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Chapter 421 Civil Engineering (an extra update for Mr. Chen Laojiang)
Although there was no support from St. Petersburg, he finally no longer had to look at those annoying icons. George felt that this was a good thing.

Today's St. Petersburg is indeed in a state of chaos. Part of the reason is of course social unrest, and the tsar and empress are the main reasons.

After Alexei suffered from hemophilia, Nikolai and Alex sought help from famous doctors to treat Alexei, but to no avail.

Nicholas and Alex had no choice but to place their hope in God.

Here I have to mention two princesses from the Grand Duchy of Montenegro, one named Stana and the other named Mirissa.

Stana and Mirissa were sisters who were married to brothers Nicholas Jr. and Peter respectively.

Stana and Milissa are a pair of goddesses who believe in supernatural beings who can communicate with the dead and predict people's fates, so they gain Alex's trust.

Under the introduction of Stana and Mirissa, various strange and eccentric gods frequently came in and out of the Winter Palace. Among them were French doctors, monks who were resurrected from the dead in legend, and vagrants who were swindling.

The most influential among them was undoubtedly Rasputin.

Rasputin, whose original name was Grigory, was a farmer in Siberia. He married a girl from the same village and had a son and two daughters. He was no different from other Russian farmers.

George took it all.

Subsequently, evil legends about the queen and the divine man began to spread in St. Petersburg.

George now also serves as the commander-in-chief of the Russian Army in Kwantung and has the power to allocate supplies.

Regardless of whether these legends are true or false, they seriously shaken the "divinity" of the Tsarist family in the minds of Russians.

Under the conscious or unconscious guidance of the people around them, Nicholas and Alex became more and more enthusiastic about the occult, and the number of holy icons also increased.

After Linevitch withdrew his troops, George increased his efforts to allocate supplies from Amur. Instead of being short of supplies on the front line, they became abundant.

George reorganized the 10 Russian troops who volunteered to stay and continue fighting, dividing them into two parts, led by Yeroshin and Brusinov respectively.

After the First Army withdrew, George took inventory of his possessions. In addition to 1150 artillery pieces, there were a full 1900 heavy machine guns in Kanto, more than half of which had not yet been unpacked.

Brusinov was finally able to go to the front line to command the battle in person. He was so excited that he trembled all over and stayed up all night. Bosco, the doctor assigned by George to Brusinov, had to remind Brusinov that if he did not pay attention to his health again, he would die. Bosque will truthfully report Brusinov's situation to the headquarters.

Not to mention anything else, the "legacy" left by Kuropatkin to George is indeed rich.

The supplies originally provided for 30 people now only have 15 people left. Milyu Kyung couldn't help but sigh: The Russian army has never been so rich!

After George became governor of the Far East, the icons sent from St. Petersburg were intercepted by Chita and were not sent to the front.

Once the huge military industrial capacity is mobilized, it cannot be stopped easily.

Before the war began, the Russian army in Kwantung had only 28 heavy machine guns in total.

Rich indeed.

The Nepali Division was strengthened by George and transferred to the First Far East Army led by Ye Luoxin. You division went to the Second Army, and the Harbin Division was still under the direct jurisdiction of the headquarters.

Rasputin claimed to have been inspired by the gods when he was 15 years old, so he abandoned his family and became a homeless man when he was 30 years old.

Through the high priest Fiofon, Rasputin cured Nicholas Jr.'s pet dog and Nicholas Jr.'s wife Stana, so Rasputin was introduced to Queen Alex by Stana. .

St. Petersburg's material supplies are still delivered to the front line at the standard of 30 Russian troops.

Grigory was a dissolute man, and people called him "Rasputin," which means a person who lives a dissolute life.

Although St. Petersburg decided to negotiate peace, various materials, including icons, were still continuously shipped to the front line.

They say guns have no eyes.

The artillery shells in the Russo-Japanese War were like having eyes, specifically targeting Russian commanders. From the fall of Fortress Arthur to the annihilation of the Second Fleet, it was all because of the loss of command that the Russian army collapsed.

George did not want the tragedy to happen again. In addition to equipping Brusinov with a medical team, he also equipped Brusinov with the latest armored vehicles for Brusinov's personal use.

Brusinov does not care about external things. The situation he faces is very serious. The airship's reconnaissance shows that the Japanese army is about to launch another large-scale attack.

Armistice negotiations between Japan and the Russian Empire have begun in Washington.

Dashanyan hopes to use the outstanding performance of the Japanese army to strive for more benefits for Japan.

The Russian army in Kwantung has undergone several changes, and it has reached the point where the officers do not know the soldiers, and the soldiers do not know the officers.

Brusinov could not even fully recognize his officers, let alone their character and abilities, which had a serious impact on Brusinov's command.

But this is not too serious a problem.

After the Japanese army returned to Fengtian, the Russian front line had advanced to the vicinity of Qinghe River. Brusinov took the South Manchuria Railway as the center and deployed defenses along the Qinghe River to occupy a favorable position.

For the Russian troops on the front line, George gave them not only confidence, but also sufficient logistical supplies.

The Qinghe Bridge on the South Manchuria Railway is at the core of the Second Army's defense line.

Responsible for the defense of the Qinghe Bridge section was the 4th New Infantry Division of the Far East led by Roskov.

The Russian troops under Roskov were mainly Cossacks from the east of the Ural Mountains. The Cossacks in this area are famous for their bravery and fighting skills and have always been one of the main sources of soldiers for the Guards.

The Cossacks who stayed behind voluntarily were not all enthusiastic.

One of the very important reasons is that after their troops return to their place of origin, there is a high probability that they will be disbanded and they will also be unemployed.

So many Cossacks stayed not for the empire, but for life. George would not let the heavy machine guns sit in the warehouse and collect dust. On the Russian defense line near the Qinghe Bridge, the density of heavy machine guns reached 50 meters, and the firepower intensity was completely different from before.

Even Milyu Kyung lamented that the Russian army had never fought such a rich war.

Roskov issued a military order to Brusinov. If his defense line was breached, Brusinov would jump into the Qinghe River himself without Brusinov taking action.

The defense line of the 4th Division was carried out under the guidance of the officers of the You Division.

The traditional Russian army did not pay attention to civil engineering. Before the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, Zasulich led the East Manchuria detachment to deploy defenses along the Amur River. Although they also had geographical advantages, they still allowed the Japanese army to easily break through the position.

The 4th Division's defense line originally had only a rough trench. The tall Cossacks moved in the traffic trench, even with their waists bent.

After inspecting the 4th Division's defense line, Deputy Battalion Commander of the Engineer Battalion of the U.S. Division, Burak, suggested that Roskov make significant improvements to the defense line.

The heavy machine guns of the 4th Division had almost no cover on the front and were directly exposed to the Japanese firing range, which was very detrimental to the machine gun shooters.

The cost of training machine gun shooters is very high. Excellent heavy machine gun shooters are fed with bullets. Each one is precious, so they must be given more protection.

"The front and top of the machine gun position must be protected, and the front and side openings must be blocked to form cross fire; the positions must protect each other and trust our comrades; the Japanese army lacks heavy firepower, and sandbags can provide effective protection for the heavy machine gun, and two layers are not enough Just three layers. Sweat more now and bleed less during war——"

Brack carefully taught this, which is the experience gained from many exercises in the Amur Military District.

"Isn't this too much trouble-"

Roskov feared that the Cossacks might be resistant.

Cossack combat has never had so many twists and turns.

What kind of trenches should we dig? The Japanese army rushed over and rushed into the enemy group with bayonets in hand. One on the left and one on the right, completely annihilating the enemy. Victory was easily within reach.

It has to be said that Suvorov's carefully designed tactics for the Cossacks are indeed very suitable for the Cossacks' character.

But my lord, times have changed!
"You can go and visit Harbin's position."

Brack doesn't make excuses, this is where he is, Ha Shi's civil engineering ability is really strong.

The positions arranged by the Harbin Division include foxholes, machine gun positions, communication trenches, artillery holes, hiding holes, field hospitals, headquarters, ammunition depots, communications offices, kitchens, and even drainage ditches.

Such a carefully constructed position is indeed troublesome.

But once the battle breaks out, the benefits are obvious.

The Harbin Division is building trenches according to the standards of military fortresses.

Taking into account the actual situation of the 4th Division, Brak's advice to Roskov was already a simplified version of the trenches.

Andrei, the commander of the Kazakh Division, was the brother-in-law of Grand Duke Yuriev.

The grand duke and his brother-in-law were digging trenches, and Roskov had nothing to say.

Dig it.

Soon, Roskopf learned the benefits of civil engineering.

On July 7, the Japanese army launched an attack on the Qinghe defense line stationed by the 17th Division.

After fighting the Russians for so long, the Japanese have learned to be smart and no longer use the "pig attack" invented by Nogi Nogi.

In Fengtian, the Japanese army captured a lot of strategic materials, so now the Japanese army is richer than ever.

The most intuitive manifestation is that the Japanese army actually knew how to use artillery to carry out fire strikes before attacking.

It wasn’t that I didn’t know it before, it was just that I couldn’t afford it.

There are airships in the sky over the Russian army's position, and the Russian army is well aware of the Japanese army's actions.

Under Braque's strict requirements, the 4th Division spent half a month deploying two lines of defense.

Roskov's headquarters was located on the second line of defense.

As soon as the battle began, frontline battle reports were sent to the headquarters like snowflakes.

"We repelled two consecutive attacks by the Japanese army, killing more than 1000 Japanese soldiers, and our army's losses did not exceed 50——"

Roskov was shocked by the adjutant's report. This must be a mistake.

Here in George, lying about military information is punishable by death.

"I gonna go see--"

Chief of Staff Luka couldn't sit still and took the initiative to ask for help.

The position constructed by the 4th Division was still not perfect. A Tibetan Soldier Cave was destroyed by Japanese artillery fire, and all the soldiers in the Tibetan Soldier Cave were killed.

Otherwise, the losses of the Russian army would be even lower.

Luca held a piece of shrapnel from an artillery shell with mixed emotions.

The Russian language on the shrapnel can prove that these shells were captured by the Japanese army from Fengtian.

(End of this chapter)