sultan's crescent

Chapter 15 Unpredictable
When Perc sent the news of the defeat of the army and the death of the coach back to Schönbrunn Palace, Joseph II was rarely silent.

If Frederick's defeat can still be covered up by the disparity in the strength of the enemy and us, then the defeat of the Prince of Coburg has no place to wash away. 3 people fought against 5000 people, and the coach died on the battlefield. This is a blow to Austria's prestige. Serious blow.

You must know that Joseph II was not only the Archduke of Austria, but also the Holy Roman Emperor.

Defeat was not only a military threat to him, but also a political challenge.

Originally, Germany was severely divided. There were more than 300 states scattered on a land of less than one million square kilometers. , These all require military defense.

In view of this, it is impossible for Joseph II to deploy more troops to the Balkan Peninsula, and the Ottomans do not seem to be as weak as Ekaterina said, although the Russians' record far exceeds that of Austria.

In June 1788, Austria negotiated peace with the Ottoman Empire alone, and the two sides agreed to a truce and kept the original border unchanged.

When Austria withdrew from the war, King Gustav III of Sweden took advantage of the opportunity when the main force of the Russian army was deeply trapped in the Russian-Turkish battlefield, and declared war on Russia under the pretext of Anjala's conspiracy.

The situation on the entire battlefield seems to have been completely reversed.

On the southern battlefield, Potemkin's troops can be said to be alone. On the northern battlefield, it is easy for the Swedes to take down Russian Finland.

In the face of Gustav III's taking advantage of the fire, Ekaterina publicly preached: "Gustav must "prove his remorse", unconditionally pardon all traitors, and agree to abide by peace under the guarantee of Congress, before she will "Forgive" him this "disgusting aggression. "

However, the performance of the Russian army is seriously not worthy of Ekaterina's self-confidence. Since April, the entire Izmail Fortress has been besieged for nearly a hundred days. The Russian army has killed countless people, but it has never been able to conquer it. .

The closest to victory was the general offensive in early June. Potemkin mobilized nearly 150 cannons to bombard the Izmail Fortress, and the entire periphery of the fortress's north wall was blasted away.

Seeing the opportunity in front of him, Potemkin immediately threw all his troops into attacking the northern city wall. Muhammad Ali, who guarded the Izmail Fortress, quickly led the reserve team to support.

The Russian charge was blocked again and again, and the Ottoman army rushed to build new fortifications. Until Potemkin received the news that the Austrians had withdrawn from the war, he knew that it was impossible to capture the Izmail fortress.

On June 1788, [-], Potemkin began his retreat, and on Rumyantsev's suggestion, he divided the army into three columns and two horizontal columns serving as the front rear.

During the march, in order to relieve the pressure on soldiers and logistical supplies, Potemkin launched a mowing operation.

Although the walls have been cleared, there are still a large number of Romanians living outside the city. They have become the targets of the Russian army's looting, and the entire northern Romania has almost become a blank land.

When the Russian army had just arrived in Pohrad, the news of the fall of Komraz had already come, while the Ottoman army was still advancing in the direction of Birgorod, and Ottoman rangers also appeared in the direction of Kahur and Galatz. This means that not only the supply line is threatened, but it may even cause the entire army to be wiped out.

Northern Romania was in hot weather in June, but Potemkin felt a chill in his heart. When did he step into the trap of this little lieutenant without knowing it.

From Odessa to Izmail, he did not make a wrong decision, and every engagement with the Ottoman army was real.

The only thing to say is that compared to the past, this time he advanced too fast.From the time when the Ottoman army was driven out of the territory, to the siege of Izmail seemed so easy, he thought it was the further decline of the Ottoman Empire, but unexpectedly it was a trap of the enemy.Looking at the starry night sky, Potemkin sighed deeply.

"Potemkin, have you decided on the direction of retreat?" It was Rumyantsev who came, and he was not as sarcastic as Potemkin imagined, but asked anxiously about the situation, which made Potemkin feel a little bit confused. Some relief.

"We are in Odessa, and there are still troops left in Chisinau. I have ordered them to reinforce Birgorod and try to hold them until we withdraw."

"I have an idea, Potemkin. The lieutenant who defeated the Austrians in Sibiu the other day could not have arrived so soon. The Ottoman troops now deployed in this area are just his pawns to delay us. .We have an army of [-], we can completely eat them."

"What do you mean?" Potemkin's tone became a little hasty. If he can deal a devastating blow to the Ottoman army, he can still win the victory for His Majesty.

"We will set off from now on, throw away all the cannons, leave only a few howitzers, and quickly penetrate the Ankho area, eat up the Ottoman army in Kahur, and then go up the river to escape the encirclement of the Ottomans."

"That's it, Rumyantsev." Potemkin nodded.

After marching rapidly for three days, the Russian army successfully arrived at the Anko area. The Ottoman army in the Kahur area did not notice such a large-scale movement. It can only be said that Yusuf Pasha is really not suitable for fighting.

After a short rest, Potemkin led the Russian army to attack the Ottoman army.

"Antonov, you lead two cavalry brigades back to the rear of the Turks, ready to charge at any time."

"Prigav, let your line quickly meet the enemy and suppress the Ottoman army, Repnin, spread the column into a line, and prepare to shoot on the move."

"Kadijie, deploy artillery positions and bombard the enemy's rear."

The Russian army quickly completed its deployment and launched an offensive.The sudden attack threw the Ottoman army into chaos. Ahmed Pasha, the commander staying here, hurriedly got up from the bed, pushed away the Romanian woman who had just been robbed, put on his pants and went out.

"You idiots, what are you doing..." Ahmed Pasha hadn't finished his sentence when a shell hit him. Pasha screamed, got on his horse and ran away.

A small number of Ottoman soldiers who saw the coach flee also let go of their feet and began to play the death race.Most of the soldiers did not have this luck. The chaotic formation and poor command allowed the Russian army to easily defeat the Ottoman army.

By sunset, the battle was declared over.7000 Russian troops attacked 2000 Ottoman troops. The Russian army won a big victory, annihilating [-] enemies and taking [-] prisoners.As for Ahmed Pasha, he ran to Galazi in one breath and then stopped. Since he neither gave the order to retreat, nor pointed out the direction for the soldiers under his command, when he gathered the army, Pasha was surprised. It was found that he had [-] more.

When Kahur fell and the news that the encirclement had been breached reached Napoleon who was marching, a rare flash of anger flashed in his brown eyes, and he ordered: "The whole army speeds up, and the target is Kahur."

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