Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

The day after the Russian army received the order to set off, a strange thing happened in the Russian army's headquarters.

When Solovyov found out, he felt very embarrassed.

It is true that Davydov is Bagration's adjutant, but there is a problem. He is too capable of causing trouble.

After all, Marshal Kamensky is not young at all. He rashly entered the Commander-in-Chief's room and caused a lot of confusion.

"From a fact that can be confirmed from one side, our commander-in-chief does not have this command ability."

"And he knows it himself. Michelle, don't you have some wine?"

"Except for drinking some champagne when celebrating, I rarely drink alcohol."

Langeron, like the French, still prefers older wines, but unfortunately he could not purchase them from Bordeaux during the war.

He had known for a long time that Solovyov rarely drank. Although he had some skills in socializing, he would not be in good condition if he drank a little.

"What about Shirley?"

"Ah, Shirley. The important thing now is not Shirley, but our old village chief. He obviously knows that he does not have the ability to command a modern synthetic army, and being the Minister of War would be too harsh."

Yes, Marshal Kamensky is the kind of person who is extremely strict. In fact, if he were to be the Minister of War, considering that he does not need to read maps and that he does things vigorously and resolutely, he might be even better than Sergei Kuzmich. Stronger.

"At least that Arakcheev will not send all the military police and spies into the Ministry of War in Petersburg. We can still rebuild the army according to the original plan."

Langeron always spoke unscrupulously, and the reason was simple. After all, he served in Russia, and he was not like those Alemannic or Visigoths. He is French, so he always feels superior to others, but he always suffers when it comes to promotions and salary increases.

That's especially true considering his usual loudmouth.

"Let's not talk about that Arakchiev. He and the housekeeper are having a heated fight."

Langeron was very interested when he heard this.

After all, he was French and had always been interested in those things about men and women.

"You mentioned this"

"Arakchiev did not take good care of his young wife. He divorced soon after getting married and then lived with the housekeeper. Count, I thought you already knew this. After all, the French are the best at asking about this. And you are very proud of yourself in Brest.”

After Langeron heard this, he also knew where Solovyov got the information.

After all, he was an adjutant before and was very familiar with the generals' adjutants, including Davydov, who shocked Kamensky.

There is even a nose problem between Davydov and Bagration.

"But it was your hussar friend who startled the commander-in-chief, and we knew what to do."

"According to the order, you should be the one to command this army. Wittgenstein will not have any objection. He is just brave and foolhardy, but he can still handle important matters. Otherwise, the emperor would not prefer a German officer. ”

"It's Bookholder again. But there are ways. For example, we can ask his staff to come up with a combat plan, and then make modifications based on this plan, even if it was proposed by him."

Langeron had been Bookholder's subordinate and knew the general's vanity. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to talk about his daughter accompanying the Queen Mother all day long.

These generals always sent their daughters to the court to please the queen mother, which was also a common practice.

Since Solovyov said so, he was happy to do it.

However, Langeron was not sure about directly confronting Napoleon.

"The question is how to fix this plan."

"We are going to move towards Poland in East Prussia, establish a forward base in Pulutusk, and then ask Wittgenstein's troops to move forward. The only question is still Bookholder, can he lead the second wave? The military plays a role here.”

"Are you doing this as a hammer-and-anvil tactic?"

"Using Buchholden's more veteran troops to join the operation will allow us to have a certain amount of troops to attack their flanks and rear when we attract the French."

Solovyov's idea was also to have a good comparison with Napoleon, but it was just piecemeal and consumed the French people's vitality.

In November 1806, the good thing for Napoleon was that the Poles launched an uprising in Warsaw. Now the cavalry led by Murat could quickly enter the city of Warsaw, so that Poland and Silesia on the southern front were more vulnerable to the French army. To put it bluntly, it is almost in the bag.

But it is not without problems. One hundred thousand Russian troops appeared in East Prussia at this time, and have been moving freely on the east bank of the Vistula River, showing signs of converging with the remaining 10,000 remaining Prussian troops.

Napoleon's march in winter faced great difficulties at this time.

His soldiers were complaining constantly about the bad weather in Poland and the current supply difficulties. At the same time, they were not clear about the movements of the Russian army.

At this time, if some means are used on the battlefield, a temporary advantage can be obtained, and a certain part of the French army can be attacked.

"But the coordination of the legion is also a problem. Even if you improve the communication methods, there will still be problems."

"At this time, our Cossack and Hussar Regiments are needed to play a role. Except for a part of them that remain in the divisions, these cavalry should be deployed in squadrons. Towns on the riverside, such as Charnovo and Pultusk, are also the focus of our attention. In order to attack here, the enemy will also mobilize troops, and our reconnaissance and harassment work must be done more fully."

Soloviev even thought that this was a rehearsal for 1812. Even if Poland was not that cold, for the soldiers of both sides, fighting in winter was definitely something that neither side wanted.

However, the Russian soldiers were more resilient and slightly adapted to the environment here.

At this time, the resilience of the soldiers of both sides also needed to be compared.

Speaking of which, after Warsaw was liberated from the occupation of the Prussians, the nature of this war of the French also changed.

That Dombrovsky, his Polish Legion returned to Poland, but outside the city of Kolberg, turned to make moves on the locals. If we talk about discipline, it is worse than the current state of the French.

As for what he did, he probably had to mobilize the small leaders first.

Obviously, the French and the Poles of the French Alliance Army were no longer in the best condition at this time, and the Poles had never entered a suitable combat state.

At this time, the East Prussian Corps, which had been resting and training for a long time, could still fight.

But after Buchholden's plan was taken over and Solovyov revised it, Langgeron found a problem.

It is indeed not good to let the elderly Kamensky command such a battle. At least he needs a sharp mind and stay awake at all times so that this army can concentrate its forces locally to confront the French.

And there are problems.

"Michel, if you do this, each of our regiments will carry a large amount of supplies, which will inevitably affect the marching speed in winter. In particular, you have to consider that in Poland, it is okay to fight in the summer, but it is difficult for us to get food for the horses in winter. Even fodder needs to be supplied from the rear."

"I know this very well, but we still need to scout where the French winter camp is to be placed. On the one hand, we have to plunder and destroy the enemy's fodder, and on the other hand, we have to expand our own supplies. At this time, we actually need to ensure that there are always Prussian troops or our troops stationed in Königsberg, control this place, and use it as our support center."

"Use marching speed It is a good idea to reduce the speed in exchange for the guarantee at the front. "

"But this is mainly for the infantry. The cavalry still has a large range of activities. When people eat and horses chew, the amount of supplies needed is still too much. "

"Fortunately, the operations department and the quartermaster department under the staff are separated. "

"But you are likely to become the actual commander-in-chief now. And our marshal, Mikhail Fedorovich, is afraid that he will issue a retreat order on his own, or someone will prove that he is not able to command a corps. "

"Well, then the responsibilities will be unified again, and perhaps His Majesty will really let a colonel be the chief of staff. "

Langeron's tone of voice was still a little teasing.

He meant very clearly that the "Prussianization" that Paul had not completed at that time was realized in the East Prussian Corps, but the commander was a Frenchman, and the actual person in charge of the staff was still a disciple of Marshal Suvorov, who had always opposed military reforms. The two army commanders below were of German descent, and the configuration was very funny.

Using the French to fight the French may sound funny, but this kind of thing is not strange to the French. The Prince of Condé is an expert in this regard.

The Grand Prince of Condé once fled, and the Prince of Condé in the royalist party probably has the same attitude now. Langgeron was an officer in this corps before.

As for Buckholden, he knows his own weight, and he will not have much objection to letting Langgeron command him. After all, if the emperor had listened to him, he might not have been defeated so badly.

The only problem is that Buckholden's qualifications are obviously higher than Langgeron and Wittgenstein, and it is inevitable that there will be some problems in the future.

This kind of shit can be said to happen frequently in Europe in this era.

Solovyov is now 25 years old and a colonel. He is often pointed at by some officers who are older than him.

Although being the disciple of the Grand Marshal could bring him some benefits, he was too young and was not one of the wealthy nobles like Count Vorontsov who could be promoted on the fast track, or one of the nobles who could be promoted quickly because of his famous family background. It was inevitable that he was called "the little white face raised by a French widow".

But in fact, Mrs. Recamier lived in Petersburg, and the house she rented was found by Solovyov's stepmother. Regardless of who raised whom, Solovyov's military achievements were there.

His problem was probably that as a colonel, when he issued orders, his level could not control those generals.

In other words, he was lucky. Count Ostermann-Tolstoy, Baron Sacken, Prince Golitsyn and General Sedemoraki under Wittgenstein, and Tuchkov, Dokhturov and Baron Essen from Buchholden were all familiar to him. Only Lieutenant General Anrepe, the commander of the 14th Division, was not so familiar to him. Unlike some places, it took a lot of time just to deal with the rumors.

In this situation, he actually needs the identity of a general.

However, for others to feel that this identity is uncontroversial, it still needs to be based on military achievements.

Moreover, instead of adopting Kamensky's style of play that could separate the Russian columns, a series of high-intensity operations were required. Solovyov was indeed a little worried.

Although Osterman Tolstoy, who had already gone out as an advance guard, repeatedly assured him that he could control the forward strongholds, he was always uneasy.

According to the current reconnaissance situation, the French army has begun to freeze through the Vistula River. Some troops have crossed the river in advance and are likely to attack.

After all, forcing the Russian troops to retreat to a certain distance can make them safer during the winter camp.

When Langeron approved the 2nd Division to go to Charnovo, he still hoped to form a deterrent to the French.

You know, in this expedition of the Russian army, the use of light cavalry is very crucial.

The cavalry squadron that had already set off was searching along the French army's march route. This was not good news for the French army's messengers.

At this time, Solovyov could still make great progress by improving the Russian army's communication equipment in Jelgava from October to November and using Morse code + optical communication. Improve communication efficiency to a certain extent.

Even among some communications officers of the cavalry, the signals they sent were still encrypted and required special code books to successfully decipher them.

The first important information Solovyov received in the staff department came from the Alexander Hussars Regiment. Colonel Yurkovsky, the leader of the regiment, reported that important prisoners carrying letters from the French army had been captured.

Unfortunately, this was the messenger sent by Bernadotte to Warsaw, and he sent more than one person, stating a problem. The supply of the 1st Army is now very difficult.

After Langeron and Solovyov received this information, they quickly handed it over to Marshal Kamensky.

But the old marshal's current situation is obviously very bad. He even knows that he can't see the map clearly because of his old eyesight. Although he is familiar with these places, he can no longer direct any wars.

So the responsibility of issuing orders and directing the battle was given to Langeron, and the French were to be used against the French.