sultan's crescent

Chapter 17 The End of the Hero
Although the right flank of the Ottoman army had shown signs of collapse countless times, it finally stabilized.

Potemkin was almost going crazy. With red eyes, he wanted to take the lead in the bayonet charge, but was stopped by the adjutant beside him.

Because the Russian army concentrated its left wing too much, the right wing and the central army appeared relatively weak. When Potemkin failed to defeat the right wing of the Ottoman army, the right wing of the Russian army was already threatened by the Ottoman infantry.

The slash tactics adopted by Napoleon allowed the Ottoman army to further expand the attack surface against the Russian infantry, which aggravated the confusion of the Russian army.

As for Suvorov, the cavalry artillery could indeed provide sufficient fire support for the cavalry he led, but it also meant that he was unable to drive away the fleeing Sipahi cavalry.

Under the leadership of the general, the group of Ottomans began to attack Suvorov again, but this time it was a small-scale harassment.

Facing the stalking Sipahi cavalry, Suvorov felt powerless.

Let's retreat, that is to put the Sipahi cavalry in and output against the Russian army.

Don't withdraw, your right wing has almost been pierced, and Potemkin's offensive has made no progress at all.

"Maybe we are really going to lose the war." Suvorov thought pessimistically, while imagining that Rumyantsev could turn the tide.

Facing the fierce attack of the Ottoman army, Rumyantsev sent a reserve team after hesitating for a while.

"Repnin, take your soldiers to rescue our right flank. Potemkin, withdraw your troops. Suvorov, cover Potemkin's retreat."

Following Rumyantsev's order, the Russian army moved into action. After receiving Repnin's reinforcements, the Russian army successfully repelled the attack of the Ottoman army on the right wing.

The Russian army on the left was not so lucky. Suvorov felt that he was one head and two big. He had to guard against the attack of the Sipahi cavalry to avoid slowing down the cavalry, and he had to keep opening gaps for Potemkin. Cover your own infantry retreat.

While Suvorov was rushing left and right between the cavalry and infantry of the Ottoman army, a bullet hit his horse, and the 58-year-old general was thrown to the ground in embarrassment. He rolled to the ground nimbly , escaped the trampling of a Sipahi cavalry, and then slammed into another Ottoman cavalry, and found a new mount for himself.

And Potemkin also successfully withdrew after abandoning part of the troops, but this is undoubtedly waiting to die.The Russian army has run out of food, and if there is any, it will not start a decisive battle with the Ottoman army.

Thinking back to the previous flaw, it was just a trap for the other party.

Rumyantsev gave a wry smile, and he turned his eyes to St. Petersburg, where he joined the Janissaries at the age of six and became an officer at the age of 15.

He looked towards the Rhine, and remembered the first time he saw that genius commander, Friedrich II, when he was on an expedition with the army at the age of 23, and he was looking forward to fighting him.

Later in the Seven Years' War, he came to prominence at the Battle of Gross Jaegersdorf, where commanding only a brigade, he saved the Russians from a difficult situation.Make a bold determination to counterattack the Prussian army.

He led two regiments quickly through the forest, spread out on the edge of the forest and carried out an assault on the flank and rear of the Prussian army, buying time for the formation of the Russian army and winning the victory.

In the battle of Kullersdorf, which directly confronted King Friedrich II of Prussia, after the Prussian army had defeated the vanguard of the Russian-Austrian coalition forces, he led 17 regiments to rely on the location of the Kungrunt Valley to guard Dashi. Pitts artillery position.

This place is far away from Fort Mill. Under his command, a dense array of Russian musketeers blocked and defended this place. As a Prussian officer commented: "The Russians lined up on the high ground in a thick line of 100 or even [-] people. Formation, they are a disorderly mass, protected by fifty cannons spewing a hail of shot."

Under his command, the Russian infantry knelt on one leg and kept shooting. One row fell down and another row came up, but they never retreated.Some fell in rows, let the Prussians step over them like the dead, and jumped up to shoot them in the back.

Although the Russian army is known for its relatively inferior individual weapons and a wide variety of calibers, in this campaign, he managed to make a large number of guns that fired heavy lead bullets appear in the hands of the Russian army.

This lethal but lethal weapon made many Prussians temporarily lose their combat capabilities at critical moments.

Therefore, although some Frederick's infantry crossed the valley, they were either killed or pushed down the deep valley of Kungeront on the opposite side, providing key support for the coalition forces to win.

Rumyantsev gradually withdrew his thoughts. He found Potemkin and Suvorov and began to discuss breaking out.

"Potemkin, you leave with the main artillery force, and the rest stay, Suvorov, you lead the cavalry to cover Potemkin, and withdraw to Odessa as soon as possible. I will stay here, fight for your chances, and stop the attack. enemy."

The Russian army took action again, but this time, morale dropped significantly.After all, no one is willing to be an abandoned child, and they haven't rebelled yet. That's because the three famous generals are able to lead the army well.

Rumyantsev went to the center of the camp and began the pre-war mobilization.

"Dear soldiers, I know that many of you resent me, that you think you're a pariah, but I'm here to stay, and I swear to God, on my honor and honor, I will be with you.

I want you to recall the wretched condition you put the Ottomans in before this war.

Everything today is just a sudden change made by the god of fate to both parties... Caesar was once a slave to pirates, and later finally became the master of the world.

Seriously, if it weren't for the infinite trust in you and your qualities, which you have shown many times as warriors and sons of your fatherland.

I will never let you take on such a difficult task.There are hardly any of you who are not of great military exploits.I know everything you have done for the motherland, and I will never forget it.

Therefore, I also have great confidence in this campaign.The motherland has the right to expect courage from you, and you will not lack courage.The final hour has come.

The question is not the numbers of the enemy, or their advantage, but yours.

I think you are Russians, do I think you will live up to the title? If any of you is afraid of taking on this task, he can go away now with the two generals without any reproach. !
I know that none of you will forsake me.Then I rely on your help and believe that I can successfully break through.

Well, soldiers, embrace again those around you, many of whom, whether successful or not, will never be seen again after today. "

Following Rumyantsev's last words, the Russian army roared loudly, and the trapped beast was about to begin its final struggle.

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