Dmitri took the initiative to ask about the mental outlook of the troops, which made Li Xiao slightly relieved, because he was really worried that Dmitri would be like the other officers who came from Russia, and they would not take Turkey seriously.
, thinking that the next war will be a victory parade.
Li Xiao has met too many people like this in the past month, and Alexey has constantly complained to him about the arrogance of these Russian generals. Anyway, it makes people uneasy.
Dmitri obviously also discovered the problem and felt that this arrogant atmosphere was terrible, otherwise he would not have taken the initiative to ask.
Li Xiao sighed and replied: "Except for some of the original garrison in Wallachia who had the tendency to underestimate the enemy, the rest of them had a better attitude under the strong request and supervision of the Governor..."
Speaking of this, Li Xiao wanted to complain about Leonid. As a good friend of theirs, this saint brother's unit was the one with the tendency to underestimate the enemy and have a more careless attitude. Although the brigade under his command was trained hard and had superb tactics,
, but this mentality is indeed a big problem.
Probably because they pride themselves on being elites and have high spirits, and there is a commander like Leonid who is eager to make achievements, so they must not go to war immediately, liberate Bulgaria immediately, and then cut Turkey into eight pieces.
Get promoted and make a fortune.
To be honest, if you combine this with Leonid's rejection of new weapons and equipment, thinking that the existing weapons are enough for him to conquer the world, you can see how arrogant he is.
Li Xiao was not optimistic about how much he and his troops could accomplish. If they encountered Turkey, it would be fine. If they encountered the British and French troops equipped with Minie rifles, they would probably be cut off.
"The bigger problem is the troops urgently transferred from Ukraine to Wallachia. These troops are generally not trained up to standard, and a large number of them are newly recruited serf soldiers. The officers generally despise the enemy and are enthusiastic after arriving in Wallachia.
In order to enjoy the exotic customs, the time spent on outings and hunting for women is ten times longer than the time spent on training troops to detect the enemy's situation..."
As Li Xiao told the good things about the Russian generals one by one, Dmitri's face became more and more ugly. Before, he thought that although the Russian generals were arrogant and underestimated the enemy,
It’s not as if war is a child’s play.
But now it seems that they are completely overestimating them. These people don't take the war seriously at all. They get excited before the war. It is probably a fool's errand to expect them to get into the state as soon as possible.
Dmitri also sighed and asked: "Where is the Wallachian National Army?"
Li Xiao blinked and smiled bitterly: "On the whole, the Wallachian National Army can only engage in second-line security work. It can make do by maintaining logistics lines and maintaining local order under our supervision. It is generally unreliable on the battlefield. Although the governor and I
Your Excellency has tried your best to train them and try to boost their morale and fighting spirit, but the effect is mediocre!"
Dmitri immediately understood that this was tantamount to telling him that the Wallachian National Army could not go to the battlefield at all, and do not expect them to cooperate with the Russian army in fighting. However, he was not particularly disappointed, because after seeing the Moldavia National Army
After understanding the situation of the army, he had a rough idea of what the Wallachian National Army was like.
The Japanese are generally unreliable, and this applies to everyone. Wallachia is no exception.
However, in Dmitry's opinion, the Wallachian National Army would be very good if it could do the work that Li Xiao just mentioned. It is one level better than the Moldavia National Army.
The so-called national army of the Yana gang is simply a group of bandits with guns, unorganized and undisciplined. They are good in the fish and meat village, but they will disappear when they go to the battlefield.
A few days ago, Dmitri heard that a group of Moldavia's National Army was ordered to exterminate peasants who were revolting due to lack of food in the countryside. As a result, a thousand people failed to defeat three hundred people, and they were chased like rabbits with sickles and forks.
The army was defeated.
There is no need to count on such things. Although the morale and fighting spirit of the Wallachian National Army are not very good, at least the discipline is still up to standard and they will not turn into bandits with guns.
As the newly appointed commander of the garrison in Wallachia, the troops under Dmitri's jurisdiction include the four Russian brigades originally stationed in Wallachia, as well as the Russian divisions and brigades he brought over from the country.
Then there is the Wallachian National Army.
Except for the 100,000 Wallachian National Army, which could only maintain law and order, the actual troops under Dmitry's command were only 30,000.
To be honest, this is not much. If Wallachia is so big, it will definitely not be defended by just these 30,000 people. After all, Turkey has only a large number of people, so it is not difficult to gather an army of hundreds of thousands.
"The fortifications need to be stepped up!" Dmitri sighed, and then remembered what Li Xiao said just now about financial constraints, and quickly asked: "Isn't Wallachia's economic situation pretty good? Why can't it get the money to build fortifications?
"
Li Xiao spread his hands and replied: "There are too many places to spend money, including railways and roads, and there are also a lot of bastards who come to fight in the autumn wind. It's hard to make ends meet!"
Dmitri suddenly understood that Wallachia was so fat in the eyes of the powerful people in St. Petersburg. Everyone wanted to take a bite, but the problem was that Wallachia was only that big.
, how many vampires can it withstand?
Dmitri was filled with admiration when he thought that Alexei and Li Xiao could manage the current situation under such extremely difficult circumstances. Look at Grand Duke Constantine next door, no one dares to challenge him.
, and there was a man who was a czar who secretly transfused blood, but ended up acting like that, and still had the nerve to claim that he was the pillar of the country, which was simply shameless!
"I will try to let St. Petersburg know about your difficulties." Dmitri replied sincerely.
"Thank you!" Li Xiao forced a smile, and then sighed: "Thank you for speaking up, but it may be difficult to improve the embarrassing situation in Wallachia. After all, His Majesty does not like to see us, and the country generally does not think that we are related to Turkey.
Fighting requires the construction of defensive facilities, so..."
Dmitry also knew that this was the truth, so it was unrealistic to expect St. Petersburg to allocate funds to Wallachia to build fortifications. On the contrary, if you asked Nicholas I for money to buy guns, cannons, and explosives, you might still be approved.
.As for building fortresses, they will really be dissed.
At this time, Li Xiao continued to introduce: "It is not realistic to only rely on the Russian troops stationed in Wallachia, so we plan to recruit a group of volunteers from the country. I have contacted Duke Vorontsov, and the Duke has also promised to help.
Help comes.”
Dmitri was shocked, because he knew very well what the so-called method of recruiting volunteers was. In fact, it was just hiring mercenaries. The problem was, didn't Li Xiao just say he had no money?