Li Xiao never expected that Count Rostovtsev would be so optimistic about him, because to be honest, after arriving at the 748th Regiment and witnessing the true situation of the regiment, he felt very troublesome, well, to be precise, he was under a lot of pressure.
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Li Xiao's first impression of this regiment was that it was located on the seaside in the northeastern outskirts of St. Petersburg. In fact, as naval infantry, especially naval infantry that defends the capital, it is more suitable to be stationed at the Kronshtadt base on Kotlin Island. But because
The style of this regiment was so bad that it was shocking. In order to prevent the regiment's "excellent style" from corrupting the outstanding naval officers in Kronstadt, the Navy Ministry took great pains to expel the regiment from Kronstadt.
Stade is located in the town of Sertolov on the north side of the Neva Gulf.
The town of Sertolov is not big, but it is located on the only way to connect the sea breakwater from Kotlin Island to the mainland. It is also considered a military location. Not only is the 748th Regiment stationed around the town, there are also "extra"
A team of military police was stationed to guard the station. This team of military police has two main tasks. The first is to guard the road to Kotlin Island and prevent enemy agents from going to the Kronshtadt naval base to cause damage. The second is to take care of it.
Well, Group 748, prevent this group from becoming too lawless, and suppress it as soon as possible if something happens.
In Li Xiao's opinion, I'm afraid that the first mission for the military police is just a cover. This is the suburb of the capital St. Petersburg. What kind of powerful enemy agents can run wild here? Do you really think that the polar bear is my Qing Dynasty? I'm afraid the second item
The mission is the real responsibility of the military police. If you don't have a team of military police to watch the 748th Regiment, God knows what trouble these weirdos can cause.
This shows how weird this group is. Li Xiao was very confused, since this group is so bad, why not just get rid of it? Old Igor told him that it was indeed possible to get rid of this cancer, but this didn't work.
It’s useless. Because it’s easy to lay off the 748th regiment, but what to do with these scum in the 748th regiment? Let them retire and go back to their hometowns to be happy?
If you can't do this, those little gangsters and gangsters can just get out, but those hard-working criminals can't be let go, right? Otherwise, wouldn't it be an advantage for them?
For Nicholas I, using the military to reform and torture those who opposed him was an established national policy that must be implemented to the end. As Russian society became increasingly dissatisfied with the serfdom system, various liberals and enlightened people continued to
Those who committed serious crimes must be sentenced to humane destruction in Siberia, and those who committed minor crimes must be sent to the army for reform and reflection.
As a result, there was always a steady stream of prisoners forced to serve, and Nicholas I was worried about allowing so many enemies of the monarchy and his personal enemies to spread in the army and corrupt the honest Russian serf soldiers. What should he do? This is not help.
Their sparks can start a prairie fire. Therefore, they must be centralized to manage and suppress, so the 748th Regiment exists in such a grand manner. Unless one day the rule of Nicholas I collapses and Russia is liberated, otherwise the 748th Regiment will
It will always exist.
Naturally, because of the special nature of the 748th Regiment, it is both particularly valued and not taken seriously. Politically, it must be strictly guarded and tightly guarded, but militarily, there is no need to build up this scumbag regiment at all.
If the 748th Regiment is given such good equipment, Nicholas I and his henchmen may not be able to sleep. Who knows if these gangsters will take up arms and rebel? Not only are they not provided with good equipment, they are not even provided with the most basic life.
Security can be saved as much as possible. After all, the prisoners of the 748th Regiment are here to be rehabilitated, not to enjoy happiness, so they should suffer a little and be tired.
Therefore, the barracks where the 748th Regiment is stationed are a mess. Most of them are shacks built haphazardly with dry grass, dead branches and rags. You can't get in even if you stand. You can only bend down and curl up in it like a dog, looking at Bibi.
The slums of Sao Paulo are even more miserable.
The appearance of the soldiers was also poor. Most of them were sallow and skinny and dressed in rags like beggars. Some of them even went barefoot and wore bark shoes. This was late autumn in St. Petersburg, not the tropical beach of Miami, USA!
Li Xiao doubted that as long as a wave of cold air came, the first one-third of the people here would freeze to death and get frostbite.
The food was not good either. The soldiers were in small groups cooking up lumps of grey-brown paste in tin cups, and then dealing with unknown substances such as pine nuts, grass fruits and plant roots that they picked themselves. That was it.
The food here is pitiful, so most people go back to their shacks and lie down after eating, which makes the whole camp look lifeless like the concentration camp of Auschwitz.
Li Xiao's heart went cold. Is this an army or a gang of beggars? Anyway, he has never seen such pitiful and useless soldiers. They are simply inhuman.
However, in sharp contrast to the desolation of the soldiers is the comfort and ease of the officers. There is not a single officer in the camp, because they do not live here at all. The officers of the 748th Regiment almost rented a house in Sertolov Town.
Living, better, "senior officials" such as regimental commanders and deputy regimental commanders all live in St. Petersburg. On weekdays, they leave the daily work at hand to the adjutants, but they linger in various high-end clubs, salons, and theaters, hooking up.
Celebrities flirted with ballerinas, danced, drank and caroused, and lived a very chic life.
Anyway, when Li Xiao arrived at the regiment headquarters, he didn't see a single school-level officer. There were only a few adjutants hanging around. They were all either hungover and taking a nap, playing cards and gambling, or grinding their teeth. Li Xiao stood at the door.
For five minutes, no one came forward to pay attention to him, as if he had become invisible.
Li Xiao had no choice but to knock heavily on the open and completely undefended door again, coughing twice to remind them to pay attention, but the result was that except for one or two people who glanced at him, everyone continued to do what they wanted to do.
No one was interested in taking care of him.
Li Xiao couldn't help it anymore and asked loudly: "Gentlemen! Is this the headquarters of the 748th Marine Infantry Regiment?"
Those who were concentrating on gossiping responded without raising their heads: "Yeah!" As for the others, they were still doing what they were supposed to do. Even the ones who were talking nonsense did not continue talking to Li after they responded to this.
Xiao meant to talk, so they just continued chatting passionately, as if there was nothing more important in the world.
Li Xiao was so speechless that he didn't know how to evaluate these people. They didn't look like soldiers at all. In a certain country in the future, the official apes who went to work, drank tea, read newspapers, and had nothing to eat were just like that!
"Hey!" Li Xiao became angry and said angrily: "Who is in charge here!"
But what Li Xiao didn't expect was that the other party was even more angry than him. One of the card players threw the cards in his hand on the table and roared: "What the hell! What is the name of a ghost like this! How about mourning?"
! This made me lose again! Let me tell you, I have a bad hand today and am not doing business. If something happens, I will come back and talk tomorrow!"
After saying that, the scolds began to reshuffle the cards, once again ignoring Li Xiao's shock and anger.