Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

The Russian army is still advancing. In the entire corps, only the generals and a few senior officers know the current situation of the Austrian army. The morale of the soldiers is still very high.

You know, although many of the Russian army's systems are still the old system of the empress's period, it is recognized in Europe that the Russian infantry is the strongest and can always show amazing courage on the battlefield. If assisted by good training, it will not lose to the strongest army in Europe today.

Solovyov is next to Schmidt and discusses plans on a daily basis. Although the general's surname is Schmidt, he is not as stupid as a pig, but a little cunning.

He is also very curious that Solovyov's plan coincides with his.

"Colonel, do you also want to find some suitable places to launch a counterattack against the French?"

"Yes, we can estimate the total strength of the French army to be between 250,000 and 300,000. Of course, this also includes Bavaria, Baden and Württemberg that have surrendered to the French army. There should be a corps on the Italian battlefield to contain the main force of your army so that these troops cannot be deployed to the battlefield in southern Germany. At this time, the measure we should take is to stretch the enemy's front line. But the entire combat plan involves... We must destroy the enemy as much as possible along the way, and try to preserve our own strength, not only the Russian army, but also the Austrian army."

Schmidt saw that the other party was smart and frank, and treated people fairly, and he did look up to him. Such a young officer, who was not arrogant when he won and not discouraged when he lost, of course, still had some general style, but his courage was not usually shown.

It seems that Peter Dolgorukov under Bagration is more courageous, and is also a good friend of this golden fox. He is a typical Russian soldier.

Schmidt remembered that when he was young, he had some of this feeling when he met Marshal Daun and Marshal Laudon.

The reason why he felt that Solovyov was like Daun was because this kid was too cautious, always thinking about the worse side, and thinking carefully.

"Then, according to the commander-in-chief's intention, we can attract the French to a battlefield we need."

"Yes, the commander-in-chief is always like this. He likes to lure the enemy into a trap and take action when it is beneficial to our army."

"But this requires the consent of the monarch. His Majesty Franz of our country should agree with your opinion. After all, we have suffered a lot in the war with the French."

The Austrian emperor who was addicted to micromanipulation in Vienna finally recognized the reality and supported the opinions of the Russian generals.

"But"

Soloviev just said it, and he did not continue to mention Alexander's bad habit of micromanipulation.

After all, those around the map table were all Austrian officers. Only he and Colonel Andre were Russians. They could not say that their own emperor was not good in front of officers from other countries.

"Colonel, what?"

Schmidt saw that he was hesitant to speak, and he was also curious.

"General Schmidt, I have also thought about it. Now most of our troops are on the road, so it is easy to be defeated one by one. Napoleon always does this."

"Then we need to arrange the rear guard. This is also a combat plan we have imagined many times."

"In addition, the situation on the battlefield is always put together with diplomacy. If the Prussians see benefits, they will come here for the smell."

When these Austrian officers heard this, they all nodded in agreement.

After all, since King Frederick the Great, Prussia has always been a profitless country.

"And our army needs to destroy the roads and bridges along the way as much as possible during the retreat, but I am not determined to implement a scorched earth strategy. After all, this is on your territory, and now is the time when winter is about to come."

After all, the Russian army is also a guest in Austria, and cannot make judgments on behalf of the host.

Schmidt was also a little helpless. If it is a scorched earth strategy, there will definitely be many people who cannot accept it.

Those masters would definitely not accept that their land was damaged.

However, this is also embarrassing, after all, the French went to the villagers' homes to collect taxes directly, and sometimes they didn't pay for eating out in the city.

Solovyov's brain is more active. When he connected this, he thought, did they learn the way of life from the French?

Compared with them, it is the "barbaric Russians" who drink vodka and speak Russian in the countryside, who seem more civilized.

After all, the Russian army paid all the way.

"This is not easy to do."

"But these places along the way can be seen. We should select some places as suitable battlefields."

After listening, Schmidt held the whip against the map and conveyed the order to the Austrian staff around him.

"You divide into two teams. After our army withdraws, ask them if there are any familiar with the terrain of these places. We should listen to their opinions and carefully survey the terrain."

Speaking of this, he is much more reliable than Werosser.

Although Werosser's plan was very thorough, he made mistakes in the terrain more than once.

The old man in the Alps pointed out the problems in the route survey of several Austrian staff officers.

Moreover, when Schmidt drafted the documents, he drafted them himself, regardless of the fact that he was already a little old man in his early sixties. He was very proactive in his work and was also very experienced.

But everyone knows about meeting the retreating troops and finding out Mark's current situation.

Since Mark has been surrounded, he is definitely in danger.

And Solovyov rode to Bagration's column again. His troops were in the front. The squadrons of the two hussar regiments were sent out and should be back in the afternoon.

"Misha, the situation is not good now."

"I know, Schmidt said the same thing, Mark."

"Don't worry about Mark for now, I can already smell the smell of the rear guard battle."

Yes, no matter whether it is Suvorov or Kutuzov, they all like to use Bagration when opening the way, Bagration when attacking, and Bagration when retreating. Very useful tool man.

"Then."

Soloviev opened the map again and pointed out an area first.

"Right here, on the road to Vienna, the French will definitely take action."

"I know what you mean, but the terrain here is not suitable for defense."

"But there is no way. We also need to attract the enemy now. We need to fight the rear while looking for opportunities."

This is an active mobile defense. When the French army is chasing, we need to turn around and take another bite.

Although Bagration is brave, he is also very calm. He is weighing the pros and cons.

But these young officers on the side, officers of the same age as Solovyov, are eager to try.

Many of them entered the Guards at a very young age. They are all children of nobles. Since they are going to the battlefield, they also show their desire for victory and a high sense of honor, hoping to establish merit in the war.

Soloviev saw them like this and thought of a problem.

In the past, when he was not in the war, he was with the Dolgorukov brothers. They were friends in daily life. However, they were all young soldiers after all. Although they had not followed Suvorov or their elder brother to fight in the battlefield like himself, they were all the same in terms of making achievements.

If Solovyov could hear Andrei's inner monologue, he would probably feel the same way.

He himself was the same. He always hoped to show his ability.

Speaking of his self-awareness, he was no different from the Russians at present. You have to squeeze the bones to find out what kind of person is inside.

Here he also has to exhaust his skills and make achievements on the battlefield.

As for the commanders and Dokhturov, they all have the same idea.

I hope they only show their courage, not their stupidity like the Austrians.

At present, whether it is Kutuzov, Schmidt, Bagration or other generals, they are not optimistic about the failure of General Mark.

Moreover, when making the plan, General Schmidt was also worried about the low morale of the Austrian army. Although von Kimmel brought back more than 10,000 soldiers, the morale of these soldiers was low and the degree of organization was not high. If they were released to fight the French, they would suffer heavy losses.

However, the Russian-Austrian coalition originally planned to use 130,000 troops in the southern German battlefield, and then expand to 200,000 by gathering troops. Now there are only less than 50,000 troops, and the Russian army is still in low morale.

Solovyov is still here with Bagration. He also wants to find out the situation in front, mainly waiting for several squadrons of the Mariupol Hussar Regiment, who are directly on the road that the French army must pass.

Once the French army sends some troops, such as Davout's Third Army, which has always been fast, from the main road in front of Munich, these Hussars should have some intelligence.

It would be best to capture a few prisoners so that the French can find out the movements of the French.

"If you want to capture prisoners, there won't be another big fish like Scherer. It's good enough to catch a few."

"But the French are very talkative, Peter Ivanovich, you know, give them a cup of coffee, they will start to reveal information, and when the food is served, maybe we can know what the French generals are doing. If you also prepare good wine for them, we can know what their emperor is doing. If he knows, he will tell us."

"You are really interesting, studying the French all day long."

"Studying the French should be considered a skill, but I haven't"

"Since Since I knew you liked girls, I was happy for you, Misha. Even you hooked up with such a good girl when you were in Milan, but she didn't want to marry you because of her faith. "

"It seems that everyone knows, but there are some things I can't say."

"Well, I am worried about Katish. She is in Vienna. When I wrote to her, I was also worried about whether she left in time, or..."

Bagration was still very concerned about his wife, especially with three more children. Although his wife was unreliable, there was obviously a bond between them.

"If the battlefield was not too dangerous, Her Majesty might come together. I heard from Volkonsky."

"I always think that it is a bit strange for you two to stand behind His Majesty, although it was only before you went abroad."

"The adjutant and the general of the chamberlain are always nosy, and it seems that you and I are the only exceptions."

One is responsible for fighting, and the other is a typical tool.

"We should focus on the front line. Look over there. A group of unlucky people in white clothes are coming."

Bagration was riding on a horse at the moment. Soloviev had his back to the main road to the west and did not see such a group of people coming.

When he turned his head, he knew that it would be troublesome.

General von Kimmel came with his entourage, and he looked quite embarrassed at this time.

Bagration was not like Kutuzov. He always wore a coat and a warm hat and stayed with the soldiers. When he saw the general, he rode his horse directly to say hello.

Although he was not proficient in German, he could always communicate.

In addition, Soloviev and several young officers knew German, so the communication was still smooth.

"We are about to reunite now, but the French are probably behind us, and General Mark's troops have been surrounded, and the Hussars you sent are on their way back."

"Are there any French chasing us?"

"Not yet, but once Ulm lays down its weapons or the battle ends, we need to be ready for battle."

Bagration didn't care too much. After all, it was not the first time to fight the French, and the Austrian army had lost lives like this. The situation was indeed serious, but it was much better than the dangerous situation in Switzerland.

At least now we can start a battle, and while fighting and retreating, we can also find a way to reunite with the subsequent reinforcements.

"That's right, General, our troops still need to reunite, so we have to conduct joint operations again. In addition, Misha, when the Hussars come back, please return to the commander-in-chief to report the situation."

As for the Hussars, they obviously had sporadic exchanges of fire with the French on the road, but both sides stopped when they saw the advantage, and the cavalry fired at each other instead of fighting with knives.

This only proves that the purpose of both sides is reconnaissance, not fighting, and they are unwilling to maintain contact, and each side wants to break away from the other.

At this time, it is inevitable to fight with the French, and it is likely to happen in the next few days.

As for a hussar officer named Denisov, Solovyov did notice him, as well as Count Rostov's eldest son Nikolai.

But Nikolai. I hope he doesn't cause any trouble on his first battlefield.

It's all good now, but Denisov brought a troublesome news.

"The battle of Ulm is over!'