Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Soloviev actually couldn't have imagined that the battle would turn out like this.

Even the Swedish infantry, which had been scattered, forced some cavalry units that had not yet been put into battle to retreat southward.

This kind of scene was the first time Soloviev had seen it after serving and fighting here for more than ten years.

"When I translated novels, I talked about 'a defeat like a mountain collapsing', and now it is really like this."

He didn't even want to pursue at this time. After all, the Russian army was not a dog-skin hat outside the Great Wall. It was not that they couldn't fight a chaotic battle. Soloviev was worried that his own people would mess it up.

So the order he issued was that the Russian infantry would advance almost in parallel and drive the Swedish army out of the battlefield.

Of course, there were soldiers in each regiment who stayed behind to finish off the Swedish wounded, especially those who seemed to have no value in rescue.

For this matter, Soloviev couldn't restrain all of them. The French had done this to the Russian army before, and now it was just that the seriously injured soldiers of the Swedish army were more unlucky.

Moreover, in this weather, the battle was over in the morning. If the battle continued for a while, the wounded soldiers on the Swedish side would not even need to be repaired, and all died in the low temperature environment due to excessive blood loss and hypothermia.

"Except for the King's Guards Infantry Regiment that is still exchanging fire with us, we have killed, wounded and captured more than 3,000 enemies on the battlefield, and some of the results have not been reported yet."

"What are our losses?"

"The Pavlovsk Regiment had 3 killed and 11 wounded. This is the unit with the least losses today."

"What about the other regiments?"

"All are here. Our casualties are less than 600."

Clausewitz handed the list to Solovyov, who quickly handed it back after reading it.

"Not every battle can achieve such a glorious victory. If the Swedes did not fight in such a narrow place, we would still win, but it would not be so easy. Our artillery firepower advantage, infantry training advantage, and grenadiers' weapon advantage have all been brought into play."

"But I am a little worried, Mick, what if the Swedes are waiting for us in Uppsala?"

"Same as waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out?"

"You have demonstrated it to them once, and I think even the stupidest enemy should be able to understand this principle. Moreover, there are such cases in the history of war."

"You are right, I am indeed worried now, but fortunately there will be no movement in the north for the time being. A batch of supplies should arrive soon on the supply line on the ice, and there is also Finland behind. The Finnish Dragoon Regiment and the Yakut Regiment came to take over the defense of Yevle. "

"The Finnish Regiment is easy to say. It was formed by drawing people from several dragoon regiments. As for the Yakut Regiment, you are the commander of the Selenge Regiment. Many new recruits from your regiment were drawn there. Such new troops have not yet formed combat effectiveness. Will it work?"

"It can only be said that the Russian Army and the Prussian Army are still different. Under our system, the quality of soldiers has declined after the military reform in recent years. In the past, they were all long-serving veterans, but our new recruits just lack combat experience. Of course, sometimes the plague is more terrible than the enemy's guns and artillery. Fortunately, this is winter, and there will be no large-scale plague due to the decay of corpses. "

In addition, Solovyov also felt that defeating the enemy would be better than annihilating the enemy here.

Gustav will increase his troops later, and he can only respond accordingly.

Because the forests on the Swedish side are dense, the Russian army cannot march in large groups in many places. Of the three dragoon regiments of the Finnish division, only the Pskov regiment has been following the large group, and the other two regiments stayed in Yevle waiting for follow-up reinforcements.

Solovyov's advancement speed is not fast. What really makes people feel nervous is the march on the ice. It is white and clean. When the Russian army lands now, it is a lot easier.

After the victory of the first battle, many Russian soldiers were also excited. According to traditional skills, they searched for valuable things from the bodies of the dead Swedish soldiers. Those with words were handed over to officers, and the rest became their trophies.

When seeing this, Solovyov was glad that he did not recruit any Cossack regiments, otherwise.

The pedigree books of the Cossacks always have strange family members' origins, such as the wife was captured from the Caucasus.

As for Swedish women, although most of them are not good-looking, they are all strong. Everyone knows this, especially the soldiers, who like to have a woman who is quick and efficient at home.

While he was thinking about it, Neverovsky came over from the Pavlovsk Regiment.

"General, the battle reports of our regiment are all here. Facts will prove that your invention is much more useful than ordinary rifles."

"I know, but now we have to consider the future. Your regiment may not be able to replenish ammunition so quickly, and Kunev's detachment has to keep moving on the ice. If we can solve the Aland Islands and march to the gates of Stockholm, then this problem will be solved."

"I hope so, but we captured a lieutenant of the Guards. He used to be on duty in the Swedish Royal Palace. This is his confession material."

After hearing this, Solovyov also realized that it might be important intelligence.

"This lieutenant should be treated well. Let the chief of staff come to interrogate him in the evening. When the Swedes face the Germans, they are not so vigilant. On the contrary, they may not cooperate if we ask them."

Neverovsky's report clearly stated that Gustav IV was worried about the Aland Islands before Amfeldt's troops set out, so he was ready to withdraw all personnel from there, and at the same time draw troops from the south of Sweden to strengthen the defense of Stockholm.

"Misha, is it really so evil?"

"During the interrogation. When I was in Italy before, I interrogated General Scherer in this way. Now a lot of the information he told me is still useful. At least, the French are all talkative, and even talk about everything. You just need proper guidance."

When Clausewitz interrogated this officer in the evening, Solovyov was looking at the ice to the east at the lighthouse of Gävle Fishing Port.

As for the results of the interrogation, Clausewitz didn't even use any measures. The other party also confessed very clearly, which was similar to what Neverovsky had provided before, and even included the possible movements of the British army.

Since Sir Moore failed to go to Spain and came to Sweden, he naturally had to treat these British guys well.

Speaking of which, Solovyov's fighting style is indeed more squatting.

Now that he has won the first battle, he is considering what to do next.

Because Uppsala is too important, after defeating the Swedes with ease, there should be a second and third army coming later.

After crossing the sea, the Finnish division did not squat in Gavle. This is the capital of Gavleborg Province. From the materials obtained locally, it can be clearly known that Sweden does not completely rely on the transportation line from Stockholm for the supply of materials in the north.

For both sides, winter operations in places like Torneo will never go smoothly, and they often face long nights.

Given the situation, Solovyov had a clear idea. After defeating the first enemy army, unlike waiting for the enemy to come in Yevle, this time he would give the defeated enemy some time, and then when they were still in shock, he would launch a big attack to pursue and destroy the enemy in the process of movement.

In this regard, the Russian army itself may have considered more mobile warfare due to its vast territory, especially since there are still a large number of Cossack cavalry in the Russian army.

It is not a big news that the regular army was affected.

As for reinforcements at this time, Solovyov wanted to recruit the Kalmyk cavalry, that is, the part of the Torghut tribe that was unable to return to the country with Wabashi.

Speaking of which, this may be the only group of people who have a connection with their hometown, but their beliefs have not changed. What about other aspects?

What Solovyov was thinking about was that before the Finnish Division was formed at the General Staff Headquarters, he had considered gathering all the Cossacks and various tribes in Russia. Some of the herdsmen could be recruited to give them a place in the regular army, instead of withdrawing a large number of herdsmen at once, which caused the tribesmen to be unstable and think about escaping or rebelling all day long.

With this official position, these tribal leaders and some baters may be able to settle down and not adopt the oppressive policies of the Ye Er period. They can consider some conciliatory measures, and there will be a chance for this matter.

So when he set out, he did not forget to send a messenger across the ice to find Bagration.

However, the messenger who delivered the letter met Platov's detachment halfway, and learned that Bagration's troops only paid the price of 20 casualties to make the Swedish army in the Aland Islands surrender.

Therefore, he also moved to the Aland Islands halfway.

Bagration was nominally the commander-in-chief of the two detachments and had the right to control Solovyov's actions, but he was more confident in his junior's ability, and he had defeated Amfelt's column in the first battle, so he did not give too many instructions, but only reminded him to move quickly to Uppsala and not give the Swedes any chance.

The rest was that the two armies would meet under the city of Stockholm, which was the purpose of the southern army's action.

As for the reinforcements, Bagration did hear that the Crimean Tatars and Kalmyks had a cavalry regiment, and they actually arrived in Novgorod.

In the past, there might have been a bit of black humor in it. After all, the Jochi Ulus, generally known as the Golden Horde, was the overlord of the Russian countries for a long time. Russia was often influenced by nomadic peoples. This time they came to the vicinity of the Russian capital to prepare for subsequent operations.

During the Alexander period, the situation was relatively relaxed for all ethnic groups. The majority of military service was mainly for serfs and freemen. In fact, the conciliatory policy towards nomadic tribes made Russia's rear relatively stable.

Considering the great shortcomings of the Ottoman Empire, the Crimean Tatars were still loyal at this time and were able to recruit cavalry.

When the two nomadic cavalry regiments marched to the vicinity of Petersburg with their own dry food, they were also shocked by the appearance of the city.

At night, the core area along the Neva River was brightly lit. Whether it was day or night, it was indeed a beautiful city.

Some Tatars even remembered Sarai, the capital of the Golden Horde, and their hometown Bakhchisarai. In comparison, Sarai was only a prosperous city in legend. Because of the unrest in the Golden Horde and Timur's attack on Tokhtamysh, it was directly reduced to rubble. The Great Horde was soon destroyed. Now the people living there are Kalmyks and Astrakhan Tatars who graze.

These Tatars, as well as the tailors and merchants who followed the army, made it convenient for them to supply.

In a big city like Petersburg, naturally many people would stop outside the city to admire the beautiful buildings.

"Hey, Uryanin, you are such a skillful tailor, are you also fascinated by this place?"

"Nothing, great Noyan, it's just that this city is really beautiful, like a gem. The gems I inlaid on the skirts of the rich ladies in Astrakhan are just a small thing, and may only be comparable to the jewelry of the Persian Shah or the emperor."

"Oh, you are a person, if you have children and grandchildren, I'm afraid you will be able to speak well. My robe is torn, what material do you think I should use?"

The tailor Nikolai Uryanin touched his bald head, thought for a moment, and then looked at the stitches.

"This is because the tailor's skills in the past were not very good. The stitches need to be made finer and the threads will not be untied. Even these places need to be mended. You know, the price I give is always fair and reasonable. It is equally cheap for masters and civilians."

"Yes, if you don't consider the cost of the material, it is really quite cheap. But I heard that the cavalry regiment recruited for this expedition will have to cross twenty mountains, twenty rivers, and frozen lakes and seas before they can reach the battlefield to fight the Swedes. In the past, I served the Russian emperor and traveled a long way, but it was not like this time. The warriors on the grassland have been on the road all the time, but We are not at war. You tailors who follow the army have the opportunity to make money. Ulyanin, why can't you be a little more ruthless? Otherwise, with your skills, you could have made a fortune by attaching yourself to some master. "

"But that's not good, great Noyan, you have to know that in Astrakhan, besides Russian masters and peasants, even Noyans and herdsmen like you will not have a good reputation if they are cunning and dishonest. If you make a fortune, I'm afraid that God will punish your descendants and make them useless. "

Well, this point is much higher than the awareness of some profiteers, and it is very similar to another stereotype of "profiteers".