Not to mention how dangerous the officialdom is. Even if Li Xiao hid in the Black Sea Fleet, he could not escape the clutches of Grand Duke Constantine. This little fat man is just like his father in holding grudges.
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Although Kornilov sympathized with this, he was really helpless, because this was an order personally issued by the Minister of the Navy and the Assistant to the Minister of the Navy. He was just a mere major general and had no ability to cancel it. At most, he could only provide some measures to reduce the difficulty of the task.
It's convenient.
"Colonel Petukhov, Captain Bogorovsky, your mission is very arduous and dangerous. Any slight mistake will bring immeasurable risks. So in order to better complete the mission, you can put forward any requirements you have."
, I will do my best to help you.”
As he said that, Kornilov glanced viciously at Trofimov, Spangenov and Platonov who were gloating over his misfortune, and suddenly warned:
"This is the highest priority task directly assigned by the Lord of the Navy and the Assistant to the Lord of the Navy. Odessa must fully cooperate. If I know that someone is deliberately delaying or interfering with the progress of the task, I will personally send him to a military court. I don't care whether he is
It doesn’t matter what your military rank or position is, you must be severely punished!”
This warning is indeed necessary, because the three above have all received instructions, requiring them to find ways to cause trouble for Li Xiao and Petukhov, and it is best to let them die without a burial place.
But after Kornilov's warning, these guys didn't dare to openly make trouble, because Kornilov is not easy to mess with, and he is famous for being harsh when his temper breaks out. It may be difficult to kill them, but
It would be easy for them to retire with no future in sight.
Immediately, these gangsters restrained themselves a lot. At least the little thought of looking for trouble openly and openly was extinguished, but there must still be trouble looking for things secretly. After all, the superiors also gave strict orders and it was impossible not to implement them!
Kornilov also knew that his statement would at best have a superficial effect, and at most it would make these bastards worry. It could only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. To reduce the risk, he would have to do more detailed work.
With that said, he gave the order to the three of them: "You already know the relevant situation. Time is pressing. You should return to your posts quickly and make preparations. In a few days, I will personally check your preparations. If you let me
If you find that someone is not taking things seriously or does not do their job properly, then use military law!"
The three people were immediately stunned, because Kornilov's intention was very clear, that is to drive them away. But why was their third brother the only one who was driven away? Why didn't Li Xiao and the others drive them away together?
Besides, the meeting hasn't ended yet, right? We haven't talked about how the 748th Regiment and the Cossacks will carry out their tasks in detail yet? How can we just drive them away? How can they secretly cause trouble if they don't know the specific situation?
"General, you haven't explained the mission of the 748th Regiment and the Caucasus Cossack Brigade yet?" Trofimov reminded shamelessly.
Kornilov glared at him directly and asked rudely: "Colonel, does that have anything to do with you? How Colonel Petukhov and Captain Bogorovsky's troops perform their tasks is a military secret.
It has nothing to do with you, so don’t ask around. Otherwise, if something goes wrong and the news is leaked, will you bear the responsibility or me?"
Trofimov immediately shut up, he did not dare to ask any more questions, and left in despair with the other two guys. This undoubtedly made Kornilov despise them even more:
"You can't see them being so smart in fighting, and you can't see them being so smart in leading troops. All their cleverness is spent on dealing with their own people. It's really shameful!"
Li Xiao also felt that these guys were very shameful, but there were not too many such shameful people among Russian officers, especially among the middle and high-level officers. They were all useless people who were good at pleasing their superiors, good at punishing their subordinates, but bad at leading troops in war.
After venting his sighs, Kornilov personally closed the door to the conference room and asked the guards to strictly prohibit anyone else from approaching. He said to Li Xiao and the others with a heavy face:
"Gentlemen, I don't need to say anything more. You should also know how serious the situation is. The purpose of your superiors is obvious, and the mission you are about to perform is also full of crises."
"According to their requirements, you need to go deep into Moldavia and Wallachia to collect detailed information on the enemy's troop deployment, city and fortress defense projects, and road facilities in various places!"
At first, Vishnyak didn't think this task was difficult. In his opinion, the task would be completed if he conducted a small-scale disguised reconnaissance and took a stroll along the Moldavia border.
But when Kornilov explained the specific requirements of the mission, his face turned pale. His mission was not only to reconnoiter the situation on the border, but also to conduct reconnaissance behind enemy lines. This was not an international mission.
What a joke!
How useless do the Romanians have to be to watch them cross the border and conduct reconnaissance into their hinterland? Damn, especially Wallachia also wants to conduct reconnaissance, so they have to travel across the entire Moldavia. How is this possible?
get!
Kornilov smiled bitterly and said: "Captain Bogorovsky, I know the mission requirements are unreasonable and absurd. But I tell you clearly that these are the requirements from above, and there is no room for negotiation at all!"
Bogorovsky cursed: "We are not the spies in the third part. How could we have the ability to spy deeply on the situation in Wallachia? Why didn't they just ask us to capture Bucharest? Maybe they thought that all Romanian soldiers were
It’s made of straw!”
Kornilov understood Vishnyak's anger very well, and he also felt that this was really ridiculous, but what was even more ridiculous was that the official of the Admiralty was so ridiculous and unreasonable.
He sighed: "I know that this task is very unreasonable, so I have protested and reacted to it. Although I cannot eliminate this task, I can help you get the most tolerant conditions you can."
Petukhov immediately asked: "What conditions?"
Kornilov replied: "The specific circumstances of the mission will be kept absolutely confidential. The funding for the mission will be absolutely sufficient. The mission deadline will also be relaxed to the greatest extent. In short, we will give you whatever support you ask for, as long as you can do it on July 1
Just complete the task before the day is over!”
Petukhov and Vishnyak immediately relaxed a lot. In this case, the difficulty is indeed reduced a lot, and the conditions are indeed quite attractive, especially the absolutely sufficient funds for the mission, which is very attractive!
However, Li Xiao was not as optimistic as them and asked the question to the point...