Chapter 853 The Fighting Power of the Russian Bureaucracy

While the French were making small moves, the Russians also started a war in Central Asia.

Frankly speaking, March and April are not the best time to attack, but there is no way, the tsarist government wants to grab time.

Austria has lost contact with the Afghan government, and the Tsarist government is not much better. Although it has been in operation for a longer time, it can't help the Russian bureaucracy.

Not long after the war broke out, the two sides lost contact. In the eyes of the Tsar's high-level officials, they can't be contacted, and there will definitely be no good news.

In order to gain the initiative in the war, the Russian military was forced to launch a war in advance.

Everything has two sides. At this time, the ice and snow are melting, and the Russian army is under great logistical pressure, but the Central Asian Khanate is not much better.

Although the logistical pressure of local operations is relatively small, the outbreak of war at this time affected the spring ploughing.

For agricultural countries, this is undoubtedly the most fatal. Although the Central Asian countries are not completely dependent on agriculture, and animal husbandry is also an important industry, the impact is still very large.

There was no other way, the Russian army came over, and the young and old were forced to join the army. The labor force engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry was greatly reduced, and the reduction of agricultural and animal husbandry production became inevitable.

It may not seem obvious in the short term, but it actually affects the war potential of the Three Khanates in Central Asia. In a sense, the Russians have already sealed the victory in advance.

However, this is not in the consideration of Admiral Oginets, from beginning to end he has not regarded the Central Asian countries as opponents.

To launch an attack is to make a quick decision, in order to push the front to the Afghan area as soon as possible, and have a decisive battle with the British.

In this context, the long-term strategic advantages for the Central Asian countries are naturally meaningless.

"Power generation urges the country to speed up, and if this goes on for at most half a month, we can only stop the attack."

With the outbreak of the war, the logistics management of the Russian army was chaotic and gradually exposed.

As the supreme commander in Central Asia, Admiral Oginets needs logistical supplies and must also be coordinated domestically.

There is no problem in peacetime. The government can allocate strategic materials in a unified manner, which can effectively check and balance the military.

The war years seemed out of place. If the bureaucracy of the tsarist government was strong, then the problem was not serious, and at most it would be delayed for a day or two.

For a big country, it is not unacceptable to sacrifice a little efficiency.

It is a pity that the bureaucracy of the tsarist government is constantly degenerating. The reformers who pushed the country forward in the era of Alexander II have now become decadent conservatives.

Alexander III was not a decisive leader, and the system of the Russian Empire was not perfect, so it was inevitable that there would be some deficiencies in the bureaucracy.

The middle-aged officer in charge of logistics replied: "Your Excellency Commander, we have sent urging telegrams five times. Except for the first two replies, the latter ones have all been lost and no news has been heard.

If nothing else, our telegram will face the same ending this time. Perhaps none of these telegrams could reach the Minister of Logistics. "

The interception of telegrams on the front line is impossible in other countries, but it is normal in the Russian Empire.

The slow transportation of logistics materials does not necessarily mean that the Russian Empire has no transportation capacity. It is more likely that the transportation capacity originally belonging to the military has been occupied.

The intensity of the war in Central Asia was not very big, and the front line also reserved some materials, such as food, tents and other materials are readily available.

What really needs to be transported from the country are mainly ammunition, medicines, and military supplies that are not suitable for long-term storage.

The requirements for transportation capacity are not very large, because the road is muddy, there may be delays, but it is barely enough.

Before launching the attack, the Russian military had already calculated it. If it was determined from the beginning that the logistics supply was insufficient, Admiral Oginets would not have launched the attack so early.

After hearing the news, Admiral Oginets looked gloomy and terrifying. It's not that he hasn't fought a war, and it's not that he hasn't seen a cheater, but it's the first time he's encountered such a cheater.

Perhaps it has something to do with luck, the first Russian-Prussian War Oginets did not catch up.

During the Second Prussian-Russian War, the troops he served in moved forward along the Russian-Austrian border, and the logistics materials were purchased nearby.

Not to mention the Third Near East War. Austria was responsible for supplying logistics materials, and it was enough to send someone to receive it, and it didn't bother at all.

Good luck finally ran out, fighting in Central Asia and relying entirely on domestic logistical supplies, Admiral Okinets finally learned the power of bureaucrats.

"Why don't you report something so important in advance?"

The bureaucrats in the country are powerful, and the bureaucrats in the front line are not too conceited. The logistics department did not reply three times. This important matter could be hidden from him, the commander. Thinking about it, he was drunk.

The middle-aged officer who was questioned replied uneasily: "We thought it was just the logistics department that was busy with official business, and forgot to reply for a while, but didn't expect..."

Without waiting for the middle-aged officer to continue to explain, Admiral Oginets became furious and threw the cup in front of him.

"What do you think, what do you want, what do you want me as a commander?

Could it be that you think that your organization is in the logistics department, so I, the commander, can't control you?

Or, do you think the military law of the Russian Empire is not strict and want to try it? "

A series of questions directly frightened the middle-aged officer, not knowing how to answer for a while.

Frankly speaking, they are sandwiched between the back office and the front line

The air bag in the middle of the headquarters.

The establishment was in the logistics department, and they were promoted and returned to the country to be responsible. Naturally, they could not offend the gentlemen in the rear. The key was that they were restrained by the front-line headquarters at the same time.

For middle and lower-level officers, the logistics department is a fat yamen with great power, but for the commander, General Oginets, they are only subordinate departments of the general headquarters.

Admiral Oginets may not be able to decide their promotion, but he can decide their life and death.

The Russian Empire is notoriously corrupt, and those who manage logistics, not to mention logistics, are definitely the hardest hit by corruption.

If no one pursues it, then nothing will happen. If someone lifts the lid, they will still be held accountable.

This is the battlefield. As long as Admiral Oginets has the evidence, he can execute any bureaucrat involved at any time on the charge of corrupt military supplies.

"Your Excellency Commander, I...I..."

Without waiting for the middle-aged officer to explain, Oginets waved his hand and said: "Okay, Kratsvali. I know that you all have difficulties, and you can't be the master of the country.

But remember, it's on the battlefield now, no matter who or everything is going to make concessions for the war, I'm sure you can see what I mean.

I don't care what method you use, you have to provide me with logistical supplies. If anyone is holding me back, I'll take his head.

You can bring this sentence to the old men in the country. Once there is a shortage of supplies on the battlefield, or there is a problem with the supplies, I will go back to His Majesty the Tsar for comment.

I believe that the great Tsar, His Majesty, will be able to see clearly and find out the guy in the government who colluded with the British and deliberately delayed the battle process. "

Killing doesn't solve the problem, and Kratsvali isn't the one who creates the problem.

Okinets is not an idealist, and he has no intention of eradicating the worms in the tsarist government, as long as these people don't make trouble for themselves.

There are too many bureaucrats like Kratsvali in the Russian Empire. If you kill one, there will be another, and you can't stop killing them.

It is even possible that because of the murder, the same hatred in the logistics department is caused to deliberately cause trouble for him.

This kind of thing is not without precedent. Admiral Oginets didn't want to try it. After beating it again, he decisively chose to accept it as soon as possible.

As for taking back the right to deploy logistics materials, the military itself is responsible for coordinating the supply of materials, and that's something you don't even think about.

He was in charge of the army and food, unless the tsar personally went to command the army, or he would be worried about anyone who went to the country.

The most basic checks and balances of power apply all over the world. To break the rules is to break the taboo. Admiral Oginets is politically minded, and naturally he will not jump into the pit.

Admiral Oginets' "beating" fell into Kratsvali's eyes, and that was a crit that was even more terrifying than a demon.

Once the charge of "colluding with the British" is confirmed, one of the logistics department counts as one, and it will definitely be a group lunch.

Not only is he unlucky, but even the family behind him will be finished.

No matter what aristocrats are or not, since the reform of Alexander II, there is no tradition of not killing nobles in the Russian Empire.

Corruption and bribery in normal times, it doesn't matter if you make a little mistake, anyway, everyone is the same, and the law does not blame the public.

But colluding with the British is treason. When has the tsarist government been soft on traitors?

Seeing Oginets' gaze, Kratsvali hurriedly assured: "Your Excellency Commander, please rest assured. I will definitely urge the country to deliver the supplies as soon as possible."

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At the Russian Army Logistics Headquarters in St. Petersburg, Minister Argent, who was on duty, was bored reading the newspaper to pass the time.

Suddenly a middle-aged man hurried in with a telegram.

Argent said dissatisfied: "What's going on, Passel?"

Passel smiled bitterly and said, "Your Excellency Minister, you can't be in a hurry now, if you slow down, something big will happen.

This is a telegram from the front line, and that fellow Auchinets warned us that if the logistics could not be delivered in time, he would accuse us of collusion with the British to His Majesty the Tsar. "

Argent's face changed greatly, and he scolded angrily: "It's unreasonable, how can the logistics department be threatened by him.

You are making too much of a fuss, Passel. Since Aokinets wants to sue, let him sue.

How could His Majesty the Tsar believe in such a ridiculous accusation? Order the transport team to find an excuse and deliberately delay the time, I see what he can do! "

Threats are second, and Argent is more afraid that someone will follow suit. If you accept the threat of Okinets, the future Russian generals will follow suit, won't the logistics department be slaughtered?

Passel shook his head: "Your Excellency Minister, I'm afraid this will not work. If Oginets dares to threaten us, I am afraid that he has some evidence in his hands.

According to the Kratsvali telegram, the fact that we borrowed the army to transport supplies to the capitalists has been exposed.

If Oginets lifts the lid and insists that we colluded with the British and deliberately delayed the delivery of strategic materials, there will be a strict domestic investigation.

What will happen then is hard to say. "

Hearing this explanation, Argent instantly realized the seriousness of the problem.

Once proven, the Logistics Department deliberately delayed the delivery of strategic supplies. Whether they colluded with the British did not require evidence, but the Tsar had the final say.

Considering the importance of this war, Argent had reason to believe that Alexander III would use their heads to shock the domestic bureaucracy.

Similar things have been done in the Russian-Prussian War

has happened. At that time, the high-level logistics department was pulled out by Alexander II and shot at a target.

The teacher who never forgets the past, has learned from the past, and the bureaucrats in the logistics department already know what they can't do.

After reacting, Argent made a decisive decision: "What else is there to say, immediately start organizing transportation, and transport the materials to the front line as soon as possible, and don't leave Okinez a complaint."

In a word, as long as the logistics materials arrive at the front line on time. Then the issue of borrowing the army to pull goods for the capitalists is a trivial matter that is not worth mentioning.

Even if someone exposes it, the logistics department is enough to deal with it, and it will not attract the attention of the tsarist government at all.

On the contrary, the consequences will be serious.

Passer wondered: "Your Excellency Minister, it's not that we don't want to hurry, the problem is that the army has already been lent out.

If you repent now, more people will be offended. You must know that those capitalists are not without foundation, and there are too many big people behind them. "

This is a real problem. No matter how rich ordinary capitalists are, they do not have the courage to borrow the army to transport goods to their own families during the war.

The integrity of the Russian bureaucracy is not high. They turned their faces and did not recognize people and directly hacked their goods. They were only pediatrics.

If you encounter a ruthless person, maybe they will give you a hat of embezzling the army, and they will directly raid the house and destroy the door.

Those who dare to pay to bribe the logistics department and use the army to transport goods have big men standing behind them, and they can resist this kind of risk.

Argent, who had recovered, sneered: "Just inform them, if you want to be resentful, let them resent Akinets!

Don't be afraid to offend people, this kind of thing is inherently shameful. If it really breaks out, we will be finished, how can these people end up. "

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