK to produce it.

The Russian Empire also purchased Gatling guns and renamed them Golov machine guns, but they only purchased 12 guns and there was no follow-up.

The early defects of Gatling were obvious. After the Russian military tried Gatling, it gave an unoptimistic report, so the military stopped purchasing.

George frowned. Suvorov was indeed great and had a profound influence on the Russian military.

It's a pity that Suvorov's influence is not all positive. For example, "Bullets are stupid, bayonets are heroes", and the consequences are disastrous.

"Where are those Golovs now?" George had no intention of changing Colonel Lear, who was the teacher.

"Those Golovs are equipped with garrison troops, and they are very useful for defense." Colonel Leer has a typical Russian way of thinking.

The Russian military has never paid much attention to defense, and the Guards was born for offense, so it is normal to look down on the Golov machine gun.

George had some ideas.

Although the Golov is heavy, complex in structure, and inconvenient to transport, its advantages are also obvious. If the Golov can be properly modified, it can be equipped with the Guards.

Whether the Guards are attacking or defending, heavy machine guns can play a huge role.

However, this issue was not suitable to discuss with Colonel Lear. George needed Nicholas' help.

After a long sleep, Nicholas finally became energetic. George felt that there was something wrong with Nicholas' biological clock, and his day started in the afternoon.

"Do you have any ideas for the exercise in September?" George had to find a way to mobilize Nikolai's enthusiasm, a task that only George could complete.

Counting on the cunning friends of Peter and Constantine, Nicholas' trip to the Guards will completely turn into a disaster.

Ya San's evaluation of George is closely related to Nicola's performance. George is still Nicola's uncle and cannot just watch Nicola indulge in the dance.

"Don't worry, I'll find Peter later and ask the tom to cancel it -" Nicholas originally had this idea, no wonder he didn't take it to heart at all: "-By the way, why is Constantine called the tom?"

George didn't care why Constantine called him a tomcat. If Peter canceled it, it would be more embarrassing than George admitting defeat.

"Nikki, you don't want your journey to the Guards to end in inaction." George wanted to recite a famous quote by Paul Korchagin to Nikolay, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do it. The number of words was too small. Not so watery.

"Of course not!" Nicholas was young and frivolous and couldn't stand any stimulation: "But what should we do?"

Throughout Nikolai's boyhood, Ya San had big problems with Nikolai's education methods.

There is no doubt that Langson is a good professor, but will Langson really do his duty when educating Nicholas?

Don't be ridiculous, Lanson is French.

　Thanks to the brothers who worked hard to catch insects. I love you. You are my motivation to keep moving forward.

　　
  　
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