I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 416 Ace
Refined egoists will never understand the feelings between soldiers.

Other grand dukes were gold-plated when they served in the army, including the tsar.

George's cavalry lieutenant general was obtained by winning one victory after another in the Rovne exercise and subduing all the elite troops of the major military districts, including the St. Petersburg Military District.

St. Petersburg believed that George was inexperienced and unable to lead the Russian army to victory.

But for the Cossacks, they were also Grand Dukes, and they would rather accept George's leadership.

Even if you die in battle, admit it!

It's all an exercise, but if you can't even win the exercise, how can you win in a real war?
George told the damned to die.

George will do his best to save people who don't deserve to die.

Kuropatkin really wanted to stay in Kanto and clear his name.

After the First Army of the Kwantung was reorganized into the First Army of the Far East, Kuropatkin was idle. George wanted to send Kuropatkin back to St. Petersburg. Kuropatkin begged his old superior, Milyutin, for an interview. George's chance.

If Kuropatkin and Alexeyev are not responsible, Nikolai will be responsible for all this.

The Sergeys were unwilling to go to the Far East to confront George head-on, so it was Kuropatkin's turn.

Before the Battle of Fengtian, Alexeyev had been recalled from St. Petersburg. This was definitely not Alexeyev's responsibility.

There may indeed be grievances in letting Kuropatkin take the blame.

After the war began, Japan has carried out six mobilizations and recruited more than 6 million soldiers.

"You leave so many young people unused, why do you exploit me, an old man who has retired for 20 years?"

Were the 10 Cossacks who died fighting for the Empire unjustly?
If Milyugin hadn't mentioned it, George would have almost forgotten that Milyugin was almost 90 years old.

In St. Petersburg, there are many people who are more qualified than Kuropatkin to be the commander-in-chief of the Russian Army in Kwantung. George's brothers, including Sergey who was assassinated some time ago, are all more qualified than Kuropatkin.

Milyutin hopes that George can give Kuropatkin a chance.

This is not to say that Nicholas's position in George's heart is unshakable.

Kuropatkin was originally a staff officer. He became the commander-in-chief of the Russian Army in Kwantung simply because there were no tigers in the mountains and monkeys were kings.

Even if the Japanese army captured Arthur's Fortress and Fengtian, the Japanese army would not be able to hold out for long under continuous mobilization.

Milyutin immediately forgot about Kuropatkin.

But was General Kondrachenko, who died in the Arthur Fortress, unjust?
Is Makarov, who died unfulfilled by a thunderstorm, unjust?

Before the war, Japan's stockpile of strategic supplies was only enough for 18 months.

George still wants to see how long Japan can last.

George's combat plan gradually took shape during multiple deductions in the Amur Military District.

After Kuropatkin arrived in the Far East, his first stop was to the Vladivostok pier. Unfortunately, he failed to get George's support.

Four-fifths of the Russian troops on the Nima front line are reserves.

Before the fall of Fengtian, the Russian army in Kwantung was at an absolute advantage in terms of equipment and strength.

Milyutin was speechless. He knew that someone had to be responsible for the defeat.

Kuropatkin dispersed the Russian troops, and there were actually 10 Russian troops stationed in Bingcheng as the rear area. Why leave 10 Russian troops in Bingcheng?
Kuropatkin regarded the Ice City Russian Army as the strategic general reserve.

Although Japan has blood transfusions from the United Kingdom and the United States, and German instructors to help train its troops.

"Amusa is responsible, but it is inappropriate to place all the blame on Amusa."

But for George, the role of the staff is actually not big.

Japan's annual fiscal revenue is only 2 million yen, less than one-tenth of the Russian Empire.

As the saying goes, hard work is not as good as hard work. People who make mistakes will be more careful, cherish opportunities, and make up for their mistakes.

The Russian army faced the Japanese army, even if the Amur Military District did not participate in the war, as long as the tactics were not conservative and the Japanese army could not withstand the Russian attack.

Therefore, George's current strategy is to defend until Japan's foreign debt is high, public dissatisfaction spreads, the national power is exhausted, and there will never be a turnaround. George will then counterattack and completely bury Japan's national destiny.

But because the Tsar was the representative of the royal family.

George had sharp questions.

Once the image of the Tsar in the minds of Russians collapses, will the Russians just abandon Nicholas and support George?
By then, I'm afraid all members of the royal family will be buried alive.

Defeating the Japanese army is easy. Kwantung holds the defense line and mainly attacks Goryeo. After taking Busan, it sends submarines and airships to Nagasaki to block the gate and cut off the connection between the Japanese mainland and the Kwantung Japanese army. It won't take long for the Kwantung Japanese army to collapse.

George did not need a staff to develop a battle plan.

Even if George doesn't block the door, Japan won't be able to hold on for long.

Dashanyan used his troops like a sword. From Liaoyang to Fengtian, he concentrated his troops on the attack.

The most suitable candidate for chief of staff in George's mind is none other than Milyutin.

Staff officers have a role.

Of the total 32 Russian troops, another 10 were left as strategic reserves.

George would rather kill 10 Kuropatkin and add 100 Alexeyev, rather than affect Nikolai's status in the hearts of the Russians.

"I know, but if Kuropatkin and Alexeyev were not responsible, who was responsible for the defeat?"

A person who is 90 years old is considered a senior citizen no matter which country he is in.

Milyujing is still in good spirits, and his body is in great shape. He can eat a pound of meat in one meal.

Being able to eat is a good thing.

"Young people need guidance to become the future pillars of the empire."

George knew how to persuade Milyutin.

Milyugin suddenly changed into a different person, and died after exhausting himself.

George not only wanted to send Kuropatkin back to St. Petersburg. All generals who performed poorly in the previous phase of the battle were sent back to St. Petersburg by George.

On the contrary, George was willing to give low-level officers who had just graduated from the military academy a chance.

While George was sending people off to St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg was also sending people off to Kanto.

Alexander, Nicholas's cousin and brother-in-law, was appointed by George as the military judge-in-chief.

"George, I want to be quartermaster general!"

Alexander asked for the official directly.

"You're thinking shit!"

George was rude to his own family.

"George, you can't cheat me—"

Alexander didn't want to be a military judge, it was an offending job.

"Then go back to St. Petersburg!"

George doesn't bargain.

"Okay! I'm going to be a military judge. Your brothers-in-law, brothers-in-law, cousins, please don't let me get into trouble!"

Alexander shouted wildly.

George also has many relatives around him.

Vasily is George's brother-in-law, Andrei is George's brother-in-law, General Quartermaster Mario is his eldest cousin, and Adjutant Dejan is his cousin——

Dejan was Alexander's deputy, and he was clearly placed next to Alexander to monitor Alexander.

"If they make a mistake, you don't need to do anything, I will do it myself!"

George will never show favoritism.

George does not have high requirements for Amur officials, nor does he require outstanding abilities. He just needs to be a tool man, do what he is supposed to do, and don’t reach out where you shouldn’t.

If someone really commits a crime against his will, George will not defend him. Even if it is his own relative, George will kill and bury him as much as he deserves.

The Chief Quartermaster is the most problematic position.

In addition to his own salary, Mario also has income from the family business. As long as Amul does not fail, Mario will be rich and worry-free.

If he didn't even understand this truth, Mario wouldn't be able to reach this position at all.

Alexander's glory and wealth all came from the Russian Empire.

He came to the Far East also to monitor George on behalf of Nicholas.

So George put Alexander in the best position to monitor George.

Alexander was equally dissatisfied with George for placing his headquarters in Siping.

Wherever the commander-in-chief is, there must be the military judge-in-chief.

Dashanyan is not stupid either.

After George became the governor of the Far East, the combat intensity of the Russian army on the front line suddenly increased to a higher level. Seeing the increasing number of casualties, Dashanyan had to retreat to Fengtian.

One million Japanese troops sounds like a lot. Most of them are being trained in Japan and have not yet been sent to Kanto. Oyama Iwa has less than 30 combat troops.

With the expansion of the occupied area, more and more troops were used to garrison Dashanyan, and the dilemma they faced was exactly the same as Kuropatkin before.

The Kanto side is defensive, and Vasily and Yankov have begun to counterattack from Goryeo. The pressure from the Japanese army in Goryeo is increasing, and Dashanyan is also beginning to be overwhelmed.

What made Dashanyan angry was that the Korean Russian army's counterattack was dominated by Koreans, and even Japanese participated.

All Japanese participating troops came from Japan.

The Russian Empire, however, sent servant troops to join the war.

Moreover, Japanese servants were sent to participate in the war. Dashanyan was very curious. Is Grand Duke Yuriev really not worried that the Japanese troops would defect before the battle?

Vasily was also worried about this problem.

Colin, the commander of the Sakhalin Division, was not worried at all.

"As long as they live to see the end of the war, they will become Russians, so they want the Empire to win this war more than we do."

Colin did not tell Vasily and Yankov what he had done to these Japanese soldiers.

"Don't be ridiculous, no one wants the Empire to win more than I do."

Vasily was shocked, how dare you say that.

"The Duke said that this is called convert fanaticism——"

Yankov has become a standard colonial officer.

A trivia fact, the Cossacks were not actually Russians at first, but they became the Tsar's horse whip after becoming Russians.

The same goes for the Japanese and Koreans. They are becoming George's whips and fighting for George in all directions.

All the soldiers under Yankov were Koreans, and only the officers were Russians.

Therefore, Goryeo's counterattack must be based on the servant army, and Vasily was not willing to send a talisman regiment to fight hand-to-hand with the Japanese army.

There is a paradox here.

The ace troops have gone through the test of war and fought their way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood before they became famous.

Fu Tuan is known as the ace unit of the Amur Military Region. If it has not entered the battle for a long time, how can it prove that Fu Tuan is the ace unit?

Vasily did not want Fu Tuan to fight a war of attrition.

At the most critical moment when a fatal blow is needed, Vasily will send the Talisman Group to join the battle.

(End of this chapter)