Strangely enough, when the soldiers discovered that not only they were trapped on the island, but also a general, their morale became so stable.
In fact, soldiers are not afraid of death, they are just afraid of being sacrificed. If the generals can die in front, what else can these big-headed soldiers who came from serfs be reluctant to do?
Since the general said it was a strategic shift, I believe it was a strategic shift. The soldiers scattered on the beach could no longer find the organization. People could only find the team casually based on the opponent's military rank.
There was a captain opposite, um, he had a higher rank than me, so I followed him and listened to his orders. Another company commander in front was waving flags and shouting. Although I didn't recognize him, he was also a commander, so I followed him.
In the chaos, military ranks play an important role in stabilizing the morale of the military. Although no one knows anyone, with military ranks, there is a high ground, a command, and an organization.
"The whole army searches all the warehouses here. This island is rich in rock sugar. The more you bring, the better. We will send them to the fortress. These are the rations for our army..."
"What are you doing? You bastard, you don't know English, tell me, these are cans, cans made in the United States, remember to bring more beef, don't bring any fruit, to reduce weight..."
"Look carefully at the numbers on the rum bottles and remember to ask for the one with the highest concentration! What? You don't know how to read? Damn it, how can you be a platoon leader if you don't know how to read? I'm so angry..."
The entire Setouchi Village has now become a transit base for the army to search for supplies. The squadron stranded on the sea is still violently shelling the mountains, and the two sides are fighting fiercely.
This was a great time to collect supplies. Under the leadership of countless officers, thousands of Tsarist Russian troops began to collect all available supplies like ants.
Large pieces of rock sugar, rum, dried meat, canned food, salt... and grains, high-calorie, high-protein foods were gathered together. The soldiers carried heavy backpacks and began to cross the mountains and ridges towards the fortress.
At this moment, on the St. Peter, in the single cabin near the stern of the ship, Ackerson was already crazy. He picked up an oak chair and smashed the door desperately, "Let me out! I swear in the name of God, I will shoot him." Kill you! I will definitely shoot you..."
Boom boom... The heavy banging on the door made Nicholas's eyelids jump as he stopped outside, "Sir! Please don't embarrass me, okay? I'm just a top soldier. I don't understand what you are saying. Everything you say is reasonable. ,I do not know what to do……"
After smashing the door, Aikeson smashed the porthole again. The thick round glass window was smashed, and sharp glass shards fell into the sea. But just when Aikeson was about to climb out, he realized that the small porthole could not allow him to go out. Drill.
The angry major was circling around the room like a mad tiger. As a high-ranking nobleman of the empire, he could not accept such humiliation. "I have bowed to you again and again. You asked me to withdraw from Tangwan Mountain first. I accepted it." ! You forced me to transfer to the battleship first, and I had no choice but to accept it... Now you actually let me become a deserter? "
"Don't think that I don't know your plan. You just want to give up these armies. In the end, you still have to keep the fleet, not the army..."
"Hehehe..." Aikeson smiled like a madman. "That's right! The navy is very valuable. Each warship costs millions. How can the warships built with all the efforts of the country be beyond the capabilities of those humble serf soldiers? What about comparison?"
"Twenty thousand army training costs plus all the pensions for those who died in battle, how much money can we get in total? I think it's just two or three main battleships! What a good calculation, what a good calculation!"
"Nicholas! I know you are listening to me, I know what you are listening to... I want you to understand that although war is cruel and inhumane, we must ensure that our hearts are right at all times. !”
"The fleet is abandoning the army, abandoning your army! Let them cling to the Tangwan Mountains and suffer, or even become prisoners! Is this what you want? They don't care about our army brothers, don't you care either?"
Aikeson leaned against the hatch and said angrily, "I know what a good commander needs to learn. I also know what sacrifice means and what giving up means! In the bloody battle last night, I could completely ignore the charging soldiers." Life or death, we must defeat the enemy regardless of the cost..."
"However, no matter how much it costs, we can't be so cold-blooded! Abandoning the entire army means abandoning our belief in victory! It proves that we have admitted that we are inferior to these Chinese!"
"Once the inner demons take shape, you will be involuntarily afraid when you see Xiao Letian's army in the future. By then, victory will never be with you..."
"This is the first tough battle between our Tsarist Empire and the Chinese people! It is related to the morale of the two armies in the next few decades. How can we settle petty accounts at this time? For that breath of energy, for the sake that we will not be on the battlefield in the future When encountering Chinese troops on the street, they peed their pants..."
"Just because of the belief that we must win, we can't escape! Nicholas... I beg you, I really can't be a deserter!"
Exon's eyes were red and swollen, with hot tears streaming down his face. He leaned his back against the door and slowly slid down to sit on the ground. "Nicholas! Do you know my identity? My family is an ancient aristocracy of Tsarist Russia that has been passed down for thousands of years. Last name, Ekaterina... I can't let my family be shamed! Woohoo..."
Noble status is sometimes a privilege, and sometimes it is a responsibility, which can make young people in their twenties unable to breathe.
Just then,
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The door behind him suddenly opened suddenly, and Aikeson was caught off guard and fell out of breath. Nicholas grabbed the major and saluted him properly.
"Captain Nicholas of the Guard Company, I swear allegiance to you. From this moment on, I will be the sharp knife in your hands..."
This was followed by a chorus of low roars in the cabin passage, "The entire guard company swears allegiance to you. From now on, we will serve as your sharp blades..."
At that moment, Aikeson finally gained the first private army in his life by relying on his personality charm instead of his status as a noble. The young major returned the favor with tears in his eyes.
The whole guard company escorted Aikeson through the bottom cabin. Along the way, countless boiler workers, maintenance workers and coal shovelers were shocked... After passing through the cabins, everyone came to the coal storage bunker. Under Nicholas's Under the threat of violence, the sailors had no choice but to open the door of the coal-carrying hatch, facing the biting sea breeze and facing the vast expanse of blue waves below.
"Brothers, this place is only more than eighty meters away from the shore. As long as we work hard, we can swim there... As long as we can go back alive this time, we will live and die together in wealth from now on!"
"Jump!" Aikeson took the lead and jumped into the sea first.
