Chapter 157: Siberia (2)

When the Russian soldiers got off the train, the person in charge of the train station was very nervous, and it was just nervous, after all, this is still the territory of the Russian Empire, and it is Maria, the Russian princess, who is in charge here, presumably the Russian Empire will not take this place!

Because of the safety considerations in the early days, the railway station was built outside the city, and the city will soon know what happens here, and on one side is the Foreign Legion camp, where more than 30,000 Foreign Legion soldiers are waiting to deal with any possible accidents.

The Russian soldiers did not control him, and after coming down with a large amount of supplies, a Russian colonel officer also came to the head of the railway station, and he first gave a military salute and then identified himself.

"From St. Petersburg?"

The person in charge of the railway station looked at the young Russian officer with some surprise, he was a little unclear about what the imperial officers of St. Petersburg were doing here at this time.

The cold young man nodded slightly, indicating that what the person in charge of the railway station said was correct, and then he stood there waiting for something, and the person in charge of the train station also knew this, took off his hat, made a gentleman's salute, and then prepared to lead the way to the city to meet the owner here, Archduchess Maria.

The person in charge of the railway station is also a professional butler, but because of the decline of the family, he had to follow the Grand Duchess Maria to come here to take charge of the vital railway station, and if the gentleman's ceremony was placed in the court of Vienna or St. Petersburg, it would not be in the standard, but here, this dress ...... Maybe it's just a joke.

Fortunately, the imperial officer from St. Petersburg didn't care about these details, and when he saw that the person in charge was going to lead the way, he followed in two steps, and the other soldiers were also ready to step forward, but at this time, a large number of young soldiers with black hair and black eyes suddenly appeared around, and they were holding submachine guns with standard equipment of German commandos, extra waists, and a few grenades on their waists.

If this is the only case, then it will not surprise the imperial officer from St. Petersburg, what really surprises him is that the dark muzzle not far away is undoubtedly the mainstream European machine guns, and the surprise is not in themselves but in the number, simply calculate that there are at least a hundred light and heavy machine guns here.

What does that mean? Could it be that Archduchess Maria still meant to guard against the Russian Empire? This is her country, and Emperor Nicholas II can still do it to his own daughter?

It is unlikely that he will attack his own daughter, but it is very normal to attack his son-in-law's armed forces in Siberia, and this time the royal officers came not only to ask Archduchess Maria what she thought about the marriage with the Czech principality, but also to see the military deployment and attitude here.

As if knowing that the imperial officer from St. Petersburg behind him had a bad face, the person in charge of the railway station who turned around said with a smile on his face: "The security in Siberia is not very good, we are also simply on guard, Her Royal Highness Maria has an order, no one can enter the city with a firearm, you ......"

Although the words are not obvious, the meaning is there, who can not understand? The face of the imperial officer became more and more ugly, but he did not insist on the order, shook his head slightly at the more than 1,000 soldiers who had already finished the formation, and prepared to follow the person in charge of the railway station to Maria City alone.

"Colonel Schellner, do you have any other tasks?"

Colonel Schellner is the imperial officer, he was born in the Russian royal family, but because of his remote blood and the decline of his family, he could only come to the army to prepare for a future, but fortunately, after graduating from the military academy, he used the rocket-like promotion speed to reach the current position of colonel.

Colonel Schellner, who was in charge of the railway station, naturally understood, but he did not hide anything, and directly told his other appointment.

"His Majesty Nicholas II wants to be able to ensure the smooth operation of the Trans-Siberian Railway, and I will be in charge of this railway now, and I hope that later I will find a camp for us."

If the person in charge of the railway station just said that Siberia is not safe and secure, and that it is a complete lie to take precautions, then now Colonel Schellner's words are complete nonsense, and the purpose is simply to keep an eye on the more than 30,000 soldiers here to prevent them from suddenly appearing in Russia.

Neither Nicholas II nor the Russian magnates had thought about such a thing before, but when the army of the Czech principality showed its fierce combat effectiveness on the battlefield, they began to panic, but there was such an army behind them, even if they were composed of citizens of all countries, but the army of the Czech principality was so powerful, presumably this foreign army would not be bad!

If the army at this time is divided into ranks, then the German army is naturally a well-deserved first-class army, and some additional French and British armies can also be called quasi-first-class, as for Austria-Hungary and the Russian Empire, they are completely the standard of second-rate armies, and the army of the Czech principality is also ranked in the first rank with this major war.

The elites of St. Petersburg had a quasi-second-rate assessment of this Foreign Legion, although it was not as good as Ernst's lineage, but it was not much different, at least it was the standard of battle for some local armies of Britain and France.

If such an army is only a few thousand, then it does not matter in the vast Siberian region, but the number is 30,000, then they cannot but worry, the Russian Empire also attaches great importance to the battlefields in the Far East, and if it were not so, it would not have fought with Japan many times.

Although he disdained Colonel Schellner's words, he still needed to find a way to solve the matter now that it was in front of him. A person in charge of a train station trying to figure it out? That's right, the person in charge of the railway station is not your average railway station manager, and his other part-time job is the deputy mayor of Maria.

This is like a city, Archduchess Maria naturally needless to say, is the identity of the master, everything revolves around her, and the most important thing in the whole city is what place and department? That's right, it's the train station, because everything here needs to be provided by the outside world, and most of their economy comes from the outside world. The only communication with the outside world is the train station, and the importance of this place cannot be overstated.

In fact, even if you leave here or get here, you can only rely on trains, and there are not even roads along the way, not that Archduchess Maria and the mayor do not want to repair it, but it is impossible and unnecessary to repair it, after all, this is the only place where the population gathers on the large piece of land that Ernst bought.

Siberia has many resources, and the same is true of this land, they are also the main source of the economy of Maria, and most of those resource sites are laid rails, so to speak, without railways, without trains, it will not be long before this city becomes a dead city.

The lack of self-sufficiency was also a source of reassurance for Nicholas II and the powerful people in St. Petersburg, but I don't know when Nicholas II also began to target the 30,000 troops here.

The Czech principality inflicted heavy losses on the front lines, and even occupied large swathes of the former Polish lands, which made Nicholas II angry and unable to account to the nobles and citizens, and he had to find a way to alleviate his image of inaction and incompetence as an emperor.

It is naturally unrealistic to let the 30,000 elite soldiers here attack the Czech principality, but if they can replace some soldiers in the Far East, wouldn't it be good to change back and forth?

I really have a headache for the Japanese Russian Empire, the elite level of the Japanese Army, and the Russian Empire can't admit it, after all, the facts are there, and they can't be wiped out by numbers. But at this time, if the 30,000 elite foreign legions in Maria City are allowed to fight, I believe it will give Japan a big surprise.

Defeat? The defeat did not matter, it was nothing more than the loss of a large number of soldiers who were clearly garrisoned in Maria and were actually the Foreign Legion of the Czech Duchy, and perhaps even that was the result that Nicholas II would have preferred to see.

Everything was thought of very well, but how to say that these soldiers were willing to die for the Russian Empire was a problem. Needless to say, the temptation of money and beautiful women would have had some effect, but it would have cost the Russian Empire too much, which would have far exceeded the benefits obtained by Nicholas II.

Ernst has always been generous to the foreign legion formed by mercenaries here, and the question of affection and loyalty aside, just to let them help him fight the Russian Empire, at least double the remuneration, if you add affection and remuneration, it is estimated that the remuneration is seven or eight times and most of it must be paid first to be able to move their hearts.

How much is the remuneration of 7 or 8 times the 30,000 elite Foreign Legion? Nicholas II and the nobles of St. Petersburg were too lazy to calculate, but one thing was certain, they were absolutely unwilling to pay for it, so they had to think of other ways to do it......

The bitter cold land of Siberia may be a little new at first arrival, but after a long time, it will naturally get boring, but fortunately, Maria has a personality that likes to read, so she will not have mental problems.

The small castle in the city is very luxurious, and it would have made Ernst and Nicholas II feel guilty for letting a girl's family come to this bitter cold place, which can be regarded as some compensation given by the two, and the cost of this small castle alone is more than 150,000 pounds, which can even buy farm land in the UK that cannot be seen at a glance.