I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 76 Three Guns

As mentioned before, Georgi, a little kid, will sooner or later make himself stupid to death.

George was fine. He only rested for one day and appeared on the sidelines as a referee the next day.

Nicholas doesn't have much of a problem. It's still useful for him to exercise with George during this period.

Georgi's condition was very bad. He had a persistent high fever and contracted pneumonia. Doctors tried many methods but failed to stabilize his condition.

George didn't get any benefits, and he didn't expect it. Now it was the best result. All the guards around Georgi that day were sent to Siberia.

This is the consequence of being stupid. Not only will you suffer, but you will also bring trouble to those around you.

Georgi fell ill, and Nicholas felt guilty and stayed in Gatchina Palace to take care of Georgi.

George and Nicholas selected 150 people through trials, and all of them were added to the 4th company. Nicholas had no time or mood, and George was fully responsible.

Spring in St. Petersburg is as short as autumn. Not long after they change from winter clothes, the troops change into summer clothes.

Summer clothes are specially customized, and each person has four sets. Compared with winter clothes, in summer, because you sweat more, you need to change clothes more frequently.

George divided the 150 men into three platoons, one for himself, one for Yeroshin, and one for Milyutin's grandson, Captain Demit.

Shortly after Milyutin chatted with George, he sent Demeter to the general regiment and named him to join the fourth company.

The marshal's face still had to be given, so Demeter became an officer of the 4th company.

"Today's ten kilometers, the first platoon to finish will get a bottle of vodka for each person, the second place will get chicken drumsticks, and the third place will help the first place wash clothes. Is there any problem?" George tortured the officers and soldiers of the 4th company in different ways.

After the trials, the ten-kilometer armed cross-country became a fixed training event for the 4th company, one every day.

"No problem!" The morale of the soldiers was high. They loved this kind of competition.

After training officially started, competition was everywhere. From grooming to housekeeping to training results, George didn't even let go of the quilt.

The tofu cubes are not that bad, but they must be folded neatly and not piled randomly on the bed.

George was not strict with others and treated himself leniently. He also required the same for himself. When Ye Luoxin and Demit visited George's bedroom, all the disputes disappeared.

Officers have special privileges in the Guards.

In terms of pure title, George is second only to Nicholas in the general group.

The title of a super duke is lower than that of an archduke, but higher than that of a duke.

Although there are several direct heirs of the Grand Duke in the general regiment, the real Grand Duke is still there. None of them, including the commander of the regiment, Nicholas Jr., have inherited the title. The only one who really has the title is George.

Andre didn't help fold George's quilt, he did it himself.

Super Duke can lead by example and everyone will be convinced.

George is not only folding quilts, he is also like a soldier in training. George participates in every training event without any compromise.

The same goes for ten kilometers, George is not riding his sweaty horse today, but is fully equipped like everyone else.

"Are we going to do the same?" Demeter couldn't believe it. He didn't know George well enough.

"Unless you come to aunt——" Ye Luoxin was as well-armed as George.

Demeter was not fully prepared. He thought that officers only needed to issue orders and did not need to follow the team to complete them, so he still wore the boots issued by officers. He could not expect to run ten kilometers.

"Let's go!" George gave the order, and the three platoons set off one after another.

"Dmit, do you need help?" Demeter's adjutant Oleg also wore officer's boots like Demeter.

"Take care of yourself first -" Demeter had a bad premonition and didn't know if he could persist to the end.

Milyutin's requirements for Demeter are still very strict, but they are limited to formal courses. Most of the courses related to physical fitness are games.

George had seen Nicholas practicing fencing. The fencing that Nicholas learned was very different from the swordsmanship in George's impression. It was more like sword dancing.

Demeter did not expect that his Guards career would start in this way.

Do officers of other regiments need to run ten kilometers like soldiers?

Oh, and the soldiers from other regiments didn't run away either.

That's fine.

Ten kilometers was easy for George.

So when Demeter began to feel tired, George came to Demeter easily.

"How about Captain, can you still hold on?" George still needs to observe Demeter.

Although Demit is Milyutin's grandson, if he does not perform well, he will not gain George's trust.

"No problem!" Demeter gritted his teeth and insisted, sweating profusely and the shirt on his body was soaked.

Oleg was even worse, his steps were already staggering, his face was as pale as a blank slate, and he looked at George with resentment.

Members of other nobles join the army to get gold, but when they join the general regiment, they have to train with these gray animals. It is simply inhumane.

In fact, the term "gray cattle" is not correct, because the Russian soldiers' uniforms are indigo, so they should be blue cattle.

The training uniforms that George ordered for the 4th Company were gray because gray is resistant to stains.

And if you can get first place in training, you don’t need to do your own laundry.

"Don't force yourself if you can't hold on. It's your first day of training and I allow you to withdraw." George was full of energy and looked very relaxed.

Demeter gasped violently and bit out two words between his teeth: "Never!"

Okay, the words are few enough.

It remains to be seen whether he is truly a ruthless person.
  The ten-kilometer cross-country run is one of the events in the general regiment selection competition. The soldiers of the 4th company have been practicing for several months and can basically complete it.

Speed ​​is the key. Soldiers who place in the shooting competition will not perform well in ten kilometers.

It doesn't matter, there are still four months until the exercise, there is still time.

Yangkov, who missed the target, was not in good physical condition. At 7 kilometers, Yangkov slowly fell behind.

"Hold on, adjust your breathing, and show your performance on the shooting range -" George encouraged. Yankov took the initiative to practice more after the shooting competition. In the last assessment, he shot 150% with 10 bullets on the 95-meter target. ring.

This is someone who has talent but also perseverance.

Yangkov said nothing and adjusted his breathing to George's rhythm.
  "Give me the gun." George never gave up.

"No, I can-" Yankov refused to let George help, and had to climb to the end.

Demeter was lying on the carriage panting violently. The blisters on the soles of his feet were broken and bloody, and the doctor was helping him deal with them.

Although Demeter didn't want to get on the carriage, there was a gap in strength after all.

Oleg got into the carriage earlier than Demit, and the blisters on his feet were not broken.

"Why are we here?" Oleg was not complaining, just frustrated.

"If you don't want to stay here, you can leave." Demeter looked at George's back in confusion.

George was carrying three rifles.

(End of this chapter)