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Chapter 84 Perfect Cooperation
  Due to yesterday's poor shooting performance, George decided that the next day's march could not be carried out on horseback but on foot.

If the cavalry has no horses, is it still called a cavalry?

Even Nicholas felt that George was a bit unhuman.

"I walk like them." George set an example and did what he asked others to do first.

Walking is not difficult for the 4th Company to accept. When we were in St. Petersburg, the 4th Company walked ten kilometers every other day. From the initial complaints, everyone was able to complete it successfully. During this process, the physical fitness of the officers and soldiers of the 4th Company improved clearly. .

Nicholas also benefited a lot from exercising with George.

"I'm worried that your requirements for them are too harsh." Nicholas also wanted to set an example, but he couldn't do it.

Nicholas told George that keeping a distance from the soldiers would help maintain the officer's sense of mystery.

George could understand that the Tsar really needed to keep his distance from everyone, otherwise the Tsar would lose his respect.

George did not need to be mysterious. He positioned himself as a front-line military officer. Although it was impossible to personally help the soldiers suck pus and blood, it was still possible to share the joys and sorrows.

"If you don't push yourself, you won't know how much potential you have." George also wanted to see where the limits of the Guards were.

Russian soldiers are recognized as gray animals, cheap, durable, fearless and fearless, with a large population, with all the men dead and the women on top.

George doesn't use the human sea tactic. Although there are many gray animals, why should they be wasted on the battlefield? Isn't it good to let them live to create wealth?

"Okay, you have the final say -" Nicholas would not interfere with George's work, this was what they had agreed upon.

In the 4th company, Nikolai is responsible for logistics coordination, and George is responsible for charging and fighting. The two have a clear division of labor.

George hopes to maintain this model for a long time, so that after Nicholas becomes Tsar, George will have the greatest degree of freedom.

Why Chang Kaishen couldn't beat the instructor? It wasn't that the three armies were useless, but that Chang Kaishen had too long hands and too much control. The little Zhuges couldn't adjust in time according to the battlefield situation. They were passively beaten everywhere and were led by the instructor. He didn't lose. Who loses.

Did the Russian Empire fare poorly in World War I?
  Not bad. On the eve of the fall of the Russian Empire at the end of 1916, Russia also defeated the German-Austrian Allied Forces on the Eastern Front and once again saved the British and French Allied Forces. Otherwise, the British and French Allied Forces would never be able to withstand the crazy German attack on the Somme River.

In this battle, the Russian Empire wiped out 110 million Austro-Hungarian troops, and the German casualties reached 35.

Russia's own losses were only 50.

Throughout World War I, the Russian Empire saved the British and French forces at least twice. Without Russia's participation, the First World War ended in 1914.

Although Nicholas did not run the entire distance, he did not sleep in the carriage either.

Not long after the troops set off, a soldier sprained his foot.

Nicholas gave up his carriage to the soldier who sprained his foot.

Nicholas's carriage is a carriage exclusively for the royal family. Not to mention soldiers, non-royal members are not eligible to ride.

"Soldier, I order you, sit on it!" Nicholas was as confident as a real tsar at this time.

The soldier was so moved that his face was filled with tears. He couldn't walk without walking, and he was trembling and couldn't get up.

No one laughed at him, and all the soldiers looked at this scene with reverence. George believed that even if there was a mine array in front of them at this time, they would not hesitate to charge as long as Nicholas gave the order.

"Isn't such a crown prince worth fighting for?" George added fuel to the fire.

"Fight for the Crown Prince!"

"Fight for the Tsar!"

"Fight for the Empire!"

"Ula!"

The morale of the officers and soldiers was at an all-time high, and George began to worry about casualty indicators.

If this continues, no one will be unable to think about it and will exhaust themselves to death - Then strengthen the protection.

Everyone completed the first ten kilometers easily.

For the second ten kilometers, I gritted my teeth and persevered.

In the third ten kilometers, more and more people reached the limit. Many soldiers vomited and some fainted. George ordered to slow down and walk to finish the last ten kilometers.

It was already dark when the last soldier arrived at the camp.

Many soldiers didn't even eat dinner. They were so exhausted that they fell asleep almost as soon as their heads hit the pillow.

George and Nicholas dined together.

"Aren't you tired?" Nicholas was surprised. George's physical fitness was too good.

"Where are we now? The marathon has to run 42 kilometers." George was okay, he had to check the sentry post later.

"What is a marathon?" Nicholas was confused.

In 490 BC, the Greeks defeated the Persians and won the Battle of Marathon. The Greek soldier Pheidipodes ran back to Athens from Marathon, announced the victory and then fell to the ground and died.

In order to commemorate the heroic deeds of Phidipodes, the first Olympic Games in 1896 made the marathon an official event. The starting point was the Marathon Plain where the battle took place and the end point was in the center of Athens.

"Why didn't they call?" Nicholas' first reaction was actually this.

George was speechless, that was BC, where did the phone call come from?
  "Is anyone really going to tire himself to death just for the news of victory?" Nicholas couldn't believe it, not sure if George made this up.

Well, George told Nikolai too many jokes and that was the aftermath.

"Yes -" George wanted to say that one general will make all the bones dry, but after thinking about it, he shut up.

Nicholas was not a very decisive person to begin with. If George talked too much, if it made Nicholas even more indecisive, it would be better not to say anything.

"How are you going to torment them tomorrow?" Nicholas was curious about what new tricks George had.

For Nicholas, George is a treasure with endless tricks.

From the initial joke about the Ottoman Empire to his outstanding performance as a guard, Nikolai felt that he could not live without George for a moment.

"I've been running all day today, I'll rest tomorrow, and continue the day after tomorrow." George was very relaxed, and he couldn't let Nicholas be the good guy.

George doesn't want to go to the battlefield in the future and someone shoots George in the back.

After the 4th company, it was Nikolai's guard, and now George has no problem being the villain.

When George is on his own, George will have to find someone to be the villain and him to be the good guy.

George's decision was the right one.

The next day when George announced that today was a day off, the officers and soldiers of the 4th Company shouted "Ula" in an unprecedented voice. George believed that they definitely meant it this time.

Since it’s time to rest, relax completely.

George was well prepared and asked Mario to find a song and dance troupe and invite the officers and soldiers of the 4th company to see the big white legs.

The effect of the big white legs was great and George got a lot of "hurrahs".

Nicholas got more, because instead of vodka, Trick carried St. Louis.

George was very happy. He made a lot of money again.

(End of this chapter)