Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 434 011 A Battle of the Flesh Mill (Ⅰ) Solovyov VS Napoleon?

Napoleon did not make up his mind to attack Eylau because his troops were insufficient and scattered.

Bernadotte is still on the road, and Soult and Augereau are separated on two different roads. However, the French cuirassiers successfully launched a roundabout attack in Hof, leaving the Russian army at a loss. No retreat.

It was just that when Dople came to report the victory to Napoleon after Hof defeated the Russian army, he actually said that he was willing to die for the emperor.

It is a good thing to win a battle, and it is also a good thing to gain the loyalty of your subordinates, but the problem is that it does not bring double the happiness, but it makes you not happy anymore.

After all, the Russian army in front of them is currently strengthening their fortifications when they are gathering their own forces and preparing to launch a joint attack here.

There is no way. For the French army, after entering East Prussia, this supply problem is too difficult.

Whether in Italy or Germany, it was easy for them to get food, and it was not bad in Poland. Although the products there were not rich, the Poles regarded the French as liberators, which was much better than the Italians.

During the Italian campaign, when the French army gained the upper hand, they sided with France. When the Allied forces gained the upper hand, they sided with the Allied forces.

"The Russians' deployment is very smart. They used strategic maneuvers to separate us, and they occupied the main transportation routes. If it weren't for the fact that the terrain here was relatively flat, I would have wanted to withdraw. This is definitely not Langeron. What he can do is just because he is familiar with us.”

"Your Majesty, who could it be? Bagration or Kamensky's son?"

"No, these two are brave generals. If Russia has Bayar, they can compete, especially Bagration. He has a way of rearguard warfare, but it is a pity that he lacks intelligence and strategy. This is not something he can do. Come out."

Seeing that these people were all rejected, Diroc remembered that Berthier had angrily criticized the Russian army two days ago for "not following martial ethics" and was sabotaging along the way. Moreover, due to optical communication methods, he often failed to catch messengers and soldiers. Scouts, resulting in extremely limited information available.

It seems that His Majesty the Emperor has relatives in Russia, all on the Queen's side.

However, what was more troublesome for Queen Josephine was that Napoleon proved that he could find a little girl to have children.

As for this system, it seems that it is still.

So Dirock said this: "Your Majesty, the intelligence said that after Marshal Kamensky left the front line, Chief of Staff Langeron took over as commander-in-chief, and the new Chief of Staff Solovyov claimed to be Your Majesty's relative."

"Yes, this matter has never been confirmed. I only recently wrote a letter to Josephine, asking if she had such a cousin in Normandy and the West Indies. As for the stepson, this kind of thing is too complicated. Well, how can we prove it without confronting him?"

Because the plot is relatively complicated, it does make people feel dubious, and Napoleon cannot confirm this.

Then, few Russians across the street seemed to know about this kind of thing, let alone publicize it with great fanfare.

Napoleon had never taken this seriously. Now that Diloc, as the palace generalissimo, the palace manager, suddenly asked such a question, he could only selectively skip the main question.

"But this person has been to Paris and is somewhat famous. If your Majesty is the Minister of Police, you may be able to provide some information."

"Are you talking about Fouche? Ah, Russian surnames are easy to distinguish only for minor nobles. They won't create a group of Dolgorukovs. Among the Russian generals opposite, there are at least three in this legion. There are one cavalry and two infantry."

Obviously, His Majesty the Emperor's words were a little off topic, which was a bit unlike him. He even focused on the Russian position and did not take his eyes off the monocular.

Then Napoleon was still looking at the Russian army's position, but he remembered the ridiculous things about his sister Polina.

"What the hell!"

Although the family members are relatively close, except for the eldest brother who is more reliable in some matters, the others are really...

The only time in Jérôme's life that he was reliable was when Napoleon did not believe the intelligence he obtained.

But Polina was different. Among the younger sisters, Napoleon still preferred this ridiculous second sister, and even indulged her a little. After all, in addition to her love of catching men, she had some romantic affairs, and she did not always cause trouble like her brothers. , or not working hard enough.

Although this kind of small cotton-padded jacket with air leakage is more considerate, it is also very troublesome.

When Diloc heard this sentence, he didn't understand the situation at first.

However, Napoleon himself then began to mention the problem: "If it is this Solovyov, he used to be a military attaché in Paris and often visited Madame Recamier's salon. It seems that in addition to some literary skills, he is also keen on engaging in Invention, and a poor amateur mathematician. In addition, there is something in military theory, although it is not enough, it is always much better than Langeron."

It's just that speaking like this is indeed a bit abstract, and it is difficult for ordinary people to understand his brain circuit.

"Your Majesty, but there is no connection."

"It must be this guy. Although his math level is very poor, that is, he can only master calculus, but if we talk about some inventions, I saw an article about land surveying in a Berlin journal some time ago. In terms of communication means, it must be related to this. As for the current carefully arranged defense line, it is obviously going to fight us."

"Your Majesty, but our troops have not yet assembled." Berthier interrupted at this time.

"Berthier, the more they build fortifications and don't want to leave Eylau, the more advantageous it is for us! But if we want to launch an attack, we need to remove the high ground in front, open up the intersection, and then attack from several directions. Obviously, this young man has learned something from Moreau, but we are not Austrians. He will only bring trouble to himself, and we will win the final victory."

Speaking of which, Napoleon was still a little overconfident.

But it was naturally Napoleon's wish to gather the troops in this way and let the two sides join the nearby troops to launch a decisive battle. The longer they stay in this place, the more disadvantageous it will be for the French.

Since the Russian army gave up the strategy of avoiding war and turned to a battle, the problem could be solved.

Napoleon was still very confident in his army. Except for the Second Army, the Eighth Army and the Ninth Army with average combat effectiveness, all the French troops were on the nearby battlefield and maintained a relatively positive posture.

It is better to solve the problem in the battle than to avoid the Russian army all the time and fail to solve the problem.

The British and the defeated Austria behind them will not always be so quiet.

As for the relatives, Napoleon automatically ignored it.

France appointed generals from abroad, that is, the lustful Marshal Saxe, who was more famous, and they were generally generals from France.

As for the period of the Great Revolution, even generals from the Spanish colonies were hired. It was purely because the First Republic lacked talent reserves. Many generals either went to the guillotine, went into exile abroad or were dismissed.

Dopple of the Cuirassier Division was a very senior aristocrat. Those citizen representatives and special commissioners wanted to dismiss him, but because of his good mass base and the protection of his cavalry, he continued his military career.

As for the three commanders at Toulon, only the last one was a general from the old army, and he was killed in the battle with the Spaniards. The painter's father was a soldier after all, and he had seen pigs run, and it seemed that the medical students could not save the French.

As for Solovyov, even if someone really wanted to recruit him to Paris, it was unlikely.

After all, for him, most of his fiancée and lovers were here, and Polina was just a customer seeking medical advice and a close relationship. As for the mother of the child, many people would not think of this.

Now seeing this pile of fortifications, Napoleon still believed that he would win, and he was indeed too conceited.

As for the deployment before the war, except for Soult's Fourth Army in the southwest, the rest of the troops were deployed in the east, which cut off the road for the Russian army to return directly to Russia.

If Langgeron wanted to jump out of the circle after fighting in Eylau, he would definitely have to go a little further.

In this situation, if the Russian army wanted to fight, the French army would really be happy.

The Russian army is still making intensive preparations.

Two German generals, Baron Sacken and Baron Essen, each led their troops as division commanders to deploy forward, while the remaining seven divisions, five of which were deployed around Eylau, and Kamensky the Younger and Dokhturov were monitoring Davout's actions in the east.

The Prussian army was in the west, and Lestock's troops were said to have another day's journey to get here. If they were deployed, they could only connect to the Bagration column and ensure the safety of the entire right wing of the corps.

Solovyov dared not be idle now. Langgeron took a few staff members to inspect Kamensky the Younger's position. As the chief of staff, he had to deal with various aspects of the work, including the deployment of troops in various positions and communicate with the division and brigade commanders.

As for the current formation, he was more worried about the southeast road in front, where Baron Essen was located.

From the reconnaissance, it can be known that Napoleon is in this direction.

For this opponent, his cheap uncle, it is really difficult to deal with.

It takes courage to fight him. Solovyov thought he had no problem with courage. He had been in the army for eleven years, from following Suvorov in the expedition to Italy to the rear guard at Austerlitz and the fierce battle at Pultusk. He had never been afraid of the French.

In short, he was also a little lucky. Bullets and sabers always greeted his hat.

Now, it was his turn to show his skills on the battlefield of Eylau. He had the confidence and had been fully prepared. Even in strategic maneuvers, he had shown the results of his military service over the years.

As for what the result would be on the battlefield and whether he could win on the battlefield, nothing could be seen before the dice were rolled.

When Langgeron came back, he would go to the southern position for inspection.

Before the war, the deployment must be completed.

The weather was not good. There were still snowflakes. When Langgeron came back from Kamensky, his hat was covered with snow.

"What is this, a 'snowman'?"

"I served in the Russian army, so I'm afraid I have just followed the Romans. How about it, Michelle? Is there anything going on?"

"There is no situation. This is the worst, but Napoleon is already in the southeast. He has gathered his troops and blocked the east road, which is still disadvantageous to us."

"The only thing left is to compete with him. Maybe we can launch an attack."

"Attacking?"

"What? Your attack on Murat in Francovo two days ago always caused chaos in the cavalry army. If the enemies of two armies had not taken the main road to the east, we would have had to mobilize troops to protect the rear. Lu, ate him right there.”

Solovyov looked at Langeron and didn't say much.

"What are you looking at me for? In comparison, it seems that we are fighting against Bonaparte now. And you don't need to be modest. Many of our actions were planned by you. Bagla and I Ji Ang is more about endorsing you and communicating with the generals to implement the entire battle plan. "

"Yeah, let's fight together"

"It's you. I'm very optimistic about you. Although our way back from the east has been cut off, we are still taking the initiative on the battlefield. This is a good thing. In the past, we would have been passive. Chasing, instead of being able to build a position calmly in such a one-on-one environment. What we couldn't do in two versus one at Austerlitz, we seem to have done it now, which is not easy. "

"Yes, the main thing is the progress of the army as a whole, not something that one or two people can solve."

"So, implement your idea, Michelle, and I will help you mobilize these generals. Their qualifications are much more senior than yours, and it is not easy to mobilize them."

It seems that the positions of Langeron and Solovyov have undergone some subtle changes. It is more like the chief of staff commanding the army, while the commander-in-chief is just the one who makes the decision.

Although Langeron has not yet reached the age where he can command the army while sleeping, he is still very supportive of Solovyov because he is willing to give up the core role on the stage.

"Well, we should make them restless first. Since they won't attack today, we can take advantage of the night to send cavalry to cover the mortars and cavalry cannons to give them a surprise. As for the artillery group, do you want to leave? Ermolov, come here, I have something to ask of him."

Solovyov, still facing Napoleon, had to make the first move.