Struggle in Russia

Kornilov's impression of the 748 regiment, Vishniak and Li Xiao was indeed not good. The main reason is that he was too impressed with the 748 regiment. When he was in St. Petersburg, he had seen how bad this regiment was, and his impression of this regiment was very bad.

The reason why I have a bad impression of Li Xiao and Vishniak is their appearance. how to say? Judging people by appearance is actually the normal state of human beings. Li Xiao and Vishniak are two people, one is extremely short like a chick, and the other has a handsome face that is more beautiful than a woman. No matter how you look at it, they don’t have the masculinity of a soldier. .

Soldiers, especially truly outstanding soldiers, only admire people who are like themselves. A real soldier like Kornilov naturally prefers those who are majestic and heroic. Li Xiao and Vishniak really made him look down on them.

Actually, it would be nice if Li Xiao and Vishniak called Boris together. With that polar bear around, Kornilov's impression should be much better.

"General, I think you can rest assured," Li Xiao said, "The 748 Regiment did not have a good reputation in the past. But there are historical reasons. After rectification and training, the 748 Regiment has taken on a new look. I think we should be able to Get on well."

Kornilov didn't believe it. Who wouldn't say big things? Anyway, he didn't think the 748 regiment could take on a new look, but he wouldn't argue with Li Xiao on this topic, it was unnecessary.

"That's very good," Kornilov replied flatly, and then he was about to serve tea to the guests: "In that case, I am very glad to meet you. Gentlemen, I have a lot of business here. If you have no other Let’s leave it at that, hope you enjoy your stay in Odessa!”

Li Xiao hurriedly said, "General, we still have questions."

Kornilov frowned slightly, as if a little displeased, but he still asked calmly, "What's the problem?"

"You haven't arranged a campsite for us yet, and our supplies also need to be supplemented..."

Kornilov nodded, reached out and patted the bell on the table. As the bell rang, a young officer in the uniform of a navy captain walked in quickly.

"General, what are your orders?" The young officer asked salutingly.

"Osip, please allocate the barracks for Grand Duke Andrei Konstantinovich and Captain Pogolovsky and their troops, and allocate the No. 3 battalion to them."

Speaking of which, Kornilov introduced to Li Xiao and the two of them: "This is Captain Osip Makarov, my adjutant. He will guide you to familiarize yourself with the camp. If you have any problems, you can ask him to solve them." .

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Li Xiao was observing Captain Makarov. He looked to be in his early thirties, and he also looked shrewd and capable. He somehow made Li Xiao feel a little familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

But Li Xiao can be sure that he has never met this Captain Makarov, and this is very strange. Could it be that this is also a celebrity in later generations?

But the name Osip Makarov is really not impressive, at least there are not many Russian celebrities in later generations named this, anyway, there was no such a great person with this name in the 19th century.

This made Li Xiao very strange, and even wondered if there was something wrong with his memory. Actually, there is nothing wrong with Li Xiao's memory. Osip Makarov is indeed not well-known and not a great man, but this brother's son Stepan Osipovich Makarov is still a little famous.

The latter Makarov was the general who urgently cleaned up the mess for the Russian Pacific Fleet stationed in Lushun during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904. He performed well in the state of emergency and reversed the decline of the Russian Pacific Fleet in one fell swoop. However, this brother was very unlucky, and just after achieving a little result, he accidentally encountered a mine and died.

To be honest, if Makarov hadn't been killed, the performance of the Russian Navy would have been much better. At least the Pacific Fleet that was besieged in Lushun would not have been doing nothing and waiting to die.

It can only be said that after entering the 20th century, Russia's national fortune and the fate of the Romanov family took a sharp turn for the worse, and the memorization is so miserable, it can be said that it is a polar bear!

Of course, these are things for later, so let’s not mention them for now. According to Kornilov, now that Li Xiao and the others' problems have been satisfactorily resolved, they should just leave. As the squadron commander in charge of the naval infantry, he still has many more important things to do, and he really doesn't have time to grind his teeth with two low-ranking officers.

But Li Xiao didn't intend to leave. He came to Kornilov's place not just to report, he came to visit the pier, and Lazarev wrote him a letter. There is a letter from the old man. , this future famous general should take care of them to some extent.

"General, this is a letter entrusted to you by Admiral Lazarev. Please check it."

When Li Xiao took out Lazarev's letter, Kornilov was a little surprised. He was a student of Lazarev and had a very close relationship with the old man. Naturally, he knew that with the old man's temper, he couldn't be casual. Find a passer-by to forward the letter.

There must be a reason why Li Xiao was sent to deliver the letter, and Kornilov's attitude changed immediately, it was no longer so routine and businesslike.

Of course, this does not mean that Kornilov is a villain who eats dishes when he sees others. If there were letters from other marshals, generals, or dignitaries, he might not have changed so much. He is familiar with his teacher's personality, the old man is not the kind of person who just opens the back door to others just because of his power or family background.

In recent years, it is not that there are no dignitaries trying to follow the old man's footsteps to find a good job for the younger generation. The old man didn't say that he was stern and selfless and refused all of them. That's okay to open the back door, but you have to be capable. Want to get a high position in the Black Sea Fleet without the ability? Excuse me, open the door and turn left so you can leave.

Generally speaking, the old man opened the back door in a principled way, neither would there be no fish when the water was clear, nor would he accept all kinds of dregs.

For Kornilov, since Li Xiao has a letter of introduction from the old man, he must not take it lightly any longer, and must receive it well no matter what.

But sometimes things are so funny, Kornilov has just attracted attention and is ready to receive Li Xiao well. But before he could speak, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and then the door of Kornilov's office was knocked heavily.

The visitor came in and reported out of breath: "General, general! Something is wrong, and the Cossacks are fighting again..."

Kornilov was surprised for a while, and without thinking about talking to Li Xiao, he rushed to the window and looked towards the pier...